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." The committee responsible included Jane Bowen, Louise Faupel, Joan Thatcher, and Ruth Wallace. Marjorie Barkman and Lt. Cloval Cook served as faculty/administrative supervisors.
"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. 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."
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. In 1941, Lambda Sigma Pi could boast of three female members: Ruth Leavitt, Jane Raring, and Janet Thornley out of the twelve-person fraternity.
All terms: 1940-1949, Employment, Female Faculty, Meredith, Josephine B.
This photograph depicts three women mending toys. The caption below the picture reads "Social Work-Mending Toys."
This photograph depicts a group of female Dickinsonians dinning in Metzger Hall's Dinning Room. According to the note on the back, this is one end of the Dining Room.
This photo is of a group of female students sitting around the radio at Metzger Hall. The women in the picture are not identified.
This photo depicts female Dickinsonians studying in a dorm. The names of the women in the photo are unknown.
This photo depicts the front ahll of the women's dormitory. The caption below reads that the house is "decorated for Christmas."