Dickinson Alumnus, December 1936

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Mrs. Paul Appenzellar (class of 1895) agreed to pay for alterations to the front of the President's House. 
  • Dickinson purchased five new properties to enlarge Biddle Field. 
  • The Board of Trustees approved plans to renovate the Mooreland House and rename it as the Baird Biology Building. 
  • Robert F. Rich (class of 1907) was elected to the House of Representatives. 
  • The Athletic Board of Control decided to withdraw Dickinson from the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference at the end of the football season.
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Dickinson Alumnus, December 1936
Year
1936
Volume
14
People
Landis, Norman
Corson, Fred Pierce
Sellers, Montgomery Porter
Bonisteel, Roscoe O.
Rich, Robert F.
Jacobs, Robert Lee
Shuman, John T.
Kimmel, William G.
Revell, Fleming H.
Appold, Lemuel Towers
Appenzellar, Paul Peyton
Woodside, Robert E. (Jr.)
Organizations
Alumni Council
Board of Trustees
Athletic Board
Alumni Dickinson Clubs
Places
President's House
Biddle Field
Moore House
Baird Biology Building

Dickinson Alumnus, September 1934

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Board of Trustees elected Dr. Fred P. Corson (class of 1917) as the next President of the College. Before starting the new position, President-elect Corson's family departed from California on a three month world cruise. James H. Morgan (class of 1878) served as Acting President since Dr. Karl T. Waugh's resignation. 
  • The College secured a Federal Emergency Relief Administration grant, which allowed 68 students to work part-time jobs at Dickinson and earn up to $150 during the academic year. 
  • The Board of Trustees established the Dickinson College Athletic Board consisting of eight members to handle athletic affairs at the College. 
  • The Alumnus published John Dickinson's 1934 Commencement address entitled "Political Thought of John Dickinson." Dickinson worked as  United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
  • John S. Bursk, a member of the Board of Trustees from 1895 to 1912 as well as Treasurer and Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings for fifteen years, died in August 1934.
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1934
Year
1934
Volume
12
People
Morgan, James Henry
Corson, Fred Pierce
Bursk, John S.
Waugh, Karl Tinsley
Events
Inauguration
Organizations
Board of Trustees
Athletic Board
Other Topics
Employment