College Social Committee brings Claude Hopkins and his orchestra to campus for a concert. Greek Club holds a meeting devoted to "Idylls of Theocritus," its last meeting of the semester. William Nicklets writes a piece bemoaning the female gender's attachment to the need for male chivalrous...
Three students, Edward E. Knauss, Leon M. Robinson, and Robert H. Llewellyn, are elected to Phi Beta Kappa society. Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra make the Mid-Winter Ball a success. The Catholic Club hears Father Schott give a speech. Wheel and Chain host a "Sweater Hop" dance. President...
The Upsilon Circle of the Omicron Delta Kappa chose five new members to its regular meeting, and elected Christian V. Graf and Leon M. Robinson as the delegate and alternate delegate, respectively, to the national convention of the fraternity. Dickinson alumn Governor Arthur H. James appointed...
Alpha Sigma Gamma, the journalism fraternity, elects seven new members. Professor of American History Hiram Herr Shenk speaks before Young People's Fellowship. Dr. Reinhard Beutner of the Hahnemann Medical College speaks before the Mohler Scientific Club. Alvin Blumberg to play part of David...
Rev. Dr. Henry Smith Leiper, leader in the world movement for peace and Christian unity , speaks on "Germany's New Religion" at a meeting of the Young People's Fellowship. Bill Nickels speaks about the trips taken by the Social Survey Committee. Fraternities Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta, and...
The "Miami Triad" of Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Chi, and Phi Delta Theta, throws a dance featuring Don Peebles and his Orchestra. Mr. Vinton Zeigler, minister, speaks on the state of Brooklyn slums. Belles Lettres reviews modern literature. The Dramatic Club continues to prepare "The Shining Hour...
Professor Wellman J. Warner is appointed to permanent position as sociology professor at Dickinson. Leon M. Robinson, Bernard Kotulak, and Paul Gorsuch will go to the Ta Kappa Alpha district convention as delegates. Dr. Paul Popenoe will discuss marital relations before the Dickinson College...
Dr. Wilbur V. Mallalieli, former Red Cross captain, will speak before the Union Philosophical Society on the society's 150th anniversary. 25 students visit a Bethlehem Steel plant in Steelton, PA as part of Social Survey. A report composed by Dickinson delegates is adopted at the debate...
Over one hundred delegates from the member papers of the Intercollegiate Newspaper Association gather at Dickinson for the Spring Convention of the organization, recognizing its 20th Anniversary. 500 attend concert by Dickinson College Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Wilbur V. Mallalieu addresses the...
The Debate team finishes the season with a victory over Franklin and Marshall. The Middle States Intercollegiate Newspaper Association Convention takes place at Dickinson College, and the Dickinsonian receives an editorial trophy.
Delegates from Dickinson College attend the Inter-Collegiate Government Conference in Harrisburg. Members of the Dickinson Dramatic Club present "Swamp Spirit" at the Cultural Olympics in Philadelphia. Student athlete Kinzie Weimer receives the Jacob Cohen, Phi Epsilon Pi trophy. Premier concert...
Dr. Popenoe, Director of the Institute of Family Relations in Los Angeles, holds a marriage clinic during chapel. Mal Hallet and his nationally famous orchestra will play at the Commencement Ball. Details of Founders' Day event. Dickinson Baseball defeats Mt. St. Mary's in Guest Day match. Track...
At the Tau Kappa Alpha Convention, Leon Robinson receives first prize for debate. Robert E. Banker and Beatrice V. Sautter both earn French exchange awards. Dickinson Tennis beats Lebanon Valley. Golf team wins first match of the season against Gettysburg College. Track team beats Juniata at...
Details of several new student elections and awards. Baseball team beats University of Delaware and Temple University. Golf team wins against Western Maryland University. They also earned their first intercollegiate invitation tournament by defeating Baltimore University.
Dickinson College to reconstruct Bosler Hall. Dr. Dixon Ryan Fox to speak at Commencement. Former Cumberland County resident, Daniel Drawbaugh laid claim to title of inventor of the telephone in 1881. Alice Abbott, the first girl to make the men's varsity tennis team at Dickinson, has been asked...
Details of Bosler Hall renovation. Commencement Ball a success. Outline of Commencement activities. Dickinson baseball beats Drexel. Track team finishes their best season in several years with only one loss to Bucknell.
President Corson addresses the 556-strong student body at Convocation. Belles Lettres announces that it will publish the Hornbook for the first time since 1934. Three foreign students (one Chinese, one French, and one German) are unable to come to Dickinson on schedule or at all, and another is...
William Walter Van Kirk, director of the National Peace Conference, addresses chapel. Professor Cornelius W. Fink resigns as adviser for the Union Philosophical Society. Belles Lettres announces that, in addition to publishing the Hornbook, it will hold an essay contest open to the entire...
Dr. James Henry Morgan, former president of the College, dies at the age of 82 from an "illness of many months." The College plans to take part in the Carlisle Community Chest Drive to raise money for various charitable causes. The Civil Aeronautics Academy sponsors Dickinson and offers to train...
The Bobolino Group Theatre performs "Candida" to an audience of 200 in Denny Hall. Union Philosophical Society rejects Belles Lettres' invitation for an inter-society debate and appoints Professor Wellman J. Warner as its new adviser. Chinese student I-Ying Li finally arrives on campus after...
The traditional Dad's Day, during which fathers of Dickinson students were welcomed to campus, is changed into the first all-inclusive Parent's Day. The results of an Intercollegiate Newspaper Association poll suggests that Dickinsonians are growing more liberal. Students protest the long-...
George S. Williams '00, Delaware's lone Congressional Representative, speaks in chapel for Homecoming Weekend. Members of the Dickinsonian editorial staff travel to Lewisburg for a conference of the Intercollegiate Newspaper Association, of which current editor-in-chief Paul Gorsuch '40 is...
Author, journalist, and radio personality John Kieran is announced as the speaker for the Alumni Football Banquet. The Drama Club's fall production, "Petticoat Fever," is set to open the evening of publication. Several pranks were pulled over Homecoming weekend, including the placement of a live...
Pi Beta Phi plans to move their house from Louther Street to 157 West High Street. The Kittochtiny Players, a local drama troupe of which seven Dickinsonians are members, performs Helen Jerome's adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice." The ten students receiving flight training from the Civil...
Dr. H.H. Nininger, leading expert on meteorites, visits campus and gives a lecture on the subject. The College Athletic Association announces that 37 football and soccer players, coaches, and staff members will receive letters. The annual Christmas Seal Drive begins.
