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The new school year begins with a large freshman class, and publication of the names of those who matriculated.  Physical Director, Professor Forrest E. Craver resigns and is replaced by John W. Williams, '04.  A list of the prizes awarded at the 1905 Commencement, both college and law school,...

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The members of the Glee and Mandolin clubs are selected from a large group of interested and talented men.  The YMCA procures new hymn books.  The editors write on the worth of small colleges.  An inter-fraternity meeting is held.  The Freshmen are reminded to obey the rules, and the Sophomores...

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School trip to Gettysburg. Formation of the Press Club. New rules are placed upon Freshmen. Republican Club mass meeting in Chapel Hall. Phi Kappa Sigma Founders' Day anniversary ride to Dillsburg. Civic Club concert. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Inter-Fraternity Smoker. H. H. Mercer to speak at Bryan...

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The football team has trouble finding new recruits. Literary societies, such as the Belles Lettres Society and the Union Philosophical Society have added new members and kept old ones. The Senate passes thirteen rules for the new freshmen.

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Football team to play Swarthmore College for "Dickinson Day" in Harrisburg. Six Freshmen tried and found guilty of violating Freshmen Rules. Book published on Chief Justice Taney, alumni of the College. Greek Club plans programs for their coming season. Freshmen to vote on the Student Government...

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Football team beats Swarthmore in Harrisburg game. Association of Pennsylvania College and University Presidents meet in Old West. First time in college history six freshman women punished for violations of Freshmen Rules of Women's Senate. Inter-Fraternity Council discusses exemption from...

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The Dramatic Club's production of Clarence debuts. Belles Lettres and UPS plan a contest to include informal debates and speeches. A survey of the most popular names among Dickinson students appears. The Alumni Council requests the cooperation of undergraduate students for the preparation of...

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Football team to travel to Allegheny. Athletic Association purchases a grid-graph for gymnasium. Prof. Vuilleumier advances a test for the presence of denaturant in alcohol. Kappa Sigma and Phi Mu win Inter-Fraternity Council scholarship cups. Student Tribunal imposes sentences on Freshmen who...

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Football team beats Gettysburg but loses to Marines. One marine injured and seven others escaped as their plane crashed heading to game. Literary Societies to hold Armistice Day program. Tribunal to enforce Freshmen rules more strictly.

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Plans for Homecoming, November 15, are underway. Two recent Dickinson graduates, John Pipa and Robert Forney, take part in local politics, running for positions in Northumberland County. The freshman class revolts against the class rules system, violating every rule but wearing the dink. This is...

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The revolt of freshmen in response to the freshmen rules is unsuccessful in changing them for this year but they will be revised for the next freshman class. The revolt reached such a point that pamphlets were made in support of their cause. The Dramatic Club will be presenting "Square Crooks,"...

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An elderly Carlisle local is released from the hospital after over a month after being injured by Dickinson freshmen during a pep parade. The undefeated freshman football team will battle another undefeated team, Gettysburg, in a game this weekend. Esther Chambers, vice president of the Women's...

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Announces speakers for Vocational Guidance Week. Committees appointed to help plan the Sesquicentennial dance. The Dickinson Debate team won a debate against Colgate. Article on initials carved into the "famous old stone steps" of Old West. The Men's Glee Club will travel to sing for Dickinson...

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President Waugh and Dean Hitchler give alumni assurances about the direction the college is going in, even though it is a tough economic time. Dickinson's dog population continues to increase. Elections to the Board of Trustees are soon to come. Schedule of upcoming speakers at Chapel. Lindsey...

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Leo Tolstoy's youngest daughter spoke in Chapel. Official dates of the Sesquicentennial were set as Oct, 20-22, 1933. Men's Student Senate and representatives from each dorm (including Metzger Hall) meet to discuss changes to Dickinson's rules and laws. Faculty releases their view on the campus...

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Men's Senate holds elections and revises freshman rules. Track places second in Central Pennsylvania Conference Class A track and field meet.

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The football team loses to Albright. The Sophomore Vigilance Committee, with a new chairman, will be in charge of enforcing the freshmen rules. The schedule for the Homecoming program is announced. The Dramatic Club announces that its first production of the year will be Death Takes a Holiday....

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Six freshmen are punished for violating the Freshman Rules and neglecting other duties. A sophomore studies a local cave and disproves several local myths. The college begins to offer courses aimed at educating Sunday School teachers. An article talks about how much money the Senate spent on...

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The All-College Committee on social affairs meets to discuss campus events for the year. A poll for the candidates of the campus beauties section of the 1935 Microcosm is taken. The freshmen class elects class officers. It is projected that the Red Devil football team should make it to the Rose...

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Because of further misconduct, the Tribunal committee reinstates the recently removed Freshmen rules. First treasurer of the League of Nations Secretariat Sir Herbert Ames speaks to the college about the role of the League of Nations in the post-war era. The Dramatic Club has a new regular...

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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...

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The Belles Lettres Society arranges a program to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding. Several freshman are punished (in comical ways) for disobeying the Freshmen Rules. Medical care is now free to all male students on campus. Fraternities pledged seventy freshmen, and sororities...

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Dr. Pitman B. Potter talks to students about problems of the League of Nations. Freshmen are again punished for breaking the Freshmen Rules. The Men’s Glee Club adds new members and plans for several winter concerts. The football team wins their first victory of the season against Lehigh.

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The “Elect-Landon” club holds its first and only pre-election meeting. The Dramatic Club considers a play with a murder-mystery plot. The Tribunal punishes more freshmen, both men and women, for disobeying the Freshmen Rules. The Dickinson Democratic Club holds their final meeting. Dickinson...

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Young People's Fellowship accepted to the Student Christian Association of the Middle Atlantics Region. Hester Cunningham '29 featured in art exhibition over Commencement Weekend. Faculty approve changes to Social Rules for women, extending curfews and extended permissions. John Shumaker to head...

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