Dickinson's newly founded Religious Association established policies, precedents, and procedures at their first ever meeting. A group of students will assist the Religious Association in a social survey of hospitals, plants, and prisons. Union Philosophical Society makes Wilbur M. Rabinowitiz...
College Social Committee brings Claude Hopkins and his orchestra to campus for a concert. Greek Club holds a meeting devoted to "Idylls of Theocritus," its last meeting of the semester. William Nicklets writes a piece bemoaning the female gender's attachment to the need for male chivalrous...
The Debate team finishes the season with a victory over Franklin and Marshall. The Middle States Intercollegiate Newspaper Association Convention takes place at Dickinson College, and the Dickinsonian receives an editorial trophy.
President Corson addresses the 556-strong student body at Convocation. Belles Lettres announces that it will publish the Hornbook for the first time since 1934. Three foreign students (one Chinese, one French, and one German) are unable to come to Dickinson on schedule or at all, and another is...
Samuel McCartney is tapped to replace Paul Gorsuch as editor-in-chief of the Dickinsonian. The General Alumni Association publishes its annual report, revealing that there are 5,161 living Dickinson graduates--at least one in every U.S. state and 27 foreign countries. A plan for all...
W. Albert Strong and Bernard Gingrich (both '40) are elected to join Phi Beta Kappa, the national honorary fraternity. Mary Lou Kirkpatrick is elected Queen of the Mid-Winter Ball. The College Orchestra's string quartet presents a two-song program at chapel. The Dickinsonian column "...
George Myers, a junior, receives the 1902 Award as he is determined to be the best all around Dickinsonian. The most recent chapel speaker scolds Dickinson students for their disinterest in national and student affairs. The Dickinsonian changes its way of reporting on fraternity news,...
The Dickinsonian is ranked the second oldest college newspaper in the state. Dickinson offers a summer engineering course for recent high school graduates not entering college this fall. This is part of the federal government’s defense training plan. The points and hours system for...
Theodore Strouse, Kathleen Briner, Nathaniel Yingling, Donald Ketels, Robert Curry, Clarence Nixon, James Tisdel, William Gale, Edith Ann Lingle, Robert Crist, and Charles Pratt, Jr. join Dickinsonian leadership. Dean E. A. Vuilleumier attends War Department's civilian protection school for...
The Dickinsonian resumes publication as a newsletter aimed at conveying the details of life at Dickinson to the Dickinsonians in military service. Army flight cadets attend Dickinson.
American Association of University Women hold a reception for senior girls. Pan-Hellenic Council to hold annual formal dance. The Dickinsonian loses its office and is relegated to the library.
Dickinsonian is reorganized to reflect war-time conditions. Low attendance rate at Sharp Room leads to concerns about future of the library. Dr. Wing explains the Army Air Force Program which Dickinson is contributing to.
Wheel and Chain inducts new members. New editors chosen for the Dickinsonian. The Microcosm yearbook is completed.
Graduation date set and plans begun. The 1944 financial statement for the Dickinsonian is printed. Pan-Hellenic Council organizes Song Fest. Senior Hall of Fame.
Belles Lettres Literary Society is reactivated. Dickinsonian reorganizes staff. Dickinson's search for a college president reaches year and half mark with still no success. College life finally seems to have returned to normal.
Dickinsonian get new staff. Staff open for 1947 Microcosm. Honors program opened to students. The Raven's Claw, the Senior honorary society of Dickinson, celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Dickinsonian changes its constitution and staff; Edgar Owens is editor in chief. Wheel and Chain hold tea for faculty wives. Campus Chest Drive exceeds goal.
The Dickinsonian celebrates its 75th year of publication by briefly examining its evolution over time. The Student Social Committee discussed plans for the upcoming year, including the Homecoming Ball (to be informal this year), dates for the five all-college dances, and fall appearances by...
Delta Phi Alpha, a national honorary German fraternity, establishes a chapter with the tapping of twelve students and two honorary members. A student gives a talk on problems facing the Middle East, focusing particularly on Palestine. Twenty-four students graduate. The Dickinsonian elects a new...
The Union Philosophical Society passes a resolution that allows for the admittance of women for the first time in their 160-year history; they also shift the nature of their discussions from national and international issues to campus-specific topics. The Dickinsonian adds a new column, Brevity...
The Dickinson Folllies Committee announces that it will present an original musical comedy the following March, under the direction of Professor Francis Warlow. Bruce R. Rehr '50 takes over as the new editor-in-chief of the Dickinsonian. The College enacts a policy that all exams may be...
Over 1,000 alumni are expected to attend the weekend's Homecoming ceremonies. George Scott, Henry Gasull, Jr., Kay Gleim, and Anna Mae Hollis (all '53) are elected freshman class president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, respectively. John Ressler '50 is elected editor of the newly-...
The Board of Trustees meets in Philadelphia and okays plans to establish a College radio station, creating a Committee on Radio to handle the task. The Board also approves plans to enlarge the stage and dressing rooms at Metzger Hall, announces that progress on a new girls' dormitory will be...
The Dickinsonian elects John Shumaker '51 editor-in-chief for the 1950-51 academic year. The Sociology Department begins an extensive project to interview Carlisle residents, with over 70 Dickinson students taking part. The Bookstore announces that it will extend its hours during the beginning...
Reverends Miles DePagter and Alson J. Smith, as well as Professors Earl H. Furgeson and William R. Barnhart, are announced as the primary speakers during Religion in Life Week, scheduled for February 12 through the 16th. Bob Barron and his orchestra, "America's Favorite College Band," are hired...
