was leased to Dickinson College for the education of women. The building served as a women's dorm until 1963.
In 1887, Zatae Longsdorff became the first woman to graduate from Dickinson.
=== 20th century ===
In 1901, John Robert Paul Brock became the first black man to graduate from Dickinson; in 1919, Esther Popel Shaw was the first black woman to graduate.
Dickinson also admitted Native American students: Thomas P. Marshall, a Sioux from Pine Ridge agency, South Dakota, was one of the first; his grave is in the Carlisle Indian Industrial School (CIIS) cemetery. In 1910, Frank Mount Pleasant was the first Native American to graduate from Dickinson.
In the 1990s, the college experienced financial troubles. Acceptance rates climbed upwards. Henry Clarke, an alumnus who was in the ice cream business, founded the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues at Dickinson College, and in 1994 established the Clarke Center. William Durden, who became the 27th President in 1999, was credited with improving financial climate …
