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JANUARY, 1935
BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

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OLD-TIME

THE

:

The Alumni Quarterly
PUBLISHED BY

THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OF THE

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
JANUARY, 1935

Vol. 36.

No.

1.

Entered as Second-class Matter. July 1, 1909. at the Post Office at Bloomsburg,
Pa., under the Act of July 16. 1894.
Published Four Times a Year

H. F.

FENSTEMAKER, T2

MRS.

F.

H. JENKINS, ’75

-

-

-

-

Editor

-

Business

Manager

Pageant Shows Schools Centennial
A
lic

pageant commemorating a hundred years of free pub-

schools in the state

was presented before the assembly at
November 9. Some of the

the Teachers College, Thursday,

historical events that either set the stage for the

were passed

in

pageant or

review during the pageant were

Common

School Act in 1834 by the PennGovernor George Wolfe affixed his
signature of the Act on April 1, 1834.
The members of the
Legislature returned to their homes and found their constituents were very much opposed to the Free Public Schools Act.
Passing of the

sylvania State Legislature.

Responsible to public opinion

many

candidates for election or

advocated
Act and were elected upon this platform.
However, when the Legislature met in 835 and the Resolution
re-election for the next session of the legislature

the

repeal

of

the

1

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2

for the repeal of the

Act was before the session these strong

advocates of repeal had not reckoned with Thaddeus Stevens

and

his

ideas

and

ideals of Public Education,

and

his ability

and ideals in a public address.
The pageant was divided into two parts. The first part
showed the old school and general sentiment of rich and poor
alike in regard to the Common School Act.
The second part
showed the modern public school at its best, and is in direct
to set forth those ideas

contrast with the old school.

Part
in

1.

Scene one, showed the school of 100 years ago
Students in the role of pupils portrayed typ-

Pennsylvania.

reading lessons, typical arithmetic, handwriting, and
geography lessons.
Methods of teaching and learning were
emphasized such as the use of rhyme in learning the alphabet
and the use of the song in learning the states and their capitals
in geography.
Stress was placed upon the size of country,
ical

population, etc.

The purpose of this scheme was to show the meager
equipment with which the teacher and pupils worked and also
to show the exceedingly poor methods of instruction.
The teacher of the old school was Charles Michael.
The children were, Euphemia Gilmore, Jennie Mae Patterson,
Verna Morawski, Philip Frankmore, Frederick McCutcheson,
Norma Falck, Fortunato Falcome, Robert Diehl and Joseph
Bleviak.

Scene two was a street in which a number of wealthy
gentlemen are discussing the Free School Act, passed by the
Legislature in 1834 and signed by Governor Wolfe.
The Act
gave the poor child a chance to become educated without
taking advantage of the Pauper Act which gave children the
right to

an education

if

they were declared paupers.

This Free

Schools Act was opposed by the wealthy people because they
felt

it

infringed upon their property rights and their to rule

the lower classes.

Others advocated

However, some were
its

in

favor of the Act.

repeal at the next session of Legislature.

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Many

of

Parts

3

them were elected on a platform to repeal the Act.
scene were taken by Earl Kershner, Harold Hyde,

in this

and Evan Wolfe.
The topic
Scene three shows a women’s sewing circle.
under discussion is the Common Schools Act and each woman
Here the sentiment is
discusses her husband’s pont of view.
Women who have no small children, resent
also divided.
having to pay taxes to educate some one else’s children. The
attitude in general is that education is for the lazy and tends
Members of the
to encourage laziness on the part of children.
sewing circle were, Rachel Beck, Jean Phillips, Evelyn Fries,
Margaret Creasy.
Scene Four
discussing the

is

another street scene showing two poor

Common

Schools Act.

They

men

desire education for

it for them under
They feel that their children are just as good
as the rich boys and girls and with proper education will do
George
just as well or better than the children of the rich.
Vansickle and Harry Nelson represented the poor men.
Scene five shows the Leg’slature in session. The meeting
has been called to order and the discussion of the Common

their children but will not consider accepting

the Pauper Act.

Schools Act has begun.

Thaddeus Stevens, who has asked to be heard in regard
appears upon the scene.
Then beg ns his speech
which is so powerful and perfect in its argument that it conto this act,

vinced the legislature
tuents

would

their time they
in

object

in spite of their feeling that their consti-

and

contrary

to prevailing opinion of

voted against repeal of the Act.

They

felt that

thus sustaining the Act for Free Public Education for the

children of

all

of the people that they

were establishing the

foundation of a more intelligent citizenry.

Thaddeus Stevens were represented by David Mayer.
of the Legislature were Ray Schrope, George TamEarl Kirschner, John Supschnski.
Part 2. Scene two, shows the modern schoolroom scenes

Members
alis,

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4

of the third grade,

showed an

which pro-

activity in reading

vided for intelligent read ng of children from a library table

where they selected material

to suit their desires.

The Kinder-

garden children demonstrated effectively a lesson in rhymn.
Three different movements were described the children portraying them as breezes, the wind, and falling leaves.
Scene two showed the Dan Tucker Dance as learned by the
children of fifth grade in their physical education class.
As an
outgrowth of the study of some of their songs during music
period, they developed the “Grandmother Dance,” by way of
interpreting the music.
:

o

:

THE SCHOOL OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO

PROLOGUE
This program

commemorates

the

1

passing of the Free Public School Act

divided into two parts.

we

In the

first,

00th anniversary of the
in

by a

Pennsylvania.

It

is

series of four scenes,

try to depict the public school in Pennsylvania,

1

00 years

ago, and the general sentiment expressed by rich and poor
alike
in

on the subject of education.

the State Legislature

This leads up to the scene

when Thaddeus Stevens makes

ous speech which results

in the

The second part presents

his

fam-

passing of the Act.
the

modern public school

at the

showing actual classroom situations as demonstrated by
We have tried
our own Benjamin Franklin Training School.
to portray the real educational conditions of 100 years ago and
research has been done on the subject by both faculty and
students headed by Dr. Russell, Mr. Ream’s and Miss Maupin.
School Room 100 years ago.
I he First Episode
The Second Episode Discussion of passing of Act by three rich
men. (This takes place on the street.)
best,

—
—

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—The
The Fourth Episode —Poor men
walk
Episode —The
The
The Third Episode

ladies

discuss

it

5

their

in

sewing

circle.

(As they

give their opinion.

along the country road.)
Legislature

Fifth

:

Scene
Teacher:

I

o

Thaddeus

convenes.

Stevens makes his speech and the act

is

passed.

:

— Opening Day

of School.

— (A

man, comes in, puts shavings and wood in
He rings the bell and
stove, and lights the fire.
big boys
pupils file in toward center of room

—

first,

Teacher:

—

smallest girls last.)

(Standing at

his

that side of the

take
All

stove.
to

side

this

you

little

You

fellows

sit

little girls sit

low bench toward

selves.)

You

Boys take the seats on

desk.)

room (points to his left) and girls
of the room (points to his right.)

big

his

on the low bench near the
on that low bench. (Points
right.)
(Pupils se a t them-

boys and

caps and hats on the nails

girls

may hang your

in the wall

near you, and

put your d nner baskets and buckets under your

You little folks bring your caps and baskand put them on the platform in front of my
desk.
(Children do as they are bidden and return
benches.
ets

to their seats.)

Teacher:

—Each morning

I shall read the scripture first. (Reads
two or three verses from the Bible. Deut. 5 Verses 1, 6 & 7.
(Commandments.)— “And Moses
called all Israel
and said unto them, Hear,
0 Israel the statutes and judgments which I speak
in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and
keep and do them. The Lord talked with you face
to face in the mount, out of the midst of fire, say:

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ing

‘I

am

the Lord thy God, which brought thee

out of the land of Egypt from the house of bond’

Thou

have no other gods before me.’
Now we must know what books we have. Each
one raise his hand.
(All but two or three of the
smaller children put up their hands.)
Put your hands down and, beginning at the end of
each row, tell me your names and the names of the
books you have. (Pointing to left row.) You may

Teacher:

—

Teacher:

—

age.

shalt

begin.

—

First Pupil:

(Big boy

in highest class)

Peter Williams, Mc-

(Each rises as he an(Teacher write names of books and

Guffey’s Third Reader.

swers.)

Teacher:

—

then calls

Second Pupil

:

—Robert

Third

:

—

—
—
—
—

Teacher:

—

American

—Jonathan

Davis, (Primary size.)
The new
England Primer, Peter Parley’s Geogrphy.

—Sara

Tannery, (Big

girl

in

highest class)

01-

ney’s Geography, and Private Instructor.

—

Liza Gerhart, (Primary size)

The New England

Primer, Peter Parley’s Geography.
Next.

—Abner

Williams

(Primary size)

I

ain’t

got no

book.)
Next.

Seventh Pupil:

Eighth

the

Next.

Sixth Pupil:

Teacher:

the highest class.)

and

Next.

Fifth Pupil:

Teacher:

in

Next.

Fourth Pupil:

Teacher:

boy

Reckoner,

Primer.

Pupil:

Teacher:

Halbert, (Big

Ready

The
Teacher

“next” for other pupils.)

Next.

—Suzan

Walters (Primary size) The

New

Eng-

land Primer, Webster’s Elementary Book.
Next.

Pupil:

—

Daniel

Mmnick

(Overgrown boy

in

mi ddle

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Private

class.)

Instructor

7

and

Philadelphia

Spelling Book.

Ninth Pupil:

Boy
—
Hughes
Book and
— Mary Bradley
—James Hughes —
(Big

Oliver

in

highest class) Cyph-

Private Instructor.

ering

Tenth Pupil:

(Big

girl)

Cyphering Book, and

the Bible.

Davies’ Modern Geographv
and the Catechism.
We have a good supply of books. We shall now
have a short recess and then I’ll assign your lessons
for tomorrow.

Eleventh Pupil:

Teacher:

—

Scene

II

—

Setting

same

as previous scene.

School

is

in

session.

Teacher:

—

(Seated at

his

The

desk.)

come forward.

little

(Four children

folks reading class
rise

and come up

to the teacher’s desk.)

your
—Jonathan,
boy
Teacher: —
you
Teacher: —A?
Jonathan: — (Reads
from
— Adam’s
We
John: — —Thy
mend
Book
Teacher: —
John: — —A Dog
A
Teacher: —
John: — —The
whipt
Teacher: —
John: — — Young
Teacher:

read

small
I’ll

give

the letters

slowly

A.

In

and we

his primer.)

all.

to

life

This

attend.

D.

D.

will bite

thief at night.

F.

F.

Fool

idle

Is

at school.

0.

0.

Obadias, David, Josias,

All

me.

(Jonathan, a

will skip

fall

sinned

B.

letters for

of six, hesitates.)

were

pious.

around.

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Teacher:

— —Zaccheus he
Z.

Did climb a tree
His Lord to see.

—Very
two pages
words.
Teacher: — Now Abner, you
Abner: —
b
Teacher:

For tomorrow read the next

good, Jonathan.

(Jonathan goes to

of

give the

a-b ab, e

Teacher:

—For

may

his seat.)

three syllables.

(Sing song.)

eb, i-b ib, o-b ob, u-b ub.

a-c ac, e-c ec, i-c
i-d id,

first

o-c oc, u-c uc, a-d ad, e-d ed,

ic,

o-d od, u-d ud.

tomorrow

the

learn

take your seat.

next

(Abner goes

syllables.

You

to his seat near

the stove.)

—
—
—
—

Teacher:
Liza:

Teacher:
Liza:

(A

Liza.

Yes,

thin little girl with a piping voice.)

sir.

Recite your lessons.

(She gives book to teacher.)

(Twisting from side to side as she recites.)

Good

children must

Fear God all day.
Parents obey,

No false thing say.
By no sin stray.
Love

Christ alway.

In secret pray,

Mind

little

Make no
In

Teacher:

play.

delay,

doing good.

—That

is

fine Liza,

Who was

the

first

—Adam.
—Who was
—
Teacher: —Who was
—
who was
Teacher: —
Teacher: —
Liza

the questions

:

Teacher:
Liza

now
man?

:

the

the

Liza:

first

woman?

Eve.

first

murderer?

Daniel.

Liza,

Think.

the

first

murderer?

and answers.

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Liza:

—

9

Oh,

(Hesitates), Enoch, no, no, not Enoch.

I

know,

Cain.

—That
Ark?
—Who
Ah — ah
—
Teacher: — (Speaking
do
—
your
Teacher: — You may
who
Suzan: — (Very
Teacher:
Teacher:

better.

is

built the

(Hesitates,)

Liza:

kindly

harder.

Liza

Yes,

:

You’ll

to

Liza

her,)

you must study
you?

so tomorrow, won’t

Sir.

take

seat.

(He

turns to Suzan

and

Liza hurries to her seat.)
little

girl

is

sure of herself.)

The New

England Primer, Sir. It was my mother’s book.
Suddenly there is a noise in the back of the room as Peter upsets a lunch basket.)

Teacher:-

—Peter,

—
—
—
Teacher
You
—
—Very

come up

here.

(Reluctantly comes up.)

Peter:

Teacher:-

Peter:

what were you doing?

Peter,

Nothin’.

Peter:

Just

upset Jonathan’s lunch basket, didn’t you?

—

Yeah yes, sir.
you may say “Mr. Minister of the Gospel
London,’’ fifty times this week for me. You may

(Sullenly)

Teacher:

in

well,

begin now.

Peter:

—Scowls and

begins, “Mr. John Rogers, Minister of the
London, was the first martyr in Queen
Mary’s reign, and was burnt at the stake at Smithfield,
February 14, 1554.
His wife with nine small children and one at her breast followed him to the stake
with which sorrowful sight he was not in the least

Gospel

in

daunted, but with wonderful patience, died courageously for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.’’

Teacher:

—

Well,

I

cited

it

and go
one

I’ll

see you have not forgotten

it

since

you

re-

times for me last week.
Be seated
work and if I catch you disturbing anylet you see how the apple switch bites.
fifty

to

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10
Peter:-

— (Subdued,)

Teacher:

— (Turns

Yes

(Takes

sir.

again to Suzan,)

his seat quietly.)

we

Suzan,

the

try

will

(He takes her Primer from her and be-

catechism.

gins to question her.)

—What
end
man?
Suzan: — Man’s
end
Teacher: —What
hath God
enjoy and
Him?
Suzan: —The Word
God which
Teacher:

of

the

is

chief

to glorify

is

God and

to enjoy

Him

forever.

given us to direct us

rule

how

to

glorify

of

is

contained

the only rule to direct us

is

Him. Please
Teacher:
What is it?
Suzan:
father was busy with

—
—
me
Teacher: — Very

with the

first

in

the Scriptures

to glorify

and enjoy

sermon and he only helped

three questions.

Suzan, you had a good lesson today.

well,

Take

his

how

the next six questions for tomorrow.

You’re
(Suzan takes her seat.)
Oliver, Daniel, and Mary come forward, with your
slates.
I am ready
for your ’Rithmetic.
(Teacher
smoothes back his hair and wipes his face with

dismissed.

Teacher:

—

his

Daniel:

handkerchief.

come up

Daniel,

for

doesn’t

do with

front.)

today?

know what

to

hands and stumbles over everything.)

his

Sub-straction

—Not
— (Reads

Teacher:
Daniel:

(Children

—
what examples have you
— (A much overgrown boy who

Teacher:

sir.

substraction, but subtraction.

Read

the rule.

with great difficulty.)

sum
same name and

‘Subtraction of integers teachers to take a less

or

number from

greater of the

a

thereby showing the remainder or difference.”

—Now
example.
— (Reads

Teacher:
Daniel:

Daniel,

show me how

in

declared

the year
in

use the rule

in

an

America was discov492 and America independence
1776.
Required the number of years

again with difficulty)

ered

to

1

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11

between the two events.

—What do you down
At
your
— 1492 —
1776 under
Teacher: — What does
say?
— (Reads
down
—suddenly,) Oh, 776
and 492 under
Then
Teacher: — (As
chewing
on
Teacher:

put

the top of

first?

slate?

then put the

Daniel:

it.

the rule

Daniel:

silently

it

first

is

1

it.

1

Daniel figures

it

I

out

put

subtract.

the

his slate

What answer

point of his slate pencil.)

did you

get?

—284
Teacher: — R
Now you may work
down on
and works on
Teacher: — (Turns
who
have you today?
—
Teacher: — Read
me.
—
years

Daniel:

sir.

platform

sits

to Oliver

Inverse Proportion

Oliver:

(Daniel

the next one.

ght.

rises.)

his slate.)

Oliver,

what

lessons

sir.

the rule for

-(Reads from the book slowly.)
“This from the rule of Three direct
Varies and differs in some respect

Oliver:

Which

is,

that less doth

more express

more requiring less.
by second multiply

Or, always

Then

first

Divide the third ingeniously

So

—Now
—A

Teacher:
Oliver:

lent

B

to lend

A

75 dollars to requite

Months

$100

—

6

Oliver that
one.

Oliver

work.)

the

the second number’s

Dollars

Teacher:

show

same
name.”
show me the example you have.
B 100 do lars for 6 months. How long ought

will the quotient

And bear

is

kindness?

Months
8

$75
You may work out the next
Mary who rises and stands while

right.

(Turns to
sits

his

Dollars

down on

the

platform and begins to

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12

Teacher:

—Mary,

Mary:

Please

—

what

have you for today?

lessons

(Mary

Multiplication.

sir.

anxious to please

is

the teacher and she speaks very slowly, as

to get

if

every word just right.)

Mary:

—And
Will

please

—

I

could not do the example you gave me.

you show me how

do

to

— Let me see your book.

— (Reads

Teacher:

aloud)

of hay at

the

it

to him.)

amount

of 31

tons

Put 31 at the top of the

ton.”

Now what do you mark

slate.

—Tons
Teacher: —And how much
Mary: —$18.
Teacher: —
now,
Mary:

demand

“I

$16 per

it?

She gives

Teacher:-

it?

of hay.

put that under the 31 and multiply

All right

(Glancing at the back of

Here, you do that.

It.

the room.)

—
Yes
—Mary, what
Mary: — (Hands him
Teacher: —That
Robert:

does each ton cost?

Robert, stop pulling Sara’s braid.

(Faintly)

sir.

Teacher:-

answer?

the

is

the slate) $358.

is

right,

tomorrow you
Mary:

—

sylvania,

Yes,

Now do

Mary.

will learn the

New

the next one.

value of coins

in

For
Penn-

York, South Carolina and Georgia.

sir.

—The
Teacher: — (Goes and
wood,
back and
Teacher: —Advanced geography

Teacher:

arithmetic class

is

dismissed.

(The three

file

to their seats.)

looks

at

goes

Sara,

the

fire;

puts in a piece of

stands by the desk.)

come forward.
Robert and James come to the front
class

(Peter,
of the

room.)
Teacher:

— How

many have geography

lessons

Geography ?
Teacher:
Children:

Children raising their hands, (2.)
Sara.

—Peter and
— (Together)

Yes

sir.

from Olney’s

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—
Robert: —
Teacher: —
—South
Teacher:-—
—On
Teacher:

13

Robert, what book have you?

Davies Modern Geography.

what lesson have you

today?
(Gives teacher the book.)
Carolina, sir.
Peter, how is South Carolina bounded?
the north by North Carolina; on the east by Atlantic Ocean; on the south by Atlantic Ocean and
Georgia; on the west by Georg’a.
Peter,

Peter:

Peter:

—What
—Columbia
South
Teacher: — For what
For
opulence
—
Teacher:

is

Peter:

the capital?
the capital.

is

is

Peter:

for

Carolina distinguished?

and
improvements

of her planters, the intelligence

the

refinement of her people, for internal

and amount of exports.
Teacher:
Very good, Peter. You may take your seat.
Teacher:
James, what lesson do you have today?
About United States and the States.
(Hands book
James:

—
—
—
Teacher: — How many people
James: —
Teacher: — How many
and
James: —Twenty-six
Teacher: —WTat
James: —The
to teacher.)

are in the United States?

including men,

Forty million

women and

children.

states in the United States?

several territories.

states

four divisions of them are

four

States;

divis’ons

are:

New

made?

England, or Eastern

Middle States; Southern States; and Western

States.

—What
middle
—New
New
—What
James: —Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountains.
Teacher: —Good. Study
tomorrow.
Teacher: —
what
Robert: —
Geography,
Teacher:

James:
Teacher:

are the

states?

Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

York,

of the state of Pennsylvania?
is

and fine state crossed by the
abounds in coal and iron.
the southern states and the western

a large

It

states for

Robert,

Political

lesson are
sir.

you studying today?
(Hands book to teacher.)

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14

—
—

Teacher:
Robert:

Robert, what

is

a city?

—

moment.) It is It is a large collection
of houses and inhabitants governed by a mayor or

(Hesitates a

aldermen.

—Name some
—New York —
Teacher: —
— (Looks
Teacher: —
your
Robert: — (Speaking
Teacher:
Robert:

Robert.

cities,

-(Fixes

his

eyes

on

the

and

floor

is

silent.)

What

(Rattling his rod.)

Robert:

up,

cities?

Robert, you are not paying close atten-

(Gruffly)

Now, what

lessons.

tion to

is

a town?

a monotonous voice and hurrying as

in

A town is a
end of the lesson.)
some miles in extent divided into
and that is all.
farms, roads
Robert, you had better look to your books more
carefully or I will have to give you a taste of Apple
if

to get to the

land

of

tract

Teacher:

some other

Philadelphia, Columbia.

frightened,)

is

are

—

—

(Says

Jack.

Now

he

as

this

twirls

apple switches.)

take your seat.

today?
have you
— Tannery, what
Norway,
—
Teacher: — What
Norway?
and mountainous
and
— Norway
and abounds
and
Teacher: — Good, and what
song manner.)
They
—
and
Teacher: —
No!
—
brave and
freedom and
Teacher: —We
have
me what
you have
about water?
—
and sways
and
Teacher:

Sara:

Sara

lesson

(In a timid voice)
is

Sara:

is

the climate of

barren

a cold
in

sublime
is

Sara:

(In

a

country,

romantic scenery.

the character of the inhabitants?

are honest, indus-

sing

frugal

trious,

(Interrupting)

Sara:

for

sir.

Frugal.

passionately attended

(Cont nuing) Frugal,

their native country.

to their

a

will

little

review.

Robert,

tell

learned

Robert:

(Recites

in

he speaks.)

sing-song fashion

to

fro as

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15

On

the sea where waves do rise
With spreading sails the vessel flies
Or dashing o’er the briny spray
The whizzing steamboat makes her way
And people in sh ps go o’er
From land to land, from shore to shore.
Teacher:
You may take your seats now. (They go to the
back of the room.)
(Looks at fire again and puts the draft on; then
Teacher:
wa'ks half way back into the room. )
Teacher:- Peter, Sara and Suzan, are you ready for your writ;

—
—
—

ing lesson?

Children:

Teacher:

—
— (Walks over
(Together.)

Yes,

sir.

to Peter

who

is

seated at a desk and

leans over him.) Here here Peter!

Sit

up

straight.

over this way and point it over your
(Teacher takes
Here is your copy.
Peter’s paper and writes the copy at the top, spelling each word aloud as he writes it.)
P-R-A-CT-I-C-E M-A-K-E-S P-E R-F-E-C-T.
(Gives paper
to Peter who goes to work.)

Hold your

quill

shoulder.

Peter:

—My
— Here

quill

Teacher:

his

is

blunt.

I’ll

sh a rpen

it

for you.

pocket and sharpens

it.)

(Takes a knife out of
That first letter is a

capital.

—
— That
—
—Looks
keep
now
page and
one under
—
Makes
A-V-O-I-D T-E-M-P-T-A-T-I-O-N.
and
Oh!
—
Now
you must be more
—
you
keep your paper
—

Peter:

(Correcting

Teacher:

it.)

Yes.

Peter:

is

There.

better.

(Tries again.)

Teacher:

at

it;

Yes,

fill

the letters

Teacher:

(Crosses

the

try to

the other.

to

Sara’s

desk.

her

copy.)

Spelling aloud:

Sara:

(Dips her

Teacher:

see

Sara:

I’ll

qu’ll

splashes ink on the desk.)

(Interrupts,) Sara,
if

try, sir.

can’t

careful.

as neat as Peter

s.

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16

Teacher:

—

(Crosses to where Suzan

The desk

He

it.

Suzan:

——
—

Now

so high, in fact, she can scarcely reach

sets

her copy, spelling aloud as he writes.

Lay

I

Me Down To

Robert:

Sleep.

Thank you

(Beginning to work.)

Teacher:

seated at a high desk.)

is

is

sir.

some wood on the fire.
from his seat and as he passes

'Robert, put

(Slips

Sara, pulls her

braid.)

— Ouch! and
— (Turns
from my
Robert: — (Trembling.)
Teacher: — (Takes
Sara:

there, look at

Teacher:

my

paper!

sharply to Robert.)

Robert, bring

me

the

desk.

ruler

sir.
I won’t do it again.
Hold out your hands. Five raps
on the knuckles for that.
(Strikes him five times
on the knuckles with the flat of the ruler.)
Robert:
(Dances up and down with pain.) Oh! Oh!
Teacher:
Now see if you can put wood on the fire without
touching anyone as you pass.
Robert:
Yes sir.
(Hurries to the stove and puts in wood.
There is a scuffle :n the corner of the room. Daniel
throws a chip of wood across the room.)
Teacher:
(Turnng to Daniel.) Is that what you are here

I’m sorry

ruler.)

—
—
—

—
—
do
Teacher: — (Grows
for?

Daniel:

I

didn’t

nuthin’.

angry.)

it

off

by

telling

me

You not only misbehave but top
an untruth. Bring me the Dunce

Cap.

—
FOOL
Teacher: — Here
Daniel:

from

(Slides
is

his

written

in

seat

—

gets

dunce cap on which

large letters; hands

it

to teacher.)

young man, (roughly grabs his arm and
him to the dunce stool at one side of the teacher’s desk, pushes him on it and places dunce cap on
his head.)
Now stay there till I tell you to take
your seat. (A giggle escapes the girls, and the
boys shame him over their fingers.)
pulls

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Teacher:

— (Returns

to

his

(He shakes

this.

and

desk

And mind

switch.)

17

up

picks

apple

the

Daniel, next time

it

will

be

the switch at Daniel.)

Curtain
:o:

SECOND EPISODE— SEWING CIRCLE
2.

(Group of four women working on a
1.

Scene:

—

1

—A

typical sitting

right smart pattern

’Tis

room

of

we have

quilt.)

100 years ago.

here.

the peartest

It’s

I’ve seen in these ’ere parts.

2.

—

I

in

—

M eans

low Mrs.

agoin’

3.

d

like to

have

it

for her son ’cause he’s

Boston fer some learnin’, and

to

these parts than

it

is

here

in

mighty cold

it’s

Pa.

Ma, boy wouldn’t ever go for learn:n\ Only
makes ’em lazy: farms wouldn’t be good enough fer ’em
book learnin’ d git the upper hand and no work d git
Boston!

—

done.

— Oh may,

always said to

I

ma

asked fer

—

away from the
too.
The pride

girls

’em lamin’

make

multitudes

Paul’d be alivin’

our

women

’Haint

it

man and
.

I

—Sure was
no good

tis

all

thee

thy mother

then.’’

Speakin’ of lamin’ and ’aint ye heard
take the

make

boy, “If God’d

a good Christian an’ a good scholar

St.

fer

of

how

they want to

cookin’ and needle, and have
of taking

women most

sermon notes

unfortunate.

now he would have

a

fixt

“A woman

should

will
St.

shame upon

wntin as well as for speakin’

Paul what said,

If

in

sit

church.

’hind her

larn of him.’’
St.

Paul what said that, and book lamin’ don’t do

to a

woman. Makes her

stuckup.

I

never knowed

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18

one as had ciphered into fractions,

but

and she was

so dog-on stuck up that she turned up her nose one nite
at a apple-peelin’

3.

the sheet

once or

—
—

.

Nay.

3.

twict.

Lamin’

is

too.

no good fer anyone.

’ol world anyway.
Maybe
you don’t you’ll get it. Ma
Jim sed to me the other nite, “Hain’t heard how they’re
abringin’ this Free School Act up again.”

’Tis

right

soon

if

—
— ’Twas

funny p'ace

this

you want lamin’ or

Yeh, but

I

thot that

was

if

settled last year,

been nuthen’ much done about

even tho there

it.

’Twas settled last year, but now they’re
Guess they think schools ’twould
it.
only be hot-beds whar children too lazy for real work’d
be kept.
But
all one can do is wait’n see what them
people do- if they undo it there won’t be any free
schoolin,’ ’n if it stays there’ll be somethin’ agoin’ on,
and I kin betcha our childern’ ’ll be gettin’ a mighty
right.

trying to get rid of

—

good lamin’
1

tuck a sheet off the bed to

which was ruther short. And
Hadn’t been slep on more’n
(Laughter by woman.)

was most clean

Nay.

hain’t

4.
2.

I

splice out the table cloth,

4.

1

bekase

—Wal,

—

all

right for us to sit here and gabble but
neva be ready for ma’ tonight.

’sal

’twill

—Yeah, must be
— good
1

It’s

right.

thing

a

ma hominy

agoin’ too.

somebody can do

the cookin’.

Curtain.
:

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THIRD EPISODE— RICH MEN
Rich

Rich

Man
Man

I

—Good morning,
—Good morning.

neighbor.

II

What w:nd

is

blowing

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you about

Don’t like the

section?

this

—

Common

19

School Act, eh?

The best interests of the Commonwealth are
Rich Man I
Educate the poor. Bah. The poor
jeopardized by that act.
could get any education before the act was passed if they
wanted

it.

I

te

“You

ability.

you blood

l

can’t

Man

II

Man

I

make

—Wait

a

will
s lk

These paupers have no

tell.

purse out of a sow’s

ear.’’

young Fred Schmidt
the most likely lad in the neighborhood; not even your boy or
mine can measure with him, and such a boy needs help, an opRich

portunity.

Rich
eh, he

is

—

No,

He

crafty.

is

a minute. There

differ

I

is

(Whispers to

with you.

just the

pry our lads out of their birth

Man

II)

kind with an education that will

He won’t

right.

steal but he’ll

somehow. These poor have no pride. They stoop
to anyth’ ng.
Look how they live skimp and save and—
(Enter Third Man.)
Rich Man II
Good morn ng, neighbors. What is the argument? What has happened since I went to Boston four
months ago?
Rich Man II- You see while you were gone the Legislature
passed the Common School Act practically unanimously and
Governor Wolfe signed it. This act makes it possible for the
get along

—

—
—

poor

to get

two

an education without declaring themselves paupers.
I
At our expense too, we’ll have to pay about

Man

Rich

—

million dollars a year on poor brats,

thank us for doing
Rich

Man

III

— But our

for education, only

and they won’t even

it.

we

first

Constitution in

couldn’t carry

Then the Constitution of

1

it

1

776 provided

out because of the war.

790 provided that education be estabCommonwealth did not have to

lished in each county, but the

pay

for

it.

—

Man I Yes, and we are very progressive, and in the
790 we required each county to provide free education ‘for all children between five and twelve years of age,
whose parents are unable to pay for their schooling.’’ What
Rich

Act of

1

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20

the people don’t like

they

would

write

to

like

admit they are paupers,

to

is

known as gentlemen. Ugh
mark my words on that.

Esquire

—

—

dare say

after their names,

and be

privilege that they are after

It is

—

Rich Man II
Well, I’m with Thomas Jefferson who said,
“The best government is the least government.” How much
did you say this act will cost us?
Rich Man I
About two million dollars, but this is not
more than half what we now spend. We can get much better

—

instruction for

it.

Man

Rich

III

—Ah —

stewardship to see to

it

No

spent, even in taxes.
legislation.

Rich

mon

I’m against

—A
Man
—

Man

Rich

I

our taxes and is good
money’s worth for what is

will raise
his

don’t think this

it.

—

I‘ll

a wise piece of

is

see to

it

that the

Com-

repealed as soon as the Legislature convenes.

is

III

John Derr and

it

nonsensical law

I

School Act

but

one gets

Yes, indeed,

instruct

him

we must

see the Honorable

Come on

to vote for appeal.

Wil-

You’re with us?

liam.

—

Man II (Shakes head.) You believe the best is
which gives the able and rich the cream of things and
those who work hard
You want laws passed
the skim milk.
that look after and help you to get property, propertyless
wretches.
I be’ieve it is right and constitutional for the Commonwealth to educate all children, regardless of hereditary
Rich

that

—

domestications.

I

am

in

favor of the

Common

School Act.

(Exit.)
:

o

:

FOURTH EPISODE— POOR MEN
(Greet each other then discuss School Act.)

stirred

—

a sight to see de vay how dese here
up over the Free School Law.

Fritz

It’s

rich air

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Carl
It

is

the

—They’re afeered ve

money

Fritz

il

21

know sumting

at their expense.

that hurts them.

—Ach, ve

don’t vant nuting, give to us-ve pay

if

ve

can, aber ve don’t want to be called paupers to get schooling.

I

—Ve

pay taxes too, only not so much. Of course,
don’t need reading and writing, but it is a fine ting to know.
Carl

Fritz—hI vant my boys to have a chance to learn every
good and smart. Maybe he von’t ave such a fine house to
live in, and so much land, but
vant him to learn gut manners,
and be gentleman. I vant my boys to know as much and act
ting

I

as gut as these rich boys.

Carl

—

They vant

Aber, they don’t want us to act as gut as they do.

be different from us poor

to

—paupers

they like to

tink of us.
Fritz

—Unt

they don’t vant us to dress like them.

don’t vant to eder.
silk

like

—

—

my
Carl

t

I

Unt

look funny

1

m

my long face. Ha, ha, stand up straight and hat
Drop sumtin’ stoop to get it hat falls off, so. Ach
cap
him stay on all the time.

hat wid

stay on.
I

Ha, ha, ha, Carl, vouldn

—

Ya,

Aber

ven they drop ’em

—

Fritz,

—

they have servants to pick tings up

us paupers.

Ve

couldn’t

—

manage

the hats

and vork, but they can. Ant educate us ve no make such
gut servants
ve do oder tings. Fritz, may be they vant us to
know nutting be paupers vork for dem, eh, huh.
Fritz

chance
so

—
—
—

him no

better.

dot may
dem learmn

\a,

give

Carl

—

—

huh Aber give our boys a
and dey will vear the high hats

be,
,

fall off.

—

Yes, our boys can do as gut as der boys

Gott

—

villin

visdom

is

— maybe

a great ting, Fritz.

Fritz
If the 'aw stays giving us free schoolin’,
great ting for us and for Pennsylvania.

it

will

be a

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THE SPEECH OF THADDEUS STEVENS

IN

DEFENSE OF THE

EDUCATIONAL BILL
room

(Curtain rises on the empty

—

A.

we

I’m afraid that

it’s

fought for and gained

Education
B.

vote

its

—
—

will

I

be

I

passing of the

in the

lost.

(Enter C.)

hope so

too, but

you know from the speeches

yesterday’s sessions just what to expect.

In as

Senate has already voted

House

follow.
B.
in

all

for Public

bill

haven’t given up hope yet that the Legislature will

retention.

A.

of the Legislative Chamber.)

but a matter of minutes before

—
— But

it’s

repeal,

the

much
is

Don’t forget the seemingly impossibe odds

presenting the

bill last

year

—

still

the

bill

likely

we

in

as the
to

faced

passed.

A.
the members of the General Assembly last year
had no idea it would arouse so much opposition from the
public.
The votes of the public make or break legislators, and
members of the assembly are not going to support a measure
which will cost them their jobs. Now that sentiment thru-out
the Commonwealth has been crystallized into vigorous opposition to the bill, members see the handwriting on the wall if
they vote to sustain the measure.
C.

—Did you hear

Thaddeus Stevens has asked per-

that

mission to speak on the measure.
in

its

I

to

speak

him turn the

trick,

understand he

is

defense.

A.

—Much

speeches don’t

as

I

make

would

like

to

see

votes for a measure

when

legislative jobs

are at stake.

C.— He’s

a powerful orator,

with the membership of

—

this

and

his

words carry weight

assembly.

B.
I
still
have faith that there are enough men, real
men, who are interested in the welfare of the boys and girls
of the Commonwealth, and who believe that the future of this

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commonwealth, and of
pubi

selves

—

depends on an educated

nation,

matter

the

if

is

ably presented to

Thaddeus Stevens has not lost the magic spell of his
the one man who can rouse their better
so that they will vote their convictions and go home to

C.

words,

vote right

that will

c,

them.

this

23

If

he

may be

face the music with their constituents.

Enter

brother

and

greetings

members

carrying

of

on

legislative,

exchanging

conversation.

Thaddeus

the

usual

The Chairman
platform and members take their

Stevens enters and takes seat.
his place

man

on the

enters,
seats.

raps for order.

Speaker—The meeting

called

is

to

order

Bill.

from Adams County.
Thaddeus Stevens

The chair

will

Chair-

—Thaddeus

Stevens has asked permission from the chair to speak
of the Educational

takes

in

defense

recognize the gentleman

addresses the chair and begins

rises,

his speech.
:

o

:

SPEECH OF THADDEUS STEVENS
Long and prolonged applause from the assembly who
moved by the eloquent fervor and arguments

obviously are

of the speaker.

(Curtain.)

—

I will briefly give you the reasons why I
oppose the repeal of the School law. This law was passed

Mr. Speaker:
shall

unexampled unanimity,
House voting against it. It has not yet
come into operation, and none of its effects have yet been tested
by experience in Pennsylvania. I will attempt to show that the
law is salutary, useful and important; and that consequently
the last Legislature acted wisely in passing, and the present
would act unwisely in repealing it; that, instead of being opat the last session of the Legislature with

but one

member

of this

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pressive to the people,

it

will lighten

elevates them in the scale of

human

their burthens, while

it

intellect.

an elective republic is to endure for any great length of
must have sufficient in formation, not only
accumulate wealth and take care of his pecuniary concerns,
If

time, every elector
to

but to direct wisely the Legislature, the Ambassadors, and the

Executive of the nation;

for

some part

of

all

some agency

in

to see that the

means of information be diffused

these things,

approving or disapproving of them, falls to
every freeman.
If, then, the permanency of our government
depends upon such knowledge, it is the duty of the government
This

is

a sufficient answer to those

vate and not a public duty
to

educate their

own

who deem

—who argue

to

every

citizen.

education a pri-

that they are willing

children, but not their neighbor’s chil-

dren.

But while but a few are found ignorant and shameless
enough to deny the advantages of general education, many are
alarmed at its supposed burthensome operation. A little judicious reflection, or a single year’s experience, would show
that education, under the free-school system will cost more
than one-half less, and afford better and more permanent instruction, than the present disgraceful plan pursued by Pennsylvania.

Many complain
of

its

themselves.

much

of the school tax, not so

amount, as because
as

it

This

is

it

is

a mistake.

much on account

for the benefit of others
It is

for their

own

and not

benefit, inas-

perpetuates the government and ensures the due

and by which
do they not urge
the same objection against all other taxes?
The industrious,
thrifty, rich farmer pays a heavy county tax to support criminal
courts, build jails, and pay sheriffs and jail-keepers, and yet
probably he never has had and never will have any direct personal use for either.
He never gets the worth of his money by
administration of the laws under which they
their lives

and property are protected.

live,

Why

being tried for a crime before the court, allowed the privilege

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of the

on conviction, or receiving an equivalent from the

jail

hangmen

sheriff or his

This

25

law

is

officers!

objected

often

shared by the children of

to

because

:ts

benefits are

the profligate spendthrift

equally

with those of the most industrious and economical habits.

ought

to

be remembered that the benefits

is

It

bestowed, not upon

the erring parents, but the innocent children.

Carry out

this

and you punish children for the crimes or misforYou virtually establish castes and
tunes of their parents.
grades, founded on no merit of the particular generation, but
on the demerits of their ancestors; an aristocracy of the most
odious and insolent kind
the aristocracy of wealth and pride.
objection,

—

Why,

sir,

are the colleges and literary institutions of Penn-

sylvania now, and ever have been, in a languishing and sickly

Why, with a

condition?

fertile soil

and genial climate has

she,

many

col-

proportion to her population, scarcely one-third as

New England? The answer
schools.
In New England free

legiate students as cold, barren
is

obvious

;

She has no free

schools plant the seeds and the desire of

knowledge

in

every

mind, without regard to the wealth of the parent or the texture
the pupil’s garments.
When the seed, thus universally
sown, happens to fall on fertile soil, it springs up and is fostered

of

by a generous

It is
public, until it produces its glorious fruit.
no uncommon occurrence to see the poor man’s son, thus encouraged by wise legislation, far outstrip and bear off the

laurels

ablest

from the

men

less industrious heirs of

of the present

wealth.

Some

of the

and past days never could have been
benevo'ent system.
Not to mention

educated except for that
any of the living, it is well known that the architect of an immortal name, who “plucked the lightnings from heaven, and
the sceptre from tyrants,’’ was the child of free schools.
Why
shall

Pennsylvania

now

to elevate her to that

repudiate a system which

rank

in

is

calculated

the intellectual which,

blessing of Providence, she holds in the natural world?
the key-stone of the arch, the “very

first

among

by the

—

to

be

her equals?”

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we

But

are told that this law

people of the State desire

new reform

its

is

unpopular, and that the

Has

repeal.

not always been

it

man?

Old habits
be removed from the mind.
But, sir, much of its unpopularity is chargeable upon the vile
arts of unprincipled demagogues.
Instead of attempting to
remove the honest misapprehensions of the people, they cater
to their prejudices, and take advantage of them, to gain low,
so with every

in the

and old prejudices are hard

condition of

to

temporary, local triumphs.

dirty,
I

have seen the present chief magistrate of

this

Common-

wealth violently assailed as projector and father of
I

am

this

law.

not the eulogist of that gentleman; he has been guilty of

many deep

political sins.

But he deserves the undying grati-

tude of the people for the steady, untiring zeal which he has

manifested
people of

favor of

in

this State will

common

schools.

that

trust

I

the

never be called upon to choose be-

tween a supporter and an opposer of free schools. But if it
come to that, if that should be made the turning point
on which we are to cast our suffrages, if the opponent of education were my most intimate personal and political friend,
and the free school candidate my most obnoxious enemy, I
should

should

doom

intellectual

it

my

crisis,

duty, as a patriot, at this
to

forget

all

moment

other considerations,

shou'd place myself unhesitatingly and cordially,

in

of our

and

I

the ranks

him whose banner streams in light!
I
would not foster nor flatter ignorance to gain political
victories, which however they might profit individuals, must
prove disastrous to our country.
of

,

It

sa

is

d that some gentlemen here owe

to their hostility to general education;

ly

their

election

was placed diselection by being

it

on that ground; that others lost their
it; and that they consented to supersede the regularnominated candidate of their own party who had voted for

tinctly
in

that

favor of

this law.
Sir,

it

is

to

be regretted that any gentleman should have

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consented to place his election on hostility to general education.
If honest ambition were his object, he will ere long lament that
he attempted to raise his monument of glory on so muddy a
foundation.

But

will this Legislature

dearest interests of a great

—

will

the wise guardians of the

Commonwealth

—

consent to sur-

render the high advantages and brilliant prospects which

law promises, because

it

is

moment

this

desired by worthy gentlemen, who,

of causeless panic and popular delusion, sailed
power on a Tartarean flood? a flood of ignorance,
darker and to the intelligent mind more dreadful, than accursed Stygian pool, at which mortals and immortals tremble!
in

a

—

into

Gentlemen will hardly contend for the doctrine of cherishand obeying the prejudices and errors of their constituents.
Instead of prophesying smooth things, and flattering the people
with the belief of their present perfection, and thus retarding
the mind in its onward progress, it is the duty of faithful legislators to create and sustain such laws and institutions as shall
teach us our wants, foster our cravings after knowledge, and
urge us forward in the march of intellect.
ing

Those who would repeal this law because it is obnoxious
would seem to found their justification on a desire of popularity.
That is not an unworthy
object, when they seek an enduring fame which is constructed
of imperishable materials. But had these gentlemen looked
back and consulted the history of their race, to learn on what
foundation and on what materials that popularity is built which
outlives its possessors
which is not buried in the same grave
that covers his mortal remains?
Sir, I believe that kind of
fame may be acquired by deep learning, or even the love of it,
by mild philanthropy or unconquerable courage. And it seems
to a portion of the people,

—

to me that in the present state of feeling in Pennsylvania, those
who will heartily and successfully support the cause of genera!

education can acquire at least some portion of the honor of
these qualities combined;

while those

who oppose

it

will

all

be

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remembered without pleasure and

soon pass away with the

will

things that perish.

law to posterity you act the part of the
by bestowing upon the poor as well as the rich
the greatest earthly boon which they are capable of receiving;
you act the part of the philosopher, by pointing out if you do
not lead them up the hill of science; you act the part of the
hero, if it be true, as you say, that popular vengeance follows
close upon your footsteps.
Here, then, if you wish true popularity, is a theatre on which you may acquire it.
If you wish to acquire popularity, how often have you
been admonished to bui d not your monuments of brass or marble, but to make them of ever-living mind!
There, if you set such value on material monuments of
riches, may you see all the glory of art, the magnificence of
wealth, the go'd of Ophir, and the rub es of the East, preserved
in indestructible lava, along with their haughty wearers
the
In giving this

philanthropist,

;

—

cold, smooth, petrified, lifeless beauties of the “Cities of the

Dead.”

Who

would not shoulder at the idea of such prolonged
Who would not rather do one living deed
have his ashes forever enshrined in ever-burnished gold?

material idenki^p?

than to
Sir,

I

trust that

on this question, we shall
look beyond the narrow space which now

when we come

take lofty ground

—

circumscribes our vision

time on which

we

stand

to act

—beyond
— and

the passing, fleeting point of

so cast our votes that the bless-

ing of education shall be conferred on every son of Pennsyl-

—

be carried home to the poorest child of the poormeanest hut of your mountain, so that
even he may be prepared to act well his part in this land of
freedom, and lay on earth a broad and solid foundation for
that enduring knowledge which goes on increasing through in-

vania

shall

est inhabitant of the

creasing eternity.

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Home Coming Day
Home Coming Day
Saturday,

November

memories

for

the

Bloomsburg

at

long be

will

3,

thousands

College

and friends who

alumni

of

Teacher’s

the source of pleasant
re-

turned.

Even the
to 9,

to

loss of the football

through a

dampen

brilliant last

game

to

Shippensburg, 13

quarter rally by the visitors, failed

the day’s program, although

seven years the College has

it

was

the

first

time

in

a football contest before a

lost

minded got much
5-40 victory over Shippensburg Harriers, as the Bloomsburg team was over the course be-

home coming crowd.

Those

athletically

solace from the huskies’ decisive

1

fore the visiting runner appeared.

A crowd

estimated at around 2,500 or more was present

for the football

afternoon

game and

in idea!

cross country run, staged during the

weather.

The campus and buddings were alive with the colors of
Moroon and Gold, nad those of the visitors,
Shippensburg, Red and Blue.
At the entrance was a large sign, “Welcome,” on Waller
Hall another sign bore, “Welcome, Alumni and Parents.”
On
many poles scattered all over the campus and on the athletic
field were the colors of the two institutions.
Those colors were
also used in wrapping the goal posts.
The program opened during the morning, when the Colthe host college,

lege Band, under the direction of H. F. Fenstemaker, delighted
with a concert on the front campus.
Many visitors, some of

whom

arrived Friday evening, enjoyed this feature.

It
was in early afternoon that the crowd really began
making its appearance. There was a steady stream of traffic
up college hill, but prearranged traffic regulations allowed the
handling of all cars wit! out any inconvenience to the guests.
On the football field, the color was at its best. The two
handsomely uniformed bands of the competing institutions got

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some fine work, both before the game and between halves.
The game replete with thrills, was made more interesting by the detail given over the amplifiers, loaned by Harry
L. Magee, as the game progressed, John C. Koch, College Dean
in

of men, did the announcing, and handled the job most cap-

College scores and that of the Bloomsburg-Berwick
High School game were also announced.
The cross country run was started at the end of the first
quarter with the intention of having the boys finish at the half
but Lewis Bertoldi, Husky Ace, traveling at record speed, got
back before the half was over.
Many enjoyed the social hour which followed in the gymnasium while the visiting musicians and athletes were entertained in Science Hall, by a committee in charge of Misses
Irene Smith and Jane Manhart. There were so many guests for
ably.

dinner that

it

d nning room

was impossible

to

accommodate

all in

the college

one time.
Among the Shippensburg delegates were Dr. Rowlands,
College President, and many members of his faculty.
The concluding feature of a splendid program was the
dance in the evening.
Each year there is such a striking
at

decorative scheme worked out that

appears impossible to
improve it further, but the next year sees this accomplished.
Prof. George J. Keller, working with 50 or more students,
it

this year.
The setting resembled the College
grove with scenery, showing the college campus beyond, added

did a fine job

Colors of the College were used in the
a most effective toch.
canopy over the dancers’ heads, with gold streamers resembling
foilage.

The crowning touch, however, was scenery depicting
lege

buildings.

Special

lighting

col-

effects set off this feature.

program of music for
crowd ever to attend a Home Coming Dance.
The day was an outstanding success and visitors constantly were commentmg upon it.
That it was so fine, was
Philip Guinard’s Orchestra furnished a fine

the largest

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due

to the cooperation of students

and

direction of Dr. Francis B. Haas, again

31

who under the
proved the College to

faculty,

be a royal host.
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:

BASKETBALL
Bloomsburg Huskies come through as expected, the

the

If

representative schedule arranged for them should help them

much

in

support of their championship claims. There are only

four State Teachers Colleges of the state which will not be met.

They are West Chester in the East and Edinboro,
Slippery Rock in the West.
The schedule follows:
December 15 Alumni.

—
—
—
—
January
— Kutztown, home.
January 26— Lock Haven, home,
February —
away.
February 2 —Sh ppensburg, away.
February 6— Shippensburg, home.
February 8—
away,
February
—Lock Haven, away,
February
—
February
—
home.
February 23 —
home.
March — Kutztown, away.
March 9—
home.

California

and

Open.
January 5
January
Mansfield, away.
January 12
Ithaca, away.
1

1

18

(tentative.)

Millersville,

1

East Stroudsburg,

13

15

21

(tentative.)

(tentative.)

Millersville,

here,

(tentative.)

Mansfield,

East Stroudsburg,

1

Indiana,

:

o

:

Dr. Francis B. Haas, president of the Bloomsburg State
Teachers College, spoke Saturday, November 24, on behalf

of the

Board of Teachers College Presidents at the inauguraCarmon Ross as president of the State Teachers Col-

tion of Dr.

lege at Edinboro.

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Health Teachers Hold Conference
With everyone of the 14 State Teachers Colleges represented, the conference of health and physical instructors of

those institutions opened at the local teachers college,

ber 2

1

and 22, with

fine sessions

Novem-

during the afternoon and

evening.

Dean of instruction, W. B. Suthff, welcomed them on beBloomsburg at the opening of the general session,
speaking for Dr. Francis B. Haas, College President who was
called to Barnegat, N. J., by the sudden death of an uncle.
Henry Klonower, Secretary of the curricular committee of
the Board of Presidents of State Teachers Colleges, spoke of

half of

the purpose of the conference.

William G. Moorehead, chief health and physical educaDepartment of Public Instruction, spoke on "What the
course of study in health and Physical Education of the Elemen
tion

tary Schools seeks to do.”

