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 1941

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Five professors and two graduate assistants joined Dickinson's faculty. 
  • Dickinson postponed the start of classes until October 3 in the wake of an infantile paralysis epidemic in some parts of Pennsylvania. 
  • The Library Quarterly analyzed students’ use of Dickinson's library. 
  • Professor Paul Herbert Doney died of a heart attack while trying to rescue his nine-year old son and Professor Wilbur H. Norcross (class of 1907) died at age 58. The Alumnus published President Fred Pierce Corson's (class of 1917) remarks at their funerals. 
  •  I. Howell Kane (class of 1921) discussed Dickinson's history in an article entitled "The Contribution of Dickinson to the Life of the Nation."
  • Dickinson hired seven new professors, including Benjamin D. James (class of 1934) and Whitfield J. Bell Jr. (class of 1935).
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1938

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Dickinson leased the William H. Parker home on North Hanover street as a women’s dorm. 
  • Five Dickinsonians were nominated for offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. 
  • The Faculty made a number of changes to the curriculum, including requiring that freshman and sophomores receive a broader background in English composition. 
  • The Alumnus published Professor Thomas Cooper's letter of resignation, which revealed difficulties at the college in the 1810s.
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