Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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William H. Reese, D. Sc. Asa Packer Professor of Natural and Applied Sciences Bom in Allentown, Pa., October 17, 1875. Prepared at Phillipsburg, N. J., High School, and Lerch’s Preparatory School, graduating in 1892. Ph.B., Lafayette College, 1896. M.S., Lafayette College, 1899. Teacher of Chemistry and Physics in Phillipsburg High School, 1896-1904. Graduate work at Lafayette College, 1897-1902; New York University, 1902-03. Elected Instructor of Natural and Applied Sciences at Muhlenberg College, 1904. Elected Asa Packer Professor, 1905. Graduate work, New York University, 1908-09. Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. Fellow of the American Society for the Advancement of Scientific Knowledge. Member of American Chemical Society. Illustrated Davison ' s “Mammalian Anatomy” and Davison’s “Series of Three Books on Physiology.” Instructor in General Chemistry in New York University Summer School, 1908. D.Sc., Muhlenberg College, 1914. Rev. Robert R. Fritsch, A.M. Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Bom in Allentown, Pa., September 10, 1879. Graduated with First Honor, Allentown High School, 1896. A.B., (Valedictorian), Muhlen- berg College, 1900. A.M., Muhlenberg College, 1903. Ph.B., Illinois Wesleyan University, 1904. A.M., Illinois Wesleyan University, 1907, Teacher in Department of Classics, Allentown High School, 1901-07. Instructor in Greek, Muhlenberg College, 1907-08. In structor in Modem Languages, 1908-15. Elected Assistant Professor in 1915. Graduate work at University of Pennsylvania, 1910-13. Licensed to preach by the General Synod of the Lutheran Church, 1914. Ordained, 1915. 21

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Rev. John A. Bauman, Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy Bom in Easton, Pa., September 21, 1847. Prepared at Quakertown Seminary. A.B., (Valedictorian), Muhlenberg College, 1873. A.M., Muhlenberg College, 1876. Graduated from Mt. Airy Theological Seminary and ordained, 1876. Pastor in Westmoreland County, Pa., 1876-77. Vice-principal and Professor of Mathematics, Keystone State Normal School, Kutztown, Pa., 1877-81. Professor of Latin, German, and English at Gustavus Adolphus College, 1881-83. Asa Packer Professor of Natural and Applied Sciences at Muhlenberg College, 1885-97. Ph.D., Muhlenberg College, 1894. Pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Fountain Hill, Pa. Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Muhlenberg since 1897. The first alumnus to be elected to a Professorship at Muhlenberg College. MSI ■ Robert C. Horn, A.M. Mosser-Keck Professor of the Greets Language and Literature Bom in Charleston, S. C., September 12, 1881. Graduated with first honor from the Charleston High School, 1 896. Entered Charles- ton College, 1896. Entered Sophomore Class at Muhlenberg College, 1897. A.B., (Third Honor), Muhlenberg College, 1900. Graduate work at Johns Hopkins University. 1900-01. AM., Muhlenberg College, 1903. A.M.. Harvard University, 1904. Instructor Ancient and Modern Languages in the North Carolina Military Academy, Red Springs, N. C., 1901-03. Graduate Student of Classical Philology at Harvard University, 1903-04. Appointed Instructor of the Greek Language and Literature at Muhlenberg College, 1904. Elected, 1905, to the Mosser-Keck Chair. Leave of Absence for study at Harvard Univer- sity, 1907-08. Member of the American Philo- logical Association, Archaeological Institute of America, and Classical Association of the Middle Atlantic States. Contributor of articles to “The Lutheran,” “Classical Journal,” “Ameri- can Lutheran Survey,” and other papers. Ap- pointed Editor of the History of Muhlenberg College to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the college and the four-hundredth anniver- sary of the Reformation. 20

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Harry D. Bailey, A.M. Professor of Biology Born in Easton, Pa., January 14, 1881. Graduated from the South Easton High School, 1897. A.B., Lafayette College, 1904. Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Fraternity. A.M., Lafayette College, 1909. Altho pursuing a classical course, he specialized in Biology. Attended Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, during the summer of 1 903. Assistant in Biology at Lafayette College, and teacher in Easton Academy, 1905-08. Assistant in Division of Zoology, Department of Agriculture. Harrisburg, Pa., 1908-09. Appointed Instructor in Biology, Muhlenberg College. 1909, and elected Professor of Biology, 1910. Reviser of Davison’s Mammalian Anatomy.” Stephen G. Simpson, A.M., Librarian Assistant Professor of English Born in Easton, Pa., May 4, 1874. Graduated from South Easton High School, 1892. A.B., Lafayette 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. Columbia University, summer sessions, 1903-05; courses in English and French. Instructor in English, Muhlenberg College, 1911-14. Elected Assist- ant Professor in 1914. 22