Dickinsonian, April 1883
The cane rush does not occur this year due to indifference from the lower class. Interest is sparked for baseball again on campus.

The cane rush does not occur this year due to indifference from the lower class. Interest is sparked for baseball again on campus.
The need for fire escapes is discussed. The Belles Lettres Society holds their anniversary. The Alumni Association holds a reunion.
The Dickinson Alumni Association of Philadelphia holds a reunion. The Union Philosophical Society decides not to hold an anniversary. The Belles Lettres Society holds a debate on whether women should "be allowed to practice the learned professions."
The Scientific Society is to hold its annual election of officers. Students return back from Dickinson late after winter break.
Discussion begins on introducing running water in the buildings on campus. A stag dance is held under West College. The Jolly Grubbers club is formed, which focuses on Epicureanism and confections.
Complaints are made against those who write in library books and carve their names into the wood around campus. $30,000 in endowments is received by the college from an unnamed donor.
Over summer break, improvements are made to student residences. A porch on the north side of East College is also removed. Robert Emory Pattison, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, visits Dickinson. Fraternity rush is in full swing at Dickinson. The college baseball team plays the freshman, winning 7 to 3.
The Student Senate passes new legislation abolishing hazing and recommending faculty supervision of college publications and the combined Musical Clubs. The junior class elects its class officers. The baseball team loses to Gettysburg. S.W. Harrington of the University of Pennsylvania is chosen as next year’s football coach. The track team is featured. Dr. Super retires. The graduating senior class is also featured.
The Dickinson baseball team defeats Gettysburg. The Musical Clubs held a concert at Boiling Springs. The Scientific Club holds a club banquet. The student body elects its Senators. The officers of the Politics Club are announced. The Skull and Key Junior Society holds a dance. The Commencement Program is given, outlining all of the events for Commencement Week.
The baseball team defeats St. John’s, and loses to Lafayette. By a margin of only one vote, the Honor System is voted down at the College Assembly. The seniors go on the annual Senior Picnic. The Union Philosophical Society, College Band, and Class of 1916 chose their class officers.