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

Dickinson Alumnus, August 1930

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • After renovations, Conway Hall opened as a freshman dorm and the football headquarters. Improvements were also made to Biddle Field, the tennis courts, Mooreland Inn, and the Phi Delta Theta house. 
  • The Board of Trustees increased the annual salary of full professors to $4000 and developed plans to establish sabbaticals. 
  • Robert Nelson Spencer (class of 1903), formerly a rector at an Episcopal church, became Bishop of the Diocese of West Missouri. 
  • The Class of 1910 presented to the college the flagpole located on the the academic quad during their 20th reunion. 
  • The Class of 1895 presented the gateway located at the corner of N. West and W. Louther streets during their 35th reunion.
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Dickinson Alumnus, August 1930
Year
1930
Volume
7
People
Hitchler, Walter Harrison
Sockman, Ralph W.
Yocum, A. Duncan
Dunning, James, E.
Watkins, William E.
Nelson, Robert
Biddle, Edward William
Events
Alumni Parade
Organizations
Dickinson Football
Phi Delta Theta
Board of Trustees
Places
Conway Hall
Biddle Field
Tennis Courts
Phi Delta Theta House
Mooreland Inn
Flagpole
Other Topics
Class Gifts
Renovation
Salary Increase

Dickinson Alumnus, May 1930

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Board of Trustees authorized an increase in enrollment to 600 students.
  • Commander William W. Edel (class of 1915), a Navy Chaplain, helped sponsor the construction of a non-sectarian memorial chapel at a US Naval Air Station in New Jersey. 
  • Rev. W. Galloway Tyson (class of 1915) was appointed superintendent of the West District of Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal church. 
  • Howard W. Selby (class of 1913) was nominated for the office of Director of Rotary International. 
  • Dr. Earl S. Johnston (class of 1913), an associate at the Smithsonian Institute, succeeded in growing tomatoes without soil in a laboratory. 
  • Reverend Ralph L. Minker (class of 1920) officiated Delaware's first airplane wedding, with the couple saying their vows at 3,000 feet.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1930
Year
1930
Volume
7
People
Edel, William Wilcox
Tyson, W. Galloway
Selby, Howard W.
Johnston, Earl S.
Minker, Ralph L.
Organizations
Board of Trustees
Other Topics
Enrollment
Science

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1930

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • A group of alumni donated a portrait of James Wilson, one of Dickinson's founders.
  • Professor Leon C. Prince sustained serious injury after a severe car crash on the way back from the Dickinson Club of Washington.
  • Fred P. Corson (class of 1917) was appointed superintendent of the Brooklyn South District of the Methodist Episcopal church.
  • Trustee Boyd Lee Spahr (class of 1900) asked alumni to send in Dickinsoniana for display in the new museum located in Old West.
  • Brigadier General Frank R. Keefer (class of 1885), who served as an assistant Surgeon during the Spanish-American War, described "an act of valor he performed" during the conflict.
  • Professor John F. Mohler (class of 1887), head of the Physics department for 34 years, died at the age of 65.
  • Former President George Edward Reed died at the age of 83. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1930
Year
1930
Volume
7
People
Harper, Warren J.
Wilson, James
Mohler, Fred J.
Snyder, William S.
Parlin, W. A.
Spahr, Boyd Lee
Corson, Fred Pierce
Prince, Leon Cushing
Organizations
Alumni Council
Board of Trustees
Physics Department
Places
Old West
Other Topics
Election
Spanish-American War