Another matter taken up was “Integrating the Teacher
in Health and

Preparat on Program with the Instruction Program
Physical

Education

in

the

Elementary Schools,” William H.

Bristow, director, bureau of school curriculum, Department of
Instruction,

was discussion

leader.

There was an informal reception in the College reception
room in early evening, and at the evening sess ons Miss Louise
A. Hildred, California Teachers College, was discussion leader
on "Ways and Means of Preparing Teachers Already in Service to Carry on the Health and Physical Education Program in
;

various types of School situations.”

Following the session those attending the conference were
delightfully entertained

by Miss Lucy

McCammon

at her

home

on East 2nd Street.
The primary purpose of the conference was to allow all
to know what is being done by the institutions in this field
and thus give them ideas upon which to improve the programs
in

the various institutions.

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In the physical educational section. Miss Claudis C.

Robb,

of Shippensburg State Teachers College, was the leader of discussion on “What forward steps can be taken to improve the
present practices and procedure in the preparation of the Ele-

mentary Classroom Teacher of Health and Physical Education
with special emphasis on Physical Education.”
In the health instruction section, E.

State Teachers College,

was

M. Sanders, of Indiana

the leader of discussion on

“What

forward steps can be taken to improve the present practices and
procedures in the preparation of the Elementary Classroom
Teacher of Health and Physical Education with special emphasis
on Health Instruction.”
At the general meeting at 11:15 o’clock, there was a
panel discussion on “The Integration of Health and Physical
Education with other elements of the curriculum.” The chairman of the panel was Henry Klonower, head of the Teachers
Division, State Department of Public Instruction.
Following d nner at the College the concluding session
opened in the auditorium with the report from the section meetings of the morning.
Dr. Robert A. Steele, of California, State Teachers College

chairman, curricular revision committee, was to speak

in

the

afternoon but was unable to be present and the conference was

very able

summed up by

Dr. Franc

;

s

B. Haas, President of the

Host Institutions.

Those attending were:
Bloomsburg Miss Lucy McCammon, Miss Irma Ward,
Miss Maud Kline, George C. Buchheit, Dr. E. H. Nelson.
California

—
—W.

H.

Steer,

Elmer

Schriner, Clarence C.

Grove, Miss Louise Hildreth.

Cheny

—
—

Miss Viola Jefferson.

Miss Helen Barton,
Stroudsburg
Howard

Clarion

East

—

J.

0. Jones.

DeNike,

A. Lester Crapser, Miss Ruth Pontius.

Eddinboro

—

Miss Esther Ruttle.

Ralph

Mitterling,

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Indiana
Miss

—

Miss

Linda

Ruth Totman,

E.

M.

Hamblen, Miss Lena Ellenberger,
Sanders, George P. Miller, Mabel

Bowles.

—
— Anna Love.
—John
Shippensburg— Edward

Kutztown Miss Esther Slessinger, Miss Matilda Stearn.
Lock Haven
Miss Eloise Dickson.

Mansfield

Miss

Pucillo, Miss

Millersville

Aurora Yickey.
Miss

Julian,

Esther

Hendierson,

Miss Cloudis Robb.
Slippery

Rock

—-Miss Katherine Matheny, Francis Craig,

Miss Elmira Compton, Archie Dodds.

—

West Chester Harry Allen, Monroe MacLean, Eleanor
Aldworth, Miss Myra Wade.
State Department of Public Instruction
Henry Klonower,
William G. Moorehead, William H. Bristow.

—

:o:

Recreation Field At College Approved
Every available laborer on

relief rolls in

employment for a period of
approve! by the state works division
receive

1

ject for the construction of a

new

1

weeks

Bloomsburg

will

as a result of the

at Harrisburg of the pro-

recreation field at the State

Teachers College.

The

cost of the job will total close to

$30,00 and 95 per

cent of the amount will go for labor.

The new

field is to be located just east of the present
contemplated to use it for all college sports except
varsity contests which will continue to be held on the present

field.

It

is

field.

A.

The field will extend from near the residence of Prof. E.
Reams to L ght Street Road and easward about 300 feet

from the present

athletic field.

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Department

of

35

Commerce

Harvey A. Andruss, Director, Department of Commerce at
State Teachers College has announced that 23 of the seniors
who graduated during the school year of 1933-34 are now

The students are located as follows:
Baker, West Hazleton; Nora Baliff, Forest City;
Arden Blain, Lower Chanceford Township H. S., (Woodbine;)
Walter Chesny, Mount Carmel; Maud May Edwards, Milton:
Roy Garman, Hummelstown; Joseph Gribbin, Fountain Hill
High School, Bethlehem; Elwood Hartman, Shickshinny; Marian Hinkle, Lemoyne; Thelma Knauss, Muhlenburg Township
H. S. Arthur Knerr Lock Haven; Welsey Knorr, Bloomsburg;
John Krepich, Tunkhannock; Georgia Mata, Portland; Kerr
Miller, Palmerton;
C. A. Nelson, G. A. R. Memorial High
School, Wilkes Barre; Florence Pieri, Mount Carmel; Mildred
Quick, Shillington; Freda Shuman, Mountain Top; Mary Taylor, Pleasantville
William Thompson, Dunmore; Rocco Turse,
teaching.

Paul

;

;

Northumberland; Louise Yeager, Berwick.
Eight members of this group are not teaching at the present time.
Of th s group one member was married during commencement week.
The continued growth of commercial education in public
high schools during the period of depression reflects

demand

itself

in

A

freshman class of
approximately fifty students enrolled in the Business Education
Curriculum at the beginning of this semester shows the growing popularity of this new phase of teacher training.
the

for well-trained

teachers.

The October issue of the Balance Sheet, a magizine for
commercial teachers, also contains an article written by Mr.
Andruss,

under the title of true and false correction tests.
Professor Andruss outlines a new idea based on the objective
examinations now in general use in progressive schools.
A

sample

test

in

business

law with complete instructions for

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grading, serves to present the idea so any reader

improved

test

in

the classroom.

constructing tests serve to clarify

may

use

this

Answers and directions for
the idea for any teacher on

any school level.
During the period of experimentation, high schools in the
following places cooperated: Bloomsburg, Danville, Berwick,
Indiana, New Kingston, Latrobe and Williamsport.
For the
past four years the Annual Commercial Contest held at the
college in the early part of

May

to try the efficiency of this

40

has given another opportunity

testing

medium on

the pupils of

different high schools.

The purpose of the article is
up to the present time

of this idea

to

summarise the progress

so as to encourage further

refinement through the criticism of teachers

The November
contains

an

Article,

Business Education.”

who

use

it.

issue of the Pennsylvania School Journal

“The

Social

and Vocational Aspects of

This article was written by Prof. Andruss.

Professor Andruss

is

also the author of a series of

two

the first of which was published in the November
The Business World, the title of which is ‘‘Socialization
Business Law.”

articles;

issue of

of

Prof. Andruss presided at the

first

meeting of the Social-

Economic Round Table, held at the Hotel Stevens, Chicago.
This round table discussion was held in connection with the
National Commercial Teachers’ Federation meetings of December 27, 28 and 29.
:

at

o

:

Harvey A. Andruss, Director, Department of Commerce
the College, has announced that at the end of the first sem-

January 19, there will be four students who will receive
degree of Bachelor of Science in Education. They are
Donald Rusckle, Bloomsburg, Pa; Loretta Smack, York, Pa.;
Rosina Kitchner, Plymouth, Pa. Anna McCann, Dunmore, Pa.
ester,

the

;

This will bring the
cial class

up

to

number

approximately

of graduating in the

thirty.

commer-

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Training School

Geography is studied in a new way in the Fifth grade of
Benjamin Franklin Training School at the Teachers College,
and the consequence is that the pupils absorb a lot of h:story
the

along with

it.

Instead of finding their studies drudgery, under the plan

followed they get a

thrill

Whi'e studying
teacher. Miss

Anna

out of

it.

New England

History and Geography, the

Garrison, suggested a tour of that portion

of the country, and the pupils immediately

became enthusias-

tic.

All of the details

the material used

were of

was

their

own

of their

own

selection

and most of

creation.

They decided to travel by bus, and promptly went to work
on a play to present the idea.
George

J.

Keller, in

charge of art work, assisted and the

youngsters cut out the bus from beaver board, painted

gave

it

the

name

it

and

’

“Jolly Tour Lines.

One

of the children brought in an old-time automobile
John Moyer, resurrected a conductor’s cap, a modern
radio was “installed,” an e'ectric motor was provided to give a
realistic sound to the operation of the bus.

horn.

A girl behind the scenes announced the historical places
through which the vehicle passed and at the same time a
projectiscope

was used

in

throwing pictures of historical spots

on a screen.

Homer, Longfellow, Whittier, Louisa Alcott and Paul Reamong those visited. Plymouth Rock was seen, and
two appropriate songs composed by the children were sung.

vere were

Pupils of the fourth
fifth

grades

program.

when

and

were guests of the
was presented in a 45 minute

sixth grades

the bus tour

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The College Mascot
Introducing Roon-go and his pals.
Roon-go, as every follower of Bloomsburg State Teachers College sports knows, is the canine doing such a fine job of
mascoting for the Maroon and Gold athletes.
He is a full-blooded Eskimo Husky, a splendid specimen
of his breed,

reason

why

and the

fact that

he was handy was the principal

the College decided to call their athletes “Huskies,”

They could not have done a better

thing in the line of

mascoting.

But while fans are acquainted with Roon-go and admire
his white, glossy coat

work behind

and

his

the scenes that

pep and spirit, few know of the
allows Roon-go to make such a

stunning appearance and to entertain during the games.

There

is

where

Al. Watts, of Millville,

of Weston, College Sophomores,

come

Roon-go took up
and then Watts started

mascoting

On each

his job of

and Louis Bertoldi,

into the picture.
in

the

fall

of

1933

his job.

occasion before the Husky makes a public ap-

given a bath.
Watts officiates at these bathand he and Bertoldi then spend a fair portion of the
morning getting Roon-go dry.
Roon-go is owned by Prof. George J. Keller of the College
faculty and spends most of his time at the Keller home on
Light Street Road.
Roon-go is easy to get along with. That makes it fun to
take him out for there is no fear that he will cause trouble.
He wears his honors modestly as College boys stand enviously
by and wish that they could attract just a fraction of the attention from co-eds of Bloomsburg and its athletic rivals that
Roon-go attracts.
At football games Watts takes charge of the mascot during
the first half and Bertoldi for the remainder of the game
Roon-go has a pretty good time except for the fact that

pearance, he
ing parties

is

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he does not

like

noise,

and there

College football season, especially

is

39

plenty of that during a

when

the

games are

as close

and thrilling as they have been in the campaign of 1934.
When Roon-go hears noise and Bertoldi explains that
“cheering and band music are just noise to him,” the mascot
wants to run, for the music and cries of the fans hurt his sensitive ears.

“If

him

in

you want

to start

front of the stands

starts at the

Roon-go off at a stiff pace just get
the band plays and the cheering

when

same time.”
:

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College Year Book Wins Second Honor
Howard Bevilacqua,

Bloomsburg State
Teachers College year book has achieved a signal honor in the
work of prepar ng the material and the style and type of publication of the handbook.
The book, that gives in readily available form, all information pertaining to the college, was issued during the last sumeditor

of

the

mer’s vacation.
all handbooks of teachers colleges are forwarded
department of Public Instruction and Dr. Haas,
principal of Bloomsburg some time later turned over to Mr.
Bevilacqua a letter in which Dr. Rule, state superintendent
declare the handbook to be the finest that had ever come into

Copies of

to the

state

his office.

One of the handbooks was sent to Columbia University
where handbooks of universities are judged.
Word was received recently that the handbook of Princeton University was awarded first honors; that of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College second place and Harvard University third place among the hundreds that were submitted.
Mr. Bavilacqua is a Berwick High School graduate, and in
his third

year at the Teachers College.

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College Calendar
The following
from January

recess

1

schedule

of

events at the College

end of the College year:

— Christmas
ends
—Meeting Pennsylvania

2
1

the

is

1st to the

January
at

1

2 M.

Association cf Colleges, basketball.

Mansfield (away)
entertainment, Herrick and Korb.
Meeting Pennsylvania Association of College, basketball,
Ithaca College (away). Inter Fraternity Ball.
Kutztown Basketball (here.)
First Semester ends
Recess begins.
Second Semester begins 2 M.
Second Semester reception and Community Government
;

1

2

—

18
19

—

23
25

—

1

Association Party.

26
29
30

Lock Haven (here.)

Basketball.

Faculty Party.
Obiter Election.

February

Alpha

1

2

6
8

Psi

Omega

Fraternity Play.

Basketball, Shippensburg, (away.)

—
—

Basketball, Shippensburg,

(here.)

Basketball East Stroudsburg, (away.)

Milton

Orchestra.

13

Basketball, Lock Haven, (away.)

15

Basketball, Millersville, (here.)

16

Teachers Day, Sophomore

21

23

—
—

4:00

P.

M.

Cotillion.

Basketball, Mansfield, (here.)

Basketball, East Stroudsburg, (here.)

March

Kutztown, (away.)
—
The Morgan
(Entertainment
6—
10:00
George
M.
8 —Men’s
Club
1

Basketball,

Trio.

Raiguel.

Dr.

Glee

Concert.

A.

Course.)

Symphony

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—

9
14

Basketball, Indiana,

41

(here.)

Kiwanis-Rotary College Night.

—High School Basketball Tournament,

16

(afternoon and eve-

23— ning.)
22

High School Basketball Tournament, (afternoon and evening.)

High School Basketball Tournament, (evening.)
April

—Dramatic Club
6—
Chamber
Commerce Banquet.
9—
Annual Banquet.
—Dorothy
(Entertainment
James
10:00
M.
— Nominations
Sophomore
18—
3

Play.

of

Jr.

Faculty

12

Sands, Dramatist.

15
1

Sauders, Lecturer,

7

Course.)

A.

for Junior Seniors.

Class Officers.

Easter recess begins after last class.

24
26
27

Easter recess ends 12 M.

He-She Party.
Freshman Hop.

May

—

1

Class Elections.

3

Maroon and Gold

4
6
10
1

1

—
—
—

Election, Girls Chorus and Dance.
Commercial Contest, Invitation High School Track Meet.
Chape!, Mina Kerr, Lecturer.
Junior Promenade.

“B’

Club

—

Lawn Party

President’s

for Trustees

ulty.

1

—May Day.
—
Banquet.

5

18

Athletic

23

Senior Banquet.

24

Class

25

Alumni Day.

26
27
28

Baccalareate Sermon 2 30 P. M.
Senior Day; Ivy Day, Class Night.

work ends

after last class.

(U.

C.)
:

Commencement 10:00

A. M.

Senior Ball.

and Fac-

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Urges Formation

New Conference

Coach Steers of California State Teachers College has
forth with a suggestion that would fill a long felt need in

come

—

Pennsylvania State Teachers College football

circles
the formaon of a Teachers College conference.
The suggestion shou'd meet with favor in every Teachers
College and is worthy of consideration.
Such a conference
would be a boon to the sport and a conference football title
would be something to be definitely proud of.
In past years every season has seen claims come forth
from many of the Teachers Colleges for the state gridiron
title.
Some times the claims have merit and other times they
do not, but at best there is no real satisfaction to be gained
from the claim.
Bloomsburg for many years has boasted in all lines of
sport one of the most, if not the most, representative Teacher
t

College schedules.

The

been to conand Dr. E. H. Nelson, faculty
has been most successful in bringing that

athletic policy of the local institution has

fine itse'f to that class of colleges

manager of

athletics,

policy into being.

The

football schedule of the past season,

in

which

five

eastern Pennsylvania schools and three from western part of
the state were met, and the present basketball schedule, in
which games with eight Teachers Colleges have been arrangd,
are examples of the representative type of Bloomsburg schedules.

Because of

this fact, especially in football,

other Teachers

few institutions in their own field, seek
games with Bloomsburg and often a victory over the Husky
has led to some Teachers Colleges laying claims to the title.
In so doing they have stressed the representative Bloomsburg
record and forgotten entirely that the claimant has failed to
Colleges

who

play

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modern

football no team
and
hence
a claim for a
can be at top peak for every gams
class title based on any less than five games in that class is at

play such a schedule of

its

own.

In

best a rather hollow claim.

A

Teachers College conference would clarify the entire
championship honors are concerned, Further,
conference games would tend to catch the fancy of the undersituation so far as

graduate bodies of the colleges, the alumni and the public.

It

should be a real benefit to the sport.

its

Bloomsburg could very
is one

scheduling policy

easily enter into such a plan for

that

would be

entirely in accord

with such an undertaking.
:o:

Miss Adeline Pfeiffer and Miss Betty Row represented
Bloomsburg State Teachers College at a convention for
Women’s Intercolligate Association for student government
which was held at Meadville, Pennsylvania, October 7 to 20.
The purpose of the organization is to unify student government in the United States and to discuss the relationship of
student government to national and international problems.
The local women’s student government association joined
the

1

the organization for the

delegate,

first

time

Madalyn Dunkleberger,

year at Greensboro, N.

C.,

this year.

It

to the annual

sent a visiting

conference

last

University of North Carolina.

The membership of organization

is

composed

of

Women

Student Government Groups in both women’s colleges and coeducational colleges in the south, east and middle west.
:

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:

Trustees and Faculty of the Bloomsburg State Teachers
College and their wives or husbands were entertained Tuesday
evening, October 6, at a delightful reception given by Dr. and
Mrs. Francis B. Haas at their residence on Light Street Road.
1

The reception is given annually by the president
College and Mrs. Haas.

of the

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Reception Tendered To
at

New

Students

The Teachers College

The social program of the Teachers College most successopened Saturday evening, September 5, with the annual
program of the trustees, faculty and Student Government Association at which new students were honor guests.
It
was a well balanced and altogether delightful affair
that opened in the auditorium, during which a splendid program was given, and concluded in the gymnasium where dancing was enjoyed.
Many of the student organizations of the
fully

College took part

in

the program.

Jack Beck, of Harrisburg, president of the

Community

Government Association, welcomed the students as the auditorium program opened at eight o’clock. Miss Harriet M. Moore
led in singing the color song, “Maroon and Gold” and the Men’s
Glee Club, also under Miss Moore’s direction added much to
the program with three numbers.
Dr. Francis B. Haas, president of the institution, extended

welcome to the students and in an interesting address spoke
some of the regulations in effect at the institution in 1869
when it was the Bloomsburg Literary Institute. All students
were informed that it would be a good thing for them to be at
school on opening day back in ’69, that young gentlemen and
ladies were not to stroll together except when necessary and
then only with permission and that no water or other artic'es
were to be thrown from the windows.

a

of

The Dramatic Club, under Miss Alice Johnston’s direction,
some splendid work in giving a farce comedy and the Girls’
Glee Club, Miss Jessie Patterson directing, did some excellent
work in a group of numbers.
Then came a number that on the program was captioned
“Impromptu.” Beck had started to speak when there was a disdid

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men

in

45

costumes of varied styles and colors

appeared with Sam Green as the leader.
As a German band the seven enthusiastically tooted away
on “Ach Der L eber Augustine.” Finally they got to the plat
form and asked for requests. Several were made but always
the resulting tune sounded suspiciously like “Augustine.”
Coach George Buchheit presented the captains of the college athletic teams
Gerald Harter, of town, football; Bernard

—

Young, of Berwick, cross country; Francis
track;

Sell, of Littlestown,

Charles Blackburn, Wanamie, basketball;

Harrisburg, baseball and
Prof. S.

I.

Shortess

Sam

John Beck,

Krauss, town, tennis.

showed

a

number of reels of motion
few years, includ:ng home

pictures of college events of the past

comng day

football games, the scholastic track

and

field

meet

Commencement and Alumni Day activities.
Gertrude Dermody told of the program to follow

of last spring.

Miss

in

gymnasium and the program in the auditorium closed with
the Alma Mater.
At the gymnasium the receding line included Dr. and Mrs.
Francis B. Haas; two of the trustees, Fred W. Diehl, and Mrs.
Diehl, of Danvillle, and Harry S. Barton, of town, and these
members of the faculty and wives: Dean and Mrs. W. B. Suthff Mr. and Mrs. Earl N. Rhodes; Dr. Marguerite Kehr, Dean
and Mrs. John C. Koch.
Phil Guinard’s Orchestra furnished
a fine program of music for the dancing and punch was served
the

during the evening.

Upper classmen presented the new students

to

members

of

dance opened. Members of the general
committee were Clarence Slater, chairman; Bernard Young,
Dan Sallitt and Daniel Jones.
the receiving line as the

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Local Alumni Groups Organized
Minutes of Meeting of Local Representatives October

6,

1934

At the General Alumni Meeting held in May, a resoluprovided that representatives from nearby Counties would
have a Dinner Meeting in the Fall at the College with President
1

.

tion

make

Albert, to

plans for Local Alumni Organizations.

Invitations

2.

were

extended

to

the

following

local

Representatives
Mr.

W. W. Evans

Mr. Fred W. Diehl

Columbia County
Montour County
Northumberland County
Schuylkill County
Luzerne County
Lackawanna County

_

Mr. John B. Boyer
Mr. Orval C. Palsgrove
Mr. Robert E. Seltzer
Mr.

Thomas

Francis

Meeting

to attend a

at the College,

Saturday, October 6, 1934.
bring two other

Each Local Representative was invited to
members, one lady and one gentleman.
In
Local Representatives an invitation was also
Officers of the Alumni Association.
The

addition to the

extended to the
following

were

present

Mr. Lee W. Bangart,

Mr.

Lehman

Mr. Delmar
Mr.

Wm. W.

J.

L.

426

E.

1

1

th St.,

Berwick

Snyder, Turbotville
Smith, Berwick

Evans, Bloomsburg

Mr. R. Bruce Albert, Bloomsburg
Miss Cleora McKinstry, Bloomsburg
Miss Harriet F. Carpenter, Bloomsburg

Mr. Fred W. Diehl, Danville
Mr. David

J.

Waller,

Jr.,

Bloomsburg

Miss Mabel Moyer, Bloomsburg
Mrs. F. H. Jenkins, Bloomsburg
Miss Isabel Boyer, Danville

Miss Bertha A. Holderman, Shenandoah

Columbia
Montour
Columbia
Columbia
Columbia
Columbia
Columbia
Montour
_
Columbia
Columbia
Columbia
Montour

Co.
Co.

Co.
Co.
Co.
Co.
Co.

Co.
Co.

Co.
Co.
Co.

Schuylkill Co.

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Northumberland Co.
Northumberland Co.

Miss Virginia E. Vought, Elysburg

Mr. John B. Boyer, Herndon
Mr. Orval C. Palsgrove, Frackville

Schuylkill Co.

Lackawanna

Mr. Thomas Francis, Scranton
Mr. D. D. Wright, Bloomsburg
Mr. H.

__

Fenstemaker, Bloomsburg

F.

Dr. E. H. Nelson,

47

—

Bloomsburg

_

Mr. H. Mont Smith, Bloomsburg
Dr. Francis B. Haas, Bloomsburg

Columbia
Columbia
Columbia
Columbia
Columbia

Co.

Co.

Co.
Co.
Co.
Co.

The Representatives were guests of the College at the
in the afternoon and at Dinner in the evening.
4.
The conference began after the Football Game, continued through the Dinner and for about one hour after Dinner
in the Alumni Room.
5.
The members attending were unanimous in their willingness and desire to extend the influence of the College and the
Alumni Association through Local Organization.
6.
The following was suggested as the next move: (a.)
3.

Game

Football

each County

In

a

small

Committee,

five

or

more,

as

de-

cided by the County Representative to meet and hold a preThis small group to arrange

liminary organization meeting.
for

expansion

into

a

larger

group,

probably

fifteen.

This

larger group to arrange for calling a meeting of graduates for

organization and meeting purposes.
Dr.

7.

by counties

Haas said

as well as

that

by

he had prepared lists of graduates
and that they would be dis-

classes

tributed to the County Representatives, immediately.
8.
The advisability of having a winter Dinner and Dance
was discussed and it was agreed that if arrangements this year

could be
it

was

made

to

to carry out this idea

on Homecoming Day that

be done.
President Albert stated that Dr. Haas and other

9.

bers of the College and the College Organizations

happy

to

groups

in

cooperate with County Representatives
arranging programs.

mem-

would be
and local

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Play Tourney Held at College
The Bloomsburg
gave

its

Players,

College

dramatic

fraternity,

eighth annual play tourney in the College auditorium,

Friday evening, November 2, and the three casts did exceptionwork to the delight of a large and apprecia-

ally clever piece of

tive audience.

“The Wonder Hat,” a fantasy, won the vergraduate members of the dramatic
club and the College dramatic fraternity.
They were: Miss
Alice Pennington, of Millvile; Tom Coursen, of Larksville, and

The

cast of

dict of the Judges, three

Ray Hodges, of Scranton.
The program was in charge of Miss Alice Johnston of the
Faculty, and the work of the students showed much effort and
them and their director.
The judges selected Harold O’Brien for honorable mention
” and accorded sinrilar honor to Albert
in the play “Brains
McKowski, of the cast of “Lonesomehke.”
The program was free to the students, friends and returning alumni and many of the graduates came back early for
homecoming Day in order that they might see the tourney.
They were well rewarded for their efforts.
In the cast of “Brains” written by Martin Flavin, were:
William Morgan, Harry Nelson, Harold O’Brien, Adolph Zalonis,
Ben Singer.
The second play to be presented was “Lonesomehke,” by
Harold Brighouse, had for its cast the following: Miss Katherine
John, M’ss Anna Jean Laubach, Albert McKowski, Tom Davis.
The cast of the prize winning play, “The Wonder Hat,”
by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, a fantasy, was; Blaine Saltzer,
D ck Kelley, Jacob Hoch, Miss Patsy Yale and Miss Elizabeth
reflected credit on

Feinour.

The student

directors

were Robert Abbet for “Brains,”
and Miss Mary Helen

Miss Jean Reese for “Lonesomelike,”

Mears

for the

“Wonder Hat.”

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Delegates of Dozen Colleges Attend
Sessions in Bloomsburg
Pennsylvania held a conference November 24 and 25 at
B'oomsburg State Teachers College, where they drafted a confor the Pennsylvania Association of College Students

stitution

be submitted at the general session in January. Plans for
that conference were also d scussed.
The session opened at two o’clock Saturday afternoon.
Rostand Kelly, Bloomsburg College Senior, president of the
organization, presided; Dean of Men John C. Koch and Dean
of Women Miss Marguerite Kehr and Jack Beck of Harrisburg, president of the local college student body, extended
to

greetings.

Miss

Anne O’Brien

of

Misericordia,

and

Mary Kuhn,

of Bloomsburg, were chosen temporary secretaries.

The activities of the association and the drafting of a conwere discussed, and following a preliminary discussion
constitution committee to work out details was named.
The committee was composed of Miss Mary Cressman, of

stitution

a

Susquehanna; Sam Barker of Bucknell; Robert Walsh, of
Lafayette; Leroy Stabler, of Albright and Miss Anne O’Brien,
Misericordia.

Dinner was enjoyed at the college dining hall with students

and faculty of the Bloomsburg Student Council dining with them.
Sam Barker, of Bucknell, was the toastmaster and the
speakers were Dean of Instruction, W. B. Sutliff of Bloomsburg, who extended the welcome on behalf of the host institution; Richard Fustice, of East Stroudsburg Teachers College;
Lee Gehman, of Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science;
Miss Jeanette Henry, of Allbright; Miss Mary Donahue, Miseri,

corda.

At the concluding session the report of the constitution
committee was accepted.
Plans for the State convention in
January

at

Penn State were discussed and the types of student

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body organizations in the various colleges were presented and
analyzed.
The constitution will be presented for approval at
the State Convention.

William
College,

Reed,

of

was chairman

Shamokin,

of

Bloomsburg Teachers

of a conference of Teachers Colleges

which followed.
Student givernment organization was considered.
Dinner was enjoyed together and the visiting students
left shortly

afterward.
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1936
Announcement was made November 13, of the marriage
in Hagerstown, Md., of Raymond Kline, and Miss Erdean McAllister, two of Bloomsburg’s best known and most highly
esteemed young people.
The bride is a member of the junior class at the teachers
college, an active member of the girl’s Glee Club and the Day
Girl’s Association.

The bridegroom is a graduate of the local high school and
Temple University, and is assistant manager of the local J.
C. Penney store.
Was glad to note John Weimer has charge of athletics in
the school at York, Pa.
I feel happy because I was the means
of bringing John to Bloomsburg.
Have often wondered where
He was responsible for my coming to BloomsDr. Smethers is.
of

burg.
I

am

located in the most beautiful city in the world, and

always out in welcome to the Alumni of
is
Bloomsburg State Teachers College, at the Institute of Musical Education, 715 South Park View Street, Los Angeles, Calithe

latch-string

fornia.

Miss Margaret L.

1918
Brown and James A. Wilson were mar-

ried at the home of the bride in Vanceboro, North Carolina,
on Tuesday, August 21. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are now living at
1907 K. Street, N. W., Apartment 43, Washington. D. C.

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Athletics
1934

— FOOTBALL

On September

12,

1934,

SUMMARY

— 1934

Coach Buchheit started the

football season with about forty-five members answering the
Raber Seely, a graduate
call on the opening day of school.

of Gettysburg and a resident of Berwick, reported as assistant

Much work

coach.

lay

ahead

in

getting

Husky squad

the

conditioned and organized before the opening

game

at Clarion

on September 29.
On Friday, September 28, twenty-two Husky players left
Bloomsburg to encounter a new foe on the gridiron for the
opening of the 1934 season. On a gridiron, soggy with a two
days ram, the Huskies were held to a scoreless tie by Clarion.
Several new members made their debut in this game and
proved they were worthy of being on the team.
After a weeks’ practice on offense, and improving the:r
defense, the Huskies entertained Millersville for the

game

first

home

revenge a 6-0 setback from the previous year, the Huskies p’ayed for the second
Saturday on a soggy field. The Husky squad showed that they
were superior by coming out on the large end of an 8-0 score.
of the season, on October 6.

Out

to

“Whitey” Moleski did much in the way of passing and kicking.
Circovics, a newcomer on the eleven, proved that he was worthy
of a regular berth by playing a bang up game and securing
the safety.
Still

trying to remain on the winning side of the ledger

journeyed to Lock Haven on October 3. Although
outweighed fifteen pounds per man, Bloomsburg fought with
heart and soul.
Finally, in the final quarter, “Whitey” Molesthe Huskies

1

intercepted a pass and ran for

30 yards to Lock Haven’s
was here that Captain “Doc” Harter tried his
fourth placement kick and succeded; thus winning from Lock
ki

10-yard

line.

It

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Haven 3-0, the first victory in five years against Lock Haven.
The Husky squad succeeded in subduing Mansfield at
home on October 20, on a dry and dusty field as compared with
the soggy fields the

down

first

the field in the

two games.

first

the chalk line for the

After advancing the ball

quarter, Harter took the ball across

first

score.

Early in the third quarter

“Whitey Moleski,” who was playing a brilliant game, tallied for
Bloomsburg.
The Huskies emerged a 4-0 victor over the
1

Mansfield eleven.

Determined

keep

winning stride against a
Husky squad left home
Friday, October 26, for the game at Indiana on the following
day. Travelling most of the way in a drenching rain and playing on a rain drenched field, and in the face of snow squalls
and a treacherous cross wind, the Husky squad went down for
to

in

their

strong undefeated Indiana eleven, the

4-2.
Bloomsburg was caught
napping against passes in the second quarter, and Indiana
Circovics, playing a brilliant
registered their touchdowns.
game, tackled an opponent back of the line for a safety. The
Huskies put up a real battle against the future champs of the
Teachers Colleges.
their first defeat of the season,

1

Not dismayed by the Indiana setback, the Husky squad
encountered a strong team from Shippensburg for our Home-

coming Day game on November 3. Bloomsburg predominated
the first half during which Captain Harter kicked three field
goals.
Entering the second half the Husky squad fought to
keep the game, but the last quarter proved too much. After
Shippensburg made one touchdown, they started another
drive which ended with a pass being thrown to the Bloomsburg
one-yard line w:th eleven seconds to play. The visiting aggre3-9.
gation got their touchdown after much effort and won,
Th is was the first Homecoming Day set-back in eight years.
With an open date ahead for the ensuing week the Husky
“Pups” took the limelight by defeating the Jay Vee team from
Susquehanna, 26-0, on Friday, November 9, on Mount Olympus.
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This was the second victory for the Jay Vee squad, having

defeated the same team on their
26, 20-0.

home

gridiron Friday, October

The Husky eleven took their work seriously for the oncoming games at Stroudsburg, on November 7. After Bloomsburg registered 10 points, the Stroudsburg team came back
and defeated the Husky squad in the waning seconds of the
game with passes, which had caused the two other defeats.
This game was one packed with thrill after thrill.
1

Closing their season against Slippery Rock, a newcomer
on the schedule, which was rated everywhere as a much better
team, the Huskies proved that they were deserving of their

name by

putting on a passing exib tion that has been lacking

for several years.

who had been one

Through the efforts of “Whitey’ Moleski,
main links in the squad, passes were

of the

accurately thrown into the hands of

Tommy

Vershinski,

who

was playing his first year at this school. Two times touchdowns were made in this way. Another pass put the ball in
position for the third

The

final

touchdown, Moleski taking the

ball over.

score of 18-12 will long be remembered.

without a doubt, the best football

game

This

was

of the season.

With the close of the season the Husky squad had about
it has had in its career of intercollegiate com-

the best record

The final tally showed four victories, three defeats
and one tie, against eight Teachers College teams, a record
that any college squad can be proud of.
Johnny “Bloody” Circovics, playing his first year as a
college player and helping the Husky squad by his stellar
playing in blocking, tackling, and intercepting passes, was
elected as a guard on an All Eastern Team.
This is the first
time that such an honor has come to our college, and we can
be proud of it.
petition.

Captain

“Doc” Harter

place-kickers in the East.

during the 1934 season.

is

considered

one

Harter converted

of

five

the
field

best
goals

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Three Husky lads are chosen on the mythical All- Teachers
Team. “Rip” Mericle won the center position. “Bloody” Cirone of the guard positions. And
“Whitey” Moleski one of the out standing players for the
Huskies was elected fullback. Captain Harter was named as a
covics, of course, took care of

quarterback on the alternative team.

CLARENCE SLATER,

Dr.

H.

E.

Nelson,

schedule

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
November
—
November 23 —

announces

—
—
—
—

Manager.

1935-36

the

Football

September 28 Clarion Home.
October 5
MillersvilleAway.
October 2
Lock Haven Home.
October 9
Mansfield
Away.
26
October
Indiana
(Homecoming.)
November 2 Shippensburg Away.
November 9 Open.

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1

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16

E.

Rock
:

art

of

the

—Home.
—Away.

Stroudsburg

Slippery

The

—

o

:

dance was

brilliantly

portrayed Friday

evening, October 5, before a large and enthusiastic audience
the College auditorium

in

by Miriam Winslow and her dancers, the

presentation providing one of the finest openings for the College artists course in

Miss

Winslow,

many
who

years.

delighted

with

a

number

of

solo

numbers, was assisted by Misses Olive Cousen, Mary Hughes,
Jacqueline Magrath, Nancy Minor with Miss Mary Campbell
as accompanist.

The varied program was given

in

three parts with the

most popular dances of the many lands given.
tuming and lighted effects added to the charm.

Beautiful cos-

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Alumni are earnestly requested to inform Mrs. F. H. Jenkins
Many copies of the Alumni Quarterly
changes of add. ess.
have been returned because the subscribers are no longer living at
the address on our files.
All

of

all

Officers of the

Alumni Association

Mr. R. Bruce Albert, ’06
Dr. D. J. Waller, Jr., ’67

President

Vice President

Schuyler, ’24
Miss Harriet Carpenter, ’96

Mr.

Edward

Secretary

Treasurer

Executive Committee
Mr. Fred D. Diehl,

09

Dr. E. H. Nelson,

Mr. H. Mont Smith, ’93

Mr. Frank Dennis,

Mr. Maurice F. Houck, ’10

Mr. Dennis D. Wright,

Philp,

’1

Alumni

Some

is

the

Being friendly

is

A.« sociation

a privilege

a tonic.

more you give you
is

get.

a duty

to the four

winds hurled.

As the great Creator planned

1

Mahoney, 09

hurried folks forget.

Being friendly

Which

J.

1

1

1

Being friendly

Often

Mr. Daniel

1

it.

This should be a friendly world.

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The Philadelphia Organization extends to all its members
and friends “Best Wishes for a Happy New Year”.
Our Association has adopted as its slogan, “See you at
Gimbel’s the second Saturday”.

Our meetings have been well attended during the first
new year, October, November, and December.
Classes were represented from
888 to 1931 in November.
Miss Esther Yeager 1931, brought a classmate, Mrs. R.
F. Burd, a recent bride.
Miss Yeager led us in singing “The
Maroon and Gold” in a pleasing soprano voice on the verses
quarter of the

1

while

we

all

joined

in

the chorus.

It

is

very lovely of the

younger Alumni to meet with us who left Old Normal some
years ago and to help keep alive “The Spirit of Bloomsburg”.
Little Marion Garney, daughter of Ruth Garney, paid us
a visit as did Helen and Janice, the very mteresting daughters
of Nora Woodring Kenney, 1909.
Oh yes, our membership comprises Juniors as well as
Seniors for these may some day also be loyal Alumni of Bloomsburg.
Mrs. Nell Koff of Bound Brook, N. J. and Misses Margaret
and Sara Smith, 1918, her daughters, with Miss Beatrice Lott,
1918, were happy visitors, expressing delight with the lunch-

eon meeting.

The December meeting boasted an attendance

of 35.

Again new faces appeared at our gathering.
Among them
were Lillian Hartman Irish, 1906, from Haddon Heights, N. J.
and her sister Irene Hartman, 1924. Florence Rediker, 1905,
and her sister, Mrs. Percival Erisman, 1900, visited with us.
Mary Seel, Phila., and Grace Fenstemacher also stopped in to
say “Hello and Merry Christmas”.
Foster Khngaman brought in his two young sons, Robert
and David on their way to visit Santa Claus in the department
stores.

Ruth Sil.’us and Arlene Kemper were also welcomed as
newcomers at our luncheon meetings. Alice Foley, one of our

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Juniors, also enjoyed her

This

one of our

is

Christmas was evident

to these affairs.

visit

first

57

gayest gatherings,

as

the

joined with the spirit

in all,

spirit

of

of Blooms-

burg.

We
dition

is

are happy to report that Dr. Peter Castellanfs con-

very

He

much improved.

now

is

at

home

after under-

going a serious operation at Temple University Hospital.
Mrs. J. F. McDonnell of Jenkintown, one of our vice
Presidents,

is

also to

be congratulated on her recovery from a

recent illness.
It

gives us great pleasure to note that

pensteel has been elected

Commander
He is on the

Edward H. Hip-

of Atlantic City Ameri-

can Legion Post No. 2.
staff of the Commercial
Department of the Senior High School, Atlantic City.
Miss Melissa Stone Perley of Enosburg Falls, Vermont,
sent us the following

A

poem:

wish, most sincere.

I’m sending to you.

From

the

As

hills

firm

of

and

Vermont;

as true.

M.

S.

P.

MY WISH
May

crown your past
With blessings rare and unsurpassed;
Such joy as comes through work well done;
Hard battles fought and victories won;
Such bliss as God alone bestows,
On him whose faith with ardor glows.

The
Fifth

future years

Phila. Associat:on

Annual Banquet

wi'l

is

Bellevue Stratford, April 27th,

your mind and mark

it

in

pleased to

be held

in

1935.

announce that the
Garden of the

the North

Please

fix this

date

in

your date book as one of your most

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and important engagements of the new year. With
we should all be able to so
arrange our affairs as to be able to be present on that festive
occasion.
The Committee in charge is hoping this year will
bring out the largest attendance we have ever had.
New
names are coming in for our list all the time. Let each of our
Members be a self-appointed director of publicity. Do not miss
the opportunity of boosting our wonderful organization and
our annual banquet. If you cannot attend the monthly meetings, try to honor your Alma Mater, meet your former teachers
and classmates, and renew old friendships.
Each year shows us that Bloomsburg friendships live on
and on and grow more beautiful and worthwhile. Manv of
our Alumni, college grads, say the contacts and friendships
formed at dear old Bloomsburg, give them the greater joy.
Whenever you hear of an Alumnus, please jot down the
name, class year, and address, and mail to Mrs. Florence Hess
Cool, 112 N. 50th St., Phila. or Jennie Yoder Foley, 8134
Henning St., Phila. Dues for the year are now being received.
They are one dollar and may be sent to Mrs. Foley. If you
want to keep up your contact with “Old Normal” or the “College” as well as former teachers, classmates, and friends, subinteresting

almost four months advance notice

scribe for the Quarterly.

Florence Hess Cool, Pres., ’88
Jennie Yoder Foley, Sec., ’08

1911
Tuscan Road, Maplewood, N. J.
A daughter, weighing 9J/2 pounds was born October 14,
Dr. and Mrs. F. T. Kocher, of Espy.
Mrs. Kocher was form-

Ruth Ruhl

to

erly Miss L.

lives at

Anna

Kline.

1

1

1

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Northumberland County Branch of
College Alumni Organized
Northumberland
Teachers College, the
sult of the
last

movement

county
first

alumni

of

Bloomsburg

State

to organize a county branch as a re-

started in direction

by the general body

May, held a largely attended and enthus'astic dinner meet-

ing in the Presbyterian church banquet hall at Shamokin, Thurs-

day evening, November 5.
John Boyer, assistant superintendent of Northumberland
county schools, an untiring worker and the one largely responsible for the prompt organization of the Northumberland Alumni, was chosen President at the session.
Deri Hess, formerly of Benton, and now vocational supervisor of Northumberland county, was named vice president;
Miss Ethel Fowler, of Watsontown, secretary and S. Curtis
Yocum, former Burgess of Shamokin, treasurer.
So far as Mr. Boyer could learn in a hasty check up there
is about a 400 potential membership in the county, and there
were 110 at the banquet
a splendid start and one which
should be a challenge to Columbia, Montour, Luzerne and
,

Schuykill counties to get busy.
It was decided to hold two major meetings each year,
one about three weeks prior to the fall Home Coming Day at

and the other about the same length of time in advance of Alumn: Day. Luncheon meetings are also planned.

the College

The president was empowered to appoint an executive
committee of seven. Mr. Boyer presided at the dinner which
proved beyond a doubt that Bloomsburg Alumni in that county
are

still

A

very

much

interested in their

Alma Mater.

turkey dinner was

served and during the
evening Miss Mildred Evans and Miss Collins of Shamokin delighted with solos.
Mrs. Carrie Woodlock, also of Shamokin,
delicious

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was

their accompanist and presided
group singing.

Dean

of instruction,

W.

B.

at the

Sutliff,

piano for spirited

gave a

fine

talk,

ex-

pressing the appreciation of the institution that graduates are
so loyal and so willing to aid the college.

He spoke

of the

Bloomsburg never loses interest in its graduates and
is always glad to have them return for a visit.
Dean John C. Koch and Dr. E. H. Nelson, gave much enjoyed humorous talks and there was much interest in the outlining of the athletic program which was done by Coach George
fact that

C. Bucheit.

Those attending were: G. C. Buctheit, E. H. Nelson, John
Koch, B. S. T. C. John Boyer, Herndon; W. B. Sutliff, Bloomsburg; J. A. Shovlin, Kulpmont; Virginia E. Vought, Elysburg;
C.

Ethel M. Fowler, Watsontown;

Mary

E. Collins, S. Curtis

Yo-

cun. Bee Evans Woolcock, Mildred E. Evans, Elanor Griffith,

Ruth M. Dyer, Mollie Jeremiah, Shamokin; Grace Gotshall
Pannebaker, Mrs. Grace Cleaver Hartman, Elysburg; Mrs. Dana
Young, Shamokin; Marie Walsh, Lil ian Honnicker, Bernadette
Quick, Locust Gap; Alice Kealy, Mt. Carmel Junction; Martha Yarvovsky, Atlas; Helen McDonnell, Anna Hollister Strong,
Mary McAndrew, Locust Gap; Richard Menapace, Atlas; Mrs.
E. Larey, Darleysville; Helen D. Bond, Catherine H. Smith,
Deri Hess, Martha A. Fisher, Marian K. Johnson, Helen E. Snyder, Sunbury.
Joseph Burns, Shamokin; Vincent Polinka, Excelsior;
Claire E. Sholvin, Grace F. Johnson, Elizabeth J. Matthias, Nora
Ge se, Northumberland; Gertie Hornberger, Shamokin;
E.
Rhoda Young, Mary Youtz, Elizabeth Lawrence, Louise Shipman,
Sunbury.

Montandon; Anne Johnson, Lewisburg;
Mary Concannon, Catherine Dugan, Larue Gass,
Amelia A. Wary, Catherine E. Payne, Grace Worral, Gordon
Anne Homiak, Ranshaw; Sarah Ellen
Johns, Shamokin;
Grace

Baylor,

Alice McMullen,

Schnure,

Lillian

V. Robenolt, Augusta Schnure, Milton;

Ver-

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na Paul Bennett, Leona M. Kerstetter, J. Donald Bennett, AL
thea Bullock Allan, Mildred I. Zerbe, Shamokin Fred DrumhellJere Reeder,
er, Sunbury; Florence Vought Bird, Boston, Mass.
;

;

Beech Schickley, Virginia Cruikshank,
Hilda Wolfe, Shamokin; Mary K. Leiby Fagley, Rusel A. Fagley, Elysburg; Charles J. Shearer, McEwensville; Catherine A.
Strine, Milton; Erma Gold Bernice Gold, McEwensville; Ellen
Doney, Shamokin; Mrs. John Brower, Pauline Brower, Herndon; Sarah H. Russel, Dorothy M. Foust, Clyde Confer, Watsontown; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clayberger, Mr. and Mrs. Fred W.
Christina F. Kulp, Helen

Faux, Shamokin.

1880
Laura

Mrs.

A.

Morgan

lives at

536 Forty

First Street,

Oakland, California.

1881

Myron
citizens of

E.

Simons, 74, attorney and one of the prominent

Honesdale, was stricken while on his

way

to his office

about 9 o’clock Saturday morning, October 13, 1934, passing

away immediately.
He had not been

in the

best of health for nearly a year,

was able

but for the past few months
office,

to attend to duties of

being the senior partner of Simons

&

Bodis, councilors-

at-law.

Funeral service were held at his late home,
Street,

Honesdale, Rev. R.

S.

Boyce

1

520

officiated, assisted

Mam

by Rev.

Interment was made in Glen Dyberry Cemetery.
There was not a better known man in Wayne county. His
activities in life brought him to the front.
He was born m
Sterling township. May
860.
The
Sterling is the
word
4,
keynote of his character.

G. S. Wendell.

1

H

s

was due to his honesty, fearlessness and
His parents were the late John and Alice

success in

discrimination.

1

life

Dobson Simons, one of the pioneer families of the county, the
father coming from Philadelphia to the county with his parents
when he was s:x years old. Myron E. Simons was educated in

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Bloomsburg
where he graduated, later teaching in ths
public schools in Wayne, Pike and Wyoming counties.
In
Wayne he taught at Starucca and at Sterling. He studied law
with Blakesly & Davies at Montrose, Susquehanna county, and
was admitted to the bar in that county in 884. He then came
to Honesda'e and was admitted to practice in Wayne county,
March 13, 1886. The same year he was united in marriage
to Grace Rogers Brown.
He is survived by his wife, a daughter,
and a granddaughter.
Attorney Simons was always active in the ranks of the Republican party.
He was county commissioner’s clerk for six
years, following election in 1883, and acted as deputy treasurer
from 1892 to 1895. He served several terms as district attorney of Wayne county, where his inherent honesty and fairthe public schools of his native county, attended

State Normal School

1

ness

commanded

the respect of

Mr. Simons was a

him.

all

member

who came

in

of the State

contact with

Armory Board

and worked hard to secure the building for Honesdale which
was dedicated during the administration of Gov. Tener. He
served as captain of

Company

E, Thirteenth

Regiment, N. G.

and was always interested in matters pertain ng to the welfare
and uplift of the community in which he lived. He was one
of the founders of Wayne county Memorial Hospital and had
been the president of the board of directors since its inception
in 1920.
He was for several years president of Farmers and
Mechanics Bank. He was a member of Central M. E. Church
P.

official

Board, church treasurer for

many

years,

an earnest

Sunday Schools, a teacher and a superintendent
Fraternally he was indentified with Freedom
of the same.
Lodge of Odd Fellows and Savona Commandery, F. & A.

worker

in

the

Masons.

1886
Miss Grace A. Leacock lives at 43 Virginia Terrace, Forty
Fort, Pa.
Allie

Donley

lives at

187 Stanton

St.,

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

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1892
Mrs. John Tasker, (Elizabeth Jones,) died at her home in
Shamokin, Pennsylvania, July 31, 1934, from an apoplectic

She had been

stroke.

impaired health for the past seven

in

After graduating fro mBloomsburg Normal

years.

in

1892,

she

Shamokin Borough schools for 3 years. In 903,
she married John H. Tasker, who with one daughter, Martha,
taught

in

the

1

1

a B. S. T. C. graduate of 1927, survives.

Flora

Ransom

lives at

386 Rutter Ave., Kingston,

Pa.

1906
McCachran (Margaret Jenkins) of Camp Hi!!,
town, underwent an operation Saturday, Septem-

Mrs. R. A.

formerly of

ber 22, in Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg.

1895

Mary Pendergast

918

lives at

N. Sixth Street, Harrisburg,

Pa.

Paul Pooley

lives at

308 Ferry

Street, Danville, Pa.

1904
Buckalew,

former

in the grade
been elected teacher
of Second Grade in the Lower Merion township schools, and
took up her position October 6.

Miss

Lillian

schools of Bloomsburg for

a

many

teacher

years, has

1

B. E.

Rawlinson, Treasurer of the Institute of Musical Edu-

cation Ltd., has written the following to Mrs. Jenkins:

The October number of the Alumni quarterly just reAs usual I enjoyed perusing its pages. Was very
sorry indeed to learn that Dr. Welsh has passed away.
I

ceived.

shall

never forget the years of study under

his direction.

1908
Helen M. Seasholtz ives
1

A

in Danville, Pa.,

Her address

is

St.

John Skweir

lives at

1910
300 S. Tamaqua

St.,

McAdoo,

Pa.

15

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1912
William H. Davis

New

lives at

35 Grand Ave., Johnson

City,

York.

1915
a junior High School teacher in
Her address is 19 Jones Street.
1917
Loomis Christian, M. D., lives at 3632 Rutherford St.,

Marguerite E. Smith

is

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

J.

Harrisburg, Pa.

1919
Ruth H. Kahler (Mrs. Charles T. Purnell) is teaching
Williamsport, Pa. Her address is 228 West Third Street.

in

1923
Matilda Kostenbauder (Mrs. Lynn M. Tiley) lives at 503

South Seventh Street, Shamokin, Pa.

1924
Helen Barrow

lives at

1

1

7 N. 6th

St.,

Sunbury, Pa.

