Dickinson Alumnus, May 1939

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Board of Trustees unanimously approved the reconstruction of Bosler Hall in a style similar to that of Old West. 
  • Maria Dickinson Logan, great-granddaughter of John Dickinson, bequeathed John Dickinson relics to the college. 
  • Walter A. Hearn (class of 1914), John M. Pearson (class of 1918), and F. LaMont Henninger (class of 1924) were appointed District Superintendents in their respective conferences by the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
  • The Who’s Who in America magazine published a two-page biography of Dr. Charles William Super (class of 1866), the oldest living Dickinson Alumnus. 
  • The Alumnus printed Lieutenant Colonel Edgar E. Hume's remarks at Founders' Day in which he discussed the similarities between Dickinson and the Society of Cincinnati.
  • Graduates of Conway Hall, the Dickinson preparatory school, formed an alumni group. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1939
Year
1939
Volume
16
People
Parlin, W. A.
Dickinson-Logan, Maria
Dickinson, John
Fox, Dixon Ryan
Drew, James B.
Houck, Frank M. L.
Hollinger, D. Wilson
Wilkinson, Howard Sargent
Pennell, Joseph R.
Reese, Fred S.
Hitchler, Walter Harrison
Hearn, Walter A.
Pearson, John M.
Henninger, F. LaMont
Bayley, Francis R.
Corson, Fred Pierce
Warner, Wellman J.
Sharp, W. Howard
Organizations
Board of Trustees
Alumni Dickinson Clubs
Methodist Episcopal Church
Omicron Delta Kappa
Conway Hall Alumni Association
Places
Bosler Hall
Conway Hall
Other Topics
New Buildings
Dickinson History

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, 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