Co J\j eturnincjGiLumnL ana ^friends :
In this Mid-Century Year of 1950, we cordially welcome all
Alumni and Former Students back to Bloomsburg with the thoug ht
that they will see signs of progress in the pl ant , personnel , and
plans for the future.
Re c o g n i t i o n by the Middle
States Association and our selection by Teachers College , Columbia University, as one of eight
Teachers Colleges in the United
States to cooperate in a national
Citizenshi p Project , financed by
the Carnegie Foundation , are deve l opments w h ic h p a r a ll e l t h e
growt h of our Alumni Association ,
w h ic h ev er remains a b u lwar k of
strength.
My sincere greeting s to all of
you.

President

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FACULTY REM INISCENCES . .
? by MARIE MATTIS ane JACK REECE

As stu dents of the college, you have probabl y won d ere d , as h ave
many ot h ers in t he past , ju st what it was like at Bloomsburg State
Teachers College 40 year s ago an d t h r oug h t h e years up to t h e present
time. On the faculty, at the present time , are ten gra duates of the
college who cover a span of 40 years.
If you were to talk with Mr. Fenste-

ma k er . Class of 1912 , he would tell you
t h at w h en h e was a stu dent h ere t h ere
was a bri d ge running from Noetling

Hall to Carver Hall. He would also
reveal that there were many more restrictions on t h e stu d ents t h an t h ere are
now.
Mr. Fenstemaker 's class is the one
which presented the college with the
lions on the steps of Senior Walk.
These lions , appropriat ely named Leo
and Leona , are the stalwart guardians
of the walk on which freshmen are forbidden to tread during Customs each
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year. Leo and Leona make up what is
Howard F. Fenstemaker
probably the most famous of all college
landmarks.
Dr . Kuster , Class of 1913, informed
this writer that day students in his day
traveled to the college by trolley line
and electric car from Berwick, Danville ,
Catawissa , and intermediate points. He
also said (with a twinkle in his eye )
that boys and girls used separate steps
in those days, in addition to separate
check rooms for boy and girl students
somewhere in the vicinity of the old
gym , a place now known as Waller
Hall recreation room.
Mr . Keller , who has numerous relatives who are alumni of B.S.T.C., was
a member of the Class of 1917, In
Kimber C. Kuuter
reminiscing, he mentioned how the physical plant of the colleae has arown
years.
Parallel
with
physical
during the
development , the college has had its
social -:development. For example , in
1917, it was not customary to see a
coed walking down college hill without
a chaperone.
It was the Class of 1917 that presented the Greenhouse as its class memorial, Here are grown plants of all
sizes, shapes, and varieties.

George J. Keller

Mrs. Anna Scott

Mrs. Scott , Class of 192 1 , training
school teacher, was a member of one or
the largest graduating classes ever to
come out of the Normal School. She
commented on the fact that there are
many more facilities for the day students now, while in her days as a student , commuters were more or less left
to shift for themselves.
(Continued on page 4)

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College Council Active in
Promoting Improvements
B. S. T. C. will commemorate the
mid-century year of 1950 with the During 1949-'5O School Year
graduation of two hundred students
Largest Class in
H istory of Bl ooms burg
To Receive BS. Degree s

who will receive Bachelor of Science
degrees in Education on Monday,
May 29. The mid-century commencement exercises will be the scene of
the graduation of the largest class
in the history of the college.
The Business Curriculum is graduating 63 seniors ; the Elementary
Curriculum is graduating 57 seniors;
and the Secondary Curriculum is
graduating 80 seniors including 34
teachers in service.
The Class of 1950 has given as a
gift to the school, a scholarship fund
which is to be handled by the alumni,
President of the Class, Donald Butcofsky, recently announced.
This year 's graduating class has
many people of outstanding leadership in it. Those individuals excelling
in the literary field include Michael
Bell who has had several articles
published in magazines and William
A. Stimeling, editor and founder of
the college magazine, the Olympian.
Jounior L. Eddinger is a very versatile poet and perfectionist. Kay Chapin and Donald Butcofsky have shown
their merits in the student publications. Donald has also done a wonderful j ob as president of the Senior
Class.
In the radio field we have Frank
Johnson who has been a radio announcer for several years in Bloomsburg and also Nancy Wesenyak who
has her own program in Berwick.
John Richard Wagner will always be
remembered as President of the
C.G.A., 1950 as well as for his many
talents in the musical field. Dick is
well known for his part in the piano
duo team and also in the Bloomsburg
"Quartet. "
We cannot forget Joseph Currilla
who was Editor of the 1950 Obiter
and who helped* to organize the Yearbook Clinic here at B.S.T.C. Joe was
also business manager of the Basketball Tournament for 1950.

Bloomsburg To Send
Delegates to N.S.A.
Regional Convention
The sixth Regional Assembly of the
Pennsylvania Region, U.S.N.S.A., will
get underway on the evening of June
11 and continue through June 12 and
13.
In an attempt to provide an atmosphere of fellowship, Camp Hilltop,
located just outside of the City of
Brotherly Love, has been selected as
the site of the Regional Assembly.
The "theme" of the Conference will
be "Why N.S.A.?" Along with the
keynote speaker will be a panel of
students plus the chairman of the
Advisory Council. The panel will take
up the theme of the conference using
as a basis the keynote address.
Other student panels to take place
during the conference will cover the
general areas of Student Government, Human Relations, International Affairs and Educational Problems,
Each panel will include one faculty or
administrative representative. The
conference has been planned to allow
two h ours each day f or some f orm of
recreation.
A group of students from Bloomsburg will represent the C.G.A. and
Campus N.S.A, Committee. Those attending will be Tony Grabowskl, Alfred Marsilio,' Laura Philo, Lois
Dzuris, Merlin Beachell and Tom Anthony,

