Dickinson Alumnus, December 1934

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • President-Elect Fred P. Corson's (class of 1917) column entitled "The President Page" appeared for the first time. Corson, who explained that this page allowed for "uncensored conversation" with alumni, discussed which type of students should stay in college.
  • Harry W. Nice (class of 1899) was elected Governor of Maryland. 
  • Ralph M. Bashore (class of 1917) was appointed Secretary of Forests and Waters by Pennsylvania Governor George Howard Earle III. 
  • General James Gordon Steese (class of 1902) represented Dickinson College at a meeting of the International Geographical Congress in Warsaw, Poland.
  • Rev. Vaughn T. Rue (class of 1886) died in an automobile accident at the age of 79.
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1934

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Board of Trustees elected Dr. Fred P. Corson (class of 1917) as the next President of the College. Before starting the new position, President-elect Corson's family departed from California on a three month world cruise. James H. Morgan (class of 1878) served as Acting President since Dr. Karl T. Waugh's resignation. 
  • The College secured a Federal Emergency Relief Administration grant, which allowed 68 students to work part-time jobs at Dickinson and earn up to $150 during the academic year. 
  • The Board of Trustees established the Dickinson College Athletic Board consisting of eight members to handle athletic affairs at the College. 
  • The Alumnus published John Dickinson's 1934 Commencement address entitled "Political Thought of John Dickinson." Dickinson worked as  United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
  • John S. Bursk, a member of the Board of Trustees from 1895 to 1912 as well as Treasurer and Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings for fifteen years, died in August 1934.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1934

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • John Dickinson, a descendant of the elder brother of the college's founder and US Assistant Secretary of Commerce, was selected to deliver Commencement address. 
  • Prospective students visited Dickinson on a "visiting day" in May 1934 for the first time.
  • Dr. Russel I. Thompson investigated students' perspectives on a formal religion program.
  • General James Gordon Steese (class of 1902) described a recent trip in "Around the World in Five Weeks."
  • Three recent graduates received scholarships for graduate schools in France and Germany. 
  • Professor Leon C. Prince (class of 1898), Pennsylvania State Senator, received a "surprising vote" for the Republican nomination for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1934

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Captain James J. Patterson (class of 1859) died at the age of 95 in January 1933. James Lester Shipley (class of 1860) became the next oldest living alumnus. 
  • Fifty seven students, including twelve women, received part-time jobs through the State Emergency Relief Board. These students earned between $15 to $20 per month as they rebuilt college walkways, made charts for various departments, and created biographical alumni cards.
  • Reviewers praised President James Morgan's (class of 1878) new book, Dickinson College: The History of One Hundred and Fifty Years, 1783-1933.
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