1910

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.  Oratorical department and Library Guild have successful years.  Skitchagenee holds annual banquet and initiates new members.  Traditional Commencement Play forbidden by Trustees.  Press Club holds second annual banquet and elects new officers.  Dr. C. W.

Senior standings announced. Oratorical contest held. The Comus Club to hold a dance in the Armory.

YWCA and YMCA jointly hold a fete in the gymnasium.  Intercollegiate Debating teams are restructured.  A new department for the teaching of oral composition and debating is proposed.  Senate for 1911 elected.  Department of Oratory announces final contest.  1911 Microcosm published.  The Union Philosophical Society, the College Band, and the Harman Literary Society hold officer elections.  Halley's comet passes by.

Freshmen win interclass track meet.  1909 Class Letter was published, edited by Alfred H. Wagg.  Earl Peters, '09 responds to Mrs. Collins' letter in the April 27, 1910 Dickinsonian, regarding the identity of Dickinson, and its extracurriculars.

Seniors present Dr. and Mrs. Reed with brass candlesticks in honor of their 21st year at the College.  Freshmen win the cap scrap agains the Sophomores by ingeniously concealing their caps in their shoes.  The day long Senior Ride up to Doubling Gap is a success.  Dickinson competes in annual Pennsylvania relay races in Philadelphia.  Student body is called to encourage the Senate to more activity and involvement.  Annual Dewey Night celebrations carried off more tamely than usual with a smoker in the gym.

Freshman Oratorical Contest is held.  Mary C. Love Collins writes on the state of the identity and situation of the college.  Phi Kappa Sigma holds its annual dance in the Armory.  Boston Festival Orchestra and "Samson and Delilah" both musical successes.

The Boston Festival Orchestra to come to Carlisle.  YWCA and YMCA to hold their annual lawn fete.  Inter-class track and field meet approaches.  Carlisle Oratorio Society to present "Sampson and Delilah." 

Belles Lettres Literary Society wins annual debate against Union Philosophical Literary Society.  The Ben Greet Players present "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Twelfth Night", hosted by the Civic Club.  Suggestions for ways to revise the cap scrap are requested by the Senate.

The Combined Musical Clubs return from their annual tour and are featured in a portrait on the front page.  Donald C. Appenzellar, '99 recommends doing something to commemorate "Old Jack".  The good of unions to be debated in 19th annual inter-society debate.

Dickinson defeats Swarthmore in the Fourth Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest.  The Junior physics class went to study the organ in Allison M. E. Church.  Rev. Samuel Parkes Cadman gives an excellent lecture.  The combined musical clubs give a concert at Shippensburg.  Dr. W. V. Kelley's lecture on Browning is a success.  Mid-winter sports exhibition held.  New Dickinsonian board announced.  Editor responds to hazing controversy.  1912 Microcosm board members announced. 

The YWCA holds a very successful night of entertainment, including musical and theatrical acts.  The editors complain of the incorrect reports and anti-Dickinson attitude in the Carlisle newspapers and the Carlisle community of "know-it-alls" at large.  The last Comus Club dance of the year is planned.  Sigma Alpha Epsilon holds a dance at the Armory.  YMCA holds its officer elections.  Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Society celebrate their anniversaries with a lecture by Dr. W. V.

The editors respond to the band controversy.  John F. Howard's Shakespearean recital proves to be a disgrace.  "Old Jack" longtime and beloved janitor in Old East college dies.  Civic Club plans its last entertainment of the year, a lecture by Rev. Samuel Parkes Cadman. 

Washington's Birthday banquet a successful evening.  Fresmhan smoker is held.  Kappa Sigma holds a dance in Assembly Hall.  Some upperclassmen respond to the Band's article of the previous week.  The trustees hold their usual midwinter meeting in Philadelphia.

All college feed planned for February 22nd.  Mr. John F. Howard to give a recital of "Julius Caesar."  Civic Club holds a lecture on "Storm Heroes of our Coast" by the Hon. Arthur K. Peck.  The college band announces it will now require payment for playing at non-athletic events and rebuffs accusations of lack of school spirit.  New college bulletin is issued.  Any interested are invited to participate in the Carlisle Oratorio Society's production of "Samson and Delilah". 

Celebrations for Washington's Birthday are planned.  Phi Delta Theta holds its annual dance in the Armory.  A senior writes a letter to the editor on the deplorable state of the bathing facilities in the gymnasium.  Essays to compete for membership on the Dickinsonian board due soon.  Applicants are reminded that the positions require hard work.  Gaps left in baseball schedule because Carlisle Indian School not playing in 1910.

Note: Pages 5 and 6 are missing from the only copy of this edition known to exist.

"Minna Von Barnheim" play is a great success.  Comus Club holds its midwinter dance.  Day of Prayer is observed.  Freshmen hold banquet.  Passed Dickinsonians compiled, some found to be missing.  Speaker Elbert Hubbard is entertained by Alpha Chi Rho after delivering an excellent lecture o the College.  Phi Kappa Psi holds a dance in the Armory.  Sophomores and Freshman have a scrap, which ends in a tie. 

Trophy Room begun to be reestablished by Press Club, but funds found lacking; students asked to contribute.  Phi Kappa Sigma holds informal farewell reception for Professor Rowe.  Seniors encouraged to become members of the Library Guild.

Successful performance by Kitty Cheatham hosted by the Civic Club.  Sophomore society Skitchagenee was revived, with seven men initiated.  Comus Club to hold a midwinter dance in the Armory. 

German comedy "Minna von Barhelm" to come to Dickinson.  Civic Club to host performance by Kitty Cheatham.  February 3 designated Day of Prayer for Universities, Colleges, and Schools.  Oldest alumnus, Judge Joseph Benson McEnally, dies at age 85. 

Mrs. Judge Biddle gives address. Exam schedule printed. Teams chosen for the inter society debate. Letters published from alumni in China. Several fraternities hold events. Organ regital held at Allison Methodist Church. Sophomore picture taken in front of Bosler Hall. Annual Doll show held.

A review of the football season by the football coach, with biographies of team members. The will of Samuel W. Bowne bequests a large gift of stock to the college. Freshmen draft class resolutions. Comus Club holds autumn dance. Freshmen succussfully post and guard posters. Update from the staff of the Microcosm.

Meeting held to coordinate spirit before football game against Gettysburg. Mr. Herbert F. Sherwood of the New York Sunday Tribune gives lecture on trip to Europe with U.S. Immigration Commission. Y.M.C.A. holding services for week of prayer. Union Philosophical Society elects officers.

Lecture to be given about immigration by journalist Herbert Francis Sherwood. Topic of the year's intercollegiate debates are announced. Short Story published called "The Mystery of Crooked Oak." Contest for economic prizes announced. Halloween celebration held at Lloyd Hall. 

Response to the Previous weeks letter to the editor from the Law students about the Athletic Association. Letter to the Editor from Physical Director Forrest Eugene Craver about the athletic situation of athletic success at the college. Der Deutche Verein held its first meeting of the year. Phi Kappa Sigma, Beta Theta Pi and Delta Chi all hold Halloween Events. Reporter Herbert Francis Sherwood to give a lecture on immigration.

Essay on the position of the law man (law student) on the athletic committee. Freshman class takes a straw-ride to Mechanicsburg. Sophomore Class holds outing in Mount Holly Springs. Class to be offerred on the principles of debate. Senate passes a resolution on the treatment of underclassmen by upperclassmen. Organ recitals to be given at Allison Methodist Church.