Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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r — — 1 : r i rr , “ ' Tuamf MUHLUhBERG TfrriTTT f ClAR LA Iminiuf 1922 Stephen G. Simpson, A.M. Assistant Professor in English. Prof. Simpson is a treat. His jokes are not garbled reproductions of a 1907 “Life”; instead, his lectures are full of actual spontaneous humor. He believes in appeal- ing to more than one of the senses, and accordingly accompanies his lectures with gesticulations, facial contortions, and vocal modulations which penetrate and make the words remain. As Librarian he is a “filter for all knowl- edge,” and on any subject from cattle breeding to schools of modern painting, or from Sunday School stories to Russian novels, he can put his hand on the appro- priate book. “Teedy” is looking forward eagerly to the advent of the new library building which is coming in the course of time, but he is philosophizing on the possibility that the new home of his books will be too chaste for stogies and “Union Leader.” Born at Easton, Pa., May 4, 1874. Prepared at South Easton High School. A.B. Lafayette College 1896. A.M. Lafayette College 1899. Phi Beta Kappa. Summer courses at Columbia University 1903-04-05. Instructor in English at Muhlenberg College 1911- 14. Elected Assistant Professor 1914. Rev. Jolin D. Brown, A.M. Assistant Professor of English and Modern Languages. Prof. Brown is a specialist, and a success- ful one, in at least three fields. He can deliver a sermon that holds your attention — a thing of beauty, abounding in graphic descriptions and apt quotations. He teaches Italian, French or Spanish and his classes learn the language not in an abstract sort of way, but practically, so that they can speak it. The men in his classes in modern literature become absorbed in the subject. Plays are synopsized in two minutes but with words so aptly chosen and so charac- teristic that you feel at home in them at once. He teaches oratory, turning out speakers that win first place in inter- collegiate contests. In the classroom he is always in earnest, not lacking in humor, but enthusiastically intent upon his work. Be it language or literature, English or aesthetics, he gives his classes not merely information but enthusiasm. Born at Lebanon, Pa., December 2, 1883. Prepared at Lebanon High School. A.B. Muhlenberg College 1906. A.M. Columbia University 1907. Ordained a minister of the Lutheran Church 1910. Elected In- structor in English at Muhlenberg College 1912. Elected Assistant Professor of English and Romance Languages 1915. 19

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1 | i — 1 C X T MUHLENBERG 1=? CI.AR L.A liiiiiiTTil 1922 llHiimir Rev. John A. Bauman, Pli.D., D.D. Professor of Mathematics. When spring days come and the campus becomes green and the trees bloom Dr. Bauman in the guise of a road engineer appears with transit, tape and stakes, and that thing that looks like a barber pole — you know what we mean. He is accom- panied by knowledge seeking Sophomores, intent upon getting all that the course offers, including a look thru the telescope toward our sister institution on the opposite hill. Sometimes their view is blocked by a hat hung inadvertently on the end of the telescope. Dr. Bauman has been a teacher at Muhlenberg for thirty-four years and was the first alumnus to be elected a member of the faculty. Dr. Bauman has taught a greater variety of subjects than any other professor. He was head of the Science De- partment when the apparatus and labora- tory rooms were still in their primitive state. He also taught Greek and Ethics during his stay here. However, today he confines himself to Mathematics. Born at Easton, Pa., September 21, 1847. A.B. (Valedictorian) Muhlenberg College 1873. A.M., Muhlenberg College 1876. Ordained a minister of the Lutheran Church 1876. Professor of Latin, German and English at Gustavus Adolphus College 1881-85. Asa Packer Professor of Natural and Ap- plied Science at Muhlenberg College 1885-97. Ph.D., Muhlenberg College 1894. Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy since 1897. D.D., Muhlenberg College 1920. Robert C. Horn, A.M. Professor of the Greek Language and Literature. Anything else that may be connected with Prof. Horn or his department is ordinarily overlooked by the student be- cause of the fact that he is the potentate in charge of excuses. From the student point of view, he is a Keeper of Excuses. But to one who has a clear conscience, or no absences to worry about, Professor Horn is preeminently an efficient and up-to-date teacher of the most ancient language taught at Muhlenberg. “Bobby” is not over-interested about any single phase of Greek, but puts a proportionate emphasis on etymology, interpretation, literary con- tent, and the historical lore of the Greeks. Every now and then, references to personal observations made in a tour of Greece a few years ago give a tangible point of contact. Whenever a speaker is needed to tell the story of Ancient Greece or Modern Muhlen- berg, “Bobby” serves well, and he has given many audiences the benefit of his knowl- edge of both. Born at Charleston, S. C., September 12, 1881. Prepared at Charleston High School. A.B. (Third Honor) Muhlenberg College, 1900. Graduate work at John Hopkins University, 1900-01. A.M., Muhlen- berg College, 1903. A.M., Harvard University, 1904. Alpha Tau Omega. Elected Mosser-Keck Professor of the Greek Language and Literature 1905. 18

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MUHLETi ERG ni 1 1 1 1 1 1 if i mu mirrmriT CIARLA Ml 1 1 1 1 1 1 if 1922 Isaac M. Wright, Pd.D. Professor of Philosophy and Pedagogy. Passing on then we come to Dr. Wright. For the past four years he has been telling Muhlenberg students that there is no such animal as the subconscious mind and that the synapse is nothing with neurons on both ends of it. “I was wondering about that; an interesting question, don’t you know.” He has convinced the seniors that teaching pays better in New York and New Jersey than it does in Pennsylvania. But Pennsylvania is wonderful anyway for the rivers run at right angles to the mountains. Seriously, Dr. Wright has greatly im- proved the educational department of the college. He has brought the standard for Muhlenberg far above the requirements of the state and is building up a well equipped laboratory for psychological experiment. He has complete charge of the Extension School and is offering courses for the teach- ers of the vicinity that until his arrival at Muhlenberg had been unheard of in this section of the country. Born at Scio, N. Y., March 7, 1879. Prepared at Belmont High School. B.S. Alfred University 1904. Pd.M. New York University 1914. Pd.D. New York University 1916. Elected Professor of Philos- ophy and Pedagogy Muhlenberg College 1917. Phi Kappa Tau. Phi Delta Kappa. Director of Exten- sion Courses. Rev. Robert R. Fritscli, A.M. Assistant Professor of Modern Languages. Everybody knows Prof. Fritsch as a busy man, always ready to help students who have a desire for special work in German or French. The most flexible and compre- hensive range of electives in any depart- ment in the college probably is the offering of German courses under Prof. Fritsch and Dr. Wackernagel. Another service which Prof. Fritsch en- joys is to give members of the lower classes an opportunity to earn the diploma in Teacher Training offered by the State Sun- day School organization. This is in con- nection with the course in Freshman Bible. In addition to his work at the college, Rev. Fritsch serves a congregation in East Allentown, and conducts a large Bible class organized by the Allentown Federation of Churches. He has plenty to do, does it well, and thrives on work. He rides two hobbies faithfully: etymology and gardening. Born in Allentown, Pa., September 10, 1879. Pre- pared at Allentown High Sch ool. A.B. Muhlenberg College 1900. A.M. Muhlenberg College 1903. A.M. Illinois Wesleyan University 1907. Instructor in Greek at Muhlenberg College 1907-08. Instructor in Modern Languages 1908-15. Elected Assistant Pro- fessor 1915. Ordained a Lutheran minister 1915. 20