Dickinson Alumnus, May 1960

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Rev. Dr. John M. Swomley Jr. (class of 1936) was appointed to the faculty of the National Methodist Theological Seminary, in Kansas City, Missouri.
  • Charles A. Philhower (class of 1909) donated his vast collection of Indian artifacts and memorabilia to Rutgers University.
  • The late Edwin E. Willoughby's (class of 1922) book and manuscript collection, which included a book printed in 1475, was donated to the College.
  • President Gilbert Malcolm (class of 1915) presented Dr. M. Stanley Livingston with the first Glover Memorial Award.
  • Edward J. McClaim (class of 1937) began a two-year term as president of Pennsylvania Mental Health Inc.
  • Professor Herbert Wing Jr. retired after 45 years of teaching at the College. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1960
Year
1960
Volume
37

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1960

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Howard L. Rubendall (class of 1931) as the next President, effective July 1961.
  • Dickinson selected Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, a Nobel prize winner and nuclear scientist, as the recipient of the annual Priestley award.
  • Dr. Tien-Hsi "Billy" Cheng (class of 1937), a professor at Pennsylvania State University, began a six-month leave of absence to teach and lecture in the Far East and Europe.
  • The former Methodist church house, located on South West Street next to the President's house, became the new quarters for the Department of Education and Psychology.
  • Wilbur J. Gobrecht (class of 1952) returned to campus as an assistant football coach and as a physical education instructor.
  • The Alumnus reviewed the recent history of Bosler Library, including the recent renovation that added two staircases to the new U-shaped deck balcony.
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1960
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1960
Volume
37

Dickinson Alumnus, December 1959

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Architect Eero Saarinen received Dickinson's Arts Award during a ceremony held in Bosler Hall.
  • The Raleigh News and Observer declared Alexander R. Burkot (class of 1930) the "embodiment of an American legend" in a personality sketch called "Tar Heel of the Week."
  • Armour & Company in Chicago appointed John M. Hoerner (class of 1931) as vice president.
  • George F. Myers (class of 1942) took over from his father, John E. Myers (class of 1912), as president of the Lemoyne Trust Company.
  • Dr. Whitfield J. Bell Jr. (class of 1935) published the first volume of The Papers of Benjamin Franklin. 
  • Professor Herbert F. Thomson discussed Dickinson's collection of lecture notes from students in Dr. Charles Nisbet's classes between 1787 and 1793.
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Dickinson Alumnus, December 1959
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1959
Volume
37

Dickinson Alumnus, September 1959

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Board of Trustees selected Gilbert Malcolm (class of 1915) as the 23rd President.
  • Charles F. Irwin Jr. (class of 1927) was elected president of the General Alumni Association.
  • Dr. Lewis H. Rohrbaugh (class of 1930) became Vice President of Boston University. 
  • Dr. Charles Law McCabe (class of 1943) became head of the department of metallurgical engineering at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh.
  • Dr. Robert W. Saunderson Jr. (class of 1942) was appointed Medical Director of the State Hospital for Crippled Children in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1959
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1959
Volume
37