Businessman and venture capitalist Spencer Penrose received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1933 Commencement exercises.

Author, poet, and Pulitzer Prize winner William Rose Benét received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1933 Commencement exercises.

The Baccalaureate Sevice for the 1933-1934 academic year was held at 11:00am during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 10 at the Allison Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church.

Assistant Secretary of Commerce John Dickinson (not to be confused with the 18th century namesake of the College) addressed Dickinson as part of its 1934 Commencement exercises. Mr. Dickinson also received an honorary degree.

On the eve of his inauguration as president of the college, student organizations held a ceremony pledging their loyalty to Dr. Fred Pierce Corson.  The ceremony featured addresses by Henry P. Fletcher, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, and the Hon. L. J. Dickinson, U.S. Senator...

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1934-1935 academic year was held at 11:00am during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 9 in the Alumni Gymnasium.

Isaiah Bowman, American geologist and territorial advisor to Woodrow Wilson, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1935 Commencement exercises.

Martin Withington Clement, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1935-48, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1935 Commencement exercises.

The Baccalaureate Service for the 1935-1936 academic year was held at 11:00am during commencement weekend on Sunday, June 7 at the Alumni Gymnasium.

Arthur Japy Hepburn, Navy Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1936 Commencement exercises.

Charles Ransom Reynolds, Surgeon General of the United States from 1935-39, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1936 Commencement exercises.