Stephens, Henry Matthew

Program for commencement week. YMCA elects officers. Cole and Walkley prizes for declamation are awarded. UPS holds elections; H. M. Stephens is president. Belles Lettres holds elections; Chester N. Ames is president. Montgomery P. Sellers wins Belles Lettres Sophomore Oratorical contest; Clarence Balentine wins UPS sophomore oratorical contest. Freshmen hold burlesque. Dickinson competes at the Inter-collegiate Athletic Association of Pennsylvania's annual field day.

A new German fraternity, Das Goethe Kranzchen, is an object of some mystery. The faculty create the Students Intermediary Committee to bring students' concerns to their attention; Mills '91, Lewis '91, Neal '91, Fasick '92, Stephens '92, Wooden '93, and Morgan '94 are elected. Harrisburg District of the YMCA holds convention in Carlisle. Glee and Banjo Clubs take performance trip. Seniors win a highly competitive game of baseball against the freshmen.

The Business Men's Carnival, sponsored by Dickinson's Athletic Associatio and  to be held in the Opera House, "promises to be THE event of the season."  A Geology class, under the direction of Professor Stephens, goes on a field trip.  The Reeds host a reception for Phi Kappa Sigma.  The performance of the New York Symphony Orchestra under Walter Damrosch is an excellent success.

John V. Shoemaker, '72, is appointed director of the Philadelphia Department of Health and Charities.  The Carlisle High School Crucible publishes a special issue written by Dickinson faculty and students.  Professor Stephens decides to experiment with pigeon raising at his house on College Street.