H. Edwin McGrew served two terms as president of his alma mater, Penn College. His first term was 1917-1928 and he was called back during the depression to serve from 1936 to 1942. McGrew Fine Arts Center is named for President McGrew and the Ware…
Henry Clark Bedford served as president from 1931 to 1934 during the most difficult time for the college. Penn College lost accreditation in 1931. In 1933, the college reorganized and changed the name from Penn College to William Penn College in…
The Heating Plant was constructed in 1916-1917. The smokestack was originally 146 feet high. This great height was necessary to create the tremendous draft required to pull air through the original three boilers, which had no blowers. Stylistically,…