Dickinson Alumnus, December 1945

Selected Highlights from this Issue: 
  • The Board of Trustees started planning for a new women's dormitory and authorized improvements in other areas of campus, including repairs to East College and renovations to chemical laboratories. 
  • The Faculty approved plans that allowed World War II veterans to enroll every eight weeks throughout the school year.
  • Donald E. Austin (class of 1938) was freed from a Japanese prisoner of war camp at Batvia, Dutch East Indies, after three years.
  • Robert M. Fortney (class of 1920) was elected president judge of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. His opponent was John L. Pipa (class of 1922). 
  • Major Frederick B. Schaeffer (class of 1942) piloted one of the B-29s that made aviation history with their non-stop flight from Chicago to Tokyo, Japan. 
  • Colonel James Gordon Steese (class of 1902) received the Legion of Merit for his work in the Panama Canal zone during the war. 
  • A number of Dickinsonians were involved in the Manhattan Project, including Ray Henry Crist (class of 1920) and Fred L. Mohler (class of 1914).
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Year: 
1945
Volume: 
23