Carlisle Indians defeat Susquehanna University in football. The Reserves take a trip to York to play the York Collegiate Institute. Sigma Chi holds a banquet. Phi Delta Theta will attend the Alpha Province convention. The Belles Lettres Society initiates students.
The Belles Lettres Society adds books to its library and elects new officers. The editors look back on the first year of the weekly Dickinsonian. Dr. M. W. Prince gives a very well received lecture to a large crowd at the Opera House. The fraternity banquets to be held during Commencement are announced. The Dickinson Law Society elects new officers. New Phi Beta Kappa members are announced. The new society halls in Denny Hall have been furnished, and the programme for Denny Hall's dedication is announced.
A rather disappointing Belles Lettres Sophomore Oratorical contest is held. The Law School again performs its production of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in the Opera House, due to its popularity. The editors suggest that oratorical contests be moved to a different time of year, to allow for more participation. Dr. Beaver, State Secretary of the College Associations, speaks to the YMCA on life as a minister. General Horatio King, honorary alumnus, dies in Washington. Senior class rankings announced.
The college's annual field sports day is held, with track and field events. The Commencement program is being planned. The editors comment on the popularity of the literary societies's libraries and state the importance of capable and enthusiastic librarians. A list of the periodicals in the library is given for reference.
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 trip to Doubling Gap. The Freshmen compete in the annual Freshman oratorical contest for the Cole and Walkley prizes. The Junior class will give its Cremation Play, a revival of a tradition not performed since 1893.
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 frozen creek. The completion of Denny Hall is authorized by the board of trustees. Dr. Prince is elected to the chair of History and Political Science. A ladies literary society, the Harman Literary Society, is organized, and officers elected.
Phi Delta Theta Smoker. Senior hop in the Assembly Hall. Junior Cremation. Belles Lettres Society election of results. Beta Theta Pi bus ride.
The College Alumni of the Central Pennsylvania Conference held a banquet. Annual session of the Philadelphia Conference held at Stroudsburg. Financial statements for the Athletic Association. Freshmen banquet in the Assembly Hall. Beta Theta Pi reception. Annoucenment of debate between Dickinson and State College in Bosler Hall. Programs for the Belles Lettres Society and Union Philosophical Society.
The play Uncle Rube was presented by students at the Carlisle Opera House. Dr. Reed clears up rumors about his career path. Update on the 1902 Mircrocosm. Obituary for Dickinson graduate William Andrew Snively. Comments on the lack of light in dormitory buildings. Belles Lettres Society and Union Philosophical Society election results.
Summary of Washington's birthday celebration. Beta Theta Pi dinner. Debate between Belles Lettres Society and the Union Philosophical Society, in which the Union Philosophical Society Wins. Article on various youth societies and movements. Article outlining the honor system used at Wesleyan University. Update on the upcoming Microcosm. Summary of the Philadelphia alumni banquet.
Anniversary of Lincoln's birthday held in Bosler Hall. Belles Lettres Society has its one hundred and fifteenth anniversary. Phi Kappa Sigma dance. Washington's birthday banquet will be held in the gymnassium. Election of the 1903 heads of the Microcosm.
Article on Comus Club social function. Play held for the benefit of the Atheletic Association. Phi Kappa Sigma smoker. Article on the day of prayer. Dickinson College signs an athletic agreement with Bucknell. Belles Lettres Society anniversary to be held next week.
Sophomores win the annual Sophomore-Freshmen football game. The fifth Brockway performance. Belles Lettres Society election results. Summary of the Athlectic Association meeting held in Bosler Hall. Athletic Association election results. Plans for a new Preparatory School building. General Horatio C. King lecture.
Belles Lettres Society and Union Philosophical Society elections. General Horatio C. King will be at commencement. Senior Class honors. Karmarian Club outing.
Sophomore Oratorical Contest of the Union Philosophical Society. Lecture on "German survivals" in Bosler Hall by Dr. Larned. State Oratorical Contest held in Lancaster. Sophomore Oratorical Contest of the Belles Lettres Society.
Inter-Society debate between the Union Philosophical Society and Belles Lettres Society, in which the former wins. Washington Birthday Celebration. Belles Lettres Literary Society's anniversary in Bosler Hall. Phi Kappa Psi smoker. Senior class reception.
The Freshmen win the annual Freshmen-Sophomore football game. Glee and Mandolin club trip to Mechanicsburg. Union Philosophical Society anniversary. Belles Lettres Society election results. Belles Lettres Society anniversary.
President Waugh and professors attend a hearing in Harrisburg to speak against the newly proposed bill that would end liberal arts colleges' ability to train secondary teachers. Sophomores to hold their annual dance on Saturday. Junior Prom plans are being finished. Men's Glee club to perform Sunday evening. Four new juniors are elected to the Alpha Sigma Gamma, honorary journalism award. An article about the contents of girls' waste-paper baskets. Fraternities figure out new favors to give girls that come to their dances. Belles Lettres Society elects new officers.
The Board of Trustees met and discussed modernizing the campus, the endowment, and alumni contributions. A speakers' bureaus will be formed to allow students to practice public speaking outside of debating. Plans for the Miami Triad formal dance, hosted by Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Chi, are almost complete. Speech on "Patriotism versus Nationalism" will occur at the next meeting of the Young People's Fellowship. Belles Lettres Society to gain new officers.
Plans for a Pan-Hellenic Week continue, and it is said that if successful, it will become a Dickinson tradition. The Belles Lettres Society discusses three modern novelists, Undst, Lewis, and Mann. Gettysburg beats Dickinson at a swim meet. The Debate Team wins against Ursinus and Ashland in the debate over the minimum wage question. Guest Day, the day where prospective students and their families come to visit the school, is scheduled. Wheel and Chain requests that alumnae donate books to the College Library.
The Belles Lettres Society draws up a new constitution and plans to elect new officers. Twelve students from Dickinson and Gettysburg came together for a luncheon, at which they discussed the relationship between the two rival schools. The Dickinsonian elects its officers for the coming year. At the University of Utah, one young lady kissed a glass slide and placed it under a microscope. Glancing into the microscope, she was made aware of all the germs on her lips, and subsequently started a kissing strike among the women, much to the anger of the university’s male population.
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.
Carlisle has a practice air raid, an article lists the improvements that Carlisle needs to make. Robert C. Deitz '41 is the first person from Dickinson believed to be lost in World War II--he is reported as missing in action and presumed to be dead. Dickinson's Board of Trustees has approved the plan to purchase $85,000 of United States Defense Bonds for the endowment fund. Article on how students, specifically the residents of Metzger Hall, are dealing with the United States' declaration of war. A University of Texas poll reveals that 50% of girls want to become housewives.
Metzger Hall will revise its constitution in the coming year. Wheel and Chain continues its book drive for the Negro Community Center in Carlisle that formally opened on October 26. New mandatory class, "How to Make Good in College," created for Freshmen. Nation wide poll discovered that most American college students are opposed to changing the Neutrality Law to allow supply ships to be armed to enter war zones. It's Homecoming and many alumni are campus to participate in the festivities. Description of what it's like inside Metzger Hall.