Sheridan, Dixie Massad

Two events relating to the announcement of Frances Fergusson as the 9th President of Vassar College. The first segment includes the announcement by Chair of the Board of Trustees Mary Draper Janney (VC 1942), brief remarks by Fergusson, and scenes of her mingling with the crowd in the Villard Room

Clips of raw footage from the preparation for and beginning of the inauguration of Frances Fergusson as President of Vassar College. Includes visitors and trustees mingling in the Rose Parlor and hallways of Main Bulding; (2:40) the President-elect in her offices; (4:45) Virginia Smith helping Mary

Vassar Press Secretary Dixie Sheridan interviewing alums as they enter the chapel for the Annual Meeting of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC). She spoke to members of the Classes of 1933, 1952, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980. Members of the Class of 1933 included Polly Bryan and Caroline

Alums leaving the chapel after the Annual Meeting of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC), followed by Vassar Press Secretary Dixie Sheridan interviewing members of the Class of 1977 and 1979. She also spoke to Kitty Kitchel Lincoln (VC 1933), chair of her class's 50th Reunion Fund

Vassar Press Secretary Dixie Sheridan interviewing alums, most from the class of 1978