BLOOMSBURG
STATE COLLEGE

f

125th
anniversary
1839 -1964

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Dr. Harvey A. Andruss
President,

25th

Bloomshurg

State College

anniversary
1939

-

1964

Born Fort Worth, Texas.
University of Oklahoma, A.B., 1924; Northwestern University, M.B.A., 1926; graduate work, ibid.,
1928; Pennsylvania State University, Ed. D., 1949; reader, Bodleian Library, University of
Oxford, 1946.

Oklahoma High Schools, 1921-1924; Head, Commerce Dept., Ponca City (Oklahoma)
High School, 1924-25; Supervisor, Dept. of Commerce, State Teachers College, Indiana, Pa.

Principal.

1927-1930; Organizer and director, Dept. of Business Education, State Teachers College,
Bloomsburg, Pa., 1930-1937; Dean of Instruction, ibid 1937-1939; President, ibid.. 1939
Visiting professor, Pennsylvania State University, summer 1957. Educational consultant and
head, Dept. of Accounting, First American Army University, Shrivenham, England, 1945-

—

1946.
President, Alpha Alumni Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Pennsylvania;
Elder, United Presbyterian Church, Mason (33°).

member N.

E. A., P. S.

E

A

.

FOREWORD
Institutions are creatures born of man's dreams, his

nurtured to maturity

institution

must be

to reach the fullest

measure

Once born, an

needs, and his desires.

if

is

it

of potential.

Bloomsburg

State College can trace

its

genesis to the

needs of society a hundred twenty-five years ago.
history

a reflection of the lives of those

is

Its

whose labor of

love founded and maintained a great institution.

The

Bloomsburg Academy were
similar institutions in 1839. As the nation

objectives

comparable

grew and

to

the

of

the needs of society changed, the objectives of

the college were modified and enlarged in scope.

While

there are few startling innovations in Blooms-

burg's history, one can generally sense a quest for excellence and a sincere desire to provide living and learning

experiences for an increasing

women. This

is

of

young men and

the heritage of generations of Blooms-

burg graduates who played
adult

number
a

variety of roles

in

later

life.

M
Change seems
Nature and of
fact in the

The

last

maths

to

Life.

be a continuing characteristic of

A

century in passing attests to this

recorded history of colleges and universities.

— World War

twenty-five years

—

causes

Bloomsburg

to

II

and

assume

its

after-

additional

responsibilities in providing higher education to

more

youth of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

To

pledge the resources of this college to the realiza-

tion of these greater goals

Harvey

is

the privilege of

A. Andruss, President

1839

ACADEMY

1856

LITERARY INSTITUTE

1869

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL

1927

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE

1960

STATE COLLEGE

I

The beginning

most important part of the work

the

is

and economic problems
twenty five years ago
hundred
facing our young nation a
would lead one to predict that this would not be the best

A

perusal

time to launch

of

a

Business and

new

project.

industry

were

panic which began in 1837.

by

paralyzed

its

strife.

Some

state

In the face of these ad\erse conditions at the national,

and local levels, "the spirit that is Bloomsburg"
was ^born in 1839 in the minds of interested citizens
who wanted to provide the youth of the community with
state,

the

an opportunity to secure the fundamentals of a classical
education. Their collective efforts became a reality with

governments, including Pennsylvania,

were near bankruptcy because of overinvestment
building of canals, railroads, and roads.

the establishment

Bloomsburg

The Academy was

The political enemies of Andrew Jackson and Martin
Van Buren were laying the groundwork that would
the

Democrats from control of the executive

branch for the

first

Academy, the forerunner

the

of

of

State College.

in the

at

topple

1839

slavery question had

still

The

ugly head, sowing the seeds of bitter sectional

reared

ACADEMY ESTABLISHED

the political

in a

building located

was

opened

in 1839 as a private school for instruction in the

higher

branches.

competent,

David

time in forty years.

housed

first

the corner of Third and Jefferson Streets, and

|.

a

When

group of

Waller,

the

first

teacher

proved

citizens, including the

persuaded

Sr.,

the

in-

Reverend

latter's

brother,

Charles P. Waller, to head the Academy.

The

dispute between Texas and Mexico was a topic

for discussion and concern, and the suggestion that the

United States annex Texas roused tempers
antislavery forces.

The

General Assembly of Pennsylvania
withstood an effort to have

it

in

sary

to

the

Commonwealth.

IS.Vi,

had barely

repealed in 1835.

Public high schools were literally
area of the

among

Free School Act, passed by the

unknown

in

this

advantages com-

parable to the great preparatory schools of

New

well established. Public school teachers assisted in de-

veloping the classroom work, particularly during their

summer vacations. In
Academy experienced

Private enterprise was neces-

consider offering educational

A graduate of Williams College and later a President
Judge of Pennsylvania, Mr. Waller remained at the
school for two years. When he left, the institution was

England.

the

Shortly after a brief and
the uncertainties and
led

\

ictorious

that

followed,

fortune and

the

famine.

war against Mexico,

bitter feelings in the

United States

—

Compromise of 1850
ten
war began between the North and the South.

C'.ingress

years later,

decade

periods of

to pass the

LITERARY INSTITUTE

1856

Nevertheless, the growth of the school was such that
in

Reverend D.

the

1856,

charter,

and

a

J.

Waller,

Sr.

prepared

corporation was legally formed to

a

sell

PROFESSOR

open and manage an academy to be known
as the Bloomsburg Literary Institute. Its purpose was to
promote education in both the ordinary and higher
branches of English Literature and science and in the
stock,

and

to

ancient and

The
oration

HENRY CARVER
1866- 1871

modern languages.

first trustees listed

were

Rev.

the

under the

D.

articles of incorp-

Waller,

J.

Sr.,

William

Robinson, Leonard B. Rupert, William Snyder, Elisha
C.

Barton, William Goodrich, Joseph

K. Grotz, and

I.

Sharpless,

John

W. Hartman.

William Lowrey, Daniel A. Beckley, and Henry
Rinker managed the Institute for some time after the
charter was granted. Again, the degree of success varied.
At one point, classes were transferred to the Episcopal
Church building and, later, were suspended for a time.
The original church building was a frame structure,
and was ultimately moved to the southwest corner of
Main and Center Streets. Joel E. Bradley and William
Lowrey conducted classes there for some time.

