Dickinson Alumnus, September 1933

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • President Karl Waugh resigned in June and the Board of Trustees appointed James H. Morgan (class of 1878) as acting President. 
  • The College celebrated the Sesqui-Centennial Commencement in June. 
  • Captain James J. Patterson (class of 1859) told the story of how he captured his old roommate, David D. Stone (class of 1859), in the Battle of Spotsylvania during the Civil War. Paterson served in the Union army while Stone fought for the Confederates. 
  • Edward M. Biddle (class of 1905) and Sumner M. Drayer (class of 1902) were elected trustees of the College. 
  • The Carlisle branch of the American Association of University Women established the Mary Curran Morgan (class of 1888) Memorial Fellowship Fund to provide financial aid to women attending Dickinson. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1933

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Dickinson's Endowment passed the million dollar mark.
  • The Mohler Scientific Club planned ceremonies to commemorate the 200th anniversary of scientist Joseph Priestley's birth. 
  • John W. McConnell (class of 1929) and Howard Rubendall (class of 1931) taught classes at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
  • General James Gordon Steese (class of 1902) described his travel experiences in Peru as well as on the Oroya Railway in "Coasting from Sky To Sea."
  • Alfred H. Wagg (class of 1909), a state senator in Florida, was elected President of the Florida State Chamber of Commerce.
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