Commencement

Dickinson's relay team wins the Middle Atlantic States Championship Relay held at Penn State, breaking the record time by two seconds. A group of men to discuss important issues, including the essential values of life among other things, is set to meet. The first Microcosm yearbook leaving out the section dedicated to the Law School, featuring only the college and its students. Plans for commencement are detailed.

The Dramatic Club's production of Clarence debuts. Belles Lettres and UPS plan a contest to include informal debates and speeches. A survey of the most popular names among Dickinson students appears. The Alumni Council requests the cooperation of undergraduate students for the preparation of banquets and commencement activities for alumni due to overwhelming interest. Professor Leon C. Prince begins actively campaigning for the Republican party nomination for Congress after announcing his candidacy a week prior.

A sophomore student Harry Frycklund dies from pneumonia at the age of 20. An audit by the bursar of the Athletic Association shows that the football program is operating at a deficit. Tentative plans for commencement, including several class reunions, are announced. Professor Ernest Albert Vuilleumier presents a paper that he translated from German on the electrodeposition of metals to the American Electrochemical Society on Philadelphia. Belles Lettres elects new officers.

College hires two new professors for upcoming academic year. Bunny Berigan performs at Commencement Ball. Dr. George F. Zook, president of the American Council of Education, to speak at commencement exercises.

Doctor Gaylord H. Patterson, Professor Emeritus, dies at the age of 73. Bishop E.H. Hughes is announced as the year's Commencement speaker. Ten seniors are elected to join Pennsylvania's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Edwin E. Willoughby '22 donates a collection of rare books to the College, including a single page from the Kelmscott Chaucer.

Thirty-four students will graduate from the Law School. Former Dickinson president writes history of the college to be revealed in October at the Sesquicentennial Celebration. Sesquicentennial Commencement Program included in this issue. Five alumni get honorary degrees. Library adds 3,000 new volumes. Editor for next year's Freshmen Handbook selected. Five fraternities created and published magazines this year. The Men's and Women's Glee Clubs gave a joint concert. The professors' summer plans are described. Ten students awarded honor of being chosen to join Phi Beta Kappa.

For the first time since its founding in 1886, the full quota of Phi Beta Kappa fraternity keys are to be given to graduating seniors at graduation on Monday. Senior class day exercises, including the induction of the seniors into the Alumni Association, will take place in one day. Belles Lettres decides to continue to not have rushing for new membership in their society as mentioned in an amendment to their constitution. The honorary fraternity Omicron Delta Kappa initiates seven new members.

Plans for the 152nd Commencement are finished. The Literary Clubs holds elections. Benny Goodman is selected as the performing artist of the Commencement Dance. The Microcosm holds elections. The All-College Senate takes control of the school government. Skull and Key hold their annual Pledge Dance. The Greek Club elects officers for next year.

The commencement speaker for this year’s graduating class is selected. The inauguration of Dr. Fred P. Corson as the 20th president of Dickinson College is planned. At the request of the president, all fraternities must abolish all forms of Hell Week. Two members of the faculty resign. Three students are selected to study abroad. A Sub-Freshman Luncheon is planned for prospective students. The Women’s Glee Club performs for the Garden Club at Carlisle High School. The golf schedule is announced.

An article outlines Professor Norcross's reasoning surrounding the rise in student suicides. Professor Leon C. Prince has eleven speeches to give in various states between mid-May and Commencement, including nine Commencement addresses. The Dickinson Tennis team opened the season successfully when it returned victorious in matches against Washington and Jefferson, Grove City, and the University of Pittsburgh. The principle speakers at the annual Dickinsonian Banquet included M.H.

Arrangements for the contests in oratory and declamation for members of the Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman classes have been completed by the faculty members in charge - Several awards will be given. Mrs. Mabel W. Willebrandt has been chosen to deliver the Commencement address this year. Discussion of well-received lecture in chapel given by Dr. F. D. Losey on "Macbeth." Glee Club will give a concert at the Allison Methodist Church. Article shedding light on college student suicides.

Professor Russell I. Thompson to receive PhD from Yale due to thesis focusing on Carlisle public schools. Class Day held for seniors. President Karl Tinsley Waugh inaugurated. Profile of Karl Tinsley Waugh. The Dickinsonian places ninth in the nation at collegiate newspaper competition. Summary of 1931 football season. General Alumni association holds elections to its board. John Wesley Oler is highest academic achiever of class of 1932, receives James Fowler Rushing prize. Davis Roland Hobbs is second-highest academic achiever of class of 1932, receives John Patton memorial prize.

The annual Commencement issue honors the class of 1936. Honorary degrees are presented to Vice-Admiral Arthur Jay Hepburn, Judge W.A. Valentine, Rev. Roy N. Keiser, and Rev. George Henry Ketterer. Twenty-eight students, including one woman, receive Bachelor of Law degrees. The Dickinsonian enters the Associated Collegiate Press Spring Contest and receives an all-American rating. Eight men are inducted into the national honorary fraternity Omicron Delta Kappa. The Dramatic Club's presentation of Torch-bearers opens in Bosler Hall.

