Dickinsonian, February 14, 1918
All-college banquet is held in celebration of Lincoln's birthday. Valentine's issue.
All-college banquet is held in celebration of Lincoln's birthday. Valentine's issue.
Belles Lettres celebrates its 135-year anniversary. The visitation of a Dutch art lecturer and expert is announced. The previous weekend's All-College Banquet is deemed a success.
The Devereux Players announce a return to the College and a spring performance. Union Philosophical Society elects new officers. Professor F.E. Craver is elected president of the Collegiate Track Association. Craver, along with Professors Prince and Norcross, will also speak at the all-college banquet scheduled for the coming weekend.
Professor H.M. Stephens '92 passes away after a short bout with a serious illness; Professor Edward Mutch is hired to fill the position left vacant by his death. Belles Lettres wins the annual Inter-Society Debate. The All-College banquet is scheduled for February 22, its admission price set at fifty cents. Sorority rushing begins.
The all-college banquet is announced, although details regarding catering, entertainment, and cost of admission remain unknown. Regardless, it will be the first all-college social event at Dickinson in four years.
Lady Anne Azagapatian addresses the College chapel, speaking specifically on the plight of her native Armenia. Student Senate votes to give the honor system a trial run, with many students remaining skeptical. Senate also grapples with logistics for catering the annual all-college banquet, a popular tradition that Senate earned much criticism for neglecting through the early part of the year. The Press Club is established and meets for the first time.