President Omwake's Later Years (1924-1936)
President Omwake's tenure at Ursinus College
This account of President Omwake's later years at Ursinus provides insight into the financial troubles the school had fallen into towards the end of the 1920s. The 1930s brought on many financial hardships for the school, which had just committed to the construction of several buildings on campus.
Calvin D. Yost
Ursinus College: A History of its First Hundred Years
Ursinus College
1985
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Foreign Entanglements
Anti-war sentiment
An artistic warning about the dangers of becoming once more involved in a European conflict.
Spencer Halberstadt
The Lantern
Ursinus College
March, 1936
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Magazine article
Photos of Ursinus' Campus in the 1930s
Ursinus' Campus
These photos provide great insight into what Ursinus' campus looked like between 1930-1935.
The Ruby
The Ruby
Ursinus College
1930-1935
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Photographs
Junior Promenade of 1930
Junior Promenade of 1930
This picture shows the prom thrown for the Junior class in 1930
The Ruby
The Ruby
Ursinus College
1930
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Photograph
Junior Promenade of 1933
Junior Promenade of 1933
This photograph shows the the promenade thrown for the Junior class in 1933
The Ruby
The Ruby
Ursinus College
1933
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Photograph
May Day Celebrations
May Day of 1933
Pictured here are Ursinus students celebrating May Day in 1933
The Ruby
The Ruby
Ursinus College
May 7, 1933
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Photograph
Ursinus Bequeathed $500 by Will of Jacob M. Hoke
A late benefactor's final contribution to Ursinus College
Alum Jacob M. Hoke died on in February 1935, but not before contributing $500 to Ursinus College, as conditioned by his will.
The Ursinus Weekly
The Ursinus Weekly
Ursinus College
February 4, 1935
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Newspaper article
Ursinus Enrolls Largest Class, 184
Ursinus College Enjoys it's largest Freshman class to date, circa 1934.
This article celebrates Ursinus' largest enrolling Freshman class to date. A list of the incoming Freshman is provided, with their places of origin as well.
The Ursinus Weekly
The Ursinus Weekly
Ursinus College
September 17, 1934
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Newspaper article
Fiddling While Rome Turns
The shortcomings of college students when it comes to the application of their knowledge; a critique of students' indifference to domestic and foreign affairs.
The author of this article chastises college students for failing to use their intellect to address matters of great importance both foreign and domestic. The author calls them out as the Neros of today, referencing the Roman emperor's indifferent behavior whilst a fire spread all throughout the city of Rome.
The Ursinus Weekly
The Ursinus Weekly
Ursinus College
October 8, 1934
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Delta Dictator
Huey Long
The danger posed by the demagogue Huey Long to America's financially besieged democracy
The Ursinus Weekly
The Ursinus Weekly
Ursinus College
March 18, 1935
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