The

Institute

struggled

along through

War, but

the end of the conflict

years of the Civil

the

critical

The

first

that of

of 1856

available record of a meeting of the Trustees

May

2,

1866. In subsequent action, the charter

was revived,

a search

was

tor of established reputation to

THE VERSATILE MR. CARVER TAKES CHARGE

was

accompanied by expansion and increased enrollments.

is

was persuaded to remain and reopen the old
Academy. At a meeting of the Trustees on June 26,
1866, a motion was adopted directing the Secretary of
the Board "to inform Professor Henry Carver of Binghamton, New York, officially of his election as Principal
of the Bloomsburg Literary Institute."

and

initiated for an educa-

head the Institute, and

the sale of one thousand shares of stock at S20 per share
was authorized. The report for the month of June
showed that 596 shares had been sold for a total of

After serving as principal of an academy in his native

Henry Carver was head of the Preparatory Department of the University of California. While there, he
lost his left hand by the explosion of a fowling piece.
He returned to Binghamton, and later made a trip down
the Susquehanna River. Impressed by the beauty of the
Bloomsburg area, he was spending some time in the
community when he met and talked with Rev. Waller,
state,

and ultimately accepted the offer to serve

corporation

This seems rather remarkable since the
was chartered on a non-profit basis and
any hope of the return of the capital investment was

erect a building to

literally non-existent.

at

SI 1,920

cash.

Late in June 1866, the Trustees passed a resolution to

accommodate 300 students

not to exceed SI 5,000.

The

once became a public

location of the

issue.

including three acres of land

Meanwhile, Henry Carver, a native of Binghamton,
New York, was visiting Bloomsburg on a pleasure trip.
He was introduced to the Rev. D. J. Waller and others

stood squarely across

Hirst

Preceptress.

Daughter of

Henry Carver

owned by William and

Main

Street

between the

Town

of the Forks Hotel agreed to
a

reasonable

time

to

allow

move
for

the
the

where Carver Hall
opening of Main Street up
now stands. The stockholders voted overwhelmingly in
favor of the Snyder property at a meeting in the Court
the hill to

House on June

'•m

building

Five sites were offered,

Hall and Housenick's Garage.

building within

SARAH CARVER,

new

at a cost

Alice Snyder above the Forks Hotel; the latter structure

The owners

'^'

as Principal.

16, 1866.

Professor Carver was instructed to consult an architect in

tion

Washington and

of

the

to secure plans for the construc-

proposed building. The Trustees adopted

the plans on July

13,

1866.

Meanwhile, Mr. Carver was busily engagcil in adopening of the Institute, cfirolling students,

vertising the

and securing teachers

When

for the Fall terni.

difficulty

was enct)untered in securing a capable contractor, the
Trustees on November 25, 1866, requested the Principal
"to employ a competent teacher for the balance of the
term,

expense of the Institute, to enable Professor

at the

Carver

to

devote

his

full-time

pending sub-

the

to

scriptions and the erection of the building."

courts.

Early in February, 1869, the trustees requested that a

COMPLETED

FIRST BUILDING

committee be appointed umier the Act of 1857

For the dedication of the building, a committee was

appointed on March 30, 1867, "to invite the clergy of
the

Town

and Judge El well to accompany the Trustees
from the Academy to Institute Hall, on

in a procession

the following

Wednesday

procession and the
i

new

A band

1:00 P.M.

at

led the

building was dedicated on April

with apprapriate ceremonies." The

total

est

of the

first class at

new

the

school

— D.

and Charles Unangst

E. Elwell,

book

—

was called

for the 1928-1929 college term, attention

would

still

be calling the

students to their classes.

The

first

Professor Carver, mathe-

faculty included:

School.

matics

and higher English

Dimm,

Latin and Greek; Miss Sarah Carver, the lower

branches;

Rev.

the

J.

On

February

examined matters pertaining
the institution.

A

1869, this

18,

to

of the State

committee

the various aspects of

favorable report was submitted

following day, February 19, 1869, which

Normal School

is

of the Sixth District.

was signed and sealed three days
in

1964,

Bloomsburg

State College celebrated

R.

not only 125 years of service to the

Commonwealth

An

excerpt from a college publication of the 1868-

1869 term reminds us of changes in both transportation

and regulations: "Some member of the faculty will be
at the Depot on the arrival of each train on the day
the term begins, and at any other time

if

Students will

write and inform the Principal as to what train they

expect to

come on."

classical

did

not

list

any specific

curriculum.
East side of Forks Hotel.

While passing through Bloomsburg on a train, in
the autumn of 1867, J. P. Wickersham, State Super-

new

intendent of Public Instruction, saw the
the hill

"ablaze with

The

light."

location

school on
of

a

new-

Normal School in the Sixth District was pending, and
Dr. Wickersham returned to Bloomsburg, addressed a
meeting of the citizens and expressed the opinion that
the Literary Institute location

Normal

A

would be

ideal for a State

School.

NEW FUNCTION

On March

9,

1868,

the

IS

ADDED

following

1869
resolution

was

adopted: "Resolved that the Trustees of the Bloomsburg
Literary Institute agree to establish in connection with

the same 'A State

Plans for a
fessor

Normal

School"

..."

new dormitory were submitted by Pro15, 1868. He was to erect the

Carver on April

building

at his

estimated cost of 536,000.

of

Pennsylvania but also 95 years of teacher education.

—
and scientific
— and four years were allowed to complete each of them.
The Commercial Department

The

later.

English branches. In the Preparatory Department, two
courses of study were arranged

the

the birthday

proclamation of the State Superintendent of Public In-

Thus,

week
Student Hand-

weighing 2,171 pounds." In the

to the fact that this fine bell

Normal

J.

raised $1,200 by popular subscription in a single
for a bell

to con-

sider the chartering of the Literary Institute as a State

struction

building and furniture was 524,000.

"Members of the
Waller, Jr., George

The laying of the cornerstone on June 25, 1868, was
memorable occasion. Prayer was offered by the Rev.
D. J. Waller, Sr. Governor John W. Geary, laid the
cornerstone, made an appropriate address, and handed
the plans over to Carver, who accepted them and
promised to complete the work as soon as possible. Other
participants included Dr. Wickersham and the Honorable William Elwell, President Judge of the county
a

to leave for the

Omnibu4

Rupert

is

Station.

ready

STANDARDS FOR STUDENT BEHAVIOR
Several of the early college catalogs enumerated as

many

and Requirements for students.

as 23 Prohibitions

Representative of the various

lists

are these: "Respectful

deportment towards the members of the Faculty, each
other, and citizens, is enjoined upon all Students; also,
neatness and cleanliness of person and apparel. No student shall be absent from his room at night, after the

hour indicated by the ringing of the study bell; and
twenty minutes after the ringing of the retiring bell
9:45 P.M.,

lights

all

in
at

must be extinguished. The use of

tobacco in any form, in or about the building, or on the

way

from school

to or

prohibited. All profane and

is

CHARLES G BARKLEY

indecent language, and playing at games of chance, are
strictly

in the use of

intoxicating liquors, nor frequent places

dents will be required to attend Public

THE REV. JOHN HEWITT

1872

1872- 1873

Worship once

at

The

1873.

and served until June,

basis,

him
which he directed

Trustees adopted a resolution thanking

for the able

and efficient manner

in

such place as their parents or guard-

and

designate,

the

Normal Bible

Class

in

the

afternoon."

