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

Date
October 10, 1940

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.  Professor Wellington Parlin, a member of the Dickinson Physics Department, will teach a portion of the course.  The article specifically notes that the women "have been given the authority of President Corson to participate."

Location of Document in Archives
Dickinsonian October 10, 1940