Students With Mermaid Riding Bicycle, 1915

Photograph of students on the Old West cupola when a bicycle was attached to the mermaid. The bike was put there as a prank by freshman members of Alpha Chi Rho during the 1914-15 school year. According to a letter by Frank Masland, class of 1918 and one of the participants, the stolen bike belonged to Chaplain Springer. The operation took place in the middle of the night, and the four students made a human ladder by climbing on each others shoulders in order to reach the top of the cupola and hoist the bike up. The college had to hire steeple jacks to take the bike down, after which the boys promptly stole it again.

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Senior Brothers of Alpha Chi Rho, 1917

Four members of Alpha Chi Rho pose with their caps and gowns in 1917.

From left to right: Michael F. Davis ('17), Henry A. Rasmussen ('17), Homer M. Rspess ('17), and Leonard H. Frescoln ('17).

This image is #359 of the oversized photograph collection.

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Hensel Studio
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Homecoming spirit display by Alpha Chi Rho, 1951

Alpha Chi Rho fraternity brothers create this team spirit display for the Homecoming game against Johns Hopkins on November 10, 1951.  The display depicts a large red devil rolling a die that is about to crush the Johns Hopkins mascot (a blue jay). The caption for the display reads "The die is cast."
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Friends on a couch, c.1992

Three friends, one wearing Alpha Chi Rho letters and another wearing a Dickinson College Dining Services apron, sit on a couch.

Right: Dee Davis

If you can identify anyone in this photograph or provide any additional information, please contact the Archives (archives@dickinson.edu). This image is slide 164 of the Class of 1992 Senior Slideshow.

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