College Orchestra

Lewis S. Sadler obituary. Mr. Shedd will address the College Press Club. Preparations for the Week of Prayer. The Freshmen and Sophomore classes win the second round of the interclass basketball games. Belles Lettres Society election results. Notes on Norman Angell address. Reverend Mudge address. Dr. John W. Handcher is placed in charge of the college fundraising campaign. Professor Norcross address on "The Psychological Effects of Adequate Street Lighting". Tryouts for the Dramatic Club's production of "Officer 666". College Orchestra refused financial remuneration.

All-college picnic planned. Leon Simonetti ’24 is elected leader of the College Orchestra. Sophomores win annual flag scrap. Football season begins. YWCA begins service project assisting girls in Appalachia. Rushing schedule. Belles Lettres elects officers. Student Senate elects cheer leaders.

The good health of Dickinsonians is praised, while the religious habits of students are criticized.  Some students are criticized for their drinking habits.  Rumors arise over a possible strike of students for a reduction in boarding house rates.  The Union Philosophical Society cancels its anniversary celebration after one of the planned speakers leaves the college.  The organ used by the college is taken away by the owner, leaving the college organist with a poor quality melodeon to play during chapel.  The college orchestra is in excellent condition but lacks mon

The senior class begins planning for Class Day.  A college orchestra is organized. 

The editors comment on compulsory attendance at the Day of Prayer, and the faculty's role in encouraging and participating in Christian activities.  The chapter hall of Beta Theta Pi is moved from the Bosler building to the McLaughlin building.  The Orchestra and Octette give a concert in the Opera House, and travel to Chambersburg and Shippensburg to give two more.  Professor Durell publishes a series of articles on the "Application of the New Education to the Differential and Integral Calculus" in the American Mathematical Monthly.  The Athletic Association el

The Orchestra and Octette have a "phenomenally successful trip" over the break.  A lecture series including lectures by Mr. Phoelus W. Lyons, Rev. James Morrow, J. Smallwood, Dr. P. S. Thorpe, and various Dickinson faculty, is announced.  Despite various offers of "flattering positions", President Reed stays at Dickinson.  The Prohibition Club elects new officers.  Fund raising for a new recitation building progresses.  The Senior class elects officers.  Feed held for West College just before the holidays. 

The editors ask the student body to remember that the reputation of Dickinson is in their hands.  Rev.

Professor Marcus D. Buell of the Boston Theological Seminary addresses the YMCA.  James Young performs some dramatic selections for the campus.  The Orchestra and Glee Club prepare for their upcoming concert.  Dr. Reed is confined to bed with illness.  The establishment of Founer's Day celebrations are still discussed, although no definitive plans have been made.  A holiday on the Friday after Thanksgiving is requested.  Money is collected to purchase a Great Dane to serve as the school's mascot.

Trustee and member of the class of 1848 William Daniel passes away.  Exerpts from an article in the Ladies' Home Journal on the value of an education from a small college are quoted.  The question of improving the exits from the athletic field is continued.  Establishment of celebration of John Dickinson's birthday is encouraged.  Relief from literary work is proposed for those who must regularly prepare sermons.  A reception for the Senior class is held at the Ladies Hall.  The orchestra and glee club elect officers.  There is inter-racial distur

List of orchestra members.

Neither the Scientific Building nor the new gymnasium are yet ready to use, much to the dismay of the students.  The college orchestra is reorganized.  The Sophomores beat the Freshmen in baseball 19 to 7 and then refuse to play against the Preparatory students.  A combined football team of sophomores and freshman beat a senior-preparatory team 9 to 8.  The college baseball team loses to Mechanicsburg 23 to 9, but then wins in a rematch.  A history of the fraternities at Dickinson is given. 

The baseball team wins 8 to 6 against Albright, while the Dickinson Reserves loses to Mercersburg Academy. The Glee Club and Orchestra travels south to Coatesville to perform. The Phi Kappa Psi convention was attended by representatives from all the colleges in the area. Tomorrow the prominent blind musician Edward Baxter will perform in Bosler Hall.