Rev. Hewitt's attitude toward discipline and related
matters

some of these became "Regulations" and

Later,

appointment on an interim

the affairs of the school.

on the Sabbath,

found

-

forbidden. Students will not at any time indulge

where they are sold. Students will not at any time leave
the grounds of the Institution without permission. Stu-

ians

1871

and early

in catalogs as late as the 1920's

are

may have been

reflected in the following resolu-

by the Trustees during

tions adopted

his

tenure:

1930's.

"Resolved that the Principal be authorized to

A

small one story building to be used as a "Model

School" was built about where the flagpole

Sometimes referred

located.

removed

Hemlock

now

is

and change any member thereof by

was
years before the Memorial Pines were

several

to as

Hall,

member

pense with the services of any

dis-

of the Faculty

filling his place."

it

"Resolved that proper information be procured and
instituted by the Board of Trustees
and conviction of the Landlord of the
Forks Hotel for selling and furnishing liquor to minors
legal proceedings

planted in 1919.

for the arrest

CARVER RESIGNS
The first reference to any funds, appropriated by the
Commonwealth, is found in the minutes of July, 1870.
An amount of $10,000 was received. At approximately

and students of the Normal School." The Hotel
blocked Main Street approaching Carver Hall.

NEW

the same time, a difference of opinion developed between

Carver

Professor

and

Trustees

the

regarding

duties

assigned to the Principal. Apparently, the disagreement

could not be resolved, and Mr. Carver

left

the institution.

INTERIM APPOINTEES
On December

19,

1871,

at

of

Dr.

Wickersham, Superintendent of Public Instruction, the
Charles G. Barkley as Principal. A
former superintendent of Columbia County Schools, he
agreed to serve only until it would be possible to find a
trustees

elected

Although the Trustees would have liked him
he asked to be relieved of his duties on March
27, 1872. For several decades, beginning in 1874, he was
a member of the Board of Trustees, serving as chairman
of the committee on instruction and discipline.

BESET

IS

WITH PROBLEMS

Dr. T. L. Griswold was elected Principal on June
1873, several days after an

14,

announcement

that each

Normal School would be required to execute and deliver
to the Commonwealth a mortgage upon all real estate
before

the suggestion

PRINCIPAL

still

receiving

mortgage was

the

$10,000

Another
sums previThe latter mortgage
mortgage for only

appropriation.

also requested for $25,000 for

ously paid to the school by the State.
was successfully protested and a
$10,000 was executed and delivered to secure the State

appropriation.

successor.

When

to remain,

September

4,

two hours.

No

at

The
rector

third

of

the

Principal,

Episcopal

the

Reverend

Church,

Barkley's resignation was accepted.

was

He

John
elected

Hewitt,

when

also accepted the

the term began in 1875, the school had the

largest enrollment in

a

made

meeting

its

history.

a fire destroyed
lives wer«! lost.

in

On

Saturday afternoon,

the dormitory in about

The following Monday,

the Court House, arrangements were

to place students in

boarding houses, and

to begin

campaign to raise money to supplement the $30,000
paid by the insurance company.
a

FIRST

WING OF WALLFR HALL

The new dormitory, which

Diplomas

cost nearly $48,000,

the first section of several wings that

now

was

constitute

Waller Hall. Construction of the dormitory was speeded
by an unusually mild wmter and a dedication ceremony

constituted

of the college publications included this item:

"Since April 26, the

new Dormitory

has been occupied

by teachers and students, all of whom are delighted with
their new home. The building, erected mainly upon the
site of the one burned, is four stories high, and is built
of brick.

It is

heated by steam and lighted by gas through-

out. It has a bountiful supply of pure, soft, spring water

running into bathrooms of which there are two on
each floor."
In June, 1877, a committee appointed by the Trustees
began an investigation of the report that certain objectionable teachings, comments upon the Scripture, and

either

a

Bachelor

of

the

Elements,

the

depending on the work comdiploma, in any course of study,

Those desiring a
examined in all the studies of that course by
Committee of the Faculty and a Board of Examiners.

pleted.

a

One

mentioned during the 1869 school

Sciences, or the Classics,

had

took place on April 26, 1876.

are first

term. In addition to receiving a diploma the student was

to be

Allowance was made for advanced work and certifi"Regular graduates who have continued their
studies for two years, who have practiced their profession
during two annual terms in the Common Schools of the
State, and who have presented to the Faculty and Board
cation.

of Examiners, a certificate of good, moral character and
skill in the

Art of Teaching from the Board, or Boards

employment they taught, countersigned by the proper County Superintendent, may receive second diplomas, constituting them Masters in the
several studies embraced in the courses in which they
of Directors in whose

graduate."

apparent approval of clairvoyant and Spiritualism tenets
prevailed. It was charged that the teachings of Dr.

were such

Griswold, in

class,

victions and

to confuse the

as to unsettle

minds of

former con-

students.

A

motion was adopted by the Trustees on July 19,
Bloomsburg Banking Company that
Dr. T. L. Griswold is no longer Principal of the Bloomsburg State Normal School. The following month, Dr.
Griswold was requested to vacate the rooms which he
1877, to notify the

and his family occupied

in the

dormitory.

DR.

catalog for the 1867-1868 academic year describes

the instruction given by the Prepartory
either the scientific or classical course.
a

listed

GRISWOLD

1873- 1877

EARLY CURRICULUM AND DIPLOMAS
The

T. L.

four year curriculum.

Department in
Both "Courses"

The curriculum

of the

Commercial Department was described by the following
statement, "Every facility will be afforded young gentle-

men and

ladies for fitting themselves for all

kinds of

Counting House operations."

CONSTRUCTION OF WALLER HALL ABOUT

1)
11

riTMifir 1

EMPHASIS

ifffil

ON FAMILY

1890

LIFE

The government was designed to be that of a family.
The boarding pupils, with the Principal and Faculty,
met around the same table, and cultivated the manners
and intercourse of a refined family circle. Family worship was held daily. Religious teaching was evangelical,
but

not

sectarian.

Several

catalogs

Trustees have taken care that the

state

members

should be persons of religious culture."

that,

"The

of the faculty

During the early years of the Institute and Normal
School, male students outnumbered their female counterparts. The names of l>-» ladies and 22-1 gentlemen are
included in the 1868-1869 catalog along with the names
of ten faculty members and three positions to be filled.
Later catalogs listed the names of current students as

byterian Church in Philadelphia for a year and a half but
to Bloomsburg to recuperate from a bout
with diphtheria. At the time he was asked to become

came back

Principal of the Literary Institute, Waller was 31. and

was serving the Orangeville

-

Rohrsburg

parishes.

well as those of alumni, beginning with the Class of
1870.

