1911 Commencement
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 7, 1911
Commencement exercises for the 1910-1911 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.
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John Charles Black Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 8, 1910
John Charles Black, lawyer, Illinois Congressman from 1893-95, and recipient of the Medal of Honor, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of the College's 1910 Commencement exercises.
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1910 Commencement
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 8, 1910
Commencement exercises for the 1909-10 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.
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William Uhler Hensel Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 9, 1909
William Uhler Hensel, lawyer, journalist, author, lecturer, prominent Democrat, and founder of the Lancaster Historical Society, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1909 commencement exercises.
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1909 Commencement
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 9, 1909
Commencement exercises for the 1908-09 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.
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James Main Dixon Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908
Educator, scholar, and author James Main Dixon received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree as part of Dickinson's 1908 Commencement exercises.
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Harry Bixler Stock '91 Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908
Harry Bixler Stock (Class of 1891), educator and pastor at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Carlisle, received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree as part of Dickinson's 1908 Commencement exercises.
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Hugh McCormick Smith Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908
Hugh McCormick Smith, ichthyologist and associate editor of the National Geographic Society from 1909-19, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1908 Commencement exercises.
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Leslie Mortimer Shaw Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908
Leslie Mortimer Shaw, Governor of Iowa from 1898-1902 and United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1902 to 1907, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1908 Commencement exercises.
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Bradford P. Raymond Gives Address
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908
Bradford P. Raymond, president of Wesleyan University from 1889-1908, addressed the College as part of its 1908 Commencement exercises.
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James Brander Matthews Gives Address
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908
Author, scholar, and educator James Brander Matthews addressed the College as part of its 1908 Commencement exercises.
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Marlin Edgar Olmstead Gives Address
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908
Marlin Edgar Olmstead, Pennsylvania delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1897-1913, addressed the College as part of its 1908 Commencement exercises.
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John Franklin Fort Gives Address
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908
John Franklin Fort, Governor of New Jersey from 1908-11, addressed Dickinson as part of its 1908 Commencement exercises. Governor Fort also received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the College.
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Edwin Sydney Stuart Gives Address
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908
Edwin Sydney Stuart, Governor of Pennsylvania from 1907-11, addressed the College as part of its 1908 Commencement exercises.
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1908 Commencement
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 10, 1908
Commencement exercises for the 1907-08 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with orations from students and guests.
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William Perry Eveland '92 Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 5, 1907
William Perry Eveland (Class of 1892), Methodist Episcopal bishop and president of Williamsport-Dickinson Seminary (which later became Lycoming College) from 1905-1912, receives an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree as part of the College's 1907 Commencement exercises.
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Jesse Bowman Young '68 Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 5, 1907
Jesse Bowman Young (Class of 1868), Civil War veteran, minister, author, editor, and lecturer, receives an honorary Doctor of Letters degree as part of the College's 1907 Commencement exercises.
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Jacob Banks Kurtz '93 Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 5, 1907
Jacob Banks Kurtz (Class of 1893), lawyer, politician, and Congressman for Pennsylvania from 1922-34, receives an honorary Master of Arts degree as part of the College's 1907 Commencement exercises.
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James Henry Darling Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 5, 1907
James Henry Darling, public servant, lecturer, and first bishop of what later became the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of the College's 1907 Commencement exercises.
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1907 Commencement
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 5, 1907
Commencement exercises for the 1906-07 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.
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Eugene Allen Noble Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 6, 1906
Eugene Allen Noble, educational administrator and President of Dickinson College from 1911-1914, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree as part of the College's 1906 Commencement exercises.
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1906 Commencement
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 6, 1906
Commencement exercises for the 1905-06 academic year are held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.
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David Kemper Watson '71 Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 7, 1905
Lawyer and politician David Kemper Watson (Class of 1871), receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1905 Commencement exercises.
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Edward C. Stokes Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 7, 1905
Edward C. Stokes, politician and Governor of New Jersey from 1905-08, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1905 Commencement exercises.
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Harry Rowe Shelley Receives Honorary Degree
Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 7, 1905
Composer Harry Rowe Shelley receives an honorary Doctor of Music degree as part of Dickinson's 1905 Commencement exercises.
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