Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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IN HONOR OF The Ciarla staff wish to recognize and give thanks to the following men for their contributions to the college during their terms of service: Dr. John H. Morey, President 1969-1984; Dr. Harold L. Stenger, Jr., Professor, Vice President and Dean of the College 1946-1984; and Reverend Dr. David H. Bremer, Professor and Chaplain 1952 to 1983. Dr. John H. Morey was named President of Muhlenberg College in 1969 and retired July 31, 1984. He was the eighth chief administrative officer of the college. During his fifteen year term at Muhlenberg, Dr. Morey has brought many changes to the college. In the seventies the most dramatic sign of progress was the $14,000,000 expansion of the college’s buildings. In 1976 the Center for the Arts was completed. The construction of this building was Dr. Morey’s idea, and he found the funds and the architect to build this building. Also, in the seventies the John V. Shankweiler Biology Building, the sixty-bed addition of New Prosser, and the seven small-unit student residences known as MacGregor Village, (completed in the winter of 1980), were built on the campus. Renovations to several buildings on campus occurred. They are: the Trumbower Science Building, the Seegers Student Union, Martin Luther Hall, and the Egner Memorial Chapel. The late seventies and early eighties saw some changes that are still noticable today. The addi- tion of a computer center in the basement of the Ettinger Building and the new technical services cen- ter in the Haas Library, plus the expansion of Memo- rial Hall to the New Life Sports Center, (completed August of 1982), were major physical changes to the college. Dr. Morey also added several new majors to the college. In the seventies the college created a Business Administration Major, an Art Major, a Dra- ma Major, and a Communications Major. In the eight- ies a Computer Science Major and an Information Science Major were created and have continued to expand. Dr. Morey also has inititated the preceeding for the building of a new library on the campus. As with any President there was much turmoil and controversy in the college community. Throughout Morey’s presidency students have complained of his lack of concern and interest for student concerns. Results of these feelings were student protests in the seventies and the creation of the Roundtable in the winter of 1981-1982 at which time there was a Revo- lution meeting in the East Quad. Not much seemed to change as a result of these student protests. Then on May 4, 1983 at a special faculty meeting the Commit- tee on Faculty Concerns and the Faculty Personnel and Politices Committee presented a resolution: where ‘the Faculty, having lost confidence in the President, do urgently request the Board of Directors to seek immediately his retirement.’ The resolution was approved by a vote of 16-0 in the two commit- tees and approved by the faculty by a vote of 73-25. This resolution received much support from the ma- jority of the student population. However, the Board of Directors gave Dr. Morey a Vote of Confidence on May 6, 1983, disappointing many students and facul- ty members of the college community. The summer of 1983 brought forth Dr. Morey’s plans for retirement by July 31, 1984, and many people were happy. There were more controversies this last year with Senior Week Relocation and the Student Court dilemna. But controversies occur with every president of a huge organization or institution. All these controversies should not be weighed too heavily instead, one should consider all the good that Dr. Morey has done for the college in his fifteen year term. And it is for these deeds that we of the Ciarla staff wish to thank him.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS REGULATORS AND 6-35 POSTULATORS GROUPS AND GREEKS 36-65 IN THE SPOTLIGHT 66-109 THEATER PAGES 68-85 STUDENT LIFE PAGES 86-109 THE GAMES WE PLAYED 110-151 THE UPPER CRUST 152-209 SENIOR FORMALS PAGES 154-186 THE ’BERG 1980-1984 PAGES 187-192 SENIOR 1NFORMALS PAGES 193-208 THE LAST HURRAH 210-223 SENIOR WEEK PAGES 212-215 GRADUATION PAGES 216-223 SENIOR DIRECTORY 224-229 PATRON ADS 230-245 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 246-247 - . ;;

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The Reverend Dr. David H. Bremer served as Chaplain and Professor of Religion at Muhlenberg College from 1952 to May 21, 1983 when he died of cancer. In addition to his duties as Chaplain and personal counseling of stu- dents, faculty, and administrators of the college, he taught several courses in religion; such as. Psychology of Religion, History of Religions, and Applied Christianity. He was also responsible for arranging the Coffee and Fellowship Lec- ture series which brings many current and important issues to the college community in an informal atmosphere. Dr. Bremer was also a guest preacher and lecturer on many college campuses in the United States and Canada. He has written numerous articles and reviews for religious journals and is the author of a study book, The Jesus We Know, published by Muhlenberg Press. In 1943 Dr. Bremer graduated from Wittenberg College and in 1945 from Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary. In 1949 he received a Ph.D. degree in Psychology of Religion, and in Counseling from Boston University, and he was ordained by the Illinois Synod of the Lutheran Church in America. From 1949 to 1952, Dr. Bremer served on the staff of the Board of Higher Education. During this time, he devel- oped procedures for counseling and guidance of candidates for the ministry and other church vocations and was active in the formation of the Department of the Ministry of the National Council of Churches. We of the Ciarla staff express our thanks and gratitude to Dr. Bremer for thirty years of fatihful service to the spiritual needs and intellectual life of Muhlenberg College as Chaplain and Professor - 1952-1983. Dr. Harold L. Stenger, Jr. has served as teacher and administrator in his years at Muhlenberg College. Dr. Stenger came to Muhlenberg in 1946 when he joined the faculty as an English teacher. By 1956, he had become head of the English Department. During his teaching years, Dr. Stenger became the first professor to hold the John and Fannie Saeger Professorship in Comparative Literature and earned the nickname ‘Prince Hal’ from his students. In 1975, Dr. Stenger was appointed dean of the College, and in 1979 retired as professor and chairman of the English Department. He was named Vice President and Dean of the College on June 3, 1980. During his years at Muhlenberg College, Dr. Stenger has done much for the school. A member of Phi Beta Kappa he achieved top academic distinction for the College by help- ing to secure a Phi Beta Kappa chapter for Muhlenberg. He is credited with establishing the College’s present program in humanities. He has received an Alumni Achievement Award for distinguished service to the college by a non- alumnus and has received the Lindback Award for distin- guished teaching. It was his love of teaching that inspired many Muhlenberg students to study with him. and for those same students to establish the Harold L. Stenger, Jr. En- dowed Scholarship, to be presented annually beginning in 1985 to a graduating senior who plans to do graduate work in the humanities. On April 4, 1984, Muhlenberg College awarded the honorary doctor of literature degree to Dr. Stenger for his thirty-eight years of outstanding teaching, scholarship, and academic leadership at Muhlenberg. It is for his service and dedication to the college that the Ciarla staff wishes to honor and thank Dr. Stenger.