Dickinson Alumnus, December 1933

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The College celebrated the sesquicentennial over three days with a number of events, such as a play ("The Pagent of Dickinson") and a special convocation. The Alumnus published the remarks of those who spoke at convocation, including President Morgan, Professor John Baillie, and Princeton University President Harold W. Dodds. 
  • Nine portraits of distinguished Dickinsonians were presented to the College at the sesquicentennial dinner, including Benjamin Rush, Matthew Brown, William Henry Denny, William Henry Allen, Robert Alexander Lamberton, Richard Alexander Fullerton Penrose, John Hays, Edward William Biddle, and John Frederick Mohler. Rutgers University President Robert C. Clothier delivered an address at the event. 
  • President James Henry Morgan (class of 1878)  named Professor Ernest Vuilleumier acting Dean of the College and Professor Lewis G. Rohrbaugh (class of 1907) as Dean of the Freshman Class. 
  • Omicron Delta Kappa announced their plans to publish a new edition of the college song book. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1933

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Plans for the Sesqui-Centennial Commencement in June included a ball, pageant, and an Alumni luncheon on the new Mooreland tract.
  • Alumni formed new clubs in Boston and Reading.
  • The Alumni Council helped organize the first vocational conference held at Dickinson. 
  • Trustee J. Horace McFarland praised James Henry Morgan's (class of 1878) forthcoming book on the history of Dickinson College. 
  • R. Y. Stuart (class of 1903), Chief Forester of the US Forest Service, described the impact of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's unemployment relief bill in "That 250,000" Man Job." 
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1928

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • President James H. Morgan (class of 1878) was a patient at the Carlisle Hospital for four weeks after several months of poor health.
  • Dr. Zatae Longsdorff Straw (class of 1887), the first woman to graduate from Dickinson College, announced her campaign for the New Hampshire State Senate.
  • Dickinson's basketball team celebrated its seventh year in a row without a loss.
  • The dedication ceremony for the corner stone of the new Alumni Gymnasium was set for Commencement in June 1928.
  • Major Robert Y. Stuart (class of 1903) was named chief of the United States Forest Service.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1923

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Athletics Committee appointed B. Russell Murphy as football coach and physical director.
  • Robert Y. Stuart (class of 1903) was named State Forestry Commissioner of Pennsylvania.
  • Chemistry Professor Ernest Vuilleumier invented a device to measure the alcoholic content of any liquid, which he named the Dickinson Alchometer.
  • Dickinson launched the Endowment Campaign to help answer the school's debt.
  • History Professor Leon C. Prince (class of 1898) discussed key moments in Dickinson College's history.
  • Trickett Hall, the home of the Dickinson School of Law, opened in 1917 after years of planning and construction.
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