Dickinson Alumnus, February 1931

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Dickinson College joined over 200 other colleges in the Liberal Arts College Movement.
  • Philip S. Moyer (class of 1906) was appointed as a Deputy Attorney-General of Pennsylvania.
  • Esther F. Chambers (class of 1932) became the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of the Dickinsonian. 
  • Dr. Clyde B. Furst (class of 1893), secretary of the Carnegie Foundation, died at 57.
  • Sylvester Baker Sadler (class of 1895), a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice, died at 54. 

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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1931
Year
1931
Volume
8
People
Chambers, Esther F.
Sadler, Sylvester Baker

Dickinson Alumnus, May 1931

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • James J. Patterson (class of 1859), the oldest living alumni in 1931, returned to Dickinson for the 148th Commencement.
  • Albert M. Witwer (class of 1900) was appointed as District Superintendent of the North District of Philadelphia Conference.
  • Joseph McCormick appointed head football coach. 
  • Charles P. Addams (class of 1884) was made a Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania. 
  • The Special Committee on Athletics issued a lengthy report that recommended changes to Dickinson's athletic program. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1931
Year
1931
Volume
8
People
Patterson, James J.
Burns, Joseph M.
McCormick, Joseph H.
Witwer, Albert M.
Addams, Charles P.
Organizations
Varsity Football
Other Topics
Athletics

Dickinson Alumnus, April 1931

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • President Mervin Grant Filler (class of 1893) died at age 57 in Philadelphia. 
  • Hundreds of students, alumni, and faculty attended President Filler's funeral at Allison Memorial Methodist Church.
  • The Board of Trustees appointed former President James H. Morgan (class of 1878) as temporary President
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Dickinson Alumnus, April 1931
Year
1931
Volume
8
People
Morgan, James Henry
Filler, Mervin Grant
Events
Death
Organizations
Board of Trustees
Places
Allison Hall
Allison Memorial Methodist Church
Other Topics
Funeral

Dickinson Alumnus, November 1930

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Stanley D. Embick (class of 1897), who received a Distinguished Service Medal during World War I, was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the US Army and assigned to command Fortress Monroe in Virginia. 
  • Four Dickinson alumni represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives, including J. Banks Kurtz (class of 1893) and Robert F. Rich (class of 1907). 
  • Photographs showcased the improvements made to the freshmen dorms located in Conway Hall. 
  • Rev. William H. Decker (class of 1902) recalled a "hi-jacking" incident in 1899, which included a Carlisle justice of the peace issuing a search warrant.
  • George Durbin Chenoweth, a member of the class of 1868 and a prominent trustee, died at age 83.
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Dickinson Alumnus, November 1930
Year
1930
Volume
8
People
Chenoweth, George Durbin
Rich, Robert F.
Kurtz, J. Banks
Magrady, Fredrick W.
Chase, Mitchel J.
Embick, Stanley D.
Places
Conway Hall
Other Topics
Campus Improvements