Students are criticized for “jumping the fence” to get into baseball games at the fairground without payment. The Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Societies’ Sophomore Contests are held. The disciplinarian from the Indian Training School is criticized for poor...
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...
Seniors enjoy a psychology lecture series put on by Dr. Rittenhouse. Bishop Cyrus D. Foss speaks at the well-attended Day of Prayer for Colleges. Professors Whiting and Harman host supper parties for the seniors....
The Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Society elect officers for the coming year. The Union Philosophical Society holds its centennial anniversary. A call is made for the creation of an athletic field for the students. Some Dickinson students win a tug-of-war contest put on by the...
President Reed is inaugurated into the college. President Reed begins offering elocution lessons to each class. The Glee Club is commended for the music they furnished at President Reed’s induction....
Commencement is held. Bishop Foss holds a sermon for the YMCA. The Junior Oratorical Contest is held is Bosler Hall. Class Day is celebrated by the Class of 1889....
The names and home towns of the new students are published. Dr. Reed travels to Clifton Springs, NY to recover his health after an overly busy summer. YMCA's schedule of events is announced. Laboratory space in the Scientific Building is doubled. The steam heating system is expanded to more...
The Glee and Mandolin Clubs return after a tour comprised of ten concerts in three different states. President Reed requests submissions for a new college song. The writer of the song deemed the best will receive a prize. The Philadelphia Alumni Association holds its annual banquet, electing new...
The Comus Club holds an Easter Dance. Students prepare for the upcoming tennis tournament.
The new Intercollegiate Athletic Association, which met in December at the height of the football controversy, produces a constitution and bylaws which are distributed to institutions throughout the nation. Dickinson faculty accepts the documents and joins the association. The newly-revived...
YWCA and YMCA jointly hold a fete in the gymnasium. Intercollegiate Debating teams are restructured. A new department for the teaching of oral composition and debating is proposed. Senate for 1911 elected. Department of Oratory announces final contest. 1911 Microcosm published. The Union...
Skull and Key holds initiation. Professor Leon Prince marries Miss Julia Delavan, class of 1913. Dr. William Lindsay retires due to declining health. Troutman Gougler selected as new field coach. Musical clubs have successful year and tour. Conway Hall holds commencement exercises. ...
Business manager of the 1911 Microcosm, C. Leroy Cleaver, announces impressive balance in accounts. "Songs of Dickinson" songbook compiled by Ben Hinchman, '05, with 117 songs, available for purchase. All students made subscribers to Dickinsonian. Prizes for best literary...
Mohler Scientific Club organizes and elects officers. An optional course in music has begun and is offerred to all students of the college. Phi Kappa Sigma holds an anniversary hay ride to doubling gap. Men of West College hold a banquet held in the Y.M.C.A. reading room. Essay on Ralph Waldo...
The Skitchagenee Sophomore club held a dance at the Phi Kappa Psi house. President Reed told a story about improper youthful behavior, but the moral is lost on the student body. The Mohler Scientific club held a discussion of the Busch Magneto. A list of novels worth reading. Long essay titled "...
Freshmen win sophomores in annual cap scrap. Flag in college colors presented at chapel. Lecture to be given by Mr. Irving E. Vining about the " Types and tendencies of men". Phi Kappa Psi hosts housewarming to mark the remodeling of their house. Comus CLub dance postponed. Dr. W. A. Hunsberger...
Senior Class takes trip to Luray Caverns. Results from track, baseball, tennis. Dr. George Katzge gives three lectures on Education in Germany. Minutes from Der Deutscher Verein. Copy of the Carlisle Herald from 1820 found with article about the conversion of early Dickinson to a Methodist...
Results from Baseball, Track, Tennis. Oratorical Contest for the Samuel B. Goff Temperance prize held, winners announced. Lecture Given by Mr. Irving E. Vining on the "Types and Tendencies of Men" .
The baseball team loses to Villanova. Nisbet Day is celebrated on campus. Students are encouraged to attend the Y.M.C.A Summer Conference. The Freshman win the annual Cap Scrap, allowing them to do away with their flashy green caps and replace them with understated gray ones. The tennis and...
Mr. Andrew Oyler is hired as the new baseball coach. Robert B. Kistler will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief for the next issue of The Dickinsonian. Dickinson finished fourth at the Annual Relay Carnival at the University of Pennsylvania. The track and tennis...
Nisbet Day is celebrated with a trip to the cemetery and an inspiring memorial address. The sophomore class beat the freshman class at a tug-of-war. The results of a tennis tournament are given. Dickinson loses to Gettysburg at the Gettysburg Track Meet. The Phi Kappa Delta fraternity becomes a...
Heads for the YMCA program are chosen. Nisbet Day is planned for May 1. An annual tug-of-war between freshmen and sophomores is to be held on May 3. The track and tennis seasons are underway. The baseball team loses against Syracuse and Franklin & Marshall. Interest in...
Dickinson beats Lebanon Valley at baseball. The track team has a meet and the tennis team wins a match against Franklin & Marshall. A professor’s Ford automobile is stolen and driven through Bosler Hall. The Freshman Oratorical Contest is held. Phi Delta Theta holds a...
The track team defeats Muhlenberg 73-53, and the baseball team loses to Ursinus at home, 4-3. The tennis team loses to Franklin & Marshall. Sports players from the different teams are profiled, including George C. Moose and Kenneth Bruce Vaughn. The track team is reviewed by their coach....
James L. Beighle is elected president of Student Senate. Juniors select officers in final class elections. The town members of Carlisle plan to decorate the town for commencement. Athletic Association is considering making an athletic club house. Skitch-a-Genee initiations. Dramatic Club...
