Math Professor
Hall hires an outstanding mathematician and only then discovers the new professor is a woman, setting off an argument with the conservative board chairman over gender and academic merit.
Benita Hume co-starred with her husband Ronald Colman as Victoria Hall in The Halls of Ivy. Her warmth, intelligence and playful rapport with Colman gave the campus comedy much of its emotional balance.
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Hall hires an outstanding mathematician and only then discovers the new professor is a woman, setting off an argument with the conservative board chairman over gender and academic merit.
As the Halls prepare for summer vacation, William feels hurt that students seem indifferent to their departure until a planned farewell reveals how deeply the campus cares for them.
Dr. Hall discovers that a retiring professor has written a scandalous novel, creating an awkward problem for the college and his old colleague.
A new campus building bears a mysterious reference to an “Eleventh Commandment,” drawing Dr. Hall into the controversy surrounding the inscription.
Dr. Hall tries to persuade a pre-med student to give up prize fighting and concentrate on the studies needed for a medical career.
President Hall matches wits with a soda jerk when the two become opponents on a radio quiz program.
A town barber starts spreading rumors about Ivy’s new Latin teacher and one of his students, leaving Dr. Hall to deal with a campus scandal.
A racketeer tries to pressure Ivy College into putting his nephew back on the football team, forcing Dr. Hall to confront the outside interference.
Pranksters enroll Fritz, the Ivy College mascot, as a student, and Dr. Hall has to take a firm hand in ending the joke.
Dr. Hall welcomes an elderly former professor back to Ivy and finds a way to bring him out of retirement as the college historian despite concerns that his return could be a…
Dr. Hall discovers a new “comet” that may provide the answer to saving Ivy College’s astronomy department.
An introductory audio feature for the The Halls of Ivy collection.
An audio overview of The Halls of Ivy, summarizing the series or collection for listeners.
An audio biographical feature on Ronald Colman, included with the The Halls of Ivy collection.
An audio biographical feature on Benita Hume, included with the The Halls of Ivy collection.
An audio biographical feature on Willard Waterman, included with the The Halls of Ivy collection.