Dickinsonian, November 3, 1909

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity holds a smoker.  The Halloween Masquerade Carnival is a great success.  Delta Chi hosts an evening at Holly Inn.  Beta Theta Pi holds a Halloween dance in Assembly Hall.  YMCA prepares for Week of Prayer.  Phi Kappa Psi holds a Halloween dance in Armory Hall.

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Dickinsonian, October 27, 1909

Halloween Masquerade Carnival to raise money for the band is to be held.  The Music department to hold its annual concert.  Philadelphia Club initiates its new members.  The Geology class, under the direction of Dr. and Mrs. Mohler, take a field trip to Boiling Springs.  Sophomores take trip to Mt. Holly.

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Dickinsonian, October 20, 1909

Masquerade Carnival to be held for Halloween.  The Music Department to host a musical.  New alumni page a great success so far.  Comus Club to hold its first dance.  Rhodes Scholar D. R. Porter addresses the YMCA.  Phi Kappa Sigma celebrates Founders' Day anniversary with ride to Dillsburg. 

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Dickinsonian, October 13, 1909

The Civic Club announces its schedule of entertainments for the year.  Music Department to give a concert.  Faculty decides to allow ten basket ball games for the year.  Bill proposed in the Illinois House of Representatives to remove fraternities' tax exempt status.  Kappa Sigma holds a smoker.  The Seniors elect their class officers.

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Dickinsonian, October 6, 1909

Freshmen successfully post their posters on the tower of old West College.  Faculty Club holds first meeting.  Freshmen hold a feed.  Freshmen girls host a reception.  The Law School opens with one of its largest classes ever.  Alumni honor Dr. Reed.  Professor Super's paper on President Durbin is continuted from the previous week.

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Dickinsonian, September 29, 1909

Biddle Memorial Field opened with football victory over Western Maryland.  The YWCA holds its annual reception.  The football season looks unpromising unless there is greater dedication from players.  Play "The Climax" comes to Harrisburg.  An update is given on the recently graduated class of 1909, on "where and what they have landed."  Article on new football rules is reproduced from Yale Collegian.  Paper on former president John Durbin submitted by Professor Super.  New athletic quarters at the Carlisle Indian School are completed.

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Dickinsonian, September 22, 1909

Dickinson begins its 127th year with an assembly in chapel, including a speech by Dr. Reed.  Sophomores successfully put up their posters, unmolested by Freshmen.  Sophomore girls hold a reception for the Sophomore boys in Assembly Hall.  The YMCA holds its annual all college reception in Chapel Hall.  Freshmen posters must be up by October 14th.  Freshmen win agains the Sophomores in the annual rush.  Second Section holds a feed.  The subject for intercollegiate debate is announced.  Phi Delta Theta gives an informal dance.

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Dickinsonian, June 5, 1909

Dickinson defeats University of Pittsburgh twice in baseball in one day. Carlisle Indians win the Harrisburg intercollegiate track meet. Herman Bosler Biddle Memorial Athletic Field to be presented to the school. Coach J. A. Pipal retires. Junior oratorical contest. Winner of the Department of Oratory oratorical contest is announced. Dickinson Club smoker. Notes on Conway's commencement.

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Dickinsonian, May 26, 1909

Large intetcollegiate track meet held at Harrisburg. Dickinson loses to the Carlisle Indians in baseball. Sophomore oratorical contest. Department of Oratory oratorical contest. Update on 1910 Microcosm. Violin recital given in Bosler Hall by Mr. Charles Kunen.

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Dickinsonian, May 19, 1909

Dickinson defeats the Carlisle Indians in baseball. Carlisle Indians defeat Dickinson and Lafayette in track. Mr. Charles Kunen receital in Bosler Hall. Department of Oratory gives a contest. Update on the 1910 Microcosm. Student Government election results. Ladies' reception in the Union Philosophical Society Hall.

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Dickinsonian, May 5, 1909

Senior class ride to the Doubling Gap Springs. Freshmen win the annual Freshmen-Sophomore scrap. Annual dinner of the Philadelphia Alumni. Inter-Fraternity baseball games. Phi Kappa Psi convention. Alumnus recounts story of late night dance held in Old West, circa 1865.

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Dickinsonian, April 28, 1909

President Reed's twentieth anniversary as president of the college. Organization of a fraternity baseball league. Inter-class track meet. Update on the Minstrel show.  Comus Club dance. Judge Ben B. Lindsey lecture. Phi Kappa Psi convention.

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Dickinsonian, April 21, 1909

Franklin and Marshall wins the debate against Swarthmore. Glee and Mandolin Club concert. Summary of the Spring Festival. William McElroy lecture. Announcement of another Minstrel show. Philadelphia Alumni Association banquet.

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Dickinsonian, April 14, 1909

Professor F. E. Craver is elected as the new Physical Director of the College. Swarthmore and Franklin and Marshall will debate in Bosler Hall. Article on Football injuries. Smoker held in the gymnasium. Winners of the Freshmen oratorical contest are announced. Judge Ben B. Lindsey will be the last lecture of the Civic Club Entertainment Course. Comus Club dance. Update on the minstrel shows. Spring Musical Festival to be held at the Carlisle Opera House.

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Dickinsonian, April 7, 1909

Summary of Glee and Madonlin Club's spring tour. Philadelphia Conference Alumni Association banquet. Annual Indoor Sports event. Freshman oratorical contest. Phi Kappa Sigma dance. Minstrel shows are a success.

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Dickinsonian, March 13, 1909

Glee and Mandolin Club's annual spring tour. Belles Lettres Society and Union Philosophical Society election results. Union Philosophical Society wins the debate against the Belles Lettres Society. Dr. Prettyman lectures the Shakespeare Club. Belles Lettres Society anniversary. Sigma Alpha Epsilon dance. Phi Kappa Psi reception. Minstrel show will be given. Pi Beta Phi entertains in the Assembly Hall. Dr. Abbee address in Chapel Hall. Dickinson loses to Swarthmore in an oratorical contest. Summary of James N. Brown's address to the college.

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Dickinsonian, March 3, 1909

Article on Frank Mt. Pleasant, former member of the Carlisle Indian School. Update on the inter-society debate. Union Philosophical Society anniversary in Bosler Hall. National Convention of the Alpha Chi Rho. Ben Greet players will perform at the Carlisle Opera House. Summary of Mr. James N. Brown lecture. Members of the Oratorical Team chosen. Freshmen oration contest.

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Dickinsonian, February 24, 1909

Summary of Washington's birthday celebration. Sophomores win the annual Sophomore-Freshmen basketball game. Phi Delta Theta dance. Freshmen hold a smoker. James N. Brown will address the college.

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Dickinsonian, February 17, 1909

Summary of Lincoln's birthday celebration. Freshmen banquet held at the Metropolitan Hotel in Harrisburg. Contemporary Club reception. Sigma Chi theater party. Article on the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Annual reception for the Senior class. Update on the inter-society debate.

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Dickinsonian, February 10, 1909

Washington's Birthday banquet. German scholar Dr. Abbee visits the college.  Dramatic Club play in the Carlisle Opera House. Union Philosophical Society's anniversary. Phi Kappa Psi dance. Concert given by the Brandon Trio Club. Lincoln's Birthday celebration. Tewaina, of the Carlisle Indian School, wins a ten mile race from Obermyer and See. Bostonia Opera Co. performance.

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