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Dickinson College
The citizens of frontier Carlisle founded a grammar school in 1773 on land donated by Thomas and John Penn, but classes were temporarily suspended when the first schoolmaster went off to serve at Valley Forge. With an optimism buoyed by colonial independence, Philadelphia physician Benjamin Rush argued that the fledgling grammar school should be transformed into a college that would be "a source of light and knowledge to the western parts of the United States," to the wilderness lands stretching west from the Susquehanna River. John Dickinson, the governor of Pennsylvania and drafter of the Articles of Confederation, was persuaded by this argument, and on Sept. 9, 1783, a charter was approved by the "Representatives of the Freemen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." The new college, founded by Presbyterians but with an independent Board of Trustees, was dedicated to "the instruction of youth in the learned languages" and in the "useful arts, sciences, and literature."
Location: Carlisle, PA 17013
Founded: 1773
President: William G. Durden
Enrollment: 2,261
Colors: Red, White
Nickname: Red Devils
Varsity Sports: 23
Director of Athletics: Les Poolman, 717.245.1269
Assistant AD: Joel Quattrone, 717.245.1364
SWA: Alison Risser, 717.245.1526
SID: Charles McGuire, 717.245.1652
Head Trainer: Bob Shank, 717.245.1366
Equipment Manager: Bob Penner, 717.245.1265
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