The all-college social committee presents C. Ray Smith and his Olvera Street Marionettes in "Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer" in Bosler Hall. The Executive Council and regional officers of the Pennsylvania Association of College Students meet in campus to discuss the upcoming state convention and the...
Omicron Delta Kappa sponsors the publication of the first Dickinson Songbook since 1910. The Dickinson chapter of Tau Kappa Alpha prepares to hold the district convention of Tau Kappa Alpha colleges in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn '96 is appointed commander-in-...
Toyohiko Kagawa, a noted Japanese religious and social worker, addresses the campus. The annual Pan Hellenic dance is held in the Alumni Gymnasium. The College Radio Station enters the International DX contest, the object of which is to contact as many foreign radio stations as possible.
Six of the men's fraternities accept a total of thirty-seven new members. The Pennsylvania Association of College Students is held at Penn State and presided over by Dickinson student Arthur Bouton.
The long-awaited Junior Prom is revived and made open to the entire campus, as well as alumni. It is the only all-college formal planned for the semester. Alpha Sigma Gamma, an honorary journalistic fraternity, elects four new members. Phi Beta Kappa initiates four new members as well. Clayton...
Sixteen students are granted permission to do honors work in their respective majors. The Men's Glee Club gives a concert at the YMCA. The bookstore's venture in selling second-hand books fails. It is planned to try again next semester.
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...
The Dramatic Club's production of Big Hearted Herbert, a three-act comedy by Sophie Kerr, opens in Bosler Hall with much praise. The Protestant branch of the Religious Association holds elections.
The Drinkinsonian, the annual spoof edition of the paper, offers a satirical look at college groups and individuals.
The All-College Social Committee plans "Leap Year Week" at the urging of students. During this week, several events for women are planned, culminating in the Pan Hellenic Dance on April 4. The Dramatic Club holds auditions for their final production of the year: Torch-Bearers. The...
The College celebrates Founder's Day. Delegates are sent to the Inter-collegiate Conference on Government in Harrisburg, one of which is named chair of one of the event's nine major committees.
Guest Day is held for students potentially enrolling in the college. Most of the fraternities hold elections for the next academic year. The Board of Trustees change the college seal to include the date of the founding, 1783, at the center of the seal.
The Freshman class plans to hold an annual class picnic. The Men's Glee Club gives a concert at Carlisle High School. The club additionally hopes to revive the tradition of singing on the Old Stone Steps every Tuesday. Dickinson Law School introduces a summer term, during which Dickinson College...
The rising junior class holds elections for the upcoming year, already beginning to discuss such events as the 1937 Junior Prom. Wheel and Chain, the women's honorary senior fraternity, selects its new members. Belles Lettres Literary Society plans its sesqui-centennial celebration. Charles R....
The Athletic Association compiles the "official" rules for all intramural sports to be presented in a handbook for the upcoming academic year. Student Senate elects a new president and members of the Committee on Committees for the 1936-1937 academic year.
The annual Commencement issue honors the class of 1936. Honorary degrees are presented to Vice-Admiral Arthur Jay Hepburn, Judge W.A. Valentine, Rev. Roy N. Keiser, and Rev. George Henry Ketterer. Twenty-eight students, including one woman, receive Bachelor of Law degrees. The Dickinsonian...
The Belles Lettres Society arranges a program to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding. Several freshman are punished (in comical ways) for disobeying the Freshmen Rules. Medical care is now free to all male students on campus. Fraternities pledged seventy freshmen, and sororities...
Dr. Pitman B. Potter talks to students about problems of the League of Nations. Freshmen are again punished for breaking the Freshmen Rules. The Men’s Glee Club adds new members and plans for several winter concerts. The football team wins their first victory of the season against Lehigh.
Forty-seven Dickinson men compete for a space on the Debate Squad. The Homecoming program schedule is announced. The Greek Club has their first meeting of the year. Thoughts on the 1936 presidential candidates are given. News on President Roosevelt is also given. For the first time, the Dramatic...
The football team will face Swarthmore in the Homecoming game. The Joint Society dissolves in order to reform its two original parts: the Union Philosophical and Belles Lettres Societies. An All-College Halloween party will be held in the gym. The school plans for the enlargement of Biddle Field...
The “Elect-Landon” club holds its first and only pre-election meeting. The Dramatic Club considers a play with a murder-mystery plot. The Tribunal punishes more freshmen, both men and women, for disobeying the Freshmen Rules. The Dickinson Democratic Club holds their final meeting. Dickinson...
The newly-formed Theological Society holds their first meeting. The Dramatic Club is to present “A Doll’s House.” The football team beats Haverford.
In honor of Armistice Day, Gilbert Malcolm gives a talk entitled “Memories of a Soldier,” based on his experiences fighting in World War I. A Peace Panel, held at a local church, discusses whether a pacifistic plan or educating the common man in defensive warfare is a better plan to lead us to...
The Senate’s request for an extended Thanksgiving Break was denied by the Board of Deans. The Greek Club is to present Aristophanes’ The Birds. The College Date Bureau is now available for student use. The men are to submit their height, name, and class, and the women are then allowed to choose...
The Annual Christmas Doll Show will be held on December 18th in the Gymnasium. Its program will include a talent portion, the appearance of Santa Clause, informal dancing, and caroling in the town. Dickinson’s radio station, W3YC, is back on the air. Joann, the college goat, was put to death...