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4- Throughout the past year, one of
the most active organizations of the
Bl ooms burg Al umnus college
community has been the Col'Named U. S. Member lege Council.
Meeting regularly on
the
second
and
fourth Monday eveGeography Commission nings of each month,
the members
accomplishfeel
that
a
number
of
,
associate
Dr. Henry J. Warman
made.
To
this, the
professor of geography and secretary ments have been
of the Clark University Graduate activities of the various committees
School of Geography, has been named which are under Courfcil jurisdiction
the United States member on the have added numerous contributions.
Committee on Teaching and MethoAlways necessary for the operation
dology of the Commission of Geo- of the Community Government Assography, Pan American Institute of ciation is a well-planned budget. This
Geography and History.
Community Activities budget was arDr. Christoram Leite de Castro of ranged early in the year by a comBrazil, president of the Commission, mittee of students under the superhas also named the following to the vision of Gordon Kemp, C.G.A. Treascommittee: Prof. Carlos Delgade de urer. Another group, of Council memCarvalho of Brazil , chairman; Prof. bers, prepared the annual budget for
Horacio Ureta Martinez of Uruguay, the Council. Contributions to worthy
Prof. Levi Marreo Artiles of Cuba charities have been made from Council funds. Included among these charand Prof. Javier Pulgar of Peru.
Dr. Warman, Scranton, Pa., native ities are World Student Service Fund,
and graduate of Bloomsburg, Penna., United Negro College Fund, BloomsState Teachers College, Temple Uni- burg Youth Center, and the Boy
versity and Clark, also stu died at the Scouts of America. The activities of
University of Pennsylvania and Ber- the Assistant Treasurer in collecting
litz Schools in Philadelphia , and was class dues from all students have
teacher, coach and athletic director played an important part in adding
in the Norristown, Penna. schools. He to the class sinking funds in a local
is the husband of the former Miss bank.
Rita Ann Montgomery of Drexel Hill,
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Penna.

C. M. Hausknecht and
Nevin T. Englehart
Leave College Service
The faculty and students of BSTC
bid farewell to two veteran administrative officers. Mr. Nevin T. Englehart, Superintendent of Grounds and
Buildings, and Mr. C. M. Hausknecht,
Business Manager are retiring this
spring, and it is with regret that
their legion of friends and acquaintances see them leave our campus.
Nevin T. Englehart was graduated
from the Bloomsburg Literary Institute and State Normal School in
1905. He was one of the firs t two
graduates of the commercial course,
as it was known at that time.
In August of that year, Mr. Englehart returned to the campus as the
college bookkeeper. Following the retirement of Perry Freas about 1917,
Mr. Englehart took up the duties of
maintenance man which, at that
time, included the duties of supervising buildings and grounds and managing the dining hall and kitchen.
When plans were completed for expanding the college plant , Mr. Englehart devoted his entire time to the
program of renovation and buildings,
landscaping, tree planting, walks and
driveways. Mr. Englehart has seen
the erection of six hew buildings and
the acquiring by the state of many
acres of land.
Mr, ^.Hausknecht came to Bloomsburg in September, 1925. He has held
the position of business manager
since that date. Mr. Hausknecht was
graduated from the Lycoming County
Normal School in 1905, and later,
from the Rochester Business Institute. After fourteen years of teaching In Lycoming, Clinton, and Tloga
count ies, he accepted the principalship of the Lock Haven High School,
Lock Haven , Pennsyvania. After ser(Continued on page 3)

Berwick High Girls '
Chorus In Recent
Assembly Progr am
A delightful program of song was
presented in the morning assembly
period of Thursday, May 18, by the
Berwick High School Girls' Chorus.
Enthusiastic approval of the varied
selections of choral compositions and
vocal solos was indicated by the
spontaneous applause of the audience.
Director of the morning concert was
Mr. Russell R. Llewellyn, supervisor
of music in the Berwick school system, who is regularly in charge of rehearsals of this group as well as of
the Berwick High School Band and
of the Berwick Young Men 's Chorus.
Especially enjoyable choral numbers of the first part of the program
included "It's a Grand Night for
Singing, " "Tico Tico," and the "United Nations Hymn." Both compositions featured incidental vocal solos
by Miss Mary Ann Fink, a senior.
Three soloists were well received
at intervals throughout the opening
half of the concert. Miss Erla Mae
Meyers sang "A Heart That's Free. "
Miss Fink offered "When I Have Sung
My Songs" as her solo contribution,
"Come Back to Sorrento" was the
vocal selection chosen by Miss Catherine Daniels. Accompanist for the
soloists and for the chorus was Miss
Ethel Lutz.
Concluding portion of the program
consisted of the popular Waring arrangements of a group of numbers /
from Tchaikovsky 's "Nutcracker
Suite," as arranged for women 's choral singing. Included were the "Overture Miniature," "Dance of the Suga r
Plums," the firey "Trepak ," "Dance
of the Toy Flutes," and the melodious "Waltz of the Flowers." Assisting Miss Lutz in the two-part piano
accompaniment of these final selections was Miss Ruth Terry.

