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

Dickinson Alumnus, December 1941

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Board of Trustees discussed the potential impact of World War II on the college. 
  • Bishop Ernest G. Richardson (class of 1896) was elected President of the Council of Bishops of the Methodist Church. 
  • Rev. Albert M. Witwer (class of 1900) was reappointed superintendent of the North District of Philadelphia Conference. 
  • The Alumnus discussed whether or not James Buchanan (class of 1809) was a good Dickinsonian.
  • President Fred Corson (class of 1917) praised Dr. Ruby R. Vale's new book, Some Legal Foundations of Society.
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Dickinson Alumnus, December 1941
Year
1941
Volume
19
People
Corson, Fred Pierce
Richardson, Ernest G.
Flannery, J. Harold
Uttley, Wiliam W.
Vale, Ruby R.
Witwer, Albert M.
Woodside, Robert E. (Jr.)
Landis, William W.
Kauffman, Kurtz
Reese, Fred S.
Anstine, W. Burg
Buchanan, James
Organizations
Board of Trustees
Alumni Dickinson Clubs
Methodist Episcopal Church
Other Topics
World War II
Dickinsonians in Government

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1937

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • President Fred Pierce Corson (class of 1917) spoke at Professor Leon Cushing Prince's (class of 1898) funeral. 
  • The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church praised Dr. Julia Morgan (class of 1911) and Clara Bell Smith (class of 1911) for their missionary work in China. 
  • An anonymous faculty member wrote a short biography for former President James Henry Morgan's (class of 1878) 80th birthday, which the Alumnus reprinted.
  • Dr. Herbert Newhard Shenton (class of 1906), professor of sociology and head of that department at Syracuse University, died of a heart attack. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1937
Year
1937
Volume
14
People
Corson, Fred Pierce
Prince, Leon Cushing
Dorey, J. Milnor
Swift, Charles Lowe
McAndrews, Richard H.
Shenton, Herbert N.
Morgan, Julia
Towers, Thomas J.
Morgan, James Henry
Organizations
Alumni Groups
Alumni Dickinson Clubs
Methodist Episcopal Church

Dickinson Alumnus, May 1939

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Board of Trustees unanimously approved the reconstruction of Bosler Hall in a style similar to that of Old West. 
  • Maria Dickinson Logan, great-granddaughter of John Dickinson, bequeathed John Dickinson relics to the college. 
  • Walter A. Hearn (class of 1914), John M. Pearson (class of 1918), and F. LaMont Henninger (class of 1924) were appointed District Superintendents in their respective conferences by the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
  • The Who’s Who in America magazine published a two-page biography of Dr. Charles William Super (class of 1866), the oldest living Dickinson Alumnus. 
  • The Alumnus printed Lieutenant Colonel Edgar E. Hume's remarks at Founders' Day in which he discussed the similarities between Dickinson and the Society of Cincinnati.
  • Graduates of Conway Hall, the Dickinson preparatory school, formed an alumni group. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1939
Year
1939
Volume
16
People
Parlin, W. A.
Dickinson-Logan, Maria
Dickinson, John
Fox, Dixon Ryan
Drew, James B.
Houck, Frank M. L.
Hollinger, D. Wilson
Wilkinson, Howard Sargent
Pennell, Joseph R.
Reese, Fred S.
Hitchler, Walter Harrison
Hearn, Walter A.
Pearson, John M.
Henninger, F. LaMont
Bayley, Francis R.
Corson, Fred Pierce
Warner, Wellman J.
Sharp, W. Howard
Organizations
Board of Trustees
Alumni Dickinson Clubs
Methodist Episcopal Church
Omicron Delta Kappa
Conway Hall Alumni Association
Places
Bosler Hall
Conway Hall
Other Topics
New Buildings
Dickinson History

Dickinson Alumnus, September 1937

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Baird Biology Building, which was named for Spencer Fullerton Baird (class of 1840), opened after a dedication ceremony.
  • Professor William D. Gould, Dean of Wesleyan College, joined the faculty as an associate professor of history and political science.
  • Rev. James Lester Lester Shipley (class of 1860) died at age 99, which made Dr. Charles William Super (class of 1866) the oldest living alumnus.
  • Charles W. Brown (class of 1937) wrote a short history of Mooreland Park, which Dickinson had recently purchased and the location of the new Baird Biology Building.
  • Dickinson purchased five lots in order to enlarge and improve the facilities at Biddle field.
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1937
Year
1937
Volume
15
People
Prince, Leon Cushing
Baird, Spencer Fullerton
Ketterer, George H.
Goodyear, Samuel M.
Corson, Fred Pierce
Shipley, Lester J.
Super, Charles William
Woodward, Franklin T.
Brown, Charles W.
Events
Dedication of Baird Biology Building
Organizations
Alumni Council
Methodist Episcopal Church
Phi Beta Kappa
Places
Baird Biology Building
Biddle Field
Other Topics
New Buildings