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Gift of the Class of 1940
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THE LIBRARY
OF THE

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

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VOL. XXIV

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THE SENIOR CLASS
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE

BLOOMSBURG, PENNA.

aoHISS
^ hose

inspiring personalitv has iiiought encouragement

and happiness

to all

who have met

her.

To

us she has

given a deeper understanding not only of nuisie.
of living.

Ijut

also

Teachers need scholarship, friendliness, and

understanding.

\

et

greater

is

the

dents to larger accomplishments.

power

to inspire stu-

Few have

w-orked

v\

ilh

Miss Moore who ha\e not heen eimobled and inspired hy
her personalit\

and

true teacher, friend,
that,

knowing

her,

we

ideals.

She s\mbolizes for us the

and scholar and we gratefully say
believe that "Ever upward, striving,

climbing Onward Bloomsburg goes."

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The

staff

takes great pleasure in presenting the

1940 Obiter.

The

l)ook

is

hut always the suhject remains

"There are colors

There are names

new

in

to cheer,

to revere,
told.

But the colors we cheer.
the

Bplons

names we revere

to

ways,

"Old Bloomshurg."

There are stories of others

And

many

Maroon and Gold."

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Harvey A. Andruss

Greetings to the Senior Class:
Those who graduate
pleting their

work

in

in

the

1940 enjoy the distinction of comSecond Century of the Life of our

College.

In

the

past

decade

I

have ne\er kiiouii a Class «hirh

exemplified the ideals of Bloomsburg as do

We

\

ou.

are proud to claim the Class of 1940 as our own.

are ever

welcome

at

You

your Alma Mater and we shall always be

interested in mjiu" progress through the

coming

vears.

Sincerelv vours.

Actinu. President.

Page 16

I

want

to take tliis

opportunit) to extend heartiest congratu-

lations to the graduating class of 1940.

May

the best of luck

follow you in your chosen profession and don't forget to

back

to

Bloomsburg whenever possible

to

come

renew old friendships.

John

C.

Koch,

Dean

of

Men

To THE Class of 1940:

We
college
at

have watched your progress through the four years of
life at

Bloomsljurg.

your Commencement

Now we

give you our best wishes

in the college of life.

May you

successfully from the greenness of freshmen to the

seniors in that larger and

and

tell

more

difficult school.

pass

wisdom

of

Come back

us about your adventures.

Marguerite W. Kerr,

Dean

John
Page 17

C.

Koch

oj

Women

Margikhite W. Kehh

Business Etluiatiuii

The Business Education Curriculum

is

so broad that

it

not i>u\\

prepares students to teadi but also gives them a choice of several
business vocations.

edge and

The training

skill as well as

Students

may

gives preparation in business knowl-

teaching theory and practice.

secure college certification in the following sub-

Bookkeeping and Accounting, Business Writing, Business

jects:

English, Commercial and Economic Geography, Commercial Law,

Commercial
Office

Mathematics,

Economics,

Junior

Business

Practice, Salesmanship, Shorthand, Typewriting,

Training,

and Retail

Selling.

The department, under

the direction of Mr.

well equipped to train teachers and to do pioneer

W.
work

C.

Forney,

is

in progressive

connnercial education.

Margnret K. Iloku, Wiillpr

S.

Rygiel, Hprbert E. MpMahiin. Jhiry A. Allen. Williiuii C. Fonipy. A. Tiirk Hrlli

Marguerite Murphy

Page 18

Education

The courses
burg include

in

an

education whiih are offered to students
orientation

psychology;

course;

at

Blooms-

guidance;

the

theory, history, and philosophy of education; and student teaching.

The department has

set

up a system whereby

the students gain

a great deal of experience in actual school situations before they

become regular

teachers.

The Teacher Training Department

also

and cooperates with the Placement

carries on a Placement Service

Service of the Department of Public Instruction in securing places
for graduates.

Seatnl. Lert to lliglit— Joliu C. Kocli,

Standing

Page 19

May

T.

—Jolin

nnydeu. Earl N. Khoiles, Kdiia
Fisher, Tliomas P. North

J.

J. Hazi'ii,

W.

O. Ki.rncy

Alice Johiistui],

lOlli.'l

E.

Shaw,

Langiicij>e

II.

F. Fi'iistcniiiUer. S. L.

Wilson,

.1,

K. RuiliT. I'earl L. Jliisun, Donilli.v E.

(iiliiiuri'

and Library
English was taught

at the college this

year by Mr. S. L. Wilson,

Miss Ethel E. Shaw, Miss Bertha Rich, and Mr. .Joseph R. Bailer.
Courses were offered in English Grammar, Composition, Philology,
Journalism, Business Correspondence, Literature, and Poetry.
Latin and French were taught

Miss Alice Johnston

I)y

Mr. H. F. Fensleniaker.

play production and several courses

taiiglil

in speech.

The College Library continues
Pearl

Mason and her

assistant.

to

grow under

direction of Miss

Miss Dorothy E. Gilmore.

It

contains

approximately 17,500 volumes, with a great amount of addilioiuil
material in the form of magazines, newspapers, mounted iiiclures,
films,

and phonograph records.

Page 20

S.

I.

Slicirti'.ss

I'.iiii'l

A.

K. C. Klister

l;

Science cHuI Mcithematic

The courses

offered in the

Bloomsburg complement
fields for their

Mr.

S.

I.

ii

of Science

diIum

and man\ sludenls

at

elect these

major work.

Shortess

and teaches courses

is

in

in

courses

in

charge of the Physical Science Department

Chemistry and Ph)sical Science.

Dr. Kiniiier C. Kuster

teaches

ca(

and Mathematics

flelfls

is

Botany,

in

charge of ihc liiological science.
Zoology,

I'hysiidogy,

Genetics,

He
and

related subjects.

Miss Ethel A. Ranson has charge of the
teaches

courses

Mathematics

Page 21

in

in

the

field of

nialhematics and

College Algebra, Mathematical

Secondary Schools.

Analysis,

and

Social Studies

(ieo.i>rci|)hy

ciiul

Geography and Social Studies

nia\

Ix'

as two of their fields for certification.

many

closely related in

chosen h\ the secondary students

The courses

in these fields are

respects and serve the prospecti\e teacher in giving

a rich background of information wliich he

may

use in interpreting man's

relation to his en\ ironment.

Instructors in the Social Studies Department are:

teaching

Modern European

History.

Dr. Nell

Maupin,

L nited States History, Sociology,

Origin of Social Institutions, and American Goxernment. and Mr. E. A.

Reams, teaching Economics.
of Pennsyhania.

Others

who

are Mr. A. Austin Tate. Miss
Instructors

in

the

Political Science. I

.

and History

S. History,

teach various courses in this department

Mary Whitenight, and Miss Edna

Geography Department

are

:

Dr.

H.

J.

Hazen.

Harrison

Russell, teaching Principles of Geography, Physiography, geography of
specific areas,

and Conservation of \atural Resources. Miss Bertha Rich,

teaching Economic Geograph)

Edna

J.

and Principles of Geography, and Miss

Hazen, teaching Principles of Geograjjliy and Geography of the

Eastern Hemisphere.

E.

A.

Reams

Nell

Maupin

II.

Ilnrrison

P.iissell

Page 22

Health Edumtion
The Health Education Department, under the direction

of Dr. E. H.

Nelson, has organized a thorough course in general physical training,
giving opportunity for

all

students to

partiiipate

in

\arious forms of

competitive athletics.
In intercollegiate sports Dr. E. H. Nelson coaches hasehall;

Austin Tate, football;

Mr. A.

Mr. George C. Buchheit, basketball, track, and

cross-country; Mr. John C. Koch, bowling and tennis: soccer and wrestling
are coached by off-campus men.

intramural program

form of physical
Miss Lucy

skating,

1

H

carried out so that all

may

planned

participate in

some

exercise.

McCammon,

women's

of the

is

In addition to these sports, a well

athletics,

assisted

by Miss Mary Whitenight, has charge

which includes such exercises as hiking, tennis,

swimming, hockey, basketball, baseball, and volleyball.

Training School
The Training School, which

is

housed

in the

new Benjamin Franklin Training

School Building on the campus, consists of a kindergarten, a class

and grades one

There

to six.

(luently the student teaching

The personnel
Miss

of the

May

Miss Edna

is

is

in special education,

a training teacher in charge of each class

and conse-

closely supervised.

Benjamin Franklin School

is

as follows:

Hayden. Director of Kindergarten-Primarv Education

T.

Hazen, Director of Intermediate and Rural Education

J.

Miss Thelma T. Shirk, Training Teacher, Special Class
Miss Grace Woolworth. Training Teacher. Kindergarten

Miss Vivian Johnson, Training Teacher, Grade
Miss

S.

Mabel Moyer, Training Teacher, Grade

Mrs. Lucille

Miss Edna

J.

J.

I

II

Baker. Training Teacher, Grade III

Barnes, Training Teacher, Grade IV

Mrs. Anna Garrison Scott, Training Teacher, Grade

V

Mrs. Etta H. Keller, Training Teacher, Grade VI
Mrs.

Amanda Kern

Th(jmas. former teacher of the special class, was on leave of

absence this year for graduate study.

First lii.w, Left tu Itiglit— .Mrs.

Anna

(i;irrisciii

S.-ult.

K.liin

.7.

Iliinu's. :\lrs.

Kttu H. K.'llrr, Mrs.

I.ii.ilk-

.7.

I'.iiUiT,

Mahp] Moyer
Second

Row — Vivian

Jolinson, Tlielum

Sliirii,

Grace U. Woolwortli

Page 24

Music
The Music

De|)artnieiit offers to the

students taking the Secondary

mentary

Curriculum

course

a

Ele-

or
in

History and Appreciation of Music.
those

who have

the
Tl

studied

affords,

for

music

various phases, the op|)ortunit\

in

of continuing their study under efficienl
instructors.

The teaching

is

not formal

and standardized, hut attem|)ts

to

bring

out the individuality of the student.

A

course has been organized to teach witii
the least detail the rudiments of rhythm,

note-reading, and performance.

Mrs.

.1.

K. Miller. Jliss IliinicI

.\1,

.\1.,

Art
The Art Department
taking

the

offers to students

Secondary and Elementary

Curriculum a course

in

the History

U

Appreciation of Art.

offers,

lo

and
the

students in the Elementary Curriculum,

courses which

embody

mental principles of

everyday

George

Page 25

J.

Kriu-r

living.

art

the

six

funda-

as applied to

lUisiiiess Mtinai^er
(111(1

Superintendent nf

Hnunids

i\m\

iUiildin^s

C.

Mr.

M. IlausknoL'ht. N. T. Engleliart

C.

M. Hausknecht.

as Business

Manager,

is

entrusted with the responsi-

bility of administering the finances of the college.

Mr. Nevin T. Englehart, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, has
charge of the college property, about

fifty-five

acres of land.

He

supervises

anv construction or decoration for dances, entertainments, or special days

at the

college.

Resident Nurse and
Dietitifin
Miss Beatrice Mettler, the resident
nurse, has her headquarters in the in-

firmary and

is

always

at

the service of

the students.

Miss Violet Simpson, the

dietitian,

has charge of the college dining room.

She

directs the buying, preparing,

and

serving of all meals.

Staiidin^i

— Beatrice

Jlettler

Seated— Violet Simpson

Page 26

School District Coopemting in

Tecicher Ti

ciininj>

1939-1940

BLOOMSBURG
GiLMOHK. Superi'ising Prinripnl

L. P.

Junior-Senior High School

Lawrknce Campbell,
rouekt hutton, b.s.

Science

B.S.

Geography
English
Science
English

Mrs. Harriet Kline, M.A.
Bess Long, M.A.

McKlNSTRY, B.S.
Mercer, B.S.
Hakulu Miller, M.A.
George Mordan. B.S.
Claire Patterson. B.S.
Marie Pensyl, M.A.
rii;(lU\

Mathematics
Geography
Mathematics

KdiiKiiT

Donald Sands, B.S.
Ray B. Schell, B.S.

Social Studies
Social Studies
Social Studies

-

Mathematics

Thursabert Schuyler,

Latin

B.S.

French

Mary R. Serocca, B.S.
Myra Sharpless, B.S.

Social Studies

Science

John Wagner. B.S.
Edward Brown. B.S.
Wesley Knorr. B.S.
William Shutt. B.S.

Norman

A.

Yeany,

B.S.

.....
.----..---.....
-..-Fiflli

Street School

Karleen Hoffman. B.S.
Miriam Lawson, M.A.

Ruth Pooley,

B.S.

Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial

Primary
Intermediate
Intermediate

CATAWISSA

Paul

Brunstetter, Supervising Priiu ipal

L.

Senior High School

Paul L. Brunstetter.
M. F. WiTMER. B.S.

B..S.

Commercial
Commercial

BERWICK
M.

E.

HoucK. Superintendent

...-...---......
Senior High .School

Florine MooiiE, B.S.
Hilda Tinnev. B.S.
Louise Yeager, B.S.

Coninwrcial

Commercial
Commercial

WILLIAMSPORT
A.

M. Weaver, Superintendent

......
...--......
...--..--Senior High

Clarence Derr.

B.S.
Wellard Guffy, B.S.
Ezra Heylkr. A.B.
L\uRA Mai st. B.S.

Kerr Miller.

B.S.

Edward Peterson,

.'school

-

-

B.S.

Rooseveh

Coninwn idl
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial

.luninr lligli School

Con

.Minnie Ricks. B.S.

ial

COLUMBIA COUNTY
Ray Cole. Superinlendenl
Rural
Bessie NUjkdan

Fak Meixell,

Page 27

B.S.

Grades 1-VIII
Grades I-V III

Coiiinuinity Governiiient
Assoi'icition
OFFICERS
Norman Maza

President

Howard Tomlinson

Vice President

Rose Mary Hausknecht

Edna Keller

Secretary

-

Treasurer

-

Norman Maz^

In 1895 a

movement was

started in this

KiUege for student government.

committee of students and faculty formulated a plan for a school Senate.
bers of this Senate were elected In

the student

hodv and were expected

A

joint

The memto

have an

advisory and executive authority in matters "pertaining to the welfare and reputation"
of the student body.

This Senate acted entirely independentlv of the facultv.

the respect of the students

At times
at other

in the

periods

ment again came

Seated, Left to

ra;:lit

Stnndiug— Mr.

Tiite,

it

and handled cases of discipline quite

growth of the college

was prominent

to the forefront.

—Mr.
F.

U.

A

had

satisfactorily.

government was

lost;

In 1926 student govern-

group of students drew up a

tentative constitution

Brown. S. Jliller, R. nnusknecht, H. Tomlilison, E. Keller. D. H.TUskneclit,
Deau Koch. De.Tii -Vndrnss
Brandon. M, Smitl], R. MrCracken. S. Edwards. H. Halidn, J. Deil.v,
Hudoek, I. Sliipe, E. Althoff, K. Walp, Mr. Buchheit

Rhodes,
Park.
J.

this interest in student

in the school's activities.

It

J.

R.

Page 28

;

and

in

and

the student council, the executive

1927

was formally organized.

it

were elected from the student body

Officers

bodv

Community Government

of the

Association,

was organized with delegates from the various student organizations.
In 1938 the

name "College Countil" was adopted

Communitv Government Association because
The Council

is

a

among

students, faculty

The Community Government Association
to

body

a "'student" council.

sent

is

to create a better

and administration.
its

president,

represent them at the annual convention

Federation of America, of which Bloomsburg
in a

was not

group of students and facultv members organized

feeling of coo])eration

Minnesota

for the executixe division of the

the Council

a

of the

The

member.

Norman Maza,

to

National Students'

local

group attended

the convention of the Eastern States Association of Professional Schools

for teachers held in

New \ork

Citv.

Members
Donald Hausknecht

Presitlent. St-nior Class

Josephine Brown,

Representalivt's. Senior Class

Sam

Miller

Edwards
Ruth Brandon. James Deily
Ralph McCracken

President, Junior Class

Stuart

Representatives, Junior Class

Sophomore Class
Sophomore Class
President, Freshman Class
Representatives, Freshman Class
President. Day Women
President, Day Men
President,

Idajane .Shipe, Merrill Deitrich

Representatitves,

George Piarote
Eleanor

Altoff,

Howard Halpin
Kathryn Walp
Miles Smith

President, Waller Hall

Florence Park

Joseph Hudock

President, North Hall

Faculty
H. A. Andniss
E. N.

Rhodes

Marguerite Kelir

John

HovvMin ToMLiNsoN

Page 29

C.

Koch

Ethel Ranson

George Buchheit

Bertha Rich

Austin Tate

RosK Mary IUusknecht

Edna

Ki:i,li:i!

Sitting. Left to Right

— M.

Melntyre. B. CoU, R. Shay. E. Kieriniin. G. Junes, M. Bonin, E. Reiheii.
H. .lolinsoii. C Oplinger. M. Sweigart. L. KiiUnier

S.

Altlaiul.

Row. Standing— B. Slack. .7. Dyke. M. Herj;ert. M. Williams. A. HilHuish. J. Zartniiiii. M. Williams,
M. Sloboski. C. Sedlak. J. <;ruver. n. Dixon. B. Williams. M. Mens

Serond Row S. Hummel, E. Annkst. M. Crosliy, .7. Prolist. S. Gau;;ler. M. Evan.s. B. Sell, C. Ruck. L. Stiles,
First

—
D. Taylor. B. Singley, E. Beillnirtz
Brush, C, Ilauze,
—
Tliird Row
F, Stefanski, L. Xeager. M. DrisroU, E. Williams, B. GriJHths, A. Doberstein.
A. Tu^-end, R. Baird. E. WolfL'ang. M. Middletoii
Valladjire^;.
Tarowsky.
Baumunk.
M.
Reilly.
Baiier,
R.
Whitby.
A.
L. Seaman.
Fourtii Row — M. Jones. M.
Feingold. M.
Bell. R. Hope, R. Sluman
Diehl. Y. Dean. V. Dishrnw.
B. Honicker.
Saussanian.
Melusky.
Brodbeck.
O'Neill.
R.
Schield,
Dietrick.
B.
E.
R.
Fifth Row — E. Cooper. M. Bretz.
Park.
Hagenl)ucli,
Altboff,
J.

J.

.T.

C.

C.

C.

Wciller

E:itnii,

S.

I.

M. Finnerty, B. Hull. B. Auvil. D. Osman. F.
G. Richardson, F. Traub,

R. James, V. Reilly, E.
J. Hope, M. Young, E. Benninger
.7.

Hcill Assoiicition
OFFICERS

Florence Park
Mary Sweigart
Helen Johnson
ViRGiNL\

-

President

Vice President
Treasurer

Hughes

SecrelarY

ESSRas^^T^'WfS'^"'

>

«

F. I'ark,

H. Johnson, M. Sweigart, V. Hughes

Page 30

Each spring
the

the Waller Hall girls elect a

Governing Board for

This board consists of fourteen members: a

following year.

members representing each

president, a vice president, and three

of

the four classes.

The president

is

responsible

transacted under the

name

committees acting

Waller Hall.

in

The outstanding event
Waller Hall

is

for

all

functions

and

activities

of Waller Hall, and supervises all the

by the

of the year, sponsored

the Christmas partv for crippled children.

time the crippled children from Bloomsburg and

its

girls

of

At this

nearliy xicinity

are entertained at a partv and program.

In April the dormitory girls meet with the day girls at an annual

He-She party.

At

this

time the new

officers for

both organizations

are announced.