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The Right to Speak vs. Public Opinion
Danvi lle American Leg ion ' s recent onslaught on Norman
Thomas, an ordained minister who was invited to speak here at the
Baccalaureate services of the Class of 1950 , casts a d i sparaging l i ght
on the students at Bloomsburg, the college educators, an d the American way of life as a whole.
Why should an avowed Socialist be allowed to address this Senior gra duating class, you ask?
Here are some very obvious and practica l reasons :
1. Norman Thomas is an American citizen and as such is entitled to free expression of his views no matter what they may be. He
is also entitled to be the guest of whomever he chooses. The College
d oes not wei gh jud gment on the relative merits of persons ch osen to
entertain
Legionaires on their festive occasions.
¦ 2. If ortheinstruct
seniors at Bloomsburg have not alread y le arne d to si f t
and evaluate what they hear and see, their education has alread y b een
an irreparable failure and will not be helped or harmed by a sermon
from Norman Thomas.
3. Why should college seniors be "protected" from listening to
the views of any man , state, gt nation? These young people are eai r
barking on a life which will be far from "protecte d" in the future. Can
we combat evil by shoving it behind a door? If such evil is existent ,
it should be broug h t f ace to f ace wit h A merica 's f uture ed ucator s so
that it will be recognised by them in future years when perhaps the
same "bill of goo d s" will not be so obviously labeled.
4. Norman Thomas was invited to the College by educators who
have been trained in and who are now teaching and living the American democratic way of life. These men apparentl y do not consider
college seniors to be naive children who will be despoiled by one
lecture which is contrary to the instruction which they have received
for four long years. Would these instructors risk the ruination of four
years ' work if they did not believe that their students were now prepared to cast off the rose-colored glasses of "book-learning " and meet
conditions as they are? Has red-hysteria caused you to lose confidence
in the men who are training the future teachers of America?
5. If we as a nation are fi ghting for the life of democratic principles , we must not, in hysteria , kill them with our own hands. These
words by Voltaire should be engraved on the hearts and minds of
every calm, solid American :
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death
your rig ht to say it!"
This must be the stand of the American people ; therein lies oar
strength and our salvation. If our nation is truly democratic , it is not
the prerogativ e of any one organization to decide who is and who is
not to be accorded the four freedoms.
If America is to remain the Land of Freedom and Opportunity,
it must be so for all people—not just those whose views correspon d
with ours. In the words of an immortal American I . . . Abraham
Lincoln :
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and under a just God cannot long retain it."

Officer s Elected
For 1950-5 1 Term . . .

Science Club

Babblin g Brook s

WHEN

by Harry Brooks

The entire college community wishes the graduates of the 1950 class,
who receive their sheepskins on Monday, all the success and advancements that are possible.
Of course, they all have looked forward to the day when they would
receive their diploma , but we, the
underclassmen hope that they will
miss B.S.T.C. as much as we'll miss
them.
The class of 1950 has produced
some of the most outstanding students that Bloomsburg has ever
known. On the athletic field , few
former athletes could compare with
this year's graduating stars. As one
famous gentleman once said. "Let 's
look at the record , " that' s all we need
do, ,to say, "nice work boys."
In the academic field , many seniors
have shown the brilliance of most
Bloomsburg grads. Several members
of the class of '50, have been listed
in the meritous publication of outstanding college students. All these
achievements can make the entire
college proud , including the faculty
who taught them to face life with
the earnest desire to learn. Again we
say, best wishes, and good luck in
whatever each of you may attempt .
Now that the scholastic year has
drawn to a successful close , we can
look to the future and all hope we
have as much fun , as much to gripe
about , and as much to look forward
to, as we have had in the past.
How can we forget the terrific
times we had at those football games ?
Or the square dances, where every body went to learn , and by the end
of the year , we all danced like farmers. The basketball team — what
thrillers! Despite the fact that the
boys started out on a sour note , they
ended the campaign in championship
fashion.
Last of all we can point to future
classes under the excellent tutelage
of the many prof s on "The Hill." Yes,
Bloom won't be too bad to come back
to come next September. In fact , it
will probably be a pleasure after we
work all summer.
See you next September!

More than n hundred forms in black,
in rhythm moving down the aisle . . .
More than n hundred forward-gazing
eyes;
While backward-thinking minds
Recall the past of
learning,
pl aying,
gladness,
sadness,
Shared togotluM- .
"Oh , wlion ," tlioy wonder as they
walk , "shall wo rolivo those times
again?"
In unison , walking • • •
In unison, wemd'ring . . .
When ?
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When ?
—Marie B. Mattis

Miss R anson Gives
Buffet Luncheon for
Day Women 's Board
A buffet luncheon was given for the
members of the Official Board of the
Day Women 's Association on Tuesd ay, May 16, 1950 at the home of Miss
Ranson. This included the newlyelected Official Board as well as the
members who served during this
school year, as well as three dormitory girls who are in Miss Ranson 's
classes. Faculty guests were Miss
Mac Donald, Miss Moore , and Miss
Waldron.
We would like to extend our thanks
to Miss Ranson, sponsor of the Pay
Women's Association, for the delightful luncheon and for her assistance and co#-operation during the past
year.
Tribute to Seniors —
Mama kisses her on the cheek
Sister thinks he looks so sweet
Papa slaps him on the back—
Says it's treat and that's a fact ,
Cause now he has a little skin
To wrap his little knowledge in.

Ike : I hear you have the most
wonderful wife in the country .
Mike : Yeah , and I hope she stays
there.
A girl who has a soft spot for a
fellow had better look close—it may
To win a girl's hand: 1st , Pop
be his head.
question; 2nd, question Pop.
!

I never give Jane Russell a second
Witty Stude: Do you file your
thought. I'm too busy with the first
nails
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Wittier Stude : No, I just throw
In college, Helen was voted "The mine away,
Girl With Whom You Are Likely To
She's getting to the age where her
Succeed."
voice is changing from NO to YES.
Prof: How can one person do so
He was so ugly as a baby they had
many dumb things in one day ?
to diaper his face.
Stude: I get up early.

