Dickinson Alumnus, February 1946

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Secretary of State James F. Byrnes requested that Dickinsonians, especially honorably discharged veterans, join the Department of Foreign Service.
  • Rev. M. Mosser Smyser (class of 1900), an independent missionary who remained in Japan throughout the war, resumed his work. 
  • Dr. Lewis H. Chrisman (class of 1908) referenced several Dickinson professors in "Master Teachers I have Met," which the Alumnus reprinted from the Journal of Education.
  • Four former members of the College staff returned to work at Dickinson, including George Shuman Jr. (class of 1937) and Benjamin D. James (class of 1934). 
  • Lt. Joseph Sansone (class of 1939) received two Bronze Star Medals and Capt. George Winfield Yarnall (class of 1938) was awarded the Silver Star. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1946
Year
1946
Volume
23
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World War II

Dickinson Alumnus, May 1946

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Rev. J. Rolland Crompton (class of 1920) became headmaster of the Pennington School in New Jersey. 
  • The Alumnus published a letter that Prof. Henry M. Harman (class of 1848) wrote to his father during his sophomore year in 1846.
  • Professor Forrest E. Craver (class of 1899) retired after 46 years' service. 
  • Dr. Hobart M. Corning (class of 1911) was elected superintendent of schools in the District of Columbia.
  • The Alumnus published a letter from 1830 in which Prof. Henry D. Rogers discussed his experience with "the narrow-minded president" Dr. Samuel B. How.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1946
Year
1946
Volume
23

Dickinson Alumnus, December 1945

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Board of Trustees started planning for a new women's dormitory and authorized improvements in other areas of campus, including repairs to East College and renovations to chemical laboratories. 
  • The Faculty approved plans that allowed World War II veterans to enroll every eight weeks throughout the school year.
  • Donald E. Austin (class of 1938) was freed from a Japanese prisoner of war camp at Batvia, Dutch East Indies, after three years.
  • Robert M. Fortney (class of 1920) was elected president judge of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. His opponent was John L. Pipa (class of 1922). 
  • Major Frederick B. Schaeffer (class of 1942) piloted one of the B-29s that made aviation history with their non-stop flight from Chicago to Tokyo, Japan. 
  • Colonel James Gordon Steese (class of 1902) received the Legion of Merit for his work in the Panama Canal zone during the war. 
  • A number of Dickinsonians were involved in the Manhattan Project, including Ray Henry Crist (class of 1920) and Fred L. Mohler (class of 1914).
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Dickinson Alumnus, December 1945
Year
1945
Volume
23
People
Steese, James Gordon
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World War II
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1945

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Board of Trustees approved a recommendation for the construction of a new women's dormitory on the Mooreland campus. 
  • Dr. George H. Armacost (class of 1926) was elected president of the University of Redlands in California. 
  • Lieutenant J. E. Kennedy (class of 1942) sunk five ships of a Japanese convoy in a single night.
  • Rev. Gaither P. Warfield (class of 1917) and his wife published their eye-witness account of the Nazi occupation in Poland in Call Us to Witness. 
  • Sgt. Charles Walter Benner Jr. (class of 1944), along with 32 other soldiers, escaped from a prison camp in Germany with 32 other soldiers and walked 500 miles to safety. 
  • Whitfield J. Bell Jr. (class of 1935) became associate Professor of History at Dickinson.
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1945
Year
1945
Volume
23
Organizations
Board of Trustees
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Housing
World War II