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Dickinsonian, June 4, 1910

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Skull and Key holds initiation.  Professor Leon Prince marries Miss Julia Delavan, class of 1913.  Dr. William Lindsay retires due to declining health.  Troutman Gougler selected as new field coach.  Musical clubs have successful year and tour.  Conway Hall holds commencement exercises. ...

Dickinsonian, June 3, 1911

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End of the year issue. Summaries of recent Baseball, Tennis, and Track Results. German Exchange teacher visiting Dickinson for six weeks. Annual reports of student clubs. Essay on Christian Science by Horatio Collins King. Listing of the Class of 1911 with student's activities. Pictures of class...

Dickinsonian, May 30, 1919

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YMCA holds Life Work Week.  Sophomores enjoy a banquet.  Metzgerites hold annual May dance at Boiling Springs park.  New members elected to Skull and Key.  Biographical sketch of Horatio C. King.

Dickinsonian, April 22, 1922

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The Carlisle Chamber of Commerce supports the college's fundraising campaign. Nina Morgana will give a performance at the Carlisle Opera House. Updates on commencement. Notes on J. Stitt Wilson lecture. Eight Freshmen are chose in the Declamation Contest preliminaries. School superintendent...

Dickinsonian, October 17, 1925

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Though casts as the underdog, the football team slays Villa Nova in a 13-2 victory.  The College plans a Halloween Party. First year / Fraternity plans are voted down again, with the next proposition being to hold a series of smokers. Professor Herbert Wing, Jr. Debating Coach at Dickinson, is...

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, May 23, 1935

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Plans for the 152nd Commencement are finished. The Literary Clubs holds elections. Benny Goodman is selected as the performing artist of the Commencement Dance. The Microcosm holds elections. The All-College Senate takes control of the school government. Skull and Key hold...

Dickinsonian, May 2, 1940

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The Province Convention of Sigma Alpha Epsilon comes to Dickinson for the first time, with an expected attendance of nearly 200 delegates and alumni. Little Jack Little is announced as the entertainment at the annual Senior Prom. Skull and Key taps nine sophomores for membership, while Wheel and...

Dickinsonian, May 8, 1941

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The Salvation Army is expected to receive a new high of $2,600 from a drive held in Carlisle to which several Dickinson students and faculty have contributed. Skull and Key and Wheel and Chain tap their new members for the coming semester. Bernard Keating, Dickinson senior, signs with the Boston...

Dickinsonian, February 2, 1943

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Theodore Strouse, Kathleen Briner, Nathaniel Yingling, Donald Ketels, Robert Curry, Clarence Nixon, James Tisdel, William Gale, Edith Ann Lingle, Robert Crist, and Charles Pratt, Jr. join Dickinsonian leadership. Dean E. A. Vuilleumier attends War Department's civilian protection school for...

Dickinsonian, April 4, 1946

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Forty veterans enroll at Dickinson. Skull and Key Society reactivates on campus. Orientation Committee becomes new and permanent section of the Student Senate. John Gibson '47 is elected president of the Methodist Student Conference. Dickinson Students attend Mock Congress. Plans for a new women...

Dickinsonian, April 11, 1946

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Enrollment cap is increased to 800; women's quotes set at 200. Skull and Key chooses nine. Three one-act plays to be performed by Little Theater. Panhellenic Day held.

Dickinsonian, May 2, 1947

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Wheel and Chain, Skull and Key tap new members. Founders Day is celebrated. Dwight Fickes wins ODK outstanding sophomore award. Weston C. Overholt, Jr. wins Skull and Key outstanding freshman award. Mary Jeanne Reynolds receives Wheel and Chain outstanding senior ring. Theta Chi hosts convention...

Dickinsonian, May 7, 1948

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Student Senate stops delegation on the election of officers until the following academic year, focusing instead on the budget and changes to the freshman rules. Religious leader and author Henry Emerson Fosdick is announced as the commencement speaker. The first all-student art exhibit is set to...

Dickinsonian, April 18, 1958

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Members of the fiftieth class of the Skull and Key Society were tapped. John Scott, contributing editor of TIME magazine, will speak at the Allison Methodist Church-Chapel. The College Social Committee is to present the end of the year formal, themed "April in Paris" and featuring musician Buddy...

Dickinsonian, April 29, 1960

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Dr. Herbert Wing will retire after 45 years of service to the college. More Parents' Weekend activities are announced. Freshman counselors for next year are announced. Aquatic Club presents its annual Aquacade. Campus men are given a tour of Drayer Hall, a women's dorm. The first Arts Festival...

Dickinsonian, April 21, 1961

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Betty Keat wins Fulbright Scholarship for study in France. Student Senate sponsors clothing drive. Trustees present nine resolutions concerning housing. Six sophomores given freshmen counselor positions. Editorial critiques graduation requirement of having a minor. With the leaving of Professor...

Dickinsonian, June 3, 1961

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Dean Nelson suspends Skull and Key. Chair of the political science department, Professor William Tayler, resigns. Rubendall to begin as President July 1. Class officers elected. President Malcolm to award five honorary degrees at commencement. Omicron Delta Kappa taps eleven. Helen Douglass...

Dickinsonian, October 7, 1961

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Student-Faculty Judicial Council explained. Skull & Key agree to help enforce new rush rules. New Raven's Claw members announced. New Student Senate President John Dingee, Jr. addresses issues with senate that students have raised. First-year students are attacked by upperclassmen with eggs...

Dickinsonian, May 11, 1962

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In this issue of the Dickinsonian 308 incoming freshmen were selected by Board of Admissions. Jackson property to be converted into dormitory for men studying Honors. Mermaid Players present "My Three Angels". Pres. Rubendall discusses new Dining Facilities. Faculty approve IFC rush rules. The...

Dickinsonian, May 14, 1965

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Interfraternity Weekend to showcase Higwaymen and Orlons; Skull & Key initiates to be selected. Orientation Leaders announced. Hiram Haydn to speak. Editorial updates issues raised by Dickinsonian, including course system transition, critique of Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, and...

Dickinsonian, November 22, 1968

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Nina Simone to perform at Cultural Affairs concert. SVHB (Social Violations Hearing Board) continues trials, voting to suspend Rick Mater of SDS for his "detrimental" conduct at anti-ROTC demonstration. College seeks to require Morgan Hall residents to pay for damages to hall. Students voice...

Dickinsonian, May 4, 1973

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Student Senate removes Skull and Key as an honorary at the College. Loren Eiseley is to be this year's commencement speaker. This fall WDCV plans to begin FM broadcasting. Darius Milhaud's Promesse de Dieu, a choral work written for the College's Bicentennial, will premiere as a final...

Dickinsonian, April 25, 1975

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Parents' Weekend activities will honor President Rubendall. The Union Philosophical Society resumes activities. The Senate voted unanimously that the faculty restore honorary status to Skull and Key. IPR (Institutional Resources and Priorities) presidential candidates are announced. A biography...

Dickinsonian, May 9, 1975

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Dr. Henry Commager will speak at Commencement. The PEER Auction is a success. A new freshman orientation program entitled "Bud-dy" will match incoming freshman with an upper clansman. The Director of admissions gives enrollment data. A synopsis of Two Gentlemen of Verona is given. The College...

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