President—Hugh Elliot
V. Pres.—Merlin Beachell
Community Government Association Secretary—Nancy B. Williams
Treasurer—Janice Rider
President—Anthony Grabowski
Program Chairman—Dick Warchter
V. Pres.—Thomas Anthony

Secretary—Claire Davis
Treasurer—Alfred Marsilio
Asst. Treasurer—John Ryan

Senior Class
President—Richard Kressler
V. Pres.—Cark Persing
Secretary—Barbara Frederick
Treasurer—Jack Reese
Man Rep.—Frank Dean
Woman Rep.—Nancy Powell
Class Advisor—Miss Marjori e Keller
Junior Class
President—Maynard Harring
V. Pres.—Dick Powell
Secretary—Barbara Harman
Treasurer—Walter Troutman
Man Rep.—Dale Bennett
Woman Rep.—Ruth GUdden
Sophomore Class
President—James Whibley
V. Pres.—Ben Duke
Secretary—Midge Wrzesnewskl
Treasurer—Joseph Feifer
Historian—Joan Forn wald
Man Rep.—Hank Marini
Woman Rep.—Claire Davis
Class Advisor—Mr. Shortess

Men 's Dormitory Association
President—Jack Williams
V. Pres.—Charles Brennan
Secretary—Maynard Harring
Treasurer—Harold Carey
Day Men 's Association
President—J-ames Cannon
V. Pres.—Jack Seebold
Secretary—George Young
Treasurer—Robert Hileman

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President—Robert Merrifield
V. Pres.— Gerald Bacon
Secretary—Agnes Valimont
Treasurer—Richard Knause
Historial—Richard Powell

Alice hasn 't been out with a man
for so long she's forgotten how to
defend herself.
I got a new girl friend—she wears
open-toed shoes to pick up cigarette
butts.
The only time he buys a round of
drinks is when he's alone.

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For those dressy afternoons , when
you want to be as decorative as the
flowers, we suggest a circle skirt of
many attractive patterns of gay,
bright flowers and checks. You will
want a lovely peasant cotton blouse
too! Nylon blouses are attractive with
any summer skirt—they may be worn
for sport as well as that late afternoon or evening date.
Cool , crisp, and fashionable are the
new organdy dresses. We suggest ribbed organdy with a black rayon velvet accent , embossed with black
tracery and j et-buttoned. Rustling
pastels under white organdy has an
elegant summer look.
Cool-looking and cool-feeling during soaring temperatures are shear
rayon prints. For afternoon teas or
shopping, a print is a summer indispensable. A horse-shoe neckline, by
Dior, gives your print that Paris—inspired look.
The most refreshing summer fabric
to be seen is fine imported cotton
voile . . . washable, crease resistant ,
and airy without being sheer. "Cool
as a South wind and delicate as cobwebs" describe the new voile dresses.
Piquant and pretty 'neath suits
and atop skirts is a misty dotted swiss
blouse of nylon , possessing extra news
and extra charm. The blouse may be
disarming collared, pearly-buttoned
down the front with sleeves that push
up with a florish which is acclaimed
as the smartest of the season.

Yearbook Clinic Held
Here for Benefit
Of Future Editors
A very interesting and profitable
lecture was presented to B.S.T.C.
students and interested outsiders on
Thursday, May 18, by Mr. Edward
Sprout , representative of the Campus Publishing Company of New
York and Philadelphia. Mr. Sprout
had with him an interesting collection of college and high school yearbooks which the group looked over
before the meeting began. Of the
people present , some were members
of the staff of Obiter 1950; others
were prospective members of the Obiter 1951 staff. Still others were editors or advisors of high school yearbooks.
The purpose of the clinic was to
give valuable help to editors and advisors of college and highschool yearbooks.
In the meeting, Mr. Sprout presented what the Campus Publishing
Company calls the Campus Percepti
Plan. This was a graphic presentation
of Campus Organized Method for
planning and operating staff , budget,
and general yearbook production. The
group was exceedingly interested in
learning what the cost of Obiter 1950
would be if published by either the
letter press method or the offset
method.
The group deiived many beneficial
ideas concerning yearbook layout , engraving, and printing.

I had a little bunny
And his name was Jim
Got sixteen now —
Her wore no him.
A spanking is administered at one
end to impress the other.
Any girl who swears she 's never
been kissed certainly has the right to
sweur.

Little cuts from classes,
Little slips marked 'late,'
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Roongo III wagged into town May
19th and was apparently pleased with
what he saw of his new home town
from the confines of a wooden cage.
Following his arrival by express at
the Pennsylvania station , the new
College canine mascot was whisked
away to a veterinarian 's for medical
surveillance.
Roongo III, eighteen months old , is
a Siberian Malamute of the same
breed of canine that gave the Bloomsburg State Teachers College teams
their title of "Huskies." For some
time, the College has been without a
mascot. Through the interests of
alumni and Prof. George J. Keller,
the new Husky was obtained from
the Greenlawn Kennels, Laconia , New
Hampshire.
Roongo I was acquired by Keller
for the formation of a dog sled team ,
and shortly became the College's
mascot. He was borrowed by the
Huskies of the University of Washington and went to the Rose Bowl in
1937. There wasn't much heard of
Roongo I after that. Washington lost
to Pittsburgh , 21 to 0.
Not long afterward, Roongo II put
in his appearance. He finally went
South with Admiral Byrd .
The name "Roongo" is contrived
from a corruption of the names of
the school colors, Maroon and Gold.
Drop a couple of consonants and
you've got a Husky.
Richard Whitner , of town and a
student of the college, will be in
charge of the animal. He received the
shipment and transported the dog to
the kennels of Dr. W. P. Bond , Espy
veterinarian. Whitner reported that
the dog is friendly and well behaved.

