Baseball

Dickinson defeats University of Pittsburgh twice in baseball in one day. Carlisle Indians win the Harrisburg intercollegiate track meet. Herman Bosler Biddle Memorial Athletic Field to be presented to the school. Coach J. A. Pipal retires. Junior oratorical contest. Winner of the Department of Oratory oratorical contest is announced. Dickinson Club smoker. Notes on Conway's commencement.

Large intetcollegiate track meet held at Harrisburg. Dickinson loses to the Carlisle Indians in baseball. Sophomore oratorical contest. Department of Oratory oratorical contest. Update on 1910 Microcosm. Violin recital given in Bosler Hall by Mr. Charles Kunen.

Dickinson defeats the Carlisle Indians in baseball. Carlisle Indians defeat Dickinson and Lafayette in track. Mr. Charles Kunen receital in Bosler Hall. Department of Oratory gives a contest. Update on the 1910 Microcosm. Student Government election results. Ladies' reception in the Union Philosophical Society Hall.

Dickinson is defeated in baseball by the Carlisle Indian School by a scoreline of 6-2.  Dickinsonians hope to display their patriotism during wartime (Spanish-American War) by erecting flagstaffs to wave the Stars and Stripes.

The Dickinson Reserves baseball team loses to Carlisle in an atmosphere so severe as to make "good ball playing impossible," whereas the varsity team defeated Penn State 23 to 9.  The Gamma Epsilon Literary Society plans to hold a public debate.

Dickinson men's track prepares to compete in a dual meet with the Carlisle Indian School.  The baseball team defeats Mercersburg by a score of 9 to 7.  Various YMCA committees are appointed.

Five of Dickinson's trustees have died within the past twelve months, the most recent being Jacob Tome.  James Russell Lowell is to be honored through a plan to construct Lowell Memorial Park.  The eighth annual Inter-Society Debate between the Union Philosophical and Belles Lettres literary societies occurs.  The Athletic Association defrays the expenses of the "base-ball" and track teams.

Rev. Frank D. Gamewell, class of 1881 and professor at Peking University, China, presents a Chinese idol to his alma mater.  Student preachers organize themselves into a Divinity Club.  The Sigma Phi chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity celebrates their 42nd anniversary with literary exercises and a banquet.

The Sophomore Contest is held in Emory Chapel.  Dickinson beats Pennsylvania in baseball 21 to 15, and ties with Franklin and Marshall in a rained-out 5 inning game.  The 99th Annual Commencement Ceremonies are held.

The fraternities publish two Annuals of the college: the Minutal from the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, and the Microcosm from the other chapters.  Freshmen are chastised for stealing eggs from birds’ nests.  A fundraiser is put on by the Dramatic Association in support of the college baseball team, which was well attended by students and Carlisle residents.

The Dickinsonian is revived after a two-year stint of absence.  The baseball team beats out Gettysburg in a close game of 9 to 5, decided in the last two innings after a 4-4 tie after the seventh.  A memorial service is held for President James Garfield.  The seniors reinstate the Commencement Week tradition of Class Day.  The baseball team plays two games against the Harrisburg Anchors, losing 11-6.

Baseball plays against Carlisle Indian School. Debates about the validity of the honor system take shape within the pages of the editorial section.  A chapter of the Delta Chi Law Fraternity is founded at the Law School.  Dickinson wins one game and loses one game of chess with Bucknell.  The Belles Lettres Society holds elections.  Improvements are made to the athletic fields.

An article discusses national changes in college curricula. The baseball team loses several games.

Schedule for Commencement week. C. B. Staples lectures to Scientific Society; J. A. Barnitz is elected president of the society. Senior class has tea at house of Professor Henry Harman. Sigma Chi holds convention of Pennsylvania chapters at Dickinson. J. E. Price wins Belles Lettres Society sophomore oratorical prize; Union Philosophical Society holds sophomore oratorical contest but has yet to decide the winner. A Harrisburg team defeats the Dickinson baseball team.

General Alumni Reunion is planned. College vs. Townies baseball game. Reconstruction of the limestone wall bordering campus begins. Dickinson chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma to celebrate its anniversary.

Commencement is held.  The Junior Class Oratorical Contest is held.  The Board of Trustees defends President McCauley and the actions of the Faculty regarding the Hill Case.  Sigma Chi, Chi Phi, and Phi Kappa Psi hold banquets.  Field Day is held.  Dickinson beats Letort in baseball 17 to 6.

The Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Societies abolish their initiation fees.  The Belles Lettres Sophomore Contest  and Union Philosophical Society Sophomore Contest are held.  A group of undergraduate students steal from a senior reception two freezers full of ice cream.  Students visit Gettysburg Battlefield on Decoration Day.  The second annual Field Day of the State Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association of Pennsylvania is held.  Dickinson ties Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg in baseball. 

The Class Tree of 1873 is sawed down in an act of vandalism.  The seniors go on the traditional class ride.  The baseball team goes undefeated for 6 games against Mechanicsburg, Lehigh, Chambersburg, and Carlisle. 

Complaints are aired about the random nature of the oratorical awards given by the Literary societies.  The Sophomores beat the Freshmen in baseball 53 to 4.  The Belles Lettres Society holds its annual Sophomore Contest, as does the Union Philosophical Society.  Baseball games are rained out.

A committee of Union Philosophical Society and Belles Lettres Society members is formed to revise the "Joint Rules" for using the libraries.  The Dickinsonian defends its existence in the wake of complaints from students.  Seniors begin competitions for the Scientific Society prize.  Baseball games abound between picked teams, Carlisle teams, and class teams. 

Students request an Inter-Class Debate and the formation of a baseball team.  The Tome Scientific Building is dedicated.  The Belles Lettres Society holds their anniversary. 

Neither the Scientific Building nor the new gymnasium are yet ready to use, much to the dismay of the students.  The college orchestra is reorganized.  The Sophomores beat the Freshmen in baseball 19 to 7 and then refuse to play against the Preparatory students.  A combined football team of sophomores and freshman beat a senior-preparatory team 9 to 8.  The college baseball team loses to Mechanicsburg 23 to 9, but then wins in a rematch.  A history of the fraternities at Dickinson is given. 

Review of the Baseball Season. 125th Anniversary and Commencement is held. A defense of Coach Pipal regarding the past season of sports. The importance of music in the liberal education. A new Football coach, Paul J. Davis, is rumored to be coming to campus.

Baseball Schedule announced. Leap Year Sleighing Party held.

Dickinson celebrates William Penn Memorial Day.  State defeats Dickinson in baseball but Dickinson defeats State in debate, in the process becoming champions of the Pennsylvania Debate League.  The Carlisle Oratorio Society renders a performance under the direction of Frederic C. Martin.