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Dickinson Alumnus, December 1940

Selected Highlights from this Issue

Henry R. Isaacs (class of 1904) was appointed as a judge in Delaware and Earle D. Willey (class of 1911) was named Delaware Secretary of State.
The Annals of Medical History published an article about Dr. James Smith (class of 1792), a pioneer in vaccination.
Dickinson opened a new dormitory located on Hanover Street, across from Metzger Hall, for up to 20 senior women.
The Alumnus criticized the construction of the Pennsylvania Turnpike through the Cumberland Valley.
Reviewers acclaimed Lloyd W. Eshelman's (class of 1923) new book A Victorian Rebel.
Rev. Albert L. Baner (class of 1923) became superintendent of the New Brunswick district in the New Jersey Conference of the Methodist Church.

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Dickinson Alumnus, December 1940

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1940

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Vuilleumier, Ernest Albert

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Alumni Dickinson Clubs

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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1941

Selected Highlights from this Issue

Founders’ Day exercises were held in the newly renovated Bosler Hall.
Alexander A. Sharp (class of 1883) donated furnishings for the new recreational reading room in Bosler Hall.
Dr. Milton Conover (class of 1913), who had been arrested as a suspected spy, was freed after an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Harry Whinna Nice (class of 1899), Governor of Maryland from 1935 to 1939, died while on a motor trip at 63 years old.
William G. ("Bill") Green (class of 1929) became a member of the staff of the Army and Navy YMCA at Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1941

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1941

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People

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Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Church

Alumni Dickinson Clubs

Allison Methodist Church

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Bosler Hall

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New Buildings

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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1941

Selected Highlights from this Issue

The Bosler Hall renovation project neared completion as construction workers removed the scaffolding.
Trustee Boyd Lee Spahr (class of 1900) explained why the Board of Trustees decided to use March 3, 1773 as the date of Dickinson's founding instead of 1783.
Princeton Professor Alpheus T. Mason (class of 1920) published a book (Bureaucracy Convicts Itself) about the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy during the Taft administration and how a democratic government can control civilians’ lives.
Boyd Lee Spahr donated several letters by John Dickinson and James Buchanan (class of 1809) as well as a copy of the Columbian Magazine that had an advertisement for Dickinson College.
Richard Henry Lindsey (class of 1939) became the youngest Postmaster in the United States.
W. Reese Hitchens (class of 1928) replaced Albert W. James (class of 1927) as Deputy Attorney General of Delaware.

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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1941

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1941

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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1940

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Rain and a labor shortage delayed the rebuilding of Bosler Hall.
Ten students received their pilot’s licenses in 1939 under the a program with the Civil Aeronautics Authority. President Fred Pierce Corson (class of 1917) approved a plan from the government to train another twenty students as pilots in 1940.
Lieutenant General Stanley D. Embick (class of 1897) was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to serve on the joint Canadian-American Board of Defense.
Boyd Lee Spahr (class of 1900) donated a letter in which James Buchanan (class of 1809) discussed whether Democrats would nominate him as their candidate in the 1856 Presidential election.
Children of the late President James Henry Morgan (class of 1878) donated papers from the 19th century that belonged to the Board of Trustees.
Rev. Dr. John C. Bieri (class of 1902) described his missionary work in South America.
The railroad station in Carlisle on West High Street was razed in order to build a gas station.

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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1940

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1940

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People

Vuilleumier, Ernest Albert

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Alumni Dickinson Clubs

Places

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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1940

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The Bosler Hall renovation project began as scheduled on April 1.
Dorothy V. Reeve (class of 1936) passed the New Jersey bar exam and was sworn in as the first woman attorney of Ocean County.
The Alumnus published Paul Appenzeller's (class of 1895) address to the Achievement Club of the Dictaphone Corporation on the Joys of Literature.
President Fred Corson (class of 1917) discussed the administration's primary concerns every spring: final preparations for graduating seniors and selecting which prspective students to admit.

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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1940

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1940

Volume

People

Aydelotte, Frank

Heistand, Dean J. Thomas

Willoughby, Edwin E.

Hearn, Walter A.

Scarborough, Harry M.

Appenzellar, Paul Peyton

Organizations

Alumni Dickinson Clubs

Places

Bosler Hall

Other Topics

New Buildings

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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

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1939

Volume

People

Parlin, W. A.

Dickinson-Logan, Maria

Wilkinson, Howard Sargent

Pennell, Joseph R.

Reese, Fred S.

Hitchler, Walter Harrison

Organizations

Alumni Dickinson Clubs

Methodist Episcopal Church

Omicron Delta Kappa

Conway Hall Alumni Association

Places

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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

People

Norcross, Wilbur Harrington

Wickert, Erwin

Appold, Lemuel Towers

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Places

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Dickinsonians in Government

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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1938

Selected Highlights from this Issue

Dickinson leased the William H. Parker home on North Hanover street as a women’s dorm.
Five Dickinsonians were nominated for offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware.
The Faculty made a number of changes to the curriculum, including requiring that freshman and sophomores receive a broader background in English composition.
The Alumnus published Professor Thomas Cooper's letter of resignation, which revealed difficulties at the college in the 1810s.

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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1938

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1938

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People

Warner, Wellman J.

Hartman, W. Emory

Bell, Whitfield Jenks (Jr.)

Novak, John A.

Vuilleumier, Ernest Albert

Organizations

Allison Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church

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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

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1937

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People

Prince, Leon Cushing

Baird, Spencer Fullerton