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Dickinsonian, May 1890

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Glee Club takes performance tour. Belles Lettres Society and Union Philosophical Society hold a debate on tariffs. Senior Class takes a Ride. YMCA elects officers. A bowling tournament is held. YMCA holds joint meeting with the Carlisle YMCA and...

Dickinsonian, June 1890

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Professor Rittenhouse resigns. Mr. McAllister wins the Union Philosophical Society's annual oratorical contest. President Reed moves his residence from East College to the new presidential mansion. Union Philosophical Society elects officers....

Dickinsonian, July 1890

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Incorporators of the Law School meet. Highlights of Commencement Week. Mr. Crowder wins Walkley Senior Oratorical Prize. Belles Lettres Society and UPS hold their annual general meetings. Account of Class Day. Mr. M. P. Sellers and Mr. C. A....

Dickinsonian, October 1890

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Robert W. Rogers, Bradford O. M'Intyre, and Willard G. Lake become Dickinson professors. William Trickett is the new Law School dean. Professor Rittenhouse's former rooms in West College are converted into student rooms. Patton, '92, is elected...

Dickinsonian, November 1890

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There is agitation over the question of whether to admit female students to the literary societies. Charles Sewell Weech, '93, dies. Sigma Alpha Epsilon opens a chapter at Dickinson.

Dickinsonian, December 1890

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Belles Lettres Society and the Union Philosophical Society elect officers. A dramatic club forms.

Dickinsonian, January 1891

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Glee Club takes annual Christmas trip. Scores for football season.

Dickinsonian, February 1891

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Board of trustees adopts a policy requiring the student body to pay for damages to college property. Class Day officers are elected. Illingworth, '91, resigns as Glee Club manager; Balentine, '93, and Hynson, '92, replace him.

Dickinsonian, March 1891

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Pennington Club holds first annual banquet. Dover Club holds banquet. Dickinson participates in the formation of the Pennsylvania Inter-Collegiate Foot-Ball Association. Mid-Winter Athletic Exhibition is held.

Dickinsonian, April 1891

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Committee created to raise money for the endowment of a chair of The English Bible and Semitic History. Union Philosophical Society celebrates its 102nd anniversary with a banquet. UPS holds elections; S. A. Lewis '91 is president. Belles Lettres...

Dickinsonian, May 1891

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A new German fraternity, Das Goethe Kranzchen, is an object of some mystery. The faculty create the Students Intermediary Committee to bring students' concerns to their attention; Mills '91, Lewis '91, Neal '91, Fasick '92, Stephens '92, Wooden '...

Dickinsonian, June 1891

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Program for commencement week. YMCA elects officers. Cole and Walkley prizes for declamation are awarded. UPS holds elections; H. M. Stephens is president. Belles Lettres holds elections; Chester N. Ames is president. Montgomery P. Sellers wins...

Dickinsonian, July 1891

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Account of commencement. Junior Oratorical Contest is followed by a Junior Promenade. Board of Trustees meets, decides to purchase the athletic field, and authorizes the construction of a new building for offices, recitation rooms, and literary...

Dickinsonian, October 1891

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John Wilson '93 dies of malaria. Rushing season ends; list of new members. Seniors, sophomores and freshmen elect class officers. gymnasium has new lockers and remodeled track and bathroom. J. L. Hynson '92 is elected football captain.

Dickinsonian, November 1891

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List of orchestra members.

Dickinsonian, December 1891

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Obituaries for William C. Allison and Warren Pierce '94. Alpha Zeta Phi holds its first reception. Beta Theta Pi moves from its rooms on Hanover Street to rooms on High Street recently vacated by Chi Phi. Pennington Club elects officers; William...

Dickinsonian, January 1892

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Edwin Storer Janes Kulp becomes editor of the Dickinsonian. Joseph Pyle and George S. Cappell join board of trustees. Summary of football season. George W. Kessler is baseball president. Faculty decides on Wallower Prize competition...

Dickinsonian, February 1892

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Class Day officers are elected; James Harris Curran is president.

Dickinsonian, March 1892

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Annual mid-winter athletic competition is held. Allison Memorial Methodist Church opens. UPS and BLS elect officers; William T. Roberts and Van Pierce Northrup are presidents, respectively.

Dickinsonian, April 1892

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Students form the Blaine Republican Club of Dickinson College; Edwin Storer Janes Kulp is president. Belles Lettres Society wins Wallower Prize in inter-society debate on Democratic party policy concerning tariff and silver legislation.

Dickinsonian, May 1892

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An article discusses national changes in college curricula. The baseball team loses several games.

Dickinsonian, June 1892

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Commencement and commencement week are detailed. UPS and BLS hold their annual general meetings. List of members of class of '92 with vocation, favorite study, favorite swear, measurements, clothing sizes, mottoes, etc. President gives annual...

Dickinsonian, October 1892

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Alpha Zeta Phi takes annual ride. Football schedule. YMCA holds annual reception. List of members of freshman class. Complaints about inadequate space within college dormitories.

Dickinsonian, November 1892

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A Prohibition club forms. Accounts of Dickinson football losses to Cornell, Pennsylvania College, University of Pennsylvania, Mount St. Mary's, and Bucknell.

Dickinsonian, December 1892

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Dickinson football defeats Pennsylvania College and is defeated by Haverford College and State College. YMCA holds week of prayer. President and Mrs. Reed hold annual reception. Glee Club does not reform.  Some students are criticized for...

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