Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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D. D. FR1TCH, n. D.

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TO D. D. FRITCH, A.D. PROMINENT BUSINESS AAN AND CHURCH WORKER MEMBER OF OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES In Recognition of His Earnest Efforts And Liberal Support of MUHLENBERG COLLEGE We Respectfully Dedicate This Cl ARL A

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iiiminiiiiimiiiimiiiiminiHiiii iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiMiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimijiiiiMiiiiiiHHHilHiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiinMiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMii ' iiiiiiiMiiiiiniiHiiiiiHHiHUlHi Nineteen Twenty-One CIARLA Nineteen Twenty-One D. D. FRITCH, r . D. tfi Dr. D. D. Fritch was born on February 4, 1848, at Longswamp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He attended the Longswamp Township school and then continued his education at Reading and Ccllegeville. In 1876 he was graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania. After his graduation from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsyl- vania, he practiced his profession for two years with his brother-in-law, Dr. Peter Wertz, at Longswamp. He, however, preferred business, and joined his brother Nathan in the milling business at Macungie, Pennsylvania. There his success added remark- ably to that of the three preceding generations, which had pursued the same trade. The Fritch Mill at Macungie has a daily producing capacity of five hundred bar- rels. Dr. Fritch has the honor of being the first one to manufacture rye flour by the roller process. In connection with his other accomplishments, he has also engaged in extensive scientific farming operations. His activities have not been confined entirely to his many personal pursuits. As a member of Grace Lutheran Church he has served on the Church Council since 1878. He has been superintendent of the Grace Lutheran Sunday School since 1888. Dr. Fritch’s Church associations led to his prominent identification with the Lutheran Theological Seminary, at Mount Airy, Philadelphia. He has been on the Board of Directors of the Mount Airy Seminary since 1899, and has been actively associated with our Alma Mater, serving as a member of the Board of Trustees for the past twenty years, and also on the Executive Committee and different sub-committees for the successful management of Muhlenberg College. In respectful recognition of his services for the public and his ardent cooperation for the betterment of every deserving cause, we are very proud to number him among the friends and sacrificing supporters of Muhlenberg College. 6