Belles Lettres challenges Union Philosophical Society to a public debate. Alumni plan a Grand Centennial Reunion in Philadelphia.
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An alumni reunion is held in Philadelphia. Union Philosophical Society celebrates its 87th anniversary. Charles F. Robbins, student, dies of typhoid fever, to which an article is written in memoriam. The Belles Lettres Society and the Sigma Chi Fraternity also present their condolences. The...
Baltimore Alumni Association meets. Schedule for commencement week. Belles Lettres Society holds sixth annual oratorical contest; James C. Nicholson wins. Union Philosophical Society holds its sophomore oratorical contest. Dickinson baseball defeats State Normal School of Shippensburg.
Dr. Lippincott leaves Dickinson to become Chancellor of Kansas State University, and two new professors, Professor Durell and Dr. Rittenhouse, join the college's staff. The sophomore baseball team beats the junior team. An inter-society debate between the Union Philosophical Society and the...
The Athletic Association constructs a new constitution that allows it to hold property and protects its rights and privileges. Over the summer there were several improvements made to the college buildings and grounds. Students are urged to patronize those businesses that advertise in The...
The prep school boys continue to use up all the hot water in the gym, leaving none for the college athletes. The Glee Club continues to practice for its performances this year. Lyman Abbott writes a column about the issue of unqualified professors holding positions in the college. This year the...
Committee created to raise money for the endowment of a chair of The English Bible and Semitic History. Union Philosophical Society celebrates its 102nd anniversary with a banquet. UPS holds elections; S. A. Lewis '91 is president. Belles Lettres holds elections; W. A. Hutchinson '92 is...
Program for commencement week. YMCA elects officers. Cole and Walkley prizes for declamation are awarded. UPS holds elections; H. M. Stephens is president. Belles Lettres holds elections; Chester N. Ames is president. Montgomery P. Sellers wins Belles Lettres Sophomore Oratorical contest;...
Account of commencement. Junior Oratorical Contest is followed by a Junior Promenade. Board of Trustees meets, decides to purchase the athletic field, and authorizes the construction of a new building for offices, recitation rooms, and literary society halls as soon as funding is secured. UPS...
Obituaries for William C. Allison and Warren Pierce '94. Alpha Zeta Phi holds its first reception. Beta Theta Pi moves from its rooms on Hanover Street to rooms on High Street recently vacated by Chi Phi. Pennington Club elects officers; William Perry Eveland is president. Belles Lettres Society...
Annual mid-winter athletic competition is held. Allison Memorial Methodist Church opens. UPS and BLS elect officers; William T. Roberts and Van Pierce Northrup are presidents, respectively.
Students form the Blaine Republican Club of Dickinson College; Edwin Storer Janes Kulp is president. Belles Lettres Society wins Wallower Prize in inter-society debate on Democratic party policy concerning tariff and silver legislation.
Commencement and commencement week are detailed. UPS and BLS hold their annual general meetings. List of members of class of '92 with vocation, favorite study, favorite swear, measurements, clothing sizes, mottoes, etc. President gives annual Levee. Joseph Webster Stayman wins BLS sophomore...
Student representatives are elected to the Intermediary Committee. Carlisle Alumni Association is formed. Beta Theta Pi brothers attend a reception and meet General James F. Rusling (Class of 1854). Balcony is removed from east end of East College. Belles Lettres Society elects officers; Strite...
Announcement of the new editors of the Dickinsonian. Criticism of the course selection policy and process. Criticism of library procedure. Article on "Dickinson Catalogues of 1813-1890. 5 vols. 218 D.". The Middletown District convention was held. Phi Delta Theta's annual banquet will...
Multiple pages of notes about this year's commencement. Alumni banquet is held. Phi Delta Theta banquet. Sigma Alpha Epsilon banquet. Phi Kappa Psi's annual reunion and Symposium. Beta Theta Pi banquet. Sigma Chi banquet. Announcement of Y. M. C. A.'s annual conference in Northfield. Belles...
The editors ask the student body to remember that the reputation of Dickinson is in their hands. Rev. Charles Force Deems, Class of 1839, passes away. Phi Delta Theta holds its annual banquet. The College Orchestra and Glee Club to go on tour during the holiday recess. Professor Fletcher...
Notes on Sunday's Commencement. Notes on Dickinson College School of Law Commencement. Trustee meeting in Jacob Tome Scientific Building. Concert given by the Dickinson College Orchestra. Junior class promenade. Belles Lettres Society and Union Philosophical Society election results. Celebration...
Belles Lettres Society and Union Philosophical Society program listings. Obituary for brother of James Buchanan, Reverend Edward Young Buchanan. Phi Delta Theta sleigh ride to Mt. Holly. First lecture in the Y. M. C. A. Star Course.
President George Reed address for the State Epworth League. Belles Lettres Society anniversary. Baltimore Alumni Association of Dickinson College meeting.
Demorest Temperence Contest held at the Lutheran Church. Anna Shaw lecture on the "New Man". Freshmen banquet. Update on the Microcosm. Rod and Gun club is organized. President Reed's reception to members of the Senior class. Debate between Belles Lettres Society and Union Philosophical Society...
Phi Beta Kappa meetings. Professor Harry F. Whiting is married to Miss Grace Derland. Junior Oratorical Contest held for the Pierson Prizes in Bosler Hall. Commencement notes. Stopper and Fisk Orchestra concert given in Bosler Hall. Literary Society election results. Banquet held for Professor...
Finishing of the Senior Forensics. Rumors of a Freshmen banquet. Y. M. C. A. officers elected. Organization of Gamma Zeta sorority. Phi Kappa Sigma reunion dinner. Belles Lettres Society wins against the Union Philosophical Society in debate.
The YMCA raises money for missionaries. The results of the Athletic Association's annual officer election are announced. Students are strongly encouraged to buy tickets for future Star Course events. The Belles Lettres Literary Society elects officers for the year. Students skate on the...
The Microcosm is soon to be released and should be a good one. The play "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is performed to raise money for the Law School. The Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Literary Societies hold oratorical contests. The Seniors take their class...
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