Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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PROP. JOHNSON PROP. LARKIN PROF. IDLE DR, KRAMER DR. SABY DR. FORTENBAUGH SOCIAL SCIENCE GROUP EDUCATION: FRANK H. KRAMER, PH.D., University of Pennsylvania , ..... ,..... . . Professor LESTER O. JOHNSON, A.M., University of Minnesota ........... Arrirtant Praferror The charter of Gettysburg College required that the institution maintain courses for the training of teachers. Since the schools in this locality were of German background, the first courses for this purpose were placed under the German Department. Modern education courses were introduced in 1911 and were taught by Dr. C. F. Sanders as a part of the program of the Philosophy Department. Before the state required Education courses for teaching, and before many of the other schools had introduced Education into their curriculum, a separate department of education was founded at Gettysburg, in 1921, with Dr. F. H. Kramer as the department head. The object of the pioneer venture into Education was to produce better and more efficient teachers for service in the public schools. POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS: RAsMUs S. SABY, PH.D., University of Pennsylvania ...........,... Professor GEORGE R. LARKIN, A.M., Wesleyan University .......,.,... Associate Praferror The first classes in Political Science and Economics were held on December 15, 1832. Mr. M. Jacobs, A.M., professor of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and Mathematics, was made the professor. Throughout the senior year, each student was required to take two hours of Political Economy. The popular demand for instruction in matters of public interest and duties of citizenship led to the development of the depart- ment. Now the allied courses of Economics and Political Science have proven themselves to be of suflicient worth to be divided into distinct departments. In keeping with the policy of Liberal Arts, these direct aids to active citizenship have become an integral part of the curriculum. HISTORY: Roanntr FORTENBAUGH, PH.D., University of Pennsylvania . . . . Profenror DUNN1NG IDLE, A.M., University of Michigan ................. Imrrucfor History was first taught at Gettysburg College as a minor subject under the German Department. The Chair was established in 1834, but was not permanently hlled until 1838, when Rev. H. I. Smith was elected professor of German and History. In 1843, Mr. M. L. Stoever was elected Professor of History.. He .soon assumed other duties, and finally, in 1867, the History Department was no longer maintained as an individual department. After this, except for a few short periods, there was no separate department of history until 1923, when the present department was formed with Dr. R. Fortenbaugh as the Adelaine Sager professor of History. Page 22

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WILBER E. TILBERG, PHD. DEAN HE Dean of Gettysburg College, Dr. Wilber E. Tilberg, received his early education at Bethany College where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, in the year 1911. In 1912 he received his Master of Arts Degree at the Univer- sity of Kansas. After doing work in the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin, he received his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in the latter institution in 1928. Dr. Tilberg taught History at Midland College for twelve years, from 1913 to 1925, after which he became dean of that college. In 1927, Dean Tilberg came to Gettysburg College, and marks the tenth year of service at Gettysburg this year. The Dean is very prominent in all of the activities of the College, and takes a special interest in Sunday School work and in the Boy Scout program of the York-Adams Area. GEORGE D. STAHLEY, M.D. MILTON H. VALENTINE, D.D. Professor Emeritus of Biology and Hygiene Professor Emeritus of English Bible Page 21

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PROF. STOVER DR. SLOAT PROP. DIBBLE PROP. REEN DR. ZINN DR. STAHLEY DR, MILLER NATURAL SCIENC CHEMISTRY: JOHN B. ZINN, PH.D., Johns Hopkins University . ..... Prafeuar CLYDE B. S'rovER, A.M., Gettysburg College . . . . . . . Armriate Professor C. ALLEN SLOAT, Pu.D., Princeton University ............ Auiftmzt Prufenor The Chemistry Department was founded in 1832 with Rev. A. M. Jacobs as the first lprofessor. Besides being the professor of Chemistry, Rev. Jacobs was professor of Mathematics and Natura Sciences. Early classes were conducted in Linnatan Hall. In 1927, the Breidenbaugh Science Hall was completed and within its walls were housed the present chemical laboratories. Dr. J. B. Zinn, Ockershausen pro- fessor of Chemistry and the present head of the department, has been on the Gettysburg faculty since 1924 with the object of increasing the importance of science over the expanse of this country. For meritorious work in this department, the outstanding Senior Chemistry student is awarded the Stine Chemistry Prize. BIOLOGY: ROBERT P. MARSH, PH.D., Rutgers University .......... ,.... . Profermf UEL E. D1nnL12, B.S., Denison University . . ..... . . ...... -. . . Inrtrzzrtar Botany was included in the first curriculum of the college, underJ. H. Marsden, professor of Miner- alogy and Botany. In 1838, courses in Physiology and Hygiene were added with Dr. D, Gilbert as the hrst professor. A medical school, with Dr. McClellan at its head, became affiliated with the College in 1839, and was called the Medical Department of Pennsylvania College. This was discontinued during the Civil War because ofa deficiency of students. The growth of this science in the College may be attributed to the world-wide awakening of a new interest in Biolo y. As a result, in 1892, Dr. G. D. Stahley, professor of Physical Culture and Hygiene, was made proissor of the newly formed Biology Department. Dr. R. P. Marsh, the present head of the department, came to Gettysburg in 1924. PHYSICS : GEORGE R. MILLER, PH.D., University of Michigan . . ..,.. Prafeuor C. GILBERT REEN, M.S.E., University of Michigan ..,......, Arrociare Professor EARL E. ZIEGLER, M.S., Gettysburg College ................. Instructor Physics, together with Astronomy, was first taught under the name of Natural Philosophy in 1832 by M. Jacobs, Professor of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The first classes were conducted in the old Academy building. Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Astronomy continued to be taught under this department until 1874. In this year, Dr. P. M. Bikle was made professor of Physics and Astronomy, but in 1881, Physics was returned to the professor of Natural Sciences. Not until 1907 was Physics organized into a separate department by L. A. Parsons. In 1919, our present professor, Dr. G. R. Miller, was made Sahm professor of Physics. Page 23 E GROUP