Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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mui ■-■ ' ' ■ ' ■ ' • -■ -■ ■ . ' .im.lnjia-. Many students taking a course with Dr. Oliphant for the first time enter his classroom with awe and hesitation. They have heard much of the precise and detailed study he de- mands and, furthermore, of the respect and admiration which his presence commands. Standing before the class, he is the picture of dignity and earnestness yet his warmth, keen interest in each individual student, and sense of humor are soon discovered as he reveals facts and fictions of social and intellectual history, of foreign policy, or of the Ameri- can frontier, more familiarly known as Cowboys and Indians. Dr. Oliphant was graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington in 1916 and received his Master ' s degree from that same university in 1924; in 1930 he re- ceived his Ph.D. from Harvard. His teaching began in 191.3 on the high school level and in 1921 on the college level. During this time he was also secretary of the Commercial Club and a newspaper editor and correspondent in the state of Washington. Later, he became docket clerk in the House of Representatives of the Washington State Legislature. In 1932 Dr. Oliphant was appointed to the faculty of Antioch College. The next year he joined the Bucknell family as an assistant professor, becoming a lull professor in 1942. Since then his many contributions to the university include helping found the Bucknell Scholars Club and the Bucknell University Studies of which he was editor for 5 years. This publication is now known as the Bucknell Review. In 1946-47 he was president of the Bucknell chap- ter of Phi Beta Kappa; he has been a director of Bucknell ' s Freedom in America essay contest from 1956 to the present. He is the author of numerous articles in historical journals and has published several books as well. This year. Dr. Oliphant was the recipient of the Class of 1956 Endowed Lectureship. Thus it is especially fitting that he should be the recipient of this additional honor. It is with respect, affection, and sincere good-will that we, the Senior Class, thank Dr. J. Orin Oliphant, professor of history and Archivist of the University, for his contribu- tions and interest in Bucknell and her students, and it is with pleasure that we dedicate U him this 1960 L Agenda. DEDICATION

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%-%yMi • ♦ L ' AGENDA 1960 BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA JANE DAHL, Editor JOHN McDonald, Business Manager

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