Dickinson Alumnus, December 1943

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • President Fred P. Corson (class of 1917) conferred degrees upon three Dickinsonians at the Commencement of Franklin and Marshall College.
  • Rev. James E. Skillington (class of 1905) became pastor of the First Methodist Church in York, Pennsylvania.
  • The S.S. John F. Goucher, a Liberty ship, was named for Dr. John Franklin Goucher (class of 1868).
  • Pilots Lieutenant Robert A. Walsh (class of 1941) and Lieutenant Gerald L. Darr (class of 1940) were reported as missing in action.
  • Charles Scott Williams (class of 1926) became a judge in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. 
  • The Alumnus published excerpts of letters from several alumni serving overseas.
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Dickinson Alumnus, December 1943
Year
1943
Volume
21

Dickinson Alumnus, September 1943

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Lieutenant Richard H. Ellis (class of 1941) and Staff Sergeant Evan L. Howell (class of 1941) received the Air Medal for bravery while serving with the Army air force in the South Pacific.
  • Lieutenant James L. McIntire (class of 1935) described how he helped rescue a group of men who had been adrift on a raft for 83 days.
  • Josephine Brunyate Meredith (class of 1901), Dean of Women and Associate Professor of English, became the first woman elected as a full professor.
  • Edward M. Griffith (class of 1943), who was honorably discharged as a result of wounds received at Guadalcanal, became the first Dickinsonian to return from the war and become a student of the College again.
  • William W. Edel (class of 1915) was promoted to captain, the highest rank provided for in the Navy Chaplin Corps.
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1943
Year
1943
Volume
21
People
Griffith, Edward Meredith
Meredith, Josephine Brunyate
Edel, William Wilcox
McIntire, James Lamb
Ellis, Richard H.
Howell, Evan L.

Dickinson Alumnus, May 1943

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Sergeant David E. Hepford (class of 1937) was killed instantly by a car when crossing the street to his home in Progress, Pennsylvania.
  • Ensign Donald E. Austin (class of 1938), who had been missing since the battle of the Java Sea, was found to be a prisoner of war in Japan. Lieutenant John F. Campbell (class of 1941) was reported missing after a airplane flight in North Africa.
  • Dickinson made a number of adjustments in order to host the 32nd College Training Detachment, Army Air Forces.
  • Roscoe O. Bonisteel (class of 1912) donated the letter in which the Board of Trustees urged Charles Nisbet to accept the Presidency in 1794.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1943
Year
1943
Volume
20

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1943

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The US Army selected Dickinson College as one of the locations for training Army Aviation Cadets.
  • Dickinson College held its first mid-year Commencement in January 1943. 
  • Rev. James J. Resh (class of 1897), president of the Dickinson Club of Baltimore, found a rare Ginkgo tree near the eastern end of West College.
  • Ensign Harry F. Ruth Jr. (class of 1942) served on the USS San Francisco during a "heroic battle" in the South Pacific.
  • Excerpts from Merritt Caldwell's correspondence, a Mathematics and Political Science Professor at Dickinson from 1833 to 1848, revealed a wide range of interests.
  • Marjorie Barkman was appointed instructor in physical education for women.
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1943
Year
1943
Volume
20
People
Ayres, Frank (Jr.)
Corson, Fred Pierce
Marsh, Daniel L.
Lewis, William Mather
Vuilleumier, Ernest Albert
Resh, James J.
Ruth, Harry F. (Jr.)
Caldwell, Merritt
Walker, Mary
Cook, Winfield C.
Rehfuss, Mary G.
Barkman, Marjorie
Organizations
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alumni Dickinson Clubs
Other Topics
World War II
Dickinsonians in the Military