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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...

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Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. reception. Epworth League reception to new students. Proposal for an honor system. Senior class elections results. Comments on the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and the public school system. The Carlisle Indian School has a weekly newspaper called the...

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Formation of the Pennington Club. List of donations to opposing universities. Discussion of the formation of an honor system at Dickinson.

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Y. M. C. A. Presidents conference. First meeting of the Editorial Board of The Dickinsonian is held. Belles Lettres Society literary program inauguration. Comments on honor systems for examinations.

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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...

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Chafing dish party. Senior and Freshmen class elections. Beta Theta Pi trolley ride to Mt. Holly. List of Y. M. C. A. members. Appeal for the implementation of an honor system.

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The sophomores remain in first place in the Inter-class series. Everyone is encouraged to audition for the Dramatic Club play “The Comedy of Errors.” The Sigma Chi fraternity held their annual mid-winter dance in Mentzer Hall. The winners of the Freshmen Declaration Contest are announced....

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The Dickinson Reserves baseball team won against the Shippensburg Normal team. The college continues to discuss the possibility of implementing the honor system.

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The Student Senate votes to incorporate the Honor System. Dickinson beats Villanova in baseball. The track teams beats Gettysburg. J.H. Baker, of the class of 1893, wins honor for his work as the President of Baltimore’s Board of Liquor License Commissioners. The Student Senate makes several...

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The baseball team defeats St. John’s, and loses to Lafayette. By a margin of only one vote, the Honor System is voted down at the College Assembly. The seniors go on the annual Senior Picnic. The Union Philosophical Society, College Band, and Class of 1916 chose their class officers.

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A Week of Prayer is observed by the college.  A student proposes that the college implement the Honor System.

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A complete layout for the proposed Honor System is to be voted upon by the student body. The Phi Delta Theta Fraternity held its annual dance in Metzger Hall. The Contemporary Club attempted to take a sleigh ride, but unfortunate circumstances caused them to return. Alpha Chi Rho had a similar...

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The senior class wins the Inter-Class Series in basketball. The Union Philosophical debate team won in the twenty-third annual inter-society debate in Bosler Hall. Their argument supported the notion that the progress of America was indeed hampered because women did not have the same rights and...

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Nisbet memorial ceremony is held. Freshmen defeat Sophomores in tug-of-war. The program for May Day is announced. An honor system is proposed.

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Student Assembly is held to discuss proposed honor system.

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May Day celebration is held. Dickinson participates in Middle Atlantic States Intercollegiate Meet. The program for commencement week is published. A student referendum passes the new honor system. The sophomore class holds elections; David Sharman is president. Senior Picnic is held. Thomas R....

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Mid-Winter Sports event is held.  Program for musical clubs' spring tour.  A proposed amendment to the honor system does not receive the required majority vote.  Kappa Sigma holds eighth annual Mid-Winter Dance.  Herr Waldemar Alfredo and his German players perform in Bosler.  Final exam...

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A vote on the pertinence of the College honor system is proposed. Irishman Seumas McManus addresses the chapel, speaking on his experience as a student of a rural schoolhouse and eventually a large university. The football team ties Haverford 7-7, the same score that the two teams achieved in...

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An extensive piece is written on the merits of Dickinson's missionary program in China, for which the school is raising money. Belles Lettres and the Union Philosophical Society hold their annual Inter-Society Debate, the topic of which is "Should the U.S. Government enact a rigid Japanese...

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Lady Anne Azagapatian addresses the College chapel, speaking specifically on the plight of her native Armenia. Student Senate votes to give the honor system a trial run, with many students remaining skeptical. Senate also grapples with logistics for catering the annual all-college banquet, a...

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The results from the Honor System (then in a trial run) are published: 179 votes in favor, 77 in favor of revising the current system, and 113 against any system whatsoever. A women's athletic association, headquartered in Metzger Hall, is proposed.

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Journalist and founding member of the NAACP Hamilton Holt gives a talk defending the League of Nations at chapel. Senate announces that, in light of the lack of support for the Honor System, amendments will be made and proposed to the student body. The Mohler Science Club elects officers. Local...

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Founder's Day celebrations are deemed a great success. Student Senate meets to discuss improving "chapel entertainment," a popular notion among the student body. The Honor System (renamed the "Student Government Examination System") is amended and enters its second trial phase. The freshman...

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Fred Holmes '24 wins first prize in the annual Freshman Oratorical Contest. The Dickinsonian attends a meeting of the Intercollegiate Newspaper Association at Gettysburg. The Freshman class votes 168-43 in favor of the Honor System. The Sophomore and Junior classes, Union Philosophical Society,...

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Exhibit on the life and works of Dante. Norman Angell will address the college. Freshmen class rejects the use of an honor system during examinations. Announcement of the annual Sophomore Hop. Announcement of a stunt night. Madame de Vilaine lectures the French Club in Harmon Hall. Dr. Lewis S....

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