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Dean Rossbacher and President Fritschler at Convocation, 1995
Dean Rossbacher and President Fritschler at Convocation, 1995

View of Dean Lisa A. Rossbacher ('75) and President A. Lee Fritschler in procession as part of the opening convocation ceremonies on August 28, 1995.

Denny Hall dedication ceremony, 1984
Denny Hall dedication ceremony, 1984

President Samuel Banks standing at the podium during the dedication ceremony of Denny Hall.

Drayer Hall cornerstone laying ceremony, 1951
Drayer Hall cornerstone laying ceremony, 1951

President William W. Edel, History Professor Whitfield J. Bell Jr. ('35), Superintendent of grounds and buildings George Shuman Jr. ('37), and acting Dean of Women Mary M. Kellogg at the cornerstone laying ceremony for Drayer Hall on March 8, 1951. They were placing a time capsule into the...

Drayer Hall groundbreaking ceremony, 1950
Drayer Hall groundbreaking ceremony, 1950

President William W. Edel breaks the ground while Alumni Association President C. Wendell Holmes looks on at the groundbreaking ceremony for Drayer Hall in 1950.

Sumner Mathias Drayer, 1957
Sumner Mathias Drayer, 1957

View of Sumner Mathias Drayer (center) at the unveiling of his portrait, standing beside President William Wilcox Edel (Class of 1915).

Drayer is a prominent member of the Board of Trustees and was awarded a degree by appointment as a member of the Class of 1902. 

East College Room 14, c.1915
East College Room 14, c.1915

William H. Robinson (Class of 1915) and Frank Y. Jaggers (Class of 1915) sit in Room #14 in East College around 1915.

Mary Eckstein, 1966
Mary Eckstein, 1966

President Howard Rubendall dances with Mary Eckstein, the ROTC's "Little Colonel," in fall 1966. Eckstein is a member of the Class of 1967.

Mary Eckstein, 1966
Mary Eckstein, 1966

President Howard Rubendall crowns Mary Eckstein, the ROTC's "Little Colonel," in fall 1966. Eckstein is a member of the Class of 1967.

President Edel at Homecoming, 1950
President Edel at Homecoming, 1950

View as President William Edel (Class of 1915) holds the Mermaid and the Little Brown Bucket at the Homecoming football game against Gettysburg College at Biddle field in November 1950.

William Wilcox Edel, 1946
William Wilcox Edel, c.1946

President William Wilcox Edel is a member of the Class of 1915.

William Wilcox Edel, 1946
William Wilcox Edel, 1946

Boyd Lee Spahr ('00), President of the Board of Trustees, shakes hands with William Wilcox Edel '15 (right) on President Edel's Inauguration Day on October 26, 1946.

William Wilcox Edel, 1959
William Wilcox Edel, 1959

President William Wilcox Edel is a member of the Class of 1915.

The photograph illustrates the presentation of President Edel's portrait by classmate and trustee, David M. Wallace (right).

Steve Esmond at Commencement, 1988
Steve Esmond at Commencement, 1988

Steve Esmond ('88) shakes hand with President Fritschler on the steps of Old West at Commencement on May 18, 1988.

Lester T. Etter, 1986
Lester T. Etter, 1986

President Banks presents trustee Lester T. Etter with an award in 1986. Etter is a member of the Class of 1934.

Henry Eyring, Priestley Award, 1974
Henry Eyring, Priestley Award, 1974

Dr. Henry Eyring (right) receives the Priestley Award from President Rubendall on March 28, 1974.

Faculty and Students, c.1920
Faculty and Students, c.1920

View as faculty and students pose for a picture outside Old West around 1920.

Individuals in this photo include: Dorothy Davis ('24) ; President James H. Morgan ('78) ; Dean of Women Josephine Meredith ('01)

Faculty and Students, 1923
Faculty and Students, 1923

View as faculty and students pose for a picture outside the back of Old West in 1923. The Tome Scientific Building is visible in the background on the left and the heating plant on the right.

Individuals in this photo include: Dorothy Davis ('24) ; President James H. Morgan ('78) ; George...

Faculty and Students, 1923
Faculty and Students, 1923

View as faculty and students pose for a picture outside East College in 1923. Old West is visible in the background on the left.

Individuals in this photo include: President James H. Morgan ('78) ; George Murphy ('27)

Faculty and Students, 1931
Faculty and Students, 1931

View as faculty and students pose for a picture on the academic quad in 1931. Bosler Hall, Old West, Tome, East College, and Denny Hall are visible in the background.

Individuals in this photo include: Charlotte Young ('34) ; Charles Grant ('31) ; President James H. Morgan ('78) ; Dean of...

Faculty Procession at Commencement, 1949
Faculty Procession at Commencement, 1949

The procession of Dickinson College faculty into the Alumni Gymnasium for Commencement on June 5, 1949. President William Edel ('15) is walking behind the faculty marshal holding the baton.

Faculty procession at Convocation, 1996
Faculty procession at Convocation, 1996

Mark A. Scheneman, pastor of St. John's Episcopal Church, plays the bagpipes as he leads the faculty procession at Convocation on August 26, 1996.

Faculty Procession at Convocation, 1999
Faculty Procession at Convocation, 1999

President William Durden ('71), right, and Dean Neil B. Weissman (left) lead the faculty procession at Convocation on August 31, 1999.

Faculty Procession at Convocation, 1999
Faculty Procession at Convocation, 1999

Panoramic view of the Faculty procession in front of East College during Convocation on August 31, 1999. 

President William Durden ('71) is wearing a yellow gown and Dean Neil Weissman is in the orange gown.

Frederick Ferre at Commencement, 1974
Frederick Ferre at Commencement, 1974

Philosophy Professor Frederick Ferré holds the Mace during Commencement on June 2, 1974. President Howard Rubendall is behind Professor Ferré.


Zelda Fichandler, Arts Award, 1976
Zelda Fichandler, Arts Award, 1976

Zelda Fichandler receives the 1976 Arts Award. Stage producer and director, she is best known as co-founder and longtime artistic director of the Arena Stage Theater in Washington, DC. President Banks is standing behind Fichandler.

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