The Husky batsmen who at this writing sport an eight and two record
on the diamond , complete the spring season on Saturday by meeting powerful Wilkes College on the Mount Olympus diamond. Earlier this season, the
Maroon and Gold swatters d'ropped the Wilkes-Barre nine by a 6-3 count.
Big Bill Byham worked in the last tilt , and was the victor for the B.S.T.C.
boys. Coach Redman has not yet indicated who will be his pitching selection
for the battle, but there is a chance that Byham will work since his performance was an impressive one against the Colonels in the previous fracas.
That long-awaited trip that the Maroon and Gold swatters were to make
to Philadelphia didn't pan out too well. Yes, the boys made the journey to
meet Temple and the West Chester tutors, but the old nemesis, rain, halted
both contests before they were even started.
With the school year having come to a successful close, all intramural
activi ty, perhaps more extensive this year than any previous year, is over.
The softball victors have proclaimed their crown, along with the volleyball
champs. On the horseshoe scene, the winners have also been decided there.
Much credit goes to the sponsors of these activities and also the boys who
willingly participated to make them a success.
On the cinder paths, the Husky runners bowed in their final meet of the
year. Although the cinder chasers lost all but one affair, they still showed
some strong1 points and bright moments at times. At least Mr. Shelley will
have something to build around next year, with virtually the same boys on
hand for duty.
If an individual award were to be given for the most outstanding athletic
team on College Hill this year, it would be a difficult task to select which
sported the better squad , the basketball team or the gridiron eleven. Both
turned in sterling performances, with the Husky gridders boasting a more
successful chart. However, the many congratulations from all sources go to
the entire coaching staff for building B.S.T.C. athletic teams to the heights
of which we all may be proud. We all naturally hope for an equally successful athletic year come next September , when the footbal and soccer teams
start out"the campaign.
Noted on the other part of this page is the complete records of all
B.S.T.C. athletic teams for the school year of 1949-50, to show all who are
interested just how successful the teams and coaches were throughout the
year. Let's hope that Bloomsburg can boast even a partial amount of glory
in the future.

Coach Redman Speaks "Smokey " Andrews
Errors Cost Hu skies
Wins H orses h oe
7-6 Defeat at Ha nds of At Sports Dinner
Tournament
L ock H aven Teac hers
Coach Robert B. Redman was the
featured speaker at the annual Sports
Dinner of the St. Vincent's High
School, of Plymouth, Wednesday
night, May 24. Coach Redman's
"Huskies" will be remembered for
having compiled one of the outstanding records in the Pennsylvania intercollegiate baseball. The Plymouth
basketball team, which won the Class
C championship in the 1950 B.S.T.C.
Invitation High School Basketball
Tournament, were honored by the
Plymouth fans. John A. Hoch, who
was director of the annual cage tourney, also attended as a guest of the
St. Vincent's High School Athletic
Association.

A pop fly that dropped in the center of the infield and another infielding error gave Lock Haven S.T.C.
two runs which were enough to defeat the Huskies 7 to 6 at Lock Haven last Friday.
Bill Byham who relieved Mike Evans in the eighth frame after the firs t
Bald Eagle batter singled was charged with the loss of the shortened
contest.
Byham struck out the first two
batters that he faced. The next batter lifted the pop that Ed Piestrak
missed for an error. The next batter
rolled to Riley who threw into the
dirt at first for the error that meant
the game.
It was loss number two of the
season for the Huskies.

Totals

a
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
1
1

Totals

A
B
C
X

B.S.T.C
L.H.S.T.C

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0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0

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Lock Haven S.T.C.
Player, Position nb r h o a
3 1 2 0 0
Mandro, cf
5 0 0 0 2
Muckle, 2b
R i mmey , c
4 1 0 9 0
" Mencer, If
4 1 2 1 0
Hughes, 3b
3 1 2 0 2
. . . 4 0 0 1 0
Henr y , rf
Cortwright , lb .. 3 1 1 10 0
2 1 1 2 3
Sun dstrom , ss
Du oenste i n , A. .. 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
Fu her, ss
1 0 0 0 0
Mor gan , B
3 1 0 1 2
Creasy, p
1 0 0 0 0
Gazelski, C

o
0.
0
0

0 ;
0
1 '
0
0
0
0
0
1
0

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Bloomsburg S.T.C.
Player, Position ab r h o
Mensinger, rf . . . . 3 1 1 0
4 1 1 11
Piestrak, lb
3 2 0 0
Hummell, 2b
4 1 1 2
But ler, cf
4 1 1 0
Evans , p-lf
0 0 0 0
Byham , p
3 0 0 0
Marek, If
c
3
0 0 9
,
LeVan
3 0 1 0
Riley, 3b
4 0 0 1
Th ompson , ss

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002 000 32 — 7

2B — Butler; 3B — Mencer ; HR —
Hughes, Piestrak; Loser — Byham;
BB — Creasy 6, Evans 2; SO —
Creasy 9, Evans 5, Byham 2.

The finals in the Bloomsburg State
Teachers College Intramural horseshoe tournament were decided on
Monday afternoon, May 22, on the
North Hall pitching grounds. From
a long list of prospective champions,
the field was narrowed down, after
several weeks of activity, to a mere
handful of candidates for the title.
With the process of elimination taking pLace over the last four weeks,
the two final survivors in the tourney,
under the direction of Dr. Satterfield ,
were Bob, "Smokey" Andrews, and
trackman, Frank Gallo. In the best
of three tilts to decide B.S.T.C.'s .top
horseshoe pitcher, Andrews won out
to become 1950 champion in that intramural sport. Frank Gallo took
the runner-up spot in the battle.

