The student congregation is created, and Robert W. Lutnes, a PLC alumnus, becomes campus pastor. His novel, Ever One God, is published soon after his arrival.

Donald Farmer joins the faculty and founds the political science department (and for years is its only faculty member).

The College Union Building is built. It contains a cafeteria, sitting rooms, bookstore, coffee shop, and an open atrium.

The cornerstone is laid near South and North Halls for the third dormitory, West Hall.

Finished the following year, its shape, structure, and design closely resemble North Hall.

The Kiosk is built between Old Main and Eastvold on the edge of what is now Red Square.

Students call it "the launching pad" because of its appearance. Practical jokers one night lift a horse to the kiosk’s roof, and strap a rocket to it another.

In celebration of their 40th anniversary, President and Mrs. Eastvold give an outdoor, in-ground swimming pool to the school.

It has a bubble-shaped plastic roof that can be erected around it during bad weather. Dubbed "Seth’s pool," it is located between Eastvold Chapel and Hinderlie Hall.

President and Mrs. Eastvold take a world tour. While in Africa, they confer an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters upon Dr. Albert Schweitzer for his medical missionary work. They also have an audience with Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia ("His Imperial Majesty, Emperor of Emperors, King of Kings, Elect of God, and Conquering Lion of Judah").

President Eastvold later publishes a book about their world tour.

The campus switchboard moves from Hinderlie Hall to Old Main, and each room gets its own phone number.

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