Widener University - Pioneer Yearbook (Chester, PA)

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Act of Incorporation 1 HE Legislative Act incorporating the institution now known as the. Pennsylvania Military Col- lege, approved April 8, 1862, invests the Board ' ' 'iii' of Trustees with all the powers and privileges of a Military University. It authorizes the conferring of scholastic honors and degrees, enjoins the conduct of theoretical and practical military instruction, and empowers the State authorities to supply arms for infantry, artillery and cavalry drills, together with tents and other camp equipage. A Supplement to the Act of Incorporation, approved February 21, 1868, further authorizes the State Executive to grant to the President, Vice-President, and Adjutant of the College, the commissions respectively of Colonel, Lieu- tenant Colonel, and Captain of Infantry, and requires the President of the College, at the end of each scholastic year, to report to the Governor of the Commonwealth the names of the six cadets in the Collegiate Department ranking highest in the Merit Roll. 4

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Contents Act of Incorporation. . . . . Calendar ......... . ........ . ........ Board of Trustees ..................... Committees of the Board of Trustees .... Faculty and Instructors ................ Officers of the Military Department ...... Outline of the History of the College .... Location and Buildings ................ Harris Memorial Library ....... ...... Collegiate Department ............... .......... . . Course in Civil Engineering.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Synopsis of Course in Civil Engineering .... .. Course in Chemistry............... ...... .. Synopsis of Course in Chemistry ....... Course in Arts ........................ . Synopsis of Course in Arts ...... Preparatory Courses .................. Synopses of Preparatory Courses .... Courses in Language ................... Bible Study .................... Special Literary Exercises ................ Military Science ........................... Synopsis of Work in Military Science .... The Grade of Honor ............... ........ Collegiate Prizes ................. . . .' .... . Masters' Degrees .............. Requirements for Admission .... Expenses ........................ Moral Training and Discipline .... Athletics ...................... Military Department ......... The Cavalry Drill .......... The Hospital ................. I Outtit and Room Furniture ....... Military Honors and Decorations .... Gradings in Merit Roll ............ Table of -Employment of Time ..... Public Events ................... Special Events .................. Degrees Conferred in 1913 ..... Prize Announcements ........ Honor Men ................. . Merit Roll ...................... Record of Medals Conferred .... Official List of Graduates .......... Honorary Degrees . . . . . . ......... . . . Officers of the Alumni Association ..... 3 ..- ..- ... ..- ..- -.- PAGE 4 5 6 7 8 9 IO I2 T4 15 I9 22 24- 26 28 29 31 32 34 35 35 36 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 46 47 48 48 50 53 54 55 57 58 59 62 63 59 7 1 85 86

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