1949-50 Goes Down on Record as
Outs tan ding Year in Sports at B«S«T*C
Womer S ets N ew
Pole Vault Record at
State Teachers ' Meet

Football, Basketball and
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Baseball Pose Impressive
...
Record in S.T.C. Competition
Football - - Bloomsburg gridiron activity was
an exciting, thrill-packed adventure
all the way clown the line this past
fall, from the opening tilt in WilkesBarre to the brutal battle, and fin al
game of the campaign when the
Huskies dumped their rivals, East
Stroudsburg Teachers. By losing to
Wilkes College in the opening fray
of the season, an enviable twelve
game winning streak was smashed.
However, the Maroon and Gold gridders showed all the glory of the 1948
season, by walloping the next eight
foes on the card. Perhaps the most
thrilling game of the year was that
battle with Lock Haven under the
lights at Athletic Park in town. The
Huskies had to rally in the last minute to streak to two touchdowns to
nose out the visitors by a 26-14 margin, then too, when the Red Raiders
from Shippensburg journeyed to Mt.
Olympus and almost defeated the
B.S.T.C. boys before the locals fin ally
won out 14-13. To the players and
Mr. Redman goes the congratulations •
of ; all the armchair quarterbacks and
spectators who thrilled to the play of
the 1949 Bloomsburg gridders.
B.S.T.C. 7
Wilkes
20
B.S.T.C. 26
Mansfield
0
B.S.T.C. 26
Lock Haven
14
B.S.T.C. 21
Kings
0
B.S.T.C. 32
Millersville
7
B.S.T.C. 14
Shippensburg
13
B.S.T.C , 27
Kutztswn
14
B.S.T.C. 48
Lycoming
0

Led by Frank Womer, the College
trackmen finished fifth in an eightteam field at the State Teachers
College Track and Field championship at Shippensburg Saturday.
West Chester Teachers nipped
Shippensburg 70 5-8 to 68 1-2 for the
title. East Stroudsburg was third,
Lock Haven fourth, and the College,
with 7 1-2 points, was fifth.
Worner tied for first in the pole
vault with Steve Hatfield , of Ship-,
pensburg, the two athletes setting a
new state mark of 12-feet six. Both
went over on the firs t try at that
height. Womer nearly cleared the
bar three times at thirteen feet.
Tommy Goodwin, tiny blond sprinter, finished fifth in the 220 behind
Bob Hillman of East Stroudsburg
whose time was 22.1. Hillman also
won the 100.
Al Eremich picked up a fourth
place in the discus with a heave of
118 feet. The winning toss was 125
feet.
Those were the Husky point winners. Joe Feifer, Mt. Carmel frosh
ran a good 2.03 in the 880 but finished sixth behind a winning time of
1:58, a fraction of a second off the
record time of. Bloomsburg's Don
Hippensteel.
Don Evans, of West Chester, was
the only double winner besides Hillman. Eyans set a new record in the
two-mile with a 9:50.9 performance
and also grabbed the mile.
B.S.T.C. 28

Huskies Ahead When
Rain Halts Game

HUSKY PUPS

leading Kings, 6 to 3, on the local
College field Tuesday when the rains
came after three innings. Byham was
pitching for the Huskies and McGuig-'
am was on the mound for the WilkesBarre boys. King's got its runs in the
third on two hits, two errors, and a
base on balls. Mike Evans hit a home
run for the College in the first inning
with Don Butler on first. The Huskies tallied four times in that inning
and two in the second.

Soccer

B.S.T.C. 0
B.S.T.C. 18
Bloomsburg College Huskies were B.S.T.C. 6

Leave College Service

( Continued from page 1)
ving in that capacity for four years,
he came to our campus as bursar.
These two men were honored at a
dinner Wednesday evening, May 17,
at the Pine Barn Inn in Danville. The
John: There's only one thing that dinner was sponsored by the Bloomskeeps me from cuddling you in my burg Branch of Pennsylvania State
brawny arms.
Education Association. Dr. and Mrs.
Tilly: What is that ?
Haas of Harrisburg were among the
John: My brawny stomach.
guests.
After Dean Hoch gave the Invocat ion , Mr. Sterling, president of the
local PSEA branch called upon Dr.
Andruss for an address. Following
that, Mr. Hausknecht and Mr. Englehart were each presented with a consistory ring for their outstanding service to the college by Dr. K. Kuster
and Mr. H. Fenstemaker respectively.

Come On In , the Water 's F ine I

Psa l m to My English Tea cher

Mr. Devoe is my teacher ;
I shall not pass.
He rnaketh me to go to the board.
He compelleth me to write
Compound complex sentences.
He maketh me sit down for my class*
sake.
Yea, tho I study until midnight
I shall gain no knowledge,
For rny homework sorely bothers me.
Ho glveth me "E."
Surely grammar and composition
shall
Follow me all the days of my life,
And I shall dwell in the English class
forovor.

Hit by pitch for Sundstrom in 6th
Ed: I saw you chasing girls down
Struck out for Fuher in 8th
beavor holes.
This old familiar call will bo a welcome and oft hoard sound ringing
Struck out for Creas y In 8th
Ted: Sure , It' s more fun than chasthrou ghout tho corrid ors of Contonnlal Gym as many students prepare to
Two out when winnin g run scored return to tho campus for tho annual summer sessions.
ing boavers down beaver holes.

East Stroudsburg 22
Lock Haven
Wilkes
Scranton Univ.

