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 1933

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • President Karl Waugh resigned in June and the Board of Trustees appointed James H. Morgan (class of 1878) as acting President. 
  • The College celebrated the Sesqui-Centennial Commencement in June. 
  • Captain James J. Patterson (class of 1859) told the story of how he captured his old roommate, David D. Stone (class of 1859), in the Battle of Spotsylvania during the Civil War. Paterson served in the Union army while Stone fought for the Confederates. 
  • Edward M. Biddle (class of 1905) and Sumner M. Drayer (class of 1902) were elected trustees of the College. 
  • The Carlisle branch of the American Association of University Women established the Mary Curran Morgan (class of 1888) Memorial Fellowship Fund to provide financial aid to women attending Dickinson. 
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1933
Year
1933
Volume
11
People
Stewart, W. Blair
Patterson, James J.
Biddle, Edward MacFunn
Drayer, Sumner M.
Morgan, Mary Curran
Wilkinson, Howard Sargent
Bunting, John J.
Organizations
American Association of University Women
State Federation of Pennsylvania Women
Board of Trustees
Other Topics
Scholarship

Dickinson Alumnus, May 1932

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Alumnus reprinted an article, "John Dickinson, Who Refused to Sign," from the Baltimore Sunday Sun.
  • Edwin Forrest Hann (class of 1901) and Edgar Washabaugh (class of 1910) were appointed District Superintendents of their respective Methodist conferences in New Jersey and Newark.
  • Dr. J. Manning Roberts donated a letter written by Beverly Robert Waugh (class of 1846) as a student in 1844.
  • Howard S. Wilkinson (class of 1900) was appointed canon of the Cathedral of Long Island, New York.
  • Education Professor C. J. Carver organized a Teachers Placement Bureau, which helped both students and alumni find jobs.
  • President Karl Waugh's Inauguration was set to take place in June.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1932
Year
1932
Volume
9
People
Waugh, Karl Tinsley
Witwer, Albert M.
Hann, Edwin Forest
Washabaugh, Edgar
Steelman, Frank
Kitto, Charles W.
Carver, Clarence J.
Wilkinson, Howard Sargent
Dickinson, John
Events
Inauguration
Organizations
Teachers Placement Bureau