The Dickinson Players of the Dramatic Club performed Arms and the Man, a play by George Bernard Shaw, at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall.
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Entries drawn from the college history timeline
Wed., Oct. 22, 1930
Dickinson joined the world celebration of the two-thousandth anniversary of the birth of the Roman poet Publius Virgilius Maro with a two-day program of lectures and exhibits.
Wed., Oct. 29, 1930
Who Killed Earl Wright?, a dramatization of a murder trial, was performed at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall by Dickinson students and members of the faculty.
Mon., Nov. 3, 1930
The Shakespeare Players performed Macbeth in a packed-to-capacity Bosler Hall as part of their tour of colleges.
Fri., Feb. 6, 1931
The Mohler Scientific Club, under the guidance of Howard Blair, '31, sponsored a demonstration of a television and a lecture about "this coming development of science" in the Tome Scientific Building.
Tue., Mar. 3, 1931
The Carlisle Civic Club held its 6th annual show of art by modern painters in the YMCA room of Old West. The paintings were loaned by citizens of Carlisle. Painters featured in the show included Carl Lawless, Gertrude Masters, Ross Braught, and Elizabeth Washington.
Fri., Mar. 13, 1931
The Greek Club produced a pageant of a traditional Greek wedding ceremony in the Union Philosophical Hall. Christina Meredith and DeHaven Woodcock directed and narrated the performance.
Tue., Mar. 24, 1931
The Dickinson debate team lost to Westminster College after arguing the affirmative side of the question, "Resolved, that the Several States Should Adopt Unemployment Insurance".
Thu., May 14, 1931
The Dickinson Players of the Dramatic Club presented Tommy, a comedic play by Howard Lindsay and Bertrand Robinson, at 8:15pm in Bosler Hall. In this show, the title role of Tommy was played by Robert Porteus.
Sat., Jun. 6, 1931
The Combined Glee Clubs performed Oh Doctor, an operetta by Estelle Merryman Clark and Palmer John Clark, at 8:30pm in Bosler Hall.
Thu., Sep. 24, 1931
Professor C. R. W. Thomas, David Myers '32, Milton Flower '31, and Dorothy Myran '31 were in the cast of a play presented on Thursday and Friday at Carlisle high school by the Carlisle Women's Civic Club. The Dickinson Men's Glee Club also participated in the production.
Wed., Dec. 2, 1931
The German Club presented the film, "Zwei Herzen in 3/4 Takt" in the Strand Theater as a fundraiser for their German scholarship fund.
Tue., Dec. 15, 1931
The Dramatic Club performed The Millionaire, a three-act comedy by Juliet Wilbur Tomkins and Nathaniel Edward Reeid, in Bosler Hall.
Mon., Feb. 22, 1932
The Dickinson players performed the play "The Letter of Introduction" and the Men's and Women's Glee Clubs performed patriotic songs in a show for the Women's Christian Temperance Union at Lemoyne High School.
Tue., Feb. 23, 1932
The Greek Club performed scences from the life of Heracles in a Festival of Heracles held in Union Philosophical hall on February 23, 1932. The students wrote, directed, and acted in the show. A Greek picnic followed the performance.
Fri., Mar. 11, 1932
A Swedish group called the Scandinavian Bell Ringers gave a concert in a special chapel service on March 11, 1932.
Wed., Mar. 16, 1932
The German Club sponsored a visit to campus by Herr Max Montor, a famous actor and impersonator. Herr Montor performed selections from Faust and other works by Goethe in the March 16 chapel service in honor of the centennial of Goethe's death.
Thu., Mar. 31, 1932
The German Club presented a concert of German music performed by Hans Von Wasielewski on cello and Clarence E. Heckler on the organ. The recital was held at the Grace Church at 8:00pm.
Tue., Apr. 26, 1932
The Dramatic Club presented The Importance of Being Earnest on April 26, 1932, in Bosler Hall. Jack Snyder, Bruce Wagner, Jane Hoffman, and Gwendolyn Fairfar starred.
Fri., May 6, 1932
The College Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Ralph Schecter, performed a concert of classical music in Bosler Hall on May 6, 1932. They performed Beethoven's "Symphony in C Major", Mendelssohn's "Capriccio Brilliante", Greig's "The Last Spring", Schubert's "Minuet in B Minor" and "Moment...
Fri., May 6, 1932
The College Orchestra performed in their annual spring concert at 8:00pm in Bosler Memorial Hall. Their program included Ludwig von Beethoven's "Symphony in C Major (No. 1)", Mendelssohn's "Capriccio Brillante", Edward Grieg's "The Last Spring", Franz Schubert's "Minuet in B Minor" and "Moment...
Tue., May 10, 1932
Under the auspices of the Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation, an exhibit of modern German art was on display in the YMCA room of Old West from Tuesday, May 10 to Tuesday, May 17, 1932. The exhibit, intended to acquaint American youth with contemporary German art, featured such artists as Max...
Sat., Jun. 4, 1932
Candida, a comedy by George Bernard Shaw, was performed during the 1932 Commencement Weekend by the Dramatic Club. The performance was at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall.
Mon., Oct. 17, 1932
A Shakespearean company headed by James Hendrickson and Claire Bruce presented The Merchant of Venice in Bosler Hall on October 17, 1932. The audience consisted mostly of townspeople and high school students.
Tue., Oct. 18, 1932
A Shakespearean company headed by James Hendrickson and Claire Bruce presented Hamlet in Bosler Hall on October 18, 1932.
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