Dickinson Alumnus, September 1936

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Railroad tracks on High Street in Carlisle were removed and rerouted north of town. 
  • Lemuel Towers Appold (class of 1882)  bequeathed one-half of his estate to Dickinson, which was the largest in the College's history. 
  • Dean M. Hoffman (class of 1902) was elected Phi Delta Theta national president. 
  • Whitfield J. Bell (class of 1935) discussed the Belles Lettres Literary Society's 150 year history. 
  • Delaware Republicans nominated Harry L. Cannon (class of 1899) and George C. Hering Jr. (class of 1917) for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, respectively. 
  • King Edward VIII honored Dr. J. Roy Strock (class of 1903), Head of the Andhra Christian College in India, with the Kaiser-i-Hind medal, first class.
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1936
Year
1936
Volume
14
People
Corson, Fred Pierce
Stauffer, S. Walter
Price, Harry Linwood
Hoffman, Dean M.
Cannon, Harry L.
Strock, J. Roy
Appold, Lemuel Towers
Bell, Whitfield Jenks (Jr.)
Hering, George C.
Organizations
General Alumni Association
Belles Lettres Society
Phi Delta Theta
Board of Trustees
Dickinson Football
Alumni Dickinson Clubs
Places
Carlisle

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1938

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • All of the District Attorneys of Dauphin Country were Dickinson alumni, including Carl B. Shelley (class of 1917), David S. Kohn (class of 1930), and E. LeRoy Keen (class of 1907).
  • Elisha Conover (class of 1884), Professor of classical languages at the University of Delaware, retired after half a century of uninterrupted absences.
  • Reviewers praised Lloyd W. Eshelman’s (class of 1923) new book on the Renaissance (Moulders of Destiny: Renaissance Lives and Times).
  • President Fred Corson (class of 1917) preached at the Harvard Memorial Church.
  • The Alumnus published additional diary entries from a student at Dickinson during the 1849-1850 academic year.
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1938
Year
1938
Volume
15
People
Corson, Fred Pierce
Jessup, Walter A.
Hitchler, Walter Harrison
McFarland, Horace J.
Shelley, Carl B.
Eshelman, Lloyd W.
Conover, Milton
Burns, Charles
Organizations
Library Guild
Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Delta Theta
Belles Lettres Society
Phi Beta Kappa
American Philological Association
Classical Association of the Atlantic States
Other Topics
Financial Aid

Dickinson Alumnus, November 1931

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Board of Trustees elected Dr. Karl Tinsley Waugh as the new President of the College.
  • Rear Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn (class of 1896) was appointed as a naval adviser to the United States delegation at the general disarmament conference in Geneva.
  • Charles C. Greer (class of 1892) and William W. Uttley (class of 1894) were elected as judges in Pennsylvania. 
  • Phi Delta Theta opened a new fraternity house, located directly opposite of East College on N. West street.
  • The Alumnus printed Dr. Wilbur F. Horn's (class of 1869) "Some Observations and Reflections on Energy," which was originally published in 1927 following Albert Einstein's announcement regarding a new unified field theory.
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Dickinson Alumnus, November 1931
Year
1931
Volume
9
People
Waugh, Karl Tinsley
Hepburn, Arthur J.
Greer, Charles C.
Uttley, Wiliam W.
Gearhard, Ethan A.
Events
Inauguration
Organizations
Phi Delta Theta
Board of Trustees
Places
Phi Delta Theta House
Other Topics
Judicial Appointment

Dickinson Alumnus, August 1930

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • After renovations, Conway Hall opened as a freshman dorm and the football headquarters. Improvements were also made to Biddle Field, the tennis courts, Mooreland Inn, and the Phi Delta Theta house. 
  • The Board of Trustees increased the annual salary of full professors to $4000 and developed plans to establish sabbaticals. 
  • Robert Nelson Spencer (class of 1903), formerly a rector at an Episcopal church, became Bishop of the Diocese of West Missouri. 
  • The Class of 1910 presented to the college the flagpole located on the the academic quad during their 20th reunion. 
  • The Class of 1895 presented the gateway located at the corner of N. West and W. Louther streets during their 35th reunion.
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Dickinson Alumnus, August 1930
Year
1930
Volume
7
People
Hitchler, Walter Harrison
Sockman, Ralph W.
Yocum, A. Duncan
Dunning, James, E.
Watkins, William E.
Nelson, Robert
Biddle, Edward William
Events
Alumni Parade
Organizations
Dickinson Football
Phi Delta Theta
Board of Trustees
Places
Conway Hall
Biddle Field
Tennis Courts
Phi Delta Theta House
Mooreland Inn
Flagpole
Other Topics
Class Gifts
Renovation
Salary Increase