Metzger Hall

The college holds a football rally. The juniors hold the Junior Party in Metzger Hall.

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 Hall is renovated and fitted with electric lights; has highest occupancy yet. The deceased Professor William Lambert Gooding is remembered. Conway Hall, South College, and Biddle Field are renovated.

The baseball team defeats Bucknell. The ladies of Metzger Hall hold the first annual May Day fete. The 1915 Microcosm is handed out. President Eugene Allen Noble resigns. The accomplishments of the Student Senate during the past year are reviewed.

The Dickinson Debate Team wins against F&M, but loses against Penn State. The YMCA elects new officers. The Sigma Chi fraternity held their annual winter dance in Metzger Hall. The Union Philosophical Society elected their officers for the spring term. The Dickinson Prohibition League elected their officers.

The freshman class participated in the annual Washington Birthday “pee-rade.” The students wore elaborate costumes portraying many different characters. Kappa Sigma held its fifth annual mid-winter dance in Metzger Hall.

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 tragedy, upon which they returned to the Fraternity house and celebrated there.  

The annual Doll Show was given at Metzger Hall. The first meeting of the “Deutscher Verein,” or the German Club, was held.            

Founder’s Day was celebrated at Metzger Hall. The Dickinson Alumni Athletic Association made further plans to extend their organization. The Union Philosophical Society announces the results of its election. The Intercollegiate Prohibition Association outlines what it hopes to accomplish in the coming year.

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.

Honor System called into question after numerous reports of alleged cheating during examinations. Mozart's "The Impresario" to be performed at Carlisle Opera House. Student Activities budget discussed in joint Men's and Women's Senate committee meeting. Metzger Hall authorities deny rumors of serving spoiled food. Results of psychological test reported, show good College average. Dickinsonians attend state education convention. Statue of Joseph Priestley presented to the College by Edgar Fahs Smith, ex-Provost of University of Pennsylvania.

Phi Beta Kappa honor society to celebrate anniversary in 1926. Faculty delays vote on honor code, unlikely to go into effect for mid-years; students voice opinions on the code. Report of an intruder in Metzger Hall, the girl's dormitory. Dean of Women Josephine Meredith "grabbed a revolver and started after the bold intruder." Inter-fraternity Council bars Delta Chi fraternity of Law School from admission to council.

Basketball team to open season in New York against CCNY. Annual Doll Show to be held in Metzger Hall. Dickinson-in-China fund prepares for annual drive. Men's Glee Club performs at Hagerstown YMCA for its first formal concert of the year.

Dickinsonian elects J. Lawrence Jackson editor-in-chief, Robert Wayne business manager, and Robert J. Trace managing editor. Committee does not unanimously accept Dean Josephine B. Meredith's proposed changes to Metzger Council constitution aimed at elimating fraternity politics in student government. Edward First is elected president of Athletic Association. Dean of Women Josephine B. Meredith and YWCA president Elizabeth Hess choose committtee of students to promote fellowship among the Metzger girls.

Professor Earnest A. Vuilleumier invents a solids hydrometer, to be used in determining the specific gravity of solid substances. The Board of Trustees authorizes the drawing up of architectural plans for renovations to the college's dormitories and the building of a new gymnasium. New events to be featured during commencement are outlined, designed to include significantly more alumni involvement than in previous years. The French Club presents its two plays in Metzger Hall to overwhelmingly good reviews.

Dickinson alumnus and professor Charles W. Super writes a book on college history, giving special attention to college traditions and student life during different periods. The Doll Show and Bazaar takes place in Metzger Hall. Plans for Christmas entertainment are announced, to include caroling and a collection of donations for underprivileged children in Tennessee. An informal debate with Gettysburg is planned for after the holiday break. Belles Lettres holds a spelling bee and a debate on coeducation at Dickinson in a joint meeting with the Harmon and McIntyre women's literary societies.

The potential measles epidemic in Metzger Hall that threatened the entire Dickinson community is no longer a threat. There have been no new cases reported in the past forty-eight hours and those infected have been placed in the infirmary or sent home.