WALLEU HALL OnVEnNINd

First Ilww, Left to

Second
Tliird

Page 31

Ri^ht

—

M:irj<)rU- Vfniiit:.

Kdirii

iteiiniiii.'fr,

liOAni)

ilntli

James. Mildred Boniii

Row — Jessie Sclilefer, Rutli Sluiimn, Ann Tngentl, Eleanor Cooper, Aleta Stiles, Ruth Baird
Row — Miss Rich, Florence I'ark, Mury Sweigart, Helen Johnson, Virginia Hughes, Miss Kelir

Noilh Hall

Assuiicitioii

The year found North Hall men enjoying

the

same

fraternal spirit

characteristic of the dorniiturv as in jnevious years.

During the

first

month

fellows concentrated most of their

the

new surroundings.

The

spare time on orienting the "frosh" into

tlieir

newcomers soon adjusted themselves

(through variously directed

upper-classmen

efforts of the

and entered into the

)

spirit of

good-

fellowship.

Pinochle tournaments,

much

look up

in

which heated competition took place,

Those not very adept

of the leisure time.

in the art of

card playing engaged in ping pong contests.

Naturalh. the radio played an important part

group was always listening

ment.

An

sports,

comedy, drama, or educational programs.

interested

Smokers again were

talent in

tlic

to.

These gatherings

The programs are presented by

form of music, dancing, singing, and

the ever-present eats left all in a jovial

As each

in to their favorite

the highlights of the year.

are always looked forward

in the entertain-

skits.

local

Of course,

mood.

sports season rolled around, the fellows could always be

found engaging

in

games out on

Rivalry sprang up

the athletic field.

between the various floors of the dormitory, and the atmosphere

gradualh look on
pated

at

that of a professional league.

All the boys partici-

one time or another.

Despite the lime found for exlra-curricular activities, the
not neglect their studies, but spent

The men were
formed

main hours on

led during the year

his duties very ca]5alih.

men

did

their subjects.

by Joseph Hudock, who per-

,loim C.

Koch

is

the resident dean.

Page 32

OFFICERS
Joseph Hudock
Joseph Malinchoc

President

Vice President

Clark Renninger

Secretary

Charles Kelchner

Treasurer

—

K. Myers. It. Fellnian. R. Tipton. R. Paganelii. F. \'anAiit\veri>. K, Cliristinas.
J. Iludook. E. Dobb
R(>w~.I. Russin. D. Ilarpe. W. Rootli. S. Yorlis. D. .Teiikiiis. E. Ilcillis
R. Sany:er. E. Sluirlie.v. J. Malvsiniink. R. liornenian. L. Doster, E. Wagner
Fourth Row E. Sliller. H. Kretolimar, J. Davis, W. Reed, K. XoulieniaL-lier, J. Lavelle
Fiftli Row
E. Bai-on, C. Horn, II. Williams. C. Kcloliner. II. Halpin. JI. Kaslniba. H. Wesen.vak
Sixth Row Mr. Koch, J. Koch. H. Vonilerhei J. Hubiak, J. Malinchoc. D. Boiiltani. A. Valente. B. Barndt. E. Walint-lnis
Seventh Row W^. Kerchusky, F. Skeeth, J. Mahl, H. Tonilinson. U. Webb. C. Rcnninj,'er. S. Esmond
Eighth Row R. Spence, W. Edmunds, I. Yeager, R. Watkins. W. Herbert. B. Killiaib D. Breiinan
First

ItdW,

Left to Ri^lit
SeeoiKl
Tliird Row

—

—

—
—

Page 33

—
—

ill

Soccer

Completing
stands at five

Coach Peter

W

its

second season as a varsity

and onlv two

ictories

\

isher. the

"ffusky

defeats.

record

fall sport, the

Under

the tutelage of

hooters turned in their second suc-

cessful season.

The season opened rather poorly with
of East Stroudsburg.

hands

a 2-1 defeat at the

However, the team found

itself to

go on and

win four consecutive games, two of them being shut-out victories
over Susquehanna, and the other two being close victories over Lock

The second and

Haven.

last

defeat

of the season

came

at

West

Chester with the season ending successfuly with a 2-1 victorv over

Elizabethtown.

Several
ing

members

of the squad will be lost bv graduation, includ-

Bob Lynn. Ken Hippensteel and Royce

soccer

awards went

to

Masteller.

The

varsity

James Harman. Ken Hippensteel. George

Houseknetlu. Dun Karns. Bob Lynn. Ro\ce Masteller. James Mc-

Henry. Ted Parsell. Ed Solack. Nevin Slusser. Herb Thomas. Elwood

Wagner, and Bob

W

atkins.

Jay Vee awards were received by Algatt,

Clemens. Gordnn. Harmon. Home. Layos. Snyder. Vonderheid. and

Yeany.
Losing only
forward

a

few players by graduation Coach \^'isher looks

to the large

squad

to re|3lace the

\

acancies for next season.

Page 36

r

I

A

1^

r.

First

Row, Left

to

Kij^'lit

-B.

Fellman, B. Shiin-r, W.

McHenry, G. Oausknerlit,
Second

J,

lilio;nles,

Ilarmaii,

1'.

Row— Coach

U.

Yeany,

Watkiiib.
C.

X. SIusslt,
Horn, A. Hardisli

K.

II

ii-imusI

.h-I,

J.

Wislier. F. Visintainer. I'. Bnnvn. R. Rowlanrls. J. Flevyak. T. rarsell, R. Masteller. i;. Linn,
D. Snyder. R. Al^ntt, H. Clemens. L. Ilarnion. W. Curdon. II. VonderlieirL R. Tipton. W. Ednuuiils

SCORES
Bloomsbiirg

1

Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloonisbuia;

Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Blooiiisliurs

Wc

Fontbcill

The 1939-40

football season

most disastrous records
of eight

come

in

saw the completion of one of the

Bloomsburg"s history.

games against other teacher

colleges, the Huskies failed to

However, the bovs

out victorious in a single encounter.

Maroon and Gold proved themselves

Playing a schedule

to be fine sports

nent by at least twenty pounds per man.

game

first

at Millersville.

oppo-

its

they fought

Still

the last second in an effort to prove their worth

The

and gentlemen.

Bloomsburg eleven was out-weighed by

In every game, the

in

down

to

and mettle.

of the season opened with Bloomslnirg playing

The Huskies

led all during the

game, but an

official's

decision in the last quarter on a forward pass proved to be their

downfall, and Millersville went on to win 19-7.

Following

this heart-

breaking defeat, the Tate-men ne\er found themselves again, and
seven straight set-backs resulted.

The

game

finest

was played against the Bald

of the past season

Eagles of Lock Haven.

Out-weighed and out-manned, the stalwart

Huskies came

second half to overcome a 12-0

to

liack in the

deficit

have an out-of-bounds decision enable the Bald Eagles

come

the stubborn

One

Tom

great tackle,

and determined Huskies by a score of 21-18.

Jenkins, an aggressive tackle, was lost to the squad

week of practice due

after the first

to a

knee injurv.

had a recurrence of an old shoulder

game, and his

loss

was gravely

felt

during the

The Senior lettermen were Carl

William

Herbert,

George

rest of the season.

\^ el liver.

Menaric

k.

Kirk, another

injur) in the third

James Hinds, Don

Hausknecht. Frank Koniecko. and William Kirk.

were

to over-

major disappointments of the season was the age-old

of the

injury jinx.

only

Joe

Donachy, Leo Lehman, James Dormer, Stephen

Other lettermen
Suorin.
Rocyzki,

George

Harry

Page 38

Jury, lUcumsliiii-; HiUlskiu-rlit. MoiitriiirsMll.^: KcU.t. U.rwi.k:
Leliman. Hanover Towiisliip: Rozyc-ki. Sliuniokiu: Doiiacliy.
Xorthinnlierlaiul: Si-liaeffer. Drums: Killian. Lancaster; Herbert. Forty-Fort
Second Row— Tomlinson. Xewtown; Walinclms, Malianoy City; Brittingliani, Wilkes-Barre; Teralavatre, Kingston;
Menarick. Exeter, Harvard. West Pittston; Pettinato Old Forge; Maksiniiuk, Wilkes-Harre;
Ilorvatli, AUentown; Jenkins. Forty-Fort
First

How, Ltft

tu Uislit-

-WuUivtr.

Kirk. Berwifk: HilKls.

BaiU

UK.uinsljurj;

.

Blooiiisliur!.':

Xanticoke: Wesley, I.nzerne;
Blooinslinri;: Dormer, Hatboro: Koniecko,
Riugtown; Maslowsky, Wilkes-Barre: Slltliff. Benton; Troutnian, Shamokin; Sworiu,
Duninore: Lntskus, Blooinslinrg; Kozlosky, Mt. Carmel

Row— Atkinson,

Jenkins, Bill Kerthiisky, and Bill Tioutman.

senior

manager

year.

He was

Coach Tate

in

Miles Smith served as

which capacity he had participated the previous

ably assisted by

Edward Delesky and Morris

will lose only five varsity

men

Cabelly.

in June, all of

have given good accounts of themselves on the gridiron.

It

whom

will be

a difficult task to replace su( h jilayers as Kirk, Hinds, Welliver,

and Koniecko,

Hausknecht,

but

a

fine

group

of

sturdy

under-

classmen give prospects of a bright season in 1940.

Receiving

Walinchus.

the

Keller,

Junior

Varsity

Maslowsky,

award

Tomlinson,

were

the

Wesley,

following:

Yanalevage,

Jury, Hubiak, Lutskus, Horvath, Brittingham. Schaeffer, Kozlowsky,
Pellinato. Maksiniiuk.

Page 39

and Atkinson.

Kerchusky,

Di'iui

K".-h.

L.

Keifpr, K.

Cri)riini.i.

X. Sliisscr, H.

WiHiaiiis

linvvlin^
The Huskie bowling team,
Koch, represented B.

burg

this past year.

their scores

uiuler the leadership of

S. T. C. in

college students.

one of the bowling leagues

The team

have been followed

Dean John

is

above average

willi interest

Bowling started soon

in the

in

C.

Blooms-

league and

by a great many of the

after school

opened and con-

tinued all through the year.

Those who liowled
Kiefer, Donald. Rishe.

this

year

for

Bloomsljurg were Lawrence

Howard Williams, Ralph Crocamo,

DeFrank, Nevin Slusser, and John

C.

Koch.

Philip

Dean Koch and "Red"

Williams shared the scoring honors although Crocomo and Kiefer
gave them a run for their money every once

Larry Kiefer, graduating
in the team.

in a while.

this year, will leave the

only vacancy

Prospects should certainly be bright next year.

Page iO

Oross Country
The Maroon and Gold cross country team, coached by George
heit, closed the

1

C. Buch939-40 season with the three wins and hut a single set-hack.

Danny Kemple was

the outstanding

Husky

harrier, hut several other

mem-

bers of the squad proved to be able runners.
Individually, the greatest achievement of the past season was

Donald

Karns' smashing victory in the ten-mile Berwick Marathon on Thanksgiving.

Karns finished among the

secutive year the

The
Lavelle,

first

twenty to claim for the second con-

local award.

first

varsity lettermen for the past season were Daniel

Hugh

junior varsity

Kemple, John
Donald Jenkins, and Robert Joy. Receiving the
award were Theodore Radai, Walter Reed, and Howard
Niles,

Halpin.

The veteran Dan Kemple

the only harrier lost by graduation, but

is

the loss of this consistent wimier forms a

major problem

for next season.

Results

Bloomsburg

26

West Chester

29

Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg

,30

West Chester

27

18

Slip|)erv

2.5

Montclair

Rock

37

(Telegraphic Meet)

Bloomsburg

Won

(Low Score Wins)

First

Second

Page 41

Uow,

How— W.

Lfl't

3:

ti.

30

Lost].

Iliglit— .1. Luvtlle, D. Kelnple,

Reed, n. Joy,

Coai'li

II.

Niles

Buclihelt, D. Jenkins, T.

liiicliil

Sports

Girls'

Under

management

the capable

of girls' athletics, and Miss

of Miss

Mary Whitenight,

for girls at

Bloomsburg have reached

respect to

numbers and

which

The

also in

from

participaliiin

in

this

assistant director, sports

a high level of achievement with

iiidi\ idiial

girls are eligible include learn

benefits

Lucy McCammon. director

Sports for

attainments.

games and

indi\ idual activities.

arrangement are twofold: the

girls enjoy the

and also receive points

actual competition

in

the

various sports toward athletic awards and admittance to the "B"

Club.

The

first

Saturday after school

starts in the fall the girls of the

college hold a tea and hike as a social function for the freshman

The

girls.

tea.

held

Miss McCammon"s home gives the

at

chance to become acquainted with the new

fine

At Bloomsburg a
of sports.
ball,

Teams

which

is

])articipate in an}

These games give many

and

officials in

takes part in a

main types

girls the op])ortunity

of sports, experience

players, scorekeepers. umpires, and anyone

game

of individual sports, a girl

a certain

may

number

a girl has

and individual

)

accumulated

fixe

At

In the line

this point

and swinmiing.

hundred points (both team

she receives her numerals.

she has a thousand points.

of points.

take part in roller skating, hiking,

social dancing, bicvcling, bowling, tennis,

When

of a large nund)er

apt to prove of great value in getting a teaching position.

The point system allows

who

girls.

are organized in hockey, soccer, basketball. \oIley

and other games.

to act as referees

ma\

girl

girls a

She earns her "B" when

each additional

five

hundred

points entitles the girl to a che\ ron.

Page 42

BASKETBALL

INDOOR BASEBALL

BADMINTON
SHUFFLE BOARD
PING PONG

ARCHERY

\

LL E Y B A L L

HOCKEY

DANCING

Page 43

GkORCE PlAliOTE

The

Oliiss

William Horvath

of 194.J

ten.

Init

sppiiied

all

to

serve

The

purpose.

tlie

three

weeks of customs ended with a surprise party given by the
upperclassmen.

The Freshmen were given
shine in their very

own

their

asseniiily

rhance

joy to

Frosh

all the

The imper-

program.

sonation of "Grump\". iC.rant I?rittingliam
in the gallery, as

and

rise

to

I

.

was a

real

well as to the rest

of the audience in the "underworld."

Next on the Freshman calendar, and

was

loo,

in the

the

gym

ments were

Kid Party.

strictly

Freshman

This uproarious affair was held

The costumes and

on October 20th.
all a|i])ro])riate,

refresh-

and the games for the guests

included "London Bridge." "Farmer

and Out the Window," and "Piggie

in the Dell,"

in the

"Go

FoUow-

Pen."

ing this the entertainment committee presented a

Llewellyn.

Richard Matthes, Edward Mollis. Mary

The night

Middleton, Ruth Hope, and Eleanor Althoff.
is

sure to be long

In

November

remembered by

the class settled

the class of '"43."

down

to business

elected officers to iiandle the class affairs.

was

strictlv

ballot box.

president:

much

Memliers of the conniiittee were Rob-

enjoyed program.
ert

In

according lo Mo\lc.
Tin-

(illicers

William

elected

Horvath,

uitii

The

and

election

no stuffing of the

were: George Piarote,

vice

president:

Barbara

Bahb,4ra Saussaman

David Jones

Page 45

First

Row. Left

Second
Tliird

to

Eight

—

S.

Row — L. Beaumont,
Row — L. Collins, B.

HottPiistcin, J. Ficp. E. Althoff. R. Honrip, Y. Deiinen. M. Hippenstecl. r. neillaiitl,
S.

McIIenry,

J.

Freeman

D. .lolinson. C. Hess. H. Cliappell, S. Bailey, il. Koclier. M. Coombs. J. Knorr. .T. Barr
Cull. J. SiiUer. A. Foster. .S. Cohen, T. Canuanl. K. Elicker. E. Flagg. K. Jones.
J. Hope, E. Aunkst

Row — W. Barton. J. Atkinson. M. Gaydosh, C. Berninser. E. Bierman. S. Dol>erstein. F. Cliappell
Row — H. Clemens. E. Ilollis. D. Brennan. J. Hilhi.ik. W. Gordon. T. Bardo, M. Cal)ell,v. W. HorvatU
Row —J. Kozlowsky. L. Doster. A. Lutzkns. B. Sntlift.
Davis.
Apolonio. J. Witkowski. B. rufiiak,

Fourth
Fifth

Sixth

.1.

.T.

D. Jones, D. Jenkins, V. Husovsk.v, D. Jlazzio. P. Yeany, n. Gottlieb

Saussaman, secretary, and Da\
AltliiifF

Eleanor

id Jones, treasurer.

and Hnward Haljjin were chosen

to

represent

the class on the College Council.

One

of the

Freshman Hup
date bureau

(in

at

highlights

March

conducted

bashful students
affair in

social

li\

30.

the

B. S. T. C.

an outstanding way.

of

the

year

was the

Something new was the
class

for

the benefit of

The dance was

a gala

The decoration and pro-

grams, under the supervision of Donald Jenkins, proved
to

be quite appropriate.

Page 46

Uuw,

I'irst

Lt'lr

fu

Ui;;lir

—

/jirTinan.

I.

A. Tu;.'en(l.
IJ.

Second

Kow — E.

Llewellyn.

J.

noffniaii.

D.
(i.

B. Sinfley. B.

Itirli.

M. Tniiiip.

i;.

MaUnwsUy,

U.

Slnriiaii,

Siiussaman

Mussnlman. P. Xeece.
Uichardson, E, Melnskey

S.

\Vaj.'n.T.

M.

M.lnt.vre,

M.

^IJiMU'toii.

Row — P.. Kiiterniaii, U. IIniu-. K. Campliell, V. Lawlienil, H. O'Brien, J. Plwk. K. Slinnk. E. Sniitli
Fi»nrtli How — It. Xlattlies, It. Llewellyn, ,1. Lolir, R. AVarrinjiton, R. Sin^Iey. E. Wayner. II. Xiles
Fifth Row — U. Sherwood. R. Tipton. AV. Rlioades. C. Schaeffer. W. Trontinan, R. Rarij;
Sixth Row— B. Putnak. M. Trolltman. M. Laubach, A. JIiGill, 0. Stont, W. Selden

Thiril

In disiiissiiig the acti\ ities of the

mention the

Bloomsburg.

athletif

In

George Menarick.

tident

f(i(itl)all

In

standing Frosh: Edward

which the class brought

we

see

basketball

W

Freshmen, we must

alincluis,

James
tiiere

Dorner

are

three

to

and
out-

"Whity" Maslowsky,

and Theron Bardo.

Now

the

Freshmen are looking forward

to

a

new

and even more eventful So|jhomore year, but they cannot
help looking back to those happy days when they were
just the

Page 47

"Green Frosh" of "39."

Damd Nelson

Ralph McCracken

The

Olass

(if

1942
OFFICERS
Ralph McCracken

President

David Nelson

ice

J

Mary Davenport

Secretary

Robert Hartman

The
college

President

Treasurer

-

iiiemhers of the class of 1942 returned to the
in

September, 1939, with a new manner.

longer were the\ the underdogs, the timid souls.

were determined
a niche in

tlie

as a group,
bell

of the

the\

that

college

life

would carNC
and make

and as individuals.
fall,

Frosh, just to

the

Sophs were

make up

for the

for

No
They

themselves

their presence feh.

Fiom

the

first

after

the

poor green

school

well-remembered time the

year before when thev had to duck

at

the sight of an

upperclassman or take the consequences.

We

are sure

Page 48

that the class nf

mands

1943

long remember the stern coin-

will

of the class of 1942.

