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Dickinsonian, December 1872

Dickinsonian, December 1872

Construction begins on a reading room in Old West. W. F. Spottswood, J. H. Black, and O. B. Super are elected editors of the Microcosm.

People
Spottswood, W. F.
Black, J. H.
Super, Ovando Byron
Organizations
Microcosm
Places
West College Reading Room
Year
1872
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Dickinsonian, November 1872

Dickinsonian, November 1872

Dickinson students are accused of being behind an apparent haunting in Carlisle. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania denies college students the right to vote at school. J. W. Hendrix donates rocks to college museum.

People
Hendrix, J. W.
Events
Donation
Places
College museum
Other Topics
Voting
College-Town Relations
Year
1872
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Dickinsonian, October 1872

Dickinsonian, October 1872
YMCA holds convention in Carlisle. President Robert L. Dashiell resigns and President James A. McCauley is inaugurated. The administration considers creating a reading room.
People
Dashiell, Robert Laurenson
McCauley, James A.
Organizations
YMCA
Events
Presidential Inauguration
Places
West College Reading Room
Year
1872
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