Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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Reuben Jacob Butz Reuben Jacob Butz was born on January 13, 1867, at Butzdale, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools of Allentown and was graduated from the Allentown High School in 1883. In the fall of that year he entered Muhlenberg College and took first honors in the class of 1887, receiving his A. B. degree. Three years later he was granted the degree of A. M. After his graduation from Muhlenberg he studied law with the late R. E. Wright and was admitted to the bar on January 20, 1889. His rise was rapid and he is among the leaders in his profession, being a member of the prominent law firm of Butz and Rupp. That he has held the position of solicitor for the Allentown School District since 1894 is an evidence of the esteem in which he is held by his fellow citizens. His activities have not been confined entirely to law. Since May 5, 1913, Mr. Butz has been president of the Allentown National Bank, and president of the Board of Trustees of Muhlenberg College since 1912. In January of the present year he was elected president of the Allentown Chamber of Commerce. In all his activities Mr. Butz has shown an earnestness and reliability which have won for him the admiration and confidence of all who know him, and his services for Muhlenberg are especially worthy of recognition. We are proud to number Mr. Butz among the alumni of our college.