Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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ERA BEGINS jjn the Fall of 1957 the first coeds arrived at Muhlenberg. Their arrival was I accompanied by that of Heimtraut Dietrich, the new Dean of Women. Heimtraut Dietrich brough with her a strict set of ideas as to the conduct of coeds on a college campus. Freedom ” would not be the order of the day. The women students would face such restrictions as curfews, bedchecks, and dress codes. Skirt lengths were to fall below the knee. Blue jeans were not to be worn in public. All students were required to dress for dinner. But there was one thing Dietrich could not obstruct — the hazing of freshmen women (as can be seen above and to the left). 9

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1958 WOMEN ARRIVE A NEW he 1957 CIARLA marks the end of an era, and the beginning of a new Muhlenberg. During a remarkably short period of time, the transition at the College has taken place to meet the demands of modern society. Education has been expanded to facilitate co-education at Berg”. To the Class of 1957 the innovation of co-education has loomed as an improve- ment toward the future generations at the College. The 1957 CIARLA does not belong to the new generation of male and female classes. Perhaps this book can be called the last of the old school. To the masculine group who went through West Hall under the guidance of Haps”, and then on through three additional years of pleasurable experiences, this book is presented. We hope the following pages bring back a few memories of the good old times”. Above: Taken from the Foreword of the 1957 CIARLA 8

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jt did not take the coeds long to intergrate ' themselves into campus life. Women joined the WEEKL Y and CIARLA staffs in the first year. In 1964 women held editorial positions for the CIARLA, and in 1965 the WEEKL Y had its first woman editor-in-chief. 1970 saw the election of the first woman as Student Body President. Accompanying the addition of women to the Muhlenberg campus was a period of growth that continues today. New dormitories have been built: Benfer Hall, Prosser Hall, and most recently MacGregor Village. Muhlenberg has also seen the addition of the J. Conrad Seegers Union, and the Center for the Arts. • ' W i V IUC3C and imaginative people Thank you, 1964 CIARLA The Editor Patricio Herbst and Carol Riegel NEW FACES