THE PHILOS AND CALLIES HAD THEIR DAY
For more than a half century after the Institute w^s
founded, two

Literary

Societies,

the

Philoiogian

Calliepian. played an important part in the social
cultural

life

of the

and

DR.

Composed of students
intellectual improvement of
held a weekly meeting. The

institution.

and teachers devoted to the
their

and

members, each society

DAMD

WALLER.

J.

AND

1877- 1890

JR.

1906- 1920

Declamations, and
members, for headquarters,
and for recognition of accomplishments sometimes led
to heated discussions and intense rivalry.

agenda

included

Readings,

Essays,

Competition

Debates.

for

He

left

Bloomsburg

1890 to become State Super-

in

intendent of Public Instruction, went to Indiana State

Normal School
as

in

1893 to begin a thirteen year tenure

Principal, and returned

Bloomsburg

to

to

serve as

Principal a second time from 1906 to 1920.

There had been times, prior to Dr. Waller's tenure,
the Trustees were hard pressed to keep the institution on a solvent basis. In several instances, individual
Trustees provided funds from their own p>ockets; at other

when

times, they signed their

At one

for the school.

nent, but a settlement

names

to notes to secure

p>oint, a sheriffs sale

was made with the

money

was immi-

creditors and

the sale was cancelled.

Records indicate that the school paid expenses and
actually prospered during Waller's administration.

THE FACULTY
Front Roil

—

Dora A.

—

—

188"

Enola B. Guie. William Noetling.
Waller, Jr.. Principal, Bessie Hughes,

Niles,

Second Roil
Dr. D. }
Sara M. Harvey. Gtrtrude LaShelle.

W ALLERS
Dr. David

J.

FIRST

Waller,

ADMINISTRATION
Jr.,

an ordained Presbyterian

Minister, had been installed as the fifth Principal of the
institution

when

the Fall term began in 1877.

A

native

of Bloomsburg. he had attended Williams Preparatory

member of the first group
when the charter was revived

School before enrolling as a
at

the Literary Institute

in 186"^.

He and two

nearly 51.200 in a

classmates had raised by subscription

week

to

purchase the bell for Institute

Hall.

A

graduate of Lafayette College in 18^0. Dr. Waller
Princeton Theological Seminary for a year

attended

before completing

Seminary.

He

his

training

at

L'nion

Theological

served as pastor of the Logan Square Pres-

Third Roil
Wilbur.
Fourth Roil

—
—

1.

J.

W.
W.

Niles,

I.

Fcrree. F.

G

Cope. C.

H

Jenkins. H.

H
A

Albert, G. E.

Curran.

ALIMNUS BECOMES PRINCIPAL

NEVr BLILDING FOR MODEL SCHOOL
In October. 1885, bids miere recei>'ed to erect

Hall bePK-een Car>«r Hall and die domiitor>
of $13.-t85.

HalL

Now

building
whicli

and

An

enclosed bridge connected

kno«Ti as Noetling HalL tbe

first

contained

twent)'

members of tbe Senior

Class did

Tbe

Model School,

called

Hemlock

%-amped to "bouse the ser>-ants"

brick

rooots.

tfaeir

in

teaching,

twent>-

rooms

Tbe

forcoer

apparently constituted tbe Model Scbool.
ooe-stoni-

to Car^^er

it

r»T>-sioni-

recitadoo

six recitation or scbool rooots.

Normal

at a cost

Hall,

was

who had been

re-

living

in tbe dormitorr.

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DEAN SUTLIFF WITH EARLY BASEBALL TEAM

1899

STUDENTS WELCOME CHANGE IN RULES

ALDINGER DIRECTS ATHLETIC PROGRAM
Varsity

particularly

athletics,

basketball,

baseball,

began a new era when A. K. Aldinger
joined the faculty in 1895. An athletic field was completed, using part of the site on which Science Hall now
stands. Aldinger organized athletics on a permanent
and

basis

football,

and made the physical

activities

program

the over-all picture in teacher training.

squads held their

Susquehanna,
Villanova,

own

Penn

Wyoming

in

catalog of 1889-1890 was the last to carry the

men

"The young

ladies

and gentle-

are not allowed to pause and loiter for intercom-

munication

in the Halls, Society

Rooms, Dining Rooms,

or Parlors, unless by special permission. Neither are they

a part of

permitted to walk, ride or correspond with each other."

The diamond

After 1890, boys and girls could walk together from class

competition with Bucknell,

State,

The

regulation which stated;

Dickinson,

Gettysburg,

to class

and converse on the way. Front campus was

neutral ground.

Seminary, and the Carlisle Indian

School.

FIRST OF SEVERAL

A

new

MOVES FOR ATHLETIC FIELD

athletic field

had

to be built

Hall classroom was erected in 1906.

The

when

the Science

area

now behind

New

North Hall dormitory was developed and used
when the site was moved to the
slopes of Mt. Olympus. Another move in the near future
will put a football stadium, baseball diamond, and track
in the area which lies east of Centennial Gym and behind
until

the mid-1930's

the President's residence.
Football

game

relocated in

CUBAN STUDENTS
POSE COMMUNICATION PROBLEM
At the turn of the century, prominent ctizens of Cuba
began sending their sons to the United States to continue their education and to learn to speak and write the
English language. At the opening of the Fall term, 1905,
twenty-five Spanish speaking students enrolled.

It

is

re-

was nonplussed. But the day was saved
when Professor Rockey, who spoke and wrote Spanish,
was added to the faculty.
ported the faculty

was
North Hall.

shortly after Athletic Field

1906 behind

New

WALLER BEGINS SECOND TENURE
Dr. Welsh

resigned, effective September

1,

1906, to

accept the position of Vice President of Pennsylvania
State College. Dr. Waller, then principal at the Indiana
State

Normal

School, accepted an invitation to return to

Bloomsburg where he had served
1890.

He headed

as Principal

from 1877-

the institution for another 14 years until

his retirement in 1920. In 1939, at the age of 93, he re-

turned to the campus to participate in the centennial
celebration.

W.

B. Sutliff, a

member

of the Class of 1891, was

designated Acting Principal on at least three occasions

when Waller was away from
of time. Sutliff

Bloomsburg

became the

the
first

campus for brief periods
Dean of Instruction at

in 1921, served until his retirement in 1937,

and was honored by alumni and faculty at a testimonial
dinner in I960 when he was approaching 93. An ardent
supporter of the athletic program during his long tenure

on the

faculty,

many

he had served

man-

years as faculty

ager of the varsity activities.

The

the ice house into an infirmary.

