Lebanon Valley College - Quittapahilla Yearbook (Annville, PA)

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B I Z A R R K 1 !) 1 2 Professor Henry Kckert Vaiiner I ROFKSSOR HENRY ECKERT WANNER was born May P28, 1885, at York, Pennsylvania. His mother. Mrs. Clara J. Wanner, was of Scotch- Irish descent and his father, Atreus Wanner, superintendent of the public schools of York, Pennsylvania, of German parentage. He attended the public schools of the city of his birth and graduated from the York High School in 1903. Enter- ing the University of Pennsylvania in the fall, he remained till the end of the Junior year, when he secured leave of ab- sence After working for six months in a lumber camp at Aspen, Colorado, and one year as assistant chemist and as- sayer with the Arizona Mining and Smelting Company, Needles, California, he returned to the University of Penn- sylvania. He was graduated from that institution in 1909 receiving the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. In the Fall of 1909 he was elected Professor of Chemistry and Physics at Lebanon Valley College which position he now holds Professor Wanner is a member of the Americal Chemical Society. He began his work as Professor with us but two years ago. In that time he has extended the scope of the department of Chemistry so that Lebanon ' alley may well be proud of it. But a visit to the department will show its organization and its effectiveness, which testifies to his mastery of his work His knowledge of Organic Chemistry may well be envied. Besides Chemistry, he has made a specialty of the study of Geology and Mineralogy, and every rock and land for- mation has for him a charm inviting investigation. In the class-room he is firm but sympathetic. In the laboratory he invites you to find out for yourself, but is always ready to assist when assistance means economy of time and no loss of opportunity to learn. We have learned to love his methods and undertake his subjects with confidence and enthusiasm Out of class he is no longer a Professor but is one of us. By placing himself on a level with the student he has endeared himself to every one. He is a sin- cere friend of the boys and the boys love him. Not a little of his success in the class room can be attributed to the fact that the student feels confident that the good will and interest of the instructor is centered upon him. It is only in this way that the best in both has been brought to the surface. We cannot fail to appreciate his interest in us and in the welfare of our col- lege. Every one of us admires him for the loyal support he has given to our Athletics. When others forsook, he came to the rescue. Page It