Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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Administrative Steiff O run the modern, complex College, a large, capable staff is required. Among the most important functions in the entire staff are the duties of the Treasurer and the business office. During the past years the late Oscar F. Bernheim served as Treasurer of the College. A graduate of Muhlenberg in 1892, he served his Alma Mater for thirty-nine years, and in 1942 the College conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws on him. Dr. Bernheim died February 14, 1946, greatly mourned by the entire College community. , William Fink served as bursar of the College until his death, September 17, 1945. During the war years Mr. John Oberly, of the Allentown Business College, held the position of Business Manager. Mr. Edmund Keiter resumed those duties upon his separation from the Navy, in which he served during the war. The Alumni Secretary is John Wagner, whose difficult task is keeping Muhlen- berg graduates in touch with the College. While Wagner was in the Navy, Mr. Gordon Fister, Public Relations Director of the College, assumed many of these duties. In addition to supplying press releases for newspapers and supervising Muhlenberg publications, Mr. Fister undertook the collection of much material about V-5 and V-12 units that trained at Muhlenberg. This material was especially valu- able in compiling the present Ciarla. Mr. Alvin Hartzell, as Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, faced many problems during the war in caring for the College plant with limited manpower. As supplies became available, a vast beautification and renovation program on the campus was begun. On Sunday, July 21, 1946, the bronze statue of General John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg in front of the Library was dedicated by the Brotherhood of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania. War-time scarcity of metal prevented its com- pletion until that time. The Assistant Registrar was Mr. Paul Gebert, '17, He assisted Mr. Benfer in interviewing students and kept in order the Collegeis extensive files. Miss Anne E. Mulcaster was Dietician in the Commons from 1943 until May, 1946. Upon her resignation, Miss Hannah Clayton, who had been in the Army Medical Corps, was named to succeed her. Dr. C. O. Williams of Allentown was in charge of the sick bay and infirmary, located on 23rd Street in the Lambda Chi Alpha house. Members of the College Administrative Staff. Public Relations Director Gordon Fister tele- phones, upper left. Paul Gebert, right, is Assistant Registrar. Middle left is Alvin Hartzell, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. Around the table in the business oliice, right, middle row, left to right, are Robert Crabtree, Business Manager Edmund Keiter, and War-time Busi- ness Manager John Oberly. In the lower right corner is Alumni Secretary john Wagner, who was in the service. The late Dr. Oscar Bernheim, treasurer, and the late William Fink, bursar, are shown at lower riglol in an old Ciarla picture. U51

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Fazculzjf 'HROUGHOUT the past three years the Faculty at Muhlenberg has varied greatly in size, changing with shifts in civilian enrollment and assignment of Navy units. Some faculty men entered the armed forces. Most departments were enlarged, especially the Departments of Mathematics and Physics. With increasing civilian enrollment after the warls end, the Board of Trustees in June of 1946 authorized the addition of forty-five faculty members to the staff, almost doubling it. On the following pages the Ciarla notes the men who taught during the past three years at Muhlenberg. GERMAN DEPARTMENT During the war yearsv Dr. Preston A. Barba, head of the Department, and Dr. Harry H. Reichard taught most of the German. Dr. Barba, '06, received his doctor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and studied extensively at German Universities. Dr. Reichard, an authority on the Pennsylvania Germans, was elected Professor Emeritus in 1945, but will continue to teach a few classes. In March, 1946, Dr. Ralph Wood, who formerly taught at Penn State, joined the department. The German Department was responsible for the continued activity of Der Deutsche Verein in spite of decreased enrollment. DEPARTMENT OF ROMANCE LANGUAGES The Department of Romance Languages is capably headed by Dr. Anthony S. Corbiere. A graduate of Muhlenberg in 1920, he continued his studies at the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania and was awarded his doctor's degree there. Assistant Pro- fessor Charles Seaman taught in the department until he retired. In 1946 he was awarded emeritus ranking. Mr. Charles H. Pershing joined the staff in 1944 to aid in the teaching of French and Spanish. He is a graduate of Occidental College and earned his master's degree at the University of California. The latest addition to the department came in 1946 with the appointment of Alex Corriere, a gradu- ate of Lafayette in 1940, as special instructor. Top, right, members of the German Department: left, a portrait of Dr. Preston A. Barba, department head, right, Dr. Harry Hess Reichard, Professor Emeritus. Bottom, Romance Lan- guages Department: left is Dr. Anthony Corbiere, department head, right, Mr. Charles Pershing. U63