Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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I Mn feni erg Stephen G. Simpson, A.M., LIBRARIAN Associate Professor of Enolish. Although this is but the third year tliat Prof. Simpson has been teacliing at Muhlenberg, yet so closely has he associated himself with the working of the institution that the students in College feel that he has been here a much longer time. His instruction is marked by live, personal, persistent drilling, in which he at- tempts to give material not for the notebook but for the mind. His lec- tures, tests, and assignments have such stimulating variety that they appeal to the individual interests of the students. There is also another role in which Prof. Simpson is rendering the College great ser- vice, namely, that of Librarian. He has carefully catalogued the most important sections of our library, according to the Dewey Decimal and Cutter systems of classification, and is steadily at work to bring the cataloguing to completion. Prof. Simpson is one of the facidty members that seek to help men by personal intercourse; and in his sanctum, the Library, he discusses every variety of matter with every variety of man. In this way he has made himself a vital fac- tor in student life, a helper indispensable to those who know him. Born at Easton, Pa., May 4, 1874. Graduated at South Easton High School, 1892. . .B., Lafa- yette College, 1896. Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Fraternity. A.M., Lafayette College, 1899. Teacher in South Easton High School, 1897-1902. Head of English Department, Easton High School, 1903-11. ( ' olumhia University, summer sessions, 1903, 1904, 1905; courses in English and French. Instructor in English at Muhlenberg College, 1911-14. Elected Associate Professor, 1914. 19 —

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hrh f YI)c 48f CfassI Robert R. Fritsch, A.M. Instructor in Modern Languages. The second member of the class of 1900 to come to the faculty of Muh- lenberg was Mr. Fritsch. He soon took nj) work in the Modern Language Dejiartment, in which he is today. Here his great desire is to fill the stu- dent with German, and to fulfill this desire he has taken great pains. He offers extra hours to those who have special difficulty in pronunciation, that they may get the German accent. To those who wish it he assigns further work in collateral German reading courses, including recognized novelettes and dramas, and covering a wide range of authors. Occasionally he conducts a German reading in his classroom, which is open to attend- ance by every one. By selecting his readings so as to interest students, he stimulates them to enjoy and appreciate spoken German. Mr. F ritsch also stands for helping the students in every way possible to im])rove morally. In this sphere his position is almost unique on the faculty. A few years ago he was the leader of one of the Muhlen- berg Bible study classes. Yhatever he can do to be of assistance athletically, intellectually, and morally, he is willing to do, and it is this that especially marks his instructorship here as a successful one. Born at . llent() vn. Pa., September 10, 1879. Graduatetl from the Allentown High School with First Honor, 1890. . .B. (Valedictorian), Muhlenberg College, 1900. A.M., Muhlenberg College, 1903. Ph.B., Illinois Wesleyan I niversity, 1901. . .M., Illinois Wesleyan University, 1907. Teacher in Department of Classics, . llentown High School, 1901-07. Instructor in Greek at Aluhlenberg College, 1907-08. Instructor in Modern Languages since 1908. Graduate work at the University of Penn.syl- vania. 1910-13. — 18 —

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krftt f xl 48ffi ttfflss James H. S. Bossard, A.M. Instructor in History, Economics, and Sociology. It has been but a few years since Muhlenberg graduated the best foot- ball center she had up to that time. Now since this scholar and athlete has returned to his Alma Mater in the capacity of a member of the faculty, he has retained his old “spirit” and become one of the leaders in her grid- iron activities. He is a promoter of “college spirit” at football smokers and chapel mass-meetings, and his influence is distinctly felt by those students who fully appreciate the football situa- tion at Muhlenberg. Moreover, the demonstrates in connection with ath- letics also ajipears in his classroom work, with the result that he has made a radical and very successful departure from the beaten paths of teaching the social sciences. Instead cf spending all the time on pure unajiplied theory, he devotes a large part of it to a practical study of the vital economic and social problems facing America to- day. For this reason his courses are of great value to students otherwise likely to forget the world about them. Mr. Bossard has I)ut his work on a high level, and it seems he will have no trouble in maintaining it. Born at Danielsville, Pa., September 29, 1888. Entered public schools of Allentown at age of twelve, (iraduated from Allentown High School with Honor, 1905. Entered Muhlenberg College, 1905. Alpha Tan Omega Fraternity. Special work in History and English in Senior year. A.B. (with Honor; Philosophical Oration), Muhlenberg College, 1909. Winner of a Harrison Scholarship for 1909-10 in the (Jraduate School of the University of Pennsylvania. Awarded a University Fellowship for 1910-11. Specialized in History, Sociology, and Economics. A.M., University of Pennsylvania, 1911. At the same time elected Instructor of History, Economics, and Sociology at Muhlenberg College. (Jraduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, 1912-14. Member of . merican . cademy of Social and Political Science, Western Economic Society, American Sociological Society, Lehigh County His- torical .Society, and . merican . ssociation for Labor Legislation. — 20 — same enthusiasm whieli he