The Historian Edward A. Freeman of England visits Dickinson College, putting on a lecture concerning South-Eastern Europe in the First Presbyterian Church. The college walkways are improved. The sophomores hold a banquet.
The Union Philosophical Society holds their anniversary, while the Belles Lettres Society opts not to. The boys on campus hold a “Stag Dance” in the basement of Old West.
Students bemoan an attempt by the faculty to have them return early from winter break. Rumors that a professor will be leaving the school are dispelled. Annie Little, the daughter of Professor Little, dies and is buried.
Students are admonished for their tendency to gossip about Carlisle’s residents. The freshman and sophomores have a fight in front of Old West for the privilege to carry canes. Allegheny College requests representatives from Dickinson are present at an Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Contest in which many local schools are involved.
Fraternity fighting is sharp and competitive. The freshman and sophomore baseball teams play one another, with the freshmen winning 14-9. The sophomores adopt a “class hat.” Students present orations in the College Chapel.
The Dickinsonian is revived after a two-year stint of absence. The baseball team beats out Gettysburg in a close game of 9 to 5, decided in the last two innings after a 4-4 tie after the seventh. A memorial service is held for President James Garfield. The seniors reinstate the Commencement Week tradition of Class Day. The baseball team plays two games against the Harrisburg Anchors, losing 11-6.
Multiple pages of notes about this year's commencement. Alumni banquet is held. Phi Delta Theta banquet. Sigma Alpha Epsilon banquet. Phi Kappa Psi's annual reunion and Symposium. Beta Theta Pi banquet. Sigma Chi banquet. Announcement of Y. M. C. A.'s annual conference in Northfield. Belles Lettres Society held a contest in Bosler Hall. The semi-annual meeting of the Inter-Collegiate Press Association of the Middle States was held in Philadelphia. Results of the Belles Lettres Society and Union Philosophical Society are announced.
Announcement of the new editors of the Dickinsonian. Criticism of the course selection policy and process. Criticism of library procedure. Article on "Dickinson Catalogues of 1813-1890. 5 vols. 218 D.". The Middletown District convention was held. Phi Delta Theta's annual banquet will be held during commencement week. Phi Kappa Psi will hold it's Annual Symposium in June. Beta Theta Pi attended their annual Dorg of New England with many other universities. Sigma Chi was represented at the Provincial Convention of the First Province.
Baseball plays against Carlisle Indian School. Debates about the validity of the honor system take shape within the pages of the editorial section. A chapter of the Delta Chi Law Fraternity is founded at the Law School. Dickinson wins one game and loses one game of chess with Bucknell. The Belles Lettres Society holds elections. Improvements are made to the athletic fields.
Annual mid-winter athletic exhibition is held. Alpha Zeta Phi holds second annual reception. YMCA elects officers; McNeil is president. Freshman Angella E. Harry dies after a long illness. Dickinson becomes a founding member of the Pennsylvania Inter-Collegiate Oratorical League; Furst '93 represents Dickinson at the conference. UPS elects officers. Annual freshman banquet is held. Students praise a "resurrected" Dickinson, with many improvements being made by the new administration that drastically improves Dickinson's future outlook. Chi Phi is officially declared extinct.