14
0
0

Even by meeting some of soccerdom's greatest foes, the Maroon and
Gold still slated an excellent record.
From the standpoint of the won and
lost record, the campaign might not
appear to have been too much a success, but considering the formidable
opposition, the season will go down in
the books as one of the best in BSTC
history.
B.S.T.C. 3
Wilkes College
2
B.S.T.C. 2
Lincoln University 0
B.S.T.C. 2
Elizabethtown
1
B.S.T.C. 1
Lock Haven
2
B.S.T.C. 0
West Chester
4
B.S.T.C. 0
Howard University 3
B.S.T.C. 0
Indiana
0
B.S.T.C. 3
Wilkes College
1
Basketball
After dropping their first five battles, the Husky hoopsters breezed to
an enviable 12-7 chart for the floor
season. Many bright spots were everpresent during the campaign, especially when at one time the Maroon
and Gold cagers had extended a winning streak to eleven straight court
victories. With such strong squads as
Temple and La Salle on the schedule,
the Huskies fared considerably well
under the tutoring of Coach Shelly
who was on his first year as head
mentor of the basketball boys.
B.S.T.C. 59
Kings
60
B.S.T.C. 42
Temple Univ.
65
B.S.T.C. 42
Kutztown
49
B.S.T.C. 56
Millersville
60
B.S.T.C. 41
La Salle
67
B.S.T.C. 45
Millersville
43
B.S.T.C. 68
Wilkes
38
B.S.T.C. 67
Lycoming
59
B.S.T.C. 72
Kings College
67
B.S.T.C. 62
Lock Haven
47
B.S.T.C. 58
Shippensburg
48
B.S.T.C. 72
Mansfield
50
B.S.T.C. 59
Kutztown
51
B.S.T.C. 68
Indiana
64/
B.S.T.C. 64
Shippensburg
71
B.S.T.C. 53
Lock Haven
60
B.S.T.C. 65
Lycoming
45
B.S.T.C. 80
Mansfield
66
B.S.T.C. 83
Wilkes
59
Baseball - - The 1950 addition of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College baseball
( Continued on page 4)

an a n u v 11

Outstanding Year
In Sports
(Continued from page 3)
squad witnessed another bright campaign with Coach Bob Redman at the
helm. " After extending their win
streak to seventeen straight over the
last two years, the Huskies finally
bowed in mid-season. Pitching and
batting of the 1950 team could not
quite compare with that of the 1949
team but nevertheless the squad
earned itself an enviable reputation.
The Huskies were in every game until the final putout , and played superb , errorless ball during most of the
season.
With twelve victories being carried
over fr om the 1949 sea son , the Husky
batters extended their winning ways
to seventeen straight before they finally lost to Shippensburg. The final
record will be decided on Saturday
afternoon after the Maroon and Gold
swatters will have played the Wilkes
College Colonels. Whatever the final
chart may read, it i s still one of the
best in the past ten years of diamond
activity on the Hill.
At Bat Hits Aver.
Kerns
1
1
1.000
Ledyard
10
5
.500
Brunn
8
3
.375
Piestrak
36
13
.361
Mensinger
36
12
.333
Butler
44
14
.318
Stevens
14
4
.286
Riler
32
9
.282
Hummel
35
9
.254
Evans
44
11
.250
Byham
16
4
.250
Thompson
34
7
.205
Le Van
39
7
.178
Marek
13
1
.077
Kutola
5
0
.000
Jackieviez
4
0
.000
Johnson
2
0
.000
Williams
2
0
.000
Buyn ak
1
0
.000

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Faculty REMINISCENCES

Have You Heard ?

(Continued from page 1)

Mr. DeVoe, Class of 1931 , graduated with the first full-fledged ,
four-year class from B.S.T.C. He was editor of the Obiter then and
still is connected very closely with the annual senior yearbook.

Harold H. Lanterman

Edward T. De Voe

Another graduate of the Class of 1931 is Mr. Harold Lanterman.
Mr. Lanterman and Dr. Kuster, Class of 1913 , both of the science
department , have their offices in Science Hall , where the biology,
chemistry, and physics laboratories are located.
Both Mr. DeVoe and Mr. Lanterman , of '31, reca ll t h e times
when the day rooms were found in the basement under the old gym.
They recall , too , the major campus improvements that were begun
while they were students at B.S.T.C. These developments were initiated by Dr. Francis B. Haas, now Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania.
One of the most important of the improvements of this period was
the erection of the Benjamin Franklin Training School that was first
opened for the 1930-1931 school year. This building is one of the
most modern and most progressive of its kind.

Track

Track on College Hill was far from
successful this past campaign, mai n ly
because of the lack of talented , experienced runners. Mr. Shelly, a first
year man as head mentor of the thinclads, did a fine j ob considering all
the h andi cap s h e h ad to fa ce in order
to produce a winning track team. On
the fi eld , we must look for the laurels
to fall our way in future years.
78
Cheyn ey
B.S.T.C. 47
B.S.T.C. 68V3 Scranton Univ. 622/3
97>/2
B.S.T.C. 28)/2 Lock Haven
B.S.T.C. 242/3 West Chester lOl'/b
Shipp ensburg 102
B.S.T.C. 24
B.S.T.C. 13
Lincoln Univ. 113
B.S.T.C. also took part in the Penn
Relays and State Teachers College
Meet.

Clayton C. Hinkel

Earl A. Gehrig

Mr. Gehri g, Class of 1937, has recently entered the educational

spot l i ght for his work in writing a textbook for use in teaching Ac-

counting. He, along with Mr. Henrie, of the Class of 1938 , recall
when the students of the gym classes had to run up around where
Centennial Gymnasium is now. Along with Mr. Hinkel , Class of 1940,
these faculty members of the Business department were students here
when the college was undergoinc a very marked physical change, The
new gymnasium , one of the finest in the region , was erected in this
period ; as was Navy Hall , the building which the United States Navy
used for its V-12 officer training program.

He's a mechanic in a candy factory
—he tighten the nuts on peanut brittle.
If you tell a man there are 97
billion stars in the universe, he believes it. But he's got to touch the
fence sign that says, "WET PAINT."

