The Glee and Mandolin Clubs open their season in Newville, Pennsylvania and prepare for their upcoming concert in Harrisburg. Coach Williams is scheduled to give a lecture on soccer football for the sport's inaugural game. The College Camera Club holds its first meeting.
The Athletic Committee and President Reed discuss the possibility of introducing soccer to the campus on an inter-class and inter-fraternity level. The resources for a varsity team are not yet available, but if enough interest is shown such a team could be formed. The Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee amends the game, disallowing athletes to deliberately strike their opponents with fists, elbows, knees or feet in order to provide a safer environment for players. New rules are outlined for freshmen girls, including the regulation of parasol and hairpin use.
A recent addition to the Cafeteria, the KOVE gains popularity. Spectrum holds First Annual Stonewall Vigil. Field Hockey wins against Muhlenberg. Women's Soccer defeats Johns Hopkins. Men's Soccer rebounds with a win against Ursinus. Volleyball beats ranked Muhlenberg team.
President Durden travels abroad to Berlin, Germany, to attend a reception by the Alexander von Humbolt Foundation. Dickinson Public Safety to offer a student shuttle service. Multi-Lingual Writing Center opens. Men's Soccer remains undefeated. Women's Soccer begins a winning streak.
The Public Affairs Symposium announces "Sports and Society" speakers. Dickinson to unveil website redesign. US Army War College student, Lt. Co. Richard Zoller speaks on cyber security. Johns Hopkins defeats both Dickinson's soccer teams in the Centennial Conference Championship. Football wins against Juniata.
The H1N1 vaccine arrives to the Dickinson Health Center. Two students, Jillian Laux and Erica Hartz, present their research work in Harrisburg. The future of Phi Psi is uncertain. Women's Lacrosse team adopts a stray puppy. Men's Soccer wins against McDaniel College and ties with Franklin and Marshall in order to head to the Postseason. Women's Soccer defeats Washington College. Cross Country performs well in the Centennial Conference Championships, allowing them to compete at the NCAA Mideast Regionals. Football defeats Muhlenberg.
Influenza-like cases already hit a semester high. Dickinson College Town Meeting held in the Holland Union Building sparks debate. Women and Gender Studies Professor Amy Farrell appears on "The Colbert Report." Interview with playwright Jonathan Yukitch, who wrote the play "Finding Don Quixote" performed by the Mermaid Players. Football wins against Gettysburg. Men's Soccer defeats Haverford, Gettysburg, and the University of Scranton. Women's Soccer secures a spot in the playoffs.
Student Senate has allocated $5,000 for sexual assault awareness. Students test positive for H1N1. Details of upcoming Homecoming Weekend. Women's Tennis wins its two Fall season matches. Men's Soccer is nationally ranked. Women's Volleyball defeats Johns Hopkins. Football team remains undefeated. Field Hockey wins against Muhlenberg. Women's Soccer also defeats Muhlenberg.
Dickinson sues Lebo Engineering, Inc., for unexpected expenses and delays in the construction of the Rector Science Complex. Students travel to Philadelphia for the 23rd Annual Campus Philly College Day. Althouse to open for the Spring semester. Dickinson launches a Rape Advocate Program. Campus Life offers Leadership Boot Camp Sessions. Women's Soccer won an important conference match against Ursinus College. Men's Soccer defeats #3 ranked Swarthmore. Football wins against McDaniel College. Women's Volleyball beats Ursinus.
The Writing Program and First-Year Seminar Program team up to offer First Years a $100 essay prize. DPS Student Advisory Board set to launch. The Cafeteria adds a kosher option. Admissions Office changes campus tour route. Dickinson's Alpha Lambda Delta chapter receives the 2009 Alpha Bronze Award. Gregory Leak is named Centennial Conference Player of the Week. Men's and Women's Cross Country wins Little Three title. Football team defeats highly-ranked Hobart College opponents. Men's Soccer is ranked #18 in the country; Women's Soccer is #25.
Relay for Life to be held. Comments about the increase in internet speed. Article on Barack Obama's presidential victory. Changes to the orientation committee. Nichole Fernandez is named the Reserve World Champion at the International Friesian Showhorse Association's Grand Nation and Worlds Competition. The African American Society, Kappa Alpha Theta, Sigma Lambda Beta and Kappa Alpha Psi host a Masquerade Ball. Article on holograms. Walkin' Jim Stoltz will perform at the Carlisle Theater. Men's cross country takes first place in the Centennial Conference.
The Dickinsonian holds an exam to select new editorial staff members for the following academic year. Plans for the senior party and a picnic are laid out, as well as a tentative date for Class Day. Twenty-seven members of Dickinson's chapter of the Pi Beta Phi sorority are hosted at a reception in the White House by First Lady Grace Coolidge, herself a Pi Phi. The Women's Student Senate sentences eight freshman girls to clean classrooms in Denny as punishment for rules violations.
