Elizabethtown College - Conestogan / Etonian Yearbook (Elizabethtown, PA)

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-Ii£0 ing to the Baccalaureate degree. October 25, 1923, a letter from the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania informed the school family that our graduates would be admitted to that institution in the same way as graduates from any other col- lege. Columbia and Harvard had already announced that in the spring of 1022 our graduates would receive full recognition there. With the opening of the school year, 1 24- 1 925, Professor H. K. Ober returns as president of the school. We anticipate that the school will continue to grow, attaining a still higher standard of efficiency in the educational world and serving the various needs of the constituency. The history of our College is interesting not only from the growth of buildings and important events but also from the point of view that shows the increase in the number of students. The following statistics will show to you this development. Year Total College 1900-1901 27 1901-1902 5} 1902-1003 10S 1903-1904 106 1004-1905 128 1905-1906 148 1006-1907 177 1008-1009 106 2 1900- l ' lio 183 5 lOio-iOi l 204 3 101 1-1012 178 8 10 12- 1013 105 7 1913-1914 183 1 1 10 14-1015 174 1 l 1015-1016 200 1 l 10 16-1917 167 15 1917-1918 150 1 1 10 18-1919 160 12 1910-1020 2 16 2 1 1020-102 1 260 55 102 1-1022 206 92 1922-1923 388 162 Nineteen

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♦ C !■ C C i I I I I Brief History of Elizabethtown College As we unroll the scroll of the history of our College we find the first meeting of a committee to consider the building of our College was held at Reading, November 20, 1898. The locating committee met at Mountville. At a meeting held at Elizabethtown April 5, 1 809, it was decided to have a co- educational school including Bible, Academic, and Collegiate departments. At a second meeting held at Elizabethtown June 7, 1800, it was decided to locate the school at Elizabethtown and name it Elizabethtown College. The first president elect was Elder I. N. H. Beahm but because of illness Elder G. N. Falkenstein acted as president. He was officially elected in 1901. During his administration the ground was broken for the first building; the school was moved from the Heisey building, and on March 4, 190 1, Alpha Hall was dedicated. The second administration was piloted by Dr. Reber. This administra- tion is noteworthy because of the introduction of instrumental music, the Eng- lish Scientific Course, and the first graduating class. Elder 1. N. H. Beahm was re-elected in 1904 and served until 1907. It was during this administration that Memorial Hall was erected and dedicated March 4, 1006. This building was erected to the memory of J. H. Rider, a faithful contributor of the school. During Dr. Reber ' s second administration which extended from 1907 to 1918 the most outstanding event was the organization of the Pedagogical Course. Another important event occurred April 26, 10 1 7, when Eastern Penna. took over Elizabethtown College as the property of the church district. At the close of Dr. Reber ' s administration Professor H. K. Ober took hold of the helm, serving as president until 1921. It was during his administra- tion that the problem of standardization arose and the campaign for £400,000 was opened. This campaign closed January 28, 102 1, with a total of $425,- 000 solicited by R. W. Schlosser, Elder I. W. Taylor, and Elder G. N. Falken- stein. On June 7, 1921, the new Fairview Apartments building was dedicated. This is the third of the regular College buildings. Professor J. G. Meyer, the next president, served until July, 1024. It was during his administration that probably the greatest event in the history of the College occurred. December 2 1, 1921, the students and faculty were in- formed that Elizabethtown was a standard college. Our courses were revised and standardized, resulting in the approval of tive standard courses each lead- Eighlecn

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-IiCC I I PAVILION Gift of Class of 1923 The Class of 1923 has left a worthy memorial in the beautiful pavilion which it erected on the campus. The motto of the class is kept constantly be- fore the school. The ' 2 3 Class Day Exercises were held at this place. During August of the same summer a few sessions of the Workers ' Conference were held at this lovely spot. The class of ' 2 4 has unconsciously proclaimed her admiration for this open-air forum by holding some of its business meetings there. We predict that in the future many will be attracted to the meetings in this leafy bower from whence strains of sweetest music sweep the campus. Twenty