Dickinson College

The results of the opening games of the basketball season are announced. The freshman oratorical contest was held, with nine students advancing to the next round. The Mandolin and Glee Clubs are hard at work practicing for their spring trip

The basketball schedule for the winter term is posted. Phi Kappa Sigma held their second “at home” night of the year. The officers of the Athletic Association are announced. There are mentions of other universities beginning to ban alcohol.     

Professor John R. Todd, an alumnus, dies suddenly. The freshman class re-elects their class president. The Skull and Key Dance was given at the Phi Kappa Psi house. The Harmon Literary Society chooses its officers and book list for the winter term.   

The 1913 Football team Banquet was attended by over two hundred men. The baseball schedule is released. The Belles Lettres Literary Society elects their fall officers. The Debating teams are chosen.

The annual Doll Show was given at Metzger Hall. The first meeting of the “Deutscher Verein,” or the German Club, was held.            

Dickinson loses last game of the season to Lafayette. The football season is summed up and each player is featured.

Founder’s Day was celebrated at Metzger Hall. The Dickinson Alumni Athletic Association made further plans to extend their organization. The Union Philosophical Society announces the results of its election. The Intercollegiate Prohibition Association outlines what it hopes to accomplish in the coming year.

Dickinson wins in a football game against Swarthmore. Local Dickinson alumni organize a new athletics association to offer more support to the athletics on campus. A tribute to Abraham Lincoln is given fifty years after the Gettysburg Address. Senate proceedings reported new rules, one of which asks the faculty to extend Thanksgiving Vacation.

Dickinson wins its last home football game against Lebanon Valley. The Beta Theta Pi fraternity held a gathering in their chapter house in honor of Professor and Mrs. George F. Cole. The sophomore class elects a new president. The Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity holds their first “at home” of the year.

The Dickinson football team defeats Gettysburg 39-13. Robert W. Lyman becomes a new member of the Law School. The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity holds its annual fall dance. The Schuylkill County Club is formed.