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A.M. ; LITT.D. ; LL.D. President Born at Reading, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1889. Prepared at Reading High School, 1906; A.B. Gettysburg College, 1910; A.M. Columbia Uni- versity, 1911; Graduate Work, Columbia University, 1910-14; Uitt.D. Gettysburg College, 1930; LL.D. Lehigh University, 1937; LL.D. Frank- lin and Marshall College, 1939. Author of the following books: “Education Tunes In,” “What to Read About Radio,” “Where Is American Radio Heading?” Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa. Page Twenty-six
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MUHLENBERG COLLEGE ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT April 1, 1941 TO MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1942 : As you prepare the record of your Class for inclusion in a long line of an- nuals which portray in intimate detail the busy life we lead here on this campus, you are facing a set of conditions that have no parallel in the history of any other Muhlenberg class. Before this letter of mine appears in print perhaps all of us will be participants in another of those undeclared wars which seem to be civilization ' s way of carrying on its crazy progress. I hope that in some way, somehow, a kind Providence will intervene to in- terrupt this, as eventually it must. For 1942, in addition to its significance to you as a date for beginning your actual careers, has been set apart for seme time as a period of celebration , --a year when all of us could commemorate the construc- tive work of a family for which this College of ours was named. The Muhlenbergs , as pioneers, were faced with conditions which were just as serious and just as portentous as those which confront you today. They were equipped by heritage, by training, and by character to surmount all the strange difficulties which they encountered. Because the College named to henor them and to perpetuate their ideals is engaged chiefly in giving to its students a training designed to build leaders who can approximate the record of those early Muhlen- bergs, it is only fitting that we, as an institution, should join actively in a celebration in their honor. This we are now planning to do. The year 1942, which already means so much to you, was selected because just two hundred years ago the first of the family, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, landed in America to start his work. There is no wish I could formulate in your behalf more complimentary than that one of you, as his career unfolds, would approximate the distinguished record of this man. He was staunch in his faith, he was courageous in thought and deed, he was forward looking in his concept of the future of this country, he was inca- pable of discouragement, and he handed down to his sons and to his associates an indomitable spirit that enabled them to follow his example in overcoming obstacles and accomplishing results. That is a challenge to every son of Muhlenberg, but particularlv in the case of those to whom the numbers 1942 already carry consid- erable significance. So my wish is that in this particular Class will emerge not only one but a group who will, in every sense, carry on this distinguished Muhlenberg tradition. Sincerely yours, Page Twenty-se
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