Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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Dr. Levering Tyson was inaugurated President of the College. Dr. Tyson had long been a recognized' autliority in the field of radio in education and was Director of the Carnegie Corporation of time National Advisory Committee on Radio in Education. Since his acceptance of tlme Presidency, Dr. Tyson's program has been,--a Greater Muhlenberg. In the spring of '42 one of tlie most popular events too place on the campus. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial was cele- brated in honor of tlle Mulilerilnerg family for which the college is named. The celebration tool: place tlmrougli the entire Weelc of May 24 to June 1, and a pageant written by Dr. John D. M. Brown, llead of the English Department, was presented every night, with most of the students participating. Two of the princi- pal speakers during the weelc were lVIrs. Franlclin D. Roosevelt, and time Honorable Sam Rayburn, then Speaker of tlme House of Representatives. Altliouglfx the leaving of students for the Armed Forces during the war severely lnit most colleges, tlie continued main- tenance of lligli scholastic standards by Mulilernlnerg aided it in pulling tllrougti, for it was chosen by the Navy as one of the colleges used in conjunction with their V-5 and V-12 training E?

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proudly holds membership in the following agencies: Association of American Universities, Association of American Colleges, and the Association of Middle Atlantic States. ' Also during 1927 provision for salatmatical leaves of pro- fessors were made for the first time. A plan was evolved to en- courage attendance at meetings of learned societies and partici- pation in the programs, by paying part of the expenses of the professors. Thus by the adoption through the years of each of tiiese progressive plans, Nluiileniaerg -has been continually raising its already Iiigti standards. 9 The dream of Dr. Haas began to materialize on October 12, 1929, when the Reverend Ernest Pfatteiciier, President of the Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania, laid the comerstone for the Gideon F. Egner Ntemorial Chapel. This beautiful build- ing, which graces our campus, was dedicated at the commence- ment of 1951, and has since been time House of Worship for thousands of Nlulilenioerg men. We shall ever be indebted to Mrs. Annie Egner Hartzellg tiirougti tier generosity time Chapel as it stands today became possible. Dr. Haas retired in June, 1957, and Dean Robert C. Horn was appointed acting President until October 2, 1957, when

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programs. The Navy program loegan on July 1, 1945, and until it ended in July, 1946, Muhlenberg trained over two thousand Navy and Nlarine students. For this service Muhlenberg re- ceived the Navy's sparingly proffered accolade, Well Done . Aided by the G. I. Bill of Rights, many students, liitiierto unable to attend institutions of higher Ieaming, were clamoring to be admitted into colleges throughout the coun- try. To cope with time demand, Muhlenberg College has under- a major facelifting. With thirteen hundred students on the campus, faculty ranks have been doubted. Dr. Horn, class of and Dean of tiie College for sixteen years, was elected Sherwood R. Mercer, consultant on Higher edu- witli the Connecticut State Department on Education, is was appointed Dean of Faculty and Perry F. Kendig, a member X g MUHIHV8 the English Department since 1958, was appointed Dean of Students. f N Q E+-kg ....,g-'M The housing problem for tire students is still a critical situ- ation, but with tire recent completion of South Hall and a few - .....-----M apartments for veterans With' families, and with plans for more QQ housing units in the near future, it is hoped that the situation can Le alleviated. A drive for S500,000 with which to build a field qu 71 u as tl u Il n M24 Z