The

structure was later

designated an isolation hospital, was remodeled in the

home

for the superintendent of build-

ings and grounds, and had to be demolished

in

along with the old barn, to prepare a

the con-

struction of

The

New

site for

North Hall dormitory

for

1959,

men.

still

were to be used solely for the preparation of teachers for
the public schools of Pennsylvania.
twenties, the two-year curriculum

the early

and

cluded

largely

courses.

More breadth was given

professional

to the

in-

methods

educational

program

in 1923;

a three-year curriculum was introduced with a consider-

able increase in the content of academic subjects. This

was accompanied by

between

a differentiation of courses

primary, intermediate, and junior high school groups and
the organization and approval of special curriculums for

Class of 1916 provided for the building of the

Pergola which

Normal Schools

of Public Instruction decreed that the

In

Class of 1915 left S315, as a memorial, to convert

early 1950's as a

Course was abolished in 1920, when the Superintendent

stands in the grove of trees adjacent

such

music, business,

fields as art,

home economics, and

physical education.

was used frequently in its early days
for dramatic presentations. The Memorial Pines and
Plaque were dedicated at the site of the flagpole in 1919
to Science Hall.

to students

War

It

who made

World

the supreme sacrifice in

I.

A

NEW PROPRIETOR

1916

Negotiations began in 1913 for the sale of the school
to the

Commonwealth

action occurred in

the Bloomsburg State

A

NEW

of Pennsylvania.

May, 1916, and the

Normal

PRINCIPAL

The

final

institution

trans-

CHARLES

H. FISHER
1920- 1923

became

School.

AND A NEW CURRICULUM

Early in 1920, Dr. Waller notified the Trustees that

he planned to
at

Bloomsburg

tenures in

retire.

He was

74,

and had been Principal
during two different

for a total of 27 years

office.

Dr. Charles H. Fisher, a

staff

member

of

the Department of Public Instruction, was elected the

eighth Principal on July

The

7,

1920.

EXTENSION CLASSES MUSHROOM

present conception of professional education has

When

Commonwealth implemented new

been a process of evolution. This became evident in 1920
when the Normal School curriculums were differentiated

ments for the

from those of the secondary school. Admission requirements were increased to graduation from a four-year

service.

secondary

school

or

its

equivalent.

The Preparatory

the

certification of teachers, there

mediate demand

for

Within two

DRAMATIC PRESENTATION

IN

THE PERGOLA

1921

classes

for

cars

were purchased

teachers

in

years. Dr. Fisher reported that en-

rollment in these classes had reached 1,770.
of extension classes

—

extension

require-

was an im-

was added

An

to the faculty,

to transport faculty

organizer

and two

members

to the

23 extension centers.

One

of the most ambitious projects of Dr. Fisher's

administration was the establishment of a Bureau of Educational Research. Courses

were established for faculty

members as well as for regular students. Some interesting
comments have been recorded. "The halls soon resounded
with the voices of students and teachers arguing about
or explaining the

meaning and determination of various

terms and types of measurement. Determining the

I.

Q.

members became almost obligatory. Most of the faculty members thought it was a
a
few who bemoaned
to
fascinating experience;
of students and faculty

the

passing

influence."

of

'Status

Quo',

it

seemed a disturbing

.

The bureau

ceased to exist after Dr. Fisher resigned

an appointment

in June, 1923, to accept

as President of

the State Teachers College at Bellingham, Washington.

He

left

there sixteen years later

when

a dispute

developed

over his defense of academic freedom.

SUMMER
Summer

school,

16 cooperating teachers.

$33,607 of assets over

The

school showed a surplus of

liabilities.

The lobby

were

area in Waller

removed from

Hall was enlarged;

all classes

North Hall and

conversion into a dormitory for male

its

finally

students was completed. For the next three decades, the

SESSIONS START

which reached an

In November, 1925, Dr. Riemer reported that student
enrollment was 751, with 54 members of the faculty and

dorm was

all-time high in

activity for

to

be a familiar landmark and a center of

men

living on campus.

1964 with 2,749 students attending the three sessions,
apparently had
late

Dean W.

its

beginning

at

Bloomsburg

in 1919.

began to be made by former students and teachers in
service concerning the possibility of summer work. The
Principal decided to have nothing to do with the project but cooperated by securing permission from the
Trustees to turn the school plant over to the Faculty and
ies

allow the teachers to assume the responsibility.

W.

B. Sutliff

was

selected to advertise

and organize

a summer school of six weeks. The Trustees assumed no
financial responsibility. The teachers took pot-luck,

agreeing to divide the enrollment and tuition fees in
accordance with the number of hours taught, modified

by the number of students in each class. Registration
and tuition fees amounted to twelve dollars per student;
352 were enrolled. The plan was repeated in 1920 but
the State agreed to pay the tuition. A year later. Dr.
Fisher established the nine

week summer school

regular feature". Nearly

hundred students attended.

five

A CHANGE IN NAME

The

B. Sutliff has related this version. "Inquir-

as

Four changes had been made in the name of the institution since it was first established: Academy (1839),
Literary Institute (1856), Literary Institute and State

and State Normal School ( 1916)
( 1869)
Another change was announced rather dramatically one
evening in May, 1927. A party was in progress and the
old gym (now the Husky Lounge) was crowded with
students and teachers. Dr. Riemer, who had been to a

Normal School

meeting

,

in Harrisburg,

suddenly appeared in the door-

He made
the
old
school
want
everybody
to
sing
this request. "I
'Normal'
has
song, but put the word 'College' wherever
been sung." The change of name to Bloomsburg State
Teachers College was accompanied by approval to grant
day, clapped his hands and called for silence.

the Bachelor of Science degree.

a

REIMER REPORTS PROGRESS
Dr. G. C. L. Riemer, who was serving in the Department of Public Instruction, was elected Principal late
in June, 1923. His annual compensation of S6,000 and

^l-

LAST PRINCIPAL
DR.

G C

L.

On

RIEMER

192.^-1927

— FIRS

i

i

KLblDENT

April 11, 1927, the Trustees elected Dr. Francis

Haas as Principal to succeed Dr. Riemer, who later
became President of Clarion State Teachers College.
B.

The man who was

to serve as the last Principal

and

the first President of Bloomsburg was known
administrator and a leading educator long before he came
as an able

to the

a rent-free residence reflected the economic conditions

growth of the institution.
Looking back to 1872, we find that the Rev. John Hewitt
had received $800 per year with board and housing for
himself and family and one servant.

of the times as well as the

campus.

