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, 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

Dickinson Alumnus, May 1933

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Plans for the Sesqui-Centennial Commencement in June included a ball, pageant, and an Alumni luncheon on the new Mooreland tract.
  • Alumni formed new clubs in Boston and Reading.
  • The Alumni Council helped organize the first vocational conference held at Dickinson. 
  • Trustee J. Horace McFarland praised James Henry Morgan's (class of 1878) forthcoming book on the history of Dickinson College. 
  • R. Y. Stuart (class of 1903), Chief Forester of the US Forest Service, described the impact of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's unemployment relief bill in "That 250,000" Man Job." 
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1933
Year
1933
Volume
10
People
Stuart, Robert Y.
Shilling, John
Conover, Milton
Armstrong, William L.
Evaul, Harry
Morgan, James Henry
Events
Sesqui-Centennial Commencement
Organizations
Alumni club
Alumni Council
Places
Mooreland Park
Other Topics
Scholarship
Dickinson History

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1933

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Dickinson's Endowment passed the million dollar mark.
  • The Mohler Scientific Club planned ceremonies to commemorate the 200th anniversary of scientist Joseph Priestley's birth. 
  • John W. McConnell (class of 1929) and Howard Rubendall (class of 1931) taught classes at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
  • General James Gordon Steese (class of 1902) described his travel experiences in Peru as well as on the Oroya Railway in "Coasting from Sky To Sea."
  • Alfred H. Wagg (class of 1909), a state senator in Florida, was elected President of the Florida State Chamber of Commerce.
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1933
Year
1933
Volume
10
People
McCormick, Joseph H.
Craver, Forrest E.
Barnitz, Edwin E.
Wagg, Alfred H.
Stewart, W. Blair
Steese, James Gordon
Organizations
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Mohler Scientific Club
Other Topics
Endowment Fund
Gift