Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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BOARD OE TRUSTEES Elected by the Ministerium of Pennsylvania: Term Expires 1938 Mr. E. Clarence Miller, LL.D. Philadelphia 1938 Mr. Oliver N. Clauss Allentown 1938 Mr. George B. Balmer Reading 1938 Mr. Lewis Eberle Pottsville 1938 The Rev. George S. Kressley, Litt.D. Reading 1938 The Rev. Corson C. Snyder Bethlehem 1939 The Rev. L. Domer Ulrich, D.D. Wilkes-Barre 1939 The Rev. Frank M. Urich, D.D. Philadelphia 1939 Dean J. Conrad Seegers, Ph. D. Philadelphia 1939 The Rev. Fred J. Fiedler Birdsboro 1939 The Rev. Conrad Wilker, D.D. Allentown 1939 The Rev. John C. Mattes, D.D. Scranton 1940 The Rev. A. Charles R. Keiter, D.D. Lebanon 1940 Dr. Robert B. Klotz Bethlehem 1940 The Rev. G. Harold Kinard, D.D. Allentown 1940 The Rev. John H. Waidelich, D.D. Sellersville 1940 Mr. Harry l. Koch Allentown 1940 Dr. Howard S. Seip Allentown Elected by the Board of Trustees: 1938 Mr. Reuben J. Butz, LL.D. Allentown 1938 Mr. George K. Mosser Trexlertown 1938 Dr. William A. Hausman Allentown 1939 Mr. William M. D. Miller Allentown 31939 Mr. Burton C. Simon Philadelphia 1939 Mr. Howard L. Keiper Stroudsburg 1940 Mr. J. Wilmer Fisher Reading 1940 Mr. Peter S. Trumbower Nazareth 1940 Mr. Robert A. Young Allentown Elected by the Alumni Association: 1938 Mr. Charles H. Esser Kutztown 1939 Mr. Howard E. Shimer Nazareth 1940 The Rev. James O. Leibensperger, D.D. Bethlehem Officers and Committees of the Board Reuben J. Butz, Esq., LL.D., President of the Board Oscar F. Bernheim, Secretary and Treasurer, Allentown, Pa. Central Executive Committee Reuben J. Butz, Esq., LL.D., Chairman Oliver N. Clauss Levering Tyson, Litt.D., LL.D. Peter S. Trumbower Howard S. Seip, D.D.S. George K. Mosser Robert B. Klotz, M.D. William A. Hausman, M.D. George B. Balmer, Esq. iiDeceased

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1fL mmorwaw R. HENRY R. MUELLER, professor of Ameri- can history at our college since l920, died suddenly at his home on May 3, l937. He was in his fiftieth year. Dr. Mueller was recog- nized as an authority on the American Revolu- tion. Dr. Mueller was born at Marietta, Lancaster County, on July Zl, l887. He prepared for col- lege at the Lancaster High School, and was gradu- ated from Muhlenberg College with the class of l909, receiving his bachelor of arts degree. He received his master of arts degree from Columbia University in l9l5 and his doctor of philosophy degree in l922. He studied at the Sorbonne in France in l9l9. When the United States entered the World War Dr. Mueller joined the armed forces of his country and served in an artillery unit in France until the end of the struggle. Dr. Mueller was the author of The Whig Party in Pennsylvania, an authoritative volume published in l9Z5. He was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta and Omicron Delta Kappa fraterni- ties and was one of the directors and managers of the Student Loan Fund. A fitting and proper memorial service was held in the Egner-Hartzell Memorial Chapel on Octo- ber 20, l937g this service was broadcast through the courtesy of the Lehigh Valley Broadcasting Service.