Dr. George E. Reed is selected as Dickinson College’s new President at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on Thursday, January 3rd, 1889. The sophomores and freshman hold a vocal contest. The Dickinson...
Seniors enjoy a psychology lecture series put on by Dr. Rittenhouse. Bishop Cyrus D. Foss speaks at the well-attended Day of Prayer for Colleges. Professors Whiting and Harman host supper parties for the seniors....
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...
President Reed is inaugurated into the college. President Reed begins offering elocution lessons to each class. The Glee Club is commended for the music they furnished at President Reed’s induction....
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...
Professor Rittenhouse resigns. Mr. McAllister wins the Union Philosophical Society's annual oratorical contest. President Reed moves his residence from East College to the new presidential mansion. Union Philosophical Society elects officers. Field Day is held. Turpin, '90, represents Dickinson...
Account of commencement. Junior Oratorical Contest is followed by a Junior Promenade. Board of Trustees meets, decides to purchase the athletic field, and authorizes the construction of a new building for offices, recitation rooms, and literary society halls as soon as funding is secured. UPS...
Dickinson football defeats Pennsylvania College and is defeated by Haverford College and State College. YMCA holds week of prayer. President and Mrs. Reed hold annual reception. Glee Club does not reform. Some students are criticized for defacing walls around campus.
Mrs. Mary O'Hara Spring and Miss Matilda W. Denny of Pittsburgh donate two properties on Main Street to the college; President Reed hopes to build a recitation hall on the O'Hara Spring property, which becomes Denny Hall. The Denny property is sold to fund the construction. A floor is added to...
The process of competing for membership on The Dickinsonian board is explained, and the types of submissions wanted are described. Training in oratory is lauded. Participation in YMCA is encouraged. The editors respond to the Lutheran Church's condemnation of college's "senseless...
The Orchestra and Octette have a "phenomenally successful trip" over the break. A lecture series including lectures by Mr. Phoelus W. Lyons, Rev. James Morrow, J. Smallwood, Dr. P. S. Thorpe, and various Dickinson faculty, is announced. Despite various offers of "flattering positions",...
President George Reed address for the State Epworth League. Belles Lettres Society anniversary. Baltimore Alumni Association of Dickinson College meeting.
The names and home towns of the new students are published. Dr. Reed travels to Clifton Springs, NY to recover his health after an overly busy summer. YMCA's schedule of events is announced. Laboratory space in the Scientific Building is doubled. The steam heating system is expanded to more...
Dr. Reed returns and encourages the student body in regular physical exercise. The upcoming YMCA concert by the Wilczek Concert Company is announced, and a description of the performers provided. Newly completed Denny Hall to be opened for inspection by the public. The Rev. John Wanamaker...
The senior and junior class election results announced. The Allison Law Society and Dickinson Law Society announce their new officers. The question of silver versus gold standard for currency is debated. The law students hold regular Moot Courts. Delta Chi moves to the third floor of the...
Annual Week of Prayer for Colleges upcoming. John DeWitt Miller to give a lecture, hosted by the YMCA. Dr. Prince is made an honorary member of the Union Philosophical Society. Many students returned home to vote in the presidential election. "Sound Money" students participate in a...
The ladies of the Ladies Hall host a reception for the seniors. The literary societies have had unusual enthusiasm and activity this year. At the request of Dr. Reed and with large support from the students, the Dickinson Musical Association is established, a constitution and by-laws drawn up...
Professor Marcus D. Buell of the Boston Theological Seminary addresses the YMCA. James Young performs some dramatic selections for the campus. The Orchestra and Glee Club prepare for their upcoming concert. Dr. Reed is confined to bed with illness. The establishment of Founer's Day...
The International YMCA's Week of Prayer is planned for next week and attendance is encouraged. The senior class lacks adequate astronomy equipment. The editors join in the debate over opening the literary portions of the literary societies' meetings to the public. Dr. Reed's illness continues...
A letter from the bedridden President Reed's is published, updating the college on the president's condition. Bleachers to be erected at the Athletic Field. The editors suggest that a book review be added to the weekly programs of the literary societies. The Union Philosophical Society elects...
The second of the annual Sophomore oratorical contests is held in Bosler Hall under the auspices of the Belles Lettres Literary Society. The 115th annual commencement ceremonies are planned, to include a sermon by President George Edward Reed. The track and field dual meet between Dickinson...
Football team refuses to play against Carlisle Indian School because the latter will not agree to shortened halves. Dr. Hutchins replaces Ralph Hutchinson in department of Physiology and Hygiene and Physical Culture. Office of The Dickinsonian moves from South College to the former...
Freshmen and sophomores play annual football game. President Reed resigns his position as State Librarian. Three students are injured in a late-night celebration of a football victory.
Horatio C. King class of 1858 contributes his "Reminiscences of College Days." Mrs. MacDonald-Sheridan of Atlanta Georgia thrills Dickinsonians with songs from the south.
President George Reed encourages Methodists to donate money to existing Methodist colleges instead of starting new colleges. Pi Beta Phi enters Dickinson. Reports come in from Heib '95 and Pemberton '03 about their mission work in Ceylon & India. Request from the editors for alumni to submit...
