Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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'k 'A' CIARLA i' 'k HISTORICAL EDITION 'Ir BOOK ONE ir THE COLLEGE

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V Rev. Theodore Lorenzo Seip. D.D. C1842-1903i lPresident: 1886-1903i Dr. Theodore L. Seip served Muhlen- berg. from its beginning, as professor and president for thirty-five years. Dur- ing his college course at Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, the battle of Get- tysburg was fought, and he joined the college company. He was a delegate of the U. S. Christian Commission in Tennessee and Georgia with General Sherman's army, directed hospitals, and was appointed agent for the U. S. Sanitary Commission. A graduate with the first class of the Philadelphia Seminary, he became a member of the Muhlenberg faculty, first principal of the academic department, professor of Greek anti Latin, and fin- ancial agent of the college. His seven- teen year administration of the affairs of the college saw an increase in the endowment, curriculum, faculty, and enrollment. In 1892 a quadra-centennial celebration was held. lt is worthy of note that at this time about half of the 325 alumni were ministers. After his death in office in November, 1903, the college was for a few months directed by Acting President William Wackernagel, D. D., professor of Ger- man, French, Spanish, and history. Rev. Iohn A. W. Haas. D.D., LL.D. 0862- 1 tPresident: 1904-19361 In the spring of 1904, Dr. Iohn A. W. Haas, left a church in New York to be- come President of Muhlenberg. In Ian- uary, 1905, the institution was moved to its present location, with a debt of Sl55,000, less than one hundred stu- dents, an administration building, part of the dormitories, and a combination power plant and chemistry laboratory. Under Da. Haas' leadership, not only has the entire present plant been de- veloped, but also the value of the col- lege has increased to over 352,500,000 the endowment to S930,000, and the en- rollment to 450. Dr. Haas has super- vised two drives, netting almost two million dollars. The scholastic record and many hon- ors of this great man are found else- where in this volume. He is known throughout the church and in educa- tional circles oi the nation as an out- standing student of philosophy, Chris- tian ethics and church history, ofttimes having been classed as one of the ten leading contemporary philosophers. His friends and admirers, made through a generation of service in higher education, view with regret his resignation effective in Iune, 1936.

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Campus location may be moved: buildings may be changed or added: faculties may come and go: students may continue to be graduated and leave-but the college remains. From its founding until Ianuaxy, 1905, Muhlenberg College was located on Fourth between Walnut and Union Streets. Since then it has occupied the present site of seventy-two acres on a ridge in the western part of the city. Building erection was as follows: Ad- ministration Building, Berks Hall, and Power House-1903-O47 Rhoades Hall- l9U4p Luther League Hall-19107 Corn- mons-l9l2: E., F., and G. Halls-1914: Science Building-19245 Library-1925 275 Egner-Hartzell Memorial Chapel- 1931. During the history of the college 124 men have served on the faculty and 2508 students have been graduated.