Frank Reed Horton
Encyclopedia
Frank Reed Horton was a United States
educator. He is best known as the founder and first national president of Alpha Phi Omega
, an international service fraternity.
, government
and English
at Cedar Crest College
and Muhlenberg College
, both located in Allentown, Pennsylvania
. Author of Poetry Writing and Appreciation (1942). He also was an industrial accountant
for Ingersoll-Rand Company.
in 1919. As an ensign, served on the mine sweeper USS Whippoorwill
shortly after World War I
.
Received World War I Victory Medal with Minesweeper Clasp.
Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
social fraternity, Kappa Phi Kappa Education Honorary, and the Square and Compass (a Freemasonry
college group) while at Lafayette.
Among fraternity members, he is sometimes referred to as "The Lightbearer" as he was the principal founder of the organization.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
educator. He is best known as the founder and first national president of Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members...
, an international service fraternity.
Professional
Scout Executive Homestead District Council, PA, 1927–28. Horton taught historyHistory
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
at Cedar Crest College
Cedar Crest College
Cedar Crest College is a private liberal arts women's college in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. During the 2006-2007 academic year, the college had 1,000 full-time and 800 part-time undergraduates and 85 graduate students...
and Muhlenberg College
Muhlenberg College
Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is named for Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America.- History...
, both located in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
. Author of Poetry Writing and Appreciation (1942). He also was an industrial accountant
Accountant
An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy or accounting , which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.The Big Four auditors are the largest...
for Ingersoll-Rand Company.
Education
- Worcester AcademyWorcester AcademyWorcester Academy is an independent coeducational preparatory school spread over in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States. The school is divided into a middle school, serving approximately 150 students in grades six to eight, and an upper school, serving approximately 500 students in...
, Class of 1914 - Associate degree in law, Boston UniversityBoston UniversityBoston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, 1917 - A.B. degree, Lafayette CollegeLafayette CollegeLafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832...
, 1926 - M.A. degree in history, Lafayette CollegeLafayette CollegeLafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832...
, 1938 - L.L.B. degree, La Salle Extension UniversityLa Salle Extension UniversityLa Salle Extension University , also styled as LaSalle Extension University, was a nationally accredited private university based in Chicago, Illinois. Although the school offered resident educational programs in classes and seminars their primary mode of delivery was by way of distance learning...
, 1937
Military
Joined Navy in 1918, commissioned an EnsignEnsign
An ensign is a national flag when used at sea, in vexillology, or a distinguishing token, emblem, or badge, such as a symbol of office in heraldry...
in 1919. As an ensign, served on the mine sweeper USS Whippoorwill
USS Whippoorwill (AM-35)
USS Whippoorwill was a Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing....
shortly after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Received World War I Victory Medal with Minesweeper Clasp.
Fraternity
As the founder and first National President of Alpha Phi Omega (1926–1931), he provided the leadership to extend the fraternity to eighteen campuses and established the first national structure for the fraternity.Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity founded at the University of Alabama on March 9, 1856. Of all existing national social fraternities today, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the only one founded in the Antebellum South...
social fraternity, Kappa Phi Kappa Education Honorary, and the Square and Compass (a Freemasonry
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
college group) while at Lafayette.
Awards
Numerous Alpha Phi Omega honors and award- Awarded the National Distinguished Service Key
- Named National Fall Pledge Class Namesake (1966).
Among fraternity members, he is sometimes referred to as "The Lightbearer" as he was the principal founder of the organization.
Scouting
- Deputy Scout Commissioner, Easton Scout Council, PA, 1923-?
- Scout Executive, Homestead District Council, PA, 1927–28
Other
- Member, Freemasonry, 1918; Royal Arch/York Rite, 1919; Scottish Rite.
- Member, KiwanisKiwanisKiwanis International is an international, coeducational service club founded in 1915. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Current membership is 240,000 members in 7,700 clubs in 80 nations...
(joined between 1920–22) - Member, Knights of PythiasKnights of PythiasThe Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization and secret society founded at Washington, DC, on 19 February 1864.The Knights of Pythias was the first fraternal organization to receive a charter under an act of the United States Congress. It was founded by Justus H. Rathbone, who had been...
(joined between 1920–22)