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...attract eligible males, Shimer plans to expand its athletic program, turn over one of its dormitories to the boys, and drop the "Frances" from its name...
Sergeant Paul Shimer was killed in action in the ETO. Last May, after his term as mayor was up, Rex Stranger hurried to the U.S. and from his own pocket took $3,000 to establish a trust fund for the education of little Patricia Ann Shimer. Grateful citizens of Chambersburg promptly acknowledged the kindness by raising another $3,000 for food for the rationed children of Southampton; the fruit growers of Franklin County stepped forward with the promise of 600 bushels of apples to add to the gift...
President Shimer and the dean of women were married in June. Last week, honeymooning in Canada, they heard from Marietta: the trustees wanted Dr. Shimer to resign. He had been a good administrator, the trustees said; the whole trouble was his "divorce and remarriage. A college president should be an inspiration. . . . An example is better than 'a precept...
...Shimer & bride hurried home to protest. He had strong support: 22 of the 28 professors at the summer session signed a petition backing him. The petition referred to his previous career as national secretary of Phi Beta Kappa and editor of the American Scholar, as dean of the faculty at Bucknell and as a Navy lieutenant during the war. Said greying Professor T. D. Phillips of Marietta's physics department: "Marietta College needs some new trustees...
While Dr. Shimer and two of his professors argued with the trustees, students marched around the campus bearing placards: "We Want Shimer," "Let Him without Sin Cast the First Stone." Marietta's trustees were unyielding. Dr. Shimer at last agreed to resign...