Cedar Crest College - Espejo Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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KQV i LQ-Q4 .439 .M E PE ' E22 William Curtis has put his life into the life of the College. His success and the success of the institution have become one. Further recognition of his educational work was given him by Muhlenberg College in 1912 when the degree of Litt.D. was con- ferred upon him. President Curtis is a wide-awake, up-to-date educator. It is his aim and purpose to bring the College to the front rank of the educa- tional institutions of the country and to preserve high collegiate standards in all departments. On various occasions he has addressed teachers at the sessions of the Lehigh County and City Institutes and has spoken at High School Commencements. a For some years William Curtis taught Bible and Sociology and in the classroom inspired his students with a love for the subjects in his department by teaching them to think for themselves, but at the same time guiding and directing them along proper channels of thought. A To further his ideal of raising the educational standard of the college, President Curtis, with others who were of the same mind, began to take steps to expand and to re-locate the college from Fourth and Turner Streets. Committees were appointed to find a location and finally the present site along the Cedar Creek on a fifty-two acre tract was chosen. In a few weeks, Dr. Curtis assisted by the Rev. J. C. Rupp raised 350,000.00 The next plan developed, with the assistance of the then Vice- President, the Rev. Mr. Muir, was to start a campaign in the city of Allentown to raise 375,000.00 which was successfully completed in seven days. Since then three buildings have been erected and splendidly equipped and President Curtis' spirit and enthusiasm have been a means of developing and equipping an institution of which the community and the Reformed Church at large may be proud. In his position as President, Dr. Curtis stands in close and personal relationship with the students in the college. They con- stantly seek his adviceg and students and teachers alike are always welcomed, whether they call on him in his official capacity or visit him as a friend and father. I President Curtis has a mind peculiarly adapted to administrative work and has provedhimself a capable and efficient executive. His good advice, sound judgmentand personal example are felt by both students and teachers. The sentiment that Every noble life leaves its fibres interwoven forever in the works of the world, is exemplified here, and the staff of the Espejo are unanimous in the desire that both he and the College may go on together from victory to victory. Page Twenty-three

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0 -, Mag EEPEIU19 this untried field largely because my friends who know both me and the situation in Allentown have sufficient confidence in me to believe that I am qualified for the peculiar demands of the work. Further comments of Dr. Curtis, ability to cope with the difficult situation at that timewere expressed thus: That the newly elected president is peculiarly qualified for the work to which he has been called is the judgment of all who know him. The patrons of the College are very much elated that the Board was able to procure so good a man for the position. The future of the college is brighter than it has been for years. With such a scholarly, tactful, energetic president as Rev. William Curtis, who is also noted for his executive and business-ability, large things may be expected to come to pass? William Curie, woikkkfrorg thee very beginlniruii' showed marked success. n spea ing o is rs year's wor e oca news a ers said the following: '6The most successful year of the Allentgwg College for Women came to a fitting close at the 39th annual commencement. Bresident Curtis may feel highly elated over the results attained. Under his wise and energetic direction, begun a year ago, the College has had one of the best and most prosperous years in its history No longer is there depression and pessimism at the college- but a feeling of optimism prevails. The college had its ups and bdciwn its tides ebbed and flowed and for a considerable time the tide was mostly ebb. The cry went forth, 'Wanted-A Man? Finally the Board of Trustees stretched its hand halfway across the continent and reach- ing down into the home mission field of the Reformed Churchiit pointed to Rev. Curtis and said, 4Thou Art the Man' He came ami saw and conquered. He saw the opportunity and overcame the situdes under which the College was laboring. Today the Cglilef- stands better than it ever did. He has infused into its bein 33 spirit and a new life under which the college is pros erinof dg a mem forward and upward. p O an movmg ' Dr. Curtis has been true to i ' . , in the superb superstructures Whig lgleuhtasaseigscgldst Wi1a11yhSh1?Wn charge. of the work, the college was merely a Junior Ci? Q ook immediately set to work to raise her rank amon ed to egg, He and has broadened her boundaries and lengtheneil h ucatloliqal forces Within two years he planned a four- ear ll el? S 3 es' as to gain recognition in the college worldyand Cto Egltate COHYSQ, S0 tag. grill cplllegiatestandard, granting the A.B. anid Hglgde3Ei?eE3Hei?1 V me ns wor was a rove ' ' D ' i so acce e egg C . ar? accepted lily these Sgjifseesnaillfd this students who wish to teach ceived by degree students. 6 S rength Of theun dlplomas re' Because of the education ' Curtis was elected a member3gfWtCggI lggigie inl tllgie college, President of Social Sciences. All the products of tbliiar PrE1eLsii23lt1Otna11I11lSt1tute ust - ' G11 's a J ly appieciated by all students and well wishers of the colleifenare P'T tt 39.8 WED y- W0

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2 2 M22 EE P EI U--19 WAYNE E. DAVIS if - a A.B. Bates College A.M. Brown University Graduate Student at New York University f' T URING the summer of 1919 the Board of Trustees thoroughly canvassed i the field of available men who might qualify for the establishment and supervision of a Secretarial Department. From among a large number of applicants Wayne E. Davis, whose home was Rochester, New Hampshire, was elected. He assumed charge in the fall of that year with an enrollment of twelve students in his department. With the co-operation of Boston and New York Universities and the active assistance of a large number of business people a course was developed which was accredited by the Pennsyl vania State Department in the summer of 1921. After an extensive publicity campaign, inspired by Mr. Harry A. Grammes a member of the Board of Trustees, and directed by Mr. Davis, the enrollment in that department in the following September showed a surprising total of fifty When President Curtis was granted a leave of absence of six months by the Board of Trustees to regain his health, .Mr. Davis assumed entire charge of the Institution. He left Cedar Crest on February 1, 1922, to assume the position of Publicity Manager of a million-dollar campaign for his Alma Mater, Bates College, Maine While we all regretted to see him leave after only two and half years -of work in connection with our institution, we rejoiced in the fact that a lar er field . . . g opened up for the activities of such a promising executive and administrator. Pate Twenty-foul