The Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Society elect officers for the coming year. The Union Philosophical Society holds its centennial anniversary. A call is made for the creation of an athletic field for the students. Some Dickinson students win a tug-of-war contest put on by the Chambersburg YMCA. The college’s fraternities hold tennis tournaments.
President-elect Reed is received at Dickinson by a congregation of students, a band, and much fanfare. Religious fervor among the students is at a high after Bishop Foss’ lecture in the previous month. The Belles Lettres Society holds its 103rd annual banquet. The College is granted secretaryship of the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association. Male and female students exhibit their gymnastic skills fo
Seniors enjoy a psychology lecture series put on by Dr. Rittenhouse. Bishop Cyrus D. Foss speaks at the well-attended Day of Prayer for Colleges. Professors Whiting and Harman host supper parties for the seniors. A profile of President-elect Dr. George E.
Dr. George E. Reed is selected as Dickinson College’s new President at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on Thursday, January 3rd, 1889. The sophomores and freshman hold a vocal contest. The Dickinson College Boarding Club is established. The Union Philosophical Society plans its centennial anniversary. The baseball team begins practices.
The Inter-Society Oratorical Contest is held. Debate and controversy of the acceptance of women to the College, and their roles in student organizations, is reflected in an article concerning the Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Societies. The history of the buildings on campus is presented. The Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Societies hold officer elections. The Student’s Republican Club adjourn
Dickinson is represented at a YMCA Convention in Allentown. The Glee Club begins planning for concerts.
The Dickinsonian staff is given use of their own room. Football becomes popular on campus, and hopes for great success this year abound. Tennis also becomes a key sport. The various fraternities on campus welcome new members.
A harmonious and progressive year ends for the college with the 105th Commencement Ceremony. The Junior Class Oratorical Contest is held. Theta Nu Epsilon, Phi Kappa Psi, and Chi Phi hold their annual banquets. Dr. Himes photographs students in the gymnasium. The classes of 1890 and 1891 play baseball, with the freshmen winning the day 28 to 18. The freshmen lose a baseball game to the preparatory students, 21 to 11. Dickinson’s baseball team also wins against teams from Carlisle, Harrisburg, and Pennsylvania College.
Students are criticized for “jumping the fence” to get into baseball games at the fairground without payment. The Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical Societies’ Sophomore Contests are held. The disciplinarian from the Indian Training School is criticized for poor sportsmanship and rude behavior during a baseball game between preparatory students and students from the School. Tennis becomes popular on campus, with many fraternities creating courts. The election for Directors of Athletics is held. The town of Carlisle bans the use of college yells in the stree
Issues with misbehaved Carlisle children wandering Dickinson's campus becomes an issue of contention between students and the greater Carlisle community. Seniors go on the traditional Class Ride. Lehigh beats Dickinson in baseball 17-14, and Johns Hopkins beats Dickinson in baseball 10-4. Dickinson beats Pennsylvania College in baseball 16-4. The Sophomores beat the Freshman in baseball 24-18.