Steam heating installed on campus. Belles Lettres Society renovates and refurnishes its room. W. C. Allison pays college's YMCA debt of $300.
Commencement is held. Bishop Foss holds a sermon for the YMCA. The Junior Oratorical Contest is held is Bosler Hall. Class Day is celebrated by the Class of 1889. The Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Societies elect officers and honorary members. The Alumni Association also elects officers. An inter-class baseball
The College Chapel, West College, and the outside walkways of the campus are all renovated and improved. The Seniors partake in the traditional Senior Class-Ride through the mountains. The Union Philosophical Society holds their annual sophomore oratorical contest, as does the Belles Lettres Society. President Reed holds a reception for students in the President’s House. Burglars are decried for breaking into
The Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Society elect officers for the coming year. The Union Philosophical Society holds its centennial anniversary. A call is made for the creation of an athletic field for the students. Some Dickinson students win a tug-of-war contest put on by the Chambersburg YMCA. The college’s fraternities hold tennis tournaments.
President-elect Reed is received at Dickinson by a congregation of students, a band, and much fanfare. Religious fervor among the students is at a high after Bishop Foss’ lecture in the previous month. The Belles Lettres Society holds its 103rd annual banquet. The College is granted secretaryship of the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association. Male and female students exhibit their gymnastic skills fo
The Inter-Society Oratorical Contest is held. Debate and controversy of the acceptance of women to the College, and their roles in student organizations, is reflected in an article concerning the Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Societies. The history of the buildings on campus is presented. The Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Societies hold officer elections. The Student’s Republican Club adjourn
Students are criticized for “jumping the fence” to get into baseball games at the fairground without payment. The Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Societies’ Sophomore Contests are held. The disciplinarian from the Indian Training School is criticized for poor sportsmanship and rude behavior during a baseball game between preparatory students and students from the School. Tennis becomes popular on campus, with many fraternities creating courts. The election for Directors of Athletics is held. The town of Carlisle bans the use of college yells in the stree
Some students insist on a change of the college colors for various reasons. The Central Inter-Collegiate Press Association is formed, with representation from the Dickinsonian present at a recent meeting. The library is praised for its large holding of old and ancient books. The College Glee Club holds a concert in the Opera House. Washington's birthday is commemorated, and classes are suspended for the day. A Mr.
A lengthy, in-depth article about the social dynamic at the school is published. The Union Philosophical Society plans its 99th anniversary. A day of prayer is held in Bosler Hall. The Belles Lettres Society plans its annual banquet to be held in a local hotel, Florence House. The college bell breaks because of a detached clapper.
Tempers flare and issues arise regarding the rumors of President McCauley's resignation. Dickinson is challenged to a boat race by Wilson College in Chambersburg, but it is cancelled due to an injury. The Union Philosophical Society holds their annual Oratorical Contest, as does the Belles Lettres Society. The baseball team wins against Pennsylvania College in Harrisburg 26 to 12.
The formation of the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Inter-Collegiate Baseball Association give Dickinson students access to larger fields of play and more opponents. Efforts to produce a Microcosm cease. The Athletic Association decides to reject recognition of the separate teams created by the pro- and anti- co-education factions in the Freshman class, and the idea of a combined team is also rejected. An underground co-education group is created, with rumors that it is named The Dickinson College Co-Ed Woman's Rights Association
The junior class decides to publish a Microcosm, the first in many years to do so. The Jacob Tome Scientific Building is opened. The college is taking athletics more seriously, and the number of enrolled students increases. With the opening of the Scientific Building, Professor Himes takes up specialty in Physics instruction and Professor Lindsay in Laboratory and Chemistry instruction. The Trustees decide that students can enter the societies without pause once they enter the college. The Seniors defeat the Juniors in baseball on October 3 with a scor
The Annual Junior Oratorical Contest occurs. The Honorable Richard Wigginton Thompson, Secretary of the Navy, delivers an oration to the Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Societies.
The Belles Lettres Society holds their 8th Annual Sophomore contest. Professor Himes holds a lecture on the telephone, at which he receives music from the Philadelphia orchestra via wire. The Union Philosophical Society also holds their Annual Sophomore contest. The Seniors hold their annual shooting contest. The Seniors hold a joyous party celebrating the coming of final exams.
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President McCauley holds tea time with the students of the Senior class. The Belles Lettres Society and Union Philosophical Society hold their anniversaries, for which they reinstate the tradition of having invitations.
The editors ask the student body to remember that the reputation of Dickinson is in their hands. Rev.
The 94th Annual Commencement is held at the college. The new college chapel is nearing completion. The class tree of 1977 is planted. The Belles Lettres Society plans to add more volumes to their library.
Belles Lettres Society holds a sophomore oratorical contest. The Freshman begin the croquet season. The decision is made to close the college chapel. The Temperance Movement comes to Carlisle, with dramatic results. Seniors hold a shooting match in the lawn of South College. The choir of the Second Presbyterian Church entertains students on campus.
The Union Philosophical Society celebrates its 88th anniversary in Emory Chapel. The Belles Lettres celebrates its 91st anniversary, also in Emory Chapel.
An alumnus reminisces about the long-forsaken Shakespeare Club. The Union Philosophical Society challenges the Belles Lettres Society to a joint debate in the College chapel. Religious meetings are held with the President of the College. Seniors have dinner with President McCauley and his family. Sophomores travel to Mechanicsburg by sleigh overnight, perhaps to visit a female college.
Music clubs (Men's Glee and Mandolin) make annual spring trip. Belles Lettres elects officers. Sophomore Banquet is held.
College Banquet/Washington's Birthday Banquet is held along with annual Freshman Parade. Union Philosophical Society wins 24th annual debate against Belles Lettres. Freshman Banquet is held.
Summary of the college treasurer's report for 1914. Freshmen defeat sophomores in inter-class basketball. Belles Lettres celebrates its 129th anniversary. The library acquires and displays prints of famous paintings. Highlights of Student Senate meeting.
Belles Lettres holds spelling bee.