1926
The wedding of Miss Pearl Elizabeth Hagenbuch, daughter
of Rutter Hagenbuch, of town, to Edwin G. Swenson, of Passaic, N. J. and Huntington Long Island, took place Tuesday
afternoon, September 4, at the home of Mrs. Pontiuos Nelson
The Evangelical minister of Arlington perin Arlington, N. J.
formed the ceremony, which was attended by the immediate
families.

Mrs.

Swenson

a

is

graduate

of

the

Bloomsburg State

Teachers College and the Teachers College, Columbia University,

where she graduated with a bachelor

For

several

years

she

has

taught

in

the

of Science degree.

Thomas

Jefferson

School at Passaic.

The groom
Newark,

N.

J.,

is

a graduate of the State

with

a

B.

S.

degree.

Industrial Arts in the Passaic Public Schools.
at

87 Prospect

street in Passaic.

Normal School

at

He has been teaching
They

will reside

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Paul C. Foote

lives at

1927
4251 N. Paulina

St.,

65

Chicago.

1928
Miss Charlotte Mears has been elected to a position at

Huntington, Long Island.
Miss Mears will teach seventh and eighth grade English
in the junior

December
in

high school at Huntington and took up her work

She was formerly teacher of Junior English
the high school in Bloomsburg.
Prior to teaching in the town schools, she was a success-

ful

teacher

12.

in the

Dimock high

school.

Nicholas F. Polaneczky lives at

2324

N.

Mascher

St., Phila.,

Pennsylvania.

1929
Charles Fritz, Douglassville, Pa., and formerly of Bloomsburg, and Miss Margaret Higgins of Nanticoke, were married

on Saturday morning, September 22nd at 8 o’clock
Baptist

Chuch

of Nanticoke,

by Rev. D.

J.

in

the

Jones, pastor of the

church.

Miss Higgins is a graduate of the Nanticoke high school and
Bloomsburg State Teachers College, and has since been in
charge of the business office of the Bell Telephone Co. of Nanticoke.
Mr. Fritz is a graduate of the Bloomsburg High School
and of Beckley Business College at Harrisburg, and is now
affiliated with the Smith Baking Co. of York, Pa.
The couple are now home at 620 Madison Ave., York,
Pa., where they have been receiving the well wishes of their
the

host of friends.

1930
Miss Veronica Kupstas, a Hanover Township teacher and a

graduate of the Teachers College here and Bernard Supchinsky,

were married Wednesday, September 6.
The engagement of Miss Lydia Taylor, of Dushore, to Dr.
Melvin S. Martin, of Sedan, Minnesota, has been announced.

of Edwardsville,

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Bloomsburg State Teachers
She has done graduate work at Duke
University, and for the past four years has been teacher of
English in the High School at Sonestown.
Mr. Martin is a graduate of the University of Minnesota
and has been a practicing physician in Dushore for the past
Miss Taylor

is

a graduate of the

College, class of 1930.

three years.

1931
Robert Wilson has been elected a member of the faculty
of the New Castle, Delaware, High School and has already entered upon his work.
He is teaching history in the high school there and assisting in coaching.
T.

J.

Kirker,

teacher of social studies

in the Mifflinville

Schools for the past four years, has been elected supervising
principal.

1932
Miss Sara Vanderslice of Bloomsburg,

is

now

teaching at

Glen Cove, N. Y.

She was elected there as teacher of Junior High School
Mathematics.
Miss Vanderslice was graduated from the Bloomsburg
State Teachers College.
She received her M. A. degree from
New York University. Because of her proximity to New York
she expects to take additional work there

new

in a

field

this

winter.

1933
Eugene M. Keefer

lives in Selinsgrove, Pa.

1934
P.

Maudemae Edwards, daughter

of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Edwards of town, has been elected commercial teacher in

Miss

the Milton High School.

Miss Elsie Yeager, of Bloomsburg and Charles Rhoades,
of Shamokin,

were united

in

by the Rev.
Reformed Church.

marriage October

A. Levan Zechman, pastor of the Numidia

1

,

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The ceremony was performed at the Parsonage and the couple
was unattended.
The bride is a graduate of Bioomsburg High School and
Bloomsburg Teachers College and Mr. Rhoades is employed by
They will reside in Samok:n
the Eagle Silk Mill in Shamokin.
Pa.

Miss Grace Feather, of Pottstown, began teaching

in

Lancaster Business College at Lancaster, on December 10.
Miss Feather was a member of the Kappa Delta

honorary fraternity and

the

Pi

the twenty-eighth graduate of the

is

1934 of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College to seThere were thirty-one members in
cure a teaching position.
class of

this class.

In this

and the coming
meet

issues of the Quarterly, the

of the classes that will
in the

in

reunion Alumni Day,

Business Office of the College.

There

will

May

lists

25,

undoubtedly

be many errors, because of the fact that the college authorities have not been kept informed as to deaths, marriages, and
changes of address. Th’s file constitutes the mailing list when

announcements are sent from the College to the
of the Alumni Association will render great
assistance in keeping this file up to date by informing the Editor
of the Quarterly as to any errors in the lists published.
any

official

Alumni.

Members

—
—
—

Adams, Frank R.
Barrett, Mary A.

H

1910

Barton, Vermont.

51 Eppert Street, East Orange, N.

J.

Cedar Street, Hazleton, Pa.
Anwyl, Lila Srrrth (Mrs. Harold E. Davis) 19 E. Greenwood Ave., Lansdowne.
Barletta, Anna Marie (DeFernandez) 746 N. 19th Street,
Altmiller,

Ida A.

Philadelphia, Pa.

—
—

Bomboy, Harold
Bond, Sara

E.

1

1

1

S.

Espy, Pa.

Almira, Washington.

Box, Harold Charles

—South Canaan,

P.

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— 128
—301
Brown, Blanche —
Brown,
— 52
Brown, LaRue
—48

E. Nittany Ave., State College, Pa.

Brill, Julia G.

Brobst, Bertha-

E.

Fourth

Berwick, Pa.

St.,

Freeburg, Pa.

Fannie

S.

Burdick, Luella

Road, Westville, N.

—Almedia,
—

Burlingame, Lester
Cain, Margaret A.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

St.,

(Mrs. Leroy Sinquet)

S.

J.

Sherman

N. First, Lewisburg, Pa.

E.

208 Crown

Pt.

Pa.

Centralia, Pa.

Corse, Edith C. (Mrs. R. C. Tingley) Hartford, Pa.
Davis,

J.

Anna (Mrs. Wm.

Weir)

D.

25 Bedford

St.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Edwards, Effie E. (Mrs. Chas. Potter) Shickshinny, Pa.
Edwards, Mary Gwynne (Mrs. Clarence Miles) 294 Charles
St.,

Luzerne, Pa.

M.— 734

Evans, Kathryn

Evans,

St.,

Ashley, Pa.

Boulevard, Scranton, Pa.

N.

Farrell, Jule

Fetterolf,

Hazle

— 1250 Oram
Main
Marie —377
Howard— Camp

Maude

S.

Hill,

St.,

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Pa.

Grace A. (Mrs. Fred W. Zane) Sterling, Pa.
Anna Elzabeth— 723 Hazle St., Ashley, Pa.
Northumberland, Pa.
Geise, Nora Elizabeth
Dallas, Pa.
Heitsman, Florence Marion
Hess, Helen M. (Mrs. Gilbert Terhunse) Newfoundland,
Gilner,

Flanks,

—

N.J.
Hess, Frank S.

Holland,

—

—Berwick,

Josephine

0.

Pa.

(Mrs.

R.

W. Greenwood) Tunk-

hannock, Pa.
Hourigan, Anna M.

— Berwick,
—361 Main

Huebner, Florence

E.

Houck

Maurice

burg. Pa.

Pa.

E.

N.

(Mrs.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Raymond Buckalew) Blooms-

— 1735 Mousey
— 1637 Main
Mauch Chunk,
W. — 33 North

Ave., Scranton, Pa.

Jones, Margaret

Jordan, Bridget N.
Keeler, Charles

St.,

Ave., Scranton, Pa.

N.

1

St.,

Pa.

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—Snydertown,
Warren
—

May M.

Klase,

Klopp,

69

Pa.

Stroudsburg, Pa.

E.

(Mrs. Byron Fairchild) 25 N. Wal-

Koser, Josephine R.
nut Street, Naticoke, Pa.

Kresge, Olive (Mrs.

J.

D.

Montague) 23 W. Hollenback

Ave., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Krumm, Grace

B.

Kurr, Franklin

H.— Stroudsburg,

(Mrs. Barton Savidge) Turbotville, Pa.

—

Pa.

Laubach, Earl
Benton, Pa.
Laubach, Vivian Z.- 425 W. Oak

—

—
Richards — 307
Sara
—26
Ada —

Lehman,
Lewis,

N.

F.

Lore,

Danville, Pa.

E.

Low, Zora M. (Mrs.
Vernon, Pa.
Lowry, Mary

Summer

Hazleton, Pa.

Wm.

F.

St.

Forty Fort, Pa.

Gemmil) Fayette Road,

Bell (Mrs. J. Y.
L.

Ave., Scranton, Pa.

Pettebone

Lewis,

McBride, Anna

St.

Mifflinville, Pa.

Lelia C.

Shambach) Camp

(Mrs. Maurice

Girton)

J.

Hill,

Belle

Pa.

Turbotville,

Pa.

McFarlane,

Emma

M.

—627 W.

Diamond Ave. Hazleton,

Pa.

Mackin, Gertrude M. (Gertrude M. McHale) 657 83rd

St.

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Maddock, Mary
Maxwell,

Ada

E.

R.

— Mahanoy

City, Pa.

(Mrs. T. P. Weiss) 51 Prince

St.

King-

ston, Pa.

Mertz
N.

Blanche E. (Mrs. John V. D. Bergen) Belle Mead,

J.

Metz, Robert C.

—23 Manhattan,

Pa.

Reay W. (Rev.) South Gate St., Kenwood, N. Y.
Monahan, Anna L. (Mrs. Dr. J. A. Corrigan) 330 W.

Milnes,

Broad

Street, Hazleton, Pa.

Montelius, Sara (Mrs. Ira Mitterling)
Morris, Charles

J.

—24 Graham Ave.

Hollidaysburg, Pa.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

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Margaret

Oliver,

(Mrs. Fred M. Walton)

L.

310

E.

Second

Street, Berwick, Pa.

Mabel D. (Mrs. Frank Jones) Paupack, Pa.

Pellett,

Pennington, Florence

—

(Forks, Pa.

Oakes) Union Centre, N. Y.

Polley, Bertha V. (Mrs. J. L.

R. D. No. 2.

—
—
—
Margaret —Shenandoah,
Tracy —

W. Montgomery,
Rena H. Berwick, Pa.
Rang, Emory W.
Catawissa, Pa.

Potter, Charles
Pursel,

Ratchford,
Roberts,
Sachs,

S.

Pa.

Pa.

Clarks Green, Pa.

Anna

D. (Mrs.

Wm.

Allen)

214 Highland Avenue,

Darby, Pa.
Schooley, Kate (Mrs. Karl Stock) Trucksville, Pa.
Shovlin,

—
—Tamaqua
Burton —

Mary

Freeland, Pa.

C.

Skwier, John

Sulman,

I.

Smith, Ida

Chestnut

Hill,

St.,

McAdoo,

Pa.

Torrey, Pa.

May

(Mrs. H.

Conrey) 214

S.

E.

Meade

St.

Philadelphia.

Smith, Mabel K.

(Mrs. R. B.

Ward) West

St.

Tunkhan-

nock, Pa.
Snell,

West

Mildred (Mrs. Hontas Boston) 315 Carpenter

St.

Pittston, Pa.

Snyder, Enola Edith (Mrs. Morris
Street, Berwick, Pa.

S.

Evans) 1225 Market

—

Thompson, Helen H.
48 Nafus Street, Pittston, Pa.
Tompkins, Laura M. (Mrs. Irving Cease) Jermyn, Pa.
Trescott, Helen E. ((Mrs. Lee A. Perry) New Lyme, Ohio.
Vetterlein, Alma K. (Mrs. F. P. Mansuy) 2014 Capouse
Ave., Scranton, Pa.

Weaver, Raymond W.

—-41

Peoples Bank, McKeesport,

1

Pa.

Wertman, Ralph

I.

— Quakake,

Williams,

Pa.

—Almedia,
Marion
— 29 Shawnee

White, Frank B,

Pa.

F.

E.

Ave., Plymouth, Pa.

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Yost, Lois
St.,

(Mrs. H. G. Weston Smith)

I.

Morristown, Pa.
Miller, Harriet

—

71

813 W. Marshall

Reserve, Wis.

1910 Deceased Members
Fetterman,

Orval

L.

Gearhart, A. Elizabeth (Mrs.

W. Wilmer

Steele.)

Harnan, Regina M.
Hartman, Kimber A.

Hawk,

Hattie N. (Mrs. C. B. Walker.)

Jones,

Alma

(Griffith.)

Mann, Charles

F. Jr.

Seasholtz, Leonina.

Steckroth, John G.

No Address
Andrews, Ethel Velma (Mrs. W. A. Rutland.)
Beach, Marie K.
Cole, Robert.
Curtis, Irene A.

(Norton.)

Donovan, Anna K.
Egan, Michael.
Eves, Belle C. (Mrs. R. Orval.)

Agnes Amelia (Mrs. Thomas Reiser.)
Ruby M.
Kleintob, Anna (Mrs. Herbert G. Edwards.)

Freas,

Gearhart,

Gleason, Hubert

S.

Krepps, Georgia.

Krum Theodore

D.

Longenberger, Hazel.
Maurer, Charles

L.

McHenry, Georgena (Mrs. A.
McGill, Rosa A.

McMenanm,

Bella.

McMenanin, Cecila E.
Malinowski, Lucy V.
Muir,

Anna

C.

J.

Sharadin.)

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Moes, David.

Mummey,

W.

Ida

Murray, M. Irene (Mrs.
O’Connor, Marion I.

J.

F. O’Brien.)

O’Malley, Sarah.
Pursel,

Obed

E.

Reber, Ida (Mrs. Thomas Otwell.)

Reeder, Elizabeth

J.

(Mrs. C. N. Fisher.)

Reynolds, Josephine.

Robb, Mary E.
Ryan, Eleanor.
Scott, Jennie L.

Stohner, Marie Alice.

Tobin, Jennie Elizabeth.
ZinkofT,

Abraham.

Zevenigorodsky, Abraham.
Class of

1915

Ruth M. (Mrs. Dallas C. Baer) Selinsgrove,Pa.
Atherton, E. Leona (Mrs. John Davis) 14 E. Poplar St.
Albert,

Nanticoke, Pa.

Alma M. (Mrs. Edward Llerena) Kodak Brazileira,
de Janeiro, Brazil, S. A.
Baum, Martha M. E. (Mrs. Geo. Moore) 533 Broad St.
Nescopeck, Pa.
Bierman, Katherine B. (Mrs. Idwal H. Edwards) Holiday
Apartments, Hampton, Va.
Blackman, Bruce
81 Price Street, Kingston, Pa.
Baer,

Ltd. Rio

Brace, Sara A.

—
—

Falls, Pa.

Brannigan, Margaret M. (Mrs. Martin) Jeddo, Pa.
Breslin, Catherine B.

(Mrs. Geo. N. Aleton)

165 Taylor

Long Island.
Brower, Mary A. (Mrs. Elmer Harrington) 640 Beechwood Drive, Chevy Chase, Md.
1415 Linden St. Scranton, Pa.
Burke, Beatrice B.

Street, Astoria,

Burlingame, Alva

—
— Almedia,

Pa.

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Buss, Etta

Cherrie, Joseph

106 York Ave., West

W. Guy Evans)

(Mrs.

Pittston, Pa.

—69 Robert

St.,

73

Alden Station, Pa.
80 N. Dorrance

Carey, Laura E. (Mrs. E. M. Ellsworth)
St.,

Kingston, Pa.

—
Washington,
—323
Bloomsburg,
—
Mildred
Gertrude —65 Yeager
Nevin
— 708

Conlan, Francis

Pittston, Pa.

J.

Crumb. Sadie M.

G. St. S. E.

Creveling

Cryder,

Ave., Forty Fort, Pa.

Davis, Hilda

Diffenbach,

S. Cincinnatti, St.

J.

Nettie

Dietz,

D. C.

Pa. R. F. D.

(Mrs.

C.

A. Luxton)

J.

424

Tulsa, Okla.

S.

Third

St.,

Minersville, Pa.

Diseroad, Marie

A.-

—Bloomsburg, Pa.

—Eyers Grove,
— Kutztown,

Dollman, Warren A.
Dreibelis,

St.,

M. Esther

Pa.

Pa.

Duy, Josephine V. (Mrs. Frank Hutchinson) 507 Market
Bloomsburg, Pa.

—
—
M. — 183 W. Broad
Faux, Fred W. — Shamokin,
Ward —243 Martz
Berwick,
—
New
Helen M. —617
Main
Laura —
George
—
William —
Theresa—
William
Gronka,
—Glen Lyon,
Gundry, Mary
—Maryd,
Dubois, Pa.

Ent, Nellie J.

Eves,

J.

Harold

Millville, Pa.

Fairchi'd, Lois

St.

Nanticoke, Pa.

Pa.

Fiske,

Ave.,

E.

Gellinger,

Clarice

Pa.

Port Jefferson Station,

Long

Island,

York.

Gerrity,

N.

Gitron,

St. Pittston,

Danville, Pa., F. D. No.

Gress,

Ashland, Pa.

C.

Gress,

Pa.

1

Girardville, Pa.

Greismer,

-29

St.,

Elizabeth

A.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Pa.

Pa.

Gunton, Ruth M. (Mrs. Elwood Farrell) 9 Waverly Road
Laneck, Pa.
Harris, Helen E.

Port Jervis, N. Y.

(Mrs. Geo.

W.

Alleton)

44 W. Main

St.

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Hagenbuch, Gilbert

—Bloomsburg,
—239 Dana
—

Pa., R. F. D. No. 5

Helfricb, Esther Catherine

Pa.

Headings, Esther A.
Hess,

Mary

E.

Hetrick, Frances T.

—

Wilkes-Barre,

Milroy, Pa.

(Mrs. Walter Croop)

Berwick, Pa.

St.,

—

1545 W. Front

St.,

Rsedsville, Pa.

Hoag, Norma Nescopeck, Pa.
Hosier, Carl Leon (Md)1422 Electric St., Scranton, Pa.
Houser, Cretchen
207 N. Main St., Taylor, Pa.
Ikeler, Rebecca
Bloomsburg, Pa.
119 W. Shawnee Ave., Plymouth,
Jones, Anne Phillips

—

—
—

Pa.

Joyce, Angelica

Roy

Kindig,

—

— 1352

Irving St. Washington, D. C.

C.— Harveyville,

Kleckner, Pearl N. (Mrs. F.
R. F. D. No.

1.

Koehler, Ruth Labor

—322

Pa.

W. Plageman)

Sewell, N. Y.

Harrison Ave., Scranton, Pa.

Lawall, Miriam (Mrs. Hoyt E. Keller) Wapwallopen, Pa.

Leggoe, Fannie E. (Mrs. R. B. Wandel) 539 N. Vine
Hazleton, Pa.

—
Roberta W. — Northumberland,

St.,

Lehman, Susanna Espy, Pa.
Le ghow, Catherine (Bittenbender) Lime Ridge, Pa.
Lesher,

Lewis, Lucretia S.
Pa.

(Martin)

—

Pa.

138 N. 25th

St.

Camp

Hill,

Lilley,

Edward W.

Little,

Katherine Elizabeth (Mrs. John Bakeless) 54 W.

Eleventh

St.,

New York

Springs, N.

J.

Edith

Hill,

Iowa.

City, N. Y.

Marcy, Emmitt D. N.
Martin,

Spring

—355 Winola

Lenore

(Larson)

Ave., Kingston, Pa.

Vermont Ave.

Laurel

—

Mauer, Myrtle M.
Mahanoy City, Pa.
McCloughan, Lois M. (Mrs. Harlan
Fourth St. Catawissa, Pa.

Snyder)

206

S.

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McClure, Dora Florence
D. C.

McGee, Leo Joseph
Miles, Mildred A.

— 2515

— Lopez,

13th

75

St.,

N.

Washington,

Pa.

(Mrs. Harry Ra'ston) Shavertown, Pa.

—

Marion E.
Iron St. Bloomsburg, Pa.
187 S. Maple Ave. Kingston, Pa.
Helen Virginia
Moss, Leona Gertrude
526 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre,
Miller,

M

—
—

tchell,

Pa.

Deane D.

Oliver,

—

—Sweet
—

Valley, Pa.

Helen
156 Madison St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Pannebaker, Maude
S. E. Waterford, Pa.
Parks, Helen (Mrs. Conrad Hutchinson) Tuskegee
O’Neill,

tute,

Alabama.

Maude Hazle

Peet,

—

Dalton, Pa.

Pierson, Minnie A. (Mrs.

County, Pa.

J.

A. Brosnan) Cadis, Bradford

—Bloomsburg,
—Shenandoah,
Josephine — 24 Alexander

Pooley, Ruth E.

Pa. R. F. D. No.

Ratchford, Alice M.
Reiss,

Grace

Insti-

1

Pa.

St.

Wilkes-Barre,

Pa.
Rice, Dorothy (Mrs. Paul Williams)
leton, Pa.

Richards, Elizabeth

Robbins, Shirley

J.

Jenne

Roberts,

Chubb

(Mrs.

E.

Roldan,

Ramon

Sel es

S.

—440 Adams

—Elma,

Laurel Road, Yeadon, Pa.

79

—San

Cedar

St.,

St.,

Haz-

Freeland, Pa.

N. Y.

Jane

Roberts

Nevin)

420

Lorenso, Porto Rico.

Roth, Beatrice H. (Mrs. B. V. Reeves)

577 Lafayette Ave.

Palmerton, Pa.
Saricks, Edith

Sheperd, Irene

S.

Hasbrouch Heights, N.
Shuman, John H.
Sick,

Androna

—801
—

May

Schu Leo William

Birkbeck

St.,

Freeland, Pa.

Locust Gap, Pa.

(Mrs. T. C. Hoag)

143 Franklin Ave.,

J.

—

E. 5th St.,

—212

Bloomsburg, Pa.

Lincoln Ave., Endicott, N. Y.

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Von Lewis)

Smith, Frances M. (Mrs.

Smith, Marguerite E.

— 19

—
—

F.

W.

St.,

Dalton, Pa.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Shoemaker) Espy, Pa.
Shenandoah, Pa.

Swigart, Marie L. (Mrs.

Symbal, Albert

Jones
Y.

Thomas, Elsie E. (Mrs. Wm. E. Berger) Kis Lyn, Pa.
Thomas, Ruth A. Wanamie, Pa.
Thomas, Ruth E. (Mrs. Wm. Wanich) 211 W. 5th
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Tischler, Sara (Mrs. Robert Menaker) 72
St.,

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

New

St.,

Alexander

—

Tremb'ey, Paul M.
Espy, Pa.
Watkins, Mary Ethel (Mrs. Louis E.
Brownley Ave., Scranton, Pa.

Weber)

725

N.

Welliver, Charlotte (Mrs. 0. H. McFarland) Bloomsburg,

Welsh, Elizabeth

(Mrs. Edwin Miller) Rohrsburg, Pa.

S.

—Bloomsburg,
Martha
— 588 Peace
Helene —
M. — 25
M. —
Top,
Zimmerman,
— 1104 Main
White, Mary M.

Pa., R. F. D. No.

2 Box

No. 119.

Yeager,

E.

St.,

Yerkes, Elizabeth

Hazleton, Pa.

Milanville, Pa.

Zarr, Frances

Filbert St. Forty Fort, Pa.

Zearfoss, Frances

'Mountain

Lillian

Pa.
N.

St.,

W. Washington,

D. C.

Deceased Members
Harman, Marie Hassert, Rebecca
Krum, Emily S. Millington, William C. MontPrynn, Earl S. Robbins, Rachel A. Tubbs.

Beatrice A. Culver, Ida E.

Hower, Howard
gomery, Marion

E.
J.

No Address
Martha Andres (Mrs. Delroy Holmes) Marguerite Ayers,
Eulah M. Boone (Spiegal)
Juanita Branning, Edith Margaret
Bray, Anita Jane Clark, Ralph L. Culver, Lois Gearhart Freas,
Eva May Harris, Lena M. Howard, Marion G. Hutchings, John
;

;

Paul Keating,

Henry

Raymond

N. Keyser,

Roy

H. Koontz, Angelica F.

August Micheline)
Agnes Maxwell (Mrs.
Mensinger)
Elverta I. Miller, Paul Percival Milnes,

Marchetti

(Mrs.

;

;

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Grace

I.

Ne'fert

(Mrs.

J.

Giles)

E.

77

Maurice Ohl, Clara A.

;

Oman, Catherine W. Padden Anna Genevieve Rudy, Ida SchlanElizabeth
(Mrs. L. A. Whitenight)
ger, Jennie Schuman
Sturgis, Bessie L. Thompson, Abram Bruce Whitesell, Mary E.
Williams, Tom E. Williams, Verna M. Williams, Ruth E. Yost.
;

:

o

:

1920

—
—
—
—

Alden Station, Pa.
Anthony, Agnes S.
429 Blackman St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Bednark, George
Bennett, Mark
East Bangor, Pa.
129 S. First St. Leighton, Pa.
Berger, Karl R.
Beyer, Florence (Mrs. T. G. Lewis) 13

S.

Third

St.,

Lewis-

burg, Pa.
Bitting,

Catherine— Ringtown, Pa.
213 Grand St., Danville, Pa.

—
Armeda —Glen Lyon,
—
—601 Fourth
— 16 W. Union
Martha
— Bloomsburg,
Leroy —
Anna M.
Barrow) Ringtown,
—Bloomsburg,
No.
Emma — 10 Spruce
Margaret — Oak
—Shamokin
Gamble,
Kast) Sugar Run,
—Demorest,

Boyer, Isabel
Brunozzi,

Pa.

191

Cataldo, Felicia

Pine

S.

St.,

Cocklin, Alice F.

St.,

1

Colley,

R.

Creasy,

Espy, Pa.

Davis,

(Mrs. Clarence

Shickshinny, Pa.

Pa.

Dent, Myrtle
Eyerly,

Hazleton, Pa.

Ave., Scranton, Pa.

Cloherty, Clare

Pa. R. D.

R.-

St.,

1

Ferree,

Danville, Pa.

Hall Station, Pa.

Francis, Elva

St.,

Trevorton, Pa.

Ethlyn R. (Mrs.

Gerhard, Jessie

Pa.

N. Y.

Gearinger, Katherine (Mrs. Elias Cohen)

Bloomsburg, Pa.
Griffith,

Mary

232

E. Fifth St.,

—20
Shamokin,
— 102 Market Bloomsburg,
John Greek) Camp
Johnson
—

Eleanor

Grimes, Joseph
Harris,

Pa.

5

E.

N. 7th St.,

N.

(Mrs.

Pa.

St.,

Hill,

Pa.

Pa.

Hartlme, H. Keffer
Foundation, University of
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.

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Anna

Heller,

—

Laceyville, Pa.

—Jerseytown,

Hendershott, Warren

Herman,
Fort, Pa.

—
—
—

Holleran, Teresa M.

—

1

Pa.

Merton Ruth) Bedford

Claire (Mrs. H.

St.,

Forty

7 Luzerne Ave., Pittston, Pa.

1

Hower, Clair Bloomsburg, Pa.
Hower, Margaret V.
Danville, Pa., R. D. No. 7.
Hummel, Foster M. E. 1st St., Bloomsburg, Pa.
Johnson, Ruth E. (Mrs. Myron F. Garney) 116 Madison
Ave., Upper Darby, Pa.
Jones, A. Fay (Mrs. James B. Pugh) 266 Church St.,
Edwardsville, Pa.
Keffer,

—
—
Miriam M. —

Lawrence V.

Kehler, Ronald E.

Locust Dale, Pa.

Kehler,

M. (Mrs.

Kitrick, Ethel
St.,

Catawissa, Pa. R. F. D. No. 3.

Locust Dale, Pa.

W. Ogin) 394

F.

Washington

N.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Kline,

—220
Berwick,
—20 Landon
—San
Department, 401 HavKathryn— 113
Washington
Shenandoah,

Leah A.

E.

Kline, Sadie G.

Lage, Franciso
ana, Cuba.

Lawson,

1

1

Pa.

th St.,

S.

St.,

Rafel,

1

Kingston, Pa.

4J/2

N.

St.,

Pa.

Lewis, Annetta R. (Diffendafer)
ton,

973 Sanford Ave.,

Irving-

N. J.

—Nuremberg,
—426 Hemlock
Mauser, Mary M. —
Grace — 3539 3rd
Bloomsburg,
Mary —
Highland
Jeddo,
Montgomery,
John
Moran,
— 10 Diamond
Morgan,
—28
Plymouth,
—300 W. Main Plymouth,
Noack, Rexford
—Moscow,

Marchetti, Elizabeth

Martin, Gertrude R.

Pa.

N.

St.,

Hazleton, Pa.

Danville, Pa. R. F. D. No. 5.

Mausteller,
McGill,

Street

S.

7

1

St.,

Clara (Mrs.

Florence

Moss, Alice

C. Bittner) Orangeville, Pa.

Ave., Scranton, Pa.

1

Jeanette H.
L.

5th

St.,

St.,

J.

Pa.

Pa.

Pa.

Pa.

Pa.

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Anna M. 2609 Jackson
Tower City, Pa.
Park, Jane
O’Malley,

—

Wm.

Patrick, Rachel (Mrs.

St.,

79

Scranton, Pa.

0. Seitzinger)

Tower

City, Pa.

—93 Hanover Wilkes-Barre,
Reese. Agnes — Bloomsburg,
Margaret — 223 Main
Jermyn,
Helen — Madison
Rose, Marjorie — 3409 Rutherford
— Conyngham,
A. W. Neubauer) Lopez,
Schoch, Myrtle
Scranton,
Gladys — 620
Petty, Elizabeth

St.,

Pa.

Pa. R. F. D. No. 2.

Rinard,

St.,

Catawissa, Pa.
Pa.

Ave.,

Roberts,

St.,

Harrisburg, Pa.

Pa.

Santee, Clara N.

Pa.

(Mrs.

Pa.

Prescott Ave.,

Shaefer,

Shaffer, Laura G. (Mrs.

W.

F.

Hartman) East

St.,

Blooms-

burg, Pa.

— 341
Sweeney, Marion
—510
Sterner

Franklin Ave., Nutley, Pa.

Alice P.

— 246

Chestnut

Strange, Earl-

Sweppenheiser. Ella

Pottstown, Pa.

St.,

Chestnut Ave., Scranton, Pa.

A.

(Mrs. Clark Kennedy) Bloomsburg,

E.

Pa. R. F. D. No. 5

Edna H. (Mrs. Benj. Baileys) Shickshinny, Pa.
Main St., Forrest City, Pa.
Traugh, Fern E. (Mrs. Benj. L. Eshleman) 203 E. 6th

Taylor,

Taylor, Marion E.

Berwick, Pa.

Unangst,

Edward

—

—

Catawissa, Pa.

Wagner, Evalyn (Mrs.
West Virginia.
Wendel, Hilda
White, Helen

R. Grover)

L.

—554 Peace
(Mrs.

S.

St.,

St.,

Box 68

Morefieid,

Hazleton, Pa.

Rex Novak) 2620

N.

Main

St.,

Scranton, Pa.

White, Wilheime (Mrs.

Wolfe, Mary M.

J.

—

1

Wm.

V. Moyer) Bloomsburg, Pa.

18 Charles

St.,

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Deceased Members
Miriam Gabel, Anna Jehu.

No Address
Adolph R. Bogusewski, Mildred L. Deaner, Walter Dormack, John Frdler, Valara R. Fox, Delphine Frantz, (Mrs. Roy

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Bray)

;

Harriet

Grace

Gotshall,

E.

Hoffner,

Llewellyn,

Alice

Mary

E.

Herman, Harry Hoag,

Almira

H.

Kelley,

Jeanette Kelley, Muzetta

Mary McBride,

Marsells,

Jessie Mensinger,

Ruth E. Myers, Emma J. Naugle, (Mrs. Willard F. Cornell)
Miriam J. Nolan, (Mrs. Williams) Mary O’Gara, Eva G. Pegg,
Teresa M. Pritchard, Harry Reichart, Emily Q. Scott, Mary
Alice Shipman, (Mrs. Raymond Edwards)
Wilmer Shultz,
Louise Stearns, Jeanne Stroh, (Mrs. James Walsh)
Ruth Titman, (Mrs. R. E. Deitrick.)
;

;

;

;

:

The following

is

o:

an additional

of the Teachers College

who

list

of residents of alumni

reside outside of the state:

Florida

1896 Barton.
Krum, Carol (Mrs. Frank Buck) 1908, 50 Macaris
Casey,

Tillie

(Mrs. E.

J.

Pursell)

St. St.

Augustine.

Adele Mead (Mrs. L. T. Kendrick) 1904, 638
Miami.
Ramborger, Ellen L., 1916, Jacksonville.
E.

15th

S.

W.

St.,

Georgia
Milnes,

Mary (Mrs. Geo. W. Roberts) 1897, 334 Lake

Ave., Atlanta.
Oplinger, Harry F., 1900, Waycross.

Wendt,
St.,

Lillian

(Mrs. Geo. Harris Kebber)

1907 Hancock

Millidgeville.

Idaho
Best, J. Sluman, 1896, Idaho Falls.
Kostenbader, Stella (Mrs. J. P. Weinman)
Potts, P. Clive, 1912, School for the Blind

Supplee, H. G., 1880,

5926 Milwaukee

Case, Sadie (Mrs. G. L. Jolly)

Chicago.

1908,

Filer.

and Deaf, Good-

Ave., Chicago.

1881, 3241 Milson Ave.,

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81

1883, 15021

Richards, Sarah E., (Mrs. Samuel Daniels)

Myrtle Ave., Harvey.

1885, Paw-

Ensminger, Martha K. (Mrs. Ed. A. Baxter)
nee.

1888, Compton.
Emil C. Niemeyer) 1985 Mt. Olice.

McBride, Elizabeth (Mrs. Banks)
Birtley, Nettie (Mrs.

Wilbur, Harry C., 1898, 166
Beagle,

Arthur

St.,

(Mrs.

Jennie

W.

W. Jackson

C.

Blvd., Chicago.

Leach) 1900, 432

S.

Mc-

Macomb.

Handley, Alberta M. (Mrs. John

F.

McCowan) 1988, 949

Foster Ave., Chicago.
Black, Martha, 1909,
Ikeler,

Iris

Waukegan.

(Mrs. Herbert McCard)

1912,

153

Institute

Place, Chicago Ave. Station, Chicago.

Aubrey, Nora M.

1914, 397

(Mrs. Ralph M. Aberfell)

Forest Ave., River Forest.

Foote, Paul

S.,

1927, 4251 N. Pauline

St.,

Chicago.

Iowa
Dora A. (Mrs. Henry Q. Waters) 1878, Atalissa.
Feterolf, Emeline (Mrs. Charles Hood) 82 Jackson St.,

Stiles,

Sioux City.

Reagan,

May

(Mrs. E. C.

Hood) 1882, 2608 Jackson

St.,

Sioux City.
C., 1891, 802 Sixth St., Ames.
W. A., 1897, 3512 Fourth St., Des Moines.
Houtz, Howard, 1903, Sioux City.
Lilley, Edward W., 1915, Spring Hill.

Major, C.
Price,

Gavin, Sr. M. Anita, 1923, Rocknell City.

Knedier,

Sr.,

M. Cletus, 1924, Larchwood.
Indiana

Reay, Sue (Mrs. Bruce Evans) 1889, 2201

S.

Center

St.,

Terre Haute.

Laubach, Merit L., 1895, Terre Haute.
Lindermuth, Oscar, 1897, 623 N. Penn

St.,

Indianapolis.

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Gorrey, Katherine (Mrs. Thos. Carlin)

Buren

St.,

1900, 144 Van-

Gary.

Grimes, Jay H., 1908, Danville.
Appleman, Julia Helen (Mrs. Herbert B. Keeler)

1912,

Culver Military Academy, Culver, Indiana.

1913, 7903 E. Washington

Breisch, Olive Ruth,

St.,

In-

dianapolis.

Kansas
Witmer,
St.,

Emma

J„ (Mrs. H.

B. Felty)

1886, 821 W. Third

Ab'lene.

Crawford, Alice M., (Mrs. Hal. Pierce)

1892, Junction

City.

Wilner, George D., 191

1,

15 N. Holyoke Ave., Witchita.

Louisiana

Schartman, Eva T. (Mrs.
St.,

L. B.

Smith) 1907, 261 7 Dilland

Shreveport.

Maryland
Bittenbender,
Gift,

K.,

J.

Foster U.

1874, Edgewater, Marland.
1890, 1901 Thomas Ave.,

(Rev.)

Balti-

more.
Fassett, Emily (Mrs. W. B. Rainsford) 1893, Indian Head.
Moore, Mamie V., 1896, 3021 McElderry St., Baltimore.
Appleman, Charles 0. 1897, College Park.
McLinn, Ada M., (Mrs. Robert D. Clare) 1897, 1900 St.,

Baltimore.

Conner, Frances R., 1898, Goucher College, Baltimore.

Henkleman, Augusta

B.,

1901, 3318 35th

St.,

Mt

Ranier.

Eves, Mildred, 1903, Baltimore.
Landis,

Florence

(Mrs.

C.

M. Shepherd)

1906, 5007

Plateau Ave., Baltimore.

Ash, Lenora (Mrs. Ed.

Tacoma

J.

Burke) 1912, 38 Columbia Ave.,

Park.

Johnson, Bina W., 1912, University of Maryland, College
Park.

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Vol.

36

No. 2

THE ALUMNI
QUARTERLY
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE

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The Alumni Quarterly
PUBLISHED BY

THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OF THE

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
APRIL, 1935

Vol. 36.

No. 2.

Entered us Second-class Matter. J uly 1, 1909, at the Post Office at Bloomsburg,
Pa., under the Act of July 16, 1894.
Published Four Times a Year

H. F.

FENSTEMAKER, T2

MRS.

F.

-

H. JENKINS, ’75

-

Readers of the Quarterly
smaller

than

the

other

-

Business Manager

-

will notice that this issue

issues

been the policy of the

Editor

-

published

editorial

staff to

this

year.

much

is

It

has

develop the Quar-

terly into a professional publication,

retaining of course, the

news features which have always been

in

we find ourselves with such a
we are unable to continue the

it.

At

this time,

how-

ever,

small balance in the treasury

that

publication of the Quarterly

along such ambitious

lines.

With conditions

as they

now

are,

The membership of the Alumni Association has been bolstered up during
the past few years by the fact the graduating classes have been
joining the Association as a body, thus adding about two hundred members. This year, for the first time, the students completing two years of work are not considered as graduates.
This confines the membership of the graduating class to those
who will complete the four-year course and receive their degrees.
As a result, only one hundred new members will be
added to the Association from the Class of 1935.
the prospects for the next year are not bright.

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An

appeal

Bloomsburg

will

be sent out
Alumni Association.

shortly

to join the

2

to all

graduates of

The appeal which

you are now reading is addressed to you, who for the past
year have been members of the Association.
In this issue of
the Quarterly will find enclosed a pink

slip,

stating that your

now payable. We hope that
you will take action immediately, to prevent a repetition of the
same thing that has happened year after year since the Association voted to assess dues of one dollar a year, namely, that
ninety per cent of the present members will have their names
taken from the active list.
Four years from now, when your
class reunion comes around, and if you attend your reunion,
your names will appear again on the list, remain there for a
year, and then disappear again.
If we can save that ninety per cent that would ordinarily
fail to pay their dues, we can put the Association on a sound
financial basis.
The present membership of the Association is
dues to the Alumni Association are

about eight hundred, or about ten per cent of
of Bloomsburg.

This

is

all

nothing to be proud

about eight hundred graduates

will

the graduates

of.

Normally,

return for their class re-

membership
pay their dues, the membership for next year will be 800
plus 720, or 1520.
Even this number falls far short of what
the membership of the Association ought to be.
To set the
goal for next year at 2000 is conservative, but it is hoped that
at least that figure may be reached.
With an annual budget of $2000, what could the Association do?
First of all, the Quarterly could be published along
much more ambitious lines it could be a publication filled with
interesting news item and valuable professional articles.
Second, the outstanding debt on the Bakeless Memorial Room
could be paid off in a very short time, without any necessity for
an appeal for donations. Third, a considerable sum could be
added to the Student Loan Fund every year. In the opinion of
unions this year.

If

ninety per cent of the present

wil'

;

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the Editor, this
the

the most important of

is

Loan Fund has been greatly

limited,

all.

The

efficiency of

because the Fund

Loans are now limited to members of the Senior

small.

and the Committee

in

cations of a great

number

is

so

Class,

charge of the fund has to reject the appliof students every year.

many

receive a loan has deprived

Failure to

students of a chance to at-

tend the State Teachers College at Bloomsburg.
It is

ni will

therefore greatly to be hoped that Bloomsburg Alum-

awake

Alma Mater.
Jenkins,

to their responsibilities as loyal graduates of their
Fill

out your pink slip and mail your dollar to Mrs.

NOW!
o

The decrease

in State

Appropriations and

during the present biennium,
size of the faculty at the

by
the
the

made

it

in local

income

necessary to reduce the

Bloomsburg State Teachers College

members for the second semester.
Hope was expressed by school officials that the budget for
next biennium will make it possible for the five to return to
faculty.
The following left at the close of the first sem-

five

ester:

Blanche E. Cathcart, Supervisor Practice Teaching.
Marjorie Murphy, Art Education.
Jesse A. Patterson, Public School Music.

Bertha Rich, Supervisor of Practice Teaching.
Ethel E. Shaw, English.

o

Three students of Bloomsburg State Teachers College
10th Annual Meeting of the National Students
Federation of America, held at Boston. The sessions began on

attended the

December 27, and continued

until January 2.
Representing the local school was Dick Kelly, President of

the Pennsylvania Students’ Federation;

Jack Beck, of Harris-

burg, President of the local student body, and Frank Camera,
President of the

Sophomore

Class.

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PAUL

E.

4

WIRT

Paul E. Wirt, inventor of the fountain pen, and for years
a leading

Bloomsburg

home on West

citizen,

died Monday, January 21, at his

Fifth Street.

Mr. Wirt was

eighty-sixth year.

in his

His death followed

was critical.
was
able to be
His
about for several weeks, but suffered a relapse and was never
again able to leave the home.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Pauline Roche, and a
an

some weeks, during which
condition became such, however,

illness of

his condition

that he

daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Wirt.

Mr. Wirt was born
while a boy

moved with

in

Cambra on June 25, 1849, and
Bloomsburg. He prepared

his father to

himself for legal practice under Charles G. Barkley, one of the

widely

known lawyers

of Central Pennsylvania, and

was ad-

mitted to the bar on September 4, 1877.

While engaged in his professional work, he began experimenting with fountain pens because of the frequent necessity of
dipping other pens and the occasional annoyance of spilled ink.

He obtained a patent on the invention, and in 1855 placed the
They created something of a sensation
and won prizes in a number of international expositions.
pens on the market.

Trouble in keeping the points of the gold pens from wearing
was solved when irridium was tried and proved successful.
The first pens were cumbersome affairs, but improvement was rapid, and in their development, Mr. Wirt took a
leading part for more than thirty years. It was largely he who
was responsible for their introduction throughout the world.
Mr. Wirt opened a factory and undertook quantity production.
At one time he employed more than sixty persons,
and production of the plant was in excess of half a million pens
yearly.
In

1932 he

retired

from the pen manufacturing business.

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For some years Mr. Wirt had a virtual monopoly on the

pen business, but

The

earlier

later

many

pens required

The advent of

dropper.

fili

other concerns entered the

ng with a

self-fillers

Mr. Wirt was married

in

like

field.

a medicine

revolutionized the business.

1877, and

Mr. Wirt’s interests were many.

he was for years

filler

his

wife died

in

1928.

In addition to the

pen

and president of the
Bloomsburg Water Company.
Likewise did he serve as a
director of the Bloomsburg Bank-Columbia Trust Company,
and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Bloomsburg
business,

a

director

State Teachers College.

Some months ago he was honored by

the Rotary Club for
Bloomsburg throughout his long life.
He was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rotary
Club and Washington Lodge Masons and Bloomsburg Lodge

his outstanding service to

of Elks.

o

The Sophomore

Cotillion, the big social event of the

was held Saturday

for the second year class at the College,

evening

the College

in

and delightful

An
Phil

year

gymnasium and was

a largely attended

affair.

attractive Valentine setting

Gurnard’s

Orchestra

furnished

had been worked out and
splendid music.
Punch

was served.
o

Few programs have

so

won

local

lovers as that presented Friday evening,

gan Trio, as a number of the College

The
violinist,

three sisters.

in

music

of music

by the Mor-

Miss Frances,

proved artists of excepand playing together.
but twenty-three, showed why she is recog-

both as

Miss Virginia,
nized

2,

Artists’ Course.

Miss Virginia, harpist;

and Miss Margurite,

tionally ab’lity,

audiences

March

circles as

pianist,

soloists

one of the foremost

artists of the

harp.

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—

ATHLETICS
RESULTS OF THE BASKETBALL SEASON— 1934-35

December

15,

Bloomsburg 33, Alumni 29.

January 11, Bloomsburg 35, Mansfield 32.
January 12, Bloomsburg 41, Ithaca 42.

January 18, Bloomsburg 39, Kutztown 35.
January 26, Bloomsburg 37, Lock Haven 32.
February
Bloomsburg 34, Millersville 40.
February 2, Bloomsburg 31, Shippensburg 39.
1

February

,

6,

Bloomsburg 35, Shippensburg 24.

February 9, Bloomsburg 31, East Stroudsburg 52.
February 13, Bloomsburg 23, Lock Haven 39.

February 15, Bloomsburg 20, Millersville 39.
February 21, Bloomsburg 54, Mansfield 22.
February 23, Bloomsburg 39, East Stroudsburg 40.

March
March

1,

9,

Bloomsburg 38, Kutztown 41.
Bloomsburg 34, Indiana 38.
o

BASEBALL
B'oomsburg State Teachers College nine will play thirteen
games this Spring with other Teachers Colleges. The schedule:
April 17
Shippensburg, away.
April 26
Kutztown, away
.

27

April

May
May 3
May 4
May 7
1

away
Mansfield, away
Kutztown, at home
Mansfield, at home
Lock Haven, away
Millersville,

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May
May
May
May
May
May

8
1

Indiana,

East Stroudsburg, at

1

14

Millersville, at

8

Shippensburg, at

1

Lock Haven,

21

25

—

-

at

Indiana, at

away
home
home
home
home
home

o

TENNIS
The following schedule

for the Tennis

Team

at the College,

has been announced

7

Shippensburg,

27

Millersville,

April

1

April

May
May
May
May
May
May
May

Mansfield,

1

4
1

Mansfield, at

East Stroudsburg, at

1

14
18

Millersville, at

Shippensburg, at

Lock Haven,

21

25

at

Indiana, at

away
away
away
home
home
home
home
home
home

o

May

4, has been set as the date for the Interand field meet of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College, which was renewed last year and met with much
A much larger number of schools is expected to comsuccess.

Saturday.

scholastic track

pete this year.

Many

of the candidates for the College track team have

been

at

work

meet

at

Harrisburg on

for weeks indoors getting ready for the season,
which will open with the inter-class meet the first week in April.
Three dual meets are on the schedule, and include meets with
Lock Haven. East Stroudsburg, and Shippensburg.
Bloomsburg, undefeated in dual competition last year,
hopes to make a fine showing in the State Teachers College

May

12.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

The fourteenth annual High School Basketball Tournament sponsored by the Lettermen’s Club, was one of the most
successful tournaments ever held at the College.
The tournament was attended by rcord crowds, who came to see their
favorites play.

Much
to

of the success of the tournament must be attributed

William Reed, '35,

mental

in

who

as tournament

manager, was

instru-

secur ng teams of high calibre.

The winners

of the tournament were: Class A, Free and;

Class B, Gilberton; Class C,

Rock

Glen.

o

The Bloomsburg State Teachers College Glee Club,
annual

concert,

Friday

evening,

January

4,

in

in its

the College

Auditorium, was never heard to better advantage, and delighted
the audience.

The members

of the College organization

showed much
and

careful training under the direction of Miss Harriet Moore,

did splendid

work

Soloists of the

Wolfson,

violinist.

in

presenting a varied program.

evening were John Andreas, pianist, Gerald

Each did an exceptionally

fine

piece

of

work.

:n

The popular double male quartet appeared to advantage
two groups of numbers, so well received that it was com-

pelled to give several encores.

o
Miss Margaret Creasy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Creasy, of Center Street, and John Hendler, of Wilkes-Barre,

have been elected Freshmen members of the Student Council
the Teachers College.

at

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LUZERNE TEACHERS MEET AT COLLEGE
Features of high professional value and others equally fine

entertainment combined to make the meeting of almost
150 teachers of Lower Luzerne County Teachers Association

as to

at the State

Teachers College here, an exceptionally delightful

and profitable one.
Teachers from throughout the district attended the professional program during the afternoon and in the evening attended a dinner, at which Dr. Francis B. Haas, College President, was the speaker, and the Millersville-Bloomsburg basketball game which followed.
Hoyt E. Heller, assistant superintendent of the Luzerne
County Schools, presided at the general session which opened
the program.
Elementary teachers then visited the College
Training School, with the program in charge of Earl N. Rhodes,
and secondary teachers went to Bloomsburg High School for
a program arranged by John C. Koch with the cooperation of
L. P. Gilmore, Supervising Principal of the town schools.
One of the splendid features of the afternoon was a series

Benjamm

of demonstration: concluded in the

School

ing

at

the

College.

The grades were

primiry and elementary teachers attending the
Miss Ermine Stanton
in

language and reading.

to writ i’g

in the first

step

visited

by the

institute.

grade conducted a class

The children devoted

their efforts

an account for the school bulletin board, of the Val-

ent ne p'rty of the grade at which mothers

The

Franklin Train-

m

story tehing

were

stressed,

the

had been
title

guests.

importance

of an interesting beginning with natural sequence of thought
logical ending and finally suming
up with a read ng of the whole.
In the second grade Miss Mabel Moyer conducted a class
in “readrng and "phonics.”
There was a study of appreciaThrough this was
tion of poetry through reading activities.

developed working toward a

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developed the feeling of rhyme and rhythm elements and the enjoyment of the humor and beauty of poetry as well as the menThe folow-up of this work
tal visualization of the picture.
in

reading pictures of the characters

reproduction of the
of other original

in

the stones

and the

poem through memorization and

poems by

oral

creating

the children.

Mrs. Lucille Baker, of the third grade, taught social studies

with the topic “Airplanes.’
trate

A

demonstration was given to

some of the procedures used

in

illus-

teaching a social studies

Materials were in evidence,

lesson centering around aircraft.

showing work that has been developed through manual language and reading
this

activities,

emphasizing the development of

airplane unit.
In the fourth

grade there was a picture study followed by

a history lesson with Miss

ture study

was

to

show

Helen Carpenter
the children the

in

charge.

work

The

pic-

of an artist.

