Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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Daniil 5-rslir $tamg David I.csiic Stamy was born in ! 'raiiklin County, IVnnsylvania. After he attended and. in 1902. graduated from the (ircencastle Digit Scltool. thinking all the time of following the teaching profession, lie entered and duly completed his course in the State Normal School at Shippcnshnrg. He then registered at ITmuus College. fr m which he graduated with honors in 1908. During the next scIkoI year, he held the Prineipalship of the Digit School at Svkesville. I a., and, the year after that, he taught Mathematics in New Windsor College. In September of the year 1910. he was elected to the I’rsinus Faculty as Instructor of Latin, French and Mathematics, subjects which he has capably pursued and taught. At the present time, in connection with his classroom work, he is engaged in taking courses in science that lead to an M. A. degree, l ie also instructs in the Summer Session. 3nlm ifltjrmt Sails John Myron Jolls. Director of the Crsinus School of Music and Instructor in Voice Culture and Choral Singing, received his musical education studying at the Tonic Soli Fall College. London. 1893-96. under the direction of Frederick W. Root, 1804 95. and with IVrlcy Dunn Aldrich. 1899-1908. He has been a teacher of singing himself since i8 4. assuming his present position at Crsinus College in 1908. Since his coming to Crsinus, he has done efficient work in raising the standard of the musical organizations of the college, and has ably conducted the recitals of the Handel Choral Society, which are held twice a year. Other positions which Professor Jolls successfully holds are: Choirmaster, l’.eth-any Temple. Fifty-third and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia: Director Schwcnks-villc Choral Society: Director MacDowell Male Chorus: and Director of the Glee Club of the Philadelphia School of Pedagogy. Professor Jolls has his residence in Philadelphia. 21

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3amrs 3. OSimii James I Good, ail American clergyman and Clinrch historian, was born al York. I’a. He graduated from I afayelte College in 1872, and from the Union l lieological Seminary in 1875. Ordained to the German Reformed ministry in 1875, he filled the Reformed Church pastorates in York and Philadelphia until 1890. win 11 he accepted a call to a congregation in Reading, and liecame Professor of Church History in Ursinus College. In 1891. he was chosen Dean, and. in 1893, was tra-’c Professor of Dogmatics in the Theological Seminary He lias ltecn Professor of Reformed Church History and Liturgies in the Central Theological Seminary, Dayton. Ohio, since 1907. He is also Yice-President of the American Section Alliance of Reformed Churches. In June, 1911. Rev. Good received the degree Doctor of Laws from Ursinus College. N’ot only-lias he been engaged in the work mentioned above, but has written many interesting books as well. 3aaialt ittarrh Sapp Isaiah March Rapp was the Student Assistant in Physics at Ursinus from 1901-1903, graduating from this institution with an A. Ik. degree in 1903. From this time on until t ;cxy he not only acted as Instructor in Physics and Chemistry, but also pursued graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1909. in order to become a graduate student at the University of Chicago for a period of two years, he obtained a leave of absence from his Alma Mater. While at Chicago. lie took special work along his favorite line, science: secured one of the Fellowships in Physics, and. in Dcccmlier, 1910. was elected to the mcmlicrsliip of the Sigma Xi Society. Returning to Ursinus in 1911. lie received the |x sition of Assistant Professor of I hy-ics and Chemistry, in which capacity he is serving at the present time, lie is also interested in college athletics. 20

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(Tlaubr £eslir JFirhtburu Claude Leslie Fichlhorn. Instructor in Piano ami the Theory of Music in I’rsinus College. lias been interested in music all his life. After some preparatory work along this line, lie received instruction from Hdward It erg. 1898- 1903 : later pursued his studies under Walter Heaton, from 1903-08: ami. from 1910-12. t « k courses under the supervision of Perley Dunn Ahlrich. Mr. 1‘ichthorn was organist of the Zion Reformed Church. Reading, Pa., from 1903-07, resigning his position to lxxome organist of the First Presbyterian Church, the same city. Coming to I'rsimiS in the fall of i« i 1 to till a vacancy in the Department f Music, he has proved a worthy successor to Professor Sykes, and has played an important part in making the recitals of the year successful. His ability is sliown by the fact that, in 1908. he was made an Associate of the American Guild of Organists. 3JnIitt HraMr tirin' John Beadle Price. Graduate Director of Athletics in Crsinus College and Coach of the Football and Baseball Teams, was reared in St. Clair. Pa. He attended and graduated from (iirard College. Philadelphia. Filtering Ursinus in 1901. he took an active part in the different phases of college life, and completed his course with the Class of 1905. He then accepted the position of Director of Athletics at the State Normal School. Slippery Rock. Pa., where he remained for three years and met with marked success. In his present capacity at I'rsinus College, it has Ik-cu largely through the earnest activity of Mr. Price that the institution enjoys its admirable athletic reputation. He is deeply interested in the progress of his Alma Mater and makes every effort possible for its welfare. From 1909-10. he was a Graduate Student at the I'niversity of Pennsylvania ami at present is pursuing a medical course at Medico-Chi.. Phila. 22