Dickinson College - Microcosm Yearbook (Carlisle, PA)

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1890 saw the re-establishment of the Dickinson School of Law under the supervision of Dean Trickett. It was in 1892 that President Reed organized at the College the present system of deans as it exists today. Four class deans were elected with a chairman to take charge of the College in the absence of the President. President Reed also realized the necessity of well-kept grounds, and accordingly was responsible for a great improvement in the appearance of the College. Students also received the benefits of an improved heating system and the first athletic field for student use. Reed achieved an excellent public standing for Dickinson, and the enrollment increased from 80 students to 350, four times the original enrollment. In order to accomodate the additional students, a large building program was inaugurated. In 1895 the construction of Denny Hall was begun. Since the addition to South College proved insufficient, a new building was deemed necessary. In the mean- time Denny Hall had been ravaged by fire and, as it was not well insured, donations were sought to finance the construction of a new building on the site of Denny Hall, and a men's dormitory. Andrew Carnegie agreed to contribute the entire amount for the latter building, suggesting that it be named for Moncure D. Conway. HBE IN PUWER ll New Face Conway llull 1904 - A . muwwamun

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The finances of Dickinson College were indeed poor when Eugene Allen Noble assumed the presi- dency. In 1913 Metzger College was granted to Dickinson to be used by the women students. How- ever, little could be done to alleviate the decline in the student body, the debt accumulated by the preceeding president, Reed, and the fact that there had been no increase in endowments. A drastic step was taken: securities were sold and a con- ference was held in which an executive committee of trustees, faculty, and President, met to discuss the current problems. The conference culminated in the resignation of President Noble, who was succeeded by james Henry Morgan. Throughout the war the -financial situation re- mained critical, and in 1917 the Central Pennsyl- vania Conference voted to help the College. A campaign was initiated in which subscription total- ing i5125,000 were raised. In 1921, the Rockefeller Foundation agreed to donate 25150,000 to Dickinson if an additional i5300,000 could be raised. This total was to be added to the permanent endowment of the College by the end of five years. New South 1948 A IN BECUBDS YUIH'