Dickinson Alumnus, February 1927

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • With a model of the proposed Gymnasium on display in the library, alumni were asked for contributions.
  • Rev. Edmund Davison Soper (class of 1898), Dean of the School of Religion and Vice-President at Duke University, featured in an article that detailed his life's achievements.  
  • West Nottingham Academy Headmaster J. Paul Slaybaugh (class of 1921) honored Benjamin Rush with a memorial gateway on their campus in Colora, Maryland.
  • Dr. Frank M. L. Houck (class of 1910) became assistant director of Johns Hopkins Hospital. 
  • Professor Henry Vethake's 1827 catalog was discovered and became the earliest bound catalog in the college's possession. 
  • Former President George Edward Reed published "The College and the "Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching," the final article a series entitled "Reminiscences of Dickinson."
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Dickinson Alumnus, August 1925

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Chief Marshal "Ham" Bacon (class of 1902) lead the Alumni Parade wearing a tutu, smoking a cigar, and twirling a parasol.
  • The Class of 1905 dedicated the William Lambert Gooding (class of 1874) Gateway, located by East College on N. West Street.
  • Former President George Edward Reed published "Memories of "Old East" and "Old West," the third in a series entitled "Reminiscences of Dickinson."
  • Over 300 students attended the Methodist Episcopal Church's Summer School of Religious Education held at Dickinson in July 1925.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1925

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Former President George Edward Reed published "Inauguration and Early Experiences," the second in a series entitled "Reminiscences of Dickinson."
  • The American Council of Education tested freshmen to evaluate the school's comparative ranking. 
  • Former President James Andrew McCauley was honored on Alumni day during the dedication of the McCauley Room in Old West .
  • Ten Dickinsonians served as District Superintendents for the Methodist Episcopal Church.
  • John Bannister Gibson (class of 1798) was one of Pennsylvania's leading jurists.
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1925

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Former President George Edward Reed published "How I Became President of Dickinson," the first in a series entitled "Reminiscences of Dickinson."
  • Treasurer John Bursk reported that the college's debt had decreased and that the endowment had increased since President James Henry Morgan's inauguration in 1914.
  • Paul P. Appenzellar (class of 1895) was recognized for his remarkable financial influence in New York. 
  • Nine senior women formed an honorary society called Wheel and Chain. 
  • Dr. Milton W. Eddy, professor of biology, discovered a small fire in the basement of Conway Hall.
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Dickinson Alumnus, November 1926

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Frank R. Keefer (class of 1885) was appointed senior colonel of the Medical Corps by President Calvin Coolidge.
  • Dickinson, Gettysburg, Franklin & Marshall, Muhlenberg, and Ursinus formed the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
  • The Athletic Conference Symposium adopted a new set of eligibility rules for the schools in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference. 
  • Students raised money to support Dickinson professors and alumni teaching in China.
  • James Gordon Steese (class of 1902), president of the Alaska Road Commission, was appointed Brigadier General of the Alaska National Guard.
  • Former President George Edward Reed published "A Period of Construction," the eighth in a series entitled "Reminiscences of Dickinson."
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Dickinson Alumnus, August 1926

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • President of the General Alumni Association, Lemuel Towers (class of 1882), asked Alumni to pledge money for the construction of a new gymnasium. 
  • George W. Pedlow (class of 1901) led a costume parade on Alumni Day dressed as a Roman gladiator in a horse-drawn cart.
  • The Board of Trustees increased professors' salaries and student charges. 
  • The Dickinsonian's poll found that an overwhelming majority of the student body was in favor of Prohibition.
  • The Class of 1906 presented the Gateway located at the corner of West High and North College streets.
  • Former President George Edward Reed published "The Faculty From 1889 to 1911," the seventh in a series entitled "Reminiscences of Dickinson."
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1926

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Dickinson recognized trustee Edward W. Biddle (class of 1870) for his generous donation of Biddle Field as well as his lifelong history of contributions. 
  • The Athletic Committee named S. Marsh Johnson as the new Director of Athletics.
  • Former President George Edward Reed published "The Founding of the Dickinson School of Law," the sixth in a series entitled "Reminiscences of Dickinson."
  • A previously unknown letter, written by James Buchanan (class of 1809) as the Minister to Russia, revealed information about life at the imperial court of Nicholas I in 1832.
  • Martha Steele donated a program from the Freshmen class' burlesque of the annual Sophomore oratorical contest in 1881.
  • Alumni discussed the history of the Dickinson College Cadet Band.
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