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John K Stayman prepared this oration, entitled “Difference of Opinion," for the commencement ceremonies held July 8, 1841. Authoring an original speech was among the graduation requirements for Dickinson College seniors at that time. Transcript included.
Location: Orations-1841-S798d
Subject: Education, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1840-1859
John Keagy Stayman questions Edgar E. Hastings as to when the draft will be lifted from Cumberland County, as he is “considered by Uncle Sam a ‘first class man’.” He also asks whether or not Dickinson College is still being used as a hospital, and hopes that it will quickly be vacated so that...
Location: I-Friends-2013-3
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
Professor Charles Himes writes Professor William Fisher a "strictly confidential" letter to discuss several sensitive issues related to Dickinson College. Professor Himes mentions the upcoming Board of Trustee meeting and discusses how they might decide to fill several faculty vacancies. In...
Location: MC 2000.12, B1, F3
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education, Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
