Jacob Gibble Meyer
Jacob Gibble Meyer is a former President of Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown College (informally E-town) is a private college in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. History Founding and early years Founded in 1899, Elizabethtown College is one of many higher learning institutions founded in the 19th century by .... Meyer served as president from 1921 until 1924. Meyer residence hall is named after him. References Presidents of Elizabethtown College {{US-academic-administrator-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown College (informally E-town) is a private college in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. History Founding and early years Founded in 1899, Elizabethtown College is one of many higher learning institutions founded in the 19th century by churches or church members interested in the educational advancement of their denominational membership. The college was founded by interested members of the Church of the Brethren in response to an initiative by the Reverend Jacob G. Francis. Francis advocated for Elizabethtown because of the proximity to the railways. First classes for the new college were held on November 13, 1900, in the Heisey Building in downtown Elizabethtown. During its first two decades, the college operated as an academy, offering a limited curriculum centering on four-year teaching degrees and high school type classes. 1920–1950 In 1921, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction accredited the College, and authorized its first baccalaureate degrees in a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Kulp Ober
Henry Kulp Ober is a former President of Elizabethtown College. Ober served as president from 1918 until 1921, when he left to study at Franklin and Marshall College.http://www.etown.edu/President.aspx?topic=Presidential+History+of+Elizabethtown+College&skin=0&department=290 He returned as president in 1924 and served until January 1928. Ober Residence hall on the Elizabethtown College campus is named in his honor. References Presidents of Elizabethtown College Franklin & Marshall College alumni {{US-academic-administrator-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |