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A female student sits for an exam in Memorial Hall, ca. 1960.

One of the dozen outdoor displays heralding the Bicentennial Pageant. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to June…

(left to right) Winfield Keck, instructor in physics, as William Saeger, a member of the Board; Dean Robert C. Horn '00, professor of Greek, as Melchior Hay Horn, a member of the board and his grandfather; Dr. Preston A. Barba '06, professor of…

Epilogue: Scene Three- "Before the altar of the Lord behold the College and the Church of Muhlenberg, the church he planted in the wilderness, still growing with the passing centuries. From north and south, form east and west they come: believers,…

Karl J. Hinnerscheetz, "The Chronicler," welcomes the invited guests: "Welcome, ye people who are gathered here to celebrate a man's achievement and his fame, to see his lofty vision here fulfilled: our church established in America. Incline your…

Pastor of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Allentown, and a member of the Muhlenberg Board of Trustees. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at…

Prologue: Scene Two- "The word is past; the contest now is set; the hour of great decision is at hand. Luther is summoned by the emperor. Before the throne of Charles the Fifth at Worms, before the pomp and power of the world, the monk, the son of…

Head of the Department of Mathematics at the Allentown High School. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to June…

Prologue: Scene Three- "But still his fight for freedom is not won; religious warfare ravages the land where Luther lived. For thirty years and more, famine and war with pestilence and death lay waste the vineclad hills and fertile farms of the…

Pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Bethlehem, a member of the Board of Trustees of Muhlenberg College, and chairman of the Muhlenberg Bicentennial Celebration, Inc. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the…

Prologue: Scene Four- "Meanwhile we turn from Europe's bloody wars to quiet forests far across the seas, where William Penn without the might of arms, with words of faith and gifts of kindliness, in peace and friendship founds his commonwealth, and…

Head of the Department of Social Studies, Muhlenberg College. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to June 1,…

Against the background of deep forests, William Penn makes his celebrated treaty with the Indians at Philadelphia. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was…

President of the Alumni Association of Muhlenberg College and a member of the College Board of trustees. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at…

Prologue: Scene Five- "On ruined farms along the river Rhine good news from Pennsylvania is read by Palatinates. They hear of peaceful lands, untilled and uninhabited. With joy they leave their broken world of wars and strife to seek the better…

Allentown businessman and civic leader. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to June 1, 1942. The pageant "For God…

Episode One- Doctor and Mrs. Francke greet Henry Melchior Muhlenberg as their guest on his thirtieth birthday. The cause of American Missions is presented to the young preacher. He makes his great decision to go to Pennsylvania to serve as Halle's…

The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to June 1, 1942. The pageant "For God and Country," was performed daily.…

Episode One- "With prayer I have chosen you. Think of twenty thousand churchless Lutherans without pastors in the vast Province of Pennsylvania. They have no one to minister to them in the things of spirit. I hear American calling you across the…

Professor of German at Muhlenberg College and his wife. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to June 1, 1942. The…