Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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-sn!m-..,-.Lra...,..s.,AfA,r.af QV .II.... .'IgL ., , fff Y' -ar .Y .--14-.,..a..,f., .D DEAN ETTINGER. 7 PROF. HORN. DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT LANGUAGES. Q? HEN the first faculty of Muhlenberg College was organized, Rev. Frederick A. Muhlenberg, D. D., LL. D., first President of the College, became Professor of Greek, and Rev. William R. Hofford, D. D., Provisional Professor of Latin. Dr. Hofford resigned soon after his appointment to become President of the Allentown Female College, which had grown out of the Female Department of the old Collegiate Institute, and Rev. Matthias H. Richards, D. D., succeeded him-serving as Professor of Latin and English from 1868-73. When in 1874, Dr. Richards resigned to accept a pastorate in Indianapolis, Indiana, Rev. Theodore L. Seip, D. D., who, in 1867, had I2

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in 1892, Rev. Stephen Repass, D. D. Cthen pastor of St. Iohn's Church, Allentownj, was elected Professor of Evi- dences of Christianity. The Department was then known as the Department-of Moral Science and Natural Theology. In IQO4, Rev. John A. W. Haas, D. D., became the fourth President of Muhlenberg, and under his wise admin- istration the ideal of a Greater Muhlenberg is being rapidly realized. Prof. Robert C. Horn was elected Mosser- Keck Professor of ' Greek. ' Christian Evidences was transferred to Dr. Bauman, but beginning with the next col- legiate year the President will again teach this subject. Dr. Haas has also taken over the Mental Science-which for some time before his administration had been taught by the Professors of .English-thus making this Department once more distinctively the Department of Religion and Philosophyg ' REV. JOHN A. W. HAAS, D. D., President and Professor of Religion and Philosophy, was born in Philadelphia, August 31, 1862. Studied at Parochial School of Zion's Church and Protestant Episcopal Academy. Graduated from University of Pennsylvania, 1884, acting as Latin Salutatorian. Graduated from Mt. Airy Theological Sem- inary, 1887, and ordained a minister of the Lutheran Church. The following year was spent in the University of Leipsic. Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, of New York City, 1889-1896 5 from 1896, pastor of St. Paul's Church, erecting a new church for this congregation in 1 898. 1 9o4, elected fourth President of Muhlenberg College. Member -of the Society of Biblical Literature. Editor with Prof. Henry Eyster Jacobs, D. D., of the Lutheran Cyclojbedvja. Author of Bible Literature, Biblical Criticismf, and many valuable articles on theological subjects. II

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u been elected Principal of the Academic Department and Assistant Professor in Greek, was elected to his place. In 1877, Dr. Muhlenberg resigned to become Professor of the Greek Language and Literature at-the University of Pennsylvania, and Rev. Benjamin Sadtler, D. D., was elected second President of Muhlenberg. I Dr. Seipt now took charge of the classes in Greek, Cassisted from 1877-79 by Rev. Reuben Hill, A. MQ, in addition tothis duties as Pro- ffessor.. of Latin. In 1881, the Mosser-Keck Professorship of the Greek'Language and Literature was endowed, .and Dr. Seip was elected to the chair. In 1886, he became the third President of the College and Professor of Moral Sciences and Evidences of Christianity, still retaining the Professorship 'of Greek, and Dr. Richards assumed his former duties once more. In 1892, Prof. George Taylor Ettinger,Ph.gD.,1who-was Principal of the Academic Department, was elected P,rofessor'ofPedagogy and Associate Professor of Latin, serving inthiscapacity until january 12, 1897, on which date he was elected to the full Professorship of Latin Language and Literature and Pedagogy, which position he still holds. Dr. Ettinger was the second alumnus of Muhlenberg to be elected to a Professorship in his Alma- Mater, graduating, 188o. In IQO4, Prof. Robert C. Horn, M. A., was elected Instructor of Greek to Iill the vacancy caused by the death of'Dr. Seip, and later electedto the vacant Mosser-Keck Profess- -orship. ' ' ' A ' L From 1887 till 19o4, an elementary course in Hebrew was oiferedfor the benefit of prospective students of Theology. Rev. George F. Spieker, D. D., held this position till 1894,'when he was called to a Professorship at the Mt. Airy Theological Seminary. He was succeeded by Rev. jacob Steinhaeuser, D. D., who died in 1904. Since that time the study of Hebrew at Muhlenberg has been wisely- discontinued. G it H PROF. GEORGE TAYLOR If-ITTINGER, 'Professor of'the'LatintLanguage and Literature and Pedagogy, was born fat Allentown, Pa., November 8, I86O. Prepared in Academic Department of Muhlenberg, graduated from Muhleiil 'berg College, 188o, with first honor. Instructor in Academic Department, 1881-843' Principal of the Academic Department, I884-92, Professor of Latin at Muhlenberg sinceI18g2. Alumni Editor of the Muhlenberg since 1886. 'Fifteen years a Director of the Public Schools of Allentown, andifor a ,number of years President of the Board of 'Control and later Secretary of the Board. Degree of Ph. D., from University of the City of New York. Member of Pennsylvania German Society, the American Philological Society, President of the Lehigh County Historical Society, member of the'Pennsylvania Historical Society, Secretary and Treasurer of Alumni Association of the College, and Secretary of the Lehigh Prison Board. ' . 13