Dr. Himes hosts the Senior class for a dinner party and the roll-call of grades. A telephone is also used at this party, to the delight of all in attendance. A notice goes out to students requesting that they not stamp their feet or spit while in the chapel. The students begin practicing...
Students are criticized for studying on the Sabbath. Relations between students and professors are notably peaceful. Rumors spread that South College is to be dedicated entirely to the Preparatory school. The only known existing portrait of President Durbin, the first President of the College...
Cheating and cutting are discussed and criticized. The Dickinson Philharmonic Club is organized. Dickinson plays Swarthmore in football, losing 6 to 34. Dickinson's football team also plays a team from the Harrisburg Cricket Club, winning 16 to 0.
Strong censure is placed on some members of the Freshmen class after they haze a fellow first-year student as punishment for attending recitation on time. A Mr. W. C. Allison of Philadelphia donates funds so that Memorial Hall can be heated in the winter. Dickinson loses a football game to...
Phi Beta Kappa is granted a charter for Dickinson College. The football program comes under scrutiny after the death of E. Herbert Garrison the previous month. Rumors fly around the school regarding the admittance of a "colored boy" in the Preparatory School, as well as the hazing of a...
The gymnasium is finally outfitted with the proper equipment, as well as a superintendent to instruct students. Two students die over the summer; Samuel Philson Black '89 of Consumption (Tuberculosis), and Charles Bambridge Morse '90 of heart disease. Spencer Fullerton Baird '40, an eminent...
The Dickinsonian criticizes students for poor behavior during chapel exercises, and chastises the freshman class for not acting as a better "police force" to keep unwanted visitors off campus, as was custom at this time. Emory Hall falls into disuse and ruin, prompting requests for...
Tensions rise between Dickinson fraternity members and the Carlisle Police Department, with the Sentinel defending Dickinson's students. Criticism is levied on students for their behavior during chapel when a visitor is present. The co-eds in the school are criticized for hazing other...
The Dickinsonian staff is given use of their own room. Football becomes popular on campus, and hopes for great success this year abound. Tennis also becomes a key sport. The various fraternities on campus...
Dickinson is represented at a YMCA Convention in Allentown. The Glee Club begins planning for concerts. A bonfire on campus on Halloween night causes a well-publicized scuffle between the Carlisle Chief of Police and a combined detachment of firefighters...
The Athletic Association constructs a new constitution that allows it to hold property and protects its rights and privileges. Over the summer there were several improvements made to the college buildings and grounds. Students are urged to patronize those businesses that advertise in The...
Students are encouraged to participate regularly in class meetings and events. The two literary societies on campus competed for new members from the Freshmen class. A University of Pennsylvania student supports coeducational institutions. The Glee Club has become a permanent group on campus and...
The prep school boys continue to use up all the hot water in the gym, leaving none for the college athletes. The Glee Club continues to practice for its performances this year. Lyman Abbott writes a column about the issue of unqualified professors holding positions in the college. This year the...
Robert W. Rogers, Bradford O. M'Intyre, and Willard G. Lake become Dickinson professors. William Trickett is the new Law School dean. Professor Rittenhouse's former rooms in West College are converted into student rooms. Patton, '92, is elected football captain. An inaugural ceremony is held for...
John Wilson '93 dies of malaria. Rushing season ends; list of new members. Seniors, sophomores and freshmen elect class officers. gymnasium has new lockers and remodeled track and bathroom. J. L. Hynson '92 is elected football captain.
Edwin Storer Janes Kulp becomes editor of the Dickinsonian. Joseph Pyle and George S. Cappell join board of trustees. Summary of football season. George W. Kessler is baseball president. Faculty decides on Wallower Prize competition rules. Glee and Banjo clubs take annual Christmas tour...
Alpha Zeta Phi takes annual ride. Football schedule. YMCA holds annual reception. List of members of freshman class. Complaints about inadequate space within college dormitories.
A Prohibition club forms. Accounts of Dickinson football losses to Cornell, Pennsylvania College, University of Pennsylvania, Mount St. Mary's, and Bucknell.
Dickinson football defeats Pennsylvania College and is defeated by Haverford College and State College. YMCA holds week of prayer. President and Mrs. Reed hold annual reception. Glee Club does not reform. Some students are criticized for defacing walls around campus.
The process of competing for membership on The Dickinsonian board is explained, and the types of submissions wanted are described. Training in oratory is lauded. Participation in YMCA is encouraged. The editors respond to the Lutheran Church's condemnation of college's "senseless...
Article on Noah Pinkney, former restaurant keeper in Carlisle. Phi Delta Theta conference in Meadville. Students of the Carlisle Indian School entertain in Bosler Hall. The Carlisle Indians defeat Dickinson in football.
The YMCA holds two special, well attended events, with speakers. Professor emeritus Dr. Harman passes away. The board of The Dickinsonian moves into a new room in West College. Dr. Mohler writes a laboratory booklet "Exercises in Practical Physics" for students of physical laboratory...
Dickinson's football team defeats State College in a "close and exciting contest" at Sunbury, Pa. a week after defeating Franklin and Marshall 42-0. The Library of American Literature, The American Educator, and the official papers of U.S. Presidents volumes of texts are added to the...
An article reports on the outlook of the 1898 football team. Dr. William Lambert Gooding has been hired to fill a vacancy in the Philosophy department. Professor Frederick C. Woodward is hired to teach at Dickinson School of Law. The...