Temple University
in 1913, Dr. Haas began a career which spanned more
than four decades and terminated only when he retired
Shortly after his graduation from

Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1955. He
earned the Master of Arts degree at the University of

as

CAMPUS EXPANDS

Pennsylvania, and was the recipient of honorary doctors'

degrees from Temple University, Juniata College, BuckUniversity,

neil

Waynesburg

University

the

Pittsburgh,

of

for use in 1930.

teaching,

public

school

administration,

and five years in the Department of Public Instruction
at Harrisburg had prepared Dr. Haas to accept a two-year
appointment as State Superintendent in 1925. When he
to

buildings, the Benjamin Eranklin Elemen-

tary Laboratory School

College.

Classroom

came

Two new

and

Bloomsburg

in 1927,

he helped plan and execute

changes which made the institution
well as in name.

A new

a college in fact as

era of scholastic and material

development and expansion began.

DR.

ANDRUSS ORGANIZES
DEPARTMENT

The curriculum was

more

at-

tention to methods and the professional aspects of teach-

This trend indicated the early attempts to make
teaching a profession. It was during this period of growth

made

possible

Hundreds of children from the Bloomsburg area have
attended classes from kindergarten through sixth grade
and regard the school as their alma mater. Until recent
years, practically all seniors majoring in elementary education completed part of their student teaching in the
building.

land purchases between 1928 and 1930 increased

the size of the

revised again to give

laboratory school has

experimental teaching and the presentation of demonstration lessons by members of the college faculty.

Two

BUSINESS

The

and the Laundry, were completed

five acres.

ing

The

campus from about nineteen

acres to fifty

additional area helped facilitate the build-

boom which

occurred in the

thirties.

ing.

that

Harvey A. Andruss joined the faculty and developed

a curriculum in Business Education to begin with the

college year

1930-1931. This curriculum was soon ex-

panded and provided students with an opportunity to
elect one of the following sequences: General Commercial, Secretarial, Accountmg, and Retail Selling.

The next major curriculum revision took place in
1937, when Dr. Andruss succeeded Professor SutlifF as
Dean of Instruction following the latter's retirement.
The number of methods courses was reduced and professionalized

From

subject

matter

courses

were

introduced.

The Depression which began

1929 shrouded the

in

entire nation by 1931, and had a considerable effect on
activities at

some sources

the college. There was a suggestion
that a

number

State Teachers Colleges be closed for the sake of

When

the national

government took

the nation's resources and

was made available

to state

construction purposes.

from

of Pennsylvania's fourteen

revitalize

and

Toward

local

economy.

steps to mobilize

the economy, aid

governments

for

the end of Dr. Haas' ten-

ure, three buildings

and an addition

had been completed

at a cost of 5750,000.

to the

heating plant

that time on, there has been a continuing study

and revision of the curriculum, a cooperative endeavor
involving both faculty and administrative officers.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEME.NTARV LABORATORY SCHOOL

DEAN ANDRUSS BECOMES PRESIDENT
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

A

1939

little

Thousands of alumni,

friends,

and former faculty

re-

turned to the campus in May, 1939, to participate in the

Centennial Celebration. At a later time. Centennial

Gym-

nasium was dedicated with Dr. Francis B. Haas and
Governor Arthur James as speakers. This was the first
time since 1868, when Governor John Geary helped
dedicate the dormitory building which preceded Waller

Commonwealth had

Hall, that a chief executive of the

come

after the centennial

time the duties of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Dr. Harvey A. Andruss,

Dean

of Instruction, was ap-

pointed Acting President on August 29, 1939, at the

age of 37.

The many problems, which

beset administration in

general and higher education in particular, were not un-

known

to the

young

president. Dr. Andruss

had been a

public school administrator at the age of nineteen; in the

Bloomsburg campus.

to the

more than two months

Dr. Haas resigned to assume for the second

activities.

years that led to 1939, he had served as a university in-

Many
which

of

the

student

reflected student

a part of

campus

life,

activities

and faculty
trace

and organizations,

interests

their origin

and are
to

still

the years

between 1910 and 1940. We can mention but a few. The
first May Queen was chosen in 1910. The Obiter made its
appearance during the 1915-16 term. The high school
basketball tournament, recently discontinued, began in

1922 and attracted thousands of fans to the campus. The
Bloomsburg Players and the Maroon and Gold newspaper
made their debut in 1925. Within a seven year period,

beginning

were

in 1927, chapters of five

installed

Sigma

Pi,

department head, and dean of instrucgraduate of the University of Oklahoma, he

structor, college
tion.

A

earned the Master of Business Administration degree at

Northwestern University and the Doctor of Education
degree at The Pennsylvania State University.

A

crystal ball

might have helped one

But the matter of charting a constructive course of action
was going to require more than mere crystal gazing
could supply.

(Alpha Psi Omega, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi
Theta Upsilon, and Pi Omega Pi).

One

of the most pressing problems, calling for deci-

sive action

on the part of President Andruss and the

Trustees in late 1939, was to find a
ized in 1927,

Association was organ-

and the Pilot (student handbook) was pub-

lished the following year.

some

honorary fraternities

Gamma

The Community Government

forecast

of the events and problems of the next quarter century.

The Junior Chamber

of

Com-

merce, which started in 1930, became the Business Edu-

Club in 1938, and the Y. M. C. A. and Y.
merged into the Student Christian Association

cation

CENTENNIAL GYMNASIUM

way

to get

funds to equip, open, and operate the three
ings

—

Centennial

Gym,

adequate

new

build-

High School (now
Maintenance building. The approach

Navy Hall) and the
many problems had

to

the Junior

to

be modified after Hitler's

W.

C. A.

legions sliced into Poland and the world faced the grim

in

1939-

realities of a

hot war.

NAVY NIGHT

—

FRONT ENTRANCE TO CARVER HALL

1944

BLOOMSBURG CONTRIBUTES TO WAR EFFORT
The

plight of higher education during

was characterized

in

many

cases

World War

by one or

to about

15%

of normal, the faculty had been depleted,

operating at a financial

loss,

many

colleges

life.

Navy Hall

II

following: enrollment of civilian students had decreased
course offerings had been slashed,

Military terminology and schedules became a part of

campus

of the

all

were

and

bell outside

A commando

ob-

was constructed in the Grove adjacent to
Science Hall, and drills were held on the athletic field.
stacle course

EMPHASIS

War

with a

as headquarters,

flags across the road.

repairs.

Board of Trustees and college administration at Bloomsburg have been
summed up in these words. "During the four-year period
of

(built but never used as a junior

high laboratory school) served

and buildings, plants, and

equipment had deteriorated or needed

The forward looking

1945

ON AVIATION PROGRAMS

policies of the

Programs, the college taught 1,000 people to

fly,

had 500 Navy Officer Candidates, housed 2,000 students
for Engineering, Science, and Management War Trainees,

and offered courses to nurses from the Bloomsburg Hospital. This enabled the college to offer employment to
material was available only on priority,

war

effort,

make

members not only adjusted themselves

of versatility.

