Dickinson Alumnus, May 1936

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Charles S. Swope (class of 1925) was inaugurated as president of the West Chester State Teachers College. 
  • Ruby R. Vale (class of 1896) described Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn's (class of 1896) college life in "Recalls Admiral's Early Promise of Success." 
  • Dickinson faculty, alumni, and students paid tribute to Bradford O. McIntire, Professor Emeritus of English Literature and founder of the Library Guild, on his 80th birthday. 
  • Boyd Lee Spahr (class of 1900) addressed the Board of Trustees on Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney's (class of 1795) career. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1936
Year
1936
Volume
13
People
Swope, Charles S.
Corson, Fred Pierce
Stitzel, Elwood W.
Holloway, Fred G
Reynolds, Charles R.
Hepburn, Arthur J.
Ketterer, George H.
Vale, Ruby R.
Connolly, Charles Parker
McIntire, Bradford Oliver
Spahr, Boyd Lee
Taney, Roger Brooke
Hertzler, Joseph Z.
Organizations
Alumni Groups
Board of Trustees
Alumni Dickinson Clubs
Other Topics
Dickinsonians in Government
Dickinsonians in the Military

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, May 1938

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Alumni Fund raised over $7500 for the College.
  • English Professor Bradford Oliver McIntire, who taught at Dickinson from 1890 to 1929, died at age 81. 
  • Dr. Ralph Pemberton donated a portrait of Thomas Williams (class of 1825) and wrote about him in "A Sketch of the Life of Thomas Williams."
  • Eva B. Armstrong, a curator at the University of Pennsylvania, discussed Professor Thomas Cooper's life in "A Word Picture of Professor Thomas Cooper." The College received a portrait of Professor Cooper earlier in the year.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1938
Year
1938
Volume
15
People
Cooper, Thomas
Williams, Thomas
McIntire, Bradford Oliver
Ziegler, Charles Edward
Brown, Arthur H
Williams, J. Merrill
Corson, Fred Pierce
Organizations
Alumni Dickinson Clubs
Library Guild
Microcosm
Board of Trustees
Phi Beta Kappa
Alumni Council
Alumni Association
Women's Glee Club
Athletic Advisory Council
Psi Upsilon
Other Topics
Media Relations
Dickinson History

Dickinson Alumnus, August 1929

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The College revealed plans for extensive improvements, including remodeling Old West, Denny Hall, Biddle Field, and furnishing Conway Hall. 
  • The Board of Trustees recognized former President James H. Morgan (class of 1878) and Professor Bradford O. McIntire for their years of service to the school. Trustees established a Morgan Lectureship Fund and appointed McIntire as Professor Emeritus, the fist in Dickinson's history.
  • Charles K. Zug (class of 1880), a former member of the Alumni Council and Board of Trustees, died in his home.
  • Brothers from the Class of 1870, Philip L. Cannon and trustee Henry P. Cannon, died within two months of each other.
  • Roscoe O. Bonisteel (class of 1912) was elected to the office of most worshipful grand master of the grand lodge of Masons of Michigan.
  • The Alumnus published photographs from the Alumni Parade held in June 1929. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, August 1929
Year
1929
Volume
6
People
Zug, Charles Keller
Cannon, Philip L.
Cannon, Henry Pervis
Morgan, James Henry
Ballard, Ellis Ames
Arters, John Manley
McIntire, Bradford Oliver
Bonisteel, Roscoe O.
Organizations
Board of Trustees
Alumni Council
Places
Denny Hall
Biddle Field
Bosler Hall
Conway Hall
Old West
Other Topics
Campus Improvements

Dickinson Alumnus, May 1929

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Dr. Mervin Grant Filler (class of 1893) became the eighteenth president on April 26, 1929. 
  • The Alumnus published President Filler's inaugural address, Bishop William F. McDowell's charge to the new president, as well as remarks from various delegates during the Inaugural Luncheon in the new Alumni Gymnasium.
  • Trustee Lemuel T. Appold (class of 1882) established an honor scholarship in the name of his life-long friend, William Knight Dare (class of 1883).
  • Professor Bradford Oliver McIntire retired after teaching for 39 years, which marked the contemporary record for longest career as a Dickinson professor.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1929
Year
1929
Volume
6
People
Filler, Mervin Grant
Appold, Lemuel Towers
Dare, William Knight
McIntire, Bradford Oliver
Events
Inauguration
Places
Alumni Gymnasium
Other Topics
Scholarship