Susquehanna University - Lanthorn Yearbook (Selinsgrove, PA)

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Copyright, 1928, by PAUL RAYMOND HOOVER Editor-in-Chief and HENRY R. CARICHNER Business Manager

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THE 1 9 a 9 PUBLISHED BY THE JUNIOR CLASS OF SUSQUEHANNA UN I VERSITY

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m LT OSfTHORjNl 1 o -x o Smsqiuieliaeesi Ueiversity THE history of Susquehanna University dates back to 1856, when the Maryland Synod of the Lutheran Church made the first official move in behalf of the Educational Institution that was afterward located at Selinsgrove. A com- mittee of six was appointed by the Synod for the special purpose of selecting a good location for the proposed School of the Lutheran Church, that would provide good classical training for the young men of the church and give an opportunity to men to prepare for the Gospel Ministry, at a minimum cost. Missionary Institute, as it was then known, was chartered as Susquehanna University in 1894. Remarkable growth and development have been hers, considering that Selinsgrove Hall was the only building on the campus in 18 ' 8. Today, the campus includes Selinsgrove Hall, Gustavus Adolphus Hall, Seibert Hall, Hassinger Hall, the Alumni Gymnasium, Sleepy Hollow, the University Laundry, a modern steam heating plant, Charles Steele Science Hall, the Conservatory of Music, Faculty Homes, and a new library now under construction. Susquehanna University is beautifully situated on an elevation, just outside the borough limits of Selinsgrove, about one-half mile from the west bank of the Susque- hanna River. Overlooking one of the most scenic sections of the historical valley, the site itself is of remarkable beauty, being only a few miles below the confluence of the North and West branches of the Susquehanna River. It commands an outlook of more than ten miles of the great valley, so rich in Indian legend, and the wooded hills of Northumberland County, just beyond the river. Selinsgrove is quite accessible from every section of Pennsylvania. An electric railway connects with Sunbury, five miles away, which is an important railroad center of Pennsylvania. It is within a radius of fifty miles from Harrisburg, Lewistown, Williamsport, and the larger towns of the anthracite coal regions. With these few facts in mind, one can better appreciate the pictorial and descrip- tive details of the campus and college life of Susquehanna University. o I :« I a t % I ' w«yw wwv.w. w» »