Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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S220,000, the money having heen raised through the efforts of the Lutheran Ministedum. With Dr. Haas had come Professor Reese who renovated the chemistry department, and Dr. Rohert C. Horn, who was called to the chair of Greek, and shortly thereafter hecame the assistant to the President, and chairman of the Committee on Admissions. At this time there was added to the courses in Arts and Sciences, a Philosophical course leading to the degree of Ph.B. This was provided mainly for those students who entered college with preparation in a modern, rather than ancient. language, and did not desire a scientific course. Extension work was organized under the directorship of Professor Reese in 1915. The beginnings were small and discour- aging, and the professors performed this extra work for almost nothing hut their love for the institution. In 1917, Dr. Isaac M. Wight, professor of education, hecame director of the extension school, comprising hoth the summer session and the extension Work proper. Under his ahle direction the school grew in im- portance and size until the enrollment was over 1200, and centers were established in several surrounding towns as well as Allen- town. By 1927 the College ranked third in the state in the numher I . iw

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. During tlie winter of 1884, Dr. Sadtler sustained serious injuries as a result of a fall on tile ice. These injuries finally lecl to his retirement from an active life, ancl in 1885 tie resignecl the presidency of the College. His successor was the Reverend Theodore L. Seip, D.D., who had been a part of Mutileriberg College since the beginning of its existence, having been principal of tlrie Acaclemic Department, Professor of Latin, financial agent, ancl Professor of Greek. The vast experience gained by Professor Seip was of great value to tiim, ancl with the coming of a new aclrninistration, tliere began a periocl of greater prosperity than the College had lnittierto enjoyecl. In 1904, when Dr. Jolm A. W. Haas left liis New Yorlc pastorate to assume his position as head of time little college, still at Fourth and Walnut Streets, Muhlenberg had a campus of little more tlian one city lbloclc. lts single lauilcling liacl an allegecl Worth of 340.000, lout even more important, tlie College owned a 72- acre plot of ground on tlne western fringe of the city, lnigli on a riclge wliere it coulcl be seen by all. By January 1905, Muhlenberg had movecl to its present location, ancl tract become a nevv College consisting of an Admin- istration Builciing, Berlcs and Rtioads Halls, a chemical l ancl the Presidents house. The ff' f X S 52. s K, 3-

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of men and women enrolled in extension courses. The inHuence of time College in cultural and educational wort: was thus vastly increasedl The Athletic Association in 1912 built the dining trail, or Com- mons, which has since been handed over to the College. Tire Power House and dormitories were enlarged and the fraternities Built or bought their own tiouses. A general campaign conducted in 1920 for tile benefit of Lutheran Church institutions permitted many of the school debts to be paid, and salaries were raised slightly. Four years later a successful drive for one million dollars was completed. The work was carried on by Mr. Drestrman and Mr. G. F. Aftiertzactm, who was ttlen the field secretary of tire College. ln 1927 the Science Building was completed and occupied, and time library was approaching completion. its stacks had grown from 12,000 ioootcs in 1904, to 40,000 in 1927, when Dr. Haas donated his valuable collection of books, several thousand in number. 4 The College intended, and succeeded for a white, in limiting its enrollment to 500 students, exclusive of the extension sctlorot, in order to maintain its iiigti standards. A number of standardizing eff ,-'-2-' 7'5f.l5f agencies have set their approval on Muhlenberg and the .pf ff Ib xi-,fb-f WSU