They were taught how a picture should be mounted. The lesson brought out art principles, history of the artist and why he
painted the picture.
The history lesson was to show what the
children gained from reading of the lesson and how they could
demonstrate it in playing a game.
Children of the fifth grade and a “book club” meeting under the direction of Miss Ann Garrison with the development of
the correct usage and care of books.
The lesson brought out
the enjoyment and appreciation of good literature.
There was a nature study lesson for the sixth grade
pupils on “Is Ice a Friend to Us?” with Mrs. Etta Keller in
charge.
The children developed the uses of ice and the harm
that comes from ice, the reason ice freezs on ponds and
streams and the good that comes to people as a result.
Inasmuch as the harm is occasional and not constant and the good
is constant, the children decided that ice was a friend of man.

When

the general session re-convened in the College Audi-

torium at three o’clock, George

J.

Keller, art instructor, pre-

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sented a spendid demonstration on art
after school.

and

boys

It

girls

schools for

in the

life

was a creative education demonstration by
of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades of the

training school.

The Maroon and Gold orchestra furnished music for the
in the even ng with Miss Harriet M. Moore leading the
singing.
Dean of Instruction, W. B. Sutliff, presided, and Dr.
Haas made the address.
The local educator spoke on “Some Interesting Educa-

banquet

He spoke

tional Situations.”

to provide for the needs of a

the

program

in a

of the proposed

new

new economic

new

constitution

and

social order,

to finance

order.

Referring to immediate legislatve needs

in

view of the

probable constitution revision, Dr. Haas said the legislation on
the books needs relative'y

must

shift the

little

burden from the

change.

Financial legislation

local district to the state

and

provide for immediate needs.
o

Miss Charlotte Hochberg has been

Waller Hall Student
Pfeifer

who

engaged

in

Girl’s Association,

named

President of the

succeeding Miss Adeline

during the next semester will be

in

Williamsport,

practice teaching and therefore unable to attend

to the duties of the Association.

Miss Lucille Gilchrist succeeds

Miss Hochberg as Senior Class Representative on the Governing Board.

Miss

Amanda Walsh

has been chosen Chairman of the

will be
Kathryn Van Auken, Irene Smith, Unora Mendenhall,
Anna Rutter, Gladys Boyrer, Mary Frantz, Edythe Reimensnyder, Rosetta Thomas, Ruth Davis, Anne Curry, Dorothy
Edgar, Wilhelmina Hayes and Minette Rosenblatt.

Waller Hall Program Committee and on the committee
Misses

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STATE STUDENT FEDERATION MEETS

The Pennsylvania Federation of College Students, headed
by Rostand Kelly, a senior at Bloomsburg State Teachers College,

concluded the most successful year of

its

three-year exis-

tence at a conference held at State College, in January, and

attended by representatives of twenty-six colleges.

Much work was accomplished

at the

two-day session

at-

tended by approximately eighty students, including five from
Bloomsburg State Teachers College who took an active part
in the program.
A petition wi.l be presented to the State Legislature requesting the right of absentee voting for college students

in

Pennsylvania.

The conference recommended one central student organicampus of an institution. Freshman customs were
recommended as a means of indentification, w ith any elements
that would lead to humil ation or having to do with hazing
frowned upon.
Inclusion of forums for working out current problems was
recommended as a part of student government programs, and
it w as further recommended that the colleges of Pennsylvania
zation on the

r

r

give the honor system a

The
cial

trial.

finan

support for state supported or state aided institutions, and

for impoverished school districts,

the

more adequate

Legislature will be asked for

and

it

was recommended

that

FERA be

extended for another year.
The conference held in Bloomsburg, a few weeks before

the convention, the

first

of

its

kind, did

program and clearing the way
business at the annual sessions.

the

much

in

mapping the

transaction of

much

This inovation, started through

and the cooperation of the local Colmet with such favor that six districts were set up and

the init’ative of Mr. Kelly
lege,

for

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each
al

will

hold a regional conference prior to the

1

936

gener-

session.

Dr. Francis B. Haas, president of
ers College

was

Bloomsburg State Teach-

the principal speaker at the general session,

Saturday afternoon, and gave a splendid address on “Student
Leadership in College.”

John Beck, of Harrisburg, took part in the panel discussion on Student body government associations and Miss Jean
Smith of Berwick in the panel discussions on day student participation in college life. Miss Anne Quigley, of Mt. Carmel, and
George VanSickle, of Catawissa also represented the local college at the conference.

At the banquet Saturday evening, Mr. Beck presented
the speaker, John A. Lang, president of the National Federation
of America.

Colleges

represented

addition

in

to

Bloomsburg were

Lafayette, Millersville Teachers, Penn State, Moravian, College

Women,

Rock Teachers, St. Thomas, West Chester
Teachers, Misericordia, Lock Haven Teachers, University of
Pittsburg, Cheney Teachers, Wilson, California Teachers, Philadelphia College of Science, Kutztown Teachers, Stroudsburg
for

Teachers,

Slippery

Seton

Hall,

Indiana

Drexel, Pennsylvania College for

Dickinson,

Teachers,

Women, Cedar

Beaver,

Crest, Susque-

hanna.

o
Mrs.

F.

H. Jenkins hears quite frequently from Mrs. Alice

Carver Green, daughter of Prof. Henry Carver, the founder of

The Normal School, Bloomsburg,

Pa., as

it

was

called at that

time.

She is now living in a Home for the Aged, at 2380 N.
El Molina Ave., Albadena, California. She will reach her eightyseventh birthday this month. Her health is good and she gets
She writes wonderfully
a great deal of enjoyment out of life.
interesting letters for a person of her age.

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PRAISE

14

WORK AT TEACHERS COLLEGE

The National Magazine of Commerce, devoted to business,
its January issue, had this to say about
Bloomsburg State Teachers College:
“One of the most evident instances of genuine efficiency in

finance and industry, in
the

been afforded in the record
achieved by the Bloomsburg State Teachers College, of Bloomsthe

teacher

training

realm has

burg, Pennsylvania.

“For a period of almost 78 years,
tioned progressively, bringing

its

this college

services to large

has func-

numbers of

Always quick to recognize current needs, the institution has added new and valuable courses to its curriculum,
in order that a maximum in service might be rendered.
Of
interest in this connection is the excellent work which is being
accomplished by its Department of Commerce.
“This department was instituted in 1930, under the leadership of Harvey A. Andrus, who since that time has costudents.

operated closely with Francis B. Haas, President of the college
for the past eight years.
It was founded because of a great
need for commerical teacher training for the high schools of

the state.

Under Mr. Andruss’ leadership,

growth, indicating the extent of the
tion.

The

Bloomsburg

State

courses of four-year duration, and

Teachers
is

it

has attained rapid

demand
fully

for such instruc-

College

maintains

recognized.”

o

KIWANIS-ROTARY COLLEGE NIGHT
The eighth annual Kiwanis-Rotary night at the Bloomsburg State Teachers College was held Thursday evening, March
4, with an attendance of about four hundred.
1

The dominating thought

of the night

was the importance

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15

and the fine
between the two service organizations,
with both motivated by the same principles. This was emphasized by both Dr. Charles E. Mackin, of Shamokin, Lieutenant
Governor of Kiwanis, and Carl L. Millward, of Milton, District
Governor of Rotary.
Following the program in the dining room, the guests
went to the auditorium, where they were entertained for almost
Dancing in the
two hours by various college organizations.
gymnasium followed.
of the college in the life of this part of the state,

relationship that exists

o
H. Edgar Sherts, President of the Association of Trustees of State

Teachers Colleges, announced March 4, that he

received a letter from Governor Earle suggesting “the elimination of

some

of the colleges not

now

operating to the best

advantage.”
“It

my

is

tire situation

desire to

make

a very careful study of the en-

surrounding the State Teachers Colleges,” Sherts

said Earle wrote him.

“The Department
time that

in

ination of

advantage.

some
be the elim-

of Public Instruction has felt for

looking to a solution the

first

step must

some of the colleges not now operating to the best
This was also recommended by the Sterling Com-

mittee.
“I

am

told that the situation will

the near future

owing

become more

serious in

to the fact that the buildings of

many

of

the colleges will soon need substantial repairs.”

The 14 institutions for training public school teachers
were slated to receive $2,500,000 in the next two years in the
allocations suggested by the Earle Budget as compared with
$3,000,000 for the past two years.

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BLOOMSBURG HOST TO TEACHERS

On

Friday and Saturday, March

29 and 30,

the Northeast-

ern Convention District of the Pennsylvania State Education
Association, which
its

was organized

in

tenth convention at the College.

Bloomsburg

in

1926, held

General sessions were held

on Friday afternoon and evening and Saturday morning, while

department and sectional meetings were in session both Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. The departmental and
sectional programs provided for every grade, subject, and
department of school

interest.

The program was developed around the theme, “Character
in Any Epoch of
Social and Economic Change.”
The entertainment and social
features consisted of a concert by the Berwick High School
Education as an Eessential Constant Factor

Band,

twice

Llewellyn,

state

the

under the direction of R. E.
convention dinner, and an informal

champions,

annual

dance after the Friday evening session.
Fred W. Diehl, superintendent of the Montour County

member of the Board of Trustees of the College,
was president of the convention. Counties comprising the district are: Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne,
Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming.
Some of the outstanding educators who took part were:
Dr. James N. Rule, Superintendent of Public Instruction; Dr.
Homer T. Rainey, President of Bucknell University; Dr. Ben
G. Graham, Superintendent of the Pittsburgh Schools and
Schools, and a

President of the Pennsylvania State Education Association; Dr.

Jay B. Nash, New York University; Dr. G. T. Holcombe, member of the Board of Eastern Penitentiary; Mr. John Cramer,

Supenntendent of the Huntington Reformatory; Frederic SnyTraveler, Lecturer; John A. Tallmadge, Cedar

der, Author,

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Crest College, Allentown;

Naomi K. Hade, Susquehanna Uni-

W. Harmon Wilson, Editor
W. Lilhbridge, Superintendent

versity;

of the “Balance Sheet”;

and

of the schools of

C.

McKean

The following representatives from the State Department were present: W. H. Bristow, D. E. Crosley, C. Valentine
Kirby, W. P. Loomis, V. A. Martin, M. Claude Rosenberry, J.
Y. Shambach, and Tressa C. Yeager.
The local committee on arrangements was composed of
Dr. Francis B. Haas, Chairman, William W. Evans, Wm. B. Sutliff, John C. Koch, Miss Irma Ward, L. P. Gilmore, Dr. Mar
guerite Kehr, Earl N. Rhodes, and C. M. Hausknecht.
County.

o

Herbert M. Grotz, esteemed Bloomsburg resident and a
of one of the town’s pioneer families, passed away at
home, 262 East Eighth Street, at eleven o’clock, February

member
his

19,

1935.
Mr. Grotz,

suffered a

fall

from that time.

who was aged

seventy-one years in December,
bedroom, and was confined to his bed
The fall led to complcations and hastened the

in

his

end.

An

active

member

of St.

Matthew Lutheran Church, Mr.

Grotz was for a quarter century Financial Secretary of the

Church and as a holder of that

He

from

office a

member

of the Church

January st. For twenty-five
years he was also Secretary of the Lutheran Sunday School,

Council.

retired

retiring four years ago.

Home

office

1

He was

a

member

of the Protective

Circle.

Mr. Grotz, for

many

years clerked

the time for the Leader Store,

and

in

town

stores,

for twelve years

most of

was em-

ployed at the Teachers College, leaving that position when he
retired.

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FRANK

In the

the
the

PURSEL

sudden death of Frank

day, January 4, there passed
ing

P.

18

P. Pursel at his

away one

home,

Fri-

of Bloomsburg’s lead-

citizens and one of Central Penna’s leading merchants,
owner of one of the few department stores remaining in
state to be stamped by the individuality of any one man.

News

of Mr. Pursel’s death came as a great shock to the
community, and especially so because of the fact that he
had been enjoying exceptionally good health in recent months.
About five and a half years ago he suffered a breakdown due to
a heart condition, but he rallied from that and had suffered
a recurrence but once, until there came the attack which caused
entire

his death.

Mr. Pursel was born February 3, 1863,
Township, the son of Wellington B. and Sarah
Pursel,

a

and there obtained
for some time

student

Hemlock

in

E.

Patterson

Later, he was
Bloomsburg State Teachers

his early education.

the

at

College.

His marriage

is

Miss Vida Miller, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Charles Miller, took place February 7, 1900.

born four children,

whom

To them was

widow.
The children are
Mrs. George O’Keefe, wife of Lieutenant O’Keefe of the
United States Navy and stationed at Berkely, California; Mrs.
George Wyman, of Palmerton, and Frank, Junior, and Charles,
all

of

survive, as does his

of Bloomsburg.

o
Dr. D. J. Waller, Jr., has been awarded the Silver Beaver
Award, by the Council of the Boy Scouts. This award, one of
the higest :n scouting, comes to Dr. Waller as a recognition of
his long interest in Boy Scout work in Columbia County.

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Alumni are earnestly requested to inform Mrs. F. H. Jenkins
changes of address. Many copies of the Alumni Quarterly
have been returned because the subscribers are no longer living at
the address on our files.
All

of

all

Officers of the

Alumni Association

Mr. R. Bruce Albert, ’06
Dr. D. J. Waller, Jr., ’67

President

Vice President

Edward Schuyler, ’24
Miss Harriet Carpenter, ’96
Mr.

Secretary

Treasurer

Executive Committee
Mr. Fred D. Diehl,

09

Dr. E. H. Nelson,

Mr. H. Mont Smith, ’93

Mr. Frank Dennis,

Mr. Maurice F. Houck, ’10

Mr. Daniel

Mr. Dennis D. Wright,

’1

J.

1

1

1

1

Mahoney, 09

1

PHILADELPHIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE BL00MS-

BURG STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
The

officers

and Alumni Council of the Philadelphia Alumni

Association are busily engaged making plans for the Fifth Annual Reunion and Banquet of the organization, which will be

held

in

6:30
in

the North

Garden on the roof of the Bellevue Stratford,

P. M„ April
How quickly

the

same place

27, 1935.
the year has rolled
last

by

for us

all

we met
program

since

year, due to our continuation

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of

We

summer and luncheon meetings which
our Alma Mater.

during the

picnics

binds us

20

still

closer to

might say

it

seems but yesterday since the Association

was organized and held its first annual reunion and banquet in
May, 1930. What happy years these have been in the reviving of old friendships and formation of new ones, as well as
growing closer to our school, and in the worthwhile and ennobling fellowship with Dr. Waller, Dr. Haas and our former
teachers who have attended several of the banquets.
Learning of the formation of other Alumni organizations,

we

would be a splendid idea if these associations,
since we are all members of the one large happy Bloomsburg
family, would visit each other at their various annual reunions.
We therefore extend a cordial invitation to any member of
another B^omsburg Alumni Association, and hope to see a representation from each of the other organizations at our coming
reunion and banquet on April 27, or any of our other affairs.
The members of our Philadelphia group are mighty proud
to belong to an organization which has made such rapid progress
in these past few years.
thought

it

Dr. Waller ’67,

welcomed

this

and Dr. Haas

will

again be most especially

year as well as our former professors, and pres-

ent teachers of the

Bloomsburg

faculty.

With Claude Houseknecht, 1900, leader of the group
singing, Kathryn 0‘Boyle, ladies orchestra for dancing, the
Bloomsburg Men’s Quartet, under the happy direction of Miss
Moore, with the capab’e guidance of Annie Miller Melick, ’85 as
toastmaster, we should have a better time than ever at this
year’s affair.
Six graduates of sixty years

and longer

Bring another alumnus, relative or friend.

will

be present.

Let each alumnus

interest himself or herself in getting out their

own

classmates.

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Remember we

are

all

one large happy family.

Informal,

Tickets $2.00.

The summer

Alumni Association, old fashioned basket affairs, where each member “samples” and enjoys the other’s “goodies,” will be held as follows:
June 8, Valley Forge; July 13, Valley Forge; August 10,
Willow Grove. Do we have fun at these affairs? Just visit us
sometime and see. You’ll be sure to come again. Any Bloomsburg Alumnus will be surely welcome at these picnics.
The luncheon meetings will continue at Gimbel's Restaurant, in The Paul Revere Room on the second Saturday of the
month, beginning in October as follows October 2, November 9, December 4, January
February 8, March 4, Keep
these dates in mind.
Make your slogan “See you at Gimbel’s,
the second Saturday.”
These monthly affairs are the life
blood of our organization, as the friendships formed here and
the happy times we have at each meeting are a great factor
in the success of our annual banquets, and the continued growth
picnics of the Philadelphia

1

:

1

of the organization.

1

Members

1

1

,

are continually sending in

new

names and addresses and writing to their own classmates to join
the association. Our luncheons have been very enthusiastic and
well attended. We were delighted to greet several alumni from
Bloomsburg itself at our February meeting.
We are happy to report that Mrs. J. F. McDonnell, ’94,
Jenkintown, is convelescing at the Abington Hospital, and Dr.
Peter Aste'loni, is again back practicing his prefession.
Good luck and long life to the Bloomsburg Alumni Association.
Be sure to subscribe for the Quarterly. Send your subscription to Mrs. F. H. Jenkins, Business

Florence Hess Cool, ’88, President.
Jennie Yoder Foley, ’08, Secretary.

Manager.

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“AN APPRECIATION’’
Due

to our

beloved and worthy President, these have been

very delightful years for the officers and members of the Phila-

We were organized at a time when,
seemed a foolish venture, and would

delphia Alumni Association.

due

to the depression,

never prosper.
ing, wise,

it

But God has wonderfully blessed us with a lov-

and competent Christian leader of the highest

ideals,

in the person of our President, Florence Hess Cool, ’88,

who,

“out of the goodness of her heart and her deep and lasting
affection for her
tion

mto being

more than
heart,

lists

after

effort,

just

“loved” the organiza-

working practically

ten years before

untiring

worked

Alma Mater” has
it

s

ngle-handed for

wis organized.

With a lovng

and undiminshed

enthusiasm, she has

increasingly for Bloomsburg, until today,

we have

our

seven hundred Alumni, exclusive of relatives and friends of

the Alumni.

Words cannot

tell

nor pen describe the goodwill which

she has revived and fostered with her splendid friendliness to

charming personality, and love for her Alma Mater,
dear old Bloomsburg on the Hill. To us, Florence Hess Cool
is a living example of the Golden Rule.
“God bless her and hers” is the fervent prayer of the
officers and members of the Philadelphia Alumni of B. S. T. C.
others, her

o

Montour Countv Alumm
day evening,

May

10.

will

ho'd

thei*-

annual dmner Fri-

Plans for the dinner were laid at a

meeting of the Executive Committee

for the county in the
County Superintendent, Fred W. Diehl, at Danville.
The Montour County Banquet Committee are: Banquet,
Miss Harriet E. Rye, Miss Elizabeth Miller and Lehman Snyder;
Program, Miss Alice J. Guest, Miss Alice Smull, Miss Anna
Gearv and John Shellenberger; Invitations, Miss Isabel Boyer,
Miss Ruth Sidler, Miss Marie Foust and A. C. Bobb.
office of

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LACKAWANNA COUNTY ALUMNI ORGANIZE

Another

local

branch of the Alumni Association was organ-

March 9, when the Alumni
Lackawanna County held a very successful banquet in the
Hotel Casey.
About 225 were in attendance at the banquet.
Dr. Francis B. Haas, President of the College, was the principal
speaker, while members of the student body and faculty took
part in the program.
Miss Eva Morgan had charge of the
ized in Scranton Saturaday evening,

of

singing during the dinner.
Officers

elected

were:

Thomas Rowlands, Vice

Herbert

Jones,

S.

President;

President; Miss Adeline Williams, Sec-

retary; Miss Lydia A. Bohn, Treasurer; Miss

Anna M. Conboy,

Financial Secretary.

Judge W. R. Lewis, of the Class of 886, presided as
Howard F. Fenstemaker and W. B. Suthff, memtoastmaster.
The double quartet of the
bers of the faculty, spoke briefly.
College sang several selections, and made a fine impression on
the audience.
Others who took part in the program were: Dr.
John H. Dyer, Superintendent of the Scranton Schools, and Edward M. Coleman, a member of the Legislature from the first
district, Scranton.
Miss Lenora Reese delighted the audience
with two solos. At the close of his address. Dr. Haas presented
John Beck, ’35, President of the Community Government Association at the college.
Mr. Beck extended greetings from the
student body.
Miss Charlotte Hochberg, '35, Pres’dent of the
Waller Hall Government Association, told of the activit:es of
1

the

women

students at the college.

Lackawanna County Alumni Associabe congratulated on the fine contribution they have
made toward the movement which has as its aim the formation
of local associations in all the counties of Bloomsburg’s service
area.
The local groups formed thus far are the Philadelphia,
The

officers of the

tion are to

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Northumberland County, and Lackawanna County groups. The
Alumni of Columbia are planning a dinner for April 13, while
those of Montour County expect to hold a banquet early in May.
o
Miss Ruth L. Miller of Catawissa, R. D., and Emerson Vin-

man, were married Sunday, March 3,
ceremony in the Pine Street Lutheran Church, at the
close of the morning service.
The auditorium was filled with relatives and friends of the
couple and members of the congregation.
The ring ceremony was performed by the pastor, the Rev.
Walter E. Brown.
Miss Jean Miller, sister of the bride, was
bridesmaid and Thad S. Vincent, Bloom Street, brother of the
groom, was the best man.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Miller,
cent, Danville business
in a

pretty

of River Hill, Catawissa.
She is a graduate of the Catawissa
High School Bloomsburg State Teachers College, D'ckinson
Seminarv at Williamsport and the Geisinger Hospital Training
School for Nurses, class of 1926, and since has been engaged
in

the nursing profession.

While

in

training at the Geisinger

was president of her class and later was president of the
Alumnae Association of the Hospital.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vincent of
Danville.
He is a graduate of the Pottsgrove High School and
is engaged in the delicatessen business on Bloom Street.
she

o

The College students held

their Valentine

Party

in

the

dining hall Thursday evening, February 14, with a short period

of dancing following.

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25

1879
Francis Becker, of Roaring Creek died Friday morning,

home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary L. Behrens,
where he had been visiting. Hs was eighty-two
years of age, and died after a ten days’ illness with pneumonia.
In
878 and 879, Mr. Becker attended the Bloomsburg
State Normal School.
He began teaching in the Roaring Creek
district in
879, and in the next few years taught in the Numidia, Slabtown, Camp, and Furnace Schools.
About 1890
he became principal of the William Street Building in Plymouth,
later becoming the principal of the Central Building in that
city, where he remained until he retired in 1922.
March

15, at the

at Nazareth,

1

1

1

1885
Horace M. Fisher, for years Secretary and Treasurer of
Company, and a prominent
figure in New York City transportation for three decades, died
the

Interborough Rapid Transit

Monday, March
illness.

4, at his

Mr. Fisher

is

home

in Plainfield, N. J., after a brief

survived by his wife and three children.

Mr. Fisher was born

in Main Township, Columbia County,
boyhood was spent on a farm in Main
Township, and he became a telegraph operator for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company. In 1883, he resigned
Following his
to enter the Bloomsburg State Normal School.

July

14,

1862.

His

graduation, he took a commercial course

in

Philadelphia, and

became stenographer for L. A. Emerson, traffic manager of the
Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad, and later became
chief clerk

and claim agent.

After serving

in

several positions, Mr. Fisher

was

in

1903

elected Secretary of the Rapid Transit Subway Construction
Company, organized to construct the New York Subways, and
in 1904, he became Secretary of the Interborough Rapir Trans't Company, organized to operate both the subways and ele-

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New York

26

1905, he was elected SecreIn 1907, 1908,
tary of the Interborough-Manhattan Company.
and 909 he was elected successively to the directorate of these
companies, and in the three years that followed he became
vated

lines in

In

City.

1

New York

Railways Company, a
Company, and the New
Avenue Coach Companies. In

respectively. Secretary of the

director of the Metropolitan Securities

York Transportation and Fifth
1924 he was named Secretary and Treasurer of the Interborough Rapid Transit and Subway Construction Companies. In
addition, he was Treasurer of the Depreciation Fund Board,
control'ed jointly by the City of New York and the Interborough
Company.

1899

On February 22nd, 1935,

at Penfield, Philadelphia.

Pa

.

Miss Ethel P. Echtermach, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph P.

Echternach, became the bride of Mr. John A. Bishop, of Bryn
Mawr, Pa.
The bride wore her mother’s wedding gown, carried a
boquet of roses and lillies of the valley, and was unattended.
Mrs. Bishop

is

a graduate of Wilson College also having re-

ceived her Master Degree

Pennsylvania

in

Chemistry from the University of

1934.

in

Mr. B'shop

is

a graduate of Haverford College, also holds

a Master’s Degree in Chemistry

The couple

will reside in

from

New York

University.

Bryn Mawr.

1902
S.

Gertrude Rawson
Miss

ton, Pa.

Scranton.

Rawson

lives at

is

3715 Birney Avenue, ScranRush School in

principal of the B.

She received the degree of B.

S.

at

Columbia Uni-

versity in 1932.

1908

Edward
faithful

and

Foley,

Jr.,

son of Jennie Yoder Foley,

efficient secretary of the Philadelphia

08, the

Alumni Asso-

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ciation, has

been chosen

Matthew’s Passion,

to

one of the bass

as

be

given

at the

soloists in the Saint

Second Presbyterian

Church, Philadelphia.

1910

Anwl Smith, 73 Worcester Lane, Walthan, Mass.
C. Metz, 23 Manhattan Street, Ashley, Pa.
Louella Burdick Sinquett, 43 Lafayette Ave., Haddonfield, N.
David Moses, Woodburn, Oregon.
Agnes Freas Keiser, 123 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, N. J.
Ruby M. Gearhart, Evergreen Ave., Larchmant, Pa.
Lila

Robert

Hazel Longenberger Stieg, Wrightsville, Pa., R. R. No.
Mrs.

Amos

J.

2., c'o

Strickler.

Charles L. Maurer, 130 Linden Ave., Collingswood, N.

J.

Murray O’Bren, 2020 E. 72nd Place, Chicago, 111.
Josephine Reynolds, 1001 Columbia Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
Irene

832 Stokes Ave., Collingswood,
Donovan. 23 Lynde Strre, Boston, Mass.

Jennie Elizabeth Tobin,

Anna

K.

N. J.

Deceased

Mary Katharine Gearhart,
Andrews Rutland, Lucy Malinowski, Jennie Scott Jule

Elizabeth Gulick, Mabel Pellett,
Ethel

Farrell.

1913
Bernard

Kelley

been

has

General by Governor Earle.

appointed

Mr. Kelley

is

Deputy

Attorney

a very prominent

attorney and a very loyal Bloomsburg Alumnus.

1922
At the home of the groom’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. M. Paul Smith, 205 West Oak Street, Norristown,
1

Miss Pauline M. Leitzel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
zel,

of Sunbury,

became

the bride of Mr.

Harvey

Ray

G. Leit-

B. Smith, son

of Mr. and Mrs. H. Mont. Smith, of Bloomsburg, at noon.

The impressive

ring

ceremony of

the Presbyterian Church

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was performed by

the Rev. Dr.

Allen Crawford, pastor of the

J.

Presbyterian Church, Norristown,

First

28

in

the presence of the

near relatives.

The bride
She

ladies.

one of Sunbury’s most highly esteemed young
Sunbury High School, class

is

a graduate of the

is

member of
The groom is a member

of 1925, and

is

the Zeta Phi Delta Sorority.

a

of the

Columbia County Bar, and

Secretary of the Democratic County Committee.

He

is

a grad-

uate of the Bloomsburg State Normal School, Lafayette College,

and of Dickinson Law School. He has been successfully engaged in practice in Columbia County for several years.

1924
Miss Kathryn C. Schuyler, of Turbotville, and Russe

1

C.

Gaston, of Turbotville, R. D., were united in marriage Satur-

day, March 23, at the

been teaching

in

home

Mrs. Gaston has
Northumberland and Union Counties.
of the br de.
:

1926

A

wedding ceremony was performed Saturday
March 23, at the Cambra Christian Church, when
Miss Mary L. Dodson, a teacher in the schools of Cambra, became the bride of Layton Gearhart, of Mulenberg. The Rev.
pretty

evening,

Gilbert

Bennet,

pastor

of

the

Methodist

Church

at Picture

Rocks, officiated at the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. Lawrence Doak, pastor of the Christian Church at Benton.
bride has been a teacher
years.

in the

schools of

Cambra

The

for several

Mr. Gearhart operates a dairy route for the Sunnyslope

Dairy, through Nanticoke and Ashley.

1928
Miss

Ada

Starick, of Sunbury,

of Sunbury, were married Saturday,

and Edward R. Baylor,
March 9.

also

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1932
and Mrs. Ray Reichard, of
and Mrs.
Charles Cole, of Briar Creek, well known county young people,
were united in marriage March 2, 1935, at Williamsport. Mr.
Reichard, a graduate of Orangeville High School and Bloomsburg State Teachers College, is a teacher at Lime Ridge. Mrs.
Paul Reichard, son of Mr.

Light Street, and Miss

Reichard

is

Mary

Cole, daughter of Mr.

a nurse.

1933
Announcement

Mary

as

been made of the engagement of Miss

Alice Eves, of Schuylkill Haven, to Charles N. Cox, a

member

Necopeck High School faculty.
is a graduate of the Bloomsburg State Teachers
College, Class of 1934, and has been a successful teacher :n the
Schuylkill Haven schools.
Mr. Cox is well known both as an athlete and musician and
in connection with his work at Nescopeck High School is assistant coach of the athletic teams.
Both at Bloomsburg High
School, of which he was a member of the class of 1929, and at
the Teachers College where he graduated in 1933, he was a
member of the baseball and football teams. He was also a
member of the College Glee Club and for years has played with
of the

Miss Eves

orchestras of the region.

o

Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss
Louise Shannon, of Benton, and Emerson Stoneham, of Benton.
The ceremony was performed last November 31, by the
Rev. H.

F.

Babcock, of town.

The couple will reside in Benton where the bridegroom is
employed at the Benton Bakery.
Mrs. Stoneham is a graduate of Benton High School and
attended the Teachers College here, and the bridegroom graduated from Wilkes-Barre Academy and Wyoming Seminary.

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Although some members of the Milton Symphony Orcheswere delayed for an hour by icy roads Friday evening, February 8, the large audience in the Auditorium waited and
engaged in group singing and then was amply repaid.
The program opened with Mozart’s overture to “The
Marriage of Figaro.” Dvorak’s Symphony No. 5 n E Minor
from “The New World” was presented as the second number,
and “Dance of the Hours” from “La Gioconda” was the third.
Liszt’s Symphonic Poem No. 3 “Les Preludes,” was the fourth
number. As encores, the orchestra gave Jaernefelt’s Praeludinum” and Foster’s “Fantasy on American Folk Songs.”
The orchestra of sixty-five members was directed by E.
tra

;

Hart Bugbee.
o
Scores of Alumni were back Saturday, March 4, 1935, to

enjoy

the

Annual

Teachers College.

Inter-Fraternitv

The

nasium which was decorated
ties, all

Ball

delightful affair

of

the

was staged

Bloomsburg
in the gym-

the four fraterni-

in the colors of

national.

Phil Guinard’s Orchestra

Participating fraternities

provided a

Pi

program of music.

were Delta Chapter of

Epsilon, Iona Chapter of Phi Sigma,

Kappa Delta
Omega.

fine

Gamma

Gamma

Theta

Beta Chapter of

and Alpha Omricon Chapter of Alpha

Psi

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The Alumni Quarterly
PUBLISHED BY

THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OF THE

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
VOL. 36

JULY, 1935

NO. 3

Entered as Second-class Matter. July 1. 1909. at llie Pusl uflice at Kloumsbur^.
Pa., under the Act ol J uly 1C, 1891.
Published Four Times a Year

H. F.

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COMMENCEMENT
A successful future must be built on the foundation of fundamentals of American life for present problems are not the result of
economics but of human values, Dr. Joy Elmer Morgan, editor of the
Journal of the National Education Association and one of the nation’s foremost educators, declaied in an address at the Sixty-Sixth
Annual Commencement exercises of the Bloomsburg State Teachers
College.

A

class of

104 received degrees of bachelor of science in educaCollege in which all of the

tion, the first class in the history of the

members received degrees.
Dr. Morgan told the class that the type of civilization we intend
to build must be based on responsible individual initiative upon hap;

py and stable family life; the disciplining of our spiritual life; the
American free public schools and a real, established cooperative democracy in which we ask nothing for ourselves we do not hold out for
our neighbors.
With no attempt at oratory and giving facts as they are and
problems as they loom, Dr. Morgan held the closest attention of the
class and hundreds of relatives and friends in one of the finest addresses to mark a College Commencement.
Dr. Francis B. Haas, president of the College, in a

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well to the class, told its members that the class had done much during its four years at Bloomsburg to advance the ideals of the institution and that the College would always be interested in them and
eager to- help in the problems they face.
The College trio, composed of Miss Dorothy Ermish, cello; Howard Fens'temaker, Jr., violin and Miss Frances Evans, piano, provided
a splendid program of music during the Commencement with the
faculty, trustees and class entering during the processional and the
faculty and trustees going to the platform for the exercises.
The
class, attired in caps and gowns as were members of the faculty and
speaker, occupied a reserved section in the front of the auditorium.
Dr. David J. Waller, Jr., president emeritus of the institution
gave the invocation followed iby the address of Dr. Morgan, Miss Ermish, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. John Ketner Miller, of the
College faculty, delighted with a cello solo, “The Swan,” Saint Saens.
The candidates for degrees were presented to Dr. Haas by Dean of
Instruction, W. B. Sutliff. Dr. Haas read the names of the graduates
who stood as their names were called and received diplomas. The assemblage sang the Alma Mater and faculty, trustees and graduates
left the auditorium during the recessional.
Dr. Morgan spoke of commencem""* as most characteristic of
America life, something that this year reaches more than a million in
the nation’s high schools and hundreds of thousands in the cc/lleges.
He spoke of Teachers Colleges as the best in America and as Bloomsburg being one of the best of the Teachers Colleges, serving a population of high character through an able faculty and outstanding
He spoke of the class as 'being privileged in graduating
president.
and having the opportunity to go out and develop those things for
which the institution stands.
Schools are the very center of American life and the educationHe referred to the
al system goes back to the Teachers College.
three decisions of the Supreme Court and expressed the belief that
the past twenty-four hours had made as much history as any day in
the nation’s life.
Such decisions, he pointed out, turn the current of action but do
not change the situation. There are still unemployed and in a number equal to the nation’s population in 1850. Conditions must be
faced and he spoke of the conditions abroad with a future which no
man can foresee.
There are more unemployed today than at any time in the past
five years and if relief and government work are deducted only half
of the nation would be at work. Among them are College graduates,
some of whom have been unemployed for six years.
He spe/ke of a recent conference he had attended in the office of
Harry Hopkins, Federal Relief Administrator and the problem came

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up of what

to do with the three millions of unemployed between the
ages of sixteen and twenty-five. The question is how will the nation
be responsible for a program to meet the situation.
The major problems are permanent and the set up to meet many
of them will exist for from five to twenty-five years and perhaps
longer, he predicted, and have a decided effect upon our government

of the future.

Our problems are not going to be simple, he declared. They are
not problems of an economic nature.
Those were by products.
He discussed five fundamentals upon which a successful future
must be built. The first mentioned was responsible, individual initiative.
He spoke of the waste of land and natural resources and the
unmindfulness of generations who are to follow us; of business which
has destroyed the guarantee to the individual and urged remedy of
these conditions.
Eh Morgan stressed the need of happy and stable family life as
a required fundamental. “Give the child an early part in family life
and teach him the worth of the home. Don’t turn the duties of the
home over to Hollywood or Radio City.” He spoke of the lines of
human heritage back of each individual, which he declared has done
more than any other factor to make America what it is today. There
is a tremendous responsibility upon each individual.
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There must be a disciplining of our spiritual life.
He referred
who have come out of the homes of ministers, declaring that if the church made no other contribution, the giving of these
sons and daughters to the world has justified the cost. Dr. Morgan
spoke of the need of a discipline of a deep spiritual life which should
reach out to proclaim the universal right of all men.
The American free public school, the most characteristic of
American institutions, was given as a fourth fundamental. He spoke
of seven millions in secondary schools today
two million more than
two years ago.
There must be provision for education beyond the
secondary schools and predicted a greatly extended system of adult
education. The nation upon its present basis of education cannot develop for the problems it must face, he asserted, for they are too
complicated and require a high degree of interpretation.
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Government now is largely by the people whose education stopped in the elementary school but we are coming to a point when those
with high school and college educations will govern and in this he believed there should be hope.
The speaker pleaded for a real, established, cooperative democracy in which we ask nothing for ourselves we do not hold out to our
neighbor, as another fundamental. If this is not done he declared
America is headed for the caste system.
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where there now exists only a shadow of democracy. He declared
democracy in this nation has not gained the ultimate but it has held
In agriculture he predicted the greatest revolution in any
its own.
field in

the years just ahead.

in the end must deal with the problems of government. There are 600,000 in Pennsylvania not employed. They cannot go elsewhere for in other places the situation is the same. We
must work out a democratic plan to meet this situation and he declared planning of the right kind is not regimentation.
America is awakening to the situation and is able to face it with
courage and hope. As teachers and citizens the class will have a profound part in this plan and he urged that they strive toward the
American ideal, democracy.

The schools

The members of the graduating

class are:

Secondary

John Beck, Harrisburg; Charles E. Blackburn, Wanamie; Paul Brunstetter, Orangeville; Walter B. Buggy, Shamokin; Edwin R.
Creasy, Bloomsburg; Thomas F. Davis, Ringtown; Howard E.
DeMott, Bloomsburg; Mildred E. Deppe, Berwick; Sylvester C.
Ficca, Atlas; Madeline D. Fiorini, Espy; Mildred Mae Ford,
Bloomsburg; David W. Foust, Washingtonville Lauretta Mae
Foust, Watsontown; Euphemia Gilmore, Bloomsburg; Rosebud L.
Golder
Berwick; Helen A. Hartman, Rohrsburg; Albei't R.
Hayes, Berwick; Walter George Hiney, Berwick; Charlotte A.
Hochberg, Hazleton; Thomas John Howell, Nanticoke; Donald
C. Hower, Bloomsburg; Rostand D. Kelly, Bloomsburg; Clyde C.
Kitch, Columbia; Sam Krauss, Bloomsburg; E. Susanne Lehman,
Berwick; Ernest Edward Line, Alden Station; John Joseph McGrew, Mahanoy Plane; Elmer John McKechnie, Berwick; Albert
A. Makowski, Glen Lyon; Florence E. Marchetti, Kulpmont;
Ruth Ella Maust, Bloomsburg; Unora Bertha Mendenhall, Ben
ton; Catharine A. Mensch, Catawissa; Veda K. Mericle, Bloomsburg; Helen Hester Merrill, Light Street; Mary E. Miller, Cenitralia; Velva May Mordan, Orangeville; Forrest Raymond MorNaomi May Beyers, Pittston; Bruno August
gan, Trevorton
Novak, Scranton; Harold James O’Brien, Locust Gap; Camille
Kathleen Pennica, Elizabeth, N. J. Michael Frank Prokcpchak;
Dallas; Anna M. Quigley, Mt. Carmel; Flora A. Ro.binholt,
Bloomsburg; Elizabeth Row, Bloomsburg; Anthony Shakofski,
iSwoyerville Charles William VanSickle, Catawissa; Roy Troy,
Nuremberg; Walter Washeleski, Simpson; Marvin G. Wojcik;
rdf son, Scranton; Frank S. Zubris.
Forrest City; Gerald J.
Sheatown.
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Elementary
Baer, Shickshinny; Genevieve P. Bowman, Bloomsburg;
Gladys Ruby Boyer, Pillow; Helen G. Bray, Hazleton; Thelma
A. Bredbenner, Bloomsburg; Helen L. Culp, Wilkes Barre; Eria
Geraldine Long, Briar Creek; Fae Meixell, Espy; Lucille C. MilIsabel Rough, Berwick; Mrs. Laura Burger
ler, Mifflinville;
Schell, Bloomsburg; Jean E. Smith, Berwick; Harriet A. Styer,
Bloomsburg; Edna May Wagner, Bloomsburg.

Pearl L.

Commerce
C. Anderson, Reading; Woodrow Glen Brewington, Benton;
John Joseph Butler, Dunmoie, N. J.; Anthony E. Conte, ElizaJohn Samuel Deppen, Trevorton; Howard Ernest
beth, N. J.
Fauth, Red Lion; Ruth Regina Flanagan, Plymouth; Dorothy
Lane Foster, Allentown; Leila Irene Frederick, Milton Helen
Irene Frey, Pennsburg; Lucille M. Gilchrist, Lake Como; John
James Gress, Tower City; Gerald Clarence Harter, Bloomsburg;
Stanley Paul Heimbach, E. Greenville; Harold Clark Henrie,
Berwick; Mildred Mae Hollenbaugh, Penbrook; Elvira June
James, Frackville; Santina Frances LaBrutto, Elizabeth, N. J.
Erma Marie Moyer, Lewisbur-g; Roy C. Peterman, Salladsburg;
Adeline May Pfeiffer, Montgomery; William Irvin Reed, Shamokin; Daniel Clemen Sallitt, Wilkes-Barre; Francis Daniel Sell,
Littletown; Clarence Stewart Slater, Wilkes-Barre; John Warren
Utz, Williamsport; Clara C. Vanderslice, Bloomsburg; Louise
Christine Yeany, Bloomsburg.

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WHO GRADUATED

IN

JANUARY

1935

Secondary
Olive Scott, Kingston; Nellie M. Sweppenheiser, Berwick.

Commerce
Rosina Kitchener, Plymouth; Anna B. McCann, Dunmore; Donald A.
Ruckle, Bloomsburg; Loretta R. Smack, York.

Elementary
Ruth Harris, Berwick; Hannah Shontz Steinhart, Bloomsburg.
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Mrs. Alice Carver Green, daughter of Prof. Henry Carver, the
founder of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College, is now living at
2380 North El Molino Avenue, Altaaena, California. She is eightyseven years of age, but enjoys corresponding with her friends.

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BACCALAUREATE SERMON
Religion is the one essential in a full life, the Rev. Stuart F.
Gast, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Chuch, told members of the
Bloomsburg State Teachers College graduating class in an inspiring
baccalaureate sermon in the College auditorium. Other things aid in
building up a life but religion is the one thing absolutely necessary.
Graduates were told “what the world needs today is leaders
men and women who are keen enough to see above the level of averages and then to have sufficient courage in their convictions to rise
above that level of self satisfaction about them, to overthrow that
spirit of laissez-faire, the spirit to let be about them and rise to the
heights where the sun is beaming and we see an angel standing in the
light

”

Hundreds of relatives and friends of the class attended the serwhich opened as the class, faculty and members of the board of

vice
trustees

entered

the

auditorium singing the

College

processional

hymn, “Ancient of Days.” The Rev. Mr. Gast gave the invocation
and the congregation sang “Faith of Our Fathers.” Dr. Francis R.
Haas president of the College, read the Scripture lesson and following the sermon the Women’s Chorus, Miss Harriet M. Moore directing and Mrs. John K. Miller the accompanist, sang “Unfold Ye PorThe benediction
tals” from “The Redemption” by Charles Gounod.
was by the Rev. Mr. Gast and the recessional hymn “Awake, My
Soul.”

Taking his text from Revelations 19:17, “I saw an angel standing in the sun,” the Rev. Mr. Gast congratulated members of the
class on the completion of their work, and declared his belief young
people are not “half so bad as our anti-everything would try to have
us believe.”
He doubted there was a lack of interest in religion upon the part
of youth, and asserted they were justified for lack of interest in long,
cold, technical sermons and participation in a barren sei’vice devoid
of beauty and anything which appeals to the emotional and aesthetic
senses.

Upon the part of youth, the minister said he found there is a
“deep and commendable religious attitude but it is not satisfied with
mere habit there is a desire to know and understand, and so often
adults who in the past content to worship God with mere formality
are shocked because the child desires to worship God with mind as
I wonder if our criticism should not be first
well as with emotions.
of ourselves rather than of the youth whose questions we are unable
to answer of our own lack of interest in the things pertaining to the

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Discussing briefly the results of four years of educational work,
the minister then turned to the text. Describing villages shrouded in
gloom while sun rays bathe the mountain peaks, he said: “Life, it
seems to me, possessed merely of the secular knowledge which we
learn from organized education is like villages in the valleys at sun-

But life which is augmented by religious knowledge is illuminated by the radiance of God’s glory and stands like the angel of the
Apocalyse, in the sun on the peak of the mountain.”
rise.

“Up until now,” he said, “you have had pretty much of everything done for you
now you must begin to do things for yourself
and scon for others. What lies before you now is life. What that life
holds for you in the future alone can reveal. You have your hopes,
your wishes, your ambitions but how much of those will be realized
time alone will tell. This we all know.
Nevertheless before us we
have life a composite picture, a fathomless mystery, a wonderful
possibility.
Life is not monotonous. Life is varied as the colors in a
tapestry or rug
the days are like the threads
some gay, others
somber, some short, others long, making a design the exact character of which no one will ever know.

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“Life for you will have many experiences, some happy ones filled with joy. Others will be sad, surcharged with suffering; some days
filled with goodness, others apparently ruled by evil.
These days together make that life upon which you are entering. And I say to you
as individuals that you are responsible for each day of your life and
the finished product will be the work of your own hands, depending
upon the use you have made of the blessings which God has given
you.”
Inquiring,

and

“What

the most essential thing for the successful
the minister listed as assets physipower of mind and money, but declared that
is

fullest life of the individual?”

cal strength

religion

is

and

skill,

the sole essential.

“True that we need strength of body, true that we need strength
of mind.” he said, “but it is in proportion as these are developed and
used with strength of soul that our life enlarges and we begin to
really this. It is this and this alone which gives life a glorious meaning.”

He urged the class to keep clearly in mind that what each is to
be ten, twenty or thirty years hence is in the individual’s own hands.
“Will it be a body strong and active, a mind sharp and acute, a soul
that is alive to the sunshine of God’s grace?” he inquired, “or will it
be a broken body, a feeble mind, a withered soul because you have
been living only for the pleasures of the day or the things immediately

about you?”

“You are commencing at a very difficult time, but it
that should not dishearten you but rather spur yo-u on. It

is
is

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to challenge, a time that will bring out of you the very best that is in
you, if you will lend yourself to the task. You are going out into a
world that is filled with mediocrity and satisfied with that mediocrity.
You need go no further than your own community to witness
that feeling of self satisfaction. What the world needs today is leadmen and women who are keen enough to see above the level of
ers
average and then to have sufficient courage in their convictions
to rise above that level of self satisfaction about them, to overthrow
that spirit of laissez-faire, the spirit of let be about them and rise to
the heights where the sun is beaming and we see an angel standing in
the light.
“Let me remind you that that illustration of the light of the rising sun as witnessed from the tops of the mountain in the early
morning hours holds time of the light of the setting sun in the early
evening hours
And he who lives in the fullness of life upon the
moun tains of God will be seen by the world as an angel standing in
the sun and the later years of your life, you will be filled with the
radiance and joy of God’s sunshine while those in the valley below
are asleep in the darkness of despair.
“And sc, as you go out either to advanced education or to the
work of the world, may God grant you grace and courage to climb the
mount of his glory that you may stand with that angel in the sun.”

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Mervin Mericle, of Bloomsburg, was elected president of the
Bloomsburg chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, national honorary scholastic
fraternity, during the Founder’s Day program held Saturday, April
13, and closing with a banquet at the Elks’ Club, attended by eightyfive, and a dance at the College.
Other officers chosen were: Charles Michael, vice president, Bernard Young, treasurer. Katherine John, corresponding secretary,
Verna Jones, recording secretary, and Elmira Bankes, historian.
The Rev. Stuart F. Gast, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
was the speaker, and gave a fine address on “Preparing For the Future.”

John McGrew, the president, presided. H A. Andruss, faculty
Dr. Nell Maupin, former sponsor, and Dr. H. H. Russell
spoke during the dinner.
Miss Charlotte Hochbei'g was general
chairman of the successful affair.
sponsor,

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Charles Michael, of Delano, has been elected editor and Francis
Viniskey, of Simpson, business manager of the Obiter for 1936.

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DAY

traditional Ivy Day Exercises at the College were held MonMay 27. For the eighteenth year, the addresses were
made from the pergola that was erected as a memorial by the class
of 1916, and the Ivy Day Orator, John McGrew, of Mahanoy Plane,
exhorted his classmates to maintain the high standards of the profession that they are entering.
The class presented an impressive picture as it marched across
the campus to the grove, where Elmer J. McKechnie, the class president, spoke briefly and presented the Ivy Day Orator.
At the conclusion of Mr. McGrew’s address, Miss Harriet M. Moore led in the
singing of the color song, “Maroon and Gold,” and the procession reformed, to go to Waller Hall, where, at the corner of the Long
Porch, the ceremonies were concluded with the presentation of the
spade to Ernest Lau, Junior class president, and the singing of the

The

day evening,

Alma Mater.
Mr. McGrew’s oration follows:

“The occasion of the planting of the Ivy plant suggests to me a
strong similarity between the Ivy plant and man. The Ivy vine needs
some means of support, some tree, some upright to which it can cling
while it attains its full growth. Man, too, needs support, in order
that he may successfully pursue his career throughout life.
To my
mind, the main supports necessary for a human being are knowledge
and character.
In the beginning of our great nation, the dispensing of knowledge was taken care of mainly by the home. It is true that at that
time, there were subscription schools here and there, but generally
speaking the home bore the brunt of the task. Gradually a movement for public schools was inaugurated. It gained impetus, and
reached

its

fulfillment in the passage of the

Common

School

Law

of

With the passage of this law, the task of educating the young
was shifted from the home to the school, and today it is almost en1834.

duty of the school.
Chaiacter formation was at one time considered to be the duty
solely of the home.
With the rapid change in the status of living,
due to the great industrial development since the end of the nineteenth century, there has been a marked change in the position of the
family' group.
In this bustling age, people do not spend so much
time in the home.
A list of diversified activities has usurped the
time once spent in family relationhsips. Thus it is that, although responsibility for forming character still lies primarily with the home,
part of this responsibility has been transferred to the school. And so
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have enumerated the two major obligations of the school namely,
on of knowledge, and the aiding in the formation of

the passing
character.