In the last football game of the season, Dickinson defeats Muhlenberg. The all-College Social committee begins to discuss plans for the annual Doll Show and the Thanksgiving dance. The Tribunal gives the freshman an exam to test their knowledge on the subjects of the College and Carlisle. The Dickinson College Players will perform “Death Takes a Holiday.” A hymnal in which past and present students have been recording comments on the chapel speakers is found.
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 meeting place, and will be presenting Death Takes a Holiday before the winter break. The Greek Club will portray school life in ancient Greece in their next meeting. The Women’s Senate plans a tentative schedule for the events of the year.
Professor Leon C. Prince gives a talk on the Golden Rule as aid for an economy recovery for the country. The soccer team loses to Delaware. The Debate Squad elects new officers. The Deputation Committee meets and plans out their work for the year. More freshmen are penalized by the Men's Tribunal for failing to memorize college songs and cheers. The faculty decides to shorten classes on Saturday so that everyone will be able to attend the football game against Gettysburg.
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 small trinkets and rewards for students. The football team ties with Ursinus. The Women’s Senate calls for an all-College Senate to solve the issue of the Men’s Senate making decisions for everyone on campus.
The football team wins against Allegheny by the wide margin of 21-0. The freshmen football team wins against the Carlisle Y.M.C.A team. A tea is held in honor of the president’s wife, Mrs. Frances Corson. The Archaeological Institute of America claims that the college is in possession of a very valuable stone sarcophagus. A search concluded that such a gift was indeed presented to the college, but it had been removed some time ago. The number of freshmen pledged to fraternities totals twenty-one. The Senate names a new chairman of the Senate Tribunal Committee.
Alpha Chi Rho resigns from the Interfraternity Council. The upperclassmen have some fun punishing the freshmen for breaking the freshmen rules. The Men’s Senate will form a permanent organization of unaffiliated students in order for them to form a more unified group. The soccer team loses to Bucknell. Alumni are urged to attend the Homecoming celebrations and the Diamond Jubilee of Sigma Chi at Dickinson. An article questions whether the Men’s Senate should be allowed to make decisions for the entire campus, as well as for the women of the college.
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. At the end of the rushing season, the fraternities pledge a total of seventy-six men. The soccer team loses to West Chester.
Devotees push for "soccer football" to be established as an official Dickinson sport. The Philadelphia Inquirer interviews Professor Leon C. Prince, one of the newest members of the Pennsylvania Senate. A newly founded poetry club flourishes at Conway Hall.
The Senate’s request for an extended Thanksgiving Break was denied by the Board of Deans. The Greek Club is to present Aristophanes’ The Birds. The College Date Bureau is now available for student use. The men are to submit their height, name, and class, and the women are then allowed to choose a date from the list. The football team loses to Franklin and Marshall, and two of Dickinson’s star players are injured. The soccer team closes its season with a loss to Franklin and Marshall.
Forty-seven Dickinson men compete for a space on the Debate Squad. The Homecoming program schedule is announced. The Greek Club has their first meeting of the year. Thoughts on the 1936 presidential candidates are given. News on President Roosevelt is also given. For the first time, the Dramatic Club will sponsor a musical play. The soccer team defeats Ursinus.
Fraternities, the All-College Social Committee, and other clubs prepare for the Annual Doll Dance and Doll Show. Student Senate alters election procedures. Elmer C. Herber speaks on "The Heart and Its Functions" to Lambda Sigma Pi, the science fraternity. Belles Lettres initiates new members in ceremony. Union Philosophical Society to give a cup to the winner of an All-College Oratorical Contest. French Club holds its Christmas party at the S.A.E. house. Eight teams remain in inter-fraternity debate contest. Col.
Dickinson's newly founded Religious Association established policies, precedents, and procedures at their first ever meeting. A group of students will assist the Religious Association in a social survey of hospitals, plants, and prisons. Union Philosophical Society makes Wilbur M. Rabinowitiz head of the committee. Dramatic Club presents "The Bat," a three-act play, to popular success; Elizabeth Ralston directs the production. Belles Lettres admits ten new men; Dickinsonian admits 11 new members. Dickinson graduate Arthur H.
Henry C. Hill, warden of the Federal Penitentiary in Lewisburg, gives speech on "The Problem of the Criminal" before the Young People's Fellowship at the Allison Memorial Methodist Church. Johnny Bruner organizes a jazz band on campus composed of seven undergraduates. The Dramatic Club continues to rehearse for "the Bat," set to perform the play on November 10. Professor Horace E.