Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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From its earliest days Gettysburg College has been an institution dedi- cated to serve the cause of liberal education in changing times as stated in the original charter. This chatter, drawn up on April 27, 1832, established the Pennsylvania College of Gettysburg. Not until 1921 was this charter amended to change the name to Gettysburg College. The school's Chief founder was Samuel Simon Schmucker 0799-18730, a Lutheran clergyman In the fall of 1832 the first students began to attend classes at Gettysburg. The College's earliest curriculum included the seven liberal arts: gram- mer, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music. All classes, living quarters, and dining facilities centered around the College Edifice built in 1837. Today this building houses all administrative offices and is known as Pennsylvania Hall. Much of Gettysburg's rich heritage is centered around the Civil War. Students and faculty are constantly reminded of this era of history by the surrounding battlefields and monuments. In 1863 Pennsylvania Hall was occupied by the Confederate Army and served as a Hospital for several weeks. Today a thirty-four star flag flies over the building as a reminder of its role in the battle As the years went by many changes came to Gettysburg. In 1884 the first fraternity chapter house was built. This lodge, built by the brothers of Phi Kappa Psi, is named Millet Hall, and is one of the oldest Phi Psi chapter houses in the country. In 1888 the first woman student was admitted. However women were not fully welcomed on campus and in the 1920's the trustees decided to close administration to women. No women attended Gettysburg College from 1933 to 1935. After that date, women were again admitted, and today enrollment is almost equally divided between men and women. Gradually more buildings and facilities were added to meet the growing enrollment. In 1889, Glatfelter Hall was built. During the 1920's Weiden- shall Hall, Breidenbaugh Science Hall, Eddie Plank Memorial Gymnasium, and Schmucker Memorial Library were built. In the 1950's Hanson Hall,