In our position as prospective teachers we must be certain that
are adequately prepared to meet these obligations. But of what
should our preparation consist?
In the first place, we ourselves
must be supplied with a fund of knowledge. In completing our college
course, we have taken the first step in that direction. We have taken
the first step, but only the first step; we are by no means finished.
Our college course has given us a sturdy foundation on which to
But even as the Ivy continues growing and spreading its
build.
branches, so we too must continue to grow and expand in our profession, if we would attain the full measure of success that is our go'al.
There are, however, a variety of means to enable us to grow. Life
itself offers many new situations, many new experiences, that we
could not get vicariously through a formalized course of study.
These experiences will greatly increase the scope of our enlightenment. Professor John Dewey has said that education is life. If that
As we meet and interpret
is true, then conversely, life is education.
these situations, we shall broaden our mental horizons. These experiences will provide us with that mar’gin ''f knowledge that will add
life and vigor to our teaching.

we

Of course, we should plan to do graduate work. For just as the
Ivy or another plant needs continual nourishment to keep it alive ard
growing, we too need constant intellectual nourishment if we wish to
attain our full growth. Not only will graduate work add to our supply of knowledge but it will help 'o prevent our ideas from beromirg
In addition,
localized and our teaching from becoming stereotyped.
we should keen abreast of developments and changes in our profession by reading professional magazines, and by keeping in touch with
current literature.
As a second major item in our preparation as teachers, I would
suggest that we ourselves be people of good character, in order that
we as teachers may transmit to these whom we may serve a sense of
righteousness and a perspective of true values in life. Today we attempt to correlate character formation with the school subjects by
trying to develop in all relationships a spirit of fair play and of
snortsmanship. This is all very commendable and worthwhile, but
there is an oft repeated saying which states that character is caught
not taught. To my way of thinking there is a mountain of truth in
that statement, for only in proportion to our appreciation or real
values can we transmit to others a vision of their worth. A good example will always remain the most efficient and effective device for
aiding in the formation of character. And so, in the same manner as
the Ivy displays tenacity in clinging to- its means of support, let us

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or

praise-

worthy conduct.
It is a grand profession we are entering, one worthy of greatest
Let us, therefore, not be lax in seeing that we are adequateprepared to meet its obligations. Let us go forth determined to
hand down to the coming generation the best of the present and the
This is their heritage; on us devolves the responsibility for its
past.
efforts.
ly

transmission.

Before closing, I wish, in behalf of the Class of 1935, to thank
our fathei-s and mothers, who in many cases have made tremendous
sacrifices to help us in the last four years.
You deserve congratulations for you are in a large part responsible for our successful graduation. We certainly appreciate all that you have done for us.
I wish also, in behalf of the class, to thank the faculty of our
College for their guidance and assistance throughout our college
course.
Upon entering this institution four years ago, we were immediately taken under your wing, and made your foster children.
Since that time, your care and solicitude toward our welfare have
never abated. We sincerely thank you for your kindness.
And finally, to you, fellow-classmates, I extend my sincere wishes for your future success.
Our relationships during the past four
years have been most pleasant and enjoyable. Let us, therefore, continue those relationships by keeping jn touch with the root of those
relationships
our school, our Alma Mater. In closing, I wish to repeat a stanza from Edgar A. Guest’s poem, “Failure.”

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“Failure is ceasing to try!
‘Tis accepting defeat

And

to all

you may meet

Giving voice to a sigh;
‘Tis in thinking it vain
To attempt furthermore
And in bowing to pain
When the muscles grow sore.”
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The Junior Chamber of Commerce held its third annual banquet
Eastern Star rooms Saturday evening, April 6. Howard
Waite, ’36, the president, acted as toastmaster. The speakers were
Dean W. B. Sutliff and Prof. H. A. Andruss. Prof. Andruss presented awards to- Howard Waite, John Gress, and Anna Jean Laubach for their services to the club. The officers of the Junior Chamat

the

ber of Commerce are: Howard Waite, president; Anna Laubaeh,
vice president; Betty Harter, secretary; and Francis Vinisky, treasurer.

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CLASS NIGHT

iback

The 103 Seniors of Bloomsburg State Teachers College looked
upon four happy years and in a Class Night program thoroughly

enjoyed by a good sized audience of relations and friends reviewed
merry happenings of College days which will live indelibly in
their memories.
The program was presented in operetta style under the title
“Glorious Bloom” and about two score of the class dialogue and song
the

did a splendid piece of

work

in a swiftly

moving three-act presenta-

tion.

During the evening Miss Charlotte Hockberg, of Hazleton, was
to the class by Jack Beck, president of the Community

presented

as the one who will represent the College as
princess at Laurel Blossom Time in the Poconos.

Government Association,
its

Elmer McKechnie, of Berwick,

class president, on behalf of the
presented gifts to Dr. H. H. Russell, Senior advisor, and to
Miss Harriet M. Moore, Miss Mary Mayon and Miss Alice Johnston,
who assisted in preparing the Class Night program.
class,

The
use in
year.

class

memorial was the purchase of caps and gowns for the
Previously these were rented each

commencement programs.

Miss Helen Merrill, class historian, interestingly reviewed the
history of the class, giving the high lights of each of the four years.

John Gress and Walter Hiney were presented as the co-chairmen
of the committee staging the successful program.

Each year the graduating class strives for a unique presentation
Class Night program and the class of 1935 was up to standard
w'ith a number of innovations which met with favor.
Many of the cast appeared in solo numbers and the chorus work
was fine. The same was true of the dancing and as usual in Class
Night affairs the class made the most of its opportunities to take a
of

its

fling at the faculty.

a plot woven through the presentation but it figured
chief interest being references to merry happenings of College

There was
little,

days.
Soloists included Miss Jean Smith, of Berwick; Miss Charlotte
Hockberg, Hazleton, Edwin Creasy, of town; John Beck, of Harrisburg; William Reed, of Shamokin; George VanSickle, of Catawissa;
Walter Hiney and Miss Euphemia Gilmore, of town.
The setting was the College campus on May Day. Principals in
the cast were: Miss Anne Quigley, Miss Euphemia Gilmore, Miss
Jean Smith, Miss Betty Row, Edwin Creasy, John Beck, George Van-

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Hockberg, William Reed and Walter Hiney.
There were some splendid dancing numbers by a chorus of girls
and special dances were by Miss Elvira James and Sylvester Ficca
with a solo tap dance by Ficca in addition and Hiney did some steps
during a humorous song. All won approval of the audience.
Dancing Chorus Lucille Gilchrist, Gladys Boyer, Helen Culp,
Harriet Styer, Unora Mendenhall, Camille Pennica, Genevieve Bowman, Fay Meixell, Veda Mericle, Isabel Rough, Hannah Steinhart.
Singing Chorus Harold Henrie, Elvira James, Lucille Gilchrist,
John Gress, Gladys Boyer, Helen Culp, Harriet Styer, Hannah Steinhart, Unora Mendenhall, Camille Pennica, Genevieve Bowman, Fay
Meixall, Veda Mericle, Isabel Rough.
Members of the production staff included Miss Naomi Meyers,
book holder; Tom Davis and Bruno Novak, stage manager; Miss Mildred Deppe, accompanist, and Stanley Heimbach, business manager.
The program closed with the singing of the Alma Mater.

Sickle, Miss Charlotte

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DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL TEACHERS
The following concerning commercial instruction for prospecand carrying a quotation from H. A. Andruss, director
of the Department of Commerce at Bloomsburg, appeared recently
in an article by Eunice Barnard in the educational section of the New
York Times:
While thousands of other teachers knock vainly at the public
tive teachers,

school doors, qualified teachers of commercial subjects are slipping
easily in.
So reports from several states indicate.
Degree-holding commercial teachers with four years of professional preparation are at a premium in Pennsylvania, owing to the increasing clamor of high school students for commercial training, according to H. A. Andruss, of the State Teachers College at Bloomsburg. “Today 150,000 students, over one-third of the number in the
Pennsylvania high schools, are enrolled in the commercial course,” he
says. “The same situation prevails in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and other states having dense urban population.
In Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, over fifty percent of the students are taking

commercial subjects.
The most fertile field of growth has been the junior high school,
where typewriting and junior business training, a course in general
business information for consumer needs, are increasingly taught.
In the senior high school bookkeeping and shorthand are popular,
but the business background subjects, such as business law, economics, business English,
salesmanship, and office practice, show relatively larger increases in enrollment.

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SENIOR BANQUET
The one event of the College commencement season that belongs
alone to the class and its intimate associates of college days
the
Senior Banquet was held Thursday evening, May 23, in the College
dining room, and proved to be a delightful affair.
Practically every member of the class was in attendance, together with some guests
The accomplishments of the class and the
many things of college life that will live forever in memory were reviewed during a delightful program.
Dr. Haas presented service keys to nine members of the class
who were outstanding in campus activity. Those receiving the keys
were: Elmer J. McKechnie, Berwick; John Beck, Harrisburg; WilStanley Heimliam Reed, Shamokin Albert Makowski, Glen Lyon
bach, East Greenville; John Gress, Tower City; Elizabeth Row.
Bloomsburg; Charlotte Hochberg, Hazleton, and Miss Jean Smith,
Berwick.
A theatre party at the Capitol followed the banquet.
Woodrow Brewington, of Benton, a member of the class, presided.
Guests included Dr. and Mrs. Fra:: > B. Haas, Dr. and Mrs.
H. H. Russell, Dr. Marguerite Kehr, Prof, anu Mrs. Jo-hn C. Koch, Dr.
and Mrs. T. P. North. Dr. Nell Maupin, and Prof, and Mrs. Howard

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;

;

F.

Fenstemaker.
Those participating

in

the

program were Elmer

J.

McKechnie,

North, adviser of the class during the
Freshman year, Dr. Maupin, adviser of the class during the Sophomore year, Dr. Kehr, Dean of Women, Howard F. Fenstemaker, adviser during the Junior year, Dr. Russell, adviser during the Senior
year, John C. Koch, Dean of Men, and Dr. Haas.
president of the class,

Dr.

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Following a dinner party in the college dining room, the installation of the new Y. W. C. A. cabinet officers took place at an impressive candle light service in the social room at Science Hall, ThursThe new officers are: President, Mildred
day evening, March 27.
AiCen. Mooresburg; vice president, Mary Jane Fink, Conyngham;
treasurer, Gladys Brennen, Sunbury; recording secretary, Helen Mercorresponding secretary, Thelma Moody, Sunbury;
rix, Throop;
Amanda Babb, Summitt Station; Bible, Violet Brown. Carlisle; world
fellowship Helen Weaver, Bloomsburg; social, Verna Jones, Cen
tralia; social service, Kathryn Van Aucker, Hazleton; music, Marie
Foust, Milton; publicity, Ruth Wagner, Hazleton; Christian student
movement representative, Mary Lou Enterline, Turbotville; faculty
advisor, Miss Mason.

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MAY DAY
Tradition firmly rooted in many phases of its life, is the basis
year after year for the most picturesque of Bloomsburg State Teachits May Day.
ers College presentations
On the field where in fall and winter, year after year, College
teams rise in glorious triumph or fall in honored defeat, once a year
there comes a transformation that the pageant of Spring may hold
sway.
It was thus Wednesday, May 15, when the institution presented
one if its most elaborate of May Day pageants, one that was thoroughly enjoyed by more than 1,000 persons and in which 400 pupils
of the Ben Franklin Training School and students of the College par-

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ticipated.

Miss Jeanne Knight, of the Training School, ruled from a flower
banked throne, surrounded by members of her court, as her classmates and others in elaborate costume, delightfully presented the traditional folk dances so closely allied with May Day pageantry and
concluded the presentation by the always popular and spectacular
winding of the May poles.
Miss Lucy McCammon, of the department of physical education
and director of many a successful May Day program, directed an
elaborate program with 180 College girls performing simultaneously
in

many

of the dances.

Each year there comes an innovation which adds to the enjoyment of the guests. This year it was the use of amplifiers, through
the courtesy of Columbia Airways. The music was carried all over
the field, allowing finer dancing and adding immeasurably to the enjoyment of the spectators.
Additional bleachers had been brought to the field and arranged
large semi-circle but so po-pular is the pageant that once more
the accommodations were inadequate and hundreds stood through
the more than an hour’s program as a brisk breeze whipped the varicolored cloth from the nineteen May poles.
The Queen, regal in appearance and with all her attendants at
beck and call, headed the procession unto- the field as the ceremonies
opened. Preceding her and strewing flowers in the path over which
she was to travel were the flower girls, Betty Lou Baker, Catherine
Bundy, Aleki Comuntzis, Suzanne Dreibelbis, Grace Hummel, Jane
Keller, Susan Kline, Shirley Leidy, Anna Papania, Nancy Pursel, Vivin a

Remley and Anita Webb.
Eugene Renn was the page and upon a pillow carried the
Queen’s crown. Harold Moyer and Dick Ammerman, other pages,

ian

carried the train of her Majesty.

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The Maids of Honor, Mary Lou Fenstemaker, Mary Doris Moyer.
Joanne Magee and Beverly Hartman, were in costume as were other
membei’s of the court and the scene was a most attractive one.
Jack Willis was the Prince and his attendants were Rodman
Chaiiman of the tx'aining school, in cosShutt and Jack Kimmel.
tume for the dances which were to follow, were in the procession immediately following the royal party.
Children of the Training School were massed on bleachers and
program opened with singing of old songs traditional in England.
Miss Harriet Moore led in her inspii'ing manner and the pianists were
Miss Gladys Rinard, a College student, and Gerald Hartman, music
supei-visor of the Catawissa school.
They did a splendid job on two
pianos in providing music both for the songs and dances. The children sang “My Little Greensleeves,” “Cornish May Song“ and “Oh
Dear! What Can the Matter Be.”
Then came the dances. The kindei-garten tots, always providing a popular featui'e, gave the dance of “The Faii-ies.”
The program of dances continued as follows: “Sweet Kate,” an
College group: “I see You” and “Jump
old English country dance.
Jim Crow,” second gi'ade; “Sellinger’s Round,” used for over four
the

in rural England, College group: “Amai'illis,” a stately
court dance, followed by “Gustaf’s Skoal,” a mock court dance used
by Swedish children to ape the manner of the court, third grade.

centui’ies

“Beansetting,” a Morris dance originally danced in England by
as a competitive dance, College group; “Klapp Dans,” a Swedish dance in ceremonial costume, fourth gi'ade; “Country Gardens,”
a traditional handkerchief dance, College group; “The Butterfly,” an
old English social country dance, fifth and sixth gi-ades; “Rhythms,”
horses gallop, ponies trot, ducks waddle in pond, elephants come
with circus, camels work until tired, children play tag, first grade.
The climax came with the winding of the May Poles by the
Training School children and College girls, the latter changing to
formal attire for this pretty event.
The May Pole dancers were accompanied by many odd characters such as hobby horse, the cake bearers, the major, the ex-mayor.
The hobby horse and cake bearers appeai-ed as omens of good luck
and few were in attendance who did not eat some of the good luck
cake pased away by the cake bearers, Miss Eudora Hossler and M.ss
Jeannette Fawcette.
The field arrangements for the pageant were in charge of N. T.
Englehart.

men

Play day activities were:
General Julia Sehlegel,
Beck, Helen Merrill.

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Chairman; Kathryn Abbott,

Rache'

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Concessions—Erma Moyer, Chairman; Clara Vanderslice,

Muriel Stevens, Chairman; Kathryn John, MadeBetty Row.
Equipment -Mildred Ford, Chairman; Helen Merrill, Ruth Wag-

Registration

line Fiorini,

ner.

Kathryn Van Auker, Lillian Guyer, Phyllis Hockman, Ruth Maust, Verna
Morawski.
Field
Irene Smith, Chairman; Euphemia Gilmore, Muriel Stevens, Beatrice Thomas, D. Kathryn Abbett, Helen Merrill, Kathryn

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Yale.
First Aid

—Miss
Madeline
— Bernice Eckrote, Irene Frederick,
Kline,

Fiorini.

Squad Leaders

Betty HarEleanor Morris. Sarah Shuman, Kathryn P. Brobst, Frances
Riggs, Evelyn Campbell, Gladys Boyer, Veda Meric-le, Helen Frey,
Margaret Shubert, Harriet Styer, Mary Agnes Trembley, Rosebud
ter,

Golder, Pearl Miller, Mae Willis.
Officials
Irene Smith, Muriel Stevens, Kathryn Abbett, Julia
Schlegel, Rachel Beck Euphemia Gilmore, Kathryn Yale, Beatrice
Thomas, Helen Hartman, Fae Meixell.

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Faculty hosts and hostesses for visiting teachers Miss Moore,
Miss Munphy. Dr. Nelson. Mr. Buchheit, Miss Eisman, Mr. and Mrs.
Koch.
Girls from eleven of the county high schools, most of the
groups accompanied by members of the faculty, were guests of
Rloomsburg State Teachers College at the second annual Play Day
held in connection with the May Day festivities.
There were almost 100 guests and they had a delightful time
from their arrival until late afternoon when they departed for home.
Invitations had been extended to all of the county high schools
with Bloomsburg, Berwick, Catawissa, Sugarloaf, Scott, Centre, Millville, Orangeville, Mount Pleasant, Mifflin and Aristes accepting.
The guests met in the College auditorium at nine o’clock. In order that they might get better acquainted, two girls from each school
were placed in a group.
There was a special assembly program at ten o’clock with a musical program and play presented for their enjoyment.

Lunch was served
o’clock the

game

in the College dining hall at noon and at 1:15
period staided on the athletic field.

The games were concluded shortly before the May Day program
which opened at 3:30 o’clock.
The feature was inaugurated last year by Dr. Francis B. Haas,
President of the College, and was so successful that it is now an annual feature and one which both the girls and the College look for-

ward

to.

A

large

number of

the College girls and

many

of the faculty

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handled the program for the visitors with Miss Julia Schlegel, of
Fleetwood, the General Chairman.
Miss Schlegel and many of her
committees worked untiringly preparing the program and in seeing
that the guests thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
o

SENIOR BALL
The Senior Ball, outstanding social feature of the Commenceseason, was held o-n Friday evening, May 24, in the gymnasium
which was gaily decorated for the occasion. Zimmerman’s orchestra, of Shenandoah, furnished a delightful program.
The patrons

ment

and patronesses were: Dr. and Mrs. Francis B. Haas, Dr. Marguerite
Kehr, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Koch, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Sutliff, Dr. and
Mrs. H. H. Russell, Dr. and Mrs. T. P. North, Mr. and Mrs. Howard F.
Fenstemaker, Dr. Nell Maupin, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Andruss,
Miss Harriet Moore, Miss Alice Johnston, and Mr. and Mrs. N. T.
Englehart.
Officers of the class are: Elmer J. McKechnie, president; Bruno
Novak, vicenpresident; Jean Smith, secretary; and Stanley Heimbach,

treasurer.
o

MATHILDA

G.

KULP

Miss Mathilda G. Kulp, a former member of the College faculty,
died Friday, April 19, at the home of her brother, the Rev. Edmund
James Kulp. Miss Kulp had been in bad health for several years
previous to her death. She retired from active service in 1933.
She was born September 9, 1881. The early years of her life
were spent in Trenton, New Jersey, where she attended the elementary schools and was graduated from the high school. After graduation from high school, she attended the Trenton Normal School, and
completed her course at that institution. She was graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1919, receiving the degree of B. S., and
majoring in English and History. In 1924, she received the degree
of Master of Arts from the same university, majoring in English and
Psychology.
Her professional experience included several years in elementary and high schools in Philadelphia. This was followed by one
year as instructor in English at the East Stroudsburg State Teachers
College, and one year in a similar position at the Shippensburg
State Teachers College. Miss Kulp came to Bloomsburg in 1924, and
served for nine years as a member of the Department of English.

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ATHLETIC DINNER
Men and girl athletes of Bloomsburg State Teachers College were
honored Saturday night, May 18, at the Fifth Annual Athletic Dinner of the institution at which M. H. “Mike” Palm, former All-American quarterJback at Penn State and now backfield coach at Harvard under Dick Harlow, was the speaker.
A new feature inaugurated this year is the presentation of gold
symbols to outstanding athletes in the various sports who are graduating.

Charles Blackburn, of Wanamie, four years a member of the
basketball team and captain last winter, received a miniature gold
football.

Krauss, of Bloomsburg, four years a member of the tennis
this spring, received a miniature gold tennis ball.
Francis Sell, of Littletown, three years a member of the cross
country team and captain in 1933 and four years a member of the
track and field team and captain this year when he set a State
Teachers College 880 yard record, received a miniature gold track

Sam

team and captain

shoe.

Miss Veda Mericle, of Bloomsburg, was given the award for being
outstanding girl athlete in the graduating class, with Miss Euphemia Gilmore, also of town, receiving honorable mention.
As in past years varsity athletes in the Senior class received certificates of athletic achievement and geld keys.
the

Mr. Palm in a splendid address in which he talked of football
its value said the w'orth of the sport to the participants was
great, particularly in that it taught control of emotions and especially those of jealousy and envy.
Numerous illustrations gathered in
a busy life as a player and coach on some of the outstanding teams
of the nation added much to his address.

and

As in the past the affair proved one of the most delightful of the
College year and was attended by the entire student body, faculty,
trustees and wives and a number of former varsity athletes.
Alumni varsity athletes in attendance stood at the call of the toastpresided and there was a program of dinner music under the direction of Howard F. Fenstemaker.
The invocation was by Dr. D. J.
Waller, Jr., president emeritus of the College.
Miss Euphemia Gilmore, president of the “B” Club, girls’ athletorganization and Anthony Shakofski, of Swoyerville, president of
the Letterman’s Club, men’s varsity organization, were presented.
Alumni varsity athletes in attendance stood at the call of the toastmaster.
Dr. Haas, a loyal supporter of athletics, spoke of the vision of
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the faculty, trustees and students of an athletic (program in which
every student, man or woman, who desired could participate, either
in varsity or intra-mural competition.
This program is developing
rapidly and with most beneficial results.

With students now graduating only upon completion of the four
year course, Dr. Haas announced that a change had been made in the
point system for the granting of numerals, letters and chevrons to
and awards

girl athletes

to

men

in varsity sports.

He spoke

of the gratitude of the institution for the fine sportsteams and spoke of letters received from schools and
speaking highly of the athletes and coaches representing

manship of
officials

the

Bloomsburg.
Dr. Haas presented Francis Sell, Louis Bertoldi and Thomas
Davison who this Spring won the individual and team awards at a
Hackettstown, N. J., cross country run. The plaque won by the team
Captain Francis Sell, of the track
is in the College trophy case.
team, who set a State Teachers College meet record in the 880, was
also introduced by the College president.

Raber Seeley, of Berwick, who assisted Coach George Buchheit
with the football and basketball squads, was presented and Dr. Haas
spoke of the fine help given by Seely and commented that the work
of the coaches is reflected in the conduct of the teams.

Haas presented

the keys, special awards and chevrons,
other awards to the girl athletes, Coach Buchheit the football awards, and John C. Koch, the baseball, track and
tennis awards.
Dr.

Miss Lucy

ics

fine

McCammon

Dr. E. H. Nelson, chairman of the faculty committee on athletand coach of the undefeated baseball team spoke briefly as the

program

in the

College dining hall was concluded.

Mr. Koch spoke of the records of the various varsity teams. The
The track and
cross country team has lost one meet in two years.
field team has lost but one dual meet in three years, finishing fourth
in the State Meet in 1934 and the tie with Slippery Rock for third
In tennis the team this year won six and lost three with
this Spring.
Last year there were five victories against
two matches to play.
four defeats. The baseball team was in a winning streak started in
1934 and which had extended to eighteen games. The football team
won four, lost three and tied one last fall, two of the losses being
suffered with less than a minute to play.

Following the dinner program the group adjourned to the auditorium where William T. Neff delighted with a program of mystery.
A dance in the gymnasium concluded a delightful evening. Dick
Foote’s orchestra furnished music for the dancing.

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Awards For

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Women

—Veda Mericle

2, Fae Meixell. Euphemia Gilmore 2,
Mildred Ford, Kathryn Ab’oett 3, Helen Herrill, Irene Smith 2, Julia
Schlegel 2, Pearl Miller, Muriel Stevens, Sara Shuman, Verna Morawski, Mary Agnes Trembley, Kathryn Brobst, Eleanor Morris, Gladys
Boyer, Beatrice Thomas.

Chevrons

—

Dorothy Cheloski, Anna Ebert, Nellie Kramer, Mildred
Letters
Deppe, Edna Herb, Corrine Ziegler, Florence Snook, Audrey Powell,
Edith Phillips, Dorothy Krieger, Alice Auch, Elizabeth Davies, Jane
Manhart, Marie Davis, Rosemary Mitchell.

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Numerals Dorothy Chelosky, Anna Ebert, Mildred Deppe, Edna Herb, Corrine Ziegler, Florence Snook, Audrey Powell, Edith
Phillips, Dorothy Krieger, Alice Auch, Elizabeth Davies, Mary Grosek, Marian Rees, Jessie Wray, Ruth Gessner, Marjorie Thomas, Iris
Payne, Dorothy Sidler, Rose Bott, Martha Jean Krick, Eleanor Johnson, Thelma Stevens, Laura Bonenberger, Hannah Court, Evelyn
Harrity, Marie Rehman, Amanda Babb, Helen Merrix, Elizabeth App,
Esther Scott, Mary Lorah, Josephine Dominick, Janet Davis, Anna
Malloy, Mary Palsgrove, Anita Santarelli.

Awards For Men

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Football
Varsity: Gerald Harter, captain, Harold Border, Joe
Dixon, A1 Finder, Clyde Kitch, Ernest Line, Woodrow Litwhiler,
Mervin Mericle, Walter Moleski, William Pietruszak, Frank Rompalo,
John Sircovics, John Supchinski, Thomas Vershinski, Clarence Slater,
manager; Jay Vees: Leonard Philo, George Talmalis.

Basketball

Edward

—Varsity:

Charles Blackburg, captain; Lamar Blass,
William Reed, Walter Washeleski, IrvHeimbaeh, manager; Jay Vees: Jack Gering,

Phillips, captain elect,

ing Ruckle, Stanley
Sam Krauss, Pete Kundra, Dan Litwhiler,
Shakofski, Walter Withka, George Kessler,

—Varsity: Frances

Sam Rowlands, Anthony
manager

elect.

captain; Louis Bertoldi, Lamar
Blass, captain elect, Bernard Kafchinski, Ernest Line, Thomas Verchinski; Jay Vees: Bernard Champi, Sam Cohen, Thomas Davison,

Track

Sell,

Leon Dixon, Wainwright Harmon, Ernest Lau, Vance Laubach, Dan
Litwhiler, Mervin Mericle, Robert Savage, manager elect.

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Tennis Squad (Season Incomplete)
Sam Krauss, captain, Paul
Burger, Sam Cohen, Anthony Shakafski, Adolph Zolonis, Gerald
Wolf son, manager, John Yeager.

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Baseball Squad
(Season Incomplete)
Jack Beck, captain;
Charles Blackburn, LaRue Derr, Stephen Dushanko, Bennett Diy, A1
Finder, Bernard Kafchinski, William Karschner, Dan Litwhiler,

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Woodrow Litwhiler, Walter Moleski, Francis Purcell, John Riley,
Frank Rormpalo, John Slavin, Joe Visotski, Walter Washeleski, Robert Welliver, John Butler, manager, Luther Peck, manager elect.

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Individual Senior Records
Jack Beck, baseball 31-32; 33-34;
34-35 (Captain), basketball 33-34 (Manager); Charles Blackburn,
basketball 31-32, 32-33, 33-34, 34-35 (Captain), baseball 31-32,
33-34, 34-35; John Butler, baseball 34-35 (Manager) Gerald Harter,
football 32-33, 33-34, 34-35 (Captain) Stanley Heimibach, basketball 34-35 (Manager); Rostand Kelly, football 31-32; Clyde Kitch,
football 31-32, 32-33, 33-34, 34-35; Sam Krauss, tennis 31-32, 32-33.
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COMMERCIAL FRATERNITY INSTALLED
The Alpha Delta Chapter of Pi Omega Pi was installed at the
Elks’ Club by Professor R. F. Webb, Department of Commerce, State
Teachers College, Indiana, at 9:30 Saturday evening, May 25.
This fraternity group is made up of business education students
at the College who have obtained superior grade average and who
give promise of success in the field of commercial teaching. Approximately the upper one-fifth of the Junior and Senior classes are eligible for membership.
During the dinner, various commercial teachers who have graduated from Bloomsburg in the past made short talks, telling of their
experiences. As an introduction to- the initiation ceremony, Harvey
A. Andruss, director, Department of Commerce, spoke briefly on the
place of Pi Omego Pi in the fraternity world.
After the dinner, the initiates were conducted into the installation room where the following people were initiated: William Forney,
Margaret Hoke, Marguerite Murphy, Francis Vinisky, Emily Landis,
Griiblbon, Howard Fauth, Irene Frederick, Stanley Heimibach,
Thelma Knauss, Betty Harter, R. C. Peterman, Anthony Conte, Santina LaBrutto, Mary Kuhn, Margaret Schubert, Howard Waite, Ma-

Joseph

bel Oxford, Lucille Gilchrist, Mildred Quick, John Gress. Adeline
Pfeiffer, Helen Frey, William Reed, David Mayer, Gertrude Dermody,

Clarence Slater.
The students were selected from a group of approximately 180
graduates at the Cr/llege. and twenty who are Juniors this year.
The installation of a national organization of this type is a i ecognition of the superior type of work being carried on at the State
Teachers College, Bloomsburg, in the field of commercial teacher
training. This organization has thirty chapters in the leading TeachBoth
ers Colleges and Universities from California to Pennsylvania.
scholarship and professional promise are the basis for selection to
this group.
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THE SPRING SPORT SEASON
The Spring sport season at Bloomsburg was an outstanding success along every line. I he Baseball Squad topped the list by going
through its entire schedule of 12 games without a defeat, thereby
clinching the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Championship for
1935 in clear-cut fashion. The team was coached by Dr. E. H. Nelson and captained by John Beck.
The Track Squad, under the fine coaching of George Buchheit,
won two dual meets and lost one. In the State Meet of Pennsylvania
Teacher Colleges the Bloomsburg thin clads tied for third place, with
seven schools competing. Mention should be made also of the Invitation High School Meet conducted under the auspices of the Department of Health Education at which eight high schools were represented. Mt. Carmel Township and Kingston High Schools tied for
first place honors.
The Tennis Team turned in a good card at the end of the year,
showing seven wins and three defeats. Dean Koch was the efficient
coach and Sam Krauss captain.
With College closing May 25 it required use of every available
time and place opportunity to complete the various schedules which
follow in detail:

Baseball

8,

—Shippensburg
— Kutztown S
—
(Wed.) —
—Kutztown
—
(Wed.) — Indiana

9,

(Thurs.)

April 17, (Wed
April 26, (Fri.)
April 27, (Sat.)

May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May

1,

3, (Fri.)
4,

)

Away

(Postponed)

Home
Away
Away
Away
Home
Away
Away
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home

Millersville S. T. C.
Mansfield S. T. C.
S. T. C.

Mansfield

(Sat.)

S. T. C.

.T. C.

S. T. C.

S. T. C.

—Lock Haven
—
—Shippensburg
(Tues.) — Lock Haven
—Indiana

S. T. C.

11, (Sat.) East Stroudsburg S. T. C.
Millersville S. T. C.
14, (Tues.)
18, (Sat.)
21,

S. T. C.
S. T. C.

S. T. C.

25, (Sat.)

John Butler
John Beck
E. H. Nelson
Track
April 29, (Mon.)
East Stroudsburg S. T. C.
May 2, (Thurs.) Lock Haven S. T. C.
May 4, (Sat.) Invitation High School Meet.

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Manager
Captain

Coach

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May
May

6,

(Mon.)

11, (Sat.)

— Shippensburg
— State Teachers College Meet

Away

S. T. C.

Harrisburg

Acting Manager
Captain
Coach

Robert Savage
Francis Sell
George C. Buchheit

T ennis

—
—
—
—
—
(Wed.) —Indiana
(Thurs.) —Lock Haven
—— Thomas
—Shippensburg
— Lock Haven
—Alumni

April 17, (Wed.)
Shippensburg S. T. C.
April 26, (Fri.)
Villanova
April 27, (Sat.)
Millersville S. T. C.
May 1, (Wed.) Mansfield S. T. C.
May 4, (Sat.) Mansfield S. T. C.

May
May
May
May
May
May
May

8,
9,

Away

(Postponed)

Home
Away
Away
Home
Away
Away
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home

S. T. C.

14, (Tues.
17, (Fri.)

)

S. T. C.
Millersville S. T. C.

’St.

18, (Sat.)

S. T. C.

21, (Tues.)
25, (Sat.)

S. T. C.

Sam Krauss
John

C.

Captain

Coach

Koch
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of the Gamma Theta Upsilon, national professional geographic fraternity, held its annual Founders’ Day banquet in the Rose Tea Room at Light Street, Friday evening, May 17.
President Elmer McKechnie called upon two alumni members
and former presidents, Charles Hensley and William Edgar Artman,
who gave a few remarks. Toastmaster McKechnie then surprised
everyone present by announcing that Dr. H. Harrison Russell, sponsor of the fraternity, had been recently elected national president of
Through the ardent efforts of Dr. Rusthe Gamma Theta Upsilon
Dr. Russell spoke
sell the Delta Chapter has made rapid progress.
He then installed the new
briefly on “The Value of Fraternities.”

The Delta Chapter

officers for the school

term 1935-36.

are: president, Charles P. Michael; vice president, LaRue
Derr; corresponding secretary, Verna Morawski; recording secretary,
Beatrice Thomas, and treasurer, Jane Manhart.
Miss Edna J. Hazen, a member of the college faculty, gave an
interesting, illustrated talk on “The Southwest Canyons” which she

They

visited last

summer.

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COLLEGE OBITER FOR YEAR ISSUED

The

Obiter, publication

of the graduating- class of the Bloomsits place among the finest of the

burg State Teachers College, takes
institution’s publications.

The volume, handsomely bound, records in interesting and attractive style the high lights of the four years of college life of the
Seniors.
The book is dedicated to Prof. Daniel S. Hartline, one o-f the institution’s

“old

guards,”

widely known

scientist

and

a

splendid

teacher.

The appropriate dedication follows: “That instructor who can
engender appreciation in the souls of his students is truly a teacher.
Because of his great success as such a teacher and because of his
faithful service to the ‘College on the Hill,’ the staff deems it an
honor to dedicate the nineteenth volume of the Obiter to Prof. Daniel
He had taught us to appreciate nature the universe,
S. Hartline.
the world, our daily environment, life in all its forms.
Now we
know what is the love of a student for his teacher.”
The theme interestingly woven through the volume is the history
of teaching. The new and popular “bleed-off” style of treatment of
photographs is used, the portraits of the College being flush against
the edges of the page and no border is used.
There is a two tone
treatment in blue which adds much to the attractiveness.
Walter Buggy, of Shamokin, a member of the staff, sketched the
front pieces, each a likeness of one of the greater teachers.
They
are Rousseau, Pestalozzi, Froebel and Dewey. The latter is the modern creator of teaching methods and the volume carries a message
from him.
The volume is divided into five sections. The first deals with the
College, the second with the class, the third with athletics, the fourth
with organizations and the fifth with features.
Gerald F. Wolfson, of Scrantc-n, was editor-in-chief with John J.
Butler, of Dunmore, the business manager.

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Officers of the Board of Trustees of the College were re-elected
at the annual meeting of the Board held Tuesday, May 28, following
the Commencement Exercises. A. Z. Schoch is president, A. W. Duy,
vice president, and Joseph L. Townsend, secretary-treasurer.
Other
members cf the Board attending the meeting were Harry S. Barton,
Bloomsburg, Dr. E. A. Glenn, Berwick, Miss Llewellyn, Shamokin and
Fred W. Diehl, Danville.

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TWO FACULTY MEMBERS

RETIRE

Two of the veteran teachers of the Bloomsburg State Teachers
College, Prof. D. S. Hartline and Miss Helen F. Carpenter, have retired.

Both have been outstanding members of the faculty and have
impress for good upon the lives of thousands of students
now scattered throughout the nation and beyond its borders.
Prof. Hartline has been a member of the faculty continuously
except for five years spent in study in this country and abroad, while
Miss Carpenter became a member of the faculty in 1907.
left their

The College Trustees, in accepting the resignations, passed a
resolution expressing “great appreciation for the long, faithful, and
high grade services consistently rendered to the College,” by Prof.
Hartline and Miss Carpenter.
Prof. Hartline, a graduate of Pottstown High School and West
Chester Normal, came to Bloomsburg in 1890 from West Chester, at
the invitation of Dr. J. P. Welsh, who in that year became the head
of the State

Normal School.

Mr. Hartline came here not as a scientist, a field in which he has
been recognized as a leading educator, but to organize a department
This he did, and it was recognized as the best
of manual training.
department of its kind in any of the State Normal Schools.
He left Bloomsburg in 1893 to enter Lafayette, an institution
from which he received both the Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees
Then he returned to Bloomsburg and became an instructor in the
science department.
In 1901, he secured leave of absence and went to Europe, where
he studied at the University of Heidelberg and the University of
Bonn. He completed his work for the Doctor’s Degree, except for the
oral examination and thesis, being called home early because his substitute, Dr. Preston, had become ill.
In later years he studied at the School of Biology of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Science, Bucknell University, and New York
University.

He was for years in charge of the pre-medical course at the Normal School, and many physicians got the first instruction in their
chosen field from Prof. Hartline.
Mr. Hartline was one who studied his subject thoroughly, anti
was able
too great

knowledge
No effort was
and thousands who have studied

to instill in his pupils a thirst for
if it

would aid

a student,

under him never forget the value of his teachings.
While most of his life was spent in Bloomsburg, he began his
teaching experience as an instructor in Douglas Township, Berks

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County, and as principal of a similar type school at North Coventry
Chester County.
His work at Bloomsburg was so outstanding that through the
years he had many offers to go to other institutions at advanced salaries.
Prof. Hartline, however, enjoyed his relations at Bloomsburg,
and was always appreciative of the fact that the authorities at
Bloomsburg gave him the opportunity to set up his work as he desired and work on his own plans, and the offers were declined.
in

Offers, all unsolicited, came from two large high schools, a college preparatory school, two normal schools, twice from one college,
a university and from the State Department of Agriculture. The offers were concrete evidence of the fine work that Mr. Hartline was
doing. It was during the time that Prof. Surface, now a member of
the Legislature, was head of the Zoological Bureau of the State Department of Agriculture, that he urged Prof. Hartline to join him. It
offered fine opportunities, but was declined, as the educator believed
that his work was in Bloomsburg, and he continued to give the best
years of his life to the school that he loved.
Miss Carpenter has a splendid record of almost two score years
as a teacher.
She is a graduate of Bloomsburg High School, and received

diplomas from Bloomsburg Normal and Northern Illinois Normal.
Her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees were received from Columbia
University.

Miss Carpenter possesses a wide experience as an elementary
It was gained in the rural schools in Carbon County, the
elementary schools of Weissport, Lehightcn, Bloomsburg, and Trevorteacher.

ton.

Since 1907, she has been a training teacher at Bloomsburg, and
did an excellent piece of work.
Both Mr. Hartline and Miss Carpenter have been active in the
community, and civic enterprises have enlisted their support.
Prof. Hartline is a member of the Rotary Club, and of the Camping Committee of the Boy Scouts. He has been one of the most active
of the scouters in the development of Camp Lavigne. He has served
as president of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science and has never
lost interest in the marvels of nature.
o

“PICTURESQUE PENNSYLVANIA”

IN

PREMIERE SETTING

AT DINNER BY FACULTY
With
a

all

the

motion picture

pomp and ceremony
in

that marks the first showing of
Hollywood, the premiere of “Picturesque Penn-

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sylvania” was held at the Elks’ Club as the feature of the program
following the dinner tendered to Dr. and Mrs. Francis B. Haas by
members of the College faculty and their wives or husbands.
The motion picture, in the making since the first of the year and
showing the beauties of Pennsylvania in the winter and the wild life
It was directed by
of the state, was acclaimed a work of merit.
D. S. HartGeorge J. Keller and photographed by S. I. Shortess.
line, a third member of the faculty, directed the company to points
where wild life could be found and where the scenery is most beautiful.

As the guests arrived they were “photographed” in the lobby of
the Elks’ Home, a la Hollywood premiere, with Dr. E. H. Nelson and
Prof. Shortess doing the work in veteran style. Later in the evening
caricatures of the guests, drawn by Mr. Keller, were thrown on the
screen to the accompaniment of remarks by Dr. Nelson. A delicious
roast chicken dinner was served. Prof. S. I. Shortess presided and
Dr. Haas gave an enjoyable talk.
Following the program, cards were
enjoyed.
o

WOMEN STUDENT GOVERNMENT

OFFICERS, 1935-36

Day Women’s Association

Ethel A. Ranson
Sponsor
Kathryn John, Bloomsburg
President
Sara Shuman, Bloomsburg
Vice President
Senior Representatives:
Betty Harter, Nescopeck, Frances Riggs, Bloomsburg
Junior Representatives:
Mary Helen Mears, Bloomsburg, Ruth Smethers, Berwick
Sophomore Represetatives:

Dorothy

Sidler, Danville,

Margaret Graham, Bloomsburg

Waller Hall Government Association
Dr. Marguerite Kehr, Maude Kline
Sponsors
Violet Brown, Carlisle
President
Rachel Williams, Edwardsville
Vice President
Senior Representatives:
Mary Jane Fink, Conyngham, Mildred Auten, Mooresburg
Junior Representatives:
Marie Davis, Wilkes-Barre, Julia Schlegel, Fleetwood

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Sophomore Representatives:
Mary Quigley, Shenandoah, Betty

Gilligan,

Dunmore

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ALUMNI MEETING
A membership
graduates,

goal of 2,000 from its potential strength of 8,000
retirement of the existing indebtedness on Alumni and

ro-om, increasing of the Alumni Loan Fund from which fifteen
of this year’s graduating class received aid, and active branches of
the association in all of the counties in the territory served by
Bloomsburg, were given as objectives for the coming year of the
Bloomsburg State Teachers College during the general meeting held
at the College and attended by a crowd so large that the main floor
of the auditorium was filled and many sat in the balconies.
R. Bruce Albert, Alumni president, spoke of the accomplishments of the year and outlined the objectives at one of the finest
meetings in the history of the association, a session marked by much
enthusiasm and some of the most interesting reports by reunion
classes ever to be presented at the annual session.
Dr. Francis B. Haas, president of the College and one who has
worked untiringly with graduates in building up the Alumni organization and making the day finer each year, in a brief address of welcome. termed the record breaking attendance an “inspiring sight.”
The educator said many graduates had asked during the year
how they could aid the College and he had told all that they could
He
best show their interest by joining the Alumni Association.
spoke of the finest support of an institution as being a large and enHe urged yearly affiliation with the
thusiastic group of graduates.
organization. The welcome was extended by Dr. Haas on behalf of

Trophy

the trustees, faculty and student body and he told graduates “we hope
to be able to show by deeds rather than wT ords that you are most

welcome.”
the opening of the session the members of the graduating
the first class in the history of the institution to be composed
entirely of candidates for the degree of bachelor of science in education. marched into the auditorium attired in caps and gowrns and
massed at the front as Elmer J. McKechnie, of Berwvick, president of
the class, presented to President Albert a check for dues in the graduate organization for the entire class. Mr. Albert thanked the class
for its immediate interest and trusted that the interest and enthusiasm for Bloomsburg would never wane. The class was voted into
the association.
John Beck, of Harrisburg, president of the Community Government Association, spoke of the appreciation and said the graduates
have reason to look with pride upon the College. He urged a united
group to work for the benefit of the College. The class sang “Maroon and Gold,” Miss Harriet Moore directing, and then retired to the
dining hall for early luncheon.

At

class,

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The

Miss Harriet Carpenter, treasurer, showed a balDennis D. Wright, treasurer of the Alumni Loan
total in the fund of $3,480.25 with forty-four loans
outstanding, including loans to fifteen of this year’s graduating class.
Howard Fenstemaker, editor of the Quarterly, urged that graduates send in news about members of the Alumni.
Dr. D. J. Waller, Jr., of the class of 1867, H. Mont. Smith, of
the class of 1893, and Dr. E. H. Nelson, of the class of 1911, were
unanimously elected directors of the association for three year terms,
John B. Boyer, of Sunbury, chairman of the nominating committee,
repoi't of

ance of $181.14.
Fund, reported a

presenting the rep or t.
Dr. Waller was not in attendance, being at Indiana State TeachCollege for Alumni Day activities there after urgent requests
from the alumni of that institution. Dr. Waller served long terms
as principal of both Bloomsburg and Indiana.
ers

The president spoke of organization during the past year of
branches of the alumni in Northumberland, Lackawanna, Columbia,
Montour and Wyoming Counties and expressed the hope that Luzerne
and Schuylkill Counties would organize soon. He spoke of the tremendous good which can acrue from active county organizations. A
short time later Joseph Cherrie, of Alden Station, of the class of
1915, called a meeting of Luzerne alumni for the auditorium following the dinner and steps were taken at that time toward organization
of Luzerne graduates.
Mrs. F. H. Jenkins, of Bloomsburg, reported for the class of
In
1875 which had three of its five living members in attendance.
addition to Mrs. Jenkins, Miss Sade T. Vanatta, of Bloomsburg, and
They were presentMiss Mary Thomas, of Nanticoke, were present.
ed to the meeting. Miss Lorena Evans, of Philadelphia, president of
the class had planned to be present but circumstances immediately
preceding the day made it impossible for her to attend. The first
class to graduate from the institution as a normal school was in 1870
and numbered eight, Mrs. Jenkins said. The class of 1875 with twenty-four members, set the record for 'that time.

Miss Hannah Breece, of town, reported for the class of 1879
which had four members in attendance. There were twenty-two in
the class, Miss Breece said in a delightful response, eleven girls and
eleven men but “not a single match. We were too busy for romance
and were close friends and all remained thus.” Prof. C. H. Albert is
the only man in the class living and was in attendance.
The class of 1880 had six of the twelve living members back.
Mrs. Celeste K. Prutzman. of Frackville. reported. There were thirty-three in the class, the largest up to that time. Five years before
Since
ten of the fourteen had attended the fiftieth year reunion.
then two had passed away.

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Louis P. Bierly, of Pittston, reported for the class of 1885, demembers of the fiftieth year class were scattered in all parts
of the nation but ten were present. He declared every member has
done good work in life and for that reason its members were being
allowed to remain on this earth on “borrowed time.”
claring:

The class of 1890 had twelve in reunion. Rev. John K. Adams,
of town, reported with seventy-seven in the class and of those 24
have passed away. He told of the works of many of the members.
Miss Edith A. Moses, of Wilkes-Barre, a class member, who this year
is completing her forty-fifth year of teaching, was presented.
J. Wilson Synder, of Slatington, reported for the class of 1895
which had eight back. There were 145 in the class which he said had
always remained loyal and whose members had sent many boys and
girls to Bloomsburg.

Hayden

Oliver, of Scranton, reported 25 present from the
1900 which, with its 192 was the largest class to that time
and he claimed for it the honor of producing more professional ball
players than any other class, seven having made good in the sport
J.

class

of

professionally.

William G. Jenkins, of Edwardsville, class of 1905, declared his
class the only one “with nerve enough to tell its age.”
Members all
wore the class numerals. There were twenty-eight back.
He paid
tribute to Dr. Haas, declaring no State Teachers College has a finer
leader than Bloomsburg.

whom

There were 126

in the

class,

fourteen of

have died.

The class of 1910 reported 31 back with Robert Metz reporting
that they had given $22.80 for the Alumni Memorial Room Fund. He
presented Mrs Ona Barletta Fernandez,
Porto Rico, to attend the reunion.

who came from San Juan,

There were fifty-five back for the reunion of the class of 1915,
Joseph Cherrie, of Alden Station, reported and they made an additional subscription of $33.82 to the Alumni and Trophy Room Fund.
He p -esented Mrs. Eduardo Llerena. of Rio de Janeiro, who came
back for the reunion of the class. The class started the publication
of the Obiter, the class year book, and he declared it had always adhered to its motto of “Onward.”
Reichard. of Conshohocken, reported twenty-six of the
Four of the class have passed away and he spoke of the
activities of many of the living members.
H. C.
class back.

Dan Smith, of Drums, reported 75 of the class of 1925 back. The
had 189 members and started its tenth year celebration with a
dinner Friday night. Six have passed away. Smith said the Maroon
and Gold, student publication, was started by his class and that its
class

memorial had been the amplifying system

in the

dining room.

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Charles John, of Domock, speaking for the class of 1930 reported 52 of its membership of 245 in attendance.
William Weaver, of
Jersey town, reported 17 of the 1931 class back. The class of 1932
had 12; 1933, 28 and 1934, 27.

ALUMNI BANQUET
Speaking of the fine impress the Bloomsburg State Teachers College has left upon the lives ol its thousands of graduates, J. Hayden
Oliver, class of 1900, of Scranton, vice president and general counsel
oi the Glen Alden Coal Company, in a splendid address at the Alumni Day luncheon told the graduates, “we ought to be able to stand
back of the institution to which we owe so much and which deserves
our loyalty.”
The luncheon was one of the largest in the history of the College
and was attended by so many that the dining room could not accommodate all and tables were set up in the lobby. In addition, members of this year’s graduating class, assistants in commencement acAround 1,000 attended the
tivi.ies and others had lunched earlier.
luncheon.

The College Orchestra, directed by Howard Fenstemaker, furnished a program of music during the serving of the delicious luncheon and spirited group singing was led by Miss Harriet M. Moore, of
the College faculty.
Two of the trustees and their wives were in attendance and
were presented: Mr and Mrs. David Glover, of Mifflinburg, and Mr.
and Mrs. Fred W. Diehl, of Danville. W. P. Gallagher, chief clerk of
ljic General Assembly, a member of f he class of 1900 was presented.
Presidents of many of the branches of the Alumni Association
were presented and members of the various branches stood. Mrs.
Florence Cool, who five years ago organized the Philadelphia group,
was the first presented, followed by officers of five other counties.
Mi\ Oliver in his address spoke of the memories of a happy two
years spent at the institution which came back to him upon his visit.
It was his belief that the years spent at the College provided more
memories which live forever in one’s mind than any other equal period
the lives of the individuals.
He said approximately ninety percent of the graduates taught
for at least a short period. He taught seven years and asserted that
one of the finest things ever to occur to him was a remark of a now
famous surgeon had gained the inspiration to go on to success. Such
things as that provide the real compensation for teaching.
Mr. Oliver declared that he was convinced the depression was
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based on a lack of spiritual values and that the economic crisis was
but a by-product. He spoke of the changes at the institution that go
on and declared that graduates are just a little better for having returned from time to time to the school where they spent such a happy period of their lives. He urged loyalty to an institution which
has meant much to its students.
o

MONTOUR COUNTY ALUMNI
Organization of the Montour County Alumni was effected Friday evening, May 10, at a dinner meeting held at the Shiloh (Reformed Church at Danville. The attendance was over a hundred, which,
on a percentage basis, was the largest of any of the county meetings.
The preliminary arrangements were largely in the hands of Fred W.
Diehl, Superintendent of the Montour County Schools.
Mr. Diehl gave the invocation, after which the meeting was in the
hands of Dr. E. H. Nelson, of the College faculty, who acted as toastmaster.
Vocal solos were given by Miss Elizabeth Miller and Miss
Isabel Snyder.
During the course of the meeting Miss Harriet M.
Moore, of the faculty, led in the group singing.
The double male
quartet from the College was present and delighted the audience
with several selections.
Addresses were given by Dr. D. J. Waller, Jr., President Emeritus, Dr. Francis B. Haas, President of the College, and H. F. Fenstemaker, editor of the Quarterly.
The meeting closed with a business session, at which the follow'ing officers were elected:
President, Lehman Snyder; Vice-President, Alice Guest;
tary, Alice Smull; Treasurer, Isabel Boyer.