The

good

class got off to a

start

had chosen the previous

of the fine officers uhoni tlun

Serving very capahh

spring.

under the leadership

\arious offices were

in the

Ralph McCracken, president: David Nelson,

Mary Davenport,

dent;

vice presi-

and Robert Hartnian,

secretary,

Merrill Deitrich and Ida Jane Shipe repre-

treasurer.

sented the class in the College Council.

The next chance
stuff

was

dandy

in

Sophomores had

the

to strut their

This was a

aimual chapel jnogram.

their

affair presenting

"School Days

in

Modern Times."

The time was mostly swing and somewhat "corny,"
interpreted by a pick-up

omores.

Among

band composed

those listed in the

Klinger, the trumpeter

|)ar

as

entirely of Soph-

program were Paul

who

excellence: Ruth Baird.

has delighted college audicTices with her Ivric soprano
voice on
the

many

drums.

I

occasions;

Rav

Perry, the

he surel\ knows what

to

do with them)

Arleen Hagenbuch and Robert Miller

dance that

brought down

the

bov with

little

house.

in

;

a noveltv

Gag-happy

and
tap
Bill

Booth, the school marm. was master of ceremonies and
did a fine job.

On February
the .Sophomores,
distinct

hit.

The

twent\-fourtb came a great
the

Sophomore

decorations,

Cotillion.
in

charge

night for
It

of

made

a

Norman

Cool, were red. white, and blue. ap|)ro|)riate to the sea-

Mauy Davknpokt
Robert Haktm.^n

Page 49

Taylor. K. Williiiins. G. BidiUii);. H. Hoaclauil. .T. HoiiKlaml,
H. Carroll. M. Black
Cohoon.
It.
James. C. Cole. B. Fellmari. E. Harris, D. Nelson.
Second How It. Lettermau. It.
E, McCrac-keii. II. Colle.v. F. McAloose, P. Podwika, K. Moore. C. Derolf
Third Row S. Roberts. S. Hartnian. V, sliope. D. Hoover. P. Baker. L. Harmon. A. Hanlish. I'. Klinger
rirst

Row. Left

to Kiu-lit— U.

Wnitz. D.

—

—

Fourth

Kow — F. Thomas.

C.
Cliilck.

I,.vin-li.

.S.

Dent.

il.

G. Butler.

It.

Webb, W. Herbert. M.

Dietrich. J. Deniien. X. Cool

The music delighted e\eivone.

son.

Frank Sliope. the

general chairman, and his helpers are certain!)

complimented on a

fine piece of

chairmen uho served were

Emily

\\

One

illiams.

On

is

Sophomores shine

is

athletics.

squad are "Slim"' Herr. known

opponents.

Frank

Valente.

"Stu." by the way.

rapher.

Ed Solack and Jim McHenry

On

Eleanor Twardzik.

Bill Booth.

\orks.

team.

Other committee

work.

one of the mainstays of the tennis team.

the haskethall

Bloomsburg

be

Miriam Meiisch.

field in \\liich the

Ray Spence

to

the baseball

is

a

fine

and

to all

Stewart

amateur photog-

shine on the soccer

team the Sophomores are repre-

Pase 50

—

Firf,l

lUiw.

I^el't

llialil— D.

1(1

Osniilii,

M.

SliiiijiiisU.v.
.1.

Sei-oiul
Tliiril
I'oiirtli

U(iw

M. Mordaii, E. Zfluier. B.

Kmv — \V. Mohr.

lluw

— K.

Matthe.'i,
Fiftli

D. Nelson. S. Strauli.

Mertz, F. I'ettinato,

J.

I'.ow

—D.

sented by Bill Wanich.

Young.

.1.

ICIi.vs,

Sophomore,

is

man

C.

Swope
I.ii.vos.

.1.

I'lipe.

F.

Harry Jenkins was

active

\\ itii

Cool,

still

Spencer Roberts, a

Mixed Chorus, and

also pla)-

many

the fine

times in the chapel iiour.

showing they have made

years at the college,
class of 1942.

Norman

in school,

ing organ solos

we may expect

l.aiiKiin.

liiith'clKi'.

in

their

.S.

Evan

L.

.

Ynrl;^

.Ske.-itli.

It.

C.

Mara

.1.

Slope.v

XonnemiH her

Wat'iier.

Valente. F. McAloose

one of the most active musicians

acting as accoin|janist to the

.

liuck, Z. Wliitniirf. M.

C.

in the class is

.1

Davies. S. Hot/,. H. Zerli.v,
Trethawa.v, C. Wriflit. F.

Kenile.v. J.

around the college.

the tallest one

.51

II.

u.

football and track.

Another noted

Page

Sell.

W.

(lN,.ill.

George Donachy was one of the

football stars of the year, while
in lidth

('.

I'riipst

two

great things of the

I;

Kisliel.

Stuaiu

The

Hele.n Joh.\>on

Ei)\vaicu.>

Class of 1941
OFFICERS
Stuart Edwards

Helen Johnson

----.

.

.

.

President

.

I

ice President

June Eaton

Secretary

Florabelle Schrecongost

The Junior Class
tanipus. for

its

is

members

.

-

-

-

Treasurer

probahly the most active on the
are found in leading positions in

almost every extracurrirular organization on the campus.

The

who
is

real big

gun of the

class

is

Howard Tomlinson,

besides being vice president of the college council

president of the Co-operative Association of Pennsyl-

vania State Teachers Colleges.

President of the class of

was Stuart Edwards.

He was on

the bas-

ketball squad and also in dramatics.

He played

the lead,

1941

this )ear

as Charles Donkin. in "Bachelor

Born"

in a fine

manner.

Vice president of the class this year was Helen Johnson,

who

is

also

known

as treasurer of the \^ aller Hall

Page 52

Assofiatiiiii

and

a

member

of the "corps des majorettes"

which leads the Maroon and Gold Band

June Eaton, who was

game.
year,

is

every football

scheduled to be treasurer of the Community Gov-

ernment Association next year.

was the

at

secretary of the class this

Florabelle Schrecongost

efficient treasurer of the class.

Amoiij; the Juniors

who

served in

im|>iii

places

l;iiil

were Virginia Hughes, the secretary of the Wallei' Hall
Association; and Joseph Hudock. |)resident of the North

Reber Fisher, as chairman of the

Hall Association.
tions

board of the C. G. A., had a big job

committee had
for the fine

to supervise.

wav

with

and inconclusive elections he and

the primaries

all

elec-

this year,

his

Congratulations are in order

which the connnitlee performed.

in

Orchids are also due Bob Borneman who. as chair-

man

of

the

chapel

committee, worked hard to secure

Bob

programs which the students would enjoy.

also

acted as president of the Student Christian Association,

and for next year
Deily

we

is

president of Pi

Omega

give the paper of headache

Fritz

is

another junior

edited the

to take

G.

A.

will

need

Gerald

He

acted as president of the

Next year he will struggle with the 1941

Lots of luck to you, Gerry.

Business manager,

charge of the finances of the book will be Clark

Renninger.

Victor Turini will share

as editor of the

One

C.

To Jim

got around last year.

Maroon and Gold and

Dramatic Club.
Obiter.

who

He

jjills.

them next year as president of the

Pi.

of the features of the chapel

was a "Stump

tiie

office

next year

Maroon and Gold.

the Experts'

program

this

program presented by

year
the

June Eaton
Florabelle Schrecongost

Page

.53

First Ki)\v. Lt'ft

Second llnw

—

II.

tii

lliylit

— A.

(':iin*T(iii.

Tli:rcl

Fonrtli

liaiiiiiiiiik.

M.

E. Benninjier.
E. Henrie

Drisi-oll.

V. Dean. 51.
B.
Bowers, (i. Tritz, T. Comer.
Bretz,

A. Alastirk.

— M.
How —

U.nv

li.

.Iiir.v.

h.

Miller.

D.

Boiiliaiii.

C.

I'.ritfiii^'li.iiii.

Junior Class.

M. Ttnmstetter, H.

Anilreas.

L.

Gruver,

S. Erhvarils.

K.

Jolinsdii.

Alhertsun.

R. Kerstetter.

n. Fislier.

Horiiemaii.

D.

E. nolih.

J.

C.

Ilnrne

Deil.v

D.

In the '"Expert" chairs were

Folk

Mr. Fenste-

maker. Dr. Kuster, Dr. Russel, Mr. Reams, and Mr. Mc-

Mahan.

Since thev were not Juniors thev were allowed

time to think, after Dr. RusselTs request.
for

seats

this

Shortess. and Stuart

had

a

Edwards.

good time watching

and answer

In the drivers'

unusual program were Dick Foote, Jack

The audience certainly

the faculty raise their

their questions.

Bv

the wav. the\

hands

ilidnl all

score a hundred.

Among

the affairs to which

Obiter goes

May

tenth,

to press are the

we look forward

as the

Junior Prom, scheduled for

and the musical comedy.

The musical com-

edy was the work of Dick Foote and Eda Bessie Beilhartz.

Page SI

,

lUiw

Fir-il

I. I'll

(n lliKlit—

D

Siiviii;!..

I.

Oliili.

1!.

M.
Sei-oiid

Row— K.

Wfiiiier. J. Sworin. S. Mastt-llir.
S.

Third
Fiiiirth l!ii\v

.M.

Unw—J.
Ar.us.

A. SwiiiPBlmrK,

II. Tcjiiiliiismi.

nrcsliii.

I.

li.

YimiiK.

.1.

Jliiriiikci,

.1.

Williiril.

ShurfHss, M.

auditorium.

Eda

world premiere

W.

I!pi-(1,

C. Uchhiiis. JI,

I'lirsel.

Keisfr.

in the college

Bessie took charge of the story and

also

shine

in

they hrought to school are Leo
er,

—

and

Bill

Kerchuskx

football, basketball,

many

who

.

athletics.

Lehman,

those

the football play-

has three strings to his

and baseball.

Juniors are active.

Among

On

the track

bow
team

Joe Sworin was unfortunately

kept out of the meets this \ear with an injured arm, but

Howard Tomlinson, Walter Reed. John
record-breaker

have

Page 55

full)

Dan Bonham have done

Lavelle,

and

best

and

their

11.

E. I,;nier. H.

wrote the script.

The Juniors

V.-iiiA iitn i'r|i.

M- Swi'i j;iirl

l;.j|i.sc.ii.

F. S, lir.-.(.im(ist.

Didil

Dick wrote and arranged most of ihe music, and will
direct the orchestra at the

F,

I'lirsfll

JI.

C. Vi-niuy. J. Miiliiuliu,-. J. Lavelle. \V.

I'.iissin,

.1.

Sli.'iv.

Xiiili.iski.

ec[ualed their fine ])erformances of the past.

S. liiicM.lir,

MilhT.

.\I.

K.

lllil

Kt-islnr.

V. Tiiriiii

The Cameraman Covers the College

.

m

Vciisity liciskelhcill

Under

llie

guidance of Coach George C. Buchheit the 1939-1940

"Husky" basketball squad turned
Winning

a total of ten

games

Gold basketeers high-lighted

a

in

as against four losses, the

successive

Mansfield

opened with a 57-41

in review, the sthcdiiic

over

victories

Maroon and

fi\e.

over a surprisingly strong alumni

victory

came

season.

their season with a hard-fought victory

over the strong West Chester Teachers

Taking the season

highly successful

Lock

bv top-heavy scores.

Millers\

Following

outfit.

Haven.

this

and

Shippensburg.

team that

the

ille.

later

went on to win the mythical State Teachers College championship.
then administered the

Snapping

right

first

"Husky"

back after

defeat by the close score of 59-53.

this defeat. E.

Stroudsburg was defeated

43-38, but Shippensburg then U|)set the Huskies on the

new gymnasium, and

the

powerful

Millersville

second straight setback upon the Huskies.
the

Bloomsburg

the

Si..-il.-.l.

L.'ll

I..

Kiulil-

StiiniliiiK-

11.

<'"llc-li

aame

l;..i.ii:n.],

W
F.

its

stride

emerged victorious over Mansfield, Lock Haven.

five

liucllllcit.

added a

quintet

Again regaining

West Chester, and Montclair of New Jersey.
victories,

Red Raider's

.

Jl.i^ln,. ,k,i

ViilentH. T.

Of

these hard-fought

West Chester stands as the standout

against

,

.^

II, ii,

Iliir.l...

H.

W

K.i.;,
I'lilniik.

,,.

,

I.,

w

Wpsle.v.

.il

I).

-,

I;

Hiiri.H.

I;,

Ilr.

Ml. J,

.

Npls,

Page 60

achievement of the season.
Millersville

who went on

troulile

with

the

of 58-43.

— with

home

the

at E.

Stroudsburg by a score

However, the "Huskies" closed the season

just as they

began

This was a 71-31 drubbing over Indiana on the

a victor).

Indians'

The fourth and

win by a close 59-54 score.

to

season was suffered

final defeat of the

that

championship

tlie

little

However, Coach Buchheit placed an inspired squad on

Huskies.
the floor

it

Rated as strong as

West Chester expected

team.

Many

court.

exhibition

Indiana rooters stated after the game

basketball

of

by

displayed

the

Bloonisburg

quintet w-as the finest ever witnessed at the school.

Leading the "Husky"

five to

A

driving Bill Kerchusky.

man, Kerchusky
second

All-State

most of

its

Teachers College team.

fine

floor-

Pacing Kerchusky was

sophomore, whose outstanding ofTensive

a

work earned him honorable mention on
College selections.

the

All-State

Teachers

Another boy who contributed many points

Bloomsburg

tf)tal

was Walinchus,

a

this trio

many

Maslowsky and Baird, two newcomers

were two of the

to the

promising freshman.

Rounding out
seasons,

was the hard-

gained state recognition by being named on the

Leonard "Slim" Herr,

en\ialile

victories

consistent point-getter and

finest defensive

players in

to the squad.

Looking toward next season. Coach George C. Buchheit cannot help
but feeling opt(jmistic as not one single player

With the same

outfit

far

toward wiiming the nnlhical

SCORES
Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg

by graduation.

representing Bloomsburg next year, the

and Gold squad should go

Bloomsburg

is lost

57

Maroon

state title.

Vee

lay
The Jay Vee season was one
feated in six encounters, the

of

hest of

tlie

"Husky

licisketbcill
kind

its

in

Bloomsliurg history.

]3ups" gave evidence of producing

some verv

material for Coach George C. Buchheit"s varsity squad of next year.

included

Luzerne

over

victories

Hazleton,

McCann

Mohawk

Edvvardsville

Business.

Opposing

squad put on a determined

last

a

tall

brother act by the Valentes.

Extension

State

the Luzerne five

period drive to emerge
in

every

\

game

freshmen who looked quite promising.

as future varsity material.

Penn

Mansfield Jav

Doctors.

\ ee.

fine

The season
School

of

and a strong

was perhaps the high-

team of seasoned basketball players, the Jay Vee

Standoul jjerformances were gi\en
\ery

All-Stars,

The victory over

quintet.

light of the season.

Danville

Unde-

ictorious bv the score of 41 -22.

h\

Halpin and Kashuba. two

The Jav Vee squad

Tony and Frank, whose speed and

alertness

also

had

a

stamp them

The past Jay Vee squad was made up almost entireh

of

freshmen and sophomores, making the outlook on next season's schedule indeed bright.
S'

Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg

The

Entertciinmeiit Course

5- — The Vi Omen's

October
October

27- -Jim

W

ilson.

November II- -Dr. George
November

1

7

-

Chamber Orchestra

World Traveler

E. Raiguel.

-The Jitney Players

in

Commentator
"Seven Keys to

Baldpate"

December

1

4— -"Bachelor Born." presented by Alpha
Psi

Omega

December 20- -The Maroon and Gold Band
January

12- -Orrea Pernel. Violinist

February

9- -Josef Wagner, Pianist

March

1- -Hans Wiener and Erika Thime\

April

.

Dancers

12- -The Mixed Chorus with Eugene Conley,

Guest Soloist

Ethel Barrvmore Colt
Eugene Conley
Josef

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Wagner

1

I

ii;i

III -

I

II

\

First

How. LffT tn Iii.:;lil K. li.nri.', K
J. Brown, il. Stein, B. Straub.
M. Davenport. R. Briindon

SfcniHl lUwv

—

Day Wonien's

\\;il!>
1.

SliiiH-,

Associdlinn
OFFICERS

Kathryn W'alp

President

Barbara Straub

Vice Presideiil

Elda Henrie
Josephine

An

Secretary

Brown

Treasurer

organization comparable to our

found on very few college lam puses.
is left to shift

for herself.

Day Women's Association
In

many

schools the day girl

This was once true here

but in 19.30 the small group of "Locker

Room

at

organization has grown steadily

Bloomsburg.

Girls" organized

formally, elected officers, and drew up a constitution.
the

Since then

and today we have a well-

equipped day room and an organization which promotes the
of all

women dav

is

interests

students.

Page 64

All

(if

the uoiiipn that ((immute

Bloomsburg are members
Official

Board

is

members on

ten

all

that li\r in the louii of

Women's

Association.

body of the association.

the executive
the board

and

Da\

of the

—the

The

There are

President and Vice President

who

are elected by the association, and two representatives elected by each

After the board

of the classes.
of

llie

board

is

members

are elected, one

selected to each of the following positions:

member

Secretary,

Treasurer, Chairman of House Committee, Social Chairman. Publicity

Chairman, and Public Service Chairman.

The members
The

the spring.

of the board for the following year are elected in
results are ke]3t secret until the

presented by the old
held

iji

members

April and sponsored b\

the

new members

are

annual He-She Partv which

at the

Day Women's

is

Association, and

the Waller Hall Association.

During the Christmas season
the

names

the

of four needy families

Day Women's Association
from the Red Cross.

secures

Each class

takes charge of one family, and contributes food, clothing, and toys

or anything else that

First

Kow,

I.i'ft

may make

to Kitjlit— L. Sloin-y.

their

M. Stein,

Christmas a happy one.

.7.

Brown,

.M,

Zelmer, A. S«

ine.slnirs,

K.

\Vul|i,

A.

Miislovvsky.

K. Hess, I. Sliipe, M. Davenport, D. Senrs
Itrniulon. M. Brunstetter. V. Tost, U. nenrie. E. Henrie, XI. Parsell. K. Keller. .M, IN
.1.
Iloimlaini. M. Trnnip, B. Uic-I<, M. Rroli. M. Korlier, M. (irow, ,1. Itliiininl.' B. Blaine
Tliird Row
M. Iliiuird. H. Harnian, M, I'atterson. V. fleliri;;, K. Laiier, It. I.etterinan, M. Barlow. IV Spraule,
V. Repperf. M. Coombs. J. Smith. L. Grnver. R. Ilartnian, .M. WriKlit, I!. Kerstetter. .1. I.aiitz
Fonrtli
B. Jones, G. Biddinu', M. Jlellenr.v, B. Zelmer. M. Blizzard, S. Herman, M. West. II. ,Iolmson.
C. Selilee, V. Dennen, S. Baile.v. J. Sidler, R. Moiife', A. Eunson
Fifth Row C. Cole, I, Olah, R. Dent, II. Klinsennan, n. Lynch. B. Unaer. J. Lohr, M. Mordnn, E. I.anliaeli,
r>. Austin, O. Rhodes, D. Keller. V. I-'aust. G. JIakowski, It. Stranh. E. Camphell. V. Selireeon;;ost,
D. .Mtiertson

Second

How —

I'..

