Anniversaries

    Entries drawn from the college history timeline


Anniversaries of the Literary Societies 1866
Mon., Dec. 17, 1866

This anniversary celebration was held on December 17 and 18, 1866 in Rheem's Hall. On Monday (December 17), the Union Philosophical Society celebrated their 78th anniversary with six members of the society giving orations. On Tuesday (December 18), the Belles Lettres Society celebrated their...

Event Type: Anniversaries

84th Anniversary Baccalaureate Address
Sun., Jun. 23, 1867

Prof. Charles F. Himes gives the Baccalaureate Address for the College's 84th Anniversary.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Anniversaries

84th Anniversary Junior Prize Contest
Mon., Jun. 24, 1867

The Junior Oratorial Prize Contest is held as part of the College's 84th Anniversary celebration.

Event Type: Anniversaries

84th Anniversary Class Day Exercises
Tue., Jun. 25, 1867

Class Day Exercises were held as part of the College's 84th Anniversary celebration.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Anniversaries

Class of 1864 Reunion
Wed., Jun. 26, 1867

A 3-year reunion is held for the Class of 1864 as part of the College's 84th Anniversary celebration.

Event Type: Anniversaries

85th Anniversary Baccalaureate Address
Sun., Jun. 21, 1868

Prof. S.L. Bowman gives the Baccalaureate Address for the College's 85th Anniversary.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Anniversaries

85th Anniversary Junior Prize Contest
Mon., Jun. 22, 1868

The Junior Oratorial Prize Contest is held as part of the College's 85th Anniversary celebration.

Event Type: Anniversaries

85th Anniversary Class Day Exercises
Tue., Jun. 23, 1868

Class Day Exercises are held as part of the College's 85th Anniversary celebration.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Anniversaries

Class of 1858 Reunion
Wed., Jun. 24, 1868

A 10-year reunion is held for the Class of 1858 as part of the College's 85th Anniversary celebration.

Event Type: Anniversaries

Anniversaries of the Literary Societies 1868
Mon., Dec. 21, 1868

This celebration was held on Monday, Dec. 21 and Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1868 in Rheem's Hall. On Monday, the Belles Lettres Society celebrated their 83rd anniversary. Six members gave orations. On Tuesday, the Union Philosophical Society celebrated their 80th anniversary. Six members of the society...

Event Type: Anniversaries

Belles Lettres 120th Anniversary

Sat., Mar. 17, 1906

The Belles Lettres Literary Society celebrated its one-hundred-and-twentieth anniversary in Bosler Hall. The event drew a respectable crowd, including several members of the Carlisle community. Speakers gave addresses highlighting the accomplishments and mission of the organization and a debate...

Event Type: Anniversaries

Baltimore Alumni Association Reunion

Thu., Feb. 14, 1907

The thirteenth annual reunion and banquet for the Baltimore Alumni Association of Dickinson was held at the Hotel Belvedere in Baltimore. Fifty members and their friends attended the event, led by the toast master Honor George R. Willis. Many speeches were given by alumni regarding the...

Event Type: Anniversaries

188th Anniversary of the Union Philosophical Society
Wed., Feb. 20, 1907

During the society's regularly scheduled meeting, the Union Philosophical Society honored the 118th anniversary of their founding in Bosler Hall. 

Event Type: Anniversaries

Founder's Day Celebrations for Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Fri., Mar. 8, 1907

The Pennsylvania Sigma Phi chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon gathered in the Assembly hall for their annual Founder's day dance and reception. Large letters, S.A.E, made of hemlock were on display in the hall as well as other decorations honoring the fraternity. The Germania Orchestra performed at...

Event Type: Anniversaries, Student Social Life

President George Reed's Anniversary
Thu., Apr. 25, 1907

The college celebrated the eighteenth anniversary of the coming of President and Mrs. Reed to the college. The senior class presented them with a large bouquet of flowers and a speech from the class president, as per tradition. 

Event Type: Anniversaries

William Penn Memorial Day
Thu., Apr. 25, 1907

For the two hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of William Penn "granting the Pennsylvania frame of government" the college held celebrations in Bosler Hall. Along with many different departments and their invited guests, the senior class appeared in their cap and gowns. President George Edward...

Event Type: Anniversaries

125th Anniversary of the Union Philosophical Society
Wed., Feb. 17, 1915

Students celebrated the 125th Anniversary of the Union Philosophical Society.

Event Type: Anniversaries

137th Anniversary Celebration
Sat., May 7, 1921

The College celebrates its 137th Anniversary with track and tennis matches versus Gettysburg, a baseball game versus Albright, and a "living pictures" program in the evening.

Event Type: Anniversaries

Founders' Day 1921
Sat., May 7, 1921

Founder's Day celebrates the anniversary of the founding of the college. The festivities included Breakfast, Founders' Day Address in Bosler Hall by Dr Leon Prince followed by a campus sing, athletics (such as tennis, baseball, and track), a picnic supper on Metzger lawn, and concluded with...

Event Type: Anniversaries

Class of 1911 Has Ten Year Reunion
Sat., Jun. 4, 1921

The 1921 Commencement was the tenth anniversary of the graduation of the class of 1911. The president of the 1911 class, Reverend Howard E. Thompson appointed James P. Hopkins chairman of the reunion comittee, and elaborate plans were made to guarentee one hundred percent attendance.

Event Type: Anniversaries

139th Anniversary Celebration
Tue., May 16, 1922

The College celebrates its 139th Anniversary with an interclass track meet, a grave-decorating ceremony for Presidents Nisbet and Johnson, and an evening song festival.

Event Type: Anniversaries, Death and Remembrance

Founder's Day 1922
Tue., May 16,1922

Founder's Day celebrates the anniversary of the founding of the college. The festivities included breakfast in the gymnasium, an address by Judge W.A. Powell at chapel exercises, decoration of graves by the Sophomore committee, an Inter-Class Track and Field Meet, Supper in Metzger Hall, and an...

Event Type: Anniversaries, Community Events

140th Anniversary Celebration
Wed., May 16, 1923

The College celebrated its 140th Anniversary, with an inter-fraternity track meet, a baseball game versus Delaware, a dramatic festival, a grave-decoration ceremony for Presidents Nisbet, Johnson, and Davidson, and an evening concert.

Event Type: Anniversaries, Death and Remembrance

142nd Anniversary: Junior Prize Contest
Thu., May 7, 1925

The Junior Oratorical Prize Contest is held as part of the College's 142nd Anniversary celebration.

Event Type: Anniversaries

142nd Anniversary: Founders' Day
Fri., May 8, 1925

The College celebrates its 142nd Anniversary with music, the presentation of Phi Beta Kappa keys, a contest between the literary societies, and an address from Franklin T. Baker (Class of 1885).

Event Type: Anniversaries

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