Dickinson Alumnus, May 1937

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • New song book Songs of Dickinson, which was dedicated General Horatio C. King (class of 1858), was ready for publication at Commencement. 
  • Mary Love Collins (class of 1902), President of Chi Omega, attended a ceremony at the White House in which First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt awarded the National Achievement Award of Chi Omega to actress Katherine Cornell.
  • President Fred Corson (class of 1917) discussed whether there were "too many college graduates" and explained how Dickinson helped graduates find jobs.
  • The Letort Hotel, located at the southeast corner of High and East Streets, was torn down and replaced by a gas station. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1937
Year
1937
Volume
14
People
Embick, Stanley D.
Straw, Zatae Longsdorf
Chamberlain, Leon
Corson, Fred Pierce
Collins, Mary Love
Linville, Edwin H.
Organizations
Alumni Groups
Alumni Dickinson Clubs

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1936

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The College officially launched the Annual Fund, which promoted annual giving. 
  • Dickinson's Teacher Placement Bureau helped recent graduates find jobs at schools across the country. 
  • The Board of Trustees authorized several changes to the College seal, including adding the date of the founding - 1783. 
  • Colbert N. Kurokawa (class of 1922) was part of an effort to establish the Hawaii Center in Kyoto, Japan. 
  • Arthur Japy Hepburn (class of 1896) was appointed Admiral of the United States Fleet and Stanley Dunbar Embick (class of 1897) was promoted to Major General. 
  • Gen. James G. Steese (class of 1902) wrote an article about his trip to Australia in 1930 in "The Trans-Australia Railway."
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1936
Year
1936
Volume
13
People
Corson, Fred Pierce
Malcolm, Gilbert
Spahr, Boyd Lee
Price, Harry Linwood
Stauffer, S. Walter
McIntire, Bradford Oliver
Carver, Clarence J.
Miller, Madeline S.
Wertz, I.M.
Kephart, John W.
Rogers, Horace E.
Kurokawa, Colbert N.
Hepburn, Arthur J.
Embick, Stanley D.
Ganoe, William Adderman
Steese, James Gordon
Organizations
Teacher Placement Bureau
Alumni Dickinson Clubs
Other Topics
Dickinsonians in Government
Dickinsonians in the Army

Dickinson Alumnus, November 1930

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Stanley D. Embick (class of 1897), who received a Distinguished Service Medal during World War I, was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the US Army and assigned to command Fortress Monroe in Virginia. 
  • Four Dickinson alumni represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives, including J. Banks Kurtz (class of 1893) and Robert F. Rich (class of 1907). 
  • Photographs showcased the improvements made to the freshmen dorms located in Conway Hall. 
  • Rev. William H. Decker (class of 1902) recalled a "hi-jacking" incident in 1899, which included a Carlisle justice of the peace issuing a search warrant.
  • George Durbin Chenoweth, a member of the class of 1868 and a prominent trustee, died at age 83.
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Dickinson Alumnus, November 1930
Year
1930
Volume
8
People
Chenoweth, George Durbin
Rich, Robert F.
Kurtz, J. Banks
Magrady, Fredrick W.
Chase, Mitchel J.
Embick, Stanley D.
Places
Conway Hall
Other Topics
Campus Improvements