Belles Lettres Society holds a sophomore oratorical contest. The Freshman begin the croquet season. The decision is made to close the college chapel. The Temperance Movement comes to Carlisle, with dramatic results. Seniors hold a shooting match in the lawn of South College. The choir of the Second Presbyterian Church entertains students on campus.
Rev. Dr. James P. Wright gives a lecture on "The Philosophy of Success." The 30th annual Keystone YMCA convention is held in York. The Dickinsonian cites an article from the Philadelphia Ledger, backed by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, to forbid liquor imbibement on campus, lest the college be boycotted.
A letter written in 1790 by then college president Dr. Charles Nisbet of Scotland recounts his distaste for American society, remarking that "People have as little Patriotism as Religion, & many concurred in the Revolution merely to avoid paying their debts." A speaker from the Young Womens' Christian Temperance Union addresses students, backing the actions of many young ladies to "put down the drink evil."