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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

Year

1939

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People

Parlin, W. A.

Dickinson-Logan, Maria

Wilkinson, Howard Sargent

Pennell, Joseph R.

Reese, Fred S.

Hitchler, Walter Harrison

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Alumni Dickinson Clubs

Methodist Episcopal Church

Omicron Delta Kappa

Conway Hall Alumni Association

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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1935

Selected Highlights from this Issue

President Fred P. Corson (class of 1917) opened the new school year with an address entitled "College an Aptitude Test for Life."
Marjorie L. McIntire (class of 1910) became the first woman elected to the Alumni Council.
General James Gordon Steese (class of 1902) described a recent trip in "Four Thousand Miles Across Africa."
The Alumnus published Paul Appenzellar's (class of 1895) address at his 40th reunion after "unusual demand for copies of the speech."
Roy N. Keiser (class of 1906) and J. J. Bunting (class of 1908) became district superintendents of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia and Wilmington, respectively.
Charles L. Swift (class of 1904), a former dean of Conway Hall, became member of the College faculty.
Reviewers praised Dr. Edwin Elliot Willoughby's (class of 1922) new book, A Printer of Shakespeare: The Books and Times of William Jaggard.

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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1935

Year

1935

Volume

People

Corson, Fred Pierce

McIntire, Marjorie L.

Swift, Charles Lowe

McConnell, Francis J.

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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1925

Selected Highlights from this Issue

Former President George Edward Reed published "How I Became President of Dickinson," the first in a series entitled "Reminiscences of Dickinson."
Treasurer John Bursk reported that the college's debt had decreased and that the endowment had increased since President James Henry Morgan's inauguration in 1914.
Paul P. Appenzellar (class of 1895) was recognized for his remarkable financial influence in New York.
Nine senior women formed an honorary society called Wheel and Chain.
Dr. Milton W. Eddy, professor of biology, discovered a small fire in the basement of Conway Hall.

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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1925

Year

1925

Volume

People

Reed, George Edward

Appenzellar, Paul Peyton

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Places

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Alumni Association Membership

Dickinson History

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Dickinson Alumnus, November 1930

Selected Highlights from this Issue

Stanley D. Embick (class of 1897), who received a Distinguished Service Medal during World War I, was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the US Army and assigned to command Fortress Monroe in Virginia.
Four Dickinson alumni represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives, including J. Banks Kurtz (class of 1893) and Robert F. Rich (class of 1907).
Photographs showcased the improvements made to the freshmen dorms located in Conway Hall.
Rev. William H. Decker (class of 1902) recalled a "hi-jacking" incident in 1899, which included a Carlisle justice of the peace issuing a search warrant.
George Durbin Chenoweth, a member of the class of 1868 and a prominent trustee, died at age 83.

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Dickinson Alumnus, November 1930

Year

1930

Volume

People

Chenoweth, George Durbin

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Dickinson Alumnus, August 1930

Selected Highlights from this Issue

After renovations, Conway Hall opened as a freshman dorm and the football headquarters. Improvements were also made to Biddle Field, the tennis courts, Mooreland Inn, and the Phi Delta Theta house.
The Board of Trustees increased the annual salary of full professors to $4000 and developed plans to establish sabbaticals.
Robert Nelson Spencer (class of 1903), formerly a rector at an Episcopal church, became Bishop of the Diocese of West Missouri.
The Class of 1910 presented to the college the flagpole located on the the academic quad during their 20th reunion.
The Class of 1895 presented the gateway located at the corner of N. West and W. Louther streets during their 35th reunion.

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Dickinson Alumnus, August 1930

Year

1930

Volume

People

Hitchler, Walter Harrison

Biddle, Edward William

Events

Organizations

Places

Phi Delta Theta House

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Dickinson Alumnus, August 1929

Selected Highlights from this Issue

The College revealed plans for extensive improvements, including remodeling Old West, Denny Hall, Biddle Field, and furnishing Conway Hall.
The Board of Trustees recognized former President James H. Morgan (class of 1878) and Professor Bradford O. McIntire for their years of service to the school. Trustees established a Morgan Lectureship Fund and appointed McIntire as Professor Emeritus, the fist in Dickinson's history.
Charles K. Zug (class of 1880), a former member of the Alumni Council and Board of Trustees, died in his home.
Brothers from the Class of 1870, Philip L. Cannon and trustee Henry P. Cannon, died within two months of each other.
Roscoe O. Bonisteel (class of 1912) was elected to the office of most worshipful grand master of the grand lodge of Masons of Michigan.
The Alumnus published photographs from the Alumni Parade held in June 1929.

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Dickinson Alumnus, August 1929

Year

1929

Volume

People

McIntire, Bradford Oliver

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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1929

Selected Highlights from this Issue

The Board of Trustees invited alumni to attend Dr. Mervin Grant Filler's (class of 1893) inauguration as the eighteenth president in April 1929.
The Alumni Gymnasium opened in early January with a basketball game against the University of Pennsylvania.
An infirmary, consisting of four rooms, opened in the rear of Conway Hall.
Administrative offices, including the president's office, moved to the second floor of Old West.
P. W. "Red" Griffith was appointed head football coach.
James Gordon Steese (class of 1902) was featured in a Spanish language publication, The International Journal of Road Building.
William D. Angle (class of 1930) won the 1902 Award, honoring him for being the "best all around Dickinsonian" by judgement of his classmates.
Dr. Charles Greeley Abbot, secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, delivered a speech on former Smithsonian Secretary and former Dickinson Professor Spencer Fullerton Baird (class of 1840).

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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1929

Year

1929

Volume

People

Griffith, Percy Wilfred

Valentine, William Alfred

Baird, Spencer Fullerton

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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1928

Selected Highlights from this Issue

President James H. Morgan (class of 1878) was a patient at the Carlisle Hospital for four weeks after several months of poor health.
Dr. Zatae Longsdorff Straw (class of 1887), the first woman to graduate from Dickinson College, announced her campaign for the New Hampshire State Senate.
Dickinson's basketball team celebrated its seventh year in a row without a loss.
The dedication ceremony for the corner stone of the new Alumni Gymnasium was set for Commencement in June 1928.
Major Robert Y. Stuart (class of 1903) was named chief of the United States Forest Service.

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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1928

Year

1928

Volume

People

Morgan, James Henry

Longsdorff, Zatae

Bonf, Franklin Fillmore

Duffy, Robert

Stuart, Robert Y.

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