Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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n fea erq William Haas Reese, M.S. Asa Packek Professor of Natural and Applied Science. The work of Prof. Reese for athletics at Muhlenberg has been rec- ognized in some degree; and he is rightly called “The Father of Muhlen- berg Athletics.” But his work enters many other fields besides athletics. His classroom walls are covered with drawings illustrating his physical and chemical courses — drawings exe- cuted by himself. He is also a devotee of history and mythology, and interests his students frequently by pointing out the relation between old traditions and modern science. In the work directly connected with his department, he is full of stimulation both for those who are especially interested and those who are not. And there are many students who have faced failure at times in their college work, who have found a new insiiiration by talking with him. ] Ien have waved their hands and shouted “College Spirit, College Spirit,” without any real feeling of spirit at all; but Prof. Reese has an abundance of a certain sjiirit that he can give to others, and does give to others; whoever has absorbed it knows its value. Burn at Allentown, Pa., October 17, 1875. Prepared at Phillipsburg (N. J.) High School and Lerch’s Preparatory School, graduating in 1892. Ph.B., Lafayette College, 1890. M.S., Lafayette College, 1899. Teacher of Chenii.stry and Phy.sic.s in Phillipsburg High School, 1890-190-1. Graduate work at Lafayette College, 1897-1902; at New York Univ’er.sity, 1902-03. Elected A,sa Packer Professor of Natural and .Applied Science, 1901. Leave of absence for study at New York University, 1908-09. . ll)ha Tan Omega Fraternity. Fellow of the .American Society for the .Advancement of .Scientific Knowledge. Member of the American Chemical Society. Illustrated Davinson s “Mammalian .Anatomy” and Davinson’s series of three books in Physiology. 1G —

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Robert C. Horn, A.M. Mosser-Keck Professor of the Greek Language AND LiTEHATITRE. Prof. Horn is one of the mein})ers of the faculty from the Class of 1900. For many years he has been at the head of the Creek department, and in that time it has so grown in its scope that it now embraces all the important periods of Creek literature. The spirit of the ancient classics breathes from the statuary of the Creek room while the instruction, on the other hand, is modern in method and appli- cation; yet the spirit of inspiration from the past is never lost. He has given at different times public lectures on Creece, much enjoyed by those who attended. He was well pre- pared to do this, for he spent the summer in p]iirope more than once, studying the natives both of Northern and Southern Europe. Besides these things, for several years Prof. Horn conducted the Classical Club at Muhlenberg, and although this organization has now disbanded, its influence was beneficial to the student body. These are but a few of the ways in which he has worked for Muhlen- berg; and Muhlenberg is glad he is here. Born at Charleston, S. C., September L2, 18S1. Graduated with First Honor from the Charleston High School, 189G. Entered Charleston ( ' ollege, 1896. Entered Sophomore Class at Muhlenberg College, 1897. A.B. (Third Honor), Muhlenberg College, 1900. Graduate work at Johns Hopkins University, 1900-01. A.M., Muhlenberg College, 1903. A.M., Harvard University, 1904. Instructor in Ancient and Modern Languages in the North Carolina Military Academy, Red Springs, N. C., 1901- 03. Graduate student of Classical Philology at Harv ' ard University, 1903-04. . ppointed instructor of the Greek Language and Literature at Muhlenberg College, 1904. Later elected to the Mosser-Keck Chair. Spent summer of 1900 in Greece and Italy anil summer of 1910 in Northern Europe. Leave of absence for study at Harvard ITniversity, 1907-08.

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I Mn feaf era Harry D. Bailey, A.M. Professor of Biology. Lafayette College has given Muh= lenberg three of the members of her faculty, and one of these is Prof. Bailey. He has taken an active inter- est in the activities of the College, and is always welcomed for his interesting and significant speeches at Muhlen- berg smokers. But this is only inci- dental — his chief work is in the Biolo- gy Department. He is almost entirely responsible for the very remarkable growth of the Biology work at Muh- lenberg. A wide and inclusive collec- tion of entomological specimens has been added to the laboratory. He has also assiduously devoted himself to making microscopic slides of various organisms for use in biologic work. Long hikes have been taken with his classes over the countryside in a fruitful search for organisms of plant life. Prof. Bailey’s method of instruction is not by forcing students to work, but by stimulating their interest; and all honor is due him that he can so successfully call forth in students the true spirit of scholarship, when research becomes a pleasure and mental work a passion. This is Prof. Bailey’s contribution to Muhlenberg’s mental life, and it is a spirit for which Muhlenberg is deeply indebted to Lafayette College. Born at Easton, Pa., January 14, 1881. Graduated from the South Easton High School, 1897. A.B., Lafayette College, 1904. A.M., Lafayette College, 1909. Although pursuing a Classical Course, he specialized in Biology. Attended the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, during the summer of 1903. A.ssistant in Biology at Lafayette College, and teacher in Easton Academy, 1905-03. Assistant in the Division of Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg, 1908-09. Ap- pointed Instructor in Biology, Muhlenberg College, 1909, and elected Professor of Biology, 1910. — 17