Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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PROP. GUTMANN PROF. HAMMB PROF. VON SCHWERDTNER DR. BACHMAN DR. GRIMM PROP. HARTSHORNE LANGUAGE GROUP GERMAN: KARL GRIMM, PH.D., Johns Hopkins University . . . ..... Profeuor ERNST O. voN SCHWERDTNER, A.M., St. Johns College . . . . Assirtmzt Profenar GEORGE F. GUTMANN, A.M., Gettysburg College ....... ...... I mtrzzrrar Provision for a German professorship was made in the charter of Gettysburg College. This provision was made because the founders desired to interest and engage in the educational movement, the large class of Germanic peoples connected with the Lutheran Church in this section of the state. Accordingly, arrangement was made to teach German under the Latin Department. In 1838, because there was much criticism that the College was not living up to the charter by not providing a separate German Depart- ment, Rev. H. I. Smith was elected as professor. The professorship lapsed in 1843, and was not revived again until 1856, when an endowment was made for this purpose by the Pennsylvania Ministerium. The present incumbent of the German professorship, Dr. K. J. Grimm, was elected in 1906. FRENCH AND SPANISH: ALBERT BACHMAN, PH.D., University of Zurich and Columbia University .... Prafenor HERBERT G. HAMM13, A.M., Gettysburg College ........... A.r.ri.rtmzt Prafenor W1LL1AM: D. HARTSHORNE, A.M., Haverford College ......... Arristmzt Praferfar French was first an optional course at Gettysburg College. When the institution was organized at Gettysburg, E. L. H. Friederici, the principal of the Pre aratory Department, was the first professor and the classes were Erst taught in the old Academy building. French was made a regular part of the college curriculum in 1838, when Rev. H. I. Smith was elected professor of German and French. Spanish was added to the curriculum under the German Department in 1910. In 1916 a department of Romance Languages was organized, with Dr. W. R. Barney as the first professor. The Romance Language Depart- ment now includes both French and Spanish courses in its schedule. Dr. Albert Bachman has occupied the Chair of this department since 1931. Page 25

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DR- MASON PROF. WARTHEN PROP. WOLFE DR. GLENN DR. CLINE PROP. SHAFFER LANGUAGE GROUP l l ENGLISH: THOMAS L. CLINE, PH.D., University of Virginia . . .... Praferrar FRANCIS C. MASON, PH.D., University of Virginia . . . Ariotiate Professor GEORGE S. WARTHEN, A.M., Harvard University . Anariate Praferfor CHARLES R. WOLFE, A.M., Gettysburg College. . . . . .,..... Instructor In the early years of Gettysburg College, English courses were first taught under the department of Belles Lettres, of which Dr. H. L. Baugher was the professor. The English courses were a part of the Greek Department for a period of ten years. It was not until 1864 that a distinct department was estab- lished. At that time, the Graeii' Professorship of English Literature and Language was endowed with Rev. F. Ferrier as the first professor. Since then its growth has been rapid, and the English De artment has become one of the outstanding departments in the college curriculum. To the Senior studiant who submits the best English essay, the Graeff Prize is awarded each year. LATIN : JOHN G. GLENN, PH.D., Princeton University . , .............. Profefxor Latin was one of the lirst departments of Gettysburg College. It was founded in 1832 and the First classes were conducted in the old Academy building, with E. L. Hazelius as the rofessor. In 1868, a bequest was left to the College for the establishment ofa Pearson Professorship oi,Latin. Dr. John G. Glenn assumed the Pearson Professorship as Latin instructor in 1925. Until 1932, Latin was a require- ment for graduation under the Bachelor of Arts degree. There are two prizes offered for meritorious work in the Latin Department: the Hassler Latin Prize which is awarded annually to the highest stand- ing Junior, and the Samuel Garver Latin Prize which is annually awarded to the highest ranking Fresh- man Latin student. GREEK : W. FREDERICK SHAEFER, A.M., Princeton University ............. Prafenor Greek, along with Latin, was one of the hrst departments established at Gettysburg College. Dt. H. L. Baugher was elected as professor of Greek Language under the early Belles Lettres and held the first classes in the Academy building in the year 1832. By an act of the state legislature in 1850, the Lutheran interest in Franklin College was transferred to Gettysburg College and a chair was founded with the proceeds from this action. First this professorship was established in Ancient Languages, but later it was changed from one department to the other. Finally, it was established permanently under the Greek Department. Prof. Shaffer was appointed acting Franklin Professor in 1931. Page 24

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PROP, SMITH PROP. HEIGES PROP. HACKMAZSTN DR. DASSBT DR. SANDERS DR. WALTEINIYER HILOSOPHY AND BIBLE PHILOSOPHY: CHARLES F. SANDERS, D.D., Lafayette College ...... ..,... P rofeuor GARDNER C. BASSET, PH.D., Johns Hopkins University .... . Affariate Prafermr DONALD R. HEIGES, B.D., Gettysburg Theological Seminary .....l... Imtrucfor Philosophy was included in the original curriculum of Gettysburg College, under the name of Moral and Intellectual Science. Classes were first held in 1832 in the old Academy building, with Dr. S. S. Schmucken as the first professor. In 1888, Mr. William Bittinger established an endowment of the William Bittinger Professorship of Moral and Intellectual Science. The name of the department was later changed to the Department of Philoso hy. In 1924, upon the recommendation of Dr. Henry W. A. Hanson, an Orientation course was introduced at Gettysburg College under the Philosophy Depart- ment. Orientation courses were still new in the academic world and Gettysburg was a pioneer in this Held. Dr. Sanders, the present head of the department, has been connected with Gettysburg College since 1906. ENGLISH BIBLE: WILLIAM C. WALTEMYER, PH.D., American University . . . Profenor AUGUs'rUs HACKMANN, A.B.,Johns Hopkins University . . . Imtructar PAUL H. SMITH, A.B., Gettysburg College .................. Inrtrzzctar The department of English Bible was founded in 1932 by Mr. James Strong, who provided a fund for this purpose to be known as the Amanda Strong Professorship. Classes were irst held in the Academy building, with Eli Huber as the Erst professor. In founding the department, the Board of Trustees pro- vided that the required courses should be in no sense denominational, but the professor could teach Lutheranism in the other courses. Dr. W. C. Waltemyer, the present Amanda Strong professor of the Bible Department, has been connected with Gettysburg College since 1929. Page 26