The annual spoof issue, The Drinkinsonian, tackles various aspects of college life in a satirical manner.

The Founder’s Day issue of the Dickinsonian. President Corson gives a speech concerning the childish views in which most people view religion, and promotes introspection as a way to fix personal problems and be happy. Wheel and Chain taps eight new members. Methodist Bishop and former Dickinson trustee William Fraser McDowell died in his home Monday. The Debate team wins against Muhlenberg College in the final debate of the season. The Athletic Association awards Letters and elects a new basketball manager. Founder’s Day is celebrated with addresses and a memorial service.

The Guest Day issue of the Dickinsonian. The annual celebration of Founder’s Day turns into a double celebration with the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the local chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Bill Depp wins the Skull and Key Award for Outstanding Activity. Pennsylvanians celebrate the 146th birthday of former US President and Dickinson grad James Buchanan. The Debate Team wins against Ursinus.

The Microcosm announces its newly revised staff. At a faculty meeting, it is decided that students with an average 90% and higher will be granted an unlimited number of absences, given that they maintain their A average. The Dramatic Club presents its newest show, a comedy entitled The Royal Family. A student calculates the statistical chances you will have at any given time of the day to succeed at getting a call through to one of the young ladies at Metzger Hall.

The Library’s annual budget of $6,000 will be reduced to $5,000 due to the end of a grant usually given to the library. Jocko, the Biology Lab’s six-foot boa constrictor, died after losing a fang and contracting an infection. Columbia won against Dickinson in the debate over minimum wage regulations. During Pan-Hellenic Week, the boys and girls switch places to get a glimpse into the lives of the opposite sex. The week ended with a dance. The College Library opens a Newspaper Room in the basement of Bosler Hall.

Plans for a Pan-Hellenic Week continue, and it is said that if successful, it will become a Dickinson tradition. The Belles Lettres Society discusses three modern novelists, Undst, Lewis, and Mann. Gettysburg beats Dickinson at a swim meet. The Debate Team wins against Ursinus and Ashland in the debate over the minimum wage question. Guest Day, the day where prospective students and their families come to visit the school, is scheduled. Wheel and Chain requests that alumnae donate books to the College Library.

The Debate Team loses the first debate of the season. A date for the premiere of the Dramatic Club’s play The Royal Family is set. An article is found explaining that Dickinson was the beneficiary of the lottery in 1790. The All-College Social Committee plans a Pan-Hellenic week. An article relates the truth about American patriotism. A local entomologist discusses the harmful insects in the region. The Theological Society has converted the old commuter’s room in the basement of Old West into a religious center.

William Pearson Tolley, President of Allegheny College, gave a talk warning about the abandonment of land and a regression to wilderness, in contrast to the establishment of civilization. Clarence B. Hendrickson was given the award as All-Around Dickinsonian. The first baseball practice of the season will be held Monday. The Junior Prom included several Irish traditions, including a Blarney Stone and shamrock ceiling. The college announces a new award for good scholarship that will be awarded to multiple students.

The basketball team loses to Gettysburg. The Greek Club discusses ancient Greek elements in present day life. The Executive Committee of the Athletic Association makes decisions on issues regarding the freshmen. The Microcosm revises its staff. The Social Service Committee plans to collect old clothing from families in Carlisle and distribute them to the needy. Four seniors have been recommended for foreign exchange programs in France and Germany. The basketball team wins against Carnegie Tech.

Robert L. Myers gives a talk on the newly enacted Social Security Act and unemployment in the country. After buying the adjacent properties, Dickinson plans to enlarge Biddle Field. The Debate Team schedule is posted. Fraternities and Sororities induct new members. In an effort to make peace between the two schools, an article suggests that Gettysburg students be allowed to attend Dickinson’s Junior Prom. The French Club holds a Winter Tea Dance. The Social Service Club works on mending books for a Salvation Army library.