Lebanon Valley College - Quittapahilla Yearbook (Annville, PA)

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ENGLE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC things were soon put into running order so tliat the opening ■ of the winter term was delayed but a single week. The Science Department was placed in the basement of the library, several rooms in the ladies ' hall, chapel, and practice rooms were at once turned into recitation rooms. Friends in town gave rooms in their homes to the College for dormitory purposes, and regular work was re- sumed without delay. The College has grown steadily from its founding. After the charter had been obtamed in 1867 a faculty was or ganized with Prof. T. R. Vickroy as pres- ident and Prof. E. Benj. Bierman as principal of the Normal Department. A col- lege curriculum and regulations for governing the school were established at once. Dui mg this administration the Philokosmian Literary Society was founded. President Vickroy was followed by Prof. Lucian H. Hammond, who served from 1871-187G.. In 1872 the Clionian Literary Society for the women students was founded. President Hammond resigned in 1876 on account of ill health. Rev. D. D. DeLong succeeded him and acted as president until 1887. In 1877 the Kalozetean Literary Society was founded. In this administration the Musical

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i6 The Bizarre ACADEMY BUILDING Society. For a number of years the library and read- ing rooms were located in this building. The College received as the gift of Mr. An- drew Carnegie in i904- ' o5 a beautful library building. On the first floor are the library proper and two handsomely furnished reading rooms. On the second fioor are five sem- inar rooms and a large as- sembly room. The Woman ' s Dormi- tory was erected in 1905. Beside the dormitory rooms it contains the CHonian Literary Society Hall, a dining hall, two large parlors, a well-equipped kitchen and laundry. The Men ' s Dormitory was also completed in this year. It contains single and double rooms and a number of suites. Early in the evening of December 24, 1904, fire broke out in the main build- ing, and swiftly destroyed it. This was a severe loss to the college because there were in this building chem- ical, physical, and biologi- cal laboratories, a museum which contained many val- uable specimens, recitation rooms, the president ' s of- fice, the Philokosmian Lit- erary Society Hall, the stu- dents ' rooms, and the cen- tral heating plant. Scarcely anything was saved. The many friends of the Col- lege came to its aid, and OLD ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BUILT 1866.

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CARNEGIE LIBRARY I904 Department was organized and a regular course established. The first class was graduated in 1882. Rev. E. S. Lorenz was the fourth president. Enlargement was his motto and he abl} ' fulfilled his position until his health compelled him to resign in 1889. Under his direction the College Forum made its first appear- ance in 18SS. His successor was Rev. Cyrus J. Ivephart who served but a single year. Some discouraging conditions at this time brought np the question of relo- cating the College. Nothing came of it, however, and Dr. Bierman was elected to the presidency. He faithfully filled this position until he was succeeded in 1897 by Dr. Hervin U. Roop, who held the office until January, 1906. The Executive Committee and Faculty managed the affairs of the College until the election of the present incumbent, Rev. A. P. Funkhouser, in March, 1906. After the disastrous fire in 1904, the College received a gift of $50,000 from Mr. Andrew Carnegie. A like amount was secured from friends of the institu- tion and the work of rebuilding was begun immediately. The Administration Building contains recitation rooms and rooms for the Science and Art Departments.