Academic Ceremonies

    Entries drawn from the college history timeline


1902 Baccalaureate

Sun., Jun. 1, 1902

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1901-1902 academic year was held at 10:30am during the 119th commencement on Sunday, June 1 in the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities

1902 Commencement
Wed., Jun. 4, 1902

Commencement exercises for the 1901-02 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

Marcus Alonzo Hanna Receives Honorary Degree
Wed., Jun. 4, 1902

Marcus Alonzo Hanna, Senator from Ohio from 1897-1904 and political manager for William McKinley, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1902 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

1903 Commencement
Wed., Jun. 10, 1903

Commencement exercises for the 1902-03 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

1904 Baccalaureate

Sun., Jun. 5, 1904

The Baccalaureate Service  for the 1903-1904 academic year was held at 10:30am during the 121st commencement on Sunday, June 5 in the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities

1904 Commencement
Wed., Jun. 8, 1904

Commencement exercises for the 1903-04 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

Nathan C. Shaeffer Receives Honorary Degree
Wed., Jun. 8, 1904

Educator Nathan C. Schaeffer received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1904 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

1905 Commencement
Wed., Jun. 7, 1905

Commencement exercises for the 1904-05 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

David Kemper Watson '71 Receives Honorary Degree
Wed., Jun. 7, 1905

Lawyer and politician David Kemper Watson (Class of 1871), receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1905 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

Edward C. Stokes Receives Honorary Degree
Wed., Jun. 7, 1905

Edward C. Stokes, politician and Governor of New Jersey from 1905-08, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1905 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

Harry Rowe Shelley Receives Honorary Degree
Wed., Jun. 7, 1905

Composer Harry Rowe Shelley receives an honorary Doctor of Music degree as part of Dickinson's 1905 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

Marlin Edgar Olmstead Receives Honorary Degree
Wed., Jun. 7, 1905

Marlin Edgar Olmstead, Pennsylvania Congressman from 1897-1913, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1905 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

1906 Commencement
Wed., Jun. 6, 1906

Commencement exercises for the 1905-06 academic year are held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

Eugene Allen Noble Receives Honorary Degree
Wed., Jun. 6, 1906

Eugene Allen Noble, educational administrator and President of Dickinson College from 1911-1914, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree as part of the College's 1906 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

1907 Baccalaureate
Sun., Jun. 2, 1907

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1906-1907 academic year was held at 10:30am during the 124th commencement on Sunday, June 2 in the William Clare Allison Memorial Church.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities

1907 Commencement
Wed., Jun. 5, 1907

Commencement exercises for the 1906-07 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

Jacob Banks Kurtz '93 Receives Honorary Degree
Wed., Jun. 5, 1907

Jacob Banks Kurtz (Class of 1893), lawyer, politician, and Congressman for Pennsylvania  from 1922-34, receives an honorary Master of Arts degree as part of the College's 1907 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

James Henry Darling Receives Honorary Degree
Wed., Jun. 5, 1907

James Henry Darling, public servant, lecturer, and first bishop of what later became the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of the College's 1907 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

Jesse Bowman Young '68 Receives Honorary Degree
Wed., Jun. 5, 1907

Jesse Bowman Young (Class of 1868), Civil War veteran, minister, author, editor, and lecturer, receives an honorary Doctor of Letters degree as part of the College's 1907 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

William Perry Eveland '92 Receives Honorary Degree
Wed., Jun. 5, 1907

William Perry Eveland (Class of 1892), Methodist Episcopal bishop and president of Williamsport-Dickinson Seminary (which later became Lycoming College) from 1905-1912, receives an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree as part of the College's 1907 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

1908 Baccalaureate

Sun., Jun. 7, 1908

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1907-1908 academic year was held at 10:30am during the 125th commencement on Sunday, June 7.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Religious Activities

1908 Commencement
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908

Commencement exercises for the 1907-08 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with orations from students and guests.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

Bradford P. Raymond Gives Address
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908

Bradford P. Raymond, president of Wesleyan University from 1889-1908, addressed the College as part of its 1908 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Lectures and Symposia

Edwin Sydney Stuart Gives Address
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908

Edwin Sydney Stuart, Governor of Pennsylvania from 1907-11, addressed the College as part of its 1908 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies, Lectures and Symposia

Harry Bixler Stock '91 Receives Honorary Degree
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908

Harry Bixler Stock (Class of 1891), educator and pastor at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Carlisle, received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree as part of Dickinson's 1908 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: Academic Ceremonies

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