He's so rich he doesn 't use a money
clip. He uses bookends.

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In spite of the fact that B.S.T.C.
is graduating a large number of "future profa" this year, many of th e
graduates give indications that they
have no intentions of following the
proverbial pattern of absent-minded
professors. Here arc some replies
made by a few soon-to-be-departed
sen iors who w ere a sked , "Wh at will
yo u best remember of your years at
B.S.T.C.?'.'
Nancy Crumb—freshman initiat ion
and those little green hats.
Lionel Livi ngston — walking into
English literature class, • and seeing,
for the first time , my future wife ,
Muriel Marks.
Madelyn Schalles — the profs and
their stereotyped j okes.
Charlie Roberts—dancing the light
fant astic with Miss Kunkcl during
the summer* session.
Shirley Jones — the time I was a
bridesmaid.
Steve Kriss — the Husky football
games.
Marcey Evasie—the "daze " in Mr.
Fisher's class.
Mike Bell—meeting my wife.
Honey Tarole—Joe.
Bernard Zelinski—last summer.
Muriel Marks — my mouse, Oscar ,
whose escapades enlivened the long
winter 's ni ghts.
Glenn Koplin— my friends.
Berdine Logar—student teaching.
Norman Keiser—my senior year.
Kay Chapin—f un we've had in the
dorm—like the time we poured a cup
of coffee through our transom on a
gal who was pounding on the door.
Paul Plevyak—our soccer trips.
Dick Wagner — the Botany field
trips to Ricket's Glen last summer.
Nerine Middlesworth — handing
Thomas L. Thomas a program from
Eulah Beale's concert and asking him
to autograph his program.
Leon Grant — working in the scien ce lab, and the excellent sport's
record of the Huskies.
Elmer Wyant—Joe Curilla.
Don Butcofsky—the time I went to
the women's dorm on the Obiter picture-taking expedition.
When asked the same question , the
underclassmen promptl y replied , "The
class of 1950."
Thus endeth another year. In the
words of George Bernard' s guest who
realized that it was growing late . . .
"Oh , Shaw ! I must go now."
A graduate of B.S.T.C. was recently represented in the May issue of
"The Instructor." Miss Virginia E.
Cru iksh a nk , author of the words and
music for a song entitled , "Let's Go
Travelling, " was graduated from the
College with a Bachelor of Science
degree in 1939. Miss Cruikshank is
presently teaching the fifth grade in
the Fourth Ward School, Sunbury.
The song "Let's Go Travelling " appears in the program material section
of the magazine.

Nelly doesn't drink , smoke, neck
or gamble. She leads what is known
as a clean , monotonous life.

A real movie hero is a guy who can
sit through double features.

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Miss Stover , Class of 1946, remembers when the Navy V-12 and
V-5 were here, One day the sailors were here and the next day they
had been withdrawn , a move which created a change in the life of the
college, especially, no doubt , for the girls. The community government
was run by the girls then , and they probably, as Miss Stover hinted ,
had a difficult time because of the lack of men around to help.
It is evident that the College on the Hill has come a long way in
40 years. What changes will take place in the next 40 years is anyone s guess. The year of 1950 marked the erection of a modern brick
porch connecting the wings of the Waller Hall women 's dormitory.
This porch has been appropriately called the Colonnade. According
to reports that are prevalent on the campus other additional changes
are p lanned for the near future. Let us hope that the Bloomsburg
State Teachers College will continue to improve and progress as It
has in the past , with every change for the good of the students, the
faculty, and the college itself.

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The Used Book Mart has come into
being as a result of Council action ,
taken in response-to student requests
in one of the C.G.A. open discussion
meetings. Chairman of this , project
was Tom Anthony .
Revision of the Constitution has
been attempted by the Council in a
special committee, although the outcome of the balloting awaits the final
count. Particularly of into erU in 1!^
p-oposed changes were the order of
the arti cles and the election procedure.
In Iho hope of being able to learn
and benefit by participation , representatives of the college have attended regional and national meetings of
the National Student Association. Attending the Second National Student
Congress at the University of Illinois
last summer was Richard Wagner ,
C.G.A. President. Delegates also took
an active part in a recent meeting of
the Association of Student Governments of State Teachers Colleges of
Pennsylvania.
Elections have been conducted efficiently by the Election Board, of
which Tony Grabowski was chairman
until political aspirations beckoned to
him. The work has now been taken
over by Frank Dean and Agnes Valimont.
A complete consideration of the
Awards (Service Key ) Policy has
been undertaken this year by the
committee, chairman of which is Eleanor Johnson. Several changes in
policy as we]] as in point scale have
been suggested and approved by the
Council.
.New features have been added to
the assembly calendar. Maintaining
the well-received student talent
shows, several forums have also been
conducted.
Helping to preserve and further our
reputation as the "Friendly College ,"
the Hospitality Committee, u n der t he
direction of Dick Kressler and Doris
Bowm an , have been doing their best
to make all visitors feel "at home."
New f urniture , and equipment for
the kitchen of Science Hall social
room, has been purchased at recommendations of the Furniture Committee. The Dining Room Committee
has aided in preparing lists for table
seating.
Surely few who attended will forget the square dances, or the allcollege round dances, arrangements
for which were effected by the Social
and Recreation Committee, James
Babcock , chairman.
A good y ear ? The College Council
thinks so. However , none of it would
have been possible without the general interest and participation of the
college community. Democracy is a
slow process , it is said, and a democratic institution does not grow much
in a year. Perhaps, but what has been
started this year will be continued ,
and undoubtedly equalled , if not enlarged upon , in years to come.

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