Omeka - Digital History at Ursinus

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In this article, Ursinus students are chastised for their lack of interest in the country's affairs compared to their interest in foreign affairs. Specifically, a major source of contention, according to the author, is how he perceives how Ursinus…

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Professor Boswell discusses the policies and plans of socialism and anarchism, and then compares those to that of capitalism. In the end, Boswell used the example of capitalism to criticize the extreme stances taken by both socialism and anarchism,…

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Article talks about plans for prom and the junior weekend

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The mother of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Sarah, visits Ursinus, and speaks on behalf of her son as to his plans for the future of the country.

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Description of the May Day Pageant of 1932

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Account of how the newly created science building was dedicated on campus in 1933

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A student asks his fellow peers what are they to do once they leave Ursinus College, when unemployment seems all but a certainty in their near future, a daunting prospect for Seniors about to be removed from the comforting environment of college.

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A tribute to Cyrus H.K. Curtis, one of Ursinus' greatest benefactors, who at the time was dealing with a serious illness and would die shortly after.

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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…

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The majority of Ursinus students, 268, voted for the Republican ticket (Hoover), while a strong minority, 154 in all, voted for the Socialist and Democratic tickets. This election marked a major shift in the political identity of the student body of…
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