"On a slippery field" Dickinson loses to State by one touchdown, 6-0. Dr. C.T. Winchester of Wesleyan University gives the first lecture of the Civic Club course in the opera house. Members of the Union Philosophical and Belles Lettres literary societies choose question and candidate for the Inter-Society Debate.
"On to State" is the present watchword as the Athletic Association plans a student trip to support their football team. The National YMCA Committee sets aside a "Week of Prayer." Reverends Dr. Wm. A. Stephens Hurt and John D. Fox lecture students.
A dramatic club is organized. Eligibility rules are adopted for athletes, including rules against receiving financial compensation or playing without taking a full course load. The ladies of Lloyd Hall entertain with a "Hallowe'en" party.
The need of a drama club is discussed. Washington and Jefferson defeat Dickinson on the gridiron by means of a safety with a final scoreline of 2-0. Dickinsonians prepare for the game against Penn State.
Dickinson defeats Ursinus 4-0 in a kick-filled football game that punctuates the differences from the modern game. Roswell Bates of New York City delivers a lecture in Allison M.E. Church.
Judge Hinkley of Danville, Pa. and Dr. J.D. Fox, a pastor in Trenton, N.J., prepare to address the student body. The National Biscuit Company demonstrates to the chant of "We Want a Biscuit at Halbert's Tonight." The Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity takes a tally-ho ride to Boiling Springs to forage for chestnuts.
The Business Men's Carnival, sponsored by Dickinson's Athletic Associatio and to be held in the Opera House, "promises to be THE event of the season." A Geology class, under the direction of Professor Stephens, goes on a field trip. The Reeds host a reception for Phi Kappa Sigma. The performance of the New York Symphony Orchestra under Walter Damrosch is an excellent success.
Various works, including Life of Bishop Hurst, are added to the library's collection. A college-wide holiday is granted for the dedication of the state capitol in Harrisburg. Walter Damrosch to lead the new York Symphony Orchestra in a concert in the Carlisle Opera House. The procedures of the Intercollegiate Debating League of Pennsylvania are set forth. The annual reception for the Freshmen is held, with the usual accompanying antics of the Sophomores. The YMCA handbooks are distributed in chapel. The Freshman caps (black with green buttons) ar
Harvard man Fritz S. Darrow, Ph. D. joins the college faculty. Dickinsonians await a performance by the 50-piece New York Symphony Orchestra. The annual Y.M.C.A. reception is held for new members in Conway Hall.
The 124th year of Dickinson's history is entered upon, welcoming large classes into all of its departments. The Athletic Association holds team manager and vice presidential elections. Professor Leon C. Prince publishes A Bird's Eye View of American History, a new U.S. history book. In its second year of being, Dickinson College's Pan Hellenic Association adopts rules regarding Greek life recruitment. The YMCA holds its annual reception in Chapel Hall.