Franklin and Marshall College - Oriflamme Yearbook (Lancaster, PA)

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ANSELM V. HIESTER, A. M. l1rs!1'm7or in f:'L'l'lIl!Z7l and flhzlhwflafirs. Born November 27, 1866, at Annville, Lebanon cou11ty, Pa. S011 of Rev. J. E. Hiester, D. D. Entered Lebanon Valley Col- lege, Annville, 1882. Completed scientific course and graduated with first honors, 1887. Entered junior Class at Franklin and Marshall, 1887. Easily led his class, and was awarded Marshall Oration at graduation, 1889. Also WOl1 tl1e German prize medal. Was a Goethean, and an active society worker. Elected to chair of Mathematics in Palatinate College, Myerstown. Filled position two years with great credit. Elected President of Palatinate Col- lege, 1891. Declined this position and entered Union Theological Seminary, New York. Also took special course in Philosophy and Pedagogy ill the University of New York. Received degree of A. M. from F. and M. and U. of N. Y., 1892. Entered Re- formed Theological Seminary, Lancaster, 1892, and was elected Assistant Professor of Mathematics and German in F. and M. College. YN GEORGE WASHINGTON HARTMAN. lwysinzl IlISfl'Iltt70I'. Born October 5, 1867, at Leinbachs, Berks county, Pa. Early life spent o11 his father's farm. Attended Kutztown Normal School during spring ter111s of '84, '85 and '86, Taught school during winter terms of '85-'86 and '86-'87. Spent next four years as a traveling salesman. Taught school at Leesport, Pa., during winter of ,QO-'QI and prepared for college at Carroll Collegiate In- stitute, Reading. In the fall of ,QI entered F. a11d M. College in Class of ,Q5. At a meeting of the Trustees in the spring of ,93, was elected Physical Director of F. and M., and spent the suc- ceeding su111mer i11 hard work at the Hemenway Gymnasium, under the instruction of Dr. Sargeant, at Cambridge, Mass. In tl1e fall he assumed his duties Zllld has filled them in a creditable manner. , 28

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REV. RICHARD C. F. SCHIEDT, A. M. H'Qh'ssor rf fllodvrn L1111,q'111q1g'1' and Ahzfural .S?'1'wm'. Bor11 September 21, 1859, at Weissenfels, Prussia. Educated at the Progymnasium of his home a11d tl1e Royal Gy11n1asium at Zeitz. Graduated in 1878. Studied Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Universities of Jena, Erla11ge11, and Berlin. Spent several 1nontl1s at the Zoological Station of Naples. Cilllle to tl1e United States i11 1881. Taught Mathematics ftllfl 801116 Greek and Latin for o11e year at Calvin College, Cleveland, Ohio. Principal of International Academy of Portland, Oregon, 1882. Studied theology privately a11d worked as a missionary under tl1e Tri- synodic Board of Home Missions until 1885. Graduated from Theological Seminary, at Lancaster, 1887. Took Dr. Stahr's classes while tl1e latter was financial agent forthe college. Became adjunct professor of Natural Science and MOCl6l'l1 Languages, a11d later, professor. Publications are: On the Organs of Special Sense of Insects, Travels i11 the Mediterranean, O11 Animal Pigmentationf' Histology and Embryology of Ostrea, Shell Regeneration, a text-book o11 Principles of Zoology. Member of the Academy of Natural Sciences and of tl1e American Clinical Society. Lately appointed State Entomologist of Pennsylvania. Nil REV. C. ERNEST WAGNER, A. M. l7'1y2'.vs01' Qf lfIl'Q'lI.Xfl Lil1'1'allm'r1m1' lfz'!lr.v-l.r!l1'vs. Born October 1o, 1864, in tl1e parsonage of Boehm's Church, Montgomery cou11ty, Pa., the oldest Reformed church in America. Son of Rev. S. G. Wagner, D. D., of Allentown. Entered Muh- lenberg College, Allentown, ISSOQ graduated, 1884. Spent a year i11 study Zlllfl travel through tl1e Southern States. Entered Theo- logical Seminary, La11caster, 1885, graduated, 1888. Spent su1n111er of 1887 abroad, visiting principal countries of Europe. Elected junior pastor of St. John's Reformed Church, Allentown. Matriculated at tl1e University of Oxford, England, October, 1891. Remained here two scholastic years. Spent vacations alternately i11 study a11d travel. Spe11t eleven weeks in the MSS. rooms of the British Musemn, studying Middle and Early English. Returned to America, july, 1893, and entered upo11 his duties at F. and M. i11 September of that year. 27

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mf' PH0'L G Prof. A. V. HIESTER. Prof. G. W. HARTMAN.