Secre-

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THE PHILADELPHIA ALUMNI
One of the finest banquets ever held by the active Philadelphia
branch of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College Alumni Association was held Saturday evening, April 27, in the North Roof Garden of the Bellevue-Stratford, Philadelphia, and attended by 175, including a good representation from Bloomsburg.
Many of the prominent Alumni of Philadelphia area, together
with members of the College faculty, spoke, and exceptionally fine entertainment was provided by alumni and undergraduates.
Dr. D. J. Waller, Jr., President Emeritus, gave the invocation.
The group gave the salute to the flag, and sang “America.” A musi-

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cal prelude iby Mrs. Rosa Vollrath Buchheit, of Indiana, Pa., included
“Vergebliche Standchen” and “Fnihlingsnacht,” by Shuman, and
“Love’s Admonition,” Iby Rhys Herbert.
During the dinner Edward L. Foley, son of Mrs. Jennie Yoder
Foley, ’08, sang “Where’er You Walk,” by Handel, and “I Love
Life,” by Manna-Zucca. Dinner music was provided iby an instrumental trio directed by Miss Katherine O’Boyle.
Mrs. Annie Miller Melick, of Swarthmore, presided as toastmistress, and spoke of the friendship of her father and Dr. Waller.
She
presented Dr. Waller, who was given a standing ovation, as Claude
Hausknecht, head of the Music Department of the West Chester
State Teachers College, led the guests in singing “How do you do,
Dr. Waller, How do you do?” Dr. Waller spoke of the impression the
Philadelphia dinner would have made on early students.
At that
He
time, such a dinner would have been considered impossible.
spoke of his pleasure at meeting so many former Bloomsburg stu-

dents.
F. Herman Fritz, principal of the Chester Schools, spoke from the
view point of a teacher. His father was a trustee of Bloomsburg during the second period that Dr. Waller served as principal. Mr. Fritz
spoke of the part played by the State Teachers Colleges in educating laymen to appreciate the importance of education.
Bernard Kelley, of the Class of 1913, Deputy Attorney General
of Pennsylvania, spoke from the view point of the lawyer. He said

that a course at a teachers’ college is a fine preparation for the law.
and said that many graduates of such institution are successful in the
law, mentioning Attorney-General Charles J. Margiotti, and Judge

Garman.
John

G. Conner, of Trenton, N. J., spoke from the view point of
the business man. He spoke of the part members of the faculty in
his days as a student had played in the advancement of the spiritual
He said that he had been for fifteen years prinlife of the students.
cipal of a college preparatory school, and believed that the defect in
education today is the exclusion of religion.
G. Edward Elwell, of Bloomsburg, said that there have been two
outstanding periods in the history of Bloomsburg. The first was the
Golden Age, when Dr. Waller was principal, and the other is the period of the Renaissance, under the administration of Dr. Haas.
Mrs. Melick presented Mrs. Florence H. Cool, president of the
Philadelphia Association. Mrs. Cool was presented with a beautiful
string of pearls iby the Philadelphia group, in appreciation of her efforts.
Mrs. Melick made the presentation.
Emma Patton Connoly, of Spokane, Washington, and a member
of the class of 1886, was presented, and received recognition as having come the longest distance to attend the banquet.

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The double male quartet of the College sang several numbers
which were much enjoyed by the audience. The group consisted of
Messrs. Makowski, Michaels, Webb, Wolfe, Saltzer, McKechnie, Reed,
and Kershner. John Andreas was at the piano.
Dr. E. H. Nelson, who had been spending the day at Millersville,
announced that Bloomsburg had defeated Millersville in baseball, by
a score of 9 to 3, and that the tennis team had likewise defeated
Millersville, by a score of 9 to 0.
William Reed and Miss Charlotte Hochberg brought greetings
from the student body. H. F. Fenstemaker, editor of the Quarterly,
spoke of the various alumni projects, and of the impoifance of all
graduates being members of the general Alumni Association.
The final speaker was Dr. Francis B. Haas, who was warmly
greeted by the guests. Dr. Haas spoke of the present situation facing the teachers colleges, and the new functions that they may be
called upon to perform in the future.
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COLUMBIA COUNTY ALUMNI
D. D. Wright, ’ll, was chosen president of the Columbia County
Branch of the Bloomsburg State Teachers Alumni Association at a
SDlendid dinner meeting of over two hundred alumni in the College
dining room Saturday evening, April 13.
Much enthusiasm was
shown as the third county within the territory served by the College
to organize this spring, took a step forward in getting the graduates
solidly back of their Alma Mater.
Other officers elected were Anthony MacDonald, Aristes, Vice
President; Miss Edna Girton, Berwick, Secretary; and H. R. Snyder,
The president was authorized to appoint a
Catawissa, Treasurer
committee to arrange for an annual banquet of the group.
In effecting organization, the branch selected a name, and decided that its purpose should be the same as that of the general alumni body, and to support three projects, the Student Loan Fund, the
Alumni Memorial Room, and the Alumni Quarterly.
Only those who- are paid-up members of the general organization
shall be considered active members of the county branch.
It was
pointed out by Dr. E. H. Nelson, -who presided, that there are 8,000
graduates, and that at the present time, there were only 900 paid up
members of the Association. With organization and enthusiasm in

many sections, it is believed possible to enroll half of the graduates is
the Association, and thus have an organized and interested unit of
considerable size.

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The success of the (projects now underway by the general association is dependent upon an increased membership if they are to be
carried to a successful conclusion, as all graduates are determined
they will be.
A well balanced program was presented, with short addresses by
R. Bruce Albert, president of the general alumni body; D. D. Wright,
newly elected president, member of the Executive Board of the Association, and treasurer of' the Alumni Loan Fund; and Dr. Francis
B. Haas, president of the College.
Ercil Biddleman, ’12, gave the invocation, and Dr. Nelson introduced W. W. Evans, ’94, who had charge of the organization of the
dinner. The committee chairmen introduced were: Harold Hidlay,
Espy, banquet; Paul H. Brusetter, Orangeville, membership; Miss Elsa Robbins, Millville, social.

During the serving of the dinner the Maroon and Gold orches
program of music, and Miss Harriet M. Moore led in
group singing.
Three graduates of Bloomsburg delighted with vocal solos. Miss
Maree Pensyl, of Bloomsburg, accompanied by Mrs. Ezra Feldman,
Mrs. Dorothy Edgar
sang “Birthday” and “Four Leaf Clover.”
Creasy, of Espy, accompanied by Mrs. Rutter Ohl, sang one of the
popular numbers from the “Merry Widow,” and “Ah, Sweet Mystery
Miss Frances Evans accompanied by Robert Parker, of
of Life.”
Millville, sang “The Morning Wind” and “Day Is Gone.”
Mr. Albert spoke of the meeting as a dream coming true. He
touched upon the project of county organization that was started
last Alumni Day, and expressed the hope that Luzerne and SchuylThe president spoke of the suckill Counties would soon organize.
cessful Philadelphia organization, the oldest branch of the general
body now active.
With the College in Columbia County, he believed that the Columbia County organization should lead the way. He spoke of the extra presented a

cellent location of the College, of its fine service to the area, its history and tradition, and declared that county organizations should be
more than banquet clubs; they must be ready to work for their Alma
Mater in a manner that will leave no doubt as to their sincerity.

Dr. Nelsc-n presented three of the Old Guard, Dean W. B. SutProf. D. S. Hartline, and Prof. C. H. Albert. In addition to participants in the program, general alumni officers introduced were:
Miss Harriet Carpenter, Treasurer; Mrs. F. H. Jenkins, Business
Manager of the Quarterly; Supt. M. E. Houck, of Berwick, D. D.
Wright, and H. Mont Smith, members of the Board of Directors of
Dr. Nelson also introduced Harry S. Barton, a
the Association.
Trustee of the College, and Edward Schuyler, Secretary of the general association.
liff,

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Mr. Wright, in a brief talk, paid tribute to the work of Dr. Haas,
declaring that the College is most fortunate in having such a man at
He spoke of the fact that graduates rejoice that the Colits head.
lege is steadily going forward, adding that when anything goes forward it must have capable leadership. Dr. Haas was extended a
rising ovation for his splendid work.
Dr. Haas spoke of the modern conception of education as a community organized to advance learning. He spoke of the value of a
sensibly organized and administered program of extra-curricular activities, that students may learn to live together, work together, and
cooperate.
He spoke of the College organization, and praised the employees.
He spoke of the institution’s policy of cooperating in community
work, and said that the board of trustees has an established policy of
doing this, instructing the president to use the facilities of the College for that which is good and proper in the community.
“An institution is a lengthened shadow of its graduates, for its
success or failure lies with the success or failure of its graduates."
Dr. Haas was happy that the Alumni were organizing, and in this regard hoped that the general body would see fit to publish and send
its members a complete list of graduates, thus taking a step toward
getting the list in the most accurate condition possible.
Organization followed, with H. Mont Smith presiding during
part of the business session. The new officers were presented, and
Mr. Wright took charge of the meeting preceding adjournment.
The dinner was followed by dancing in the gymnasium.
o

WYOMING COUNTY ALUMNI
Bloomsburg State Teachers College Alumni residing in Wyoming County, Wednesday evening, May 22, effected an organization
at a delightful affair at the Graham House, Tunkhannock.
Thirtyfour attended.
Clarence 0. Wollever, of Factoryville, was named president;
Francis H. Shaughnessy, of Tunkhannock, vice president; Mrs. Susan
J. Sturman, of Tunkhannock, secretary, and Clarence A. Boston, of
Tunkhannock, treasurer.
Mrs. Mate K. Borden, of the class of 1881, of Tunkhannock, the
oldest graduate living in Wyoming County, was elected honorary
president.
Mr. Shaughnessy presided and R. Bruce Albert, president of the
General Association, led the singing.
Dr. Francis B. Haas, president of the College, spoke of an edu-

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cational institution as a place where those on the road are able to
help those starting on the road. He referred to a college as a community organized for learning and said an educational institution is
the lengthened shadow of its graduates. As business men place capital into their business, so students invest in education and preparaDr. Haas spoke of the activities planned for
tion for a profession.
the College on Alumni Day. He spoke of the projects now underway
on the campus and said that guests were always welcome.

Dean W. B. Sutliff extended greetings from the faculty. Howard F. Fenstemaker, a member of the faculty and editor of the Alumni Quarterly, spoke of the desirability of graduates joining the Alumni Association.
,

D. D. Wright, of Bloomslburg, president of the Columbia County
branch and a member of the board of directors of the General Association, spoke of the Alumni Loan Fund and gave a history of the

fund.

The oldest graduates in attendance were presented by Mr.
Shaughnessy and were: Mrs. Mate K. Borden, class of 1881; Mrs.
Margaret K. Hewitt, class of 1888 and Mrs. Adelaide M. Hawke, class
of 1889.

Mrs. Susan Jennings Sturman, class of 1914, read the minutes
of the Wyoming County Association which was active from 1911 to
1920 with its first annual banquet in December, 1911.
Mr. Albert spoke of the county organizations of Alumni which
were organized years ago and then ceased to function and of the
number which have been set up this year. The president of the General Association spoke of the necessity of having a large membership.

o

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY ALUMNI
There were 105 members of the Northumberland County AlumBloomsburg Teachers College in attendance on Thursday
evening, May 16, at a delightful dinner and dance at the Elks’ Club
Cards were enjoyed by those not caring to dance.
in Sunlbury.
John Boyer, president of the Northumberland County group,
presided and among those responding to his call were Dr. Francis B.
Haas, president of the College, and R. Bruce Albert, president of the
General Alumni Association.
Representing the College at the party were Dr. and Mrs. Haas,
Dean and Mrs. W. B Sutliff, Miss Pearl Mason, Miss Alice Johnston,
Dean John C. Koch, Dr. Nell Maupin and Dr. E. H. Nelson.
ni of the

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THE ALUMNI

Alumni are earnestly requested to inform Mrs. F. H. Jenkins
Many copies of the Alumni Quarterly
changes of address.
have been returned because the subscribers are no longer living at
the address on our files.
All

of

all

OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Mr. R. Bruce Albert, ’06 __
Dr. D. J. Waller, Jr., ’67
Mr. Edward Schuyler, ’24
Miss Harriet Carpenter, ’96

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer

Executive Committee

Mr. Fred W. Diehl, ’09
Mr. H. Mont Smith, ’93
Mr. Maurice F. Houck, ’10
Mr. Daniel

Dr. E. H. Nelson, ’ll

Mr. Frank Dennis, ’ll
Mr. Dennis D. Wright,
J.

Mahoney,

’ll

’09

1870-1880
Loyalty grows as the years pass. This was shown with the exceptional good turnout of graduates who have been out ? half century or more.

There were nineteen back who graduated from Bloomsburg between 1870 and 1880 and no group had a finer time.
Those attending were: H. G. Supple, Bloomsburg; Bridget A.
Burns, Mrs. Ellen Lally, Shenandoah; Mrs. Celeste K. Prutzman,
Frackville; N. H. Smith, Williamsport; C. A. Ritter, Auburn; Mrs. F.
H. Jenkins, Sade T. Vannatta, Bloomsburg; Mary Melissa Thomas,
Bloomsburg; Miss Mary L. Sharpless, Miss Louise Robbins, Bloomsburg; Mrs. Sadie McKenna, Miss Winifred Butleer, Shenandoah;
Miss Lillian Woll, Girardville; Mrs. H. G. Supplee, Miss Hannah E.
Breece, Mrs. Ida Kistler Masteller, Bloomsburg; Clark Snyder, of
Detroit, Mich., class of 1901, met with the group.

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1880
Saturday,

May

25,

nine A. M., six

at

Alumni Room

members

of the class of

“Old Normal” to celebrate their
55th anniversary. Those present were: H. G. Supplee, president; C.
A. Ritter, N. H. Smith, Ella Lally, Bridget Burns, and Celeste K.
Prutzman. The meeting was called to order by the president, and
opened with prayer by the Rev. N. H. Smith. This was followed by
the reading of the minutes of the meeting five years ago. Roll Call,
which was interrupted many times to greet old friends who came in,
or to tell some story of school-day pranks, recalled to memory the
members of the class as the names were read. Fourteen of the thirtythree members of the class are living. The eight absentees were
heard from, either directly or indirectly. Officers were elected. At
eleven o’clock we went to the auditorium to the regular meeting, and
from there to the dinning room, where a very nice dinner was served.
The afternoon was filled with attending games, visiting, and looking
around at the changes and improvements that have been made. At
the end of a perfect day, all separated to go to their homes, tired but
1880 met

in the

at

happy.

CELESTE

K.

PRUTZMAN,

Secretary.

H. G. Supplee has been obliged, because of ill health, to give up
He and Mrs. Supplee are
his duties as real estate agent in Chicago.

now spending some time with

the former’s sister, Mrs. Annie S. Nuss,
Their son, George W. Supplee,
who has for the past thirteen years been a missionary in Assam, India, is now on his way home with his family to spend a year’s furlough.
at 250

West

Belle

her

home

Street,

Bloomsbuig

Henderson (Mrs.
Lebanon, Pa.

J. F.

Reed) died November 23. 1934, at

in

Mrs. Celeste Kitchen Prutzman, secretary of the class of 1880
sent in the following little poem regarding the coming reunion of the
class.
Unfortunately, the poem was mislaid by the Editor, and was
not printed in the April issue of the Quarterly. Although the reunion is now past, Mrs. Prutzman’s classmates will undoubtedly be
interested in it.

“Of 80’s there are still fourteen,
Though we are scattered far and wide;

May

25

let all

At “Normal
In

be seen

Hill,” whate’er betide.

Alumni Room

And

we’ll gather,
talk of the days long passed by,

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And live again the pranks we played
When we were young and spry.
Come, our Alma Mater calls us.
Let us talk of joys and sorrows

And

who have left us,
have few tomorrows.”

the dear friends

Knowing

we’ll

1885

The
members

meeting in its fiftieth year reunion, had ten
back, gathering from four states and the District of Col-

class of 1885,

umbia.

To attend the golden reunion Mrs. Martha K. Baxter Ensminger
came from Pawnee, Illinois; Miss Anna M. Fox from Burlington, N.
J.; Mrs. Sadie Patterson Harrison and Harry 0. Hine, from Washington, D C., and Charles E. Dechant from Charlotte, N. C.
Others in
the group were Mrs. Edith Ent Holmes, Bloomsburg; Louis P. Bierly,
Pittston; Sally Watson, Bloomsburg, R. D.; F. J. Cawley, Florence J.
Cowley, Milton, and Mrs. Annie Potter Trescott, Berwick.

1890

The

class of

1890 reported a dozen of

its

fifty-three living

mem-

They included: The Rev. John K. Adams,
Mrs. Gula L. Adams, Mrs. Bess Holmes Yost, Mrs. Effie Hartman
Vanderslice, Bloomsburg; Edith A. Moses, Wilkes-Barre; Mary H.
Stover, Maynesem; Mrs. Blanche M. Roat, Kingston; Mrs. Mary A.
Taubel, Norristown; Daniel Rinehai’t, Waynesboro; Mrs. Margaret
Evans Eves, Millville.
bers back for the reunion.

1891
Miss Jennie M. Sheep retired from teaching at the close of this
year, after teaching forty-three years.
She began her teaching career in Mt. Pleasant Township, and later taught at Benton, Turbotville, Point Township, Scott Township, and Center Township.
She
came to Berwick in 1903, and has been teaching third grade at the
Ferris Heights Building.
Miss Nora Myers has, for several years, held a responsible posiHome at Lewisburg, Pa.

tion at the Evangelical

Ida M. Swartzell (Mrs. L. L. Leonard) died at her
umbia; Ohio, December 21, 1933.

home

in Col-

1895

The

class of

1895 was another having a merry day with eight

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members back including

H. W. Bloss, Wapwallopen; Miss Katherine
Cadow, Bloomsburg; George M. Norman, Fairville; Eli P. Heckert,
Mauch Chunck; J. W. Snyder, Slatington; Charles W. Derr, River-

side.

1899
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Redline, and daughter Helen, of Bloomsburg, R. D. 5, will spend three months on the Pacific Coast this summer, visiting their former home in Oregon and relatives in California.

1900

The

in attendance and it was a fine
of them. Included in the group were three members from
other states with Olive A. Line coming from Lakewood, Ohio; Eliza-

day for

1900 reported 25

class of

all

beth Evans Eves from South Range, Wisconsin, and Grace Fausold
Horner, from Latrobe, N. Y.
Others in class back were: Della Deitrick, Mount Carmel; Winifred Evans, May L. Evans, Danville; Mary Hughes Garman, West
Pittston; Blanche Hassler Cowell, Wilkes-Barre; Clyde Confer and
Lulu Confer, Watsontown, R. D. Ellen Harvey Zimmerman, Bess
Klinger Hartman, May Boyle, Hazleton; Lydia Zehner Shuman,
Bloomsburg, R. D.; Elizabeth Hartung Russell, Clark’s Summit; Edna Lewis Jones, Mary Miller Oliver, J. Hayden Oliver, Scranton;
Carolyn Wallace Harman, Lydia Maust Ludwig, Frank C. Harris, B.
B. Kuhns, Adda D. O’Brien, Bess Griffiths, Caroline Gloman, WilkesBarre.
;

Cummings lives at Paxtang, Harrisburg, Pa.
3652 Brisbane Street.

Josephine M.
street address

is

Her

Blanche Letson (Mrs. H. C. MacAnnis) is located at Tusculum
She expresses the wish that some of
College, Greeneville, Tennesee.
her classmates might visit her, and regrets that she was unable to attend her class reunion.

1905

The class of 1905 was much in evidence all day. The twentyeight members back each wore a large card carrying the class numDuring the morning the class roll was called and all available
erals.
information gathered about the members. Acquaintances were renewed and the alloted time was all too short.
At the reunion were: Miss Bessie Creveling, Irvington, N. J.;
Miss Luzetta Davis, Berwick; G. Edward Elwell, Jr., Nevin T. EngleBloomsburg; Miss Anna M. Fagan, Hazleton; Miss Bessie K.
Grimes, Catawissa; Mrs. Theodore F. Stubbs, Wilkes-Barre; Mrs.
Frances Heacock Davis, Bloomsburg, R. D. 3; Mrs. Vera Hemingway
hart,

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Housenick, Bloomsburg; William G. Jenkins, Edwardsville; Mrs. Mary
Kirkendall Hagenbuch, Bloomsburg, R. D. 5; Mrs. Kathryn Krum
Twogood, Upper Darby; Mrs. Mary Mitchell Vermorel, Hackensack,
N. J. Mrs. Elizabeth Martz Lesher, Northumberland; Mrs. Sara
Milleisen Ehvell, Bloomsburg; Mrs. Lillian Peiffer Mock, Sinking
Springs, R. D. Mrs. Inez Robbins Wilson, Millville; Mrs. Myrtle Robbins Wood, Nescopeck; Mrs. Grace Roberts Miller, Bloomsburg; Miss
Claire E. Shovlin, Northumberland; J. Y. Shambach, Camp Hill; Miss
Alice Smull, Danville; Mrs. Anna Thomas Thomas, Edwardsville;
Mrs. Laura Winter Eroh, Hazleton; Mrs. Emma Cortright Shelly,
Kingston; Mrs. Catherine Wilks Pulson, Sugar Notch; Mrs. Blanche
Miller Grimes, Harrisburg.
;

;

Miss Ida Sitler, for the past fifteen years Professor of Biology
at Hollins College, Virginia, has been elected President of the Virginia Academy of Science for the coming year.

Susan Thomas (Beaver)

New

lives at

520 Marcy Place, North Bergen,

Jersey.

1907
Bertha Bacon (Mrs. Hsber

Mahantongo

Street, Pottsville,

L.

Pa

,

Wagner) died at her home, 2000
December 4, 1934. She is sur-

vived by her husband ar.d daughter, Jean.

1908
Helen M. Seasholtz and C. Wesley Burroughs, of Belle Mead, N.
J., were married April 11, in Trinity Church, New York.
Mrs. Burroughs taught for eighteen years in the schools of New Jersey. Mr.
Burroughs is connected with the Burroughs Adding Machine Company. They are now living in Belle Mead.
Miss Ella M. Billings, Nicholson, R. D.

1.

1910

The class of 1910 reported thirty back for the reunion with one
of the members, Miss Barletto, conning from Porto Rico to be present
when her class celebrated its twenty-fifth reunion. Others attending
were: Mrs. J. L. Oakes, Union Center, N. Y. Mrs. Edward Hilbush,
Shamokin; Mrs. J. D. Montar.yge, Wilkes-Barre; Florence Huebner
Buckalew, Bloomsburg; Julia Gregg Brill, State College; Agnes Freas
Ralph Wertman, Quakake; LaRue E.
Keiser, Collingswood, N. J.
Brown, Lewisburg; A. Tracy Roberts, Scranton; Lester Burlingame,
Bloomsburg; Grace Krumm Savidge, Mary Savidge, Turbotville; Margaret Oliver Walton, Berwick; Mildred Snell Boston, West Pittston;
Helen H. Thompson, Pittston; Charles C. Box, South Canaan; W. W.
;

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Emma M. MacFarlane, Hazleton; Mr. and Mrs.
Charles W. Potter, Montgomery; Mrs. L. W. Suiquett, Haddonfield,
N. J.; John Skweir, McAdoo; Robert Metz, Ashley.
Weaver, McKeesport;

The Morning Press, in its column “Twenty-Five Years Ago” recently had the following: “The honors for the class of 1910 of the
Bloomsburg State Normal School were announced in chapel yesterday, and are as follows: Oration, Charles Potter, Bloo-msburg; Essay, Mary Lowry, Dewart; Phophecy, Helen Trescott, Berwick; Presentations, Sarah Bond, Lehman, and Burton Shuman, Torreys;
Class Memorial Address, Julia Brill, Bloomsbui'g.

Alma Vetterlein Mansuy is employed as a stenographer and
bookkeeper with the Emergency Educational Relief of Lackawanna
County. Thomas Francis, ’08, is chairman of the Emergency Educational Relief Council of the

same c&unty.
1911

Olive Pettes (Mrs. Clarence Robinson) died about a year ago at
her home at Rummerfield, Pa. She is survived by her husband and
three sons.

1913

Laura Davis (Mrs. Harry Howland) lives at Le Raysville,
R. D. She has two sons and two daughters.

Pa.,

1915

members

of the class of 1915 were back and had one
of the big times of the day, gathering its members from South America, four states of the Union and two District of Columbia.
Mrs. Alma M. Baer Llerena, of Rio de Janeiro, was one of those
Fifty-five

attendance and others included Clara A. Oman, Lillian Zimmerman, Washington, D. C. Helen Harris Aleton, Port Jervis, N. Y.
Edith Bray Bidwell, Cleveland, Ohio; Dr. Millard Cryder, Cape May
Court House, N. J. Shirley J. Robbins, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. Mrs.
Katherine Bierman Edwards, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Sadie
M. Crumb, of Washington, D. C.
Members back from all parts of Pennyslvania were: Eulah Boone
Suiegel, Espy; Catharine G. Koehler, Hazleton; Dorothy Rice Williams, Martha E. Yeager, Hazleton; Lois Fairchild, Nanticoke; Catherine Leighow Bittenbender, Lime Ridge; Mary Hess Croop, Berwick; Anne Jones, Plymouth; Lcis M. Snyder, Catawissa; Ruth A1
Paul
belt Baer, Selinsgrove; Elizabeth Welsh Miller, Orangeville;
in

;

;

;

M. Trembley, Espy; Sally Brace Falls, Beatrice B. Burke, Scranton;
Josephine Duy Hutchison, Ray M. Cole, Bloomsburg; Martha Baum
Moore, Nescopeck; Warren A. Dollman, Liverpool; Miss Elizabeth

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Sturges, Pittsburgh; Lons Freas Stahl, Williamsport; Miriam La Wall

Wapwallopen; Ruth Thomas Wanich, Bloomsburg; Marion
Hutchins Stumpf, Rock Glen; Frances Zarry Post, Hilda Davis Morgan, Forty Fort; Laura Carey Ellsworth, Kingston; Elsie Thomas
Burger, Kis-Lyn; Edith Saricks, Freeland; Joseph Cherrie, Alden
Station; Ethel Watkins Weber, Scranton; Beatrice Roth Reeves, Palmerton; Ruth Thomas Pelczar, Alden Station; Elizabeth Gronka
Ravin, Rock Glen; Etta Buss Evans, West Pittston; Ruth Koehler
Hoyes, Scranton; Frances Smith Lewis, Dalton; Esther C. Helfrich,
Wilkes-Barre; Bess Lucreta Thompson, Nanticoke; Nettie Dietz LuxHeller,

ton, Po-ttsville, R. D.

1915
Lois G. Freas (Mrs. Leo E. Stahl) lives at 344 West 4th Street,
Williamsport, Pa. Her husband is sales agent for the National Cash
Register Company.

1917
Sarah G. Garrison (Mrs. Harry W. Miller)
Street, Williamsport.
Her husband is pastor of
Church, in that city.

1010 Elmira
Luke’s Lutheran

lives at
St.

1918

Maine E. Richardson

lives

at

804 E. Centre Street, Mahanoy

City, Pa.

1920
1920 had twenty-six members back for a splendid
day. Included in the number were: Ruth Titman Deitrick, Bloomsburg; Isabel Boyer, Danville; Clara N. Santee, Hazleton; Florence
Beyer Lewis, Mrs. Eva L. Beyer, Lewisburg; Joseph Grimes, Bloomsburg; Laura Shaffer Hartman, Rochester, Minn.; Jeanette H. Morgan,
Larksville; Elizabeth Petty, Mary G. McBride, Wilkes-Barre; Eleanor G. Griffith, Shamokin; Fay Jones Pugh, Kingston; Helen Roberts
Trescott, Jermyn; Claire Herman Ruth, Edwardsville; Margaret J.
Ferre, Oak Hall; Ella Sweppenheiser Kennedy, Bloomsburg, R. D.
Grace Gotshall Pannebaker, Elysburg; Clara N. Santee, Conyngham;
Jessie Mensinger, Shepptcn; Fern Traugh Eshleman, Berwick; Edward R. Unangst, Catawissa; H. C. Reichard, Conshohocken.

The

class of

Valara Fox (Mrs. C. J. Steinmayer) lives at 433 Wellesley Road,
Mr. and Mrs. Steinmayer have two children, a son and

Mt. Airy, Pa.
a daughter.

Mary McBride
Barre, Pa.

is

a teacher in the Meyers
is 430 Scott Street.

Her address

High School, Wilkes-

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1923

Hampton

Edith E.

lives at

119 South Nice Street, Frackville, Pa.

1925

The class of 1925 which opened its tenth year reunion with a
dinner on Friday evening, had the largest delegation in reunion with
seventy-five members in attendance.
Dan Smith, of Drums, president of the class, had been active since January in planning the celebration and

it

was

a huge success.

Those attending included: Ruth E. Wapler, Hazleton; Emily M.
Lawrence, Wilkes-Barre; Margaret E. Price, Ashland; Marie C. McDonnell, Centralia; Leon M. Kerstetter, Shamokin; Arthur Jenkins,
Theodore Keen, Wanamie; Mrs. Ruth Mensinger Grimes, Bloomsburg; Mrs. Mildred Morgan Powell, Scranton; Elizabeth M. Sieber,
Scranton; Emily Lawrence, Wilkes-Barre; Pauline Hassler, WilkesBarre; Ama Seybert Wilson, Light Street; Mrs. Florence Jones Bennett, Plainsville; Mrs. Deborah Williams Griffith, Mansfield; Lillian
Burgess, Wyoming, R. D. 3 Margaret M. Fay, Kingston; Thelma E.
Armstrong, Taylor; Mrs. Gladys Richards Kleckner, Danville; Adaline Burgess, Wyoming, R. D. 3; Mrs. LaVerne Hill Moore, Kingston;
Gertrude M. Hildebrand, Scranton; R. Perigo Bolles, Scranton; Elsie
Jones, Plymouth; Myrtle Wharmly, Plymouth; Florence A. Ryan,
Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. Pearl Radel Bickel, Sunbury; Ruth Owens, Scranton; Martha A. Fisher, Sunbury; Mrs. Catherine Coxe Gilmartin,
Orange, N. J.; Esther Grim, Tower City, the former Bronwen Hess,
North Mehoopany; Ruth M. Dyer, Shamokin; Catherine Payne, Shamokin; Frances Fester, Berwick; M. Frances Morton, Berwick; Sarah
Schaeffer Heimbach, Lewisburg; Gordon P. Johns, Shamokin, R. D.
2; Joseph B. Laubach, Benton, R. D. 2; Pauline Hassler, WilkesBarre; Jessie E. Keen, Glen Lyon; Delmar L. Smith, Berwick; Roy J.
Haring, Nescopeck; Mrs. Maryan Hart Miller, Lakewood, Ohio;
George B. Fought, Millville; Mrs. Martha Foushey Miers, Lenoxville;
Scranton;
Elizabeth Sieber, Scranton; Wilhelmina Spongenberg,
Margaret E. Griffiths, Plymouth; Martha Lawson, Shenandoah; Jennie P. Jones, Ediwardsville; Ellen Phebey, Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. Margaret Eyerly Aul. Espy; Mrs. Marie Karns Wright, Mechanicsville, N.
Y. Mrs. Margaret R. Price Miller, McAdoo; Dan Smith, Drums.
;

;

The class of 1925 opened its ten-year reunion with a delightful
banquet at the Wimodausis Club rooms Friday evening, May 25.
There was no formal program, but the members of the class, faculty,
and guests had a delightful time reviewing happenings of college
days.

Esther M. Grim lives at 341 Wiconisco Avenue, Tower City, Pa.

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and Adaline Burgess

Lillian

Pearl Poust lives

in

live at

Wyoming,

47

Pa., R. D. 3.

Orangeville, Pa.

Elizabeth Sieber lives at 1540 Madison Avenue, Scranton, Pa.

1927
Helen T. Ceppa

lives at the

corner of Grand and Market Streets,

Nanticoke, Pa.

1929
Miss Lenore Thomas, of Berwick, and Don Savidge, of Brooklyn,
N. Y. were married Saturday, June 22, in the First Methodist Church,
Berwick, with the Rev. Mr. Gunther, a classmate of Mr. Savidge, officiating.
Since graduation, the bride has been teaching in the Berwick schools. Mr. Savidge is a graduate of the Fairchild Undertaking Place in Brooklyn, and is now employed by that firm
.

William B. Jones, 822 Arehbald Street, Scranton, and Marion J.
Thomas, 1160 Preston Street, Scranton, were married April 3, in the
Ebenezer Welsh Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. R. J. Williams
officiating.
They are now living at 1131 West Locust Street. Mrs.
Jones has been a member of the faculty of the Clark’s SummitClark’s Green schools.
Mr. Jones is principal of the Martin Van
Buren School, No. 3, in Scranton.
Miss Rebecca Davis and Franklin Nuss, both of Mainville, were
united in marriage Saturday, April 20. The bride has been teaching
in the schools of Beaver Township since her graduation.

1930

The

day

class of 1930, in five year reunion, had fifty-two back for a
long to be remembered. They included: Elizabeth Myrick, Peek-

vihe; Ruth Starick, Sunbury; Dorothy Wilson, Bolivar, N. Y. Marian
Slack, Scranton; Margaret Samson, Dunmore; Richard D. Frymire,
Bloomsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond T. Hodges, Scranton; A. Brooke
Yeager, Jr., Wilkes-Barre; Mr. and Mrs. Luther W. Bitler, Pottsgrove; Margarette Bone, Forty Fort; Margaret S. Oswald, Scranton;
Congette Fecora, West Hazleton; Grayce Carr, Gertrude R. Schraeder, West Hazleton; Ruth A. Yeager, Hazleton; Mabel Gearhart, Sunbury, R. D. Miriam Forsythe Gilliland, Oak Hall; Alex Kraynack,
Plymouth; Albert Kalewit, Nanticoke; Elizabeth M. Williams, Janetta
York, Virginia Fedesco, Peckville; Elizabeth Talbot, Shickshinny;
Edith Rees, Anna Chehansky, Peckville; Jessie Cook, Hazleton; Earl
R. Miller, Minisink Hills; Myra Sharpless, Bloomsburg; Alda E. Culp,
Virginia E. Cruikshank, Norma J. Knoll, Georgiena Weidner, Karleen
;

;

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Hoffman, Bloomsburg; Grace Reichard, Florence M. Jones, Florence
Bogle, M. Augusta Schnure, Milton; Mrs. Lillian Reese Miller,
Weatherly; Charles A. Jo'hn, Dimock.

I.

Announcement has recently been made off the marriage of Sara
A. Welliver, of Bloomsburg, and W. Garret Edwards, of Buffalo, N.
Y. The marriage took place in Pittsford, N. Y. last fall. The bride
has been working during the past year for the State Emergency Relief Board.
Mr. Edwards is a graduate of Benton High School, and
the Bloomsburg Flying School, and was employed at the Bloomsburg
Aii’port for some time.
He is now employed by the M. & G. Convoy
Company,

in Buffalo.

Alva Fetterman

Robert Fehr) of Easton, formerly of
Easton Hospital, after a lengthy illsurvived by her husband and one son, Alfred.

Tamaqua, died
ness.

She

is

(Mrs.

this spring in the

Helen E. Snyder

lives at

105S Market Street, Sunbury, Pa.
1931

1931 had seventeen back including Miss Ila Ivey,
Bloomsburg, R. D. 2 Mi-, and Mrs. Clarence R. Wolever, Mill City;
Lois Hirleman, Bloomsburg; Robert F. Knierin, Scanton; Kenneth E.
Hawk, Bear Creek; Do-ris Empett VanBuskirk, New Milford; Robert
G. Sutliff, Baldwin, L. I., N. Y., and Elizabeth Hubla, Gordon.

The

class of

;

Announcement was made recently of the marriage of Miss GeralW. Kurtz, of Mainville, at Muncy Valley on

dine Harder and Samuel
July Fourth, 1934.

The Rev. Reyburn Fritz, pastor of the Methodist Church of that
The couple was unattended.
The (bride is one of 'Catawissa’s most popular girls and is a graduate of the Catawissa High School and attended Bloomsburg State
Teachers College. Mr. Kurtz is a graduate of Milton High School
and the Bloomsburg Teachers College, and for the past four years has
been a successful member of the Main Township Consolidated
place, officiated.

School faculty.
Mr. Kurtz has accepted a position in the Bridgeton, N. J. High
School for next fall and will teach problems of democracy and direct
the band. The high school there has an enrollment of 1,800 pupils.

Miss Eloise Evans has accepted a position as laboratory techni-

Miss Evans is a graduate
cian at St. John’s 'Hospital, Lowell, Mass.
of St. Joseph’s Hospital, Philadelphia, and recently took examinations at Temple University for national registration with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.

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Earl Van Dine, of Montoursville, and Miss Velina Roup, of
Bloomsburg, were united in marriage Easter morning, at the Church
cyf
Christ, Bloomsburg, by the pastor, the Rev. M. S. Rogers.
Mr.
Van Dine, since his graduation, from Bloomsburg has been teaching
near Montoursville.

A daughter was born Monday, April 15, to Mr. and Mrs Arthur
McKenzie, of Norristown. Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie (Anne Morgan)
are both

M iss

members
Florence

Hollow School,

of the class of ’31.

Mcwry had

Mifflin

been elected teacher of the Smith
Township, Columbia County.

1932

There were twelve of the class of 1932 back including Lois M.
DeMott, Millville; Blanche Kostenbauder, Bloomsburg; Gertrude E.
Oswald, Scranton; Chester C. Hess, Trevorton; Sarah C. Zimmerman,
Helen E. Zimmerman, Berwick.
Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Fritz, of Douglasville, Pa., formerly of
Bloomsburg, have announced the engagement of their daughter,
Katherine, to James Gillan, of Philadelphia. Miss Fritz is finishing a
course in Strayer’s Business School at Philadelphia. Mr. Gillan is an
employee of the General Motors Company, in Philadelphiia.

1933

The class of 1933, the two-year class, had twenty-eight of
members back and all enjoyed a fine day.

its

Mary M. Carl and William G. McWilliams, both of Danville,
were married November 2, 1934, at Easton, Pa. Announcement of
the marriage was made in April.
Mr. McWilliams is a graduate of
Pierce Business College, Philadelphia, and is engaged with his father
in the

automobile business.

1934

The

of 1934, the ycungest class in reunion, had twentyseven present, including Dorothy Runyan, Bloomsburg, Esther Dagnell, Mainville; Marian M. Engle, Nuremberg; Pauline M. House, Cacawissa; Grace P. Swartwood, West Pittston; Lillian V. Robenolt,
Sarah Ellen Schnure, Milton; Marie Wilkinson, Dornsife; James Gennaria, Bloomsburg; Robei-t Van Sickle, Catawissa; Jane Williams
Perry, Edwardsville Jeanette Roberts, Scranton; Anna Strausner,
Danville; Mrs. Caroline Roller Bowen, Bloomsburg; Thelma
L.
Knauss, Nazareth; Mildred M. Quick, Ashland; Freda H. Shuman,
Mainville; Stephen G. Bodnar, West Hazleton; John Partridge, Treclass

;

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vorton; Sarah E. Lentz, BloomSburg; Harriet E.

Sutliff,

Wernersville

Gertrude Tannery, Blanche Kostenbauder, Bloomsburg.

Miriam Losch, of Richfield, has (been elcted to a position in the
third and fourth grade room in Thompsontown, Pa.
Irene Mercedes Deane, who lives at 901 Pee Dee Avenue, Albemarle, North Carolina, has been re-elected head of the English Department of the Matthews Schools, Matthews, North Carolina.

1935
Miss Adeline Pfeiffer has been teacher of commercial subjects
in

the Neseopeck

High School.
1936

Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Helen
The ceremony took
Rishel and Ard Mader, both of Danville, Pa.
place June

1,

Lutheran Church, Danville, and

1934, at the Trinity

was performed by the Rev. E. L, Leisey.
Mr. Mader is a graduate of the Danville High School and attended Massanautten Military Academy in Virginia. He is employed
in the Danville Plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company.
o

Alumni are earnestly requested to inform Mrs. F. H. Jenkins
changes of address. Many copies of the Alumni Quarterly
have been returned because the subscribers are no longer living at
All

of

all

the address on our

files.

o

Members of the Senior class of the Ralpho Township High
School at Elysiburg visited the College Tuesday, May 14, in acceptThe party arrived
ing an invitation extended by President Haas.
shortly before noon and had lunch at the College. They were shown
around the campus and through the buildings by Dr. Kehr, Dean of
Women, J. C. Koch, Dean of Men, and a student hospitality committee.

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ADDRESSES
1880
Lina E. Faulds, 32 West Union Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Emmaline Fetherolf (Mrs.

1882
Hood) Crystal Lake, S Sioux

C. F.

City,

Nebraska.

Mae Reagan Hood, 2608 Jackson Boulevard, Sioux

City,

Nebraska.

1885
C.

Ernest Dechant, 1950 East Ninth Street, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Harry 0. Hine, 3204 Highland Place, Washington, D.
Martha K. Ensminger Baxter, Box 216, Pawnee,
Sally C. Watson, 343
Ellie Sterner

N.

Market

Street,

C.

111.

Bloomsburg, Pa.

(Mrs. El.vood Chrisman)

Hampton Road,

Mendham,

J.

Susie E. Cool (Mrs. M. H. Keogh) 191 Linden

Allie Donley, 187

St.,

Rochester, N. Y.

1886
Stanton Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Adelie Shaffer Broughall, 124 Oley Street, Reading, Pa.

1888

Edward

J.

Harvey

I.

Dougher, 116 Fitzhugh, Midland, Mich.

Crow, 511 Fifth Avenue, Bethlehem, Pa.
1889

Mary

E. Albertson

Mrs. Clara E.

Long

Adams, 137 East 6th

Cummings

Irvin,

Street, Berwick, Pa.

10458 90th Avenue, Richmond

Hill,

Island, N. Y.

1890
Margaretta Shaw, 18 South Main St., Lewistown, Pa.
1891

Phoebe Shew (Mrs. Mark Creasy) 339 Iron Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
1892
Flora Ransom, 386 Rutter Avenue, Kingston, Pa.

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Sue Creveling (Mrs. G. W.

Miller, Jr.)

315 Second Street, Weather-

Pa.

ly,

1893

Norma

B.

Nieholls

ffm.

(Mrs.

L. Davies)

1419 Lafayette Street,

Scranton, Pa.

Edith M. Harden (Mrs. Bolton G. Coon) 42 James Street, Kingston,
Pa.

Eunice (Una) Titue, R. D.

4,

Binghamton, N. Y.

Alice Fenner, 2029 Highland Street, Allentown, Pa.

Mary Elizabeth McNinch, 2647 Broadway, Apt.

5 South,

New

York.

N. Y.

Norma

B. Nieholls (Mrs.
Scranton, Pa.

Wm. L

Davies) 635 North Garfield Avenue,

1894
Edith M. Nesbitt, R. D.

George E. Pfahler, M.

1,

D.,

Milton, Pa.

1930 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Mary Pendergast, 918 North Sixth

Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

Fred E. Fassett, Stevensville, Pa.
Merit L. Laubach, Box 804, Terre Haute, Ind.
H.

Lewis, a teacher for many years, retired at the close of the
school term in Zerbe Township, Northumberland County.

J.

1896
Jane Rosser,

9

South Maple Avenue, East Orange, N.

Myrtle A. Swartz (Mrs. F. E.

Gertrude C. Muir (Mrs.

West

J. T.

J.

Van Wie) Burdett, N. Y.
Ramage) 307 Third Street,

Blufield,

Virginia.

Gertrude Miller Postle, 6703 Tyrone Avenue, Van Nuys, California.

1898
Louise Lamoreux (Mrs.

S. L.

Richards) Weston, West Virginia.

Florence E. Bachman, 327 Kidder Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Harry

F.

Broadbent,

1415

New York

D. C.

Sarah H. Russell, Watsontown, Pa.

Avenue, N. W., Washington,

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Ray Rhoads (Mrs. Thomas

J.

53

1899
Jlanagan) 3211 West Penn Stree:,

Philadelphia, Pa.

W. W.

Preston, 32 South

Arthur

R.

Main

Street, Montrose, Pa.

McHenry, 340 Vorhees Avenue,

Buffalo, N. Y.

1900

Maud

Belig (Mrs. C. T. Yentzer) Cherokee and
Avenues, Chestnut Hill, Pa.

Wm.

Ellen Harvey (Mrs.
Hazleton, Pa.
B.

A.

West Willow Grove

Zimmerman) 576 North Vine

Street,

Branson Kuhns, West Milton, Pa.

Olive A. Lins, 1250 Hall Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio.

Miles

I.

Killmer, 410

Clyde Confer, R. D.

West 24th
1,

Street,

New

York, N. Y.

Watsontown, Pa.
1901

Augusta

B.

Henkelman, 3318 37th

Street, Mt. Rainer,

Md.

1902
Alice F. Melvin (Mrs. Benjamin Eichholzer) Forest City, Pa.

1903
Calvin

J.

Adams, 1641 Quincy Avenue, Scranton, Pa.
1904

Bessie Derr (Mrs.
ington, N. J.

W.

R. Hehvig,

Norman

S.

Sked) 21 East Franklin Avenue, Penn-

3709 Pillsburg Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn.

Leona Kester (Mrs.

J.

R.

Lawton)

Millville, Pa.

K. H. Knorr, Staunton, Va.

Pearl E. Brandon, 136 North 11th Street.

1905
Inez Robbins Wilson, Millville, Pa.

1906
Grace Bonham, 20 Ransom Street, Forty Fort, Pa.
1907
Bessie C. Baer (Mrs.

Thomas

B. Doig) 69

Bruce Street, Walton, N.

V

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Helen Wardell (Mrs. A. B. Eister) Box 283, Convoy, Ohio.
Blanche M. Westbrook (Mrs. Newton C. Fetter) 325 Harvard Street,
Cantbridge, Mass.

Reba Quick (Mrs.

3405 80th Street, Jackson Heights,

F. H. Lerch)

N. Y.

Marjorie V. Pritchard (Mrs. Newton Roberts) Bromwell, West Virginia.

Elizabeth P. Evans (Mrs.

W.

J.

Wilkins) Box 50, Chinchilla, Pa.

1908

Darwin E. Maurer, 5855 Hazel Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
Sarah

C. Foust, 54 Lincoln

Adda Rhodes

Avenue, Rutherford, N.

(Mrs. Arthur L. Johnson) 724

J.

West Forth

Street,

Haz-

leton, Pa.

Olive A. Major, 6520 Rogers Avenue, Mei^chantsville, N.

Mae Callender

J.

(Mrs. Lloyd Wilson) Industrial School for Boys, Kis-

Lyn, Pa.

1909
Geraldine Hess (Mrs. George E. Follmer) R. D.

2,

Benton, Pa.

Walter C. Welliver, 251 Jefferson Street, Bloom^burg, Pa.

1910

La Rue

E.

Brown, Lewisburg,

Louella

S.

Burdick (Mrs. L. H. Sinquett) 43 Lafayette Avenue, Had-

Pa., R. D. 1.

donfield, N. J.

Ralph

I.

Wertman, Quakake, Pa.

Olive Kresge (Mrs. Jared Montanye) 23
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

West Hollenback Avenue,

1911

Ruth Ruhl, 11 Tuscan Road, Maplewood, N.
Iris

Avery (Mrs. George

Elsie

C.

J.

Armitage) Alderson, Pa.

Winter (Mrs. N. D. Stephen!)

Putman

Street,

Tunkhannock,

Pa.
J.

Frank Dennis, 195 Academy Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
1912

William H. Davis, 35 Grand Avenue, Johnson City, N. Y.

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Fiances Pachnicke (Mrs. D. E. Fetherolf) Leek

W.

Louise

55

Kill, Pa.

Vetterlein, Paupack, Pa.

Charlotte A. Koehler, 31 Cobb Avenue, White Plains, N. Y.

1913
Jessie

Dersheimer

(Mrs.

Clyde W. Hoover)

Altoona Avenue,

24

Enola, Pa.
Natalie Green (Mrs. A.
N. Y.

J.

Keach) 88 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn,

Nellie M. Dennison, Station Hospital, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Verna A. Miller (Mrs. A. D. Hunsberger) 1228 Oakwood Avenue.
Norristown, Pa.

Marion Roat (Mrs. Ira Hartman) 282 North College Avenue, Kingston, Pa.

1914
Pearl Hughes (Mrs.
burg, Pa.

Howard Gunther) 621 East Third

Street, Blr/oms-

Kathryn Merle Erdman. 1437 Rhode Island Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C.

1915
Elsie E.

Thomas (Mrs William

C.

Burger) Boys’ Industrial School,

Kis-Lyn, Pa.

Esther Dreibelbis, State Teachers College, Kutztown, Pa.

Frances Smith (Mrs. Van

C.

Lewis) Dalton, Pa., R. D.

1.

Edith M. Sarieks, 801 Birkbeck Street, Freeland, Pa.
Nettie C. Dietz (Mrs.

J.

A. Luxton) R. D.

Millaid Cryder, M. D., Cape

May Court

2, Pottsville,

House, N.

Pa.

J.

1916
Cora

S.

Funk, 250 West Street, Blo&msburg, Pa.

Dorothy M.

Fritz,

1718 West Westmoreland Street, Philadelphia, Pa

Anna Rusk

(Mrs. Paul
Brookland, D. C.

Margaret

B. Ferrio,

J.

FitzPatrick)

4119

13 :h

643 Main Street, Dickson City, Pa.

Lorena E. Thomas, Box 49, Mountain Top, Pa.

Place, N. E..

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1917

Lucy Padagonas, 56 East Main

Shuman

Harriette
io-n,

(Mrs. Reul

Street, Glen Lyon, Pa.

Burr) 112 Winchester Road, Mer-

S.

Pa.

1918
Margaret Brown (Mrs. James A. Wilson) 1907
Washington, D. C.

K

Street, N. W.,

1919
Olive 0. Rolbinson, 9

Hawk

Kathryn Waiborn (Mrs.

J.

Street, Schenectady, N. Y.

F. Laibagh) 88 Elizabeth

Street,

Wilkes-

Barre, Pa.

1920
Sadie G. Kline, Huntington Mills, Pa.

1921

Marion A. Dennis (Mrs. Clarence Polk) 304 Church Street, Milford,
Delaware.
Fetherolf
East Lawn, Pa.

Elizabeth

(Mrs.

D.

P.

Fister)

2436 Cleveland Avenue,

Ralph G. Shuman, Elizabethtown, Pa.

1922
Genevieve Bahr (Mrs. Paul
cott, N. Y.

Morrow) 207 East Valley

Street, Endi-

1923
Grace Thomas Skerritt, 445 Gramatan Avenue, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.

1924
Doris Morse, 23 Mitchell Place, White Plains, N. Y.

Adeline Swineford, 506 West Front Street, Berwick, Pa.

1925
Edith M. Eade, 101 East Center Street, Nesquehoning, P.a

Thelma

E.

Armstrong, 424 Washington Street, Taylor.

Marian A. Gower, 60 Manhattan Street, Ashley, Pa.
Helen Cashmareck, 1769 Tioga Street, Shamokin, Pa.
Adaline Burgess, Wyoming, Pa.

1927
Doris G. Palsgrove, 117 North Lehigh Avenue, FYackville, Pa.

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Lena

E.

Van Horn, John Hopkins

Edna M. Brown, Monsey, N.

57

Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

J.

1928
Martha Yavorsky, 446 East Columbia Avenue,

Atlas, Pa.

Nicholas F. Polaneczky, 2324 North Mascher Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

1930
Georgena Wiedner, 96 Mt. Greenwood Road, Trucksville, Pa.
Elizabeth Myrick, 522

Academy

Ruth Starick, 23 Eleventh

Street, Peckville, Pa.

