Entries drawn from the college history timeline
The annual Doll Show, sponsored by the Y. W. cabinet and the Women's Senate, was held on December 11, 1926. The event "was very successful" and, as the Dickinsonian noted, "the feature of the evening was a play, presented by a number of the Metzger girls."
The Schubert Quartet, a Canadian organization, gave a recital to Dickinsonians on February 5. The Schubert quartet was an all male quartet with a female violinist and pianist. "The invaders bombarded us with with melody and harmony," as the Dickinsonian reported.
The Dramatic Club performed Ice Bound, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Owen Davis, in Bosler Hall.
The college orchestra performed under the direction of Professor Ralph Schecter songs such as "March Hungariana" and "Valse Triste."
As a part of their spring tour, the Glee Club performed at 8:00pm at St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Chrurch in Hagerstown, Maryland. Their program included Opensaw's "June Brought the Roses", Steven's "Christ in Flanders", Nevin's "Mexican Serenade", Parks' "Just Smile", Brackett's "Wonderful...
The Dickinson Players of the Dramatic Club performed Are You a Mason?, a play by Leo Dietrstein, at 8:15pm in Bosler Hall.
Sponsored by the Athletic Association, students produced Charles Rann Kennedy's The Servant in the House. Some the student actors were Charles Allais, Jane Carr, Edwin Falconer, John Davis, Arthur Jacob and Frank Howson. All the proceeds from the performance went to the Athletic...
The Dickinson Players performed the play "Tea for Three" in in Bosler Hall. This production starred Fred A. Lumb as "Philip," Anna May Bell as "Doris," Claude C. Bowman as "Carter," Else D. Ferris as "Draycott," and Boyd Landis as "Austin."
The Belles Lettres Literary Society held an exhibit of items describing the history of Dickinson College. The exhibit consisted mainly of papers, engravings, issues of The Dickinsonian, and photographs from throughout the College's history.
The Dickinson Players of the Dramatic Club presented The Patsy, a comedic play by Barry Connors, at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall.
The Patton Troupe, which counted Lowell Patton, Johann Qualin and Edward Qualin as members, performed their "Six Episodes and an Epilogue " program at Dickinson. This program featured songs including "Lone Dog" by McCleod and Lowell Patton's original compositions "Pearls" and "Roses."
The Wyomissing Trio, which included violinist Hans Nix, cellist John Meyer, and pianist Willy Richter, performed for the Dickinson student body. The trio performed Beethoven's "Piano Trio in B flat major," as well as other songs by various European composers.
The Dickinson Players of the Dramatic Club performed Honor Bright, a play by Meredith and Kenyon Nicholson, at 8:15pm in Bosler Hall. This production was presented for the 1928 commencement.
At the 1928 Commencement, an art exhibit comprised of donations by Andrew Carnegie was on view in Denny Hall. The exhibit featured 900 pictures, photographs and colored reproductions, a case of mounted textiles, a complete set of Rembrandt's etchings, a set of original etchings, and, courtesy...
Dickinson held a special Armistice Day program on November 12. This program featured a presentation of "Asa's Death" by the college orchestra followed by several hymns and a moment of silence for all the Dickinsonians who were killed during World War I.
The Dramatic Club gave their first performance of the play "Children of the Moon," in Bosler Hall. The cast featured Catherine Armstrong, Laura Atherton, Frank McCrea, Elinor Green, Arlene Reed, J. Morgan Read, Edward E. Johnson, Wesley Ruffel, and Paul Irwin.
As a part of their spring tour, the Glee Club performed their program of nineteen songs at the Bedford Methodist Episcopal Church. In the first half of the show, they sang Jenkins' "Victory", Metcalf-Lynes' "Absent", Sanderson's "Until", Adams' "The Bells of St. Mary's", Galloway's "Gypsy Trail...
As a part of their spring tour, the Glee Club performed their program of nineteen songs at the first Methodist Episcopal Church in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. In the first half of the show, they sang Jenkins' "Victory", Metcalf-Lynes' "Absent", Sanderson's "Until", Adams' "The Bells of St. Mary...
The Women's Chorus traveled from Dickinson to Boiling Springs for a performance at the Methodist Episcopal Church on May 8, 1929. Members of the Women's Chorus included Marion Baker, Flora Lynch, Katharine Morris, Evelyn Groves, Sara Lukens, Amelia LeFevre, Patience Hartman, Elizabeth Tipton,...
Dickinson's Glee club performed their musical program composed of songs such as "Victory by Jenkins," "The Bells of St. Mary's by Adams," "The Phantom Legion by Ward-Stephens" and much more at Bosler Hall. Despite the small attendance, the Glee Club, received many applauses from the student...
The Dickinson Players of the Dramatic Club performed Not-So-Fast, a play by Conrad Westervelt, in Bosler Hall during the 1929 commencement weekend.
The Glee club performed during the first optional chapel service at Dickinson under the direction of Mordeen Plough. The club performed "On the Old Stone Steps," "Song by the Fire," as well as three other songs.
Boyd Lee Spahr, Esq., presented a portrait of President James Wilson to the College. The painter, Horace T. Carpenter, was present at the ceremony.
The College Orchestra performed during the Friday morning optional chapel period in front of "a fairly large, but appreciative audience." The college orchestra, directed by Mr. Ralph Schecter, performed Beethoven's "First Symphony," "Minuet" and Trio by Schubert.
The Beau Geste Poetry Club performed Outward Bound, a play by Sutton Vane, at 7:45pm in Bosler Hall.
