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.
Sigma Chi Fraternity holds their 11th biennial conference in Philadelphia. The Union Philosophical Society library reaches 10,000 volumes.
Belles Lettres Society holds banquet. A receipt documenting books taken out of the library by Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1836 to 1864, is discovered.
Various works, including Life of Bishop Hurst, are added to the library's collection. A college-wide holiday is granted for the dedication of the state capitol in Harrisburg. Walter Damrosch to lead the new York Symphony Orchestra in a concert in the Carlisle Opera House. The procedures of the Intercollegiate Debating League of Pennsylvania are set forth. The annual reception for the Freshmen is held, with the usual accompanying antics of the Sophomores. The YMCA handbooks are distributed in chapel. The Freshman caps (black with green buttons) ar
The new school year begins with a large freshman class, and publication of the names of those who matriculated. Physical Director, Professor Forrest E. Craver resigns and is replaced by John W.
Football team defeats Albright. College librarian Lydia Gooding prepares exhibit, showcasing a number of books and pamphlets illustrating the customs of the College over the years. Calvin Coolidge wins College "Straw Vote" with 285 votes. Prof. Vuilleumier develops his alchometer further as news of it reaches India. Randall Leopold '25 writes and composes "Dickinson Fight Song".
The college's annual field sports day is held, with track and field events. The Commencement program is being planned. The editors comment on the popularity of the literary societies's libraries and state the importance of capable and enthusiastic librarians. A list of the periodicals in the library is given for reference.
Announcement and comments on changes made to the library. Phi Alpha Pi sorority initiations.
Two Dickinson students and the Dean of Men Mervin Grant Filler attend a conference at Yale University on the American student.Try outs for the baseball team begin. Fifty students have already secured summer employment in various industries. The Interfraternity Council purchases a silver cup to be awarded to the fraternity that achieves the highest scholastic average for the school year. The basketball team wins over Mt. St. Mary's College 48 to 23, closing their third successive season without losing a home game. The Dickinson in China fundraiser has raised $1400 of its $2000 goal.
Dickinson alumnus and professor Charles W. Super writes a book on college history, giving special attention to college traditions and student life during different periods. The Doll Show and Bazaar takes place in Metzger Hall. Plans for Christmas entertainment are announced, to include caroling and a collection of donations for underprivileged children in Tennessee. An informal debate with Gettysburg is planned for after the holiday break. Belles Lettres holds a spelling bee and a debate on coeducation at Dickinson in a joint meeting with the Harmon and McIntyre women's literary societies.
New intramural sports are introduced including wrestling, boxing and soccer to join intramural basketball, track, swimming and baseball. Twenty-seven of the thirty-six new freshmen women pledge fraternities. The cross country season is postponed until November to prevent athletes from injury. Eighty-nine new books are added to the college's library.
A Freshman Week is adopted for the first time in conjunction with the YMCA. Conway Hall is renovated to include some rooms to be used for dormitory purposes and to update the locker room facilities. Four freshman men are summoned by the Men's Student Tribunal for violation of freshmen rules and are charged with insubordination. 186 new books are added to the college library's collection covering such subjects as history, science, biography and art. The Women's Senate establishes and reinforces a myriad of rules for the freshmen girls to follow.
Seniors pledge $1535 for new books in the library - The largest sum pledged during the history of the Dickinson Library Guild. The winners of the Dickinson Beauty Contest announced.
News report on a soldier from the Army Barracks, John Thomas Davies entered a Dickinson dormitory at night. $1000 donation given to the College by T.F. Miller. Possibility of a new gym being built materializes when a model is created and put on display in the library. The library adds 500 books to its collection in four months time.
The editorial board of the Dickinsonian publishes an open letter to the Board of Deans regarding the findings of a report conducted by the Faculty committee on Extra-Curricular Activities. The Debating Association of Pennsylvania Colleges selects three topics for the coming debate season, with delegates from Dickinson making key contributions. Charlis Alvin Jones, graduate of Dickinson Law School and democratic candidate for the office of governor of Pennsylvania, visits Dickinson for the annual Homecoming football game. The Student Library Committee submitted req
Basement room of Old West to be renovated for new chapel space. "The Dickinson Follies" to feature music and comedic program. Rabbi Sidney Goldstein to address chapel on topic of Jewish contributions to civilization; Captain Bob Danskin to show slides of whaling. Professor Bell's paper on importance of teaching local history to be published. Professor Bell resigns deanship of Class of 1950; Professor Pflaum to succeed. Sophomore Class to pay dues to finance class activities. Women's inter-class bowling and swimming tournaments to begin.
The Campus Chest Drive to raise money for various international charity organizations to begin in April; representatives to undergo training to promote more successful fundraising. Faculty aid in library is again highlighted, as well as new book acquisitions. Professor Flower announced newest art exhibition which will feature top American artists seen in a recent exhibition in Harrisburg. Phi Kappa Sigma wins Interfraternity Stunt Cup at Interfraternity Council Weekend for the second year in a row. Dr.
Specialized research assistance introduced in the library. In its first official investigation, the Student Senate Disciplinary Committee names sixteen students as participants in vandalism at Franklin and Marshall, publicly reprimanding them. Dr. Elmer Herber of the Biology Department discusses his latest research into pregnancy tests. Baltimore Alumni Association host dinner and dance for students. Author and lecturer Frank Nipp spoke to the upper-class chapel about the danger of Communist expansion in China, tracing its development.