Street, Sunbury, Pa.

Margaret Struck, 214 State Street, Kingston, Pa.
Sally R. Allbright, 1860

Alda
J.

West Third

Street, Williamsport, Pa.

E. Culp, R. D. 2, Mifflinburg, Pa.

Grant Kehler, Mount Carmel, Pa.
1931

Mildred R. Miller, Winburne, Pa.
Lois Hirleman, Bloomsburg, Pa., R. D.

5.

Elizabeth Hubler, Gordon, Pa,

Helen M. Appleman, Danville, Pa., R. D.

2.

1932

Ruth Haggy (Mrs. Harold Baker) Mifflinburg,
R. Virginia Zeigler,

Creda

F.

Pa., R. D. 2.

Herndon, Pa.

Houser, Sheppton, Pa.

1933
Clarissa Hidlay, 421

W. Second

Sarah E. Fisher, R. D.

2,

Street, Berwick, Pa.

Selinsgrove, Pa.

Irene A. Naus, Fern Glen, Pa.
Claire

Musgravem Sheppton,

Pa.

1934
Ellen L. Veale, 319 East

Elm

Street, Hazleton, Pa.

Pauline Houser, 233 North Third Street, Catawissa, Pa.

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Ella E. Crispell, Alderson, Pa., R. D.
J.

Wesley Knorr, 249 Railroad Street, Bloom^burg, Pa.

Letha Crispell, Noxen, Pa.

Elwood H. Hartman, 11 Rock View Avenue, Shickshinny, Pa.
Marian M. Engle, Nuremberg, Pa.
Kathryn Wertman, Watsontown, Pa.

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PUBLISHED BY

THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OF THE

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
VOL.

OCTOBER,

36

1935

NO.

4

1. 1909, at the Post Office at Bloomsburg.
Under the Act of July 16. 1894.
Published Four Times a Year.

Entered as Second-Class Matter. July
Pa..

H. F.

FENSTEMAKER, T2

3IRS. F. H.

JENKINS,

Editor

Business Manager

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SUMMER SCHOOL NOTES
As one of the features in the Summer Session entertainment
program, the Berwick High School Band gave a fine concert in the
College grove Thursday evening, June 27.
This fine organization
has, for the third time, won first prize in Class A, and, therefore, has
the honor of being the finest high school band in the State.

•
Following the concert by the Berwick High School Band, the
Annual Reception of the Trustees and Faculty to the Students of the
Summer Session was held in the gymnasium Thursday evening,
June 27. Guinard’s Orchestra furnished a fine program of music for
dancing. The reception was arranged by the Social Committee of
the Faculty.

9
Monday, July 1, was featured at the Summer Session as “A Day
in China,” the program consisting of a series of three lectures by Mr.
and Mrs. E. Henry White. Mr. and Mrs. White were for eight years

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engaged in educational work, and during that time took thousands of
photographs. Some of these photographs, enlarged and tinted by
Chinese artists, were set up in the lobby as an exhibit, and attracted
a large number. Mr. White spoke at the morning convocation.
Garbed in Chinese costume, Mr. White spoke on architecture of the
The lecture was illustrated by lantern
past and present China.
slides. Following her husband, Mrs. White spoke on the literature of
the Chinese. In the afternoon Mr. White gave an illustrated lecture
on the art of China. The fine pictures added much to the interest of
the lectures.

A

•
Summer

Session was the annual picnic,
held at Columbia Park, Thursday, July 12. The afternoon was devoted to baseball, quoits, and swimming. A fine picnic supper was
then served in the grove. The closing feature of the day was dancing in the park pavilion, with a delightful program of music by the
fine feature of

the

Keystone Sirens.

•
The popular comic opera, “The Secret of Suzanne,” by WolfFerrari, was presented in the College auditorium Tuesday evening,
July 16, by the Boston Chamber Opera Company.

•
Henry Klonower, Chief

of the

Teacher Division, Department of
16, on “Maintaining the Pro-

Public Instruction, spoke Tuesday, July
fessional Code.”

•
Joseph Scherer gave an illustrated lecture on India, on Tuesday,
July

23, in the

College auditorium.

•
Dr. Robert E. Laramy, Superintendent of the Schools of Altoona,
spoke at the College convocation Tuesday, July 30, on “Educational
Experiments in the High School.”

•
School Employees’ Retirement Board,
spoke Tuesday, July 9, on the subject, “The Pennsylvania School
Employees’ Retirement System From the Viewpoint of the Teacher.”
Dr. H. H. Baish,

A

of the

•
Summer

Session was a dance held
Thursday evening, July 26, in the College gymnasium. Music was
furnished by the Keystone Serenaders.
delightful feature of the

•

Summer

Session students got first hand information about
aviation and its rapid progress in the second annual “Aviation Day,”
which was held at the Bloomsburg Airport Tuesday, July 23,

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through the co-operation of the Bloomsburg

Flying Club

3

and the

College.

Harry L. Magee, president of the club, was at the field and in the
interesting program which followed supper in the hangar, acted as
master of ceremonies.
There were 250 enjoying the afternoon’s program, which consisted of airplane rides over Bloomsburg, a parachute jump, a supper
in the hangar, an address by Major Stackpole, of the State Aeronautical Commission, and a talk by Mr. Bigony, Chief Pilot at the airport.

•
Another fine feature of the Summer Session was the showing of
“The Human Adventure,” an eight reel talking picture which sketches the rise of man from savagery to civilization. The picture was
produced by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago,
under the supervision of Dr. James H. Breasted, famous archeologist
and historian, and Director of the Oriental Institute, largest archeological organization in the world.

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play day and band concert were features of the closing day of
the Training School of the Summer Session at the Teachers College,
Wednesday, July 31. Three hundred children participated in the
day’s activities. It had been planned to have the lunch served in the
grove, but rain made the grove so wet that it was necessary to transfer the lunch to the gymnasium. During the afternoon, the Bloomsburg Boy Scout Band presented a fine program of music.

©
The Annual Summer Session Smoker was held at North Hall on
Tuesday evening, July 30, at North Hall. The smoker was preceded
by a soft ball game between the “old-timers” and the “youngsters,”
the latter winning by the score of 40 to 13. The outdoor program
also included a quoit tournament, from which Dr. Haas and Dr.
North emerged as the champions. When the festivities moved to
North Hall, Miles Potter took the chairmanship. Members of the
faculty responded, and Prof. George J. Keller showed his movies of
lion taming. The meeting closed with the inevitable refreshments.
e>

Sixteen students completed their work for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Education during this year’s Summer Session, the
end of which was marked by a delightful dinner and dance, which
took place Friday evening, August 1.
C. William Duncan, Philadelphia newspaper man, was the principal speaker, and told the audience of more than three hundred of
his reactions to many of the famous persons that he has interviewed.

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The following

is

the

of those receiving degrees:

list

Kindergarten-Primary
Margaret Manhart, Berwick; Laura Berger Schell, Bloomsburg;
Dawn E. Townsend, Bloomsburg.
Intermediate

Mae

E. Berger,

Bloomsburg; Gladys R. Boyer, Pillow; Marian C.

Marshall, Kingston.

Secondary
Lee W. Banghart, Berwick; Sylvester Ficca, Atlas; Albert Hayes,
Berwick; Annie Kealy, Centralia; Sadie McDonnell, Centralia; Theodore Whitenight, Bloomsburg.
Commercial
Dorothy Foster, Allentown; Harold Henrie, Berwick; Mabel Oxford, Bangor; Warren Ulshafer, Nesquehoning.
According to Dr. Francis B. Haas, who addressed the group, and

who attended his first Summer Session dinner eight years ago, the
dinner was the largest yet held at the College. The Keystone Quartet from Philadelphia was received with great applause and appreciation.

The dinner was followed by dancing

in the

gymnasium.

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PROF.

D. H.

ROBBINS RETIRES

Prof. D. H. Robbins, an esteemed and valued member of the
faculty of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College since 1923, retired
from active service July first.
Prof. Robbins has been director of rural education at the College
for the past twelve years, and in that capacity has been in charge of
the training of hundreds of teachers for the special field of teaching
in one-room schools.
He was a graduate from the public schools of Montour County,
Muncy High School, and the Muncy Normal School, and received his
A. B. from Bucknell in 1899.
His fine back-ground of academic
preparation included graduate work at New York University, Columbia University, and the University of Pennsylvania, where he received the Degree of Master of Arts in 1923.
His wide professional experience covered teaching in the rural
schools of Montour and Lycoming Counties, high school teaching and
administrative work at Berwyn, Pa., Summer Session teaching at
Lock Haven State Teachers College, and his work at Bloomsburg.
He has contributed widely to extra-curricular life at the College
through the Rural Life Club, and has been actively interested in various community activities.

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5

SESSION, 1935

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN TRAINING SCHOOL
The Benjamin Franklin Training School of the State Teachers
College has just closed one of the most successful Summer Sessions
The total enrollment of pupils was two hundred
in its history.
eighty-nine; the average daily attendance was two hundred twentynine; sixty-seven pupils were present every day school was in session; thirty-three students completed their work in Student Teaching
for certification.

The Training Teachers presented thirty-two Demonstration
Lessons to the College students on such subjects as reading, arithmetic, social studies, nature study, English, music and art in the Elementary Field. The Demonstration Lessons in the Junior High
School Department were on the subjects of mathematics, science,
geography, social studies and English. There was a total attendance
at these lessons of one thousand seventy-nine College students; two
hundred sixty-six students dropped in as casual visitors to get suggestions for their work for the coming year.
The school has had two objects so far as the welfare of pupils is
concerned, namely, enrichment of the pupils' work in the Elementary and Junior High School grades, and the strengthening of the
work of pupils who encountered difficulties in their work during the
past year. Emphasis has been upon the common school subjects.
Many activities throughout the school were developed to keep
up the interest of pupils in school work in the summer. Below is a
brief description of these activities by grades:

GRADE
The

I

Grade has been making over one corner of the playground into a “Park.” Before starting any work on this project a
visit was made to Mr. Hartline’s garden.
There the children had a
happy visit and got many ideas to bring back to school for discussion.
Mr. Keller listened to some of the ideas and after discussing possible
plans, had each child make a drawing showing what might be done
on the plot of ground assigned to First Grade. The best plans were
chosen and used for starting actual work.
Most of the time has been spent in making a rock garden. After
getting the rocks set in the hillside, dozens of plants were brought
and planted by the children. A trip was made to Dillons’ Hollow to
First

find wild flowers.

Besides the rock garden a bird bath and a sand box have been
put in the “Park.” The children learned much about mixing cement

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for the bird bath.

The sand box is lai'ge enough
and will, no doubt, become

to take care of sev-

eral children at once

a popular place for
play during play-ground hours.
Primarily the objective back of this project was to develop an
appreciation and knowledge of growing living things; to appreciate
some of the skills needed by a gardener, and to work happily in a
group.
The children do not feel that the “Park” is a finished product
but have agreed that the First Grade children of the Fall term may
carry on where they have left off.

GRADE

II

Children of the Second Grade studied as a special social project
the source of food supply. They traced the history of various vegetables from the farm, where they are grown; through the cannery
where they are preserved; the grocery, where they are sold; to the
home, where they are prepared and eaten.
After the planting of a miniature corn field in the sand tray, the
pupils and teachers visited the cannery in town to observe the process of canning corn. Next a trip to the grocery provided them with
sufficient information and inspiration to plan and build a miniature
grocery in the class room, where they bought and sold various articles of food loaned by a town grocer.
A four-act play presented to
the mothers of the grade consisted of a home dining table scene
where the class room family enjoyed a meal of buttered pop corn.
Many educational values were derived from the project in the
various subjects of the school curriculum, especially in natural
science, art, reading, arithmetic and the social art of good citizenship
through a better understanding and appreciation of environment.
The parents showed their appreciation of the children’s work
and a large number attended the program which culminated the
activity.

GRADE

III

In science the children in Third Grade have been studying “The
Cricket Family at Home.” The crickets have lived in a glass house
having a living room, pantry, bedroom and garden. By the use of a
magnifying glass the cricket’s eggs have been seen in the soil of the
garden. The baby crickets have broken out of the egg shells, wriggled their way up through the egg holes that were drilled by their
mother to the surface of the ground. They scampered and jumped
about within three minutes of their appearance. They started in eating grass and clover seed the first day. It took about six weeks for
the crickets to hatch.
In social studies a toy airplane has been finished as a part of a

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project in air craft.
play pilot.

It is

big

enough

for

one child

7

to ride in

it

A dramatization of “The Princess and the Ogre” was given
the parents as a part of the English program for the Summer.

GRADE

and
for

IV

The

large center of interest and activity was an integrated study
unit of Japan. Through the Geography text-book and supplementary books much reading was done which showed in what ways Jap-

anese boys and girls live like boys
what ways they live differently
The class developed a play in
Music and Art Classes. This was

in

and girls in the United States and
from them.
Geography, English, Handwriting,
presented for children from other

grades.

Members
were made

of the class brought

many

interesting

articles

which

Japan. The play opened with some children from
Pennsylvania looking at this exhibit. Kites and flags, made by the
class, were shown and these festival days explained.
The Japanese
game, “Battledore,” was explained and played by two boys. The play
was ended by the girls carrying out the old custom of serving tea to
their dolls so they would know how to serve their parents properly
when they grew up. The short and interesting accounts given by the
individuals

in

showed wide and

intelligent reading.

GRADE V
The major emphasis

Grade during the past Summer has
been centered around a Geography Unit concerning the country of
Italy.
Imaginary trips were taken to many Italian cities. Historical
spots and biblical places of interest were visited. A brief but timely
sketch of Mount Vesuvius was taken. The class in carrying out plans
constantly integrated its work with the field of English. Well-known
master pieces painted by famous Italian artists were studied. “Make
believe" and true stories were then composed about them. Another
activity was the writing of a class business letter to a bureau of information in Washington, D. C., asking for additional material regarding the lives of Italian children. Some work was done also in
compiling a travel magazine of Italy.
Perhaps the most delightful activity of the Summer was the
in Fifth

“A Visit to Italy,” which was staged the last
of the session for a most appreciative audience of mothers and
Fourth Grade children. Art periods were used in preparing necespreparation of a play

week

sary stage properties such as designs for a gondola, the construction
of a gondola and the painting of scenery. Small, brightly colored
mats were woven by the pupils for use in Italian market scenes. In
the course of the play tap dances were given by cne of the pupils ac-

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They seemed to enjoy. The presentation of the play marked the end
companied by another on the banjo. Every child in the class had

some participation
of a profitable

in, and some responsibility for
term for Fifth Grade.

GRADE

the play,

which

VI

Thirty-eight dainty sandwich baskets were woven in the Sixth
Grade during the Summer Session. All were made of rattan but
varied in shape and workmanship.
The children were most happy when time for weaving arrived
and it was with a great deal of pride each child carried home his
basket on the last day of school.
The interest of the children in their Nature Study led to the
writing of Nature Myths in the English class. The better myths were
selected, read to the class and mimeographed so that each child could
have a copy.
GRADES VII AND VIII

The interest in a Summer School for Junior High School pupils
was evident this year by the two hundred per cent increase in enrollment. These pupils came from Orangeville, Espy, Ringtown, Harrisburg and Bloomsburg. The departmental work is under the guidance of the regular College instructors of each subject, assisted by
the student teachers.
This year the groups in Social Studies studied the History of
Pennsylvania and the Indian Tribes which once lived here. The
Geography Class studied the topography of the State and its effect
upon the habits of living and industries of the people. In connection
with these correlated subjects, pupils wrote and produced an Indian
play as a part of their work in English. The pupils made a trip to
the Carpet Mill to compare modern weaving with that of early settlers.

o

Clinton C. Peacock, a former trustee of the Bloomsburg State
Normal School, died at the Bloomsburg Hospital Tuesday, June 25.
Mr. Peacock was for many years one of Bloomsburg’s most promi-

nent business men, having been
burg’s industries.

identified

with

many

of

Blooms-

o

Miss Gertrude M. Andrews, of Bloomsburg, and G. Edward
Horne, of Shamokin, were married Saturday, June 22, at St. Columbia’s Catholic Church, in Bloomsburg.
Mrs. Horne will be remembered by Bloomsburg graduates as the efficient secretary in the office
of

Dean

Sutliff.

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PROGRAM OF

ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR

9

AT

BLOOMSBURG STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
There will be many activities of all types during the coming year
Bloomsburg State Teachers College. This is shown in the announcement by Dr. Francis B. Haas, the President, of activities scheduled for the year opening on Monday, September 9th.
A number of functions will doubtless be added as the year progresses. Those now scheduled follow:
Monday, September 9th Entrance Examinations For Freshmen
at the

—
Tuesday, September 10th — Registration and
Freshmen.
Wednesday, September 11th — Registration and
Other
Thursday, September 12th — Classes Begin
A. M.
Saturday, September 14th — Faculty and Trustees Reception and
Community Government Association Party.
Monday, September 16th and Tuesday, September 17th —Church
Receptions.
Friday, September 20th — Customs Begin, Stunt Day For the Women,
and Pajama Parade For the Men.
— “B” Club Camp.
Saturday, September
Saturday, September 28th —
Clarion (Home); Junior Chamber
Commerce Dance.
Friday, October 4th — Granville
“Dramatic
Saturday, October 5th —
(Away).
Friday, October 11th — Freshmen Kid Party.
Saturday, October 12th —
Lock Haven (Home) Teachers’
Day.
Tuesday, October 15th — President’s Reception
the Trustees and
Faculty.
Friday, October 18th —
V.
Susquehanna (Away); ParentTeacher Conference.
Saturday, October 19th —
Mansfield (Away) Parent-TeachConference; Customs End.
Friday, October 2t5h — Dramatic Club One-Act Play Tournament.
Saturday, October 26th — Home-Coming Day. Football, Indiana.
Wednesday, October 30th— Nominations
Freshman Class
Thursday, October
— Hallowe’en Dinner and Dance.
Saturday, November 2nd —
Shippensburg (Away).
Monday, November 3rd — Leonard Craske, Sculptor,
Lec(Final Date).

Classification of

Classification

of

Classes.

at 8:00

21st

Football,

of

Interludes.’’

in

Football, Millersville
Football,

to

J.

Football,

Football,

;

er

of

Officers.

31st

Football,

Illustrated

ture.

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— Freshman Class
Susquehanna (Home);
— V.
Charles Naegele,
Saturday, November 16th —
East Stroudsburg (Home).
Tuesday, November 19th —Faculty Party.
Friday, November 22nd — Election
Cheer Leaders; Film, “The Human Adventure.”
Saturday, November 23rd —
Slippery Rock (Away).
Monday, November 25th —Dr. George
Raiguel
Chapel.
Wednesday, November 27th — Thanksgiving Recess Begins
Noon.
Monday, December 2nd — Thanksgiving Recess Ends
Noon.
Friday, December 6th — Basketball — Alumni (Home).
Friday, December 13th — Basketball (Home) Ithaca Teachers
M.; Richard Halliburton, Lecturer.
Saturday, December 14th — Christmas Party For Crippled Children;
Senior Informal Dance.
Friday, December 20th— Christmas Entertainment.
Saturday, December
—Christmas Recess Begins After Last
Tuesday, December
—President’s New Year’s Party For Faculty
and Trustees.
Noon.
Monday, January 6th — Christmas Recess Ends
Saturday, January 11th — Basketball, Mansfield (Away).
Friday, January 17th— Basketball, Kutztown (Away).
Monday, January 20th— Special Chapel Program For Students ComSemester.
pleting Work
End
Thursday, January 23rd — Basketball, Mansfield (Home).
Noon.
Semester Ends, Recess Begins
Friday, January 24th —
Noon.
Tuesday, January 28th —Recess Ends
Friday, January
— Basketball, Shippensburg (Away); Miriam
Winslow Dancers.
—Basketball,
(Away).
Saturday, February
Wednesday, February 5th—Obiter
Friday, February 7th —
G. A. Mid-Year Party and Dance.
Saturday, February 8th — Basketball, East Stroudsburg (Home).
Friday, February 14th — Basketball, Lock Haven (Away); The Siberian Singers.
— Teacher Day; Basketball, Indiana
Saturday, February
(Away).
Wednesday, February 19th— Maroon and Gold
Thursday, February 20th — Basketball, East Stroudsburg (Away).
(Home
M.)
Friday, February
—Basketball,
Saturday, February 22nd — Sophomore
Raiguel, Chapel.
Monday, February 24th — Dr. George
M.);
Friday, February 28th — Basketball, Kutztown (Home
Wednesday, November 6th
Friday,

November

8th

Elections.

J.

Football,

Pianist.

Football,

of

Football,

E.

at

at

at

4:00 P.

Class.

21st
31st

at

of First

at

First

at

at

31st

Millersville

1st

Elections.

C.

15 th

Elections.

21st

Millersville

4:00 P.

Cotillion.

E.

4:00 P.

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Alpha Psi Omega Fraternity Play.
Friday, March 6th
Milton Symphony Orchestra.
Saturday, March 7th
Inter-Fraternity Ball.
Thursday, March 12th Kiwanis-Rotary-College Night.
Saturday, March 14th
High School Basketball Tournament, After-

—
—
—
—

noon and Evening.
March 20th and Saturday, March 21st
ball Tournament. Evening.

Friday,

—High School Basket-

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Friday, April 24th — He-She Party.
Wednesday, April 29th —Nominations
Sophomore, Junior and SenClass
Thursday, April 30th — Waller Hall Room Drawing Ends.
Friday, May
—Combined Music Clubs’ Concert and Dance.
Saturday, May 2nd — Commercial Contest;
High School
Track and Field Meet; Baseball
M.
Wednesday, May 6th— Election
Sophomore, Junior and Senior
Class
Friday, May 8th —Junior Promenade.
Saturday, March 28th Junior Chamber of Commerce Banquet.
Tuesday, March 31st Annual Faculty Banquet.
Friday, April 3rd
Dramatic Club Play.
Thursday, April 9th Easter Recess Begins After Last Class.
Tuesday, April 14th Recess Ends at Noon.
Saturday, April 18th
Freshman Hop.
Thursday, April 23rd Waller Hall Room Drawing Begins.
of

ior

Officers.

1st

Invitation

at 2:00 P.

of

Officers.

Saturday, May
Faculty.

9th-

—President’s

Lawn

Party For the Trustees and

—
—
Saturday, May
—
Banquet.
Wednesday, May 20th— Deficiency Report
Candidates For CerThursday, May
—Senior Banquet.
May 22nd —
Work Ends; Senior Dance.
Saturday, May 23rd —Alumni Day.
Sunday, May 24th— Baccalaureate Sermon.
Monday, May 25th —Senior Day, Ivy Day and
Tuesday, May 26th — Commencement.
Monday, May 11th Final Rehearsal For May Day.
Wednesday, May 13th May Day.
16th

Athletic

of All

tificates.

21st

Friday,

Class

Class Night.

o

who

end of the College year, has
Yellowstone National Park and
Glacier National Park. He was accompanied by Mrs. Hartline, and
their son, Dr. H. Keffer Hartline, of the University of Pennsylvania.
Prof. Hartline,

retired at the

been taking an automobile tour

to

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HUNDRED STUDENTS TO RECEIVE AID
Almost a hundred students at the Bloomsburg State Teachers
College will benefit this year in work made possible by Federal aid
for students which is available through the National Youth Administration of Pennsylvania.
There are about thirty-two Freshmen boys and sixteen upperclassmen who will work under the N. Y. A., and about the same
number of girls will have employment through this agency.
The general administration of the N. Y. A. in the State is in
charge of Isaac G. Sutton. Dr. Carl T. Waugh is the Deputy State
Directer directly in charge of the Federal aid for students. The
President of the College where the aid is offered must take an affidavit to the fact that the conditions set up by the N. Y. A. will be carried out.

This affidavit follows:
“That, if granted an allotment of student part-time jobs, I will
undertake to guarantee that the work projects upon which students
will be employed shall be socially desirable
such work as is customarily done by students working their way through College. Regular class instruction will be precluded; but students may be assigned to the conducting of activities, such as adult education, recreation,
and other educative enterprises.

—

“I will see that the

work performed

is

satisfactory

and under

proper supervision.
“That students will be selected for the jobs in accordance with
the following considerations:
Each must show actual need for such assistance as repre“(a)
sents the difference between his being able to attend College and the
impossibility of

it.

of good character and must possess
such ability as gives assurance of his doing high-grade work in Col-

“(b)

The student must be

lege.

Each student must carry at least three-fourths of a nor“(c)
mal student program.
“That funds allotted will not be used to replace funds heretofore available for student aid; that ordinary maintenance work about
the College shall be financed from the usual sources, not from funds
made available by this program. Routine work provided by an institution for employment of students prior to the introduction of Federal aid must be continued undisturbed by this student-aid program.
Violation of the spirit of this provision shall be considered a case for
withdrawing a College’s entire allotment of funds and assigning them

elsewhere.”

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Approved community
nounced by

13

activities for student aid services

were an-

Y. A. In
this regard he pointed out that “It must be kept in mind that leadership or service must not be rendered to any group or agency that requires a fee or other monetary regulation of its membership. All
organizations and agencies receiving help from student aid must be
socially useful and a benefit to youth.
The approved activities follow:
Playground leaders.
Youth Center leaders in such activities as clerks, interviewing,
music, dramatics, physical and social activities, discussion leaders,
librarians, handicrafts, entertainments, etc.
C. H. English, the assistant director

of the N.

Librarian services.
Supervision of coasting and ice skating areas.
Safety squads for school children.
Leadership in classes for retarded youth.
Bedside service at hospitals and special services
handicapped.
Coaching youth community athletic teams.

Day

for

physically

nurseries.

After school play in school yards.
Recreational activities in school community centers.
Leadership and organization of Nature Lore and Hiking groups.
Crime prevention.
Leadership at day and week-end camps.
Pest eradication.
Life saving and swimming lessons, especially at unprotected

“swimming

holes.”

Stream polution and Public Health surveys.
Food conservation, sewing groups and other similar

activities for

benefit of relief families.

Studies in Municipal Departments.
Club leadership in settlements, boys’ and girls’ clubs,
Girl Scouts, etc.
Nut tree planting.
Leadership in youth groups in churches that conduct
ity-wide activity.
Forum leadership.

Boy and

commun-

o

George J. Keller, head of the Art Department of the Bloomsburg
State Teachers College, received his Master’s Degree at Bucknell
University at the annual commencement this year.

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HOLD MANY ACTIVITIES
The

first

all-College social affair of

the

new

year,

the

Annual

Reception of the Trustees and Faculty to the Students, was held at
the College on Saturday evening, September 14, and proved to be a
delightful event.
The first part of the evening was given over to a program in the
auditorium in which a number of the College organizations participated. Dancing followed in the gynasium.
In the auditorium program a welcome on behalf of the student
body was extended by William L. Morgan, President of the Community Government Association. Students sang the Color Song. Dr.
Francis B. Haas, the President, extended greetings on behalf of the
trustees and faculty.
The College Dramatic Club, Miss Alice Johnson directing, presented a delightful sketch. Members of the cast were Miss Betty
Chalfonte, Miss Jean Reese, Miss Katherine John, Blaine Saltzer,

David Mayer and Robert Abbett.
manager of athletics and baseball coach,
introduced Coach George Buchheit of football, basketball and track:
Coach A. Austin Tate, of football; Coach J. C. Koch, of tennis.
College captains presented were: “Whitey” Moleski, football;
Walton

Hill,

Dr. E. H. Nelson, faculty

Phillips, basketball; Woody Litwhiler, baseball, and Lamar Bloss, track and field. The tennis captain has not been selected.
The Women’s Chorus, with Mrs. J. K. Miller as accompanist, and
the Men’s Glee Club, John Andreas at the piano, each delighted with
selections. Miss Harriet M. Moore directs both organizations.
The auditorium program concluded with the singing of the Alma
Mater, Howard F. Fenstemaker at the piano. The committee in
charge of the program was composed of Dan Jones, Frank Camera

Ernest Lau, cross country; Eddie

and Luther Peck.
Administrative members of the faculty and trustees formed a
receiving line at the gymnasium where a fine program of music for
the dancing was furnished by the Keystone Sirens.
New students were made to feel welcome during numerous affairs in their honor during the week.
On Thursday evening, September 12, Waller Hall entertained at
a coffee party in honor of all the new upper class girls. The committee in charge was composed of Misses Amanda Walsh, Mary
Frantz, Thelma Moody and Martha Evans. The President and VicePresident of both the day and dormitory girls’ organizations were
guests.

Friday afternoon, September

13,

the Waller Hall faculty

was

“at

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home” and
around

to

‘‘big sister”

rooms

15

upper classmen brought their Frosh charges

of the various teachers

who

reside in the girls’ dor-

mitory.

Friday evening, September 13, there was a welcome party in the
for all the girls, with games and dancing enjoyed. Miss
Sally Davies and Miss Mary Helen Mears were in charge. They are
chairman of the social activities of the dormitory and day women’s

gymnasium

associations, respectively.

The “B” Club took the Freshman girls on a hike to the airport
on Saturday afternoon, September 14. Upon their return refreshments were enjoyed at the home of Miss Lucy McCammon, faculty
advisor of the club.
o

EVENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
No institution of higher learning in this area carries on more
events for high school students of its district than the Bloomsburg
State Teachers College, and this policy will be continued during the
present College year.
The first event will be the annual High School Basketball Tournament, scheduled for March 14th, 20th, and 21st. This is the oldest
and one of the finest high school tournaments in the State.
On Saturday, May 2, will follow the Annual High School Commercial Contest, one of the finest in the country. The scholastictrack and field meet will also be held next Spring.
On Wednesday, May 13, there will be a number of high school
pupils at the May Day exercises. In addition, the Dramatic Club
sponsors an Annual High School Play Tournament.
o

The Journal

of Accountancy, the official organ of the American
Institute of Accountants of New York City, will, in the near future,
publish an article by Harvey A. Andruss, Director of the Department
of Commerce at the College.

This article represents one year of research which Professor
Andruss made under the auspices of the Investment Bankers’ Association in 1927 and 1928. The title of the article is “Distribution
Costs
A Neglected Factor in Accounting,” and deals with the entirely new idea of finding out the amount of net profit for which each
salesman is responsible.
Professor Andruss is also contributing author to a new textbook
for high school students which has been recently published under the
title of “Business— Economic Problems.”
This textbook is to be used
this year in classes in Business Organization and Economics.

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FRESHMAN ACTIVITIES
The large incoming Freshman Class has been well cared for
The Freshmen apduring the opening days of the first semester.
peared for registration on Tuesday, September 10, and were kept
busy all day. A group of upper classmen returned to College early
to assist the faculty in taking care of the new arrivals.
Students returning for this purpose included officers of the Community Government Association, the Y. M. C. A., the Y. W. C. A., and the Waller
Hall and North Hall Associations.
Following registration Tuesday morning, September 10, the class
met in the auditorium, where Dr. Thomas P. North, general chairman of Freshman activities, outlined the program. This meeting was
followed by a number of get-together parties in various rooms. From
two to five during the afternoon, the Y. W. C. A. had a party in the
social room in Science Hall.
Miss Mildred Auten, of Mooresburg,
President of the Y. W. C. A., was in charge, assisted by other members of the Association.
At the same time, there was a program of contests on the athletic field, sponsored by the Y. M. C. A.
All of the Freshmen, both day and boarding students, were
guests of the College at dinner. The Community Government Association, with William Morgan, of Wanamie, President, in charge,
held a party in the gymnasium after dinner.
Robert Savage, of Catawissa, was the master of ceremonies. The
program consisted of contributions from the Freshmen day girls, day
boys, North Hall boys, and the Waller Hall girls. A number of upper
classmen presented the College Calendar, with Miss Mary Lorah directing, and portrayed some of the events of the College year, including Stunt Day, first grades of the year, the Kid Party, Hallowe’en, Home-Coming Day, Y. W. C. A. Bazaar, the He-She Party,
Freshman Hop, the Athletic Banquet, and Commencement.
Harry Nelson, head cheer leader, taught the Freshmen some of
the College cheers, assisted by Jack Slavin. Earl Kershner directed
the Freshmen in the Alma Mater and the Color Song. Dancing fol-

lowed.
Floor parties followed in Waller Hall, with the parties held in
the floor lobbies. These were in charge of Miss Velma Wary. Miss
Florence Snook was master of ceremonies on the fourth floor, and
Miss Emma Lou Womelsdorf had a similar task on the third floor.
There were get-acquainted games, periods of song, and refreshments.
September 19 was Stunt Day for the Freshmen. The Freshmen
were distinguishable by large signs bearing their names and those of
their home towns, and also by their bizarre costumes. The day was

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a hard ordeal for the newcomers, but all were able to survive. The
events of the day closed with the annual Pajama Parade for the men,
which included a procession led by a ten-piece Freshman band, a
program, starring the Freshmen, in the gymnasium, a swim in the
fountain, and refreshments in North Hall.
Both the men and women of the class are now beginning to feel
that they are full-fledged students at Bloomsburg.
o

TATE NAMED ASSISTANT COACH
Albert Austin Tate, for a number of years a successful member
Lehigh University and the Bethlehem public schools,
has been appointed a member of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College faculty for the first semester to teach in the social studies and
health education fields, and in addition assist in the coaching and
probably handle the work of assistant dean of men and public relations work.
The new member of the faculty has had much success both in
the class room and as coach of scholastic and athletic teams. While
he was a member of the Lehigh faculty he instituted sub-Freshman
Day on a large scale and it proved so successful that the University
finally established it as an annual occasion.
He graduated from the Boston Latin School in 1912 and Lehigh
University in 1917. In addition he has taken work at the University
of Illinois and at Harvard. Mr. Tate has had four years of business
experience, being with the Antoine Chivis Co., of Paris, France,
synthetic and natural organic products, from 1917 to 1921 as salesman in Chicago, 111.
Throughout his scholastic course he was a member of the football team and crew. At Lehigh he was a member of the football
team four years, being captain his Junior year and being given a
place at tackle on the all-eastern selection his Freshman year. He
of the faculty at

was a member of the lacrosse team three years, the team
intercollegiate championship his junior and senior years.

winning the

He had a splendid record as head coach of football and baseball
Bethlehem High from 1921 to 1926. As Freshman football coacli
at Lehigh in 1927 his team was undefeated and defeated the Lafayette Frosh for the first time in history. He was head coach of football at Lehigh from 1928 to 1933. During that time his team scored
the first touchdown on Lafayette in seven years and was the first
Lehigh team to defeat Lafayette in ten years. Princeton was twice
defeated in consecutive years, the first Lehigh victories over Nassau
at

in thirty-three years.

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ARTISTS’

COURSE

Richard Halliburton, nationally known globe trotter, lecturer
and author, will speak at the Bloomsburg State Teachers College on
Friday evening, December 13th, as the head liner in popular interest
of another splendid artists’ program which will be presented by the
College this winter.
Halliburton’s books have been widely read by residents of this
entire section and he is certain to pack the auditorium when he appears at Bloomsburg.
Another exceptionally well rounded program and one with a
wide appeal, has been arranged by Prof. E. A. Reams. A number of
the artists on the program have been here before, some of them several times, and so pleased that their return was requested.
The Course will open on Friday evening, October 4th, when the
veteran artist Granville will return to Bloomsburg to present “Dramatic Interludes.”
Leonard Craske, noted sculptor, will give an illustrated lecture
Halliburton will be here in
on Monday evening, November 4th.

December.
No more popular

artist

Charles Naegele, pianist.

November

has ever appeared at the College than
He will be here on Friday evening,

8th.

Naegele has appeared here a number of times and on each occasion won new friends. He enjoys Bloomsburg as much as Bloomsburg enjoys having him and when ever his program permits, arranges to spend a day or so in the town before or after his recital.
Miriam Winslow Dancers are returning to Bloomsburg on Friday evening, January 31st, to give a recital.
The Siberian Singers will give a program on Friday evening,
February 14th.
The Milton Symphony Orchestra, brought to Bloomsburg last
year, so delighted the local audience that it will return on Friday
evening, March 6th.
In addition to the
ionally

artists’ course,

Dr. George

Earl Raiguel, nat-

known commentator, who has been coming

to

Bloomsburg

Teachers College for years, will speak at the chapel program on
November 25th and February 24th.
o

Miss Edna Barnes, a former member of the faculty, has returned
this year as training teacher in the fourth grade in the Benjamin
Franklin School, succeeding Miss Helen Carpenter, who retired at
the end of the second semester last year.

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PHILADELPHIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
ECHOES FROM THE BANQUET
The Fifth Annual Reunion and Banquet of the Philadelphia
Alumni Association was voted to be far the best that we have ever
Those who did not attend will hear from others about the
lovely gathering, and will surely resolve to attend the next, our
sixth convocation, in the same place, April 25, 1936: the North Garden of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, which we consider the loveliest
spot in Philadelphia.
What a joy it was to have Dr. Waller with us again! The general comment was, “He never looked better in his life.’’ Dr. Waller’s
countenance literally shone at this reunion with his old friends and
former students. He also agrees with us that we have a beautiful
meeting place for our fine gathering. We were also happy to greet
held.

Miss Elizabeth, Dr. Waller’s devoted daughter.
Dr. and Mrs. Haas, with their Bloomsburg family featuring especially the student group, and Miss Harriet Moore and her boys
never fail to delight our group. We were pleased and entertained by
the lucid exposition by the students representing the student activities of the College.
We hereby request Dr. Haas to bring the young
In his talk Dr. Haas remarked, ‘I
people again at each reunion.
like to bring my young people to show them just what they may
become.” We do appreciate our respected President bringing down
such a splendid spirit of cooperation. We are already planning for
and looking forward to their visit on April 25, 1936. We were pleased to have with us Miss Betty Row, a Senior who assisted us so
splendidly in our beginning with data from the College. The young
people of the College can’t help but be fine with such splendid foster
Our toastmistress this year was
parents as Dr. and Mrs. Haas.
Annie Miller Melick, 1885. She has recently been honored by the
Soroptomist Club of Delaware County by receiving their service
award, a silver plaque with the following inscription, “Service
Award Presented to Annie Miller Melick For Her Contribution to the
Life of Delaware County.” June 4, 1935.

Our Claude Hauseknecht, 1900, head of the Music Department at
West Chester State Teachers College, was again with us. What
would we do without him and his entertaining remarks to celebrated
guests and visitors when he made his floral presentation?
Bernard Kelly, 1913, Deputy Attorney General, gave us a splendid address in which he paid glowing tribute to Dr. Waller and B. S.
N. S. as the greatest influence in his career.
Mr. John G. Conner, 1883, of Trenton, N.

J.,

a

loyal

alumnus,

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gave us a most interesting talk. Herman Fritz also spoke to us in his
interesting manner.
Wasn’t it nice to hear G. Edward Elwell, Jr., son of the late
George E. Elwell, whose connection with the institution began as a
student in 1865? His preparation for College began with Dr. Waller,
1865-1867. He was of the faculty of the College, 1872-1873, when he
resigned to pursue his law studies. He was elected a member of the
Board of Trustees, 1888, holding this office for 18 years. He was
President of the Parent Alumni Association for 10 years, showing his
long continued and great interest in the institution from its very beginning. We are glad and proud to welcome his son and hope he and
his charming wife will attend our affairs regularly.
Dr. and Mrs. Nelson were also in attendance, and we hereby extend to them the glad hand of fellowship, hoping they will be able to
meet with us each year. Dr. Nelson, in his usual breezy manner,
brought us the good news of our team’s victories over Millersville
State Teachers College.
Prof. Howard Fenstemaker gave us an outline of the work done
by the editors of the Alumni Quarterly, which was interesting, entertaining, and to the point. He again stressed the need of each

alumnus being a subscriber to the Quarterly. The Philadelphia
Alumni Association always advocates the desirability of subscribing
to this magazine at each of the meetings monthly and yearly.
We missed the presence of Dean and Mrs. Sutliff and Prof, and
Mrs. Hartline. We hope they will be able to meet with us next year.
Miss Moyer and others on the teaching staff absent will, we hope, be
with us next year.

And now for the music of the evening. The Class of 1907 was
specially represented by Rosa Volrath Buckheit, whose glorious soprano voice with its exquisite shading of tone and combined with her
artistry in singing was truly delightful and will long be remembered
hope she will sing again
by those who heard her at the reunion.
for us in the not too distant future.
Rosa Volrath Buckheit is a

We

teacher of vocal music in Indiana, Penna.

Our own Edward L. Foley, son of the Secretary, Jennie Yoder
Foley, ’08, rendered two fine baritone solos, displaying a splendid
quality of voice in one so young.

We hope that all who attended had a happy reunion and hereby
extend our invitation to any Bloomsburg student or Alumnus to attend our banquet April 25, 1936.
FLORENCE HESS COOL,
*

The high

light of the

*

'88,

President.

*

evening was attained

in the presentation to

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Mrs. Florence Hess Cool, our esteemed President, of a gift in token to
our appreciation of her services in this organization during the past
five years, as organizer and head of the association.
Mrs. Melick, toastmistress, presented her with a string of pearls,
a beautiful basket of flowers and cameo pin in the name of the members and friends of the Bloomsburg Alumni Association. Our deepest regret was that the presentation was not made before Dr. Waller
had to leave on his return trip to Bloomsburg, earlier in the evening.
The gift came as a great surprise, which is induced by the remark
made by Mrs. Cool when asked “What would you do if you had
dollars?” “Well,” was her reply, “At $2.00 a ticket, I’d
purchase that many reservations for deserving members of the association for one banquet.” Now, isn’t that just like her to think of the
others always? When the stipulated amount was used to purchase a
suitable gift for our beloved and worthy President her surprise just
about overcame her, and in her “thank you” she said, “I was never
so delightfully surprised and I may honestly say this is the happiest
day occasion of my life.” We knew her heart was too full of utterance as the pearls were placed about her neck and the cameo pin
was fastened to her gown by the Secretary, while Mrs. Edwina Weyland Brouse brought forth the floral gift. Our President, we learned
later, is a lover of pearls, and they are her favorite jewel.
The committee in charge of solicitation and purchasing the gifts were: Chair-

man, Edwina Weyland Brouse, 1918; Julia Sharpless Fagely, 1895;
Jennie Yoder Foley, 1908. God bless her and keep her our leader
and beloved President is the wish of the Philadelphia Alumni Association.

IN

most respected and loyal
attainments and splendid
for the cause so dear to her

Nina Tague Frantz,

members

MEMORIAM

1895, one of the
of our group, a woman of high

character, who virtually gave her life
heart, the cause of temperance, passed away early in June.
Mrs. Frantz was the President of the New Jersey W. C. T. U. and
was on the National Board of the W. C .T. U. She had also held an

with the Law Enforcement League. Mrs. Frantz was known
throughout the nation as a woman of splendid character and ability

office

whom we

are proud to have known as fellow alumnus and friend.
H. A. Frantz, her husband, is a member of the Class of 1894.

A

baby

girl

was born

to

Arthur and

Ann McKenzie,

1931, of

Norristown, in May.
Picnics for the Summer season during June and July held at
Valley Forge, were delightful and friendly affairs. The August pic-

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nic on Saturday, August 10, was held at Willow Grove. These were
homey, delightful basket picnics and there was always plenty for
those who found it inconvenient to carry their own baskets or who
came from great distance.
Yours for Dear Old Bloomsburg,

JENNIE YODER FOLEY,
*

*

’08,

Secretary.

*

In the words of the late De Wolf Hopper, our June and July picwere “a raining success.” The August picnic was a wonderful
success. Besides our regular attendants we welcomed a new member, also an Alumnus: Irene Kierstead Rubinkam and her daughters,
with Miss Edith Kierstead Rausroch, of Springfield, Mass., whose
mother was a graduate of Bloomsburg.
nics

Isabelle Money Jones, ’86, and her good husband, F. C. Jones,
brought with them Adelle Schaeffer Broughall, ’86, and her two
sisters.

George Janell, 1928, has been elected an instructor
and Salesmanship at Peirce Business College.

in

Englisn

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Garney during the Summer. Mrs. Garney was Ruth Johnson, ’20. They reside at 116 Madison Avenue, Upper Darby, Pa.
A
Street,

dinner and card party was held at the Embassy, 2100 Walnut
Thursday, October 3rd.

Our regular monthly luncheon meetings begin Saturday, October
M., in the Paul Revere
with us until closing time, 5:30.

12, at 12:30 P.

visit

Room

at Gimbel’s.

Come and

FLORENCE HESS COOL, President.
JENNIE YODER FOLEY, Secretary.
o

ALUMNI HOME-COMING DAY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER
Football:

— BLOOMSBURG

Come and Spend

26,

vs.

the

1935

INDIANA

Day

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THE ALUMNI
&
All Alumni are earnestly requested to inform Mrs. F. H. Jenkins
of all changes of address. Many copies of the Alumni Quarterly
have been returned because the subscribers are no longer living at

the address on our

files.

•
OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Mr. R. Bruce Albert,

’06

President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer

Dr. D. J. Waller, Jr., '67
Mr. Edward Schuyler, '24
Miss Harriet Carpenter, '96

Executive
Mr. Fred W. Diehl, '09
Mr. H. Mont Smith, ’93
Mr. Maurice F. Houck, ’10
Mr. Daniel J.

Committee
Mr. Frank Dennis,

’ll

Dr. E. H. Nelson, ’ll
Mr. Dennis D. Wright,

Mahoney,

Those assuming responsibility for the

’ll

’09

class

reunions to be held

May

are invited to make use of the facilities of the Quarterly
for publicity purposes. The next issue of the Quarterly will be published in January, and it is desirable that all material be in the hands
of the editor by December 15. For the April issue, material should
reach the editor by March 15. The editor will be glad to assist in
securing mailing lists for those who request them. Extra copies of
the Quarterly may be secured by writing Mrs. Jenkins, Business
Manager. Begin making your plans early; let us make the 1936
Alumni Day the best ever. The following classes will be in reunion:

next

1876, 1881, 1886, 1891, 1896, 1901, 1906, 1911, 1916, 1921,
1932, 1933, 1934, and 1935.

1926, 1931,

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1880

Michael Milton Harter, of Nescopeck, died Monday, September
Mr.
16, at his home, following an illness of three and one-half years.
Harter underwent a serious operation about three years ago.
He had long been active in business, farming, and civic affairs.
He was a former school director and a councilman in Nescopeck Borough, and for many years conducted the M. M. Harter Insurance
Agency.
Mr. Harter taught in Nescopeck Borough and Township and at
Johns, his teaching service lasting thirteen years. He later entered the farm machinery business, with his territory covering Luzerne
and Columbia Counties. He operated a farm near Nescopeck since
1905.
He has been a director of the Berwick Savings and Trust
Company from the time it was formed until one year ago.
He is survived by three daughters: Miss Edna Harter, a teacher
in the Berwick High School; Mrs. Joseph Cameron, of Nescopeck,
and Mrs. John Bredbenner, of Muncy.
St.

1882
Dr.

Henry Bierman,

for

many

years one of

Columbia County’s

known

physicians, died at the Geisinger Hospital, at Danville,
Monday, July 22, following an illness of about three months. Had he
lived until July 27 he would have been seventy-one years of age.
Long a resident of Bloomsburg, Dr. Bierman was born at Shenandoah in 1864. He was graduated from the high school of that
town, and later from the Bloomsburg State Normal School. After
teaching four years, he entered Hahnemann Medical College, Phila-

best

delphia, and was graduated from that institution in 1888. After
practicing in Danville for several years, he located in Bloomsburg,
where he successfully practiced for the past forty-two years and until
his last illness. He was one of the best known specialists on the eye,
ear, nose and throat in Central Pennsylvania.
Following the outbreak of the World War, Dr. Bierman enlisted
for service in 1917, and when he was honorably discharged at the

When he enlisted,
it was with the rank of major.
he was commissioned as a first lieutenant and ordered to the base
hospital at Camp Sheridan, Alabama. A month later he was assigned to take charge of the opthalmological department of that hospital.
He was later given entire charge of the head section the eye, ear,
nose and throat, and held that position until he was discharged on
March 1, 1919. He then returned to Bloomsburg to resume his practice, after having studied for a time at the University of Vienna.
Until his death he was a major in the Medical Reserve Corps.
Dr. Bierman was affiliated with the Columbia County Medical
close of the war,

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Society, the State Homeopathic Society, the American Institute of
Homeopathy, the Opthalmological, Otological, and Larymngological
Society, the American Medical Association, and the A. M. A. of
Vienna. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Bloomsburg Hospital, a member of the hospital staff, doing eye, ear, nose,
and throat work, and a lecturer in the Training School. Active in the
American Legion since the war, he filled all the offices of Bloomsburg Post, including that of commander, and was active in the organization of the Post. He was a member of the Bloomsburg Rotary
Club, and of all the Masonic bodies affiliated with Caldwell Consistory and Irem Temple. His church affiliation was with the First
Presbyterian Church of Bloomsburg.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Louise V. Bierman; by two
daughters, Mrs. William M. Somerville, of Cumberland, Maryland,

and Mrs. Idwal Edwards, Honolulu, Hawaii, and by

five

grand-

children.

1886

Emma

M. Fisher (Mrs. M. H. Thomas)

her husband,

who

died this

summer

at his

is

mourning the death or
Mr.
in Harrisburg.

home

Thomas, at the time of his death, was Superintendent of the Harrisburg schools.
Mr. Thomas was a native of Hanover, York County, and received his early education in the rural schools of that county, and in private schools at Hanover and Gettysburg. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania and Ursinus College, and received degrees from
Lebanon Valley College and Gettysburg College.
He taught in the rural schools of Lancaster and York Counties,
in the Jefferson Teachers Training School, and in the York County
Academy. Before coming to Harrisburg in 1900, he was principal of
the Dillsburg schools.
In Harrisburg he served as a grade teacher, teaching principal,
district supervisor, assistant city superintendent, and city superintendent.
Mr. Thomas was for many years active in the Lutheran Church,
and was one of the charter members of St. Matthews Church and
Sunday School, in which he was the superintendent since its organization, almost a quarter of a century ago.
He was second vice-president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association, and a member of the National Association of School
Superintendents.
1888
Dr.

Edward J. Dougher died at his home in Midland, Mich., July
The body was brought to Avoca, Pa., his native home, for

26, 1935.

burial.

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1890

The name of Richard A. McHale, of Shenandoah, Pa., was omitted from the list of those attending the reunion of the Class of 1890.
The omission was due to the fact that the Quarterly’s news-gatherer
had left before Mr. McHale arrived.
During the past two years, the following members of the
have passed away:
Corrine Tempest (Mrs. B. F. Parrot), died in 1934.
Margaret W. Dengler (Mrs. W. B. Wilson), died in 1934.
Mary E. Roberts (Mrs. Isaac Wagner), died in 1934.
Margaret Williams (Mrs. Frank Aurand), died in 1934.
Ella Custer, a teacher in the Nanticoke High School, died in

class

1934.

