Dickinson Alumnus, December 1951

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Christine Stuart Ritter (class of 1917) became the first woman elected to the Carlisle School Board.
  • Frank E. Masland Jr. (class of 1918) donated a ceremonial mace, which was carved from American cherry and black walnut, to the College.
  • Samuel Heffner (class of 1931) was elected the first Democratic mayor in the history of Coatesville, Pennsylvania.
  • Clinton R. Weidner (class of 1937) was elected District Attorney of Cumberland County by a margin of nearly 2 to 1.
  • Former President Fred P. Corson (class of 1917) published Your Church and You, an interpretation of the member's obligation to the Church, and its responsibility to society.
  • John D. Hopper (class of 1948) was appointed as the coach of the basketball team.
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Dickinson Alumnus, December 1951
Year
1951
Volume
29

Dickinson Alumnus, September 1951

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • President William W. Edel (class of 1915) met Princess Margaret during a visit to Carlisle, England.
  • Homer L. Kreider (class of 1921), John M. Klepser (class of 1922), and Charles F. Greevy (class of 1935) won both the Republican and Democratic nominations for judges in several Pennsylvania counties.
  • The College dedicated a memorial placque to Noah Pinkney, who died in 1923.
  • Physical Education Professor John S. Steckbeck published a new book on the history of football at the Carlisle Indian School (Fabulous Redman).
  • Eugene M. Oyler (class of 1951) and A. Diana Williams (class of 1951) were married in the College Prayer Chapel several hours after Commencement on June 3.
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1951
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1951
Volume
29

Dickinson Alumnus, May 1951

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The College helped create the Mary Dickinson Club, an organization for alumnae and "all other women interested for any reason in Dickinson's welfare." 
  • President William W. Edel (class of 1915) presided at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new women's dormitory located on the Rush campus. 
  • Dr. Katherine Loder (class of 1934) received the American Legion Award of Merit for her distinguished service to her local community in New Jersey.
  • Robert E. Woodside (class of 1926) was appointed Attorney General of Pennsylvania.
  • Reviewers acclaimed Col. William A. Ganoe's (class of 1902) new book My Heart Remembers.
  • Fortune magazine recognized Lemuel B. Lines (class of 1939) as "one of the finest technicians in the commercial-art field."
  • Rev. William R. Guffick (class of 1925) became superintendent of the Trenton District of the New Jersey Conference.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1951
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1951
Volume
28

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1951

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The College entered into an arrangement with Case Institute of Technology, located in Cleveland, Ohio, that allowed students to obtain a bachelor of science degree from Dickinson and a bachelor degree in engineering from Case.
  • Frank E. Masland Jr. (class of 1918) was elected chairman of the board of the Carpet Institute, Inc.
  • Rev. Ira S. Pimm (class of 1919) was selected as Headmaster of The Pennington School in New Jersey.
  • Dr. J. Rolland Crompton (class of 1920) was appointed Headmaster of the Tilton School in New Hampshire.
  • A freshman died in an automobile accident on the Pennsylvania turnpike that injured two other students and killed one of their parents.
  • Henry W. Monyer (class of 1927) was named as the administrative assistant to Dr. Thomas H. Ford (class of 1914), the superintendent of the public schools of Reading, Pennsylvania.
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1951
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1951
Volume
28