Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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 FIRST COLLEGE RCILDING—OLD ACADEMY (Cbrnimloyiral History, 6rtti|6lntru Collryr iKj6- Tl»r»4«mi l Snninifjr ol Ihr lirnrnl Synod of the Lutheran Church cttabliihed at (•rtijribaiy. •JO7— Classical school founded, under direct » ol Ke I). Jacobs. V M„ to prepare tu- dint» lor thr Seminary iSjO Scientific department added under management of Rev. XI. Jacob , A XI. Name of school changed to Gettysburg iiymnauum i yv-Rrv l . Jacob died. iKji-Kev II. L Itanichrr appointed in charge of classical department. Studmts of (iymnauum organised Phrcnakxnmian and Phtlomathran Literary So- cieties. t February, 4) Charter obtained from the Slate, sigmd by (iovrmor Wolfe Thi charier allowed thr organization and foundation of Pennsylvania College of Gettysburg'. (April 71 h.r l matriculation of student . Three Junior», eight Sophomore and twelve Fresh nun. (IVcrmbit 15) 10

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Chronological (History continued »833- K v. C. IV Krauth, of Philadelphia wa elected PwlttWf of lutellcctnal and moral Science. Rrv C. P. Krauth unanimously appointed president, succeeding Rea S. S. Schmucker—founder of ihc school aaul acting pirodewt—of the college, April, 15) First library- appropriation made by Trustees- (April) First graduation exercise . t September 18) 1833-Present ite of college elected and partially «six acres) purcluMxL Alumni Association organised (September 16) t8j6—German Literary Society nrsumrd. Faculty accepts imitation, including Faculty and Students from the newly organ- ized Christ Lutheran Church, to worship with that organization. |8J7— College transferred from thr building mi corner of High and Washington Streets, to the then partially finished Pennsylvania I fall 183S Pennsylvania Hall was completed, entire cost about fifCoorv Grading of campus was begun Res1. IF 1 Smith. A M., of Boston, became Professor of Orman and French. Preparatory Department removed to third and fourth floors of Pennsylvania Hall tfljiy—Grading of Campus was completed. t iO trees were planted. Law I lepartfnmt established, 0« motion of Thaddeus Stevens, but fails to become a reality. Medical Department of Pennsylvania College established in Philadelphia 1 840— Hall-alley was erected on ground near site of Steven Hall «84«—Operations of German Literary Society cease. S f$— Professor H. I Smith. Head of German Department resigned to accept offer from Columbia College. New York City M L Stoever, A. M. appointed Professor of History. (September) t 44—Rev C. V Hav, A. M.. became I’rofcssot of (krman Language and literature. Old Academy building, comet High and Washington Streets, sold The Linnacan Association, a society for promotion of science, was organired «June 8) 1845 IL Haupt. A M.. made an adjun t Professor of Mathematics. Drawing and French. Rev. W II Harrison, '43. appointed Assistant Professor of Languages for a year 1846— Intellectual science removed from department of the President. Comer stone of Lmnaran Hall was laid. (July. 43) 1847— Rev. C. A. Hay. Professor of (ierman. resigned. Linnacan Hal) was dedicated. 1 September. 14) 1850— Professor Reynolds, l-atin Department, resigned Dr. Krauth resigned the Presidency to accept call to Capitol University; Colum- bus, Ohio. (July) Dr (laugher was unanimous!v elected Dr. Krauth'» successor One-third of t the value in money of Franklin College, (.ancastcr. was incorpor- ated with Pennsylvania College by actum of legislature F. A. Muhlenberg became Professor of Greek. 1851- -Synod of Pennsylyvania undertook endowment of a “Professorship of the German 1-angoagr and Literature . l85 -H. S. Huber, M. D.t of Gettysburg—became lecturer on Anatomy. itljj- Professor F A Muhlenberg. Iiead of (irrek Department, became “Franklin Pro- fessor of Ancient languages . 1855— Dr. C. P. Schaeffer. Easton, was chosen Professor of German Language and liter- ature. Pennsylvania. E of the 4 K f fraternity established 1836—Dr. C F. Shaeffcr assumed hi» duties as Professor of German. Portion of Campus lying South of Entrance (iates was added. Linnacan Society volunteered to heautifv this portion of the Campus Muhlenberg Freshman Prixc established II