Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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1902 Ninth month iSth College year began. Eleventh month iSth Inauguration. Eleventh month . 2 ' 6th Thanksgiving recess. Twelfth month, ;20th Winter recess began. 1903 First month 5th Students return. Second month 2d .Second semester began. Third month 3d College oratorica l contest. Third month 7th College reception. Third month 13th Intercollegiate debate. Third month 20th Intercollegiate oratorical contest. Third month 28tli .Spring recess Ijegins. Fourth month nth Somerville reunion. Fourth month i6th Junior oratorical contest. Fourth month 21st Literary society contest. Fourth month 24th 1905-1906 oratorical contest. Fifth month 2d Interscholastic oratorical .contest. Fifth 3nonth i8th Senior examinations begin. ., Fifth month 23d Senior examinations completed. Sixth month ist Final examinations begin. Sixth month 8th Class day exercises. Sixth month gth Commencement. 10

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Swartbmore Colleoe IFts ©rigin anb Some IRotes mpon tts Earlg Ibistors JSg E5 var5 Ibicfts lliaiiiU, %%. 5). CHAPTER X. WENTIETH YEAR, 1888-89. — t the opening of this year. Professor Eugene Paulin, after serving the College most faithfully and efficiently, both in matters of discipline, and in class- room work, as Professor of the Latin and French Langaiages, for a period of sixteen years, resigned his position ; and his onerous and responsible duties were distributed among other members of the Faculty. The only other change made in the Faculty this year was the resignation of Dr. Charles A. Dolley as Professor of Natural History and the appointment of Dr. Spencer Trotter in his place as Professor of Natural History and Lecturer on Phy- siology and H} ' giene to the young men. It was at the opening of this year that Sarah M. Nowell was appointed Librarian of the College; she has now, for more than foiuteen years, been performing most diligently and faithfully a service of great importance to the Faculty, Listructors, and students in all of the various departments. In the sixth month of this year, after twenty years of service to the College, most of that time in the arduous duties of its head in its formative years, with a large Preparator} ' School and a College com- bined, the President, Dr. Edward H. Magill, decided that a release had become an urgent necessity ; he, therefore, sent to the Board of Managers his resignation, to take effect at the close of the College year. This resignation was accepted by the Board, to take effect on Commencement Day, 1890, one year later than Dr. Magill had intended, leave of absence being granted to him meantime. He was also appointed 12