![Charles Russ Richards](https://www1.lehigh.edu/sites/default/files/media/LehighUniversity_History-PastPresident_Richards.jpg)
Charles Richards was dean of the College of Engineering and director of the Experimental Engineering Department at the University of Illinois before becoming president. Lehigh faced a shortage of students during the Depression, but the newly established office of admissions, as well as university scholarships, fellowships and deferred tuition payments, helped ease the decline.
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1922-1935