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A Rising Image And A Brighter Future: Gettysburg College In Spring 1929, Jesse E. Siegel
A Rising Image And A Brighter Future: Gettysburg College In Spring 1929, Jesse E. Siegel
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The spring semester of 1929 at Gettysburg College saw a unique combination of ambition and aspiration from many different quarters of the college community. While the college still struggled with antiquated student life and a male-dominated population, the college broke new ground by building its first ever library, winning the conference basketball title, and seeing a new generation of female students gain academic prominence. At the peak of the Roaring Twenties and led by College President Henry Hanson, Gettysburg College was creating for itself a brighter future.