A report on the construction of Conway hall and the money given by Andrew Carnegie for the building. A successful first Bible Study and Mission Study Conference.
The first annual Northeastern Pennsylvania Alumni Association of Dickinson College banquet was held in Scranton. President Reed discusses his travel experiences as he attempted to increase the endowment of the college. Phi Kappa Psi holds a dance. The first anniversary of the Denny Fire is...
Andrew Carnegie gives $14,000 for improvements to Conway Hall. The college prepares for the Track and Field season. The lack of knowledge of Dickinson's songs is discussed. The junior and senior classes meet to discuss the new rules concerning freshman rules. The 1906 Microcosm is highly...
A summary of the history of Denny Hall and the features of the new building. Conway Hall is formally dedicated. A Music Club concert is held in Bosler hall
Improvements are made to the athletic fields to keep the crowd from surging onto the field. Students are encouraged to attend the upcoming football game against the Carlisle Indian School and ticket prices are reduced so more students can attend. Freshman are reminded to obey the rules set by...
Kappa Sigma hosts a farewell reception; the annual Commencement Concert is set to be performed by the Combined Musical Clubs; Conway Hall Commencement exercises take place. The Track team captain posts an open letter admitting an unsuccessful season, providing excuses, and promising better in...
Largest class in the history of the college enters. Opening of Conway Hall. Annual Freshmen-Sophomore rush. Y. M. C. A. reception. Mr. Edwin J. Decevee will head the new Music Department. The Herman Biddle Memorial Athletic Field is presented to the college. Diary of a Dickinson student from...
Old athletic field sold to the Cumberland Valley Railroad. Comus Club dance. Union Philosophical Society election results. Mrs. John Linder obituary. Phi Kappa Sigma party. Notes on the boys of Conway Hall. Phi Kappa Psi dance. Problems of the timing of Mission Study Classes.
Skull and Key holds initiation. Professor Leon Prince marries Miss Julia Delavan, class of 1913. Dr. William Lindsay retires due to declining health. Troutman Gougler selected as new field coach. Musical clubs have successful year and tour. Conway Hall holds commencement exercises. ...
Doctor Reed gives year opening address. German professor Dr. Prettyman to take a year off for study and travel. Ladies of the class of 1913 host informal reception for the Sophomore men in Assembly Hall. First meeting of Student Assembly held in Bosler Hall, addressed by Dr. Reed. Plan to...
The new academic year opens with a ceremony; Professor Leon C. Prince gives matriculation sermon. Wilbur H. Norcross ’07 and G. Lafayette Cram join faculty. Miss Helen Burns ’12 becomes college librarian. Sophomores win annual flag scrap. YMCA holds annual reception for new students. Metzger...
The 19th amendment is passed and female students are encouraged to get involved in politics. Student Senate adds a no-hazing rule to the College Handbook. Conway Hall opens for student residence. The football team loses its season opener 6-0 to Albright.
The Autobiography of 15th president James Buchanan tells of early days at Dickinson College. The Debating season opens with a triangular meet with Haverford and Ursinus. Prof. Quimby speaks on Sex and the Bible. Dickinson attends the annual National Student Federation of America conference. Prof...
Seniors H.G. Stutzman and Betsy Ann Cloud take the lead roles in the Commencement play "Honor Bright". Donald Smith is elected leader of the college band. Phi Psi wins the inter-fraternity track event for the second year in a row. The orchestra announces a surprise symphony by Haydn on May...
An outbreak of influenza requires that the college open Conway Hall for the treatment of incapacitated students under the guidance of head nurse Catherine Guise. Former professor Hazel Jane Bullock describes her adventures in Spain, having witnessed Spanish theatre and a bullfight in Madrid. ...
Devotees push for "soccer football" to be established as an official Dickinson sport. The Philadelphia Inquirer interviews Professor Leon C. Prince, one of the newest members of the Pennsylvania Senate. A newly founded poetry club flourishes at Conway Hall.
A Freshman Week is adopted for the first time in conjunction with the YMCA. Conway Hall is renovated to include some rooms to be used for dormitory purposes and to update the locker room facilities. Four freshman men are summoned by the Men's Student Tribunal for violation of freshmen rules and...
Men's fraternities receive their pledges. Eighty men are pledging the eight fraternities. The Athletic Council draws up new requirements for achieving a letter in cross country which mainly require the runner to place first, second or third in some kind of race or meet. The freshmen class gets...
Senior Isabel Super dies of complications following appendicitis operation. Professional acts and favors to freshman are eliminated from rushing program. Microcosm awards contracts. Gerald Barnes becomes associate professor of sociology. Janet Sinclair becomes assistant librarian. List of...
Collections in center room of Tome Scientific Building are exhibited. Homecoming and Sesqui-centennial. Telescope is repaired and moved from South College to Conway Hall rooftop. Equipment is built for W3YC. Vigilance committee gives haircuts to freshmen convicted of being cocky. Tribunal...
YMCA and YWCA plan to hold Sunday School Teacher Training courses at Dickinson. College applies to Civil Works Administration for financial aid. Professor Leon C. Prince's speech on the Liquor Control Bill is published. Telescope from South College is repaired and placed on Beta Theta Pi house...
The Dickinsonian holds a short story contest open to the entire student body. The winner will be awarded with three dollars, and the runners-up with two. Conway residents are staying up until nearly the break of dawn playing Monopoly. The Women's Glee Club sings at the YMCA's Fireside Hour. The...
Alpha Sigma Gamma, the honorary journalistic fraternity, taps two new members. President Corson encourages students to read more often. An article outlines the schedule for the new freshmen class "How to Make Good in College." Dickinson students campaign for J. Pearson Miller for burgess of...
Carlisle has a practice air raid, an article lists the improvements that Carlisle needs to make. Robert C. Deitz '41 is the first person from Dickinson believed to be lost in World War II--he is reported as missing in action and presumed to be dead. Dickinson's Board of Trustees has approved the...
Freshman class largest in the College's history. Introduction of ROTC program at Dickinson. Dr. F.W. Ness named Dean of the College. Common Club regains status as a club for independent men. Professor Pflaum returns to campus after his tenth trip to Europe. New Athletic Director, A.C. Ransom,...