,

—
Row —
—

Page 65

The Day Men's

Associcition

The Day Room

is

commuting men students

is

going

is

it

blast all

full

the boys

ketball

The
form

is

most of the

Located

not a quiet place.

in the

The

day long, and someone

usually trying to harmonize with

from the radio, there

for

at B. S. T. C.

basement of North Hall,
radio

home

the parl-tinie

it.

is

Besides the racket

always a good argument between

from Berwick and Coal Township about the bas-

games

art

until

for the past ten years.

of table tennis

someone broke

Now

wrestling match.

was

to

the

the boys

be seen in

table

seem

its

rarest

down during
to

a

be content to

argue about an exciting game of pinochle, and the game
goes along peacefully unless someone tears the deck to
pieces.

Sleeping

is

a popular indoor sport in the day-room.

Every morning
out on what

least

at

is left

a half dozen lads are stretched

of the furniture, snoozing peacefully,

forgetting they are supposed to be in class.

The
is

latest

fad that has taken the day-room by storm

photography.

tinually

Candid shots are being snapped con-

and one no longer

the ordinary

move

feels safe to

make an

out-of-

for fear that his picture will be taken.

Page 66

OFFICERS
Miles Smith

Byron Shiner

-

-

Leonard Harmon
David Snyder

-

President

Vice President
-

Secretary

Treasurer

\V. SiMcm. U. Ilower, F. Mazzio. D. Sh.v.Ut, II. Cameron. M. Sniilli.
(;. Doliaoh.v. 1'. Itaker. C. Swope
Strauli, R. K.-llcr. M. (in.vilosh. W. I'esK. R. Linn. L. Harmon. D. Wnt'iier
Tliiril I!o\v— .1. Rcniley, .1. Selinltz. li. Miller. ('. Ilirtc.n. F. Koelier, D. Tro.v. D. Folk. .7. Diltz. .1. M.ireiir.v
Fourth
E. Koelier, R. Riiric. 11. Harnhart, (i. .Mieliel. R. Zinimermaii. f. Ilerolf. W. Smith. L. Deaner
T. Cannarcl, W. Rhodes. .1. Witkowsli.v. R. Warrini;t.in. It. I'Mliiak. M. Lanhaeh. II. Hrosc'ius
Fifth
Sixth
II. Clemens, W. Lauhai-h, I'. Klint'er. G. Fritz, (I. Sto\it. D. YonnR, R. Risliel. O. Willnrfl,
F. ('happen, F. Wormaii
R. Algatt, R. Sherwood. R. SMtlilT, S. Ilutz
Seventh

First

Row. Left

Soi'oiitl

to

Iliflit— E. W.iniir,

Row—S.

Row—
Row—
Row—

Row—

Page 67

Mciioon

(lokl

(iiul

STAFF
Gerald Fritz

Editor-in-Chiel

George Willard

News Editor

Victor Turini

Make-Up Editor

...

Desk Editors
Editorials

Dave Nelson. Rutter Ohl. Adrian Masanotti

-

Special Features

Bruce Miller. Ruth Brandon

-

—Jean

Noll. Larry Myers. Mary Brunstetter,

Muriel Rinard
Department Editors:
Sports

Tom North, Jack Remley. Marie Parsell
John Young, Ted Wenner

-

-

Music

Humor and Exchange

.

.

.

-

JoE HuDOCK

Stella Herman

Literary Editor

Circulation

-

Stanley Schuyler

Manager

—

Wilfred Conrad. Eleanor Conner. James Watts,
Ethel Lauer. Ei.wood Beaver. Walt Lewis. Marion Mur-

Reporters

phy,

Martha Wright, Ruth Hope, Eleanor Curran,

Vir-

William Wertz, Alex Foster, Jane Dyke,
Mary Louise Miller
ginia Dean.

Typists

Photography

....

Harrison Cameron. Ruth Shonk

Lewis Long, Bruce SuTLiFF

FACULTY ADVISERS
Mr.

S. L.

Wilson

Miss Ethel Shaw

Miss Pearl Mason

Page 68

First
oiul

Left

l!ii\v,

Uow — Jliss

til

IJlKiit— T.

Mason,

S.

Uow— J.

Tliirii

.Ni.rtli.

I-Ierinnii,

ll.

Willanl.

II.

E. WeiiniT, B. Siitliff, D. Nelson, Mr.

Xoll,

The "Maroon and Gold." Bloonisburg
newspaper,
student

A

editor.

curriculum,

may

published

is

Init

be on the

lii-riioiithK

staff if their

urged

features, or news.

Slijiw

Teachers College

included

is

marks are such

sulimil

to

It is

material

the

in

English

activties

on the campus.

campus

activities,

for

that they are eligible for

Students
in

the

who

foiin

are not on

of editorials,

the purpose of the pajjer to recognize student

and faculty achievement as well as
However,
its

throughout the United States.
of the

Miss

Wilson

students, whether they take journalism or not,

participation in extra-curricular activities.
the staff are

Slate

IIiril...U

.1.

Uiiiitril,

a student staff headed by a

liy

journalism course

all

Fritz. V, Tiiriiii.

E. Liiilcr. J. D.vki>. E. Ciirriin. M.

to acquaint the students with the
it

is

exchanges

not wholly concerned with

include

The "Maroon and Oold"

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

Scholastic Press Association.

This year

it

colleges

forty-five

aTid the

is

a

member

Pennsylvania

was included

in a

World

List of Periodicals published by the University Library in Budapest,

Hungary.

Page 69

The

FHANK KotHKl!

Ben Hancock

Editor

Business Manager

l»)4()

Obiter

The Obiter

We

wish

to

is

thank

product of

a
all

many hands and

students and

and personnel of the college

members

brains.

of the faculty

fur all the help they

have

given us.

No

publication of this kind can be successful without

We

support.

financial

\s

seniors, the organizations,

ish

particularly to thank the

and the advertisers who ha\e

contributed to the book.

The

staff of tlie

year with a

number

"Here's the book.

hope you

1940 Obiter sends the book out

this

we

say,

of changes.

We

To our

did the best we

readers,

knew how, and we

like it."

Page 70

OBITER STAFF
Editorial

Herman

Clayton Hinkel

Bernice Blaine

Stella

Sylvia Feingold

Miles Smith

Wilfred Conrad

Stewart Yorks

Eleanor Beckley

Joseph Malinchoc

Muriel Rinard

Edna Keller

Advertising

H.

Eleanor Beckley

Raymond Chandler

Jatk Shortess

Circulation

David Nelson

Anna Tugend

George Willard

Lawrence Klotz

Robert Miner

Chester Derolf

Marian Murphy

First

Row, Left

to Right

— C.

Second

Page 71

Hinkel, K.

Row — B.

Bci-lile.v.

njincocli.

B. BInine, F. Koflifr. H.
It.

Br:i.i.\

.

M.

Cliantiler, S. Yorlis, J. Sliortess

Itiiuinl. S.

lierinan

The

liluuiiisburg IMayers

OFFICERS
Gerald Fritz

President

Fay Gehrig

Vice President

Mildred Johnston

Secretary

Bruce Miller

Treasurer

-

Miss Alice Johnston

The purpose

Sponsor

-

Dramatic Chib

of the

ii?

provide a workshop

to

wherein the menihers of Bh)onisburg State Teachers College who
wish

to

ha\e some training

part in plays themselves,

in

dramatics,

may

not only learn to take

and so gain more poise and ease

in

appear-

ing before the public, but also learn to direct and produce amateur
plavs, especially in schools where thev

The Dramatic Club
activities

is

ma^

go.

one of the most popular extra-curricular

on the campus of Bloomsburg as well as the

The

oldest.

present organization provides for student-directed plavs to be pre-

members

sented each week, followed bv constructive criticism by

Valuable experience can be gained by

and director of the club.
every

member

of this organization in acting

The Dramatic Club furnishes plays
organizations

in

the

and directing plays.

for college affairs

town and outlying communities.

and for

'"Bachelor

Born," a plav given with the assistance of the dramatic fraternity,

was presented

for the benefit of the public.

This play was greatly

enjoyed and helped to give the people an idea of the kind of work
the

members

One

of the club are capable of doing.

of the outstanding events in the club

program

Children's Theater.

This

of the children of the

town and the training school.

is

is

the annual

a presentation of a play for the iienefit

the auspices of the Parent Teachers Association.

It is

given under

Members

of the

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college are

proven

to

iinited

be

guests,

very

ami

has

it

imuh worthwhile.

Last year there were approximately 1.000
children

who

attended the play.

This

year will be the fourth year that

the

event has been given by the dramatic
club.

A

service pin

is

awarded

members

to

who have done outstanding work

in the

Members

of the

club during the year.

club are chosen for Alpha Psi Omega,
national

honorary dramatic

fraternity.

These two awards are considered

to

be

well earned and worthwhile honors.

Students are able to join the
a tryout before a committee

BtCHKLOK BoilN
of club

members and

(

lub by

composed

director.

Wliitmire, Mr. Uailer. G. 5Ieiiarii-k, I,. Slnpey, .1. .Null, .1. Km [..l!;c,
V. Sclirei-onsjost. E. Liiiier. B. Gillette
S.'i.iriil lliiw
M, Ki'lly. \\. IlnsliriKs, B. Siiesler. C. Wriflit, 1). Nelson, E. Bierinan. V. Scill:ili. 1,. (inner
I'lnnl Ili.w
Kc.li.'rts,
(ihili,
s,
1.
V,. KatennBii. A. Dcjhersteiii, E. Grittitlis, C. Beniinser,
iiier,
Fciuti., 11. S.
1!.
E. BeUliartz. .T. Zartiiian
I'niirtli
Kiiw-M. Ki.hesiin. F. SteTaiiKki, B. Strauli, R. Ilausekneelit. M. I'arsell, J. Dyke. F, llii.UiM|;liiiiii,
First

K..\v,

tn

I.ilt

Kij;ht

J.

Ii.^iiiii'ii.

M.

7..

Sliirpliy.

I

I..

Fiftli

Sixth

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— D.
Row —
Itow

!•",

BeauiilOMt.

W.

Molir. E.

Beaver

Hartnian, F. Gehrig, L. Bowers, J. Maliiielioc, I), llurpe
Coleinaii, C. Welliver, L. M.vers, G, Butler, It. Xonnemacher, It, Mattlieii
Hausknerlit,

S.

Student Christian Association
The Student Christian Association which was organized

W.

of the former Y.

C. A.

this

year by the merging

and Y. M. C. A. had a very successful and interesting year.

This organization had a membership of over one hundred

fifty

students and each

took an active part in the work of the association.

During the Freshman Week,
meeting

in the

a tea in the

the association put

auditorium with Reverend Dr.

Lobbv

for all students

The annual Winter
very interesting

and

S. A.

on a special Sunday afternoon

Marker as speaker, followed by

their friends.

was conducted with huge success and included some

Festival

games and programs along with fortune-telling and refreshments.

Representatives from the

S. C.

A. were sent to conferences at Gettysburg College,

Bucknell University, Eagles Mere and Buck Hill Falls.

Sherwood Eddy,
program

Some

wliic

ii

a well

known

was sponsored by

lecturer, addressed the student

Row

of the speakers for the year have included:

Left

Row— M

Second

J

Fourth

liljilit— 1';.

Ci-rii,

J.

a chapel

SolaiKis.

M.

Dr. Kehr. Dr. Maupin, Mr. Mc-

.'^ome very interesting socials

Y..uiiu.

M.

Wljitlij.

S.

^\':iiineT.

B.

11^

have been

I.

Diclil,

Itorneniiui.
nris.oll. D. Tavlor. C. Dietrich. .\. Stiles. II. II. Uiiuskiieclit. .1. Shortess. .T. Dyke, I'..
3 MalihChnc. F. Park. R. Hainl, E. Beilliart/., I. Wolfftanj;. M. Bretz
Hull. M. Middleton. I. Myers. S. Tchiu, M. Kiesler, B. .\lthoff. J. Fii'e. E. Whitesell,
Mataiiiii,
Rutledfe-e, R. James. V. Dean, C, Iticliards, S. llnininel. L. Ueiiella. L.
E. Hoas;laiid, .T. Ban-, C. Riic'k, V. Disbrow
.T.
Dorsey. J. Davis,
Madl.
Bakey,
J.
leaser,
C.
Klotz, F. Valente. .7. Rape, D. Breunan, I.
Mvers B. HoUls, R, Xonnemacher, E. Doljb, J. Russin, F. Van.\utweri>, B. Felluian

U Shay
0
Row— n

Tliird

li.

at

this association.

Mahan. Dean Andruss, and Harrv Barton,

rirst

body here

Row—L

B Vastine R

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First

Left to

l;
— A.

l;ii;lit

Si'coiKl

Thiril Itow

—
—

1;.
loll. 11. .\I. liil.\ iv. U. Shiijioii. .1. /iiiliiiaii.
Ilutteiisteiii, B, Hoiiicker. E. Klayf,'. S. Johnson

Ililliusli.

S.

Ilow

F. Tralili. M. Kflley. L. Seainiiii. E.
J. l'ro]>st. M. J. Evans, B. Singley.

S.

Cohen. E. London. E, Twardzik. B. Sanssiiinan. D. Thomas, B. Gillette, E. Cooper,
iL Nannas, A. Maslowsky, A. Swinesluirf;, V, Pataki, .T. Ilackenheryer. K. .tones.
It.

Fourth Itow

—L

(leiirliurt.

(_'.

Hastie, V. Butiianan,

.T.

It.

Snyder,

Kiln

(iottlieh. C. Sehaefter. C. Robbins, R, TiiJton, V, Husovsky, J. Lavelle, T. (Jonier, J, Barehoek.
X. Cool, \V. Selden. W. Booth. II. Tonilinson, K. Moore, D. Jones, \V. Ilorvath,
W. Reed, E. .Sharkey, H. Vonderheid

held, one being held in
still

M. DillKnl.

Llewellyn. R. Soliiehl. S. Caufiler. Mr. Sliortess. Miss Mason.
S. Birth. M. Meiiseh, B. Williams. A. TnKenil

form of a Hallowe'en Party, another a Valentine Party and

another a Farmers Party.

Singing has been an outstanding feature of the programs of this association, and
the S. C. A. not only has

singing of

From
ful.

It

hymns

in the

the interest

would seem

had "old-fashioned songs"

at its

meetings, hut has led the

main lobby on Sunday afternoon.

and cooperation shown

that the

this year the association will

be success-

merging of the two christian associations on our campus

has been entirely successful.

OFFICERS
Robert Borneman

President

Joe Malinchoc, Florence Park

I

JackShortess
Jane Dyke
Rlth Shay

ice Presidents

Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Treasurer

CABINET
Eda Bessie Beilhartz, Walter Reed
Lawrence Klotz. Sarah Hi mmel
William Booth, Edith Benm.ncer
Howard Tomlinson, Aleta Stiles
Mary Bretz, Charles Kelchner
ViRciMA Dean, Norman Cool
Marjorik Young. Victor Turini
Pearl Mason, S. I. Shortess
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Program Chairmen
If orshifj Chairmen
Music Chairmen
Membership Chairmen
Finance Chairmen
Social Chairmen
Publicity Chairmen
Faculty Advisers

Forum

Public Attciirs

Second Semester
Sam Miller

First Semester

Spencer Roberts

President

Florence Park

Prof. E. A.

Florence Park
Josephine Benedetto

Vive President

Josephine Benedetto
Sam Miller

Secretary

Every day of our

Eleanor Beckley
Reams

Treasurer

Reams

Prof. E. A.

Adviser

lives history is

are happening before our very eyes.

being made. News events of great importance
Headlines are big but tell us little of the true

which can be arrived at only by study and discussions of contrasts and comparisons drawn by authorities. Such discussions are bound to give understanding on
the subject. And so the Public Affairs Forum meets to discuss "topics pertinent to the
affairs of the world today and also problems of purely local interest."
situation

In the spring semester of 1938 the Public Affairs

Forum was organized under the
Reams of the Social

direction of the College Council and sponsored by Prof. E. A.

Studies Department.

It

has been functioning successfully ever since

The Forum meets Monday evening
spirited discussions take place.

Some

in the social

its

organization.

rooms of Noetling Hall where

of the topics discussed were, '"German-Russian

Alliance, Dies Investigation Committee on I n-American Activities, Chapel Programs
and Evening Entertainment Courses at B. S. T. C. Neutrality Bill, Capture of the City
of Flint, Background for War. Smoking Rooms for Girls at B. S. T. C, "A New Far
West in the Far East," "Eyes on Russia." Possible Presidential Candidates, "Is Youth
of America Doing Its Share."

The main social event of the year was an outing held at the Boy Scout Cabin.
Included on the program were games, a picnic lunch, swimming, and story telling as
the

group

sat arouiKJ the fireplace.

Standing

—

Seated. Lett to l!ii;lit— Mr.
J.

Ueanis. F.

Ru8Bin, B. Blaine, R. nmisknecht.
J.

J.

I'ai-k,

S.

Mill.r,

Brush. M.

Bareliock,

,1

Ble.-lier,

r..i,.. It-It...
.\.

E.

KH.Mi.y

Banniuiik. M.

Eiit..n.

J.

I'lii;!.,

L. Myers

Page 76

Kirst Itow.

Second

Uijrlit— C. Hiias. A. FiiiMcrt.v. M. Zeliner. J. Smith. M. M.Williiiiiis, V. K.-piinrf. C Kri.t.T.
E. Lnuhacli. V. liiellj, .7. Kuster. S. IlHniiiiTi. C. Sclilc-c
iiis,
Z. Whitmire, D. Youmk, V. Tnriiii. T. Trpssler. ('. IlHn.lr. C. Writ-lit, N. (Iim;iii. I'. I'aiil
V. Koclier, M. Kiiliesiiii. Mr. FcMsti-iiiaUcT. .1. ValI:Hl:iri's. I, (ll.ili. M. Itcillj

l.i-ft

Kow—

t..

Club

Lcini>uai>e
First

Second Semester Officers
Alice Finnerty

Semester Officers

Hannah Unger

['resident

Vice President

Alice Finnerty

Fay Gehrig

Secretary

Josephine BenedivTto

Treasurer

PKOFEbbOR H.

F.

FeN>TEMAKER

During the

first

Pre.>~sler

OlAH
Mary Jane Mordan
I.SABELLE

-

Josephine Benedetto

Program Chairman

Stella Herman

Frederick

-

Professor H.

Sponsor

Fenstemaker

F.

semester of this school year, the Language Chilj was organized

The

under the sponsorship of Prof. Fenstemaker.

pur]JOse of the club

is

to create a

better understanding of the relationship between English and foreign languages and

also to give elementary instruction in French, Spanish, and

does not require previous study of a foreign language.

groups meet .separately

to learn a language.

The

Valladares, Spanish;

Hannah Unger, French;

general meetings, the

members have movies,

countries, languages,

and customs.

The club

German.

Every other week, the language

directors of these groups are Josefina
Prof. Fenstemaker,

Page 77

general meetings.

German.

At the

sing foreign songs, and discuss foreign
is

a

member

of an international corre-

spondence organization, and reading letters from foreign countries
acti\ itv at the

Membership

is

an interesting

—

First Ui.w. Left to Uiylit

Second
Third

Row — Miss

Row— E.

Simpson,

Sliarke.v,

B.

C.

P. Ta.vlur.

I.

Wi.lfuiing. E.

I.
Oottlieb, R, Nonnemacher. 11.
R. Perry, V. VanAiitwerp, B. Fellinaii

Socicil Llse

Realizing that a Ijarkground in culture

tion

J.

