Dickinson Alumnus, December 1942

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • David H. Crosby Jr. (class of 1940), a lieutenant in the US Marine Corps, was killed in action in Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
  • Professor Montgomery Porter Sellers (class of 1893), a member of the faculty for 50 years, died at his home in Carlisle. The Alumnus published President Fred Corson's (class of 1917) remarks at Dr. Sellers' funeral. 
  • Earle D. Willey (class of 1913), Delaware Secretary of State, was elected Delaware's representative in Congress. 
  • Robert L. Brunhouse (class of 1930) published a book that focused on Pennsylvania politics between 1776 and 1790.
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Dickinson Alumnus, December 1942
Year
1942
Volume
20
People
Corson, Fred Pierce
Sellers, Montgomery Porter
Miller, Thomas B.
Willey, Earle D.
Sharp, Alexander A.
McFarland, J. Horace
Brunhouse, Robert L.
James, Benjamin D.
Other Topics
Dickinsonians in Government

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, May 1936

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Charles S. Swope (class of 1925) was inaugurated as president of the West Chester State Teachers College. 
  • Ruby R. Vale (class of 1896) described Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn's (class of 1896) college life in "Recalls Admiral's Early Promise of Success." 
  • Dickinson faculty, alumni, and students paid tribute to Bradford O. McIntire, Professor Emeritus of English Literature and founder of the Library Guild, on his 80th birthday. 
  • Boyd Lee Spahr (class of 1900) addressed the Board of Trustees on Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney's (class of 1795) career. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1936
Year
1936
Volume
13
People
Swope, Charles S.
Corson, Fred Pierce
Stitzel, Elwood W.
Holloway, Fred G
Reynolds, Charles R.
Hepburn, Arthur J.
Ketterer, George H.
Vale, Ruby R.
Connolly, Charles Parker
McIntire, Bradford Oliver
Spahr, Boyd Lee
Taney, Roger Brooke
Hertzler, Joseph Z.
Organizations
Alumni Groups
Board of Trustees
Alumni Dickinson Clubs
Other Topics
Dickinsonians in Government
Dickinsonians in the Military

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1936

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The College officially launched the Annual Fund, which promoted annual giving. 
  • Dickinson's Teacher Placement Bureau helped recent graduates find jobs at schools across the country. 
  • The Board of Trustees authorized several changes to the College seal, including adding the date of the founding - 1783. 
  • Colbert N. Kurokawa (class of 1922) was part of an effort to establish the Hawaii Center in Kyoto, Japan. 
  • Arthur Japy Hepburn (class of 1896) was appointed Admiral of the United States Fleet and Stanley Dunbar Embick (class of 1897) was promoted to Major General. 
  • Gen. James G. Steese (class of 1902) wrote an article about his trip to Australia in 1930 in "The Trans-Australia Railway."
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1936
Year
1936
Volume
13
People
Corson, Fred Pierce
Malcolm, Gilbert
Spahr, Boyd Lee
Price, Harry Linwood
Stauffer, S. Walter
McIntire, Bradford Oliver
Carver, Clarence J.
Miller, Madeline S.
Wertz, I.M.
Kephart, John W.
Rogers, Horace E.
Kurokawa, Colbert N.
Hepburn, Arthur J.
Embick, Stanley D.
Ganoe, William Adderman
Steese, James Gordon
Organizations
Teacher Placement Bureau
Alumni Dickinson Clubs
Other Topics
Dickinsonians in Government
Dickinsonians in the Army

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1939

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Board of Trustees considered plans for rebuilding Bosler Hall. 
  • Dr. Benjamin Rush and Judge Frederick Watts (class of 1819) were elected to the new Pennsylvania Agriculture Hall of Fame. 
  • Phi Kappa Sigma named Murray H. Spahr (class of 1912) as their national president. 
  • The Mathematical Association of America named Dr. Walter B. Carver (class of 1899) as president.
  • Dr. Harold H. Longsdorf's (class of 1879) contributions to education were highlighted in "Credit Longsdorf with Rural School Consolidation." 
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1939
Year
1939
Volume
16
People
Stough, Mulford
Corson, Fred Pierce
Everhart, Edgar S.
Rush, Benjamin
Watts. Frederick
Spahr, Murray H.
Carver, Walter B.
Kerr, Andrew
Longsdorf, Harold H.
Norcross, Wilbur Harrington
Wickert, Erwin
Appold, Lemuel Towers
Organizations
Alumni Association
Board of Trustees
Phi Kappa Sigma
Places
Bosler Hall
Mooreland Park
Other Topics
New Buildings
Dickinsonians in Government

Dickinson Alumnus, December 1938

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • After 29 years on the bench, Hammond Urner (class of 1890) retired as head of the Sixth Judaical Circuit of Maryland. 
  • Trustee S. Walter Stauffer (class of 1912) and George H. Hummel, a trustee at Gettysburg College, donated a trophy that would be awarded to the winner of the annual Dickinson-Gettysburg football game. 
  • Dickinson held the 30th anniversary Doll Show.
  • Princeton University Professor Alpheus Thomas Mason (class of 1920) published a new book, The Brandeis Way: A Case Study in the Workings of Democracy. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, December 1938
Year
1938
Volume
16
People
Morford, James R.
Williams, George S.
Flannery, J. Harold
Rich, Robert F.
Stevenson, George B.
Moser, Frank S.
Auker, Charles A.
Achterman, Leo A.
Urner, Hammond
Hollinger, D. Wilson
Corson, Fred Pierce
Trayer, John K.
Kahler, Arthur D.
Wickert, Erwin
Craver, Forrest E.
Mason, Alpheus T.
McComas, Joseph P.
Eddy, Milton W.
Herber, Elmer C.
Miller, Harold L.
Davidson, Robert
Nisbet, Charles
Harris, Lynn Harold
Organizations
Alumni Council
Dickinson Football
Board of Trustees
Alumni Dickinson Clubs
Basketball
Places
Alumni Gymnasium
Other Topics
Dickinsonians in Government
Athletics