1940-1949

During World War II, Air Crew Cadets received training on Dickinson's campus. According to this Dickinsonian article, all unmarried cadets were required to register a record of their hobbies and interests with the Conferece and Appointment Bureau to be "placed on file and used as a reference if and when the cadet desires a date."Â The committee responsible included Jane Bowen, Louise Faupel, Joan Thatcher, and Ruth Wallace.Â Marjorie Barkman and Lt. Cloval Cook served as faculty/administrative supervisors.Â

Date: November 30, 1943

All terms: 1940-1949, Air Cadets, Army Air Force, Barkman, Marjorie, Bowen, Jane, Conference and Appointment Bureau, Cook, Lt. Cloval, Dating, Dickinsonian, Faculty, Faupel, Louise, Thatcher, Joan, Wallace, Ruth, World War II

"28 Students Ask Training in Aviation: Two girls apply for C.A.A. course in flight instruction"

The Dickinsonian reports that two female students, Alice Abbott and Ann Housman, were among those who signed up to take a Civil Aeronautics Authority flying course at Dickinson.Â Professor Wellington Parlin, a member of the Dickinson Physics Department, will teach a portion of the course.Â The article specifically notes that the women "have been given the authority of President Corson to participate."

Date: October 10, 1940

All terms: 1940-1949, Abbott, Alice, Civil Aeronautics Authority (C.A.A.), Corson, Fred P., Dickinsonian, Housman, Ann, Parlin, Wellington

Lambda Sigma Pi: For the Science-Minded

Lambda Sigma Pi, a "honorary science fraternity" was a recent extra-ciricular activity for female students at Dickinson College in 1941, as they began admiting female members the year before. The fraternity focused on raising student interest in the sciences by sharing their own scientific work and discussing current scientific events at their bi-monthly meetings.Â In 1941, Lambda Sigma Pi could boast of three female members: Ruth Leavitt, Jane Raring, and Janet Thornley out of the twelve-person fraternity.

Date: 1941

All terms: 1940-1949, Fraternities, Lambda Sigma Pi, Leavitt, Ruth, Raring, Jane, Thornley, Janet

Josephine B. Meredith's positions on campus

The 1941 Microcosm catalogues Josephine B. Meredith as the Dean of Women, the only female dean at Dickinson College. Meredith was also one of two female professors currently teaching on campus, the other being Mary Ganoe Rehfuss, the Director of Physical Education for Women. The Microcosm notes that Meredith, an Associate Professor of English, was known on campus for her "forceful personality and executive ability" which "shaped the Dickinson collegiate world".

Date: 1941

All terms: 1940-1949, Employment, Female Faculty, Meredith, Josephine B.

Female Dickinsonians Mend Toys for Underprivileged Children

This photograph depicts three women mending toys. The caption below the picture reads "Social Work-Mending Toys."

Date: c1940

All terms: 1940-1949, Philanthropy, Photograph

"Christmas at the Women's Dormitory", circa 1940

This photo is of a group of female Dickinsonians celebrating Christmas. The caption below the photo reads, "Christmas at the Women's Dormitory."

Date: circa 1940

All terms: 1940-1949, Christmas, Metzger Hall, Party

Metzger Dining Room at Mealtime

This photograph depicts a group of female Dickinsonians dinning in Metzger Hall's Dinning Room. According to the note on the back,Â this is one end of the Dining Room.

Date: circa 1940

All terms: 1940-1949, Metzger Hall

Female Students Listen to the Radio at Metzger Hall, c1940