Dickinsonian, June 8, 1934

Class Day is planned. Commencement is planned. Rising Sophomore John Burnite is selected to spend summer at German student labor camp. YMCA and YWCA are replaced with Dickinson College Religious Association. Interfraternity Council denies Phi Epsilon Pi and Sigma Tau Phi's requests to join. Belles Lettres Society and Union Philosophical Society unite to form Union Literary Society. Dramatic Club presents "The Fugitive". Summary of men's basketball, men's cross-country and men's tennis seasons.

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Dickinsonian, May 3, 1934

Eight students participate in Pennsylvania constitutional convention. Mothers' Day activities are planned. May Day and Founders' Day are celebrated. Catholic students present their faith to the Young People's Fellowship. Five female students chosen to wear Junior Sportsmanship blazers.

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Dickinsonian, April 26, 1934

Men’s Senate reduces number of class officers. Omicron Delta Kappa sponsors Sub-Freshman Day. President Morgan issues ultimatum to Eastern Pennsylvania Football Conference. Jewish students present their faith to a meeting of the Young People’s Fellowship. Christina B. Meredith receives Pi Beta Phi fellowship.

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Dickinsonian, April 19, 1934

Omicron Delta Kappa plans Sub-Freshman day for prospective students. William R. Woodward received fellowship from Institute of International Education. Pennsylvania to revise its constitution, to hold Intercollegiate Constitutional Convention, Dickinson to participate. Benjamin R. Epstein, '33, receives Jusserand Fellowship and American German Student Exchagne fellowship. After-dinner inter-fraterntiy religious discussion series proves success. Dickinson Players plan to present "Dover Road". Klein S. Merriman receives Omicron Delta Kappa Outstanding Sophomore Award.

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Dickinsonian, March 29, 1934

Professor Leon Cushing Prince decides to run for lieutenant governorship. Lloyd W. Hughes wins Phi Epsilon Pi award for being the most valuable basketball player. Dickinsonian sends representatives to convention of Intercollegiate Newspaper Association. Professor C. R. Walther Thomas becomes honorary member of Theta Chi. Alpha Chi Rho house catches fire; minimal damage.

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Dickinsonian, March 22, 1934

Dickinsonian representatives attend Intercollegiate Newspaper Association of the Middle Atlantic States convention. College applies for another month of CWA funds; student jobs under this program are described. W3YC's new radiotelephone transmitter functions. Katharine Loder receives scholarship to University of Toulouse. List of most popular books circulated in library for pleasure reading.

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Dickinsonian, March 15, 1934

Robert Bartley wins 1902 Class Award. Eddie Steele is elected basketball captain. C. R. Walther Thomas speaks to Union Philosophical Society about the state of Germany and Nazism. Omicron Delta Kappa convention held at Dickinson. Professor Mulford Stough speaks to Young People's Fellowship about the threat of war in the Balkans and Central Europe. Sigma Alpha Epsilon wins intramural basketball tournament. J. Gardner Zerby breaks college backstroke record.

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Dickinsonian, March 8, 1934

German Club plans to attend Wagnerian opera, invites all students and Carlislians. Omicron Delta Kappa to hold convention at Dickinson. President Morgan dissolves All-College Social committee. Fifty students begin on-campus work under provisions of Civil Works Administration. Union Philosophical society hears speech on Nazism. Basketball wins last game of season. Portraits in Bosler Hall are rearranged.

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Dickinsonian, February 23, 1934

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 roof instead of Conway roof as planned.

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Dickinsonian, February 15, 1934

Annual Dickinsonian banquet. President Morgan attends meetings of the Association of the heads of Methodist Colleges and Seminaries and of the Association of American Colleges. The New Republic attacks Dickinson for unjust terminations and denial of academic freedom. Description of changes approved in the previous semester to the constitution for the Metzger WSGA. School of Family Relationships to hold second annual session at Dickinson. All-college Social committee plans for fraternity open-house dances following basketball games. Students apply for on-campus CWA jobs.

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Dickinsonian, January 18, 1934

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.

