When Storms arrived at Baldwin-Wallace, the fledgling college was in much disarray. The first president of the college, Arthur Louis Breslich was ousted by the student body for what appeared to be pro-German sentiments during the First World War.
When Storms took office at Baldwin-Wallace, the young college was in a state of turmoil. The first president of the institution, Arthur Louis Breslich, was overthrown by the student body due to his perceived sympathies with Germany during World War I.