A

—

to the

they exhibited an amazing degree

language instructor became a mathe-

matics teacher, a coach taught navigation, a physical education director

became

a drill master, a

geography

in-

men

be-

structor taught meteorology, and the dean of

came

a qualified aviator.

when

the faculty, maintain the college plant in times

stantial contribution to the

Faculty

new requirements

a

sub-

and develop the

Aviation Program.

The experience and knowledge gained by

faculty and

administrative personnel, participating in the Civilian
Pilot Training

Program and the Army and Navy Flight

A few highlights of the War Programs at Bloomsburg indicate the scope and quality of the contribution
made by the institution. In September, 1941, one of the
six Naval Flight Instructor Programs was located at

Programs, were put to good use in planning and operat-

Bloomsburg. Others were inaugurated

6, 1944, issue of the

at the

University

Purdue University, Texas Christian UniversNorthwestern University, and the University of

of Georgia,
ity,

Arizona.

The

ing an aviation laboratory school during the summers of

1944 and 1945.
ful that

it

September

The program was

was described

so unique and success-

in a feature story in the

New York

August

Herald Tribune and the

issue of "Aviation."

In July, 1943, the college calendar was changed from
first

contingent of

Navy Aviation Cadets

(V-5's)

began to arrive at the college in August, 1942. Bloomsburg was one of 140 institutions approved for the Navy
Officer Candidate Program (V-12). Of the eleven programs in Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg was the only State
Teachers College selected.

two semesters of eighteen weeks
mesters) of sixteen weeks each.

to

The

three
latter

abled civilian students to complete their
years instead of four and

scribed by the

terms

(tri-

schedule en-

work

in three

meshed with the calendar pre-

Navy V-12

contract.

The eighteen week

semester was resumed in September, 1945.

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THIS

NEW DORMITORY FOR WOMEN WAS COMPLETED

IN 1964

FACULTY GROWS IN
RECENT EXPANSION AND REVISION
OF CURRICULUM

A

prepared

brochure,

SIZE

in

AND QUALITY

February,

1954,

for

burg, listed the names of 49 faculty members. This
ber had been tripled
Increases in enrollment, the

number

the

of

faculty

are

number
visible

of buildings, and

manifestations

of

change and growth. But institutions do not fulfill the
purpose of their existence unless they can modify and
improve the ser\ ices they render to a changing society.

The Division
Andruss

of Special Education

in 1957 to

meet the

was created by Dr.

critical

to

train

speech

In the late 1950's, President Andruss also challenged

deXeloping and implementing a

increasing

—

number

Early in January, I960, Bloomsburg and

its

thirteen

were designated State Colleges by an
act of the General Assembly. In the same year, the
Bloomsburg State College celebrated the thirtieth anniinstitutions

versary of business education, received

continuing

ac-

of faculty.

degree.

factors played an important part in the success

of the venture

NEW DECADE — NEW DEVELOPMENTS

A

the relocation of the library and the

tion and greater depth in each student's area of specializa-

Two

numdoors

Middle States Association as a
degree-granting institution, and was approved by the
State Council of Education to inaugurate a program of
graduate studies leading to the Master of Education

curriculum which would pro\ ide more general education.

its

has been
in September, 1964.
accompanied by new ideas, a diversity in academic background and teaching experience, and a desire to cultivate
an enriched atmosphere for learning.

sister

and hearing therapists.

in

when the college opened
The increase in numbers

need for qualified

teachers of the mentally retarded and

the faculty to aid

the

eighty-fifth anniversary of teacher education at Blooms-

creditation

The

from

the

celebrated actor and

Price presented the

Programs on March

art

connoisseur, Vincent

of the annual

first

Endowed Lecture

Several days later, faculty and

11.

Trustees joined in giving a testimonial dinner and unveiling an oil portrait honoring Dr. Andruss for his

LIBRARY RELOCATED
During

HOLDINGS INCREASED

his 25 years as President of

Andruss has taken steps

to

Bloomsburg, Dr.

support his belief that a good

good faculty are the backbone of a good
When the library was located on
the second floor of Waller Hall, holdings were restricted
by critical space and weight problems. The number of
volumes was doubled ftnd services were increased when
the library was moved in 1958 to completely renovated
quarters in the former dining area of Waller Hall. But
library and a

educational institution.

a long cherished goal will be realized in the next year or

two when

a

new

library building

College Library

when

it

is

completed.

was located on

second floor of Waller Hall.

two

decades as President of the College.

The scope

of curriculum

again in May, 1962,

when

offerings

was broadened

the State Council of Education

granted Bloomsburg permission to award the Bachelor
of Arts degree in the Humanities, Natural Sciences, and
Social Sciences.

The

size of

the

nearly 850 in 1964

Freshman

—

class

in

college enrollment of a dozen years ago.
seniors

graduating

recent years

—

has been greater than the total

each

year

in

The number

January,

of

May, and

August has exceeded 400, and has led to the establishment of new student teaching centers as far away as
Bethlehem, Allentown, and Bucks County.
Waller Hall
Dining room

—

Christmas, 1946

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STLDHNl ACDVITIKS tXPAND
Nearly every phase of student
the

Dr. Andruss greets Basil Rathbone prior

has benefited from

life

to

program

in

Carver Auditorium.

tremendous growth of the Community Activities

Fund.

A

quarter century ago, the annual budget of about

515,000 limited the program of varsity sports, drama,
music, and other student activities.

approximately

SI 10,000

With

annually,

full

slated for nine varsity sports; music,

groups present productions that were

dream two decades ago;
has

won

faculty,

the

support

budget

now

schedules

are

a

drama, and related
little

more than

and

appreciation

of

and townspeople; accident insurance

for all students; the

a

a week-long Spring Arts Festival

is

students,

provided

big-name entertainment committee

campus talented intiividuals and
groups including Louie Armstrong, Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, Johnny Mathis, The Brothers Four, and
has

brought

the

Four Freshmen.

to

the

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The use of electronic equipment started
modest way several years ago. First located

ground

moved

floor of the

in

an area

grew
more spacious quarters on the
Benjamin Franklin Laboratory School

adjacent to the Business Office, the
rapidly and was

IBM

in a rather

center

to

during the summer of 1964. Classroom schedules, student
and faculty schedules, grade sheets and cumulative
averages, dormitory housing, and enrollment and registration materials are prepared

and processed

in a fraction

of the time previously used.

IBM CENTER

— GROUND

FLOOR OF

I

ABOR.\TORY SCHOOL

SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER EXPANDS
During his tenure as Department Head, Dean of Instruction, and President of the College, Dr. Andruss has
provided both leadership and support in the origin and
development of two curricular divisions. He organized
the Division of Business Education in 1930, and created
the Division of Special Education

now

occupies the entire ground

in

1957.

floor

of

The latter
Navy Hall

which has been remodeled to provide faculty offices,
classrooms, a sound proof room for audiology, observation rooms with two-way windows, and individual areas
for speech and hearing therapy and psychological testing.
For three years, the College has had one of the few
full-time summer residential programs sponsored by the
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation in Pennsylvania.

