Dickinson Alumnus, May 1930

Selected Highlights from this Issue: 
  • The Board of Trustees authorized an increase in enrollment to 600 students.
  • Commander William W. Edel (class of 1915), a Navy Chaplain, helped sponsor the construction of a non-sectarian memorial chapel at a US Naval Air Station in New Jersey. 
  • Rev. W. Galloway Tyson (class of 1915) was appointed superintendent of the West District of Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal church. 
  • Howard W. Selby (class of 1913) was nominated for the office of Director of Rotary International. 
  • Dr. Earl S. Johnston (class of 1913), an associate at the Smithsonian Institute, succeeded in growing tomatoes without soil in a laboratory. 
  • Reverend Ralph L. Minker (class of 1920) officiated Delaware's first airplane wedding, with the couple saying their vows at 3,000 feet.
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Year: 
1930
Volume: 
7