Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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jcococnxsj | M 1 ! Cl ARL At 926 f I c ococ c c cnc G i PRESTON A. BARBA, A.M., Ph.D. Professor of German Born at Bethlehem, April 7, 1883. Prepared at Allentown High School and Bethlehem Prep. A.B., Muhlenberg College, 1906. A.M., Yale University, 1907. University of Pennsylvania, 1911. Fellow at Goettingen, Heidelberg, University of Berlin. Professor of German at Muhlenberg, 1922. Realizing that there is far more in German literature than the translation of words and idioms Doctor Barba has delved into the lower currents of thought not readily perceptible at the surface. He has caught the inspiration of the great classics and he is transmitting it in a very fascinating way to the students in his classes. Moreover, from his yearly trips to Germany he brings us many glimpses of the surroundings amid which the great masters wrote. Of Heidelberg he relates the joys and pranks of student life, and from Weimar he culls the spirit of Goethe and Schiller that gives us the incentive to study German Lit- erature. But, above all, he has impressed us with the superficiality of our aspect on life. He has taught us that in our college studies it is not sufficient merely to pass, but that the world today demands men who know more than our college studies give us, men who are more efficient than student activities can make us. He has shown us the world crisis; he has told us what we need to face it. A professor of German? Yes, but also a professor if life. HAROLD K. MARKS, A.B. Instructor in Music Born at Emaus, Pa., May 12, 1886. Prepared at Allentown High School. A.B., Muhlenberg Col- lege, 1907. Alpha Tau Omega. Studied Piano Theory and Composition under the direction of various musicians. Elected Instructor in Music at Muhlenberg, 1913. Professor Marks is beginning a movement which we hope shall grow as the college ad- vances, namely, the appreciation of music. It is rather hard work for a professor who has an aversion to “ukes” and jazz to make a deep impression on this rag-time world. The music department of the college courses, apart from the Glee Club, is still rather small. Most of us learn to know Mr. Marks at the chapel services, when he conducts the sing- ing. We feel that the services are more im- pressive since he taught us to chant the V enite last year. His student body “sings” were very popular. Mr. Marks is known outside of college for his work in drilling the Glee Club, which probably has one of the busiest schedules of the organizations in Muhlenberg. The boys taking advantage of his courses in the history of music find that he possesses a liberal measure of the sense of humor. He furnishes the pepsin to aid digestion for those who cannot stand too technical a dose of classical music. Page Twenty-seven

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a i c i yf - 1 1 LUTHER J. DECK, A.B. Instructor in Mathematics and Physics Born at Hamburg, Pa., February 7, 1899. Pre- pared at Hamburg High School. A.B., Muhlen- berg College, 1920. Delta Theta. Graduate Work, University of Pennsylvania, 1921 and 1923-24. Pi Mu Epsilon, Honorary Math. Fraternity. Elected Instructor in Mathematic and- Physics at Muhlen- berg College, 1921. Here is just a little information for strang- ers and new-comers who may wander through our buildings. If you happen to stumble into a room where a young man is assiduously writing to the accompaniment of “Forty, fifty-two, plus, and minus,” you are in the domain of Mr. Deck, our mathematics in- structor. We welcome this member of our faculty to Muhlenberg after his intermission of a year for advanced study. Mr. Deck has an acute mind for mathematics. Do you want to learn some new mental tricks? Come to the “math” club and you will spend a pleasant evening in the less familiar but none the less interesting subjects of this science. We are not intimate enough with Mr. Deck to say whether he has hitched his wagon to a star, but we know that he is fond of reading the heavens. He cannot be delving into the mysteries of astrology, for he places no con- fidence in a horoscope. He is instructor in astronomy. We hope, however, that by con- tinued application he may read at least one omen — -continued success at Muhlenberg. HOWARD R. KISTLER, B.S. Instructor in Chemistry Born at Wetherhold, Pa., March 14, 1893. Pre- pared at Allentown High School. B.S., Muhlen- berg, 1915. Chemist, J. T. Baker Chemical Com- pany. Member of the American Chemical Society; Society of Chemical Industry; Chemical Engi- neers. Elected Instructor of Chemistry at Muhlen- berg, 1921. Graduate Work at Syracuse Univer- sity, 1922-23-24. Middle initials are not always a clew to a man’s middle name. Any one who has been under Mr. Kistler’s instruction will tell you that his middle name must be Work. Being a hard worker himself he insists that every one in his department follow his example. Mr. Kistler is a believer in individual ex- perimentation. He has instituted a new sys- tem in quantitive chemistry. Students in this course may no longer form groups and have their work done vicariously. No one re- ceives credit except for the products of his own labor. It is useless to look for this busy man any- where but in the laboratory between the hours of one and seven post meridian. Mr. Kistler is a valuable man in the chemistry department. His hobby is chemistry and also more chem- istry. Whether you talk about radium or coal tar products, you will always be able to inter- est “Kis” in your discussion. Page Tvi ' eniy-six

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WILLIAM S. RITTER, B.S. Director of Physical Education OSCAR F. BERNHEIM, A.B. Treasurer, Secretary, and Registrar Born at Allentown, Pa., May 17, 1892. Prepared at Allentown Preparatory School. B.S., Muhlen- berg College, 1916. Alpha Tau Omega. Elected Director of Physical Culture at Muhlenberg, 1919. Bill evidently believes in the theory that might makes right and the survival of the fittest. And to survive his classes one has to be pretty fit. But seriously speaking, para- doxical as it may seem, Bill is a maker of students, for he knows full well the truth be- hind the words, “A healthy mind in a healthy body.” His 1-2-3-4 is a symbol of the well rounded curriculum for which Muhlenberg College stands and his stalwart frame is a living example of what can be done with the human anatomy under his care. Teaching is also in his line, for he now conducts classes in the theory of Physical Ed- ucation and in First Aid. With the addition of these classes we feel that Muhlenberg has taken another step forward and under Bill’s able tutorage we know that in the future when we shall be blessed with a new gymnasium that we can expect greater things from him still. Born at Mt. Pleasant, N. C., November 16, 1868. Prepared at Academic Department of Muhlenberg College. A.B., Muhlenberg College, 1892. Alpha Tau Omega. Elected Treasurer and Registrar of Muhlenberg College, 1907. Elected Secretary, 1919. Member of Association of College Registrars. Mr. Bernheim is one of the mainstays of Muhlenger College. He is the gentleman who collects our bills, safeguards the College finances, and (bosses) the dining hall. He is a true type of Muhlenberg man — being contiually about his business and talking little — politics. But then, that subject is now an ‘‘also ran” with Bernie. Mr. Bernheim is now also a happy partici- pant of the college’s recent prosperity. He now has a real honest-to-goodness office of his own, the store and post-office having been moved to the basement of the Ad. building. But with all his work he still finds time to be one of the most loyal supporters of Ath- letics to be found at Muhlenberg College. He never misses a foot-ball game and no mat- ter where the team happens to be we are sure to find “Bernie” there rooting for Berg. Page Twenty-eight