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NOETLING HALL AND WALLER HALL PORTICO
PLANNING FOR A NEW CAMPUS
Enrollment

at the

main campus

will probably exceed 3,000
forecast for 1970.

how

to

Among

raises the

site to

two years

immediate question of

adjunct campus on the former
accommodate about 1,800 students.

the questions raised by President Andruss,

developing plans for the

ing:

in the next

Looking back

a figure that had been

new

develop the

Country Club

in

This

—

happen before the College completes

new campus,

are the follow-

Should the new campus be used to accommodate

only freshmen and sophomores.' Should a basic one or

two year curriculum be required of all students before
they make a choice of whether they will become
teachers.' If one-third of the totaj college

enrollment

is

its

second century

of service in 2039.
to the building of Carver Hall in 1867,

one can observe some very objective signs of growth
which may indicate the course of the future. For example: the student body has increased from 378 to 2,500;
the number of faculty has grown from less than ten to
almost 150; three acres of campus have expanded to a

main campus of 60 acres, plus another 47 acres nearby
on the former Country Club site; a physical plant that
began with a two story brick building now includes 16
major structures; a program of instruction to prepare
students for college has changed to programs that now
lead to both the bachelor's and master's degrees.

to continue to be set aside for freshmen, will there be
a

need

to

accommodate

freshmen on

1,500

the

new

campus?

Along with indications of material growth one must
consider the desirable cultural effects such an institution

has on the community, the state, and the nation.
rate

Current projections indicate a future enrollment of
5,000 at Bloomsburg. The instructional staff

nearly

and extent of future growth may

also be affected

by the development of college research
their use

The

facilities

and

would approximate 300 or double the present size; 12
new buildings would be needed, and the present
annual budget of more than 53.000,000 would need to
increase proportionately and in relation to economic

to 15

trends.

by business and industrial organizations.

It

is

difficult to predict specifically

holds for Bloomsburg

A LOOK AT THE FUTURE
The
tions

made by

of 125 years.

and the many contribu-

individuals and organizations over a period
It

is

difficult

also

to

predict

what the future

The

history of the

past 125 years has been written by dedicated individuals.

limitations of time and space preclude descrip-

tion of all the important events

State College.

what may

The

future of the institution must be built on the found-

ations of the past supplemented by the unselfish devotion
of

new

generations of students, faculty, trustees, and

administrative personnel.

BUCKALEW HOUSE

PRESIDENTS RESIDENCE

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WALTER

RYGIEL. Associate Professor of Business Education, is shown conDr Harvey A. Andruss on his 25th Anniversary as President of Bloomsburg State College while Howard Fenstemaker. left, and Llo^d Tourney, right, look
on. Mr. Rygiel, who has been teaching at BSC for 26 years, is the only active faculty
member who has been present throughout Dr Andruss' tenure as President.
S.

gratulating

Mr. Fenstemaker, who was on the Bloomsburg State College faculty for .^7 years
prior to his retirement in May. 19f>.^, is now President of the Alumni Association. Dr.
Tourney is the present Director of Business Education. Dr. Andruss founded the
Division of Business Education in 1930 and remained its head until 19.37 when he
became Dean of Instruction Dr. Andruss was named Acting President of Bloomsburg
State College

on Aimust

Joseph Zapach, President
of the

Community Government

ciation,

presents

on the

latter's

gift

to

twentieth

Dr.

Asso-

Andruss

anniversary

as President of the College.

29,

1939

^1
^

Thirtieth

Anniversary

of

Busi-

ness Education at B.S.C. in I960.

Dr. Charles H. Boehm, (second from
left).

Superintendent of

struction,

(second
the

and Dr

from

Public

Francis

right)

were

In-

Haas,

B.

among

distinguished guests.

DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
us. Senator Hugh

Scott and State Senator Z. H. Confair chat
with President Andruss before addressing students and faculty.

Governor Leader and Dr. Andruss begin tour

of

campus

—

1955.

NEW AUDITORIUM AND

LIBRARY

NEW MENS DORMITORY

—

— architect's model

architect's sketch

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MR. WILLIAM

A.

LANK,

President

L

PAUL.
DEILY,

VUe-Pieiiilent

HON. HAROLD

MR. J. HOWARD
MR. LEO S. DENNEN

Bloomsburg
Pottsville

Bloomsburg

Secretary-Treasurer

R.D.

Philadelphia

Danville

MR. GUY BANGS
MR. EDGAR A. FENSTERMACHER
MR. CHARLES D. STEINER

HARVEY

A.

Turbotville

I,

HON. BERNARD J. KELLEY
MR SAM M. JACOBS

ANDRUSS

R.D.

1,

R.D.

OrangeviUe
Berwick

2,

Shamokin
President of the College

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
HARVEY

ANDRUSS
KNIGHT
PAUL G. MARTIN
THOMAS A. GORREY
W. HORACE WILLIAMS

ANNA

President

A.

Institutional Secretary

M.

Manager

Business

Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds

Manager, Husky Lounge

DEANS
JOHN

HOCH

A.

J. ALFRED McCAUSLIN
ELLAMAE JACKSON
ELTON HUNSINGER

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t

;

S.

Dean

of Instruction

Dean

Dean

of Students

Women

of

Dean

of

Men

DIRECTORS OF CURRICULAR DIVISIONS
Business Education
LLOYD TOUMEY

ROYCE O JOHNSON
C STUART EDWARDS
DONALD F. MAIETTA
ROBERT C. MILLER
ALDEN BUKER

Elementary Education

Secondary Education
Special Education

Graduate Studies
Arts and Sciences

DIRECTORS OF COLLEGE SERVICES
Public Relations
BOYD F. BUCKINGHAM
Admissions
C. STUART EDWARDS
Athletics
RUSSELL E. HOUK
ELTON HUNSINGER

Placement

CHAIRMEN OF DEPARTMENTS
BRUCE

ADAMS

E.

WALTER

R.

BLAIR

CARL BAUER
MELVILLE HOPKINS
ROBERT JORDAN
CHARLES R. REARDIN
NELSON A MILLER
ROBERT C. MILLER

JOHN
LOUIS

J.

SERFFF

Foreign Languages

Speech
Science

Mathematics

Music
Education and Psychology
Social Studies

THOMPSON

F.

RICHARD
ELINOR

Geography
Health and Physical Education

R.

SHERPEREEL
KEEFER

English

Art

C.

Head

Librarian

1839

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1964

BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE
125

YEARS OF SERVICE

TO THE CITIZENS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

LBI,