Buckingham,

The
of such a

BeiiiiiiiKiT,

Ziirtmnn. A.

Aliistick

Bell. R. Baird. E. Hoaglaiul, A. Swineslnirg, A. Maslo\vsl B. Altlioff. C, O'Neill, I. Dielil. N. Maza, V. Dean

W. Reed,

R.

.Jjniies,

E.

Ilidlis,

Oluh

an important

is

Tomliiisoii.

Cool,

es.sential in the

character

molder of public opinion as a teacher, a group of students, with the coopera-

and aid of interested members of the faculty,

this year

organized an entirely new

The club carried out during the

club on the college campus, the Social Usage Club.

year an extensive program of meetings designed to bring to the members, through

group discussion and
our social world,

jiractical experience, a

at all functions,

their activities that such a ilub

is

and

in all

new understanding of proper conduct
groups.

in

The members have shown by

of great benefit to the entire student

body

as well as

to the individual.

The Social Usage Club was ablv sponsored by

lli ('

collciit
lie

dietitian.

Miss Violet

Simpson.

OFFICERS
Richard Nonnemacher

Norman Cool
Ruth Baird
BuRNis Fellman

President

Vice President

Secretary
-

Treasurer

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(ieoj^mphii' Society

First Semester

Joseph Aponick

President

Lorraine Snyder

Vice President

Joseph Barchock

Secretary

Jerry Russin

Treasurer

Dr. H. Harrison Russell

Sponsor

Second Semester
Earl Harris

President

James Pape

Vice President

Lorraine Snyder

Secretary

ZiG MusiAL

-

Treasurer

-

Dr. H. Harrison Russell

I'Mrst
Si

Mil

Page 79

Row, Left

How — E.

— L.

to KiKht
HoUis, B. Ilurris,

Sponsor

Collins, E.

J. Deniieii,

.1.

V.isliii.',

Jliisial,

.1.

r.Mi'.linl,,

.1.

Slihiiil;i,

A.

Il;ir.lisli,

c

lliill.r

T. Rad.li, E. HiirKpr, S. llummel. Dr. Russell, J. Klissin

Mixed Chorus
1939-1940

OFFICERS
Jack Shortess

President

Leonard BowerjBetty Hawk,

\'ii!cima

ice President

}

Dean

Secretaries

-

Sara Masteller

Treasurer

Clark Renninger, Walter Mohr

Librarians

Spencer Rorerts

Accompanist

Harriet M. Moore

Director

MEMBERS
Sopranos

First
Betty Andreas

Elizabeth Hoagland

Ruth Baird

Bernice Honicker

Dawn Osman
Maude Pursel

Jean Barr

Jean Ihipe

Jessie Propst

Marie Blizzard

Sara Huttenstein

Edith Benninger

Frances Hull

Rosemary Reilly
Barbara Saussaman

Johnson

Margaret Cahoon

Stella

Mary DriscoU
Jane Dyke

Betty Katerman

Doris Sears

Mary Keesler

Lucrelia Sliaffer

Mildred Eaton

Betty Lou Kepner

\ irginia

Margaret Eroh

Irene Kidik

Mary Jane Sharpless

Mary Jane Evans

Sara Masteller

Jean Sidler

Joanna Fice
Mary Vera Foust

Eileen Meluskey

Bette Singley

Miriam Mensch
Doris Mussleman
Peggy Neece

Hazel Suit

Ruth Hartman
Elda Henrie

Reba Henrie
Martha Hergert

Isal)elle

Kathryn Hess

\'iolet

Dorothy Savage

Sliambach

Dora Taylor
Grace Thomas

Olah

Shirley Toliin

Catherine Oplinger
Pataki

Rebecca West
Mantana Williams

Second Sopranos
Virginia

Hughes
Mary Katherine Kelly

Lois Slopey

Kathryn Campbell
Marjorie Coombs

Elizabeth Llewellyn

Editha Whitesell

Sidnea Baker

McW

Irene Diehl

Mary

Agnes Eunson
Sylvia Feingold

Leona Oakes
Martha Roan

June Hoagland

Florabelle Schrecongost

Ellen

illiams

Florence Traub

Mercia Yost
Theresa Yost

June Zartman

Fir si Alios

Agnes Alaslick

Roberta Hastie

Marie Parsell

Eleanor Allhoff

Peggy Ann Hedland

Katherine Ruck

Mary Crosby
Virginia Dean

Catherine Jones

Betty Sell

Marion Landis

Sara Tubbs

Helen Dixon

Virginia

Mae Grow

Joyce Lohr

Hilda Gruver

Lawhead

Betsy Miller

Anna Tugend
Sara Wagner
Marjorie Young

Jeanne Noll

Page 80

Second Altos
Elizalictli

Belly

Bierinan

Ruth H(jpe
Helen Johnson

Hawk

Calherine Sedlak

Marv Sweiaarl

Louise Seaman

First

Tenor

Lee Beaumont

Carl Beriiinger

William Barton

Winton Lauliach

Dale Troy
John Wilkoski

Rutter Ohl

Second Tenor
John Belz
Loren Collins

Joseph Hudock

Robert Sherwood

Clark Renninger

Raymond

James Deily

Edwin Wenner
David Younc

Robert Miller

Singley

First Bass

John Alkinsim

Gerald Frilz

James McHenr;

Elwood Bea\er
Robert Borneman
Leonard Bowers

William Hagenbuch

Walter Mohr

Ernest Kocher

Richard Rarig

Joseph Malinchoc

Jack Shorless

Raymond Chandler

Joseph Marinko

Clifton Wright

Second Bass
Floyd (Jhappell

First liijw, Left

ti,

Bruce Miller

ItiBlit

K.

lla.sU,,

Jl.

I'ur,-,,!,

1.

llj.-hl,

.'.

Charles Swope

.

Ala^n.U.

S[_

K,-,.^l,

I

I

Mil.

M.

Jl

.Mlllr

D. Sears, F. Solirecoiigost

M. YounK, E. Llewell.vn. M. Broh, L. Spiiman. 11. II.ipp. J. Ziirlii
B. Il.umlii
n. Buird, B. Honicker. E. Henrie. I. Olah, S. Feincolil. M. IlerBcrt
Tliinl Itiiw— R. Ilenrip. M. Yust, B. Kiitennaii. M. Kcltey. L. Bowers. C. Ke-nniiifipr. S. Mastellcr.
J Sliortess
B. IlawU. \y. Mi)lir, D. Savajje, M. I'arsell, J. I'ropst, M. Evans, F. Traiih
Fmirth Itnw— E. Beniiijiger, V. Lawliead. H. .Tolinson, .1. D.vke, B. Andreas. K. C'liiiiphpll. V. Dean K Hess,
B. Singley. B. Altboff. G. Tliomas, Miss Moore. L. Slopey. A. Ennson, T. Yost. IT. Dixon. .1. Fii'e.
M. .Sharpless, M. Driscoll, V. Huglies. K. Rncli. E. IIoa;.'laiid
Fittii Row— .T.
Hope. D. Osman. L. Bi-anmont. M. McWilliams. R. C'liandler, O. Beriiinger. D. Yoiint
R. Singley, F. Cliappelle, G. Fritz. B. Miller, .1. Deily. I,, follins, S. Roiierts E. Koclier.
R. Rarig, W. Barton, R. MilliT. .1. .Marinko. C. Wright, J. Lohr
.Spiimil

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l;..\v— V.

Sliiiniliiicli.

A

Cappellci Olioir
OFFICERS

Charles Girton
Clark Rknm.ncer

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Librarian

Ruth Bairo
LoRRAiNK Snyder
William Barton
Hazel Si lt. Frank Kocher
Harriet

iM.

Pianists
Director

Moore

MEMBERS
Sopranos
Ruth Baird
Edith Bpuninger

Jean Hope

Eleanor C^ooper

Sara Masteller
Florabelle Schrecongost

Ruth Dent

Helen Johnson
Catherine Jones

Virginia

Mary Jane Sharpless
Lorraine Snyder

Hughes

Grace Thomas

Contraltos
Roberta Hastie
Betty

Hawk

Virginia

R\ith

Hope

Joyce Lohr
Betsy Miller

Jeanne Noll
Catherine Sedlak
Margaret Steininger
Sara Tubbs

Lawhead

Tenors
William Barton
Carl Berninger
Loren Collins

James Deilv

Raymond Sanger

Rutler Ohl'
Clark Renninger

Dale Troy

Jack Atkinson
Elwoofl Beaver
Leonard Bowers

Charles Girton

Edwin Wenner

Basses
Brnce Miller
Walter Mohr
Jack Shortess

William Hagenluich
Frank Kocher
Joseph Malinchoc

n p

U U-vX-A J

First

Row, Left

Second
Third

Row — K.
Row — W.

to

Right^M.

Jones, V.

Mohr,

C.

^xj k-^

Simrpless, F. .Scbreconc;ost.

W LJ VJ
J.

>.oIl.

W. Barton,

L. .Snytler. Miss Moore. C. Girton.

R. Bain], C. Renninger. C. Miller. R. Dent
Lawhead. R. Ohl, C. Sedlak. S. Masteller, G. Thomas. E. Wenner, B. Hawk. E. Cooper,
V. Hughes, D. Tro.r. H. Johnson. J. Lohr

Berninger, S. Roberts, J. Deily, L. Bowers, W. Hageubucli, B. Miller, J. Malinchoc,
E. Beaver, R. Sanger, F. Koclier

Page 82

S.'!it.'(i.

I,.'l(

J.

I..

Iii::lii

SrliliiiMli.

M.

liretz,

Culicii.

.

Edmumls.
Xnll.

,J.

D. Yonnu.

Standing— S.

Kiister. E. Sljirk, M. Meti-nllV, \V IVyj;. K. Jlmi.-U, \V. Siiiitii, F. W ..i m;. n,
E. LaiihjH-li. M. Laubacli. H. Kliny^e rmnn, J. Atkinson, M. S\vpigiirt.
Fritz. C. Berniiifier. O. Stout. E. Annkst. E. Sin^rley. S. Hartnian.
Cameron, B. Wenner, D. Derr, R. Uornenian, J. Miidl, I'. Kliii^'er

,l..|iiisnn, J.

li

>V.

P.

11.

Mnorc.

C

D.

Folk.

R.

Terry. R. Zinimernian.

L. Collins, Mr.

The Maroon

F.

KocIht.

J.

Drily.

I.

W.

Sltipe.

H.ioth.

Fenstemarlier

ciiul

Gold Orthestici

OFFICERS
Drue Folk
Clark Renninger

President
Vice President

Mary Sweicart

Secretary-Treasurer

H. F. Fenstemaker

Conductor

PERSONNEL
Clark Renninger. Saxophone
James Rim. Trombone

Charles Bomboy, Violin

Horn
Horn
Earl Houck, Saxophone
Albert Houser, Trombone

William Booth, Trombone

Helen Johnson. Violin

Frank Shope, Clarinet

Robert Borneman, Cornet

Paul Klinger, Cornet

Betty" Singley. Violin

Mary

Helen Klingerman, Clarinet

Elizabeth .Slack.

Harrison Cameron, Trombone

Frank Kocher, Piano

William .Smith. Saxophone

Samuel Cohen, Bass
Loren Collins, Trombone

Jean Kuster, Violin

Orman

Eunice Laubach, Flute

Stuart .Straub, Cornet

Maynard Laubach, Bassoon

Mary Sweigart, Clarinet
Edwin Wenner. Horn

John Atkinson. Cello
Eva Aiinkst, Violin

Gerald

Carl Berninger. Clarinet

J.

Bretz. Clarinet

William Davies. Clarinet

James

Deily,

Trombone

Joseph Madl, Cornet

Dorothy Derr, Cornet

Candace

Dietrirh,

Fritz,

Stuart Hartman.

Marian Metcalfe, Violin

Marimba

Phillip Moore, Violin

William Edmonds, Violin

Jeanne Noll, Viola

Drue Folk. Clarinet

W. Foster Pegg. Saxophone
Raymond Perry, Percussion

The orchestra has had

a

busy year.

It

Jack Schlauch, Violin
Idajane Shipe, Trombone

J'iolin

.Stout, Violin

Emily Williams, Flute
Frederick Wornian, Violin
David Young. Baritone
Ralph Zimmerman. Piano

played for the dramatic production, "Bachelor

Born," for the Rotary-Kiwanis evening, for the musical comedy, and for the

program.

music for banquets

Page 83

May Day

Smaller groups from the orchestra have, from time to time, furnished
in the

dining-room.

The Maintin

ciiul

(iold Uciiice llciiul

The Maroon and Gold Dance Band was revived
first

time since 1931.

social events on the

It

was organized

campus, and

The Band has played

is

year for the

dance music for

to furnish

composed

this

entirely of students.

for a chapel program, for the Inter-Fraternity

Social Evening, for several dinners at the college, and for a
of dances off the campus.

It is

hoped

number

that the organization, with the

foundation that has been laid this year, can continue to grow and

supply a definite need

in the social life at B. S. T. C.

Members of the Dance Band
Trombone

Paul Klinger. Trumpet

\^

Joseph Madl. Trumpet

Samuel Cohen. Bass

W.

Raymond

Foster Pegg. Saxophone

First

—

Drums

Phillip Moore. Director

\ iiiiny. Siixojyiione

Row, Left to Right— r. Moofp. M.
Second Row W. Bootli, S. Colieii.

Perry.

Fred Wornian. Piano

Maynaril l.auhacli. Saxophone
Clcilliii

illiam Booili.

I-aiilinoli,
I'.

W.

I'l-as:.

C.

KUriger, R. rcrry.

Vprnny. R. Hope.
.1.

Maill, F.

.1.

Hope

Wonuaii

Page 84

Ii Personnel
Robert Albertson. Saxophone
Max Arciis. Baritone
Paul Baker. Drums
Murray Barnett, Soprano Sa\opltonc

Kirtland Moore, Cornet
Phillip Moore. Cornet
Jeanne Noll. Cymbals
Reynold Paganelli. Cornet

Carl BtTuiiijier. (Clarinet

Raymond

William B^ioth. Trombone
Robert Borneman. Cornet
Daniel Brennan. Clarinet

Clark Renninger. Sa.xophone

Mary

Brelz. Clarinet

Harrison Cameron. Trombone
Samuel Cohen. Bass
Loren Collins. Trombone
J. William Davis. Clarinet

James

Deily.

Trombone

Perry,

Tympani

James Rim, Trombone
Roy Roberls. Trombone
James Schultz, Saxophone
Idajane Shipe. Trombone
Frank Shope, Clarinet
William Smitli. Saxophone

Orman Sloul. Bass
Stuarl Siraub. Cornet

Dorothy Derr. Cornet

Mary Sweigarl.

Drue Folk. Clarinet

Francis Thomas. Drums
Eleanor Twardzik. Saxophone
Elwyn Vaughan, Clarinet
Collin Vernoy. Saxophone
Robert Webb. Clarinet

Gerald Fritz. Cornet
Charles Girton. Trombone

George

Griffith.

Trombone

Stuart Hartman. French Horn
Albert Houser. Trombone
Paul Klinger. Cornet

Helen Klingerman. (Clarinet
Ernest Koeher. Alto
Euniee Laubaeh, Flute
Maynard Laubaeh. Bassoon
Paul Letterman. Clarinet
Joseph Madl, Cornet

(Clarinet

Edwin Wenner. French Horn
Emily Williams. Flute
Frederick Worman. Baritone
Wright. Clarinet
David \ o[in'^. Baritone
Richard Zerby, Cornet
Ralph Zimmerman, Boss Drum
Cliftcjn

Officers
PHiLt.ip

Moore

Drue Folk
Paul Baker

Maky Sweicart
Frank Shore
Edwin Wenner
Phillip Moore
Jack Siiortess
H. F. Fenstemaker

Page 85

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Librarian
Librarian
Student (Conductor

Drum Major
Conductor

has
of

Jack Shortess

The 1939-40 edition of the Maroon and Gold Band
made a very creditable shovfing. It appeared al all
the home football games, and accompanied the learn

Shippensburg.
It
parlicipaled in the Bloomsburg
Halloween Parade and drew much favorable comment
from the spectators. The big event of the year came
on December 20. when the band played a concert for
the school children of Bloomsburg and vicinity, and
appeared in an evening concert, which was a pari of
lo

the College Entertainment

Course.

First lluK. Left to Kiglit J. licnedetto, I. Kiilik, Mrs. Sliuiithill. M. lieilly. R. IIausknei.lit. I". I'ark. C. Haas,
J. Kuster, M. Mordaii. D. Austin. O. Itliodes. V. Fre.v, S. Aniinerman. M. Trump, Z. Wliitmire

Row — C.

H. Gotsliall. O. Vaucliieri. M. Koolier. I Olali. O. Makoivslsj-, B. Sanssaman, Dr. Kuster,
B. Rick. H. Brouse. S. Eastman, S. Herman. It. Boone
Third Row P. Paullianius, T. Cannard, D. Shaffer. L. Creenl.v. E. Dobli. W. Conrad, P. Letternian. J. Schlaucli,
J. Denuen, L. Stout, R. Masteller
Fourth Row E. Harris, J. Layos, L. Collins, F. Hoffman, C. Girton, R. Linn, J. Kozlowsky. R. Matthes

Second

Sc-lilee.

—

—

Scieiue Club
The Science Club was organized

in the

under the sponsorship of Dr. K. C. Kuster.
to

promote throughout the student

liod)

spring semester of 19.37

The aim of

the ehih

is

of the college an interest in

both biological and physical science.

The program
The

activities

World's Fair,
stitions

of the club has been most varied

this

year have included

reports on

and

interesting.

the

New York

discussions on "The Night Blooming Cereus," "Super-

and L nfounded Beliefs," and "Chemical Warfare."

The

group sponsored a much-enjoyed chapel program and also held
quizzical quizzes

and went on

in this section, satisfactorily

field trips to

many

points of interest

combining fun and study.

Page 86

OFFICERS
Second Semester

First Semestei'

Leonard Stout

President

Robert Linn

Hannah Unger

Vice President

Ruth Boone

Marian Murphy

Secretary

Leon Greenly

Treasurer

Paul Letterman

Mary Reilly
-

Program Chairman

Dr. K. C. Kuster

Leon Greenly
LSABELLE

OlAH

Dr. K. C. Kuster

Adviser

MEMBERS

Page 87

Ammerman, Dorothy

Matthes, Richard

Austin, Dorothy

Makowski, Gertrude

Boone, Ruth

Mordan, Mary Jane

Collins, Loren

Masteller,

Conrad, Wilfred

Brouse, Helen

Cannard, Thomas

Olah, Isabelle

Dennen, James

Park, Florence

Dobb, Edward

Paulhamus, Paul

Royce

Eastman, Sara Jean

Rick, Barbara

Esmond, Stanley

Reilly,

Fray, Vivian

Schlee, Caroline

Girton, Charles

Schlauch, Jack

Gotshall, Hazel

Rhodes, Ora Jane

Greenly, Leon

Rhoades, William

Hauze, Clara

Shuntill, Nellie

Hoffman, Fred

Shaffer,

Harris, Earl

Stout,

Herman,

Trump, Mary

Stella

Mary

David

Leonard

Hausknecht, Rosemary

Vanchieri, Grace

Kocher, Melva

Whitmire, Zoe

Kozlowski, Joseph

Vonderheid, Herman

Kuster, Jean

Warrington, Robert

Kulik, Irene

Zehner, Edna

Layos, Joseph

Zimmerman, Robert

Letterman, Helen

Benedetto, Josephine

Letterman, Paul

Linn, Robert

Puetry Club
III

1935 a group of students interested

The idea

the Poetry Club.

