Dickinsonian, December 15, 1927

The Debating squad packs a full schedule for the spring, including the annual triangular debate with Gettysburg and Muhlenberg. The junior class has decided to dedicate the 1929 Microcosm to William Weidman Landis, Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. Dr. Samuel Parkers Cadman, President of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America and well-known public speaker, will come to speak at Dickinson on Jan. 13th. The stylings of master impersonator William Sterling Battis are well received by students. The College Orchestra struggles with Chapel music.

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Dickinsonian, December 8, 1927

The theme for the first annual student conference of Eastern Pennsylvania Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. is "Jesus: What is His part in my life?". The Dramatic Club will present two one-act plays--The Goose With the Golden Egg, with an all-freshman cast, and Mr. X, featuring an all-sophomore cast. The Y.W.C.A. and Women's Senate will host the annual Doll Show. The Chemistry department praises the collections held in the Scientific Museum in Tome. Impressionist William S. Battis will portray classic Dickens characters. The basketball season will open with a match against Princeton.

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Dickinsonian, December 1, 1927

Impersonator William Sterling Battis will entertain the student body at chapel with impersonations of famous literary characters. Seniors Victor Baiz and Christopher Crook are named to the All-State Eleven picked by Stoney McLinn, Philadelphia Public Ledger sports writer. The football team loses their final game. A report lists the most common occupations of the parents of Dickinsonians. The first annual Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. Conference of Eastern Pennsylvania will convene at Dickinson this week.

 

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