Miss Theresa Pace, one of the best known educators in Luzerne
County, who gave forty-two years of service in the schools of Jenkins Township, died at her home in Pittston Saturday, July 13. Last
November, Miss Pace retired after serving for eighteen years as supervising principal of the Jenkins schools. She was a graduate of
West Pittston High School, Bloomsburg State Teachers College, and
received her degree from Marywood College.
1893

Minnie Penman, for years one of Bloomsburg’s most highly valued teachers, has been elected to a position in the schools of Ardmore, Pa.
1895
at her home in Moorestown, N. J., May 31, 1935. Mrs. Frantz was, at the time of her death,
President of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of New Jersey. From the many tributes to the memory of Mrs. Frantz, we
quote the following:
In the death of Nina G. Frantz, not only the New Jersey W. C. f.
U., but the cause of Temperance has lost a peerless leader and a devoted friend. Coming into the work at an early age in the State of
Pennsylvania, she has literally given her life to the crusade for total

Nina Tague (Mrs. Harry Frantz) died

abstinence.

Nina Grace Tague was born in Scranton, Pa., April 3, 1877. She
was educated in the schools of that State and was a teacher until her
marriage to Harry Frantz in Philadelphia, April 3, 1906. As a young
woman she became interested in the Senior Loyal Temperance Legserving as President of that State organization for several years.
After her marriage she moved to Burlington County, New Jersey,
and the later activities of her life were carried on in that State.
She was the first President of the Burlington County Parent-

ion,

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Teacher Association, serving from 1917 to 1921. Under her administration the Student Loan Fund was started, from which fund many
students have received financial aid toward their College education.
She was the chairman of this Loan Fund Board at the time of her
death. The Burlington County free library was organized through
her efforts at a meeting held at her home. She was the Superintendent of the Junior Department of the Methodist Church in Moorestown. She was a member of the Woman’s Club of Moorestown; also
of the State Committee on the Cause and Cure of War; and served
on the Board of the Anti-Saloon League.
She was elected State President of the New Jersey W. C. T. U.
in 1924, and upon accepting the honor she realized her responsibility
and gave herself unreservedly to her task. She was a valued member of the National Executive, a life member of the National and of
the world's W. C. T. U.
She attended every national convention
since her election as State President, and was a delegate to the
World’s Conventions in Lausanne, Switzerland, 1928, and Toronto,
Canada, 1931.
She was very happy that the National W. C. T. U. had accepted
the invitation of New Jersey to hold its next convention in Atlantic
City, and looked forward to it with pleasant anticipation.
But God
willed it otherwise, and upon others rested the responsibility for
carrying out her plans.
Mrs. Frantz is survived by her husband, her daughter, Eleanor,
three sisters, and a brother.
1900

Mr. Corson Eves, son of Mrs. A. H. Eves (Elizabeth Evans), of
South Range, Wisconsin, has been appointed agricultural agent of
Douglas County, Wis. Mr. Eves is a graduate of the University of
Wisconsin, in the class of 1931.
1902

Robert R. Leighow, professor of chemistry, and director of the
Summer Session of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, died early
this

summer.
1905

Nevin T. Englehart, superintendent
the Bloomsburg State Teachers College,

and grounds at
year completed thirty
years of continuous service at the College, and during that time has
seen the campus and physical plant practically transformed and conthis

and the institution change from a Literary Instiand State Normal School to a State Normal School in 1916 and
a State Teachers College in 1925.
Mr. Englehart graduated from the Literary Institute and State

s-.derably enlarged,

a.e
o

of buildings

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Normal School in June of 1905 and entered the business office on
June 3 of that year. In March, 1918, he took up his present position
as superintendent of buildings and grounds, having charge of one of
the most beautiful College campuses in this entire region.
About the time that Mr. Englehart completed his course at the
school, the athletic field was being changed from the site of Science
Hall to the present site.
He was a member of the College personnel in 1906, when Science
Hall was erected, and in more recent years the Benjamin Franklin
Training School and the modern laundry building have been erected.
In the summer just closing, Mr. Englehart has seen take form the
nine-acre recreation field, which in a short time promises to be one
of the show places of an already attractive campus.
He has served under five presidents: the late Dr. J. P. Welsh, Dr.
David J. Waller, Jr., Dr. Charles H. Fisher, now president of the
Bellingham State Teachers College, Bellingham, Wash., Dr. G. C. L.
Riemer, now president of the Clarion State Teachers College, and
Dr. Francis B. Haas, present head of the institution.
In addition to seeing a number of buildings added to the physical
plant, and the campus increased in size by many acres, Mr. Englehart has seen all of the buildings, standing when he entered the employ of the College, improved and modernized.
Thirty years ago, the Dillon greenhouses were located just back
of Waller Hall. All of the fire escapes were of the hanging type, on
Now the dormitories are equipped
the exterior of the buildings.
with eight fire-proof stairways.
The dormitories have been completely changed. There is not a
square inch of wall paper in the institution. Tons of plaster have
been used during those thirty years, and now all of the walls in the
buildings are painted. Linoleum covers the floor in each of the dor-

mitory rooms.

The College, in addition to the large Dillon tract, has annexed
the lots facing Faculty Porch, and converted them into beautiful
lawns. For many years, these lots were truck patches, and as such
did not add to the attractiveness of the campus at certain seasons.
The dining room has been completely renovated, and is one of
the show places of the College. The kitchen is one of the most modern to be seen in an institution of that type.
Mr. Englehart has been a tireless worker at his job, and has for
years been active in the Alumni Association. He is a member of the
Bloomsburg Kiwanis Club, and has served both as its secretary and
president.

1908

Our condolences go out

to

Margaretta Barnes on the death of her

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father, the Rev. George Gilbert Barnes, 81, retired pastor of the Elmhurst Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, Md. Rev. Barnes was pastor
at Meshoppen from 1900 to 1905. He was a graduate of Princeton in
1887, and a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary in 1890. He
was ordained a few years later in the Churchville Presbyterian
Church. Margaretta's mother died five years ago. The funeral was
held in Baltimore. Margaretta’s address is 2 Windy Lane, Glenaran,

Md.

Our sympathy is extended to Elsie Jayne, whose mother passed
away in April, 1934. Classmates, get busy and write to our bereaved
friends, for nothing is more comforting than to hear from old acquaintances at such a time. Elsie’s address is 4t Main Street, Plymouth, Pa.

Martha James sends her best wishes to all her classmates. Why
not return to her as good wishes as she sent? Her address is 1110
West Elm Street, Scranton, Pa.
Prof. Joe Shovlin, our class president,

is

certainly

to

be com-

mended

for his splendid work, concerning which the following item
appeared recently: “Mr. Hilbish, superintendent of the Northumber-

land County Schools, designated Mr. Shovlin as one of the best supervisors in the county. The unusual amount of prizes won each year
by the Kulpmont boys and girls is proof that they are getting excellent supervision.”

Helen Seasholtz was married April 11, 1935,
Burroughs. Her home is in Belle Meade, N. J.

to

Mr. C. W. M.

Miss Alice Foley, daughter of Jennie Yoder Foley, was a graduate from Olney High School at the commencement exercises held
June 19. The same day her brother Edward received the degree of
B. S. in Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Both young
people were among the honor students in their respective classes.
Miss Foley is now a Freshman at Bloomsburg.

W. W. Watkins, of Wheeling, West Virginia, is President and
Treasurer of the Continental Publishing Company, publishers of The
New Century Book of Facts. Mr. Watkins, accompanied by his wife,
son and daughter, left New York, August 1, for a motor tour of England, Scotland and Wales. They returned in September.
1909

Fred W. Diehl, Superintendent of the Montour County Schools
and a member of the Board of Trustees of the College, received his

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Master’s Degree at Bucknell University at the close of the
Session this year.
1910

Lena M. Kitchen (Mrs. John R. Bateman),
She has two daughters and three sons.

Summer

lives in Elwell,

Mich-

igan.

Charles W. Potter,

Montgomery

who

schools since
schools at Jersey Shore.

has been Supervising Principal of the
been elected principal of the

1920, has

1913

Kimber

Kuster comes to Bloomsburg this Fall from the
University of Michigan, where he has been a successful member of
the faculty for a number of years, to succeed Prof. Daniel S. Hartline, one of the College’s “Old Guard,” who retired this Summer.
Dr. Kuster is returning to his Alma Mater, for he was a member
Dr.

C.

and was assistant to Prof. Hartline in the zoology
and botany department in 1916 and 1917. Mrs. Kuster is the former
Miss Gladys Teele, who was a member of the faculty of the Bloomsburg State Normal School when Dr. Kuster met her.

of the class of 1913,

Dr. Francis B. Haas, President of the College, recently made the
following statement: “It is a great pleasure to announce the appointment of Dr. Kuster as a member of the College faculty, beginning
with the fall semester. His work will be in the field formerly covered by Prof. Hartline, and in addition he will probably offer courses
in chemistry and physics as the demand develops.
His splendid
background of training and experience, together with his familiarity
with the natural environment of the College, fits him in a remarkable way to carry on the work in a State Teachers College.”
Dr. Kuster is a member of the Baptist Denomination, and has
one daughter, six years of age.
He received all his degrees at the University of Michigan, the B.
He
S. in 1925, the M. S. the following year, and the Ph. D. in 1932.
also took work at the Biological Station, Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y.,
during the summer of 1914, and studied at Harvard University during the summer of 1927.
Dr. Kuster has considerable experience. He was a teacher in the
New Jersey rural schools in 1913 and 1914, principal of the High
Schools at Kulp in 1914-15, and of the High School at Noxen in
1915-16. He then became teaching assistant in zoology at Bloomsburg in 1916-17, and undergraduate assistant in zoology at the University of Michigan, 1922-25. He was instructor in zoology at Oregon
State College in 1926-27, and then returned to the University of
Michigan as graduate assistant in zoology in 1927. He was then promoted to the position of instructor in zoology at the same university,

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He has been in charge of the
serving in that capacity until 1932.
zoology dispensary since 1932.
In addition he has had valuable experience in other fields. He
was stock control man for the United Drug Company, Boston, from
1920 to 1921; at the University of Michigan Biological Station during
the Summers of 1922, 1923, 1924, and 1926, and in charge of the
Museum Libraries of the University from 1926 to 1930.
During the World War he was Personnel Sergeant, 314th Infantry, 1917-1919, with ten months service in France.
He is a member of Phi Sigma, Sigma Xi, American Association
for the

and

Advancement of Science, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts,
and American Association of University Professors.

Letters,

The following are extracts from an article which appeared in
the Scranton Republican of August 8:
Attorney D. Rexford Maxey, of Scranton and Montrose, one of
the leading younger members of the Lackawanna and Susquehanna
County Bars, died yesterday at the Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, following a long illness induced by gas wounds suffered during the World War.
Mr. Maxey was born in Forest City, July 24, 1892. He received
his preliminary education in the Forest City schools.
Subsequently
he attended Bloomsburg State Teachers College, Syracuse University
and the Dickinson Law School. He received his legal degree at
Dickinson.
In 1917, shortly after the United States declared war, Mr. Maxey,
then in his Senior year at Dickinson, enlisted in the 53rd Pioneer Infantry. He was commissioned a second lieutenant.
His regiment
went to France in the fall of 1917.
Attached to a line outfit, the duties of which were to reconstruct
trenches, repair roads, and pave the way for advances, Mr. Maxey
was constantly under shell fire and in gas drenched sectors. He was
severely gassed in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives in
September, 1918. He was mustered out of service as a first lieutenant following the Armistice.
The gas wounds considerably impaired Mr. Maxey’s health and
vitality. In the ensuing years, after his admission to the Lackawanna
and Susquehanna County Bars, he practiced law intermittently.
Interruptions in the active work of his profession were necessitated
by his frail health. Frequent hospitalization was ordered.
Mr. Maxey never acknowledged defeat, and fought strenuously
to regain his health, despite the knowledge that the gas continued to
vitiate his physical condition.
His health declined sharply about a
year ago. He was removed to the government hospital at Tuscon,

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Arizona, and was later transferred to the Naval Hospital at San
Diego.
He was a member of the American Legion, Disabled Veterans of
America, Delta Phi Fraternity, the Shriners. He was a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church at Montrose.
He is survived by his wife and three daughters.

Miss Kathleen Jones, of Berwick, received her Master’s Degree
University, School of Education, at the commencement
held in June. Miss Jones is principal of the Fourteenth Street School
in Berwick, and lives at 548 West Front Street.
at

New York

1900
Miss Verda H. Correll died at the Bloomsburg Hospital Monday,
July 8. Miss Correll had been assistant superintendent of the Davenport School for Girls at Bath, New York, for the past twenty-two
years.

John Bakeless, of New York City, has recently been
trustee in Williams College, of which he is a graduate.
youngest member of the Board of Trustees.

elected a
is the

He

1914

Major Idwal Edwards and his family have left for Hawaii,
where Major Edwards will be stationed for the next two years. His
promotion from Captain to Major became effective August 1. He has
been a member of the Air Corps in the United States Army since
August, 1917. For some time he was stationed at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, his transfer being from there to the Hawaiian Islands. Mrs.
Edwards was formerly Miss Katharine Bierman, of the Class of 1915.
1916

Miss Ruth Dreibelbis, formerly a member of the faculty of the
Bloomsburg High School, has been elected to a position in the High
School at Mount Vernon, N. Y.
1917
B. Smith, former principal of the Bloomsburg High School,
and last year principal of the Sunbury High School, has been elected
instructor in science in the high school at Yeadon, Delaware County.

Ted

1918
Ella Butler (Mrs.

Theodore Wallin),

a medical

missionary in

the Belgian Congo.

Miss Corrine

J. Brittain,

1922
formerly of

Berwick,

and Edwin C.

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Giere, of Bayonne, N. J., were married Saturday, June 29, at the
Trinity Church, Bayonne, N. J. The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Howard G. Giere, of Clay Center, Kansas, a brother of the
groom. Mrs. Giere taught for several years in Berwick, and for the
past several years has been teaching at Irvington, N. J. Mr. Giere is
head of the shipping department of the Colgate Company, at Jersey
City, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. Giere are now living at 1033 Stuyvesant
Avenue, Irvington, N. J.

Miss Rachael Kressler, of Bloomsburg, and William K. Erdman,
were married Tuesday, July 9, in the parsonage of the
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, in Buffalo, N. Y. The bride has
for several years been employed at the Temple of Music, in Bloomsburg. Mr. Erdman is a graduate of the Shamokin High School, and
is employed as Federal Revenue Agent in Buffalo.
of Ashgrove,

Miss Cleora McKinstry, a member of the faculty of the Bloomsburg High School, received her Master’s Degree at the Pennsylvania
State College at the June commencement.
1923

Miss Maree E. Pensyl, a member of the faculty of the Bloomsburg High School, received her Master’s Degree at New York University at the close of the

Summer

Session this year.

Miss Mary Flick, of Bloomsburg, has ben elected teacher of the
third and fourth grades in the Main Township Consolidated School.
1925

Miss Thelma E. Armstrong, of Taylor, and John P. Moore, of
Johnson City, were married Saturday, September 7. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Walter L. Moore, of Rome, N. Y., father
of the groom. Mrs. Moore has been teaching in the Washington
school, in Taylor.
Mr. Moore is employed by the International
Business Machine Corporation, of Endicott, N. Y.
Mrs. Alma Seybert Wilson, of Light Street, has been elected
teacher of the sixth grade in the Scott Consolidated School at Espy.
1926

Miss Evelyn Bomboy, of Bloomsburg, and Roland S. Corson, of
Kingston, were married Saturday, April 6, in the First Methodist
Church, of Bloomsburg, by the pastor, the Rev. H. F. Babcock. The
bride was for seven years a successful teacher in the Fifth Street
School, in Bloomsburg. Mr. Corson is a graduate of the Staunton
Military Academy, Staunton, Va., and of Penn State, class of 1929,

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graduating from the latter institution in civil engineering. At present
he is employed by the State as a resident engineer on building construction. Mr. and Mrs. Corson are now living at 398 McKean
Street, Kittanning, Pa.

Miss Ethel Flesher and Delmar L. Smith, both of Berwick, were
married Thursday, June 27, at the First Presbyterian Church of Berwick. Mrs. Smith has for several years been secretary to Prof. A. M.
Hinkel, principal of the Berwick High School. Mr. Smith is a teacher
in the

Department

of Social Science in the

Berwick High School.

Miss Martha Harris, of Centre Township, Columbia County, and
Marshall Van Scoten, of Athens, were married Saturday, August 10,
at the home of the bride’s parents.
Mr. Van Scoten is vocational
supervisor in the schools at Athens.
1927
Elsie

Lewis has been elected teacher

in the

grade schools at

Orangeville, Pa.

Miss Bethia Helwig, of Catawissa, and Carl A. Wittig, of Wilwere married in St. John’s Lutheran Church of Catawissa
Saturday, June 10. The bride has been a successful teacher in the
Main Township Consolidated School. Mr. Wittig is an associate of
the Southern Food Market, in South Williamsport. Mr. and Mrs.
liamsport,

Wittig are

now

living at 1922 Blain Street, Williamsport.

Miss Eva Hoffman, of Elysburg, and Francis Putnam, of Hamilwere married Sunday, June 23, at the Reed’s Station Lutheran
Church. The bride had for several years been a teacher in the Sunbury schools.
ton,

1928

The marriage
win

of

I. Volkman, of Danville, and Edwas announced in June. The marriage

Miss Florence

R. Hess, of Bloomsburg,

took place Saturday, June 17, 1933, at the Lutheran parsonage in
Bloomsburg, with the Rev. D. L. Bomboy officiating. The bride has
been teaching for the past seven years in Susquehanna County.

Miss Martha Louise Baker, of Berwick, and Richard A. Spering,
were married Saturday, August 24, in the First Baptist
Church of Berwick. The ceremony was performed by the bride’s
father, the Rev. H. J. Baker. For the past four years, Mrs. Spering
has been teaching in the Glenside schools. Mr. Spering is a graduate
of Abington High School and Pennsylvania State College. He is at
present employed by the Quaker Lace Company of Philadelphia.
of Glenside,

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Miss Myrna H. Kashner and Frederick S. Hite, both of Bloomsburg, were married Saturday, June 22 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church,
Easton, Pa. The bride has taught for several years in the schools of
Phillipsburg, N. J. Mr. Hite is a partner in the Bloomsburg Auto

and

Electric

Company.

Kathryn Abbott has been elected teacher of the third and fourth
grades at the Center Township Consolidated School.
Miss Helen Eastman has been elected teacher of the
sixth grades at

fifth

and

Lime Ridge.
1929

Miss Audrey Moore, of Berwick, and Jacob L. Cohen, of State
College, were married in Wichita, Kansas, in August. Mr. Cohen is
a graduate of the Pennsylvania State College in the Class of 1930 and
received his Master’s Degree at the same College this year. He is
with the Intelligence Service of the Federal Income Tax Bureau, and
was recently transferred from Dallas, Texas, to Wichita. Mrs. Cohen
has taught in Berwick for six years, and received her Bachelor’s Degree at State College at the close of this year’s Summer Session.
Miss Lenore Thomas, of Berwick, and Don Savidge, of Brookwere married Saturday, June 24, in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Berwick. The bride has been a teacher in the seventh
grade at the Orange Street School, in Berwick. Mr. Savidge is employed by Fairchild Sons, Morticians, in Brooklyn.
lyn, N. Y.,

1930

Miss Eleanor R. Kramer and Wallace E. Derr, both of Jerseytown, were married Wednesday, June 26, at the Third Street Methodist Church in Williamsport.
The bride has for the past five years
been teaching at Fort Washington. Mr. Derr, who was graduated
from Bloomsburg in the two-year course in 1930, later returned and
received his B. S. Degree in 1933. He is now teaching History in the

Hatboro High School.
Phyllis Fowler, who has been teaching in Orangeville, has been
elected to a position in the Berwick schools.

Miss Marie Nelson
High School.

is

a

member

of the faculty

of the

Catawissa

1931

Nelson M. Penman, of Bloomsburg, and Miss Helen M. Walburn, of Freeburg, were married Wednesday, September 18, at State
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Methodist Church, of Bloomsburg. The bride has been teaching for
several years in the Snyder County Schools. Mr. Penman is employed at the Magee Carpet Company, at Bloomsburg.

Miss Florence Blythe, of Nanticoke, and Hower Kitchen, of
Bloomsburg, were married Wednesday, September 18, at State College, by the Rev. H. F. Babcock, former pastor of the First Methodist
Church, of Bloomsburg. Mrs. Kitchen served for several years as
substitute teacher in Nanticoke. Mr. Kitchen is employed as bookkeeper for Aaron Jury, of Bloomsburg.

Edward DeVoe has been

elected

teacher

of

English

in

the

Bloomsburg High School.
For the past five months Miss Josephine M. Holuba has been a
patient at Medical Center, New York City, where her condition for
several weeks was very critical. Miss Holuba is now convalescing at
her home in Berwick, Pa., and hopes to resume her teaching in Teaneck, N. J., after the Christmas holidays.
1932

Miss Dorothy N. Hartman, of Danville, and James W. Moore, of
New York City, were married Saturday, June 29, in the Lutheran
Church at Grovania. For the past two years, the bride has been
teaching in the Mount Pleasant Township School, in Columbia
County. Mr. Moore is assistant director of the Gramercy Boys’ Club
in

New York

City.

Miss Grace W. Callendar, of Berwick, and the Rev. Thomas L.
Henry, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, were married Wednesday, July 10,
in the Forty Fort Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Henry has, since
her graduation from Bloomsburg, been teaching in the high school at
Huntington Mills. Mr. Henry taught for several years in the schools

and is now attending Butler University, Indianapolis,
while occupying pulpits in Waynesburg and Homer, Indiana.

of Fleetville,
Ind.,

Ethel Keller and Lewis Long, both of Berwick, were married on
Wednesday evening, June 26, in the First Presbyterian Church, at
Berwick. The bride has been teaching in the Shickshinny Valley
School in Salem Township. Mr. Long attended State College, and
was graduated from the Parks Air College. Mr. and Mrs. Long are
now living in Danville, where the former has a position with the
Bethlehem Steel Company.

at

Wilber L. Hower, of Berwick, for the past two years a teacher
Huntington Mills, has been elected to a position in the high school

at Picture Rocks.

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Sheldon Kingsbury, of Berwick, has been elected teacher
English and Music at the Vocational School at Orangeville, Pa.

of

1933

Miss Frances Louise Evans, of Bloomsburg, and Robert B. Parkwere married Monday, June 24, at the First Methodist Church of Bloomsburg.
Mr. Parker is a member of the faculty
of the Millville High School, where he is teaching chemistry and
mathematics.

er, of Millville,

Emily Landis is now teaching in the Commercial Department at
the Columbia High School.
J.

George Brueckman

is

teaching in the

high school at Haver-

ford, Pa.

James W. Hartzel

is

working

in

the office of

the

WPA

at

Wil-

liamsport, Pa.

William H. Thompson has been appointed instructor in the Commercial Department of the Matamoras High School, Pike County.

Howard Berninger, of Mifflinville, has been elected teacher of
science and social studies in Hopbottom High School. Mr. Berninger
has been employed in the Scranton offices of the Atlantic Refining
Company for the past year.
Miss Lorene G. Wilkinson, of Kingston, and Lean A. Ward, also
were married Wednesday, July 31, in the parsonage of
the Dorranceton Methodist Episcopal Church. The bride has been
teaching in the Courtdale schools. Mr. Ward is employed by the
Wilkes-Barre Lace Company.
of Kingston,

Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Claire
Musgrave, of Sheppton, and Raymond Porter, also of Sheppton.
1934

Frederick

Berwick, has been elected head coach at the
Last year he was coach at the Central PennFellows’ Orphanage, at Sunbury, Pa.
Jaffin, of

Canton High School.
sylvania

Odd

Miss Dorothy Wolfe, of Lewisburg, and William Williams, of Lowere united in marriage December 17, 1934, by the Rev. J.
S. Simon, pastor of the Lutheran Church at Hagerstown, Md.
Mr.
and Mrs. Williams are now living at Locust Dale.
cust Dale,

Betty

Hake

is

teaching in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades at

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Northfield, N. J.

Her home address

is

149 St.

James

Place, Atlantic

City, N. J.

Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Althine
Marshman, of Freeland, to Mr. Alfred Adey, of Hazleton. The ceremony was performed December 30, 1933, by the Rev. Mr. Lewis, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Mr. Adey is a
graduate of Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y., in the Class of 1935.
Mr. and Mrs. Adey are now living at 417 Alvin Street, Freeland, Pa.

Announcement was made in June of the marriage of Miss Bernice Curwood, of Shickshinny, and Willard Keithline, of Kingston.
The marriage took place in the Tamaqua Methodist Church December 31, 1934. Miss Curwood taught in the fifth grade in the Shickshinny schools last year.
Mr. Keithline is a graduate of Meyei's
High School in Wilkes-Barre, and is proprietor of a Gulf service station in Kingston.

Miss Sarah Lentz, of Bloomsburg, has been elected
primary grades in Georgetown, Delaware.

to a position

in the

Miss Gertrude Tannery has been elected to a position in the
grade schools at Hopbottom, Pa.
1934
Pearl Savage, of Berwick, has been elected teacher of commercial subjects in the Scott Township Consolidated School at Espy, Pa.

1935

Rostand D. Kelly has been appointed a member of the faculty of
the St. John’s Military Academy, at Ossining on the Hudson. He
will teach history and biology. Mr. Kelly attended the Summer Session and the Inter-Session at Columbia this Summer, working for
his Master’s Degree.

Mildred Deppe has been elected teacher of Latin and Music at
Warfordsburg, Pa.
Harriet Styer has been elected to a

position

in the

schools

of

Dushore, Pa.

Announcement has been made

of the marriage of Miss Helen
Mr. Harter has
Harter, both of Bloomsburg.
been elected to a position on the faculty of the Darby High School.

Mericle and Gerald

Francis Sell has been elected to a position
of the Kutztown High School.

Department

in the

Commercial

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Jack Beck has been elected a teacher in the Hershey High
School, and will coach basketball and baseball. Mr. Beck attended a
coaching school in Boston this Summer.
Miss Jean Smith, of Berwick, has been elected to a position
teacher in the elementary grades in the schools of Berwick, Pa.

as

Miss Unora Mendenhall has been elected teacher of the seventh
grade at Benton, Pa.
Miss Edna Wagner, of Bloomsburg, and Donald Stevens, of Berwick, were united in marriage Friday evening, August 16, in the
First Baptist Church of Bloomsburg. Mr. Stevens is employed at the
A. C. F. plant in Berwick.

Donald Hower has been
Danville public schools.

elected

Supervisor of Music in the

o

A new member

is Miss Mabel Oxhas joined the staff of the Department of Commerce. It
became necessary to add another instructor to this department, because of the heavy enrollment.
Miss Oxford, during the first semester, will divide her work between the Department of Commerce and other departments of the

ford,

of the faculty of the College

who

College.

She is a graduate of Bangor High School, Peirce Business Coland the Bloomsburg State Teachers College. Miss Oxford also
took work at Temple University, Muhlenberg College, and Indiana
State Teachers College. Her experience covers rural school work
and commercial and general high school teaching. In addition, she
has had six years of practical business experience in Philadelphia.
lege,

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1875

Mary M. Thomas,

162

Hanover

Street, Nanticoke, Pa.

1878
Mrs. Ida Kistler Masteller, 741 Market Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
1880
Bridget A. Burns, 105 North Main Street, Shenandoah, Pa.
Ellie T. Golden Lally, 207 East Coal Street, Shenandoah, Pa.
N. H. Smith, 932 Park Avenue, Williamsport, Pa.
1883

John G. Conner,

8

Belmont

Circle, Trenton, N. J.

1885

Florence

J.

Cawley, 330 East Mahoning Street, Milton, Pa.

E. Patterson (Mrs. Charles D. Harrison), 2208
N. W., Washington, D. C.
1886
J. O. Felker, 112 East Market Street, Lewistown, Pa.

Sarah

First

Street,

1888

Sarah Palmer, Fifth and Oak

Streets,

North Wales, Pa.

1890

Richard A. McHale, 212 West Centre Street, Shenandoah, Pa.
Margaret S. Evans (Mrs. J. E. Eves), Main Street, Millville, Pa.
A. Moore Taubel, 1246 West Main Street, Norristown, Pa.
Daniel Rinehart, Waynesboro, Pa.
Clementine Gregory Herman, 6419 Willis Avenue, Van Nuys, Cali-

Mary

fornia.

1891

Annie

J.

Evans

(Mrs.

J.

William Wall),

146

East Carey

Street,

Plains, Pa.

Mary

L.

Frymire (Mrs. Frank

town, Pa.

1894
Kirk),

E.

101

Main

Street,

Watson-

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1895

N. W. Bloss, Wapwallopen, Pa.
George M. Norman, Fairville, Chester County, Pa.
Eli P. Heekert, 34 Broadway, Mauch Chunk, Pa.
Charles W. Derr, 205 Sunbury Street. Riverside, Pa.
Gertrude Jones (Mrs. Tudor Roberts), 164 Academy Street, WilkesBarre, Pa.
J. W. Snyder, 308 East Franklin Street, Slatington. Pa.
1896
Elizabeth Keiper, Rock Glen, Pa.

1899

Anna Sandoe

(Mrs.

J.

G. Hake), 149

St.

James

Place, Atlantic City,

N. J.

Mrs. Lillian Hidlay Scott, 437 East Third Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
1900

Carolyn Wallace Harman, 121 West Third Street, Hazleton, Pa.
Elizabeth Hartung (Mrs. James Russell), Clark’s Summit, Pa.
Anna D. O'Brien, 93 Dana Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Edna Lewis (Mrs. John R. Jones), 716 South Main Avenue, Scranton, Pa.
Caroline F. Gloman, 109 Barney Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Blanche Hassler (Mrs. E. F. Cowell), 16 Mallery Place, WilkesBarre, Pa.
Elizabeth Evans (Mrs. A. H. Eves), South Range, Wisconsin.
Winifred Evans, 528 East Front Street, Danville, Pa.
Grace Fausold (Mrs. Grace Horner), R. D. 1, Latrobe, Pa.
Bessie Klinger (Mrs. Robert Hartman), 327 Samuels Avenue, Hazleton, Pa.
Charlotte Idella Deitrick, 225 South Maple Street, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
Mary Boyle, 137 South Wyoming Street, Hazleton, Pa.
Mary O. Hughes (Mrs. Walter S. Garman), 605 Fourth Street, West
Pittston, Pa.
Nettie Teple Hile, Catawissa, Pa.
Magdaline Lams Fink, Hunlock Creek, Pa.
J. Hayden Oliver, Glen Alden Bldg., Scranton, Pa.
Mary M. Miller (Mrs. J. H. Oliver), 746 North Webster, Scranton,
Pa.
Frank C. Harris, R. D. 5, Bloomsburg, Pa.
1901

Virginia E. Vought, Elysburg, Pa.
William R. Lams, 2524 Walnut Street, Allentown, Pa.

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Lizzie Weigley (Mrs. J. R. Kohr), Richland, Pa.
Evelyn Creveling (Mrs. C. S. Shuman), 129 Chestnut

Street,

Sun-

bury, Pa.

White Armstrong, 217 Arch Street, Sunbury, Pa.
Martha A. Jones, Farmers’ Bank Bldg., Bloomsburg, Pa.
N. E. Funk, 419 Bolsover Road, Wynnewood, Pa.
Estelle

1902
Skeer, 54 King Street, Northumberland, Pa.
Amy B. Smethers, 305 East Eleventh Street, Berwick, Pa.
Bess M. Long, 328 East First Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Jennie Hands (Mrs. George G. Young), 3449 South Holmes Avenue,
Minneapolis, Minn.
Effie M. Vance, Orangeville, Pa.
Genevieve L. Bubb, 81 Washington Boulevard, Williamsport, Pa.
Mary E. Frances (Mrs. G. H. Gendall), 333 North Forest Avenue,
Rockville Center, N. Y.
1904
John B. Boyer, Herndon, Pa.
1905

Marion

J.

Myrtle Robbins Hood, R. D. 1, Nescopeck, Pa.
Vera E. Hemingway (Mrs. C. C. Housenick), 364 East Main Street,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Mary A. Mitchell (Mrs. C. K. Vermorel), 690 Summit Avenue, Hackensack, N. J.
Bessie K. Grimes, 415 East Main Street, Catawissa, Pa.
Claire E. Shovlin, 552 Queen Street, Northumberland, Pa.
Elizabeth Mertz (Mrs. H. V. Lesher), Northumberland, Pa.
Grace Roberts (Mrs. S. L. Miller), 422 Jefferson Street, Bloomsburg,
Pa.
Luzetta J. Davis, 334 East Fourth Street, Berwick, Pa.
Alice L. Smull, 312 Church Street, Danville, Pa.
William G. Jenkins, 192 Church Street, Edwardsville, Pa.
Anna M. Fagan, 582 North Church Street, Hazleton, Pa.
Anna Thomas (Mrs. Lewis Thomas), 106 Washington Street, Edwardsville, Pa.

Kathryn Wilkins Pulson, 152 Broadhead Avenue, Sugar Notch, Pa.
Gertrude Rowe, 212 Academy Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Katherine Krumm (Mrs. A. F. Twogood), 137 Hastings Avenue,
South Ardmore, Pa.
Lettie Heacock (Mrs. George Davis), R. D. 3, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Laura Winter Eroh, 174 North Church Street, Hazleton, Pa.
Lillian Peifl'er (Mrs. Samuel Mock), 44 Wilson Street, West Lawn,
Pa.

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M. Smith, 208 North Street, West Hazleton, Pa.
Cortright (Mrs. Edgar A. Shelly), 134 South Main

Street,

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Sarah Harris Stubbs, 962 East Northampton Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Blanche Miller Grimes, 204 North Second Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
J. Y. Shambach, 2315 Page Street, Camp Hill, Pa.

Marion M. Groff (Mrs. David

I.

1906
Spangler), 1048 North Fourth Street,

Reading, Pa.
1907

Miriam Jones (Mrs. Evan Whitby), 48 Green

Street,

Edwardsville,

Pa.

Bertha D. Lovering, 816 North Main Avenue, Scranton, Pa.
Alice Shaffer Harry, Box 14, Berwick, Pa.
Anna Chamberlain Howell, 663 Chenango Street, Binghamton, Pa.
J. A. E. Rodriguez, P. O. Box 708, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1908

Laura

E.

Boone, 587 James Street, Hazleton, Pa.
1909

Carrie E. Van Campen, Laton Street, Chinchilla, Pa.
D. J. Mahoney, 589 Carey Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
1910

Enola Snyder (Mrs. Morris Evans), 1225 Market Street, Berwick, Pa.
Georgena McHenry Sharadin, General Delivery, Danville, Pa.
Elizabeth Reeder (Mrs. Clarence N. Fisher), French town, N. J.
R. W. Weaver, 210 Peoples Bank, McKeesport, Pa.
Mabel Smith Ward, 64 West Street, Tunkhannock, Pa.
Lester Burlingame, 149 East Main Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Maude N. Evans, 1215 Onam, Scranton, Pa.
Margaret Oliver (Mrs. Fred M. Walton), 310 East Second Street,
Berwick, Pa.
C. W. Potter, Montgomery, Pa.
Grace Gillner Zane, Sterling, Pa.
Helen H. Thompson, 48 Nafus Street, Pittston, Pa.
Annabel Dunkelberger Hillbush, 909 Orange Street, Shamokin, Pa.
Agnes Freas (Mrs. Thomas H. Reiser), 123 Haddon Avenue, Col-

lingswood, N. J.
Vivian Laubach, 549 North Vine Street, Hazleton, Pa.
Bertha V. Polley (Mrs. J. L. Oakes), R. D. 2, Union, N. Y.
Robert C. Metz, 23 Manhattan Street, Ashley, Pa.
Grace Krumm (Mrs. B. R. Savidge), Turbotville, Pa.

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Edith Corse Tingley, Harford, Pa.
Emma M. MacFarlane, 627 West Diamond Avenue, Hazleton, Pa.
Mildred Snell Boston, 221 Delaware, West Pittston, Pa.

Nora

Queen

Northumberland, Pa.
3186, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Clark Snyder, 111 South Front Street, Lewisburg, Pa.
John Skweir, 106 South Tamaqua Street, McAdoo, Pa.
Mary Lowry (Mrs. J. Y. Shambach), 2315 Page Street, Camp

Anna

E. Geise, 115

Street,

Barletta de Fernandez,

Box

Hill,

Pa.

1911
A. J. Sharadin, General Delivery, Danville, Pa.
Jennie O. Tucker (Mrs. Daniel E. Williams), 367 South River Street,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Ray M. Cole, 710 East Second Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Elsie Winter (Mrs. N. D. Stevens), Tunkhannock, Pa.

Theresa Daily (Mrs.
Bloomsburg, Pa.

F. A.

1912
Bachinger), 833

South Market Street,

Hartman Kline, 138 West Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Harold N. Cool, 4115 Irving Place, Culver City, California.
Mary I. Zerbe (Mrs. Emory Leister) 323 North Eleventh Street,
Sunbury, Pa.
Lean G. Leitzel (Mrs. C. H. A. Streamer), Haddon and West Knight
Avenues, Collingswood, N. J.
Harriet

1913

Edna Runyan Cherrie, 69 Robert Street, Alden Station, Pa.
Sue H. Longenberger, 301 East Eighth Street, Berwick, Pa.
Estella Callender (Mrs. J. H. Wright), 672

Schuyler Avenue, King-

ston, Pa.

C. Adams (Mrs. H. H. Rohrbach), 394 Queen Street, Northumberland, Pa.
Mildred Stemples, Mehoopany, Pa.
Catherine A. Malloy, 5652 Whitby Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.

Anna

1914

Catharine Gliss Koehler, 544 North Vine Street, Hazleton, Pa.

Susanne Lehman, Box
Sara A. Brace, Falls, Pa.
E.

77,

1915
Espy, Pa.

Beatrice B. Burke, 1424 East Gibson Street, Scranton, Pa.
Elsie E. Thomas (Mrs. William C. Burger), Boys’ Industrial School,
Kis-Lyn, Pa.

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Martha Baum Moore, 533 Broad Street, Nescopeck, Pa.
Elizabeth Welsh (Mrs. J. Edwin Miller), Orangeville, Pa.
Anne Jones, 119 West Shawnee Avenue, Plymouth, Pa.
Esther C. Helfrich, 239 Dana Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Ruth L. Koehler (Mrs. George A. Hayes), 322 Harrison Avenue,
Scranton, Pa.

Joseph Cherrie, 69 Robert Street, Alden Station, Pa.
Lois Fairchild, 162 Hanover Street, Nanticoke, Pa.
E. Carey (Mrs. E. M. Ellsworth), 20 Gershom Place, Kingston, Pa.
Etta J. Buss (Mrs. W. Guy Evans), 106 York Avenue, West Pittston,
Pa.
Martha E. Yeager, 588 Peace Street, Hazleton, Pa.
Beatrice Roth Reeves, Residence Park, Palmerton, Pa.
Ruth Thomas Pelczar, 61 East Kirmar Avenue, Alden Station, Pa.
Lois McCloughan (Mrs. Harlan R. Snyder), Fourth Street, Catawissa, Pa.
Shirley J. Robbins, 1000 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.
Warren A. Dollman, Liverpool, Pa.
Hilda Davis Morgan, 37 Filbert Street, Forty Fort, Pa.
Frances Zarr Post, 135 River Street, Forty Fort, Pa.
Bess Thompson Watkins, 814 East Main Street, Nanticoke, Pa.
Elizabeth Gronka (Mrs. P. P. Ravin), 48 West Main Street, Glen
Lyon, Pa.
Clara A. Oman, 209 Massachusetts Avenue, N. E., Washington, D. C.
Lillian Zimmerman, 1910 Kay Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Catherine Leighow Bittenbender, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Marion Hutchins Stumpf, Rock Glen, Pa.
Miriam Lawall (Mrs. Hoyt Heller), Wapwallopen, Pa.
Ruth Thomas Wanich, 211 West Fifth Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Paul M. Trembley, Espy, Pa.
Dorothy Rice Williams, 79 South Cedar Street, Hazleton, Pa.
Lois G. Freas (Mrs. Leo E. Stahl), 1530 Sanderson Avenue, Scranton, Pa.
1916

Laura

Clara E. Hartranft (Mrs. J. G. Hopkins, Jr.), 949 West Third Street,
Hazleton, Pa.
Jennie Mayers (Mrs. William B. Evans), 128 Bloom Street, Dunmore, Pa.
Bernice Beishline Robbins, 1000 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.
1917
Alice Snyder (Mrs. Dale Guthrie), 325 East
burg, Pa.
Mary A. Reichard, Box 356, Milton, Pa.

Third Street, Blooms-

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1918

Blanche Moore, 439 East Tenth Street, Berwick, Pa.
Sadie M. Crumb, 1232 You Street, S. E., Washington, D. C.
1919

Meta Warner Kistler, 929 West Second Street, Hazleton, Pa.
Edwina Evans, 133 South Lincoln Avenue, Scranton, Pa.
1920

Margaret Feree, 316 East Broad Street, Chester, Pa.
Eleanor Griffith, 20 North Seventh Street, Shamokin, Pa.
Joseph Grimes, 116 West First Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Alice L. Moss, 300 West Main Street, Plymouth, Pa.
Helen Roberts Trescott, 703 Madison Avenue, Jermyn, Pa.
Marjorie M. Rose, 3409 Rutherford Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
H. C. Richard, Riant Theatre Building, Conshohocken, Pa.
Anna Davis (Mrs. C. E. Barrow), Ringtown, Pa.
A. Fay Jones (Mrs. James B. Pugh), 445 Chestnut Street, Kingston,
Pa.
Elizabeth Petty, 93 Hanover Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Ella Sweppenheiser Kennedy, R. D. 5, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Grace E. Gotshall (Mrs. Foster L. Pannebaker), Elysburg, Pa.
Mary G. McBride, 430 Scott Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Jennette H. Morgan, 28 Fifth Street, Larksville, Pa.
Wilhelmina White (Mrs. William V. Moyer), 356 Center Street,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Florence M. Beyer (Mrs. T. G. Lewis), 20 South Fifth Street, Lewisburg, Pa.
Claire Herman Ruth, 186 Summit Street, Edwardsville, Pa.
Myrtle Dent (Mrs. Paul M. Trembley), Espy, Pa.

1921

Helene Lowe (Mrs. Harry D. Schlegel), 10 Bank Street, Montrose,
Pa.

Anthony McDonald,

Centralia, Pa.

1922

Mattie L. Luxton, 208 Sunbury Street, Minersville, Pa.
Catherine E. Payne, 1012 East Commerce Street, Shamokin, Pa.
1923

Rachael Evans, Orangeville, Pa.
Helen E. Sutliff, 1923 Bellevue Road, Harrisburg, Pa.
1924

Velma Grosvenor, 410 Keystone Avenue, Peckville, Pa.
Lena Oman Buckman, 5711 Hodman Avenue, Philadelphia,

Pa.

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J. Mathias, 566 Northway, Northumberland, Pa.
William M. Hess, Winfield, Pa.
Mary R. Crumb, 1232 You Street, S. E., Washington, D. C.
Helen E. Barrow, 117 North Sixth Street, Sunbury, Pa.
Beulah Deming (Mrs. Willard Gibson), Uniondale, Pa.

Elizabeth

1925

Anna

R. Geary, R. D.

5,

Danville, Pa.

(Mrs. Joseph Grimes), 116 West First Street,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Arlie Lister (Mrs. H. B. Goodman), 534 Arch Street, Sunbury, Pa.
Pearl Randel (Mrs. Leon Bickel), 1028 Masser Street, Sunbury, Pa.
Grace Troxell (Mrs. F. L. Shaffer), Box 271, Sunbury, Pa.
Marie C. McDonnell, 300 East Park Street, Centralia, Pa.

Ruth Mensinger

Margaret R. Price (Mrs.

F. H.

Miller),

42

North Tamaqua Street,

McAdoo, Pa.
Gladys Richards Kleckner, 17 East Market Street, Danville, Pa.
Martha Lawton, 101 West Washington Avenue, Shenandoah, Pa.
Emily Lawrence, 83 Oak Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Gordon P. Johns, R. D. 2, Shamokin, Pa.
Pauline Hassler, 16 Mallery Place, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Elizabeth E. Stroh, 89 West Dorrance Street, Kingston, Pa.
Margaret E. Price, 1417 Market Street, Ashland, Pa.
Ruth E. Walper, 51 South Street, Hazleton, Pa.
Wilhelmina Spangenberg, 804 Philadelphia Street, Scranton, Pa.
Florence E. Jones, 50 Green Street, Edwardsville, Pa.
Evelyn Waters, 250 Church Street, Edwardsville, Pa.
Alma Seybert Wilson, Light Street, Pa.
Gertrude M. Hilebrand, 112 Bryn Mawr Street, Scranton, Pa.
Marjorie E. Hack (Mrs. J. F. Miller), 11835 Lave Avenue, Lakewood,
Ohio.

La Verne

Hill (Mrs. F. Burdette

Moore), 551 Ford Avenue, Kingston,

Pa.

Myrtle Wharmby, 92 Elm Street, Plymouth, Pa.
Ruth M. Dyer, 152 North Eighth Street, Shamokin, Pa.
Elsie Jones, 43 Willow Street, Plymouth, Pa.
Martha A. Fisher, 310 South Front Street, Sunbury, Pa.
Dan Smith, Drums, Pa.

Deborah A. Williams (Mrs. Walter

Griffith), 121

North Main Street,

Mansfield, Pa.

Margaret M. Fay, 109 John Street, Kingston, Pa.
Ellen T. Phebey, 290 New Hancock Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Leona M. Kerstetter, 619 West Pine Street, Shamokin, Pa.

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1926

Jennie M. Farley, 743 Hepburn Street, Milton, Pa.
Ethel D. Baker, 5 West Fifth Street, Watsontown, Pa.
Marjorie I. Davey, 1414 Westside Avenue, Honesdale, Pa.
1927
Prosser, 900 Main Street, Peckville, Pa.
Thelma Prosser, 900 Main Street, Peckville, Pa.
Marion C. Marshall, 845 Anthracite Avenue, Kingston, Pa.
Pauline Forsythe Hile, 347 Bratton Avenue, Lewistown, Pa.
Edna M. Brown, Box 49, Monsey, N. Y.

Bertine

J.

1928

Mae

Berghauser, 562 Keystone Avenue, Peckville, Pa.
Ruth Guest, 533 Keystone Avenue, Peckville, Pa.
1929

Rabuck (Mrs. H. N. Smith), Box 265, Fort Hancock, N.
Louise Howeth, 3703 Edgewood Avenue, Baltimore, Md.
Fanny E. Hill, Millville, Pa.
Alice

J.

Myrtle Hoegg, 566 North Locust Street, Hazleton, Pa.
Mary V. Maloney, 400 Bowman Street, Dickson City, Pa.
Arline M. Frantz, R. D.

1,

Trucksville, Pa.

1930

M. Frances Morton, 334 Mulberry Street, Berwick, Pa.
Nancy Haynes, 313 Madison Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Jessie E. Cook, 974 West Fourth Street, Hazleton, Pa.
Harold H. Hidlay, Espy, Pa.
Dorothy M. Keith, 1636 West Gibson Street, Scranton, Pa.
Florence M. Jones, 225 South Front Street, Milton, Pa.
Elizabeth Myrick, 522

Academy

Street, Peckville, Pa.

Lillian Reese (Mrs. Paul Miller),
A. Nevin Sponseller, 112 Harding

Wilbur Street, Weatherly, Pa.
Avenue, Hatboro, Pa.

Grayce Carr, 32 East Broad Street, West Hazleton, Pa.
Luther W. Bitler, Pottsgrove, Pa.
Florence I. Bogle, 301 Hepburn Street, Milton, Pa.
Florence E. Baker, R. D. 4, Tunkhannock, Pa.
Anna E. Isenberg, 226 North Ninth Street, Sunbury, Pa.
Miriam Forsythe Gilliand, Box 10, Oak Hall Station, Pa.

Myron

R. Welsh, Orangeville, Pa.
2, Milton, Pa.
Thursabert Schuyler, East Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Grace Reichard, 437 Hepburn Street, Milton, Pa.
Alice M. Herman, Beaver Springs, Pa.
Congctta Pecora, 34 East Broad Street, West Hazleton, Pa.

M. Augusta Schnure, R. D.

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1931

Mary

Street, Shenandoah, Pa.
Marion Meixell, Espy, Pa.
Gladys Shotsberger, Market Street, Freeburg, Pa.
Minnie S. Clark, R. D. 1, Dornsife, Pa.
Helen M. Appleman, R. D. 2, Danville, Pa.
Hilda Yocum, 680 Shakespeare Avenue, Milton, Pa.
Emily A. Park, 400 McKinley Avenue, Endicott, N. Y.
William H. Weaver, Jerseytown, Pa.

C. Miles, 1147

West Lloyd

1932
Lois M. DeMott, Millville, Pa.
Vera Baker Thompson, 1429 Church Avenue, Scranton, Pa.
Elizabeth M. Brooks, Dalmatia, Pa.
Sarah C. Zimmerman, 447 East Fifth Street, Berwick, Pa.
Helen Keller, 222 Maple Street, Mifflinburg, Pa.
Edith C. Striekler, Mifflinburg, Pa.
Ruth Haggy (Mrs. Harold Baker), 600 Chestnut Street, Mifflinburg,
Pa.
Mary R. Guman, 63 Patriot Hill, Mahanoy City, Pa.
Kathryn Benner, 425 Logan Street, Lewistown, Pa.

1933

Mary

L. Jenkins, 101

Chambers

Street, Taylor, Pa.

Adelaide Hausch, Noxen, Pa.
Ruth L. Jackson, Harvey’s Lake, Pa.
Matilda E. Olash. 362 Walnut Street, Luzerne, Pa.
Lena Middlesworth, Troxelville, Pa.
Violet I. Snyder, Box 57, Montandon, Pa.
Eleanor Benscoter, R. D. 1, Hunlock Creek, Pa.
Mabel Belles, 24 Elm Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
June R. Good, 1150 Scott Street, Kulpmont, Pa.
Anne McGinley, Locust Avenue, Centralia, Pa.
Thomas Hartman, 430 East Fourth Street, Berwick, Pa.
Amelia A. Wary, 411 Packer Street, Shamokin, Pa.
M. Helen Wolfe, 14 Walnut Street, Danville, Pa.
Louise Shipman, R. D. 1, Sunbury, Pa.
1934
Esther Dagnell, Mainville, Pa.
Florence Hartline, Strawberry Ridge, Pa.
Dorothy Hewitt, 232 Washington Street, West Pittston, Pa.
Lorraine Henry, 50 Cedar Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Thelma Knauss, Nazareth, Pa.
Clara Singelman, 180 Rock Street, Pittston, Pa.

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Stephen Bodnar, 702 West Green Street, West Hazleton, Pa.
Thalia Barba, 1515 Marion Street, Scranton, Pa.
Ann Gillaspy, 602 Race Street, Sunbury, Pa.
James Gennaria, 235 West Fourth Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Lillian V. Robenolt, 535 Hepburn Street, Milton, Pa.
William C. Williams, Box 15, Locust Dale, Pa.

Marie Wilkinson, Dornsife, Pa.
John Partridge, Trevorton, Pa.
Grace Swartwood, R. D. 1, Pittston, Pa.
Sarah Ellen Schnure, R. D. 2, Milton, Pa.
Robert Van Sickle, Catawissa, Pa.
Gladys Wenner, 235 East Sixth Street, Berwick, Pa.
Harriet E.

Sutliff,

Wernersville, Pa.

Freda Shuman, Chestnut

Street,

Mountain Top, Pa.

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ALUMNI HOME-COMING DAY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER
Football:

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