The new Intercollegiate Athletic Association, which met in December at the height of the football controversy, produces a constitution and bylaws which are distributed to institutions throughout the nation. Dickinson faculty accepts the documents and joins the association. The newly-revived tennis team plays its first match in many years.
The Comus Club holds an Easter Dance. Students prepare for the upcoming tennis tournament.
The Glee and Mandolin Clubs return after a tour comprised of ten concerts in three different states. President Reed requests submissions for a new college song. The writer of the song deemed the best will receive a prize. The Philadelphia Alumni Association holds its annual banquet, electing new officers and listening to a presentation regarding the glory of Dickinson. The New Jersey Alumni Association also holds their annual banquet, an event similar to that of the Philadelphia Alumni Association.
Popular student eatery, Deli C, is forced to close for after being caught selling synthetic marijuana by the DA. Brian Patchcoski is named Dickinson's first LBGTQ Services Director. David London, class of 2012, is named head coach of men's and women's tennis.
Special Interest Housing changes. Students burgled while on spring break in Costa Rica. Dickinson signs an agreement with the U.S. Army War College to deepen their relationship. District Court Judge for D.C., Richard J. Leon spoke at the college. Men's Lacrosse Team continues to succeed this season with several victories. Profile of student athlete Abby Larson. The Men's and Women's Tennis Team also win their recent matches against McDaniel and Muhlenberg.
Library to install solar panels. Mock Trial Team heads to Nationals. College plans to renovate the Law School Cupola atop the Curtilage building. The Geology Department is renamed the Earth Sciences Department. Both the Men's and Women's Tennis Teams win their first matches of the season. Men's Lacrosse Team ranked fifth in the nation.
James L. Beighle is elected president of Student Senate. Juniors select officers in final class elections. The town members of Carlisle plan to decorate the town for commencement. Athletic Association is considering making an athletic club house. Skitch-a-Genee initiations. Dramatic Club production. Inter-Fraternity Council elections. Belles Lettres Society elections. Tau Kappa Alpha initiations. Carlisle loses to Harrisburg in chess. Debating conference at Penn State. Mohler Scientific Club elections. The Tennis Team may compete in championships. Update on Greek Club production.
Skull and Key holds initiation. Professor Leon Prince marries Miss Julia Delavan, class of 1913. Dr. William Lindsay retires due to declining health. Troutman Gougler selected as new field coach. Musical clubs have successful year and tour. Conway Hall holds commencement exercises. Oratorical department and Library Guild have successful years. Skitchagenee holds annual banquet and initiates new members. Traditional Commencement Play forbidden by Trustees. Press Club holds second annual banquet and elects new officers. Dr. C. W.
YWCA and YMCA jointly hold a fete in the gymnasium. Intercollegiate Debating teams are restructured. A new department for the teaching of oral composition and debating is proposed. Senate for 1911 elected. Department of Oratory announces final contest. 1911 Microcosm published. The Union Philosophical Society, the College Band, and the Harman Literary Society hold officer elections. Halley's comet passes by.
Results from Baseball, Track, Tennis. Oratorical Contest for the Samuel B. Goff Temperance prize held, winners announced. Lecture Given by Mr. Irving E. Vining on the "Types and Tendencies of Men" .
Senior Class takes trip to Luray Caverns. Results from track, baseball, tennis. Dr. George Katzge gives three lectures on Education in Germany. Minutes from Der Deutscher Verein. Copy of the Carlisle Herald from 1820 found with article about the conversion of early Dickinson to a Methodist college. More student contributions to the May literary contest.
Freshmen win sophomores in annual cap scrap. Flag in college colors presented at chapel. Lecture to be given by Mr. Irving E. Vining about the " Types and tendencies of men". Phi Kappa Psi hosts housewarming to mark the remodeling of their house. Comus CLub dance postponed. Dr. W. A. Hunsberger resigns from post of assistant to the president. Short story titled "The Caterpiller" published in entirety.
