Dickinsonian, October 6, 1874

The College Regatta is discussed, and its benefits debated. The Dickinsonian announces the possible institution of a law course into the curriculum. The death of the valedictorian of 1874 in memorialized, with special inserts by the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity and the Union Philosophical Society. President McCauley returns from the British Wesleyan Conference to fanfare from the Carlisle Band. Legal suit is filed against Professor Fisher, the incumbent chair of Modern Languages, by Professor Trickett, the former chair of Modern Languages, regarding what right the former has to the position.