181st Commencement Exercises to be the first to be held outside, with seven to receive honorary degrees. New set of social rules instituted, Social Code updated. Debate Council ends their most active season on record. Inter-Fraternity Council announces rushing rules for the upcoming academic year. New system of deferred rushing for women requires rules change. Phi Psi's take I.F. All-Sports trophy. Golf team ends season 6-2 and wins the Little Three Golf Title for the first time in seven years, surpassing all previous records. Allison Memorial Methodist Church destroyed in fire.

Commencement Issue. Seven men to receive honorary degrees - Five of whom are Dickinsonians. Commencement brings to a close the first year of the Men's Glee Club. The Dickinson College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors celebrates its Fifth Anniversary. The Theta Chi fraternity returns the Dickinson Mermaid. New rules regarding Freshman hazing are announced. Article reflecting on the first year of the Dickinson ROTC Program. New Rushing regulations announced. Review of Dickinson athletic teams.

Junior class, Class of 1943, elects president. Student Senate decides that Rushing will not occur during the summer session. the 169th Commencement. Approximately 120 students are enrolled for the summer session. the 1942 Microcosm comes out on time. Six high school seniors are awarded Trustee scholarships. Article describing the events and guests of Commencement. Twenty intercollegiate athletes will graduate this commencement from Dickinson. Article about four years of college by a Senior female student. Article on history of Carlisle and war.

Over 200 guests and perspective students visited on Guest Day. Fraternities register for sugar rationing and individual registration will begin soon. Article on the history of Metzger Hall. Many Dickinson athletes enlist in the Marine Corps.

Details of Bosler Hall renovation. Commencement Ball a success. Outline of Commencement activities. Dickinson baseball beats Drexel. Track team finishes their best season in several years with only one loss to Bucknell.

Dickinson College to reconstruct Bosler Hall. Dr. Dixon Ryan Fox to speak at Commencement. Former Cumberland County resident, Daniel Drawbaugh laid claim to title of inventor of the telephone in 1881. Alice Abbott, the first girl to make the men's varsity tennis team at Dickinson, has been asked to play on the Junior Wightman Cup Tennis Team. Hazel Fager takes victory in archery.

Seven men to receive honorary degrees at commencement. Donald Masten is elected president of Union Philosophical Society. Program for Commencement Weekend (Senior Day, Alumni Day). Five rising freshmen (Kenneth Dietrich, Theodore Sky, John Matta, Joanne Judd, Barbara Boffenmeyer) receive Trustee Scholarship. Men's tennis finishes season 6-2. Men's basketball finishes season 1-18. Baseball finishes season 7-3. Track and field finishes season 4-4. Men's lacrosse finishes its first season 2-4.

The American Association of University Professors censures the administration of Dickinson College. Construction work on the Allison Methodist Church and C. Scott Althouse Hall of Science continue on schedule. The Student Center Committee to submit student survey results to the trustees. Hon. Arthur Langlie to speak at tomorrow's Commencement ceremony. Article discusses the inadequacies and discomfort of the Mermaid Players' facilities. The Track Team completes its best season since 1915. Phi Kap's named Inter-Fraternity Champions. Dickinson Swimming wins its 17th consecutive meet.

Nine distinctive figures to receive honorary degrees at Commencement: Governor John S. Fine, Harold E. Stassen, Robert E. Woodside, and Bishop John S. Stamm. President Edel to travel to Carlisle, England, to celebrate the city's bicentennial. Outline of Commencement day activities. Dickinson College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute agree on a five year plan of engineering study. Overview of the spring athletics season. Professor John S. Steckbeck writes a book about the athletic prowess of the famous Carlisle Indians.

Sixteen Dickinson seniors will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Army Reserves. Eight honorary diplomas will be awarded at graduation, three of whom are Dickinson graduates from previous years. The Cultural Affairs Committee sites a successful year with many speakers and showcases coming to campus over the past months. The 182nd Commencement will be held on Benjamin Rush Campus in two days with a full day of activities planned for both that day and Senior Day, which is today.

Over 1000 students, alumni, and guests are expected to attend the weekend's Commencement exercises, at which Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam is the key speaker. The College announces that it will award 8 honorary degrees, and that an additional 15 seniors have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor fraternity. Anne Bennethum '25 exhibits 29 original artworks in Bosler Hall. The lacrosse team, popular but still not sanctioned by the college, finishes the season undefeated.

The Class of 1948, the largest class in college history with 200 students, graduates. Four new faculty members, three professors of English and one professor of philosophy and religion, are hired for the fall semester. No Microcosm yearbook is published this year due to lack of funds. Phi Beta Kappa inducts 12 seniors. A retrospective of the events of the year appears, as does a tribute to prominent graduating senior students.