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

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Mary P. Adams Instructor in History B.A., Radford College, 1950; M.A., University of Virginia, 1952; Ph.D., University of Vir- ginia, 1958. The Faculty Three persons comprised the first faculty of Elizabethtown College in 1900. Through the years, as the College expanded, the size of the faculty grew. Today, six decades later, this number exceeds 40. The tragedy of the Dutch airliner on August 14, 1958, caused changes to be made on the present faculty. Dean D. Paul Greene became Director of Admissions. Prof. Armon Snowden filled the position of acting Dean of Men. Ira Herr replaced Dean Greene as soccer coach. New faces appearing on the campus this year were Dr. Mary Adams, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Rahter, and Dr. Donald Vosburgh. Dr. Adams joined the History Department, while Dr. Rahter taught English. Mrs. Rah- ter assumed duties in the library; Dr. Vos- burgh implemented the Sociology Depart- ment. Bessie D. Apgar Associate Professor Biology A.B., Muskingum College, 1923; M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1926; Ph.D., Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, 1934. Charles S. Apgar Professor of Biology B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1926; M.S., University of Pitts- burgh, 1927; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1930. 26

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Reli igion Athletics Librarian Robert A. Byerly Associate Professor of Bible and Director of Religious Ac- tivities A.B., Oklahoma A. and M. College, 1942; B.D., Bethany Biblical Seminary, 1946; A.M., Butler University, 1950; Grad- uate Student, Garrett Biblical Institute and Temple Univer- sity. Ira R. Herr Director of Athletics and In- structor in Physical Education A.B., Franklin and Marshall College, 1916; Graduate Stu- dent, University of Pennsyl- vania and Temple University. Librarii nan Emily C. Rahter Assistant Librarian A.B., University of Mississippi, 1938; B.S. in L.S., Columbia University School of Library Service, 1946. Alice S. Heilman Librarian B.S., Towson State Teachers ' College, 1945; B.L.S., Colum- bia University, 1948; Gradu- ate Student, Temple Univer- sity. 25

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James M. Berkebile Professor of Chemistry A.B., Manchester College, 1934; A.M., The Ohio State University, 1935; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1951. Edgar T. Bitting Assistant Professor of Business B.S., Elizabethtown College, 1950; M.B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1952. This past summer found such faculty members as Prof. Heilman, Prof, and Mrs. Enterline, Mrs. Herr, and Miss Eastlack pursuing graduate work in their particular fields. In June, Prof. Albert Gray received his doctorate from the University of Pennsyl- vania. Hubert M. Custer Instructor in Physics B.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1944; Graduate Student, Franklin and Marshall College. 27