Map of the campus in 1892. On the aerial map for this year the following buildings are listed: Old Main, Old Main Annex, Drill Hall/Gymnasium, Observatory, residances of the President and Vice-President, Riding Hall, Laundry and Stables.
The Marquis de Lafayette Visits Chester, 1824. As the United States approaches the 50th anniversary of the Revolution, President Monroe invites General Lafayette to return to America.
Theodore Hyatt, President 1853–1887. Educational excellence, Christian influence, parental involvement, strict discipline and the addition of military training are hallmarks of Hyatt’s tenure.
Henry Thomason was the Valedictorian of his P.M.A. class of 1879. He was trained as a doctor and served in the US Military. In 1898, he enlisted in the Spanish American War as Major and Surgeon in the Michigan Volunteer Infantry. He served as an...
Construction of Old Main began in 1867 and for 15 years, it served as the principal building on campus. Student dormitories occupied the top floors. A dining room, classrooms, library, assembly hall and labs were on lower floors. The President's...
Charles Hyatt, President 1888–1930. In February 1888, PMA trustees unanimously elect Charles E. Hyatt to succeed his father as president. He had grown up at the school, graduating in 1872 with a civil engineering degree, and taught mathematics,...
Theodore Hyatt was born on April 28, 1826 in New York. He graduated in 1849 from the College of New Jersey at Princeton, and became an educator. After founding a boarding and day school for boys called the Educational Institute in Wilmington,...
Charles Eliot Hyatt was born in 1851, and graduated from Pennsylvania Military Academy in 1872 with a degree in civil engineering. He taught mathematics at PMA from 1872-1880, and served as vice-president of the school from 1880-1888. On February...
Vacation Bible School, c. 1928. Pastor Abraham Lathem starts the nation’s first Vacation Bible School at the Third Presbyterian Church at 9th and Potter Streets. At its peak, approximately 700 people participate. PMC President Frank Hyatt rents a...
President Hoover at the B&O Railroad Station, 1929. President Hoover reviews the cadets as he and Mrs. Hoover are en route to the final World Series Game in Philadelphia. Although the train stops for a complete minute, the event becomes known...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war; Pennsylvania Military College; Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
On pages 199; 209-211, DelVecchio describes the ASTP and ASTRP Programs. DelVecchio, V. (1997). Beneath the Dome - The Story of Pennsylvania Military College. Santa Barbara, CA.
George Bjotvedt graduated from PMC in 1951, and began his tour of duty in Korea in 1952. When he reached Korea, he and his peers were randomly assigned to infantry divisions. Bjotvedt served with the 65th Puerto Rican Regiment, gaining a smattering...
Charles Hyatt’s Funeral Procession, 1930. Legend tells us that college photographer Arthur V. Knott takes a picture of cadets training with cannons and fixed bayonets but fails to develop the film. Later, when Gen. Hyatt dies, Knott photographs...