Day Men's Room where

of forming (his club

The

first

now

year

The members

is

Miss Ethel

Club hold an informal meeting each week during

works, and philosophies of various poets.

lives,

the poets discussed this year are Stephen Vincent Benet,
St.

is

Conway, and Ethel Lauer.

Victor Turini.

of the Poetry

which they discuss the

Pursel, Sylvia

The

fifty students.

The present sponsor

sponsor was Miss Ruth Eisman.

this

said to have originated in the

averages a membership of

Former presidents have been Jav

The president

is

and writing poetry founded

a limerick written by Robert Savage appeared.

cluh has grown each year and

Shaw.

in reading:

Among

Dorothy Parker. Edna

Vincent Millay. James Russel Lowell. Alfred Neyes. Edgar Allen Poe. and

Harriet Monroe.

Sometimes we ha\e had poems on such topics

celebrated u

ith

poems which

glorified

brated with appropriate poetry.

Day were

it

for us

Humor. Poetry

as Courage.

Each season has been

for the Athlete. Poetr\ Set to Music, and Dialect Poems.

and each holida\ has been

The Christmas celebration and

St.

cele-

Valentine

s

special occasions for which each riieniber oi the club wrote an original

verse.

Our

guest speakers have included

zens of Bloomsburg

members

who have shared with

who appeared on

a chapel

Dorothy Watkeys,

vocalist,

of the faculty

and prominent

us original or favorite poems.

program sponsored by
and Mrs. Walter Zerbe.

the Poetry
pianist,

who

citi-

Visitors

Club were Miss
presented origi-

nal verse and music.
It

was Dr. Marguerite Kehr who suggested a Bloomsburg Book of Verse

in

which such poems as are deemed worthy of a place are recorded.

The aim

of the Poetry

Club

is

to

endeavor

enjoyment of poetry, for as Walt Whitman
have great audiences." and

this is the

to create

said,

an opportunity for the

"To have

great poets,

we must

motto of the Poetry Club.

Page

PERSONNEL
Agnes Alastick

Tessie Gerlak

Violet Pataki

Betty Auvil

Ben Hancock

Gladys Raby

Catherine Bell

Stella

Helen Berfiiss

J one

Herman
Hoagland

Maria Raklevicz
Lydia Repella

Marion Black

Dale Hoover

Ruth Boone

Sally

Helen Boyle

Alice Kiryluk

Alberta Sincavage

Rnth Brodheck

Sophie Kokora

Claire Sirrocco

Rosella Cherundolc]

Jean Langan

Marie Sloboski

Stella Chilek

Jean Lantz

Helen Soback

Carolyn Cole

Irene Lendosky

Julia Solancis

Eleanor Connor

Robert Llewellyn

Barbara Straub

Mary Davenport

Anthony Lnbereski

Ruth Snyder

Adrian Masanotti

Victor Turini

Chester Derolf

Mary Louise

Grace Vanchieri

Irene Diehl

Mary Jane Mordan

Grace Weitz

Mary DriscoU

Hazel O'Brien

Elynor Yanchulis

\ irginia

Dean

Josephine Rhinard

Hummel

Miller

Jane Rutledge

Jane Dyke

Leona Oakes

Fern Yost

Mildred Eaton

Catherine Oplinger

Edna Zehner

Sylvia Feingold

Carol Orth

Richard Zerby

rirnt llc.w,

I.el't tci l:iulil
-I. Dic'hl. r. I'.iisli, .1. llhiiiiinl, S. IIiTiiiiiii. .M. Sluln.ski,
I;. Weitz, 11. sti;iiili. V. CdIiRow .J. Soljuicis. M. I-:aI(iii. V. Bfll, A. Sim-.-ivaye, T. (ierlnk. i\ (>pliiij;er. Miss Sliiuv. r. Sirrot-co.
A. Alnstifk. V. Hfaii. It. Sii.MiiT. .M. nriscoll. V. I'ataki, V. Tiirini. E. Yaiirluilis, J. Liin^'ari. ('. Dcrolf
Tliinl r.nw— S. AV pinfold. 11. Siiliack. It. Hoorie, L. Oakes, L. Repella. R. lirodlieck, .1. Dyke. S. Chilek. B. Anvil.
M. Davenport. J. Iloa^'Iand
Fonr Row E. Conner. V. Yost, J. Lantz, A, Lnbereski, D. Hoover, G. A'aiiehieri, K. Zerli.\'

Second

—

—

Page 89

Business Education Club
The Business Education Club, by

far the largest or-

ganization on the campus, had a most successful year,

both socially and educationally.

Outstanding among the social events of the year was
the Business Education

Club Victory Dance, the

big

Another enjoyable and

dance on the college calendar.
interesting feature

first

was the annual outing held

at

Colum-

bia Park where faculty and students "let themselves go"
in ball

games, skating, dancing, and eating picnic fashion.

The Program Committee, with
of the

members

the willing cooperation

of our group, really did a fine job in

presenting interesting, educational entertainment
meetings.

I'Mrst

SiTiinil
'riiinl

I'oiirth

Row. Left

— M.
Row — Mr.
Row — V.
Riiw

tii

KiKlit

l!ret/,,

M.

—

li.

The programs included educational

the

films,

mu-

lli-Jtriiii,
Henrie. K. Ueiirif. L. KuUnifr. I). .\lliertNni
.1.
R. Kerstetter, It. Dent, II. Kliii^ertiiitn
.T. Fice, R. Bro(ll)ecU. M. Barlow, B. Gillette,
V. Dean, E. Cnrniii,

nrisi'oll.

C.
llr.
.\.

Warliurst, D. Jones.

Orth,
(J.

Il;i

II,

euhin-h.
Fellniiiii.

Iliiikel

MoMiiliaii, S. llartman, C. Keli-liner, E. Beaver, T. Goiner,
Ilusovsk.v,

at

I>.

R, Bower, D. Breniian,

Ij.

Bowers,

Klotz

Bvltler,

R. Borneniaii,

,T.

Deill.v,

,T.

Barrlun-k.

II.

Cameron

Page 90

sical cut-ups, skits, talks

by prominent Inisiness educators,

and interviews of student teachers.

As

in

previous years, the Business

Commercial Contest

the

cooperation

of

We

for high schools.

credit the

our teachers and students for success-

fully administering so great

of the contest

Ed Club sponsored

an undertaking.

and the growing

The

results

interest of schools in this

area in our work point toward keener competition and
still

better contests in the future.

A

great step

to attend the

was taken by deciding

to

send a delegate

convention of the Eastern Commercial Teach-

ers Association so that

important discussions

—

we may
in

our

benefit

from

his report

on

field.

E. Laner, E. WiUianis, S. Cliilek. C. T.iylor, D. Taylor. I.. Slopey. n. <:iiiM,
K. Hastings, K. Yarosliy. D. Thomas, C. SirotM'O. ,1. Barr, IE. .lames
Second Row D. Nelson, D. Mussleman. G. Kaby. D. Savaffe, E. AVolfgang, G, Ttiehardson, A. Maslowsky,
\. Swinesburg, M. N'annas, S. Masteller, A. llardisli, E. Cull, M. .lones
Tbird Itow— It. MuCrac-kcn, .Mr, Rygiel, ,1. Mert/., J. Malincbo,-, ]!, I'aganelli, R, Miller, E. Villa, W. Reed,
C. Sliaffer, ,1, S^orin. II. T(nnlins((n, J, Ilubiak, J. Mariidio
Fourtli Row
E, Wagner, B, Sntliff, G. Mieliael, R. Zimmerman, Mr, Forney, F, Clial)pell, M. I.anlmi-li, C, K,
Moore, F. Tbonias, J. Shortess

First

Uc.w,

I.pft

—

—

Page 91

to

Ui«lit

Inter Fraternity Council

The Inter-Fraternity Council has had a very busy and profitable year
The Council was organized in 1937 to create greater harmony

this term.
in

fraternity relationships, to

members, and

to

promote

Each

fraternities.

all

encourage educational

The Council held

The main
Area Day.

and the faculty sponsor.

gymnasium with cards, other
The Maroon and Gold Dance Band delighted the

fine music.

affair

which the Council sponsored

This was held

at the college

this

year was the Service

on February tenth, with teachers

attending from Columbia, Montour and Luzerne counties.
session. Dr. C. 0.

Instruction spoke on teacher rating.

Robert

L.

At the general

Williams of the Pennsylvania Department of Public

in the college

Each

fraternity then held a panel

members and guests. All the groups
Following the meal.
dining room at noon.

discussion of a topic of interest to

met for lunch

the

a social evening in the

games, and dancing.
its

among

by professional

fraternity has four representatives on the council: the

president, two elected delegates,

audience with

activities

social activities sponsored

Sutherland. Dean of

its

Men

at

Bucknell University, spoke on

"Inventions in Morality."

The Council performed
fine

First

Second

a great service to the school in sponsoring this

program.

Row, Left

Kow — Dr.

to lUiilit— E. A.

liiissell.

L. Yenijer.

IS.

Reams. Leojiaril Stout. II. Uaiiskiii'. ht, .\I. Britz. Dr. M:iui)liin
HauBknedit, W. Iteecl. C. Girton, H. Toinlinson. E. Laulmeli. Pr. Xorlli

Page 92

OFFICERS
President

Donald Hausknecht
RuTTER Ohl

Vice President

Mary Bretz

Secretary

Leonard Stout

Treasurer

MEMBERS
ALPHA

PSI

OMEGA

Donald Hausknecht, President
Rose Mary Hausknecht
Stuart Edwards
Alice Johnston

GAMMA THETA UPSILON
Lilll^n Yeager, Acting President

Eunice Laubach

RuTTER Ohl
H. Harrison Russell

PI

OMEGA

PI

Stanley Kotzen, President

Walter Reed

Mary Bretz
W.

C.

Forney

KAPPA DELTA
Byron Shiner, Acting
Lichtenwalner
Lorraine
Nell Maupin

PI
President

Leonard Stout

PHI SIGMA PI
Charles Girton, President
Howard Tomlinson
E. A.

Page 93

Reams

Robert Linn

Alpiia Psi

Omega

The Alpha Omicron Cast

of

Alpha Psi Omega completed another

successful year in dramatic work,

marking the twelfth year

since

its

organization in 1928.

The

fraternity has been busy presenting one-act plays in

Blooms-

burg and surrounding towns; initiating new members, and carrying
on various social functions.

Each year the
the play

fraternity presents one three-act play.

This year

was "Bachelor Born" by Ian Hay.

The annual

one-act ])lay tournament

Hanover Township winning

On March

14 "The

in Class

was held on March 16 with

A, and Tunkhannock in Class B.

Wonder Hat" was

presented at the Rotary-

Kiwanis meeting.

In April the annual children's play, sponsored by the P. T. A.

and

cast

by members of

Omega was

the

Dramatic Club and Alpha Psi

This year the play was "Seven Little Rebels."

given.

The members

lioth

of

Alpha Psi Omega are looking forward

to

another

interesting year in 1941.

fm
Page 94

>r;ir.'.i.

Standing

l,.-u

—Richard

Tij

i;iL;tit

t-lor.'iii-.-

.sr.-laii'^ki.

1

Foote, Florabelle Schrecongost,
Beilliartz,

Il;iii-^kii.'.*lii.

r.-iy

);.'lirii;,

.I;i<-k

Slmrt.'s^,

Ktlu.-l

L;iiM_-r

Edward Sharretts. Marian Murpliy, Stuart Edwards. Eda
Rose Mary Hauskneclit

OFFICERS
Donald Hausknecht
Fay Gehrig

Edward Sharretts
Alice Johnston

Page 95

Honorable Prompter

Worthy Playwright

Worthy Business Manager
Honorable Director

B.

Ganiiiia Thetci Upsiloii

Chapter of Gainma Theta Upsilon, National Honorary

Delta

Geographic Fraternity, enjoyed a most successful and active season.

Many and
The

varied activities were ])lanned and executed.

major

first

the Service

Area Day, February

10, 194.0.

As

its

its

participation in

part in the program,

former members returned and spoke on various phases of

four

geography problems

in the

classroom.

Jones, '36; Charles Hensley. '33; June

Lawson,

These members were:

Mensch

Strausser, '33;

Dan

Miriam

"29.

Gamma
ties

was

activity of the fraternity

Theta Upsilon.

on the campus, shared

co-operation with the other fraterni-

in
in

making successful

the Inter-Fraternity

Social Evening, an event which replaced the Inter-Fraternity Ball
this year.

On

April

9.

1940.

Gamma

Tlieta

Upsilon presented a series of

discussions before the International Relations

Association of Uni\ersity
basis

for

some

of

the

Women
current

in

Group

of the

American

Bloomsliurg, on the geographic

Furo|)ean

international

problems.

Betsy Miller. Ruth Brandon, Gerald Fritz, and Bruce Miller led
the discussion.

Pasc 96

First

Second

Row— It.

Uiiw, Lett tn liislilL. St.mt,

ISrniiclori,

I.

!>.

Den-. C. Tritz,

Sliipe,

II.

SlialTiT.

I,. YeaKer,
II.
.Millar. Dr. Itiissell
Miss Ilnzen, E. Harris, E. Laubnch, B. Mille

OFFICERS
Paul Kokitas

(

First Semester)

-

Lillian Yeager

Vice President

Gerald Fritz

Corresponding Secretary

Bruce Miller

Recording Secretary

Dorothy Derr

Treasurer

f6>

Page 97

President

0//

Pi

Omeiia

Pi

Omega

founded

I'i

Pi.

in the

at Kirksville.

National Professional Commercial Educational Fraternity, was

spring of 1923 at the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College

Alpha Delta Chapter, which

consists of

ment of Business who have superior scholastic
Teachers College, Bloomshurg. on

The aims

in

ratings,

of the Depart-

was installed

at

State

28. 1935.

are to encourage, promote, extend and create

of the fraternit\

and scholarship

interest

May

members

connnerce: to encourage and foster high ethical

standards in business and professional

life:

and

to teach

the ideal of service

as the basis of all worlhv enterprise.

Pop. the fraternity's magazine,

The members

the

Department of Education.
fraternity sent

Omega

this

year

]t\

Charles Kelchner.

Club

Pennsylvania Commercial contest held annually by

the sponsoring of the

Id the Pi

being edited

of the fraternity cooperated with the Business Education

in

The

is

two delegates, Lorraine Lichtenwalner and Stanley Kotzen.

Pi National Convention held at Pittsburgh.

Another interesting event was the informal interviews made b\ Walter Reed
of the student teachers at Williamsport.

Other interesting

magazine

activities of the fraternity

article reviews,

and informal discussions

Twelve members were
total

membership

to

115.

initiated

Omega

relati\e to business education.

into the fraternity this year, bringing the

Following the formal reception, the old members

extended the hand of welcome
Pi

were a question bee, book and

at

an informal gathering.

Pi cooperated with the other fraternities in sponsoring Service

Area Da\ and the Social E\ening.

Page 98

t,. Kinlit— Mr.lh-.Miiljaii, Miss Miirpliy. Jlr.
[-..rriey. I'. .si.-liHiski. M. ilr.i/,. .\Jiss
Allen. Mr
SecomI Row—S. AltlamI, C. Jones, B. Gillette. C. Iliiikel, S. .M;isteller. M. Boiiin.
I!.
Slni.v'
Third Row— 0. Kelchner, W. Reed, H. Williums, H. Tomlinsoii, M. B.ariiett,

First I!,.w, Left

I..

Klotz

OFFICERS
Stanley Kotzen

Florence Stefanski

Vice President
Secretary

Lorraine Lichtenwalner

Historian

Theodore Parsell

9
-

Edna Keller

Robert Lewis

Page

President

-

Treasurer. First Semester

Treasurer, SecomI Semester

K

Delta IM

Iia|j|)ti

The
in

Gamma

Beta Chapter of the

Education, was installed at

Kappa

Delta Pi. a National Honor Society

Bloomsburg on February

21. 1931.

])\

Dr. A.

L. Hallquest.

Tlie
lastic

purpose of Kappa Delta Pi

encourage high intellectual and scho-

to

is

standards and to recognize outstanding contributions to education.

invited

membership are such persons

to

worthx

qualities,

as

exhibit

educational ideals and sound scholarship.

maintain a high degree of professional fellowship
quickens professional growth In

Membership here

have about

fifty

active

in

the

its

to

members and

extended to Juniors and Seniors,

upper quartile of

members,

among

endeavors

It

lionoring achiexement in educational work.

in the fraternity is

and women, who rank

Those

commendable personal

as

we took

in

their classes.

men

At present we

twenty new members this year,

a large ahunni menibershij). a farultx membership of sixteen and six honorary

members.
Besides the Pledge and Initiation Ser\

ice.

we have had some very

programs, the outstanding ones being the Christmas program,

tlie

interesting

professional

scavenger lumt and the lecture on Jamestown b\ Miss Lois Lawson.

This fraternity took an active part

Area Day which was held on February
and

How

to

Meet Them

"

in

sponsoring the Professional Service

10. 1940.

was discussed by

this

The topic "Teacher's Problems
chapter as part of the program

for that day.

W^alter
at St.

Reed was

sent to represent this chapter at the Bi-annual Convocation

Louis on February 27. 1940.

Page 100

First

now, Lett

to

Right

— Mr.
It.

Seeornl

Row— M.

Yonns, E.

Anilruss.

Mrs.

Ilnnslineflit. Dr.

Beilliartz, R. Sliay,

M. Long. R.
Tliird

Row — J.

Miss Allen. L. Sii.viler, K. Linn. L. Stout. F. T.Trl;,
Maupin, Miss Barnes. Miss Hazen
C. Walp, H. Unser, E. Lanbacli, D. Derr, .S. .iUlan.l, E. Laner,
Knller,

Scliieki,

0.

Selilee.

F. Trauli

Eaton. L. Yeager. M. Smitli. F. Koclier. C. Hinl H. \Villiains, W. Reed, C. Kek-lmer, V. Sliaiiiliacli, J. Brown

OFFICERS
WlLLI.4M Hess (First Semester

Byron Shiner
Florence Park

Helen Brady

President

I

-.....-.
.......

Vice President

Recording Secretary

Corresponding Secretary

Robert Linn

Treasurer

Rose Mary Hausknecht

Historian

Dr.

Page 101

Nell Maupin

Adviser

Phi Siiiina Pi
Phi Sigma Pi was founded

at the State

lenburg, Missouri, February 14, 1916.
stalled at Bloonisliurg, April 26, 1930.

Teachers College in War-

The

lota Chapter

first

our campus, but
lege

program by

fraternity for

it

Professor

had ceased

men was

to play

Chi,

Reams gave

an important part

,

1939-1940 meeting. Dean

first

in the col-

chapter of the national professional

installed.

Pi's

ternities to fraternity

On October 23

Omega

chapter of a national fraternity ever installed on

this time; so a

At Phi Sigma

in-

Before this there had been

an organization on the campus bearing the name of

which was the

was

interesting talks about

the

Koch and

meaning

of fra-

members.

informal initiations were held

in the social

rooms

of Noetling Hall.

Formal

initiation

Noetling Hall.

of pledges

was held

in

rooms of

the social

Pledges becoming members were:

Norman

Cool,

Ralph McCracken, Richard Nonnemacher, Clark Renninger, Ralph

Zimmerman. Theodore

Parsell.

Leonard Bowers, and Elwood Beaver.

