Dickinsonian, March 6, 1897
The Baltimore Alumni Association of Dickinson College holds their second annual reunion at the Merchants' Club in Baltimore, Maryland. The YMCA holds its annual officer elections.
The Baltimore Alumni Association of Dickinson College holds their second annual reunion at the Merchants' Club in Baltimore, Maryland. The YMCA holds its annual officer elections.
George Washington's birthday is celebrated with the assistance of the Harman Literary Society. The Belles Lettres Literary Society celebrates its 111th anniversary. Plans are made for reform of the Dickinsonian.
General John Eaton and Captain Richard Pratt addressed the student body, the former remarking on the recognition of God in public services. Phi Kappa Psi celebrates St. Valentine's Day by hosting a reception. The ladies of the Smalley Concert Company put on a stirring performance.
The 108th anniversary of the Union Philosophical Literary Society is celebrated. Preparations for celebrations for George Washington's birthday take place. Students anticipate an upcoming performance in Bosler Hall by the Smalley Ladies' Quartet. The rules of the annual inter-society debate are discussed.
The Gamma Epsilon Literary Society plans its own improvement in the field of debate. Dickinsonians await a performance of the Smalley Grand Concert Company, "composed of the finest Lady Quartet in the world." "Basket ball" grows in popularity, becoming the premier winter sport.
Miss Annie Louise White provides the entertainment of the YMCA Star Course with a monologue entitled "Flirts and Matrons" on the life of a modern society woman. Dickinson alumn William R. Claudy dies of typhoid fever.
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.
Clyde B. Furst of Johns Hopkins University delivers three lectures on Anglo-Saxon literature. Changes in keeping account of books in the library are made by the Union Philosophical Society.