The Skitchagenee Sophomore club held a dance at the Phi Kappa Psi house. President Reed told a story about improper youthful behavior, but the moral is lost on the student body. The Mohler Scientific club held a discussion of the Busch Magneto. A list of novels worth reading. Long essay titled "What Scared Belshazzer. The Varsity Show to be postponed until fall.
Mohler Scientific Club organizes and elects officers. An optional course in music has begun and is offerred to all students of the college. Phi Kappa Sigma holds an anniversary hay ride to doubling gap. Men of West College hold a banquet held in the Y.M.C.A. reading room. Essay on Ralph Waldo Emerson's views of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass.
Business manager of the 1911 Microcosm, C. Leroy Cleaver, announces impressive balance in accounts. "Songs of Dickinson" songbook compiled by Ben Hinchman, '05, with 117 songs, available for purchase. All students made subscribers to Dickinsonian. Prizes for best literary contributions announced, sponsored by local businesses. Mr.
The baseball team loses to Villanova. Nisbet Day is celebrated on campus. Students are encouraged to attend the Y.M.C.A Summer Conference. The Freshman win the annual Cap Scrap, allowing them to do away with their flashy green caps and replace them with understated gray ones. The tennis and track teams both lose to the Navy athletes. The new staff of the Dickinsonian puts out its first issue. The Glee and Mandolin Clubs have a successful concert.
The track team defeats Muhlenberg 73-53, and the baseball team loses to Ursinus at home, 4-3. The tennis team loses to Franklin & Marshall. Sports players from the different teams are profiled, including George C. Moose and Kenneth Bruce Vaughn. The track team is reviewed by their coach. Performances of the Glee Club and the Dramatic Club are scheduled. Kenneth Vaughn is also placed in the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Members of the sophomore class are initiated into the Skitch-A-Genee Sophomore Society.
Dickinson beats Lebanon Valley at baseball. The track team has a meet and the tennis team wins a match against Franklin & Marshall. A professor’s Ford automobile is stolen and driven through Bosler Hall. The Freshman Oratorical Contest is held. Phi Delta Theta holds a smoker. Sigma Chi holds a dance. Union Philosophical Society holds elections.
Heads for the YMCA program are chosen. Nisbet Day is planned for May 1. An annual tug-of-war between freshmen and sophomores is to be held on May 3. The track and tennis seasons are underway. The baseball team loses against Syracuse and Franklin & Marshall. Interest in participation in summer military camps grows on campus, as a program of the Military Training Camps Association of the United States.
Nisbet Day is celebrated with a trip to the cemetery and an inspiring memorial address. The sophomore class beat the freshman class at a tug-of-war. The results of a tennis tournament are given. Dickinson loses to Gettysburg at the Gettysburg Track Meet. The Phi Kappa Delta fraternity becomes a part of the Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity.
Mr. Andrew Oyler is hired as the new baseball coach. Robert B. Kistler will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief for the next issue of The Dickinsonian. Dickinson finished fourth at the Annual Relay Carnival at the University of Pennsylvania. The track and tennis schedules are announced. An article underlines the importance of good time management in college.
Commencement is held. Bishop Foss holds a sermon for the YMCA. The Junior Oratorical Contest is held is Bosler Hall. Class Day is celebrated by the Class of 1889. The Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Societies elect officers and honorary members. The Alumni Association also elects officers. An inter-class baseball
President Reed is inaugurated into the college. President Reed begins offering elocution lessons to each class. The Glee Club is commended for the music they furnished at President Reed’s induction. An athletic field is supplied by President Reed at the request of the students. Slight improvements and renovations are made to the College Chapel. A centennial celebra
The Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Society elect officers for the coming year. The Union Philosophical Society holds its centennial anniversary. A call is made for the creation of an athletic field for the students. Some Dickinson students win a tug-of-war contest put on by the Chambersburg YMCA. The college’s fraternities hold tennis tournaments.
Seniors enjoy a psychology lecture series put on by Dr. Rittenhouse. Bishop Cyrus D. Foss speaks at the well-attended Day of Prayer for Colleges. Professors Whiting and Harman host supper parties for the seniors. A profile of President-elect Dr. George E.