Alumni hold a reunion in Baltimore. Thanksgiving Day celebrations are held at Second Presbyterian Church. An editorial discusses "signs of the times" regarding society and its values. Class Day elections are held early during this school year.
A story is recounted of students holding a secret dance party in the basement of the Old West, which President Johnson discovered; Johnson was subsequently locked in the building, only to escape into the residence of Professor William Laws Boswell and come face to face the Boswell's large Newfoundland dog.
Description of the 1875 commencement. The class of 1872 holds a reunion, which is discussed in depth.
A sum of $20 is donated to the Dickinsonian by an unnamed alumni. A new professor is welcomed to the College by serenading students at West College late in the night. Chi Phi Fraternity holds is 51st Convention. The announcement for the 92nd Annual Commencement is published.
Elections for the officers of the Dickinsonian for the coming year take place. Phi Kappa Psi holds their 16th Annual Symposium. Phi Kappa Sigma holds their annual session in Philadelphia. The class of 1872 holds a reunion. The history of Dickinson College is outlined “in brief,” and the editors apologize to non-alum readers for the length of the piece, defending its importance.
The Belles Lettres Society holds their anniversary celebration, with a disappointing Anniversarian speaking. The Union Philosophical Society also holds its anniversary celebration, with a more adept Anniversarian. Complaints of the marking system run rampant around campus.
The need for secular books in the college’s reading room is discussed. Alumni in Philadelphia move for the creation of a national alumni association, the American Alumni Association. The Union Philosophical Society abolishes customary invitations to their annual banquet. The story of President Jesse T. Peck’s brief stay in an insane asylum is recounted.
Legal suits against the College by Professors Trickett, Stayman, and Hillman over their removal from chairperson positions are settled. Theta Delta Chi Fraternity holds an annual banquet at which many local esquires and members speak.