Dickinson Alumnus, May 1935

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • Dr. Fred P. Corson (class of 1917) became the 20th president during his inauguration in May. 
  • William Edward Matthews Jr. (class of 1919) was elected to the State Senate of Delaware.
  • Over 300 prospective students and their families visited campus on "Sub-Freshman Day." 
  • The Alumnus published the Class of 1934 directory, which included each member's address and occupation.
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Dickinson Alumnus, May 1935
Year
1935
Volume
12
People
Corson, Fred Pierce
Matthews, William Edward Jr.
Nice, Harry W.
Wolcott, Josiah Oliver
Woodward, George
Clement, Martin W.
DeLaney, Matthew A.
Thompson, O. R. Howard
Auman, Lester Ward
Powers, Edgar Cordell
Wright, J. J.
Edel, William Wilcox
Events
Inauguration
Other Topics
Election

Dickinson Alumnus, February 1935

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • President-Elect Fred Corson's (class of 1917) inauguration was scheduled for May 4, 1935 .
  • Prospective students and their families were invited to tour Dickinson on "Sub-Freshman Day." 
  • Arthur D. Kahler, the head basketball coach at Brown University, became Dickinson's new football coach after Joseph H. McCormick's resignation. 
  • Fortune Magazine named Robert H. Richards (class of 1895) as "the most powerful man in Delaware and Wilmington's No. 1 attorney".
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Dickinson Alumnus, February 1935
Year
1935
Volume
12
People
Corson, Fred Pierce
Kahler, Arthur D.
McCormick, Joseph H.
Richards, Robert H.
Organizations
Athletics Committee
Other Topics
Resignation

Dickinson Alumnus, December 1934

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • President-Elect Fred P. Corson's (class of 1917) column entitled "The President Page" appeared for the first time. Corson, who explained that this page allowed for "uncensored conversation" with alumni, discussed which type of students should stay in college.
  • Harry W. Nice (class of 1899) was elected Governor of Maryland. 
  • Ralph M. Bashore (class of 1917) was appointed Secretary of Forests and Waters by Pennsylvania Governor George Howard Earle III. 
  • General James Gordon Steese (class of 1902) represented Dickinson College at a meeting of the International Geographical Congress in Warsaw, Poland.
  • Rev. Vaughn T. Rue (class of 1886) died in an automobile accident at the age of 79.
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Dickinson Alumnus, December 1934
Year
1934
Volume
12
People
Souders, Walter G.
Bashore, Ralph M.
Nice, Harry W.
Steese, James Gordon
Events
Appointments

Dickinson Alumnus, September 1934

Selected Highlights from this Issue
  • The Board of Trustees elected Dr. Fred P. Corson (class of 1917) as the next President of the College. Before starting the new position, President-elect Corson's family departed from California on a three month world cruise. James H. Morgan (class of 1878) served as Acting President since Dr. Karl T. Waugh's resignation. 
  • The College secured a Federal Emergency Relief Administration grant, which allowed 68 students to work part-time jobs at Dickinson and earn up to $150 during the academic year. 
  • The Board of Trustees established the Dickinson College Athletic Board consisting of eight members to handle athletic affairs at the College. 
  • The Alumnus published John Dickinson's 1934 Commencement address entitled "Political Thought of John Dickinson." Dickinson worked as  United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
  • John S. Bursk, a member of the Board of Trustees from 1895 to 1912 as well as Treasurer and Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings for fifteen years, died in August 1934.
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Dickinson Alumnus, September 1934
Year
1934
Volume
12
People
Morgan, James Henry
Corson, Fred Pierce
Bursk, John S.
Waugh, Karl Tinsley
Events
Inauguration
Organizations
Board of Trustees
Athletic Board
Other Topics
Employment