Dickinsonian, April 25, 1925

Baseball team loses to F & M and Bucknell. Track team loses to Haverford. Relay teams to compete in Penn Relays. Tennis team to open season with match against Gettysburg. Laura Puffer Morgan, legislative secretary of the National Council for the Prevention of War, to address local branch of American Association of University Women.

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Dickinsonian, October 10, 1933

Gilbert Malcolm becomes president's assistant. American Association of University Women plans to create Mary Curran Morgan Memorial Fellowship for women graduate students. Members of sophomore class instigate fight with members of freshman class. Herschel E. Shortlidge, Jr. becomes managerial editor of Dickinsonian.

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Dickinsonian, February 21, 1924

A survey of 14 students on possible reforms to the Student Senate shows overwhelming support for the creation of a single governing body as opposed to the current two-senate system. The basketball team defeats Washington College 24-9. The Student Senate re-forms to reinvent the way student government is run on campus. The Dean of Women (Josephine Meredith) attends a conference of the American Association of University Women on women in politics. A study shows that 13.4% of Dickinson students go on to attend graduate school.

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Dickinsonian, November 10, 1923

It is announced that the college band will accompany the football team to their game against Delaware. Plans are laid out for a college-wide observance of Armistice Day. Preparations are made for the upcoming debate season, to include debates with four other institutions. A feature on boat travel in China appears. Dickinson becomes a member of the American Association of University Women. The Carlisle Civic Club and YWCA announce plans for a flag sale fundraiser to provide aid to Armenia.

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Dickinsonian, February 28, 1935

The basketball team wins in a game against Gettysburg. A German exchange student states his opinions of the college. Dr. Phillips Packer Elliott is to lead the Dickinson Week of Prayer. Five members of the faculty play in a basketball game. Omicron Delta Kappa presents a plan to form a new central Student Senate to take on the duties of the current senate. The Women’s Glee club will perform for the American Association of University Women. The Dickinson P.A.C.S. cabinet reports its student appointees, and supports a petition for student absentee voting in Pennsylvania elections.

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Dickinsonian, December 6, 1934

Dickinson students and members of the Allison Memorial church will work together to create of performance of a Nativity play. The Men’s Senate ordered its Tribunal to remove several Freshman Rules, affective after the winter break. It is discovered that the library has great diversity in books. The Women’s Senate plans future events for the women of the college. The Women’s Club gives a banquet in honor of the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Carlisle branch of the American Association of University Women. The debate squad will participate in a debate forum at Juniata College.

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Dickinsonian, October 18, 1934

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.

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Dickinsonian, April 7, 1927

Fred E. Sweely elected captain of the Men's Basketball team for next year. Dr. Frederick D. Losey of New York City will discuss the play "Macbeth" and give a dramatic reading of it during an upcoming chapel meeting. Professor Edwin Edgar Voigt of Garrett Biblical Institute in Evanston, Illinois, to discuss "Fundamental Things in Religion" at an upcoming chapel meeting. Miss Anne Bennet '25 elected Secretary of the New Jersey district of the American Association of University Women. Members of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference move to abolish all athletic scholarships.

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Dickinsonian, May 3, 1957

Sue Palmer is chosen as the new editor of the Microcosm Yearbook. World's leading recital cellist, Gregor Piatigorsky to perform for the last Cultural Affairs event of the academic year. Jeanne Thomas crowned the ROTC Dance Queen. The College celebrates the 185th Anniversary of its founding. A number of senior women attend the American Association of University Women reception at President Edel's home. Profile on Mrs. Faith Peterkin, the wife of Professor Peterkin. The track team wins a three-way meet, and Freshman Howie Maat scores a triple win. Tennis team wins fourth match in a row.

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Dickinsonian, October 22, 1954

The '55 Microcosm is being prepared so that it will be released by May 15. In addition to the usual content of senior portraits, family portraits, organizations, fraternities and sports articles, there will be a "features" section and a whole new layout. The Christian Service Project chapter of Dickinson College will headed to a few stops in Pennsylvania and New Jersey to teach Sunday School classes, attend worship services and participate in a panel for a Youth Fellowship meeting. Freshmen hazing nears its end with the introduction of a new group who controls hazing rules.

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Dickinsonian, December 16, 1959

Dr. Gilbert Malcolm announces his 1961 retirement. He will remain, serving as Provost. Professor John Dixon resigns from Student-Faculty Judicial Council, stating that it needs reforms. The Board of Trustees holds several meetings, overseen by Boyd L. Spahr. Service fraternities host Christmas parties for children. A five-dollar fine is to be charged to students for cutting class on the days proceeding or following vacation. An annual Christmas fashion show is held. Problems with fraternity housing are investigated. Poor conditions and lack of space are studied.

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