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DEATRICK HALL
WILLIAM WILBERFORCE DEATRICK
(1853—1925)
Deatrick was born in Huntingdon, Pa., in 1853. At the age of 16 he began
teaching in his local public school. He was a graduate of Mercersburg
College and the Theological Seminary at Lancaster and was licensed to
preach by the Mercersburg Classis of the Reformed Church. In 1884, Deatrick
re-opened the Reformed Church’s Clarion Collegiate Institute, Clarion, Pa.,
which had been closed for about a year. Deatrick built up a prosperous school
catching the eye of the Reverend Dr. Nathan C. Schaeffer who, in 1891, elected
Deatrick to be chair of psychology and pedagogy at KSNS. He was awarded
an honorary doctor of science degree from Franklin and Marshall College.
The majority of his years at KSNS were spent as chair of the English De-
partment, a position from which he retired in 1923. He died in 1925 and
Deatrick Hall was named in his honor in 1967.
DIXON HALL
F. EUGENE DIXON JR.
(1923 - 2006)
Dixon was a civic leader and philanthropist from the Philadelphia area. He
was the founding chairman of the Pa. State System of Higher Education
Board of Governors. Dixon died in 2006 and the building was named in
his memory in 2008.
Left: William Wilberforce Deatrick
McFARLAND STUDENT UNION
DAVID E. McFARLAND
(1939—)
McFarland served as president of Kutztown University (KU) from 1988
—
2002. He came to KU after serving as the provost and vice president for
academic affairs at the University of Central Missouri. The Student Union
Building was named in his honor in 2002. McFarland currently serves as a
senior associate with the American Association of State Colleges and
Universities’ Penson Center for Professional Development.
JOHNSON HALL
LILLIAN ELIZABETH
JOHNSON ’86
(1867—1957)
Johnson was an 1886 graduate of
KSNS and the first critic teacher in
the medical school. She would later
be named dean of women. Johnson
was a charter member of the Pa.
Association of Deans of Women.
She died in 1957 at the age of 90.
Johnson Hall was dedicated in her
memory on May 28, 1966.
LYTLE HALL
CLYDE F. LYTLE
(1890—1969)
Lytle arrived at
KSNS in 1922 after
acquiring his teach-
ing certification
from Millersville
State Normal School
and completing work at the
Philadelphia School of Pedagogy.
While teaching at KSNS, he
earned his bachelor’s degree in
English from William and Mary
College and his master’s degree
in English from Middlebury Col-
lege. Lytle earned his doctorate
in English education from New
York University. He served as a
professor and dean of instruction
at KSNS and founded the Pa.
School Press Association in 1926.
He served as its first president
and is credited with being the
first editor of KSTC student
newspaper, the
Keystone,
in 1933.
He retired in 1956 and passed
away in 1969. Lytle Hall was dedi-
cated in his honor in 1977.
Clyde F. Lytle