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Dickinsonian, December 13, 1934

The Dickinson Players presented the play “Death Takes a Holiday” in the Carlisle High School Auditorium. Rev. Phillips Packer Elliot will be the Week-of-Prayer speaker at the chapel exercises. A history of the Doll Show is reported. The Greek Club presents a program on Greek music. The College will observe the first week back after vacation as a Week-of-Prayer. The students produce a new student publication called The Dickinson Devil. The Debate Squad begins their season with the Debate Forum at Juniata. Dickinson eliminates the ice hockey team.

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Dickinsonian, December 6, 1934

Dickinson students and members of the Allison Memorial church will work together to create of performance of a Nativity play. The Men’s Senate ordered its Tribunal to remove several Freshman Rules, affective after the winter break. It is discovered that the library has great diversity in books. The Women’s Senate plans future events for the women of the college. The Women’s Club gives a banquet in honor of the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Carlisle branch of the American Association of University Women. The debate squad will participate in a debate forum at Juniata College.

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Dickinsonian, November 30, 1934

In the last football game of the season, Dickinson defeats Muhlenberg. The all-College Social committee begins to discuss plans for the annual Doll Show and the Thanksgiving dance. The Tribunal gives the freshman an exam to test their knowledge on the subjects of the College and Carlisle. The Dickinson College Players will perform “Death Takes a Holiday.” A hymnal in which past and present students have been recording comments on the chapel speakers is found.

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Dickinsonian, November 22, 1934

Because of further misconduct, the Tribunal committee reinstates the recently removed Freshmen rules. First treasurer of the League of Nations Secretariat Sir Herbert Ames speaks to the college about the role of the League of Nations in the post-war era. The Dramatic Club has a new regular meeting place, and will be presenting Death Takes a Holiday before the winter break. The Greek Club will portray school life in ancient Greece in their next meeting. The Women’s Senate plans a tentative schedule for the events of the year.

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Dickinsonian, November 15, 1934

The All-College Committee on social affairs meets to discuss campus events for the year. A poll for the candidates of the campus beauties section of the 1935 Microcosm is taken. The freshmen class elects class officers. It is projected that the Red Devil football team should make it to the Rose Bowl. By order of the Men’s Senate and its Tribunal committee, after Thanksgiving the girl rule, tie rule, and path rule will be dropped from the Freshmen Rules. The football team loses to Gettysburg. Shakespeare’s Hamlet will be performed by a professional company next week in Bosler Hall.

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Dickinsonian, November 8, 1934

Professor Leon C. Prince gives a talk on the Golden Rule as aid for an economy recovery for the country. The soccer team loses to Delaware. The Debate Squad elects new officers. The Deputation Committee meets and plans out their work for the year. More freshmen are penalized by the Men's Tribunal for failing to memorize college songs and cheers. The faculty decides to shorten classes on Saturday so that everyone will be able to attend the football game against Gettysburg.

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Dickinsonian, November 1, 1934

Six freshmen are punished for violating the Freshman Rules and neglecting other duties. A sophomore studies a local cave and disproves several local myths. The college begins to offer courses aimed at educating Sunday School teachers. An article talks about how much money the Senate spent on small trinkets and rewards for students. The football team ties with Ursinus. The Women’s Senate calls for an all-College Senate to solve the issue of the Men’s Senate making decisions for everyone on campus.

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Dickinsonian, October 27, 1934

The football team wins against Allegheny by the wide margin of 21-0. The freshmen football team wins against the Carlisle Y.M.C.A team. A tea is held in honor of the president’s wife, Mrs. Frances Corson. The Archaeological Institute of America claims that the college is in possession of a very valuable stone sarcophagus. A search concluded that such a gift was indeed presented to the college, but it had been removed some time ago. The number of freshmen pledged to fraternities totals twenty-one. The Senate names a new chairman of the Senate Tribunal Committee.

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Dickinsonian, October 18, 1934

Alpha Chi Rho resigns from the Interfraternity Council. The upperclassmen have some fun punishing the freshmen for breaking the freshmen rules. The Men’s Senate will form a permanent organization of unaffiliated students in order for them to form a more unified group. The soccer team loses to Bucknell. Alumni are urged to attend the Homecoming celebrations and the Diamond Jubilee of Sigma Chi at Dickinson. An article questions whether the Men’s Senate should be allowed to make decisions for the entire campus, as well as for the women of the college.

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