The New International Encyclopædia/Dickinson College

​DICKINSON COLLEGE. An institution of higher education, situated at Carlisle, Pa. It was founded in 1783 and derived its name from John Dickinson, president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, and one of the college’s largest benefactors. For twenty-five years the institution prospered; but in 1815 the interference of the trustees in the matters of discipline became so persistent that both president and instructors resigned. Repeated attempts to reopen the college met with small success, and it was not until 1833, under an amended charter closely delimiting the jurisdiction of the trustees, that the college became firmly reëstablished. Before that time it had been, though undenominational, under Presbyterian influence; under the new arrangement it passed to the control of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Dickinson comprises the college proper, the law school, and a closely affiliated preparatory school. The law school, organized in 1834, but discontinued from 1882 to 1890, offers the degree LL.B. The college confers the bachelor degree in arts, science, and philosophy. The buildings include: South College, East College, the Tome Scientific Building, the James W. Bosler Memorial Hall, and the Denny Memorial Hall. The library contains about 35,000 volumes. The student enrollment, including that of the preparatory school, approximates 500. The endowment funds amount to $400,000, and the value of the college buildings and grounds to $440,000.

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