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John Mitchell Robinson '47 Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 5, 1895
Jurist John Mitchell Robinson (Class of 1847) received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1895 Commencement exercises.
Event Type
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Daniel H. Hastings Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 5, 1895

Daniel Hartman Hastings, Governor of Pennsylvania from 1895-99, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1895 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
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Charles William Super '66 Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 6, 1894

Charles William Super (Class of 1866), President of Ohio University from 1884-96 and 1899-1901, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1894 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Charles Brown Lore '52 Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 6, 1894

Charles Brown Lore (Class of 1852), politician and Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from 1893 to 1909, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1894 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Moncure Daniel Conway '49 Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 8, 1892

Moncure Daniel Conway (Class of 1849), author, clergyman, abolitionist, and namesake of two separate buildings (both named Conway Hall), receives an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree as part of Dickinson's 1892 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
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Caleb Thomas Winchester Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Tue., Jun. 18, 1891

Caleb Thomas Winchester, author, literary critic, and professor Wesleyan University, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree as part of the College's 1891 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Willis Fletcher Johnson Receives First Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Tue., Jun. 18, 1891

Author and journalist Willis Fletcher Johnson receives an honorary Master of Arts degree as part of Dickinson's 1891 Commencement exercises, his first of two honorary degrees from the College.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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John Howard Harris Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 10, 1896

John Howard Harris, President of Bucknell University from 1889-1919, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of Dickinson's 1896 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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1896 Commencement

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 10, 1896

Degrees were awarded to more than 50 students during the annual Commencement exercises.

Event Type
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1895 Commencement

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 5, 1895

Commencement exercises for the 1894-95 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
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1894 Commencement

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 6, 1894

Commencement exercises for the 1893-94 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
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1893 Commencement

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 14, 1893

Commencement exercises for the 1892-93 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
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1892 Commencement

Date of Event
Wed., Jun. 8, 1892

Commencement exercises for the 1891-92 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
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1891 Commencement

Date of Event
Tue., Jun. 18, 1891

Commencement exercises for the 1890-91 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall, with various members of the graduating class delivering orations.

Event Type
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Edmund Davison Soper Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Mon., Jun. 6, 1927

Edmund Davison Soper (Class of 1898), theologian and professor at Northwestern University, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of the College's 1927 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Mabel Walker Willebrandt Gives Address

Date of Event
Mon., Jun. 6, 1927

Mabel Walker Willebrandt, Assistant United States Attorney General from 1921-29, addressed the College as part of its 1926 Commencement exercises. Mrs. Willebrandt also received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the College.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
Lectures and Symposia
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1927 Commencement

Date of Event
Mon., Jun. 6, 1927

Commencement exercises for the 1926-27 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall.

Event Type
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Herbert N. Shenton Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Mon., Jun. 7, 1926
Herbert N. Shenton, Drew University professor and executive secretary of the International Auxiliary Language Association from 1924-37, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree as part of the College's 1926 Commencement exercises.
Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Samuel Parkes Cadman Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Mon., Jun. 7, 1926
Samuel Parkes Cadman, clergyman and pioneer of Christian radio, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree as part of the College's 1926 Commencement exercises.
Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Simeon D. Fess Gives Address

Date of Event
Mon., Jun. 7, 1926
Simeon Davison Fess, politician and Senator from Ohio, addressed the College as part of its 1926 Commencement exercises.
Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
Lectures and Symposia
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1926 Commencement

Date of Event
Mon., Jun. 7, 1926

Commencement exercises for the 1925-26 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall.

Event Type
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Augustus Lukeman Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Tue., Jun. 9, 1925

Sculptor Augustus Lukeman received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree as part of the College's 1925 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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Edgar Fahs Smith Gives Address

Date of Event
Tue., Jun. 9, 1925

Edgar Fahs Smith, science historian and Provost of the University of Pennsylvania from 1911-20, addressed the College as part of its 1925 Commencement exercises. Dr. Smith also received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the College.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
Lectures and Symposia
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1925 Commencement

Date of Event
Tue., Jun. 9, 1925

Commencement exercises for the 1924-25 academic year were held at Bosler Memorial Hall.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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J. Horace McFarland Receives Honorary Degree

Date of Event
Tue., Jun. 3, 1924

J. Horace McFarland, civic planner and early environmentalist, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree as part of the College's 1924 Commencement exercises.

Event Type
Academic Ceremonies
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