Class of 1896

    Entries drawn from the college history encyclopedia


Merkel Landis (1875-1960)
Merkel Landis, 1896

Merkel Landis was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania to John B. and Barbara Merkel Landis on January 5, 1875. During his youth he lived at 136 North College Street and attended Carlisle High School and the Dickinson Preparatory School. Officially entering the College as a freshmen in 1892, Merkel...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna, Trustee
Year: Class of 1896

Ruby R. Vale (1874-1961)
Ruby R. Vale, 1896

Ruby Vale was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on October 19, 1874 the son of of Joseph and Sarah Eyster Vale. His father had been a Civil War cavalry officer. Vale attended the Dickinson Preparatory School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and entered the College proper with the class of 1896 in 1892. He...

College Relationship: Alumnus/Alumna, Trustee
Year: Class of 1896
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