Class of 1902

    Entries drawn from the college history encyclopedia


Sumner Mathias Drayer (1872-1967)
Sumner Drayer standing beside President Edel, 1957

Born in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Sumner Drayer studied at the Dickinson Preparatory School. He married Agnes Pettigrew on March 17, 1906. Among numerous business ventures, Drayer served as the president of the Voneiff-Drayer company, which operated the chain of Miss America Candy Stores....

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna, Trustee
Year: Class of 1902

James Gordon Steese (1882-1958)
James Gordon Steese

James Gordon Steese was born on January 21, 1882 in Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania, the son of James and Anna Shaeffer Steese. He was a 1902 graduate of nearby Carlisle's Dickinson College, although he had entered with the class of 1903. As a student, he was very active as a member of Phi...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna
Year: Class of 1902
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