The Dickinson Alumni Club of Ohio is formed in Cleveland, the twenty-second alumni organization to be formed. Seven freshmen are tried by the Student Tribune for laughing at their classmates who had to perform for upperclassmen. The intrusion of Metzger Hall reported last week is said to have been nothing but a nightmare. A national officer of Phi Mu visits the chapter at Dickinson. The coach of the freshman football team is forced to cancel the remaining games in the season due to many injuries.

An unidentified man breaks into the room of a female freshman in Metzger Hall. He smothers her screams with his hand and tries to remove her bedclothes before being frightened away by her second scream, which is not smothered. The Dramatic Club changes their December sixth production to "YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU." Dr. Wellington A. Parlin of the physics department invents an apparatus to be used in laboratories and appeals the Chicago Science Apparatus Company to put it in its catalog.

The passage of the Selective Service Act requires ninety-two of the colleges' four hundred and twelve male students and seven faculty members to register for the United States military. This is the first peace-time conscription in the history of the nation. Senior women prepare to move into a new dormitory called Hayes House, allowing them to leave Metzger Hall and the strict restrictions that come with living there. Two women enroll for the Civilian Pilot Training Program. The Freshman and Sophomore rules will both be enforced by a rebuilt Student Tribunal.

Thirty-four students will graduate from the Law School. Former Dickinson president writes history of the college to be revealed in October at the Sesquicentennial Celebration. Sesquicentennial Commencement Program included in this issue. Five alumni get honorary degrees. Library adds 3,000 new volumes. Editor for next year's Freshmen Handbook selected. Five fraternities created and published magazines this year. The Men's and Women's Glee Clubs gave a joint concert. The professors' summer plans are described. Ten students awarded honor of being chosen to join Phi Beta Kappa.

More plans made for the Sesquicentennial Ball. Rules within Metzger Hall tighten, making this article compare the conditions to a prison. The college's literary magazine, the Hornbook, is to release its second edition soon. Professor Carver fights against cuts to the education budget in the state legislature. Sigma Chi's canine mascot died after 14 years with the fraternity. Six men on the basketball team were awarded varsity letters. Athletic budget revised. 200th anniversary of Joseph Priestley's birth. The economic problems may impact the Junior Prom.

Summary of events planned for upcoming various Dickinson Clubs' banquets. Basic schedule of the upcoming all-girls field day, which includes girls from other area colleges and universities. Description of frog dissections in Biology Lab. The Interfraternity Council denies the petitions of two Jewish fraternities who wished to be allowed on campus. Play-pageant based on the history of Dickinson is planned as a commencement activity for the sesquicentennial. Swarthmore girls vote to get rid of sororities. Phi Kappa Sigma awarded trophy for the interfraternity boxing championship.

Student committee on social affairs and the faculty social committee to change organization of social functions. About 25 students plan to go to Washington, D.C. for Franklin Roosevelt's presidential inauguration. Junior class votes to have Microcosm dedicated to Mr. Malcolm, the college's treasurer and superintendent of the grounds and buildings. Plans for students to go to a performance of one of Wagner's operas commence. Metzger Hall gets brighter lights by request of its residents. President Waugh proposes changes to the curriculum, which the faculty will vote on soon.

President Waugh and professors attend a hearing in Harrisburg to speak against the newly proposed bill that would end liberal arts colleges' ability to train secondary teachers. Sophomores to hold their annual dance on Saturday. Junior Prom plans are being finished. Men's Glee club to perform Sunday evening. Four new juniors are elected to the Alpha Sigma Gamma, honorary journalism award. An article about the contents of girls' waste-paper baskets. Fraternities figure out new favors to give girls that come to their dances. Belles Lettres Society elects new officers.

Dickinson's Men's Basketball team defeated by Mount St. Mary. Students elect new Athletic Association officers. Someone stole medicine from the infirmary. Sigma Tau Phi is currently winning the Interfraternity Basketball Series. Students perform "The Haunted House" mystery play. President Waugh showed off his dance skills at the Skull and Key Ball. More action taken to plan the sesquicentennial dance. Microcosm beauty contests begins. New president of the Union Philosophical Society elected. Informal Student Investigation Committee on better school spirit presented their findings.