A concert given by the Kellogg Concert Company wins the distinction of being "the finest entertainment ever given in Bosler Hall."  The College Glee Club and Orchestra perform concerts in Millersburg.

Dickenson looses against Bucknell and Penn State in the annual triangular debate. The 14th annual banquet of the Dickinson Alumni Association is held in Harrisburg. Coach McAndrews issues the first call for baseball hopefulls. The Dickinson basketball team takes a 33-25 victory over Gettysburg. The Drama Club will present "The Whole Town's Talking" on March 16th. The first annual Miami Triad Dance was held by Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Theta, and Beta Theta Pi fraternities. Motion pictures on the process of film-making were shown by the Mohler Scientific club.

Twenty-six students enroll for spring semester, including Henry Naamani, tennis singles champion of Iran. Eligibility of Dickinson girls for WAVE is explained. Three new students join College Orchestra.

Orchestra instruments to be provided for several Dickinson College students. Pan-Hellenic party held to welcome freshman women and transfers.

Mrs. Meredith, Dean of Women, speaks about issues on campus. Debate Squad begins preparations of debate season. College Orchestra takes part in chapel services. Mix up causes freshmen, rather than seniors to get first choice in housing selection.

Summer Edition. Chapel services taken over by student committee. Orchestra seeks new members

Missionary and author Sherwood Eddy visits campus to lead a Q&A session on the subject of Europe's economic, political, social, and religious situations. Demolition and renovation of Bosler Hall gets underway, the eventual goal being a $125,000 overhaul of the library building. The College Orchestra publishes the six-piece program for its annual spring concert, to be held the following night. The baseball team wins its first game of the season (against Blue Ridge) 9 to 4.

W. Albert Strong and Bernard Gingrich (both '40) are elected to join Phi Beta Kappa, the national honorary fraternity. Mary Lou Kirkpatrick is elected Queen of the Mid-Winter Ball. The College Orchestra's string quartet presents a two-song program at chapel. The Dickinsonian column "Flotsam" appears for the first time.

Student Senate abolishes the Men's Tribunal and creates a new senate committee to take over the Tribunal's duties. May Day festivities are unlikely to be held. College buys new recording machine for the use of the orchestra.

Summary of events planned for upcoming various Dickinson Clubs' banquets. Basic schedule of the upcoming all-girls field day, which includes girls from other area colleges and universities. Description of frog dissections in Biology Lab. The Interfraternity Council denies the petitions of two Jewish fraternities who wished to be allowed on campus. Play-pageant based on the history of Dickinson is planned as a commencement activity for the sesquicentennial. Swarthmore girls vote to get rid of sororities. Phi Kappa Sigma awarded trophy for the interfraternity boxing championship.

Dickinson changes policy to an absence based policy from a demerit system. The size of the campus is enlarged after the college buys the Mooreland Estate and deer park. The Football team has high hopes for their season and appear to be in a good position to win games this season. The rush activities begin for the fraternities on campus. The college is to celebrate its sesquicentennial in the coming year. A German exchange student's perspective of life at Dickinson is offered. Tribunal on "erring freshmen" held.

The men's and women's glee club put on their first combined performance since 1925. The old Phi Delta Theta house will be turned into a psychology lab. The radio transmitter built by Dickinson students is fully operational and reaches several other radio stations in the eastern half of the United States. The radio station may be used by students whenever the studio is open. Student Senate cuts some funding for all campus organizations except the band, orchestra and the Dickinsonian.

The sophomore class captures the leader of the freshman class on the eve of the freshman Halloween party. The Macbeth performance drew a full house with more than one hundred of these guests coming from out of town. At a faculty meeting it is decided that Thanksgiving break will be extended to include the weekend after Thanksgiving, therefore omitting Saturday classes for this break. Robert Lavanture of the senior class and the Inter-fraternity Council is elected to attend the National Inter-fraternity Council.