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Dickinsonian, January 17, 1929

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Two stray cats have occupied the dorm rooms of Metzger Hall.  Judge M.W. Jacobs, professor of Equity on the original Law school faculty, passes away.  Dickinson's basketball team loses a close game to Army.

Dickinsonian, January 10, 1935

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Because of an unusual demand, the Board of Trustees is forced to give more money in student loans. Dickinson graduates are elected to state offices. Skull and Key holds its annual winter formal. Dickinson loses to Franklin and Marshall in basketball. The Dickinsonian elects a new editor...

Dickinsonian, January 17, 1935

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The International Relations club brings in a speaker from France. Norman Thomas, the county’s leading Socialist, speaks to the college. The Freshman begin a revolt against class rules, but the event quickly dies out. Joseph H. McCormack, the college’s football coach, resigns. Dickinson beats...

Dickinsonian, February 14, 1935

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Changes in The Dickinsonian staff are announced. The Debate Team loses to Lafayette and will soon face off with Muhlenberg. The prom chairman announces the date of the Junior Prom. President Corson issues a budget for student groups. Professor Parlin perfects a portable intensitometer...

Dickinsonian, February 28, 1935

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The basketball team wins in a game against Gettysburg. A German exchange student states his opinions of the college. Dr. Phillips Packer Elliott is to lead the Dickinson Week of Prayer. Five members of the faculty play in a basketball game. Omicron Delta Kappa presents a plan to form a new...

Dickinsonian, March 7, 1935

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The Women’s Glee Club performs for the Carlisle Civic Club. The basketball team defeats Bucknell. The Debate Team will face off with State College. Prayer Week begins. There is a change in the cast of the Dramatic Club play. The Men’s Glee Club is to begin a series of concerts...

Dickinsonian, March 14, 1935

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Klein S. Merriman received the Class of 1902 Award for being the all-around Dickinsonian of the Junior class. The Greek Club initiates seven new members. W3YC, Dickinson’s amateur radio station, enters an international radio contest. Sigma Alpha Epsilon celebrates the 79th...

Dickinsonian, December 5, 1935

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The Women's Choral Club assists Allison Memorial Church in their Christmas pageant, "The Conquest of Christmas". Team captains are abolished for all sports teams, beginning with the 1936 basketball team. The most successful football season in nearly twenty years draws to a close with the defeat...

Dickinsonian, December 10, 1936

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The Dickinson Women’s Choir gives a performance of Handel’s Messiah at a local church. The Dramatic Club will present A Doll’s House at the end of January. A Professor of Surgery gives a talk on the causes of cancer to the Mohler Scientific Club. The basketball team is the...

Dickinsonian, December 17, 1936

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Through the use of questionnaires, the American College Research Bureau outlines what quantities and brands of products students are more likely to buy. The Debate Team prepares for the big debate that will answer the question of whether or not Congress should have the power to set a minimum...

Dickinsonian, January 14, 1937

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The Belles Lettres Society draws up a new constitution and plans to elect new officers. Twelve students from Dickinson and Gettysburg came together for a luncheon, at which they discussed the relationship between the two rival schools. The Dickinsonian elects its officers for the coming...

Dickinsonian, February 11, 1937

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Plans for the content of this year’s Microcosm are expanded. The Dramatic Club has started rehearsing for its next production, The Royal Family. The Student Senate discusses ways to create a better relationship between Gettysburg and Dickinson and how to increase scholarship...

Dickinsonian, February 18, 1937

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Robert L. Myers gives a talk on the newly enacted Social Security Act and unemployment in the country. After buying the adjacent properties, Dickinson plans to enlarge Biddle Field. The Debate Team schedule is posted. Fraternities and Sororities induct new members. In an effort to make peace...

Dickinsonian, February 25, 1937

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The basketball team loses to Gettysburg. The Greek Club discusses ancient Greek elements in present day life. The Executive Committee of the Athletic Association makes decisions on issues regarding the freshmen. The Microcosm revises its staff. The Social Service Committee plans to...

Dickinsonian, March 4, 1937

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William Pearson Tolley, President of Allegheny College, gave a talk warning about the abandonment of land and a regression to wilderness, in contrast to the establishment of civilization. Clarence B. Hendrickson was given the award as All-Around Dickinsonian. The first baseball practice of the...

Dickinsonian, March 11, 1937

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The Debate Team loses the first debate of the season. A date for the premiere of the Dramatic Club’s play The Royal Family is set. An article is found explaining that Dickinson was the beneficiary of the lottery in 1790. The All-College Social Committee plans a Pan-Hellenic week. An...

Dickinsonian, November 18, 1937

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Banquet held in honor of undefeated football team. Story on Dickinson and the Civil War is published, highlighting students' involvment in both the Union and Southern armies. Basketball team looking forward to successful season.

Dickinsonian, April 30, 1938

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John W. Kephart, Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, speaks at Founders' Day chapel services. Basketball team opens season with win over F&M.

Dickinsonian, November 17, 1938

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Dickinson College Religious Association decides to embrace Protestantism, Catholicism, and Judaism as the tree faiths represented on campus, and to restrict membership to only those who demonstrate interest in religion and sign up on the membership roll.  The French Club plans to show the French...

Dickinsonian, December 1, 1938

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John W. Ell discusses the meaning of "Dickinson's Tradition," and its place in Old West.  Football coach Arthur D. Kahler selects a virtual "all-opponent team" composed of the best players at every position from the teams against which Dickinson has played thus far in the year.  The Dickinson...

Dickinsonian, December 8, 1938

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Professor Wellman J. Warner addresses the Upsilon Circle of the Omicron Delta Kappa on the subject of "Leadership in a Free Society."  Belles Lettres and the French Club have Christmas parties.  The Dickinson Women's Choral Club and Allison Memorial Choir present "The Messiah" jointly at Allison...

Dickinsonian, December 15, 1938

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Fraternities, the All-College Social Committee, and other clubs prepare for the Annual Doll Dance and Doll Show.  Student Senate alters election procedures.  Elmer C. Herber speaks on "The Heart and Its Functions" to Lambda Sigma Pi, the science fraternity.  Belles Lettres initiates new members...

Dickinsonian, January 12, 1939

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College Social Committee brings Claude Hopkins and his orchestra to campus for a concert.  Greek Club holds a meeting devoted to "Idylls of Theocritus," its last meeting of the semester.  William Nicklets writes a piece bemoaning the female gender's attachment to the need for male chivalrous...

Dickinsonian, February 9, 1939

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Three students, Edward E. Knauss, Leon M. Robinson, and Robert H. Llewellyn, are elected to Phi Beta Kappa society.  Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra make the Mid-Winter Ball a success.  The Catholic Club hears Father Schott give a speech.  Wheel and Chain host a "Sweater Hop" dance.  President...

Dickinsonian, February 16, 1939

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The Upsilon Circle of the Omicron Delta Kappa chose five new members to its regular meeting, and elected Christian V. Graf and Leon M. Robinson as the delegate and alternate delegate, respectively, to the national convention of the fraternity.  Dickinson alumn Governor Arthur H. James appointed...

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