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, September 1933
Year
1933
Volume
11
People
Stewart, W. Blair
Patterson, James J.
Biddle, Edward MacFunn
Drayer, Sumner M.
Morgan, Mary Curran
Wilkinson, Howard Sargent
Bunting, John J.
Organizations
American Association of University Women
State Federation of Pennsylvania Women
Board of Trustees
Other Topics
Scholarship

Dickinson Alumnus, May 1934

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • John Dickinson, a descendant of the elder brother of the college's founder and US Assistant Secretary of Commerce, was selected to deliver Commencement address. 
  • Prospective students visited Dickinson on a "visiting day" in May 1934 for the first time.
  • Dr. Russel I. Thompson investigated students' perspectives on a formal religion program.
  • General James Gordon Steese (class of 1902) described a recent trip in "Around the World in Five Weeks."
  • Three recent graduates received scholarships for graduate schools in France and Germany. 
  • Professor Leon C. Prince (class of 1898), Pennsylvania State Senator, received a "surprising vote" for the Republican nomination for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1934
Year
1934
Volume
11
People
Dickinson, John
McCormick, Vance C.
Keefer, Frank R.
Harrison, Carlton
Snavely, John J.
Washabaugh, Jacob E.
VanHook, Carlton R.
Steese, James Gordon
Events
Visiting Day

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1934

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Captain James J. Patterson (class of 1859) died at the age of 95 in January 1933. James Lester Shipley (class of 1860) became the next oldest living alumnus. 
  • Fifty seven students, including twelve women, received part-time jobs through the State Emergency Relief Board. These students earned between $15 to $20 per month as they rebuilt college walkways, made charts for various departments, and created biographical alumni cards.
  • Reviewers praised President James Morgan's (class of 1878) new book, Dickinson College: The History of One Hundred and Fifty Years, 1783-1933.
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1934
Year
1934
Volume
11
People
Patterson, James J.
Shipley, J. Lester
Events
Death
Organizations
State Emergency Relief Board
Other Topics
Employment
Dickinson History

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, December 1933
Year
1933
Volume
11
People
Morgan, James Henry
Stuart, Robert Y.
Rush, Benjamin
Brown, Matthew
Denny, William Henry
Allen, William Henry
Lamberton, Robert Alexander
Penrose, Richard Alexander Fullerton
Hays, John
Biddle, Edward William
Mohler, John Frederick
Vuilleumier, Ernest Albert
Rohrbaugh, Lewis Guy
Events
Sesqui-Centennial Dinner
Other Topics
Dean Appointment