The December meeting was held

Ray

Cole,

Mr. Reams" home with Mr.

County Superintendent, giving a worthwhile

teacher rating cards.
presidential

at

The

talk

fraternity also decided to sponsor a

campaign which

is

to

cm

mock

acquaint the student body with

the procedures of party elections and nominations.

On

Fciiruar\

I

anotiier meeting

articles in the fraternity

was held

at

Mr. Reams" home and

magazine were discussed.

At the beginning of the year the fraternity had twenty-three

members on

the

campus

in

good standing and now has

thirty-one.

Page 102

First

Row.

I..'ll

tu

Uiyht— Dr.

N.irtli.

Dpmm

Kt.rli.

Mr.

U.

llfiiiiis.

Fisher.
.Mr.

J.

Deily,

C.

Oirtoii.

D.

Ilaiiskiu-.-lit.

H.

Fritz.

AiKiriiss

—

Second Row C. Itemiinger, T. Parspll. E. IToutU. 15. Miller, J. Malineliof, II. TDiiilinson, It. Noimeinaelier,
W. Reed, M. Sinitli. R. McCriiokeii, L. Stout, R. Zininiernian, L. Bowers, R. Boriieimui, F. Kocher. D. Tro.v

OFFICERS
Charles Girton
James Deily

Don Hausknecht
Gerald Fritz

Page 103

President

Vice President

Secretary
Assistant Secretary

//Il//

li'

Cluh
"B'' Club, the girls' athletic association, has always been active
in the affairs of the college

and serves

it

innumerable ways.

in

For admittance into the Club, one thousand points must have
been earned, half team points, and half individual.
can be earned by participation

in

The team points

such intramural sports as volley-

hockey, baseball, soccer; while swimming, roller-skating,

ball,

etc..

are counted as individual points.

The dull makes several overnight camping
year; cooking the meals over an open

As

it.

Mere

fire

the opportunity arises, the club

for tobogganing, skating,

trips

throughout the

and. in general. loughing

members

and sledding.

also go to Eagles

Steak

fires

and other

outdoor activity characterize the ])rogram of the Bloonisburg "B"
Girl.

Play Day, which takes place early
participation

of surrounding high

in

May, and

schools

is

a

consists of the

high

s|)ot

in

the

year's work.
Tlie club strives not
i>ut

b\

onl\

lo

slirnulate

active participation, to develop the

an interest

in

athletics,

body and mind

of the

college students.

MEMBERS
Dniiilliy Allii-rlsiin

Arabel Ililhu>h

Sara Altantl

Letha

Margaret Blecher

Gladys Jones

Jessie Schiefer

Josephine Blown

Eunice Laubach

Lois Slopey

Jean Brush

Lorraine Lichtenwalner

Lorraine Snyder

Rnlh Brodhcil

Marion Long

Esther Sutherland

Sara Biiih

Marion Landis

Arlene Swinesburg

Dorothy Derr

Aldona Maslowsky

Dorothy Thomas

Sara Masteller

Florence Tiaidi

\ irginia

Dean

Hnmmel

Dorolliy Savage

Ruth Schield

Helen K. Dixon

Marion Mnrphy

Phyllis

Sara Gangler

Lsaheila niah

Fern Yost

Barliara Gillette

Florence l^ark

Ruth Zimmerman

Rose Mary Hausknerht

Marie Parsell

Marjorie Young

Martha Hergert

Mniiel Rhinard

Wagner

Page 104

First I!„iv. Left t„ Kiulif— M. Long, s. JlMstellfr.
.Su.'„.ul

Tliir.1

Row— A. Ilill.usI,,
Row— Miss M.Cn.ni

.1.

s.l.iHf.T,
,

I).

M. lilcker, E.

Tl.ojiins. S,

Birtl.,

E. Siitln'rlajiil.

iM.urth

Ko«-— M,

Miirpl,,v,

L,

II,i,i,..)l,

I'.

IWiiiiiiiKer, F,

L,

Su,v,Ier,

.T.

Brtisl,.

FarU,

II.

I.

U, Hro,ll„.ck, U.

S,

li.-iiiKlcr

D. Smv.iko, M. Ilcrgert, I„ Slopey
s,l,i(4,l,

F.

Traub

Wukikt. Miss Wlutcninlit

Ilauskne.^lit,

A. Maslowsli.v, U,
D. Derr, E. Laubacl], M. Toung

II.

Dixon,

()l,.|li,

filllette.

A,

Swiiiesl.nrs;

M

Parsell,

V

IV:iii

OFFICERS
Florence Park
Isabella

Olah

President

Vice President

Edith Benninger

Secre/a/y

Dorothy Savage

Treasurer

MissMcCammon

sp„„^„,.

Page 105

The "B" Club

in

Action
Page 106

Page 107

1

D
]

Raseball
The 1939 baseball season, although not
former seasons,

still

contested games.
the ability to

so successful as

saw the Nelsonmen win four of nine hotly

Coach "Doc"

E. H. Nelson

is

credited with

produce consistently excellent teams, and

this

season was no exception.

The season opened with
I iiiversitv.
I))

the

llie

The

score of

first

9-.5.

a 3-2 victory over

of five defeats

suffered four consecutive

defeats before finding themselves to

The season

came against Mansfield

After a close victory over Shippensburg.

men wearing Maroon and Gold

defeat.

Susquehanna

officially

hand Lock Haven

and successfully closed

a

willi

5-2

an

8-2 victory over the Danville State Hospital nine.

The lettermen

of the season were:

Sterling Banta.

Andrew

Giermak. James Harnian, Donald Hausknecht. Fred Houck,

First

Row, Left

to

RiBlit— H. TrPtlmway. C. McCntclicon, W. Forsyth, F. Kmiii-ckn,

.1.

S. I'nvlirk. N. Maza
Second How— D, Litwhiler. J. Plevyak. S. Vniita. P. Houck, .\. Lutiereski. C. Weiiri.li.
D. Hausknecht. A. Giermak, R. Evans, E. H. Nelson

niirniiin,

W.

M.

.Iiiiy.

Ki.r.liusUy,

Page 110

Frank Koniecko, Norman Maza, George McCutcheon, and Chal-

Roy Evans

mers Wenrirh.

Lost bv graduation

acted as manager.

will

Giennak; Sterling Banta.

Bloonisburg's great catcher.

i)e

a timel) hitter

and

fine ]iilc-her;

Tred

Houck. hard-hitting outfielder: George McCutcheon; and Chalmers Wenric

ii.

\arsity squad
is

the
to

first

However, with

l)aseman.

a fine junior

replace these vacancies, a successful season

expected.

The Junior Varsity squad

of

1939 placed only two games,

dividing the honors with Bucknell Jimior College.

This squad

should be rich in reserve material to round out the
sity.

John Plevvak

will serve as senior

1

940

var-

manager.

RESULTS
Bloomsburg

3

Susquehanna

2

Bloomsburg

5

Mansfield

9

Bloomsburg

8

Shijjpensburg

Bloomsburg

14

Kutztown

Bloomsburg

3

Bloomsburg

12

Bloomsburg

3

E.

Bloomsburg

.5

Lock Haven

2

Bloomsbursr

8

State Hospital

2

Won

Indiana

5

Mansfield

4:

13

Stroudsburg

Lost 5

Junior Varsity

Bloomsburg

_-

4

Bloomsburg

Won

Page 111

7

15

1

:

Bucknell

Jr.

College

Bucknell

Jr.

College

Lost

1

10

Tennis
Credit must be given

team

that

Coach "Prof" Koch

for the fine tennis

represented Bloomsburg during the

1939 season.

Participating in ten matches, the Huskies lost only three en-

counters with only one teachers college, Mansfield, able to

However. Mansfield was

defeat them.

pionship.

The

later defeated to give

to the

mythical state teachers college cham-

fact that

Bloomsburg played teachers colleges

Bloomsburg claim

from every section of the

The

o\er Mansfield.

varsity lettermen were

Edmund

Bill Strawinski.

Huskies precedence

state gives the

Villa,

Raymond

Spence. Lloyd Smith,

William Yarworth

and Robert Hopkins.

Maclyn Smethers,

filled the position of

manager.

The season opened with
Mansfield

the Huskies

bowing

to

a strong

However, the very next match found Blooms-

sextet.

burg gaining revenge with a 5-4 victory over the same team.

Two more

victories,

over Shippensburg.
at the

one over West Chester, 6-2, and the other
i!-l.

followed before going

down

to defeat

5-4.

The next

hands of a strong Bucknell aggregation,

three matches saw Bloomsburg defeat Susquehanna, Kutztown,

and Indiana

in succession

by top-heavy scores.

Then came

the

return match with Bucknell, and again the Bisons emerged
victorious, this time h\ a 7-2 score.
cessfully,

however,

w

ith

The season closed

Huskies easily

the

defeating

The season's record stands

Stroudsburg, 8-1.

at

suc-

East

7 wins as

against 3 losses.

Graduation
difficult to

fill.

last

June

Bill Slawinski,

ever seen on the

hill,

one of the

Along with

failed to return to school this year.

and Edmund Villa remain
team.
is

vacancies that will be
finest tennis

to

this,

Lloyd Smith

However, Raymond Spence

form the nucleus of another

fine

With the addition of several promising freshmen, "Prof"

confident that his 1940 team will ably defend

the

players

Maclyn Smethers and Robert Hopkins

received their di]jIomas.

all

several

left

m\ thical

its

claim to

state title.

Page 112

RESULTS
Bloonisburg

4

Mansfield

5

Bloomsburg

5

Mansfield

4

Bloonisburg

6

West Chester

2

Bloomslmrg

<]

Shippensburg

1

Bloomsburg

4

Bucknell

5

Bloonisburg

9

Susquehanna

Bloonisburg

8

Kutztown

Bloomsburg

9

Indiana

Bloomsburg

2

Bucknell

Bloomsburg

8

E.

Won

7:

1

7

Stroudsburg

1

Lost 3

'jM^i r iiiiiiS;*iH^:
J.

Pape 113

C.

Koch, W. Straw

iiislii,

]],

\"i\\n,

I:,

Siirrin-,

I;,

"liNins,

M. Siiirlhrrs.

I..

Ill,

W

.

!

arucilli

Track
Coach George C. Buchheit

in the

1939 season produced for the

third

consecutive year the championshij) Petuis} Ivania State Teachers College
track team.

Winning

four dual meets of the season, the Huskies con-

all

cluded their fourth straight season without loss

in a

dual meet and com-

peting on the team throughout the l)uilding of that fine record were four
athletes

who were graduated

Edward Mulhern, Stanley
The Huskies opened

last

Zelesky, and Frank Parker.

the season victorious over East Stroudsburg 91-35,

Captain Van Devender capturing

The next e\ent was

Maroon and Gold
College by nearly

They were Frank Van Devender,

June.

the

five events.

Penn Relays

quartet triumphed in
thirt\

yards.

The

at

its

rela)

Devender, Mulhern. Zelesky. and Keniple.

Philadelphia

in

which the

classification, defeating

Rider

team was composed of \ an
In the teachers college

cham-

pionship of America event, the Husky quartet finished second after run-

Second
Third Row

First Row, Left to Right— G. H.auskncclit. H. .Jpiilciiis, W. Htrliert
Hess. D. Keniple. S. Zelesky. F. Van Devender, E. Mnlliern, R. Parker. K. Hippensteel
E, H. Nelson, H. Tomlinson, G. C. Bnehheit, .1. I.avelle. .1. Sworin. W. Potter, W, Reed, S. York's,
D. Bonham, J. Shortess, G. Washinko

Row — W.

—

Page 111

niiig the fastest

Dan

mile in Husky histoi).

Keni|)le tcxik third in the

3000 meter steeplechase and Dan Bonham was

Bloomsbuig

Husky

fifth in

which

the distinction of placing in each of the four events in

athletes competed.

The next dual meet saw Bloomsburg down
versity track

team bv a score of

i;-36Vi>-

The season was

the strong Bucknell Uni-

Following

72^'i>-53Y2-

Huskies took Shippenslnirg into camp bv
89'

the javelin to give

the

this event,

the

overwhelming score of

officially closed with a

74 2/3-51 1/3 victory

over the Bald Eagles of Lock Haven.

The most outstanding feature
pensburg

in

of the season

was the

state

Bloomsburg's third straight cham]jionship.
possession of the cherished tropin.

varsitv

Ship.52

This being

gave the Huskies ]jermanent
collected Id points

meet for the third straight year.

Dan Bonham. Ken Hippensteel, Harry

lettermen were:

Dan Kemple, John

it

The "Flying Van"

to lie the highest individual scorer of the

Jenkins,

at

which the Huskies amassed 61 1/3 points compared with

points recorded by their nearest competitor. West Chester.

The

meet

Lavelle,

Edward Mulhern, Robert Parker.

Walter Reed, Joseph Sworin, Howard Tomlinson, Frank Van Devender,
Stanley Zeleskv. with George Washinko acting as manager.
loss of

Van Devender, Harwood,

greatly

felt

liy

their graduation

Altliough the

Zelesky, Mulhern, and Parker will
last

year,

it

is

l)e

expected that our great

track coach, George C. Buchheit, will again place another great team on
the hill to gain recognition for Bloomsburg.

RESULT.S
Bloomsburg

91

East Stroudsburg

35

Bloomsburg

721/1;

Bucknell University

53i->

Bloomsburg

8914

Shippensburg

361

Bloomsburg

74 2/3

Lock Haven

51 1/3

Won

Page 115

4;

Lost

o

Mr. H.

F.

Fenstemakku

Mr.

1936-1937

5.

1.

Dr. E.

^iiuRiLj

11.

iNelson

1938-1939

1937-1938

1939-1940

Advisers
The Class

men

of 1940 wishes to e.xpress

of the faculty

the class through

who were

its

1940

to the CIciss of

appreciation to these

its

willing to give of their time to guide

four years

at B. S. T. C.

II

The Senior
The Class

of 1940 has at last

come

must leave the Alma Mater and put

When

test.

full

they were

new

at

()l to the

time when

its

Bloomsburg. they did not realize the

extent and importance of an education, but as the)

gressed through their college careers, they have
training for a

Under

life's

up

is

to the

made

its

come

ha\e
to

|)ro-

see that

indeed important.

the leadership of different

times, the class has
to live

work

members

their education to a practical

members

of the class at dillcrcnt

contribution to B. S. T.

high standards that ha\e been

set

C. and has

tried

by former classes

at the college.

As

the college begins a second century of service to the ]jeopIc

of Pennsylvania, the seniors go forth to serve in the ]>ublic schools
of the state.

Pace 116

Officers of the (Jlass of

1940

Donald Hausknecht
President

Lorraine Snyder
Vice President

Charles Kelchner
Secretary

|W|

iiiK

-

Byron Shiner
Treasurer

Page 117

^

V

kk

y^

SARA

J.

ALTLAND
Harrisbiirg

Business

Y. W. C. A. 1: Atliletirs 1; Treasurer 2:
Business Education Club 1. 2: Waller
Hall 1; Supervisor 2. 3. 4: "B" Club 3.
4: Pi Omega Pi 3, 4; Kappa Delta Pi
3, 4.

ill
EDWARD

H.

BACON
Kingston

Bu

Wrestling 1; Business Education Club
1, 2: Y. M. C. A. 1. 2. 3, 4: North Hall
1. 2, 3, 4: Public Affairs Forum 4.

^t

DONALD
Business

S.

BAKER
Newtown

Business Education Club 1, 2, 3; Mixed
Chorus 1. 3; Student Christian Association 4.

SENIORS
Page 118

BSTC 1940

CHARLES

R.

Secondary

BAKEY
Mt. Carmel

Dramatic Cliil) 1. 2: Jr. Varsity Football
3: Student Christian Association 4: Day
Men's Association 1, 2, 3, 4; Science
Club 4.

MURRAY BARNETT
Business

Scranton

Business Education Club 1. 2. 3. President 4: Maroon and Gold Band I. 2, 3,
4; Maroon and Gold Orchestra 2; Pi
Oinego Pi 3, 4; Kappa Delta Pi 3. 4;

Dramatic Clnb
4;

2. 3, 4;

Alpha Psi Omega

Community Government Association;

Assembly Committee

3.

MARY ELEANOR BECKLEY
Elementary

Bloomsburf

Mixed Chorus 1, 2; Comnuinitv Government Association 2; Athletics 2; Chairman Pep Committee 2; Public Affairs
Forum Treasurer 2; Vice President 3, 4;
Obitkr Staff

Page 119

3, 4.

CATHERINE

E.

BELL
Drums

Elementary

Waller Hall 1. 2, Representative 3, 4;
Sewing Clnb 1: Athletics 2; Mixed
Chorus 1, 2. 3; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3 Cabinet Officer; Chapel Program Committee 4.

JOSEPHINE

R.

BENEDETTO
Kulpmont

Secondary

Science Club 1. 2 Secretary; Day Women's Association 1. 2. 3, 4; Sewing
Club 3; Public Affairs Secretary 4; Language Club Treasurer 4; Athletics 3, 4.

MARGARET
#•«*.

^w^

L.

Mixed Chorus
Science Club
Public Affairs

BLECHER
Bloomsburg

Secondary
1.

2.

2.
3.

3; Athletics
4; "B" Club

Forum

1.

3,

2;
4;

4.

SENIORS
Page 120

BSTC 1940

MILDRED

A.

BONIN

Business

Hazleton

Business Education Chib 1, 3; Maroon
and Gidd Orchestra 1. 2. 3; Waller Hall
1. Supervisor 2. 3. 4:
Athletics 3: Pi
Omega Pi 3. 4: Kappa Delta Pi 3, 4.

RUTH
Secondary

E.

BOONE
Bloonishurg

Science Club
3,

4:

1. 2. 3, 4; Poetry Club 2.
Mixed Chorus 3; Kappa Delta Pi

3, 4.

HELEN BOYLE
Business

Nanticoke
Transfer from Rider

Waller Hall 3. 4; Business Education
Club 3. 4; Poetry Club 4; Cohimban
Club 3. 4; Y. W. C. A. 4.

i^BiSi.

Page

121

HELEN

A.

BRADY
Kingston

Elementary

Maroon and Gold Paper

1.

2 Reporter.

Typist 3: Y. W. C. A. 1. 2. 3 Treasurer;
Freshman Class Secretary: Waller Hall
1. 2. Supervisor 3. Governing Board 4:
Athletics 2: Obiter Staff 3; Kappa Delia Pi 3. 4.

HELEN

E.

BROUSE
Lewisbnrg

Elementary

W.

C. A. 1; Mixed Chorus
Sewing Club 3: Poetry Club 4.

Y.

JOSEPHINE
Secondary

S.

1.

2.

3:

BROWN
Bio

iisbnrg

Science Club 1. 2. 3: Athletics 2: Day
Women's Association 1. 2, 3, 4 Treasurer; Official Board. Kappa Delta Pi 3, 4;
"B" Club 3. 4: Basketball 4: Community Government Association 4, Senior
Girl Representative.

SENIORS
Page 122

BSTC 1940

JEAN W. BRUSH
Business

WilkesBarre

Business Education Club 1. 3: Athletic*
1, 2: Y. W. C. A. 1. 2. 3; Poetry Chil.
3: "B" Club 3. 4: Public Affairs Forum
3. 4; Waller Hall 1. 2, 3. 4.

CATHERINE BUSH
Elementary
Y.

W.

C. A.

Asliland
1.

2:

Governing Board
Poetry Club 4.

MICHAEL
Elementary

Waller Hall
2:

J.

1. 2. 3,

4;

Sewing Club 2:

CHISMAR
Jeddo

Cross Country 1; Mixed Chorus 2; Y.
-M. C. A. 1. 2. 3.

Page 123

ERNEST

L.

CHRISTMAS
Harrisburg

Business
Y. M. C. A.

1

;

Business Education Club

FRED

D.

COLEMAN
Bloomsburg

Business
Business Education Chib
matic Club 4.

ELEANOR

2.

E.

1. 2. 3.

4; Dra-

COOPER

Elementary

Laflin

1, 2, 3; A Cappella Choir
4; Athletics 2; Senior Representative; Student Christian Association 4:

Mixed Chorus
1. 2. 3.

Waller Hall Governing Board

1, 2. 3, 4.

SENIORS
Page 124

BSTC 1940

JANE

DARROW

C.

Business

Kingston

Mixed Chiinis
cation Clnl)
ler

Hall

1.

1, 2,

1.

2. 3.

2; Y.

4: Business

W.

C. A.

1,

Edu-

2; Wal-

3; Supervisor 4.

ARTHUR

DAVIS

L.

Business

Taylor

Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3; Y. M. C. A. 1;
Business Education Club 1, 2: Pi Omega Pi 3, 4; Phi Sigma Pi 3,4.

DOROTHY

R.

Secondary

DERR
Bloomsbnrg

Mixed Chorus 1. 2, 3; "B"
Club 2, 3. 4; Maroon and Gold Band 2,
3, 4; Maroon and Gold Orchestra 2, 3,
Athletics 1;

4;

Gamma

er;

Club

Page 123

Kappa
4.

Theta Upsilon
Delta

Pi

3,

3,

4 Treasur-

4;

Language

VICTORIA EDWARDS
Bl.nnmshiirs

Business

Day Women's Association
B. C.

Club

1.

2, 3,

STANLEY

F.

ESMOND
Atlas

Elementary

.1

M.

Y.

4; A.

1. 2.

C. A.

North Hall

1.

2:

Science Club

ALICE

L.

4;

FINNERTY
Dunmore

Secondary
Athletics 1;

3,

1. 2. 3. 4.

Mixed Chorus

1, 2,

3; Wal-

Hall 1. 2. Chairman Committee 3;
Senior Representative to Community
Government Association 4; Geography
Society 3: Language (Uub. 4 Vice President. President. Public Affairs Forum
4; Di'amatic Club 4.

ler

SENIORS
Page 126

BSTC 1940

WILLIAM

T.

FORSYTH

Secondary
Footliail

Northiimberlaixl

1,

3;

2,

Day Men's Association

4; Jr. Varsity Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4;
Affairs Forum 2; Jr. Varsity
Football 3; Lettcrmen's Club 3, 4.
1, 2, 3,

Public

VIVIAN

FREY

J.

Secondary

Mifflinville

Mixed Chorus

1, 2,

3:

Day Women's As-

sociation 1 Official Board. 2 Vice President of Official Board. 3 President of
Governing Board, 4; A. B. C. Club 2
Science Club 2. 3. 4: Obiter .Staff 3
College Council 3; Jr. Class .Secretary
Kappa Delta Pi 4.

FAY GEHRIG
Elementary

Mixed Chorus

Danvil
1, 2.

Cappella Choir
1, 2. 3,

1,

3 Vice President
A
2, 3; Dramatic Club

4; A. B. C. Club

:

1, 2.

3 Treasur-

Day Women's Association 1 Official
Board, 2, 3. 4; Alpha Psi Omega 3, 4
Secretary; Language Club Secretary 4.
er;

Page 127

^^

CHARLES GIRTON
Secondary

Dallas

Mixed Chorus
Librarian

1.

1, 2,

3:

A

President

and Gold Band

1,

2.

Cappella Choir,

2, 3,
3.

4;

Maroon
Freshman

4:

Class Treasurer; Baseball 1. 2, 3; Science Club 2. 4: Kappa Delia Pi 3. 4;
Phi Sigma Pi 2. 3. 4 President: InterFraternity Council 4.

HAZEL

R.

Elementary

Mixed Chorus 1. 3.
Club 4.

GOTSHALL
Catawissa
4; Rural Life

Club

2: Poetrv

CHRISTINE GROVER
Business

Berwick

Business Education Club 1: A. B. C.
Club 1. 2 Secretary: Dramatic Clul) 2.
3. 4; Public Affairs Forum 4: Waller
Hall Association 4.

k.

SENIORS
Page 128

BSTC 1940

BEN

E.

HANCOCK

Elementary
Wrestling

Shamokin

Manager; Y. M. C. A. 2;
Maroon and Gold Paper 2, 3 Edilor-in1.

3

2, 4; Kappa Delta Pi
Intra-Mnral Basketball 2, 3, 4;
Obiter. Business Manager 4; Poetry
Club, Vice President 4; Joint Awards
Committee 4; Day Men's Association 1,

Chief. 4: Basehall

3,

4;

2. 3, 4.

MARY

E.

HANLEY

Business

Hazleton

Business Education Club 1, 2; Waller
Hall Association 1, 2, Supervisor 3, 4.

HELEN HARMAN
Elementary
Y.

W.

C. A.

Berwick
1,

2:

A. B. C. Club

Sewing Club 3: Language Club

Women's Association

Page 129

1, 2, 3, 4.

4;

2,

3;

Day

S.

DEAN HARPE
Tunkliannock

Secondary

M.
Manager

1. 2; Basketball,
Assistant Manager 2. Manager 3. 4: Public Affairs Forum 2: Dramatic Club 2. 3. 4: Student Christian
Association 4: Alpha Psi Omega 4;

C. A. 1: F.u.iball

Y.

1.

North Hall

1,

2. 3. 4.

DONALD HAUSKNECHT
Montoursville

Business
Baseltall

1.

2.

3.

4:

Sophomore Class

Representative: Football 3, 4: Phi Sigma Pi. Secretary 4; Alpha Psi Omega,
President 4; Senior Class President:
Lettermen's Club 3. 4: Dramatic Clu
1. 4: North Hall Association 1, 2, 3, 4.

ROSE MARY HAUSKNECHT
Secondary

Mixed Chorus
3,

4:

cial

Bio
1,

2: Dramatic Club

Day Women's Association

1,

1.

2

2 Offi

Board, ,'^ophomore Representative 3

4: A. B. C. Club 2: Athletics 3; Science
Club 3. 4; Alpha Psi Omega 3, 4: Kap
pa Delta Pi 3 4: Historian, Public Af
fairs Fonmi 4: Handbook 3, 4 Editor

College Council, Junior Representative
Secretary 4: Student Christian Association 4; Inter-Fraternity Council 4.
3.

i
SENIORS
Page 130

BSTC 1940

STELLA M. HERMAN
Secondary

Espy

Transfer from Lock Haven

W.

A. A. (Aihlclii's) 1; Day Women's
Associatiun 1, 2; Y. W. C. A. 1
Dramatic Cliil) 1. 2; (Jliairman Fornm: Clii
;

Kappa Sigma 2; Day Women's Association 3. 4: Maroon and Gold Paper 4:
Obiter

Staff 4;

Clnb.

Historian

Science Club 4: Poetry
4:
Language did).

Program Chairman

4.

WILLIAM HESS
Secondary

Bloomsbiirg

Track 1, 2; Wrestling 1, 2; Science
Club 1: Maroon and Gold Band 1; Maroon and Gold Orchestra 1 Public Affairs Fonmi 1;
Mixed Chorus 1; A
;

Cappella Choir

L

2;

Intra-Mural Bas-

Sophomore Class Treasurer;
Junior Class President; Handbook, Editor 2, Committee 4; Kappa Delta Pi 3,
ketball 2:

4 President; Dramatic Club

1,

2, 4.

JAMES HINDS
Secondary

Maroon and Gold Paper

Bloomsburg
1;

Football

1,

4 Captain; Baseball 1. 3. 4; Day
Men's Association 1, 2, 3, 4; Leitermen's
Club 3, 4; Jr. Pnmi Committee.

2,

Page 131

3,

CLAYTON

HINKEL

H.

Easton

Business

Obiter Staff 1. 2. 4; Maroon and Gold
Paper 1: Business Education Club 1, 2,
Treasurer 3. 4: Kappa Delta Pi 3. 4:
Pi Omega Pi 3, 4; Lutheran Student

Group

1, 2, 3, 4.

KENNETH HIPPENSTEEL
Espy

Business

4: Cross Country 1, 2;
4 Captain: Day Men's Association 1, 2. 3, 4; Lettermen's Club 1,
Intra-Mural Bas2. 3. 4 Vice President

Track

1,

Soccer

2, 3,

ketball

1. 3.

2,

3.

;

\
,1

Jt^

tm-^

EARL HOUCK
Berwick

Business

Day Men's Association
roon and Gold Band 1. 2.

1.

4; MaMaroon and

2.

3:

3.

Gold Orchestra 3; Business Education
Club 1. 2, 3: Sophomore Class Treasurer;

Chairman

mittee 3: Phi

of

Entertainment

Sigma Pi

Com-

2, 3, 4.

SENIORS
Page 132

BSTC 1940

THOMAS JENKINS
Business

Plvnioiith

Y. M. C. A. 1; Business Education Uiib
1. 2; Varsity Fu.ilhall 2, 4; Intra-Mural
Basketball 4: Day Men's Association 1.
2. 3. 4: Letternicn's Club. President 4.

GLADYS

E.

JONES
Bloomsburg

Elementary

Poetry Club 1; Mixed Cboriis 1. 2, 3;
A. B. C. Club 1. 2. 3: Day Women's As1. 2, 3, 4; Social Committee 3;
Language Club 4; Geography Clul) 4.

sociation

GWLADYS JONES
Business

Mixed Chorus

Scranton
1. 3.

4: Y.

W.

C. A.

1. 2.

4; Athletics 1. 2: Maroon and Gold Paper 2; Waller Hall Association 1. 2. 3. 4.
Supervisor 2. 3: Sophomore Class Secretary; Pi Omega Pi 3. 4; Kappa Delta
Pi 3, 4: Business Education Club 1, 2. 3.

Awards Committee

Page 133

4; Obiter 3.

ISAAC JONES
Scranton

Business

Mixed Chorus 1: Y. M. C. A. 1: Community GoNernment Ass(»ciation Student
Council 1; Dramatic Cluh 2, 3 President, 4; Business Education Club 2. 4.

WILLIAM KAN ASK Y
Shamokin

Secondary
Wrestling

1: Football 1. 2 Varsity:

Day

Men"s Association 1, 2. 3. 4; Intra-Mural
Basketball 3. 4: Geography Club 4.

CHARLES KELCHNER
Bus

Hazleton

Maroon and Gold Paper

1: Y. M. C. A.
1, 2 Vice President. President 3, Cabinet 4; Wrestling 1: Track Manager 1,
2. 3, 4: Dramatic Club 2. 3 Vice President: Kappa Delta Pi 3. 4: Business
Education Club 1. 2 Chairman Program
("ommittee. 3 \ ice President. 4: Pi

Omega

Pi 3. 4: Obiter Staff 3: IntraMural Basketball 3, 4; Senior Class Secretary; North Hall 1. 2. 3, 4 Treasurer:
Lutheran Student Group 1, 2, 3. 4.

I

SENIORS
Page 134

BSTC 1940

EDNA

E.

KELLER
Nescopeck

Business

1, 2; Day Women's Asso3 Secretary of Governing

Mixed Chorus
ciation

1,

2,

Board. 4; Business Education Club

1, 2.

3; Pi Omeya Pi 3. 4 Secretary: Obiter
StalT 3. 4: Community Government Association, Treasurer 4.

DANIEL KEMPLE
('uml^ola

Business
Y.

M.

C. A. 1; Cross

Country

1, 2.

Cap-

tain 3. 4; Jr. Varsity Basketball 2; Track
1. 2, 3, 4; Business Education did) 2:
Intra-Mural Basketliall 3, 4.

>
LAWRENCE KIEFER
Business

Cross Country 1;

Frackville

Community Govern-

ment Association. Hospitality Committee
2; Business Education Club 2. 3: General Chairman of Jr. Prom; Intra-Mural
Basketball 1, 2; Bowling 2, 3, 4.

Page 135

FRANK KOCHER
Espy

Secondary

Maroon and Gold Band 1: Mixed Chorus 1 President. 2, 3: Maroon and Gold
3. 4: A Cappella Choir 1, 2,
4; Obiter 2. 4 Editor; Day Men's
Association 1. 2. 3, 4; Phi Sigma Pi 3,
4: Kappa Delta Pi 3, 4.

Orchestra
3,

PAUL KOKITAS
West Hazleton

Secondary

Maroon and Gold Paper

1.

Managing

2

Obiter
Theta Upsilon 3, 4
President; Language Cluh 4.
Literary

Editor,
Staff

1;

Editor

3,

4:

Gamma

FRANK KONIECKO
Business

Nanticoke

Baseball 1. 2 J. V.. 3, 4; Y. M. C. A. 2;
Business
Education Club 2;
IntraMural Basketball 3; Football 4; North
Hall 1. 2. 3, 4.

SENIORS
Page 136

BSTC 1940

STANLEY

B.

KOTZEN
Suminil Hi

Business

Y. M. C. A. 1 Pi Omega Pi 3, 4 Presidrill; Business Eiliicaliori Cliili 1, 2.
:

CARRIE KREIGER
Elementary
Y.

W.

C. A.

Sheppton
1,

2;

Sewing Club

3; Ath-

lelies 3.

MARION LANDIS
Basin CSS

Siifiarloaf

Athletics 1; Mixed Chorus 1. 2, 3: "B"
CInli 3, 4; Business Education Club 1.
2, 3; Day Women's Association 1, 2, 3, 4.

Page 137

EUNICE LAUBACH
Secondary

Berwick

Sewing Club
3,

4:

Kappa

1: Athletics

Delta Pi

3.

1.

4;

2; '-B" Club

Gamma

The-

Language Club 4; Inler-Frateinity Council 4: Maroon and
Gold Band 1. 2. 3. 4: Maroon and Gold
Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Day Women's Asta

Upsilon

sociation

3.

4:

1, 2. 3, 4.

GEORGE LEHET
W ilkes-Barre

Secondary

Mixed Chorus 1. 2: Pidilic Affairs Forum 3: Y. M. C. A. 1; Maroon and Gold
Orchestra 1. 2. 3. 4 Secretary; Maroon
and Gold Band 1. 2. 3, 4, Secretary 2, 3;
Science

2,

3 Treasurer.

GEORGE LEWIS
Secondary

Bloomsburg

Dramatic Club 1. 3. 4; Wrestling 2, 3;
-Maroon and Gold Paper, Reporter 2;
Mixed Chorus 3.

SENIORS
Page 138

BSTC 1940

ROBERT

C.

LEWIS
Dan

Bus

Kappa

Delia Pi 3 Treasurer, 4: Pi Ome3. 4 Editor POP Annual:
Phi
Sigma Pi 4: Business Education Clul)

ga

Pi

1.

2. 3.

LORRAINE LICHTENWALNER
Allentown

Business

W.

C. A. 1. 2: Athletics 1. 2: "B"
4; Pi Omega Pi 3. 4; Kappa
Delta Pi 3, 4; Business Education Club
Governing Board 4; Senior Rep1, 2:
resentative; Waller Hall 1, 2, 3, 4, Supervisor 3, 4.

Y.

Club

3,

ROBERT LINN
Sfcutula

Calawissa

Football 1; Soccer 2, 3. 4; Science Club
2. 3. 4. President 3, 4: Day Men's Association 1, 2, 3, 4: Lettermen's Club 3.
4; Kappa Delta Pi 3, 4 Treasurer; Phi
Sigma Pi 3. 4; Inter-Fraternity Council 4.

Page 139

ANTHONY LUBERESKI
Elementary
Baseball
2.

3.

1.

Luzerne
2. H:

Poelry

4;

InliaMiiral Basketball
(iliib

Gold 3; OiiiTKi! 4; Day
Rural Life Club 2.

4;

Maroon and

Men

1. 2.

3,

4;

MARGARET COLE McCERN
Bus

Benton
Transfer from Indiana

Orcbestra

Club

1. 2,

men

4; Pi

1,

2.

3;

Business Education
A. L 2: Day Wo-

W. C.
Omega Pi.

3; Y.

PAUL McHALE
Secondary

Wilkes-Barre

Y. M. C. A. 1, 2: Community Government Association 2; Student Representative to Cent. Committee 2; Social Relations Committee 2; Nortli Hall L 2. 3,
4; Intra-.VIural Basketball 1,
(Rel. other Col. C. C. 2, 3).

2,

3,

4,

SENIORS
Page 140

BSTC 1940

MARTHA

R.

McHENRY
Benton

Elementary

Day Women's Association
er,

3,

Club

4;

Club

Poetry

1.

2 Treasur-

3;

Language

4.

MARY

E.

McWILLIAMS
Danville

Business

Business Education Club 1, 2, 3; Poetry
Club 2, 3 Treasurer; Y. W. C. A. 3, 4:
Verse Choir 3: Basl^etball 2, 3; Mixed

Chorus

3.

4;

3. 4; Day
2; Waller Hall

Language Club

Women's Association

1,

3,4.

ROYCE

M.

MASTELLER
Nuremberg

Secondary
Soccer
4;

1.

Social

Pi 4;

Science Club
Usage Club 4; Kappa Delta
4 Co-Captain;

Public Affairs

Forum

men's Club 4; North Hall

Page 141

4:

Letter-

1. 2. 3, 4.

NORMAN

J.

MAZA
Nanticoke

Business

Business
President of
Freshman Class; North Hall 1. 2 TreaStudent Council. Junior
surer. 3, 4;
Class Representative: Social Usage Club
4; Kappa Delta Pi 3. 4: Pi Omega Pi
3, 4: Commimity Government Association.
President 4; Lettermen's Club
Fuotball 1: Baseball

Education Club

1,

1.

1.

2.

2. 3. 4:

3:

2, 3, 4.

MARION

F.

METCALFE

Elementary

Sunbury

Maroon and Gold Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4;
Public Affairs Forum 4; Waller Hall 1,
2, 3, 4.

MARY LOUISE MILLER
Wiconisco

Secondarr
Geographic Society
Pulilic

Affairs

Gold Paper 4;
guage Club 4.

1;

Forum

Poetry Clid)
4;

1.

4;

Maroon and

Science Club 4;

SENIORS

Lan-

•^

Page 142

BSTC 1940

SAM MILLER
Secondary

Hazlelon

Wrestling 1; Maroon and Gold Paper,
Reporter 2, 3; Jr. Varsity Football 3;
Piililic Affairs Forum 3, 4 Treasurer;
Basketball
Intra-Miiral
Student
3;
Council, Senior Representative 4.

WILLIAM MILLER
Nuremberg

Secondary
Cheerleader
ciation

1,

2, 3,

4;

Day Men's Asso-

1, 2, 3, 4.

NICHOLAS
Elementary

R.

MITCHELL
Ebervale

Spring F.iotball 1; Y. M. C. A. 2. 3;
Day Men's Association 1, 2. 3, 4; Poetry
Club 4; Intra-Mural Basketball 3, 4.

Page 143

PHILLIP
Bus

\^'.

MOORE
Northumberland

ess

Day Men's Association 1. 2. 3. 4; Maroon and Gold Band 1. 2 Treasurer. 3
Student Director, i President and .Student Director: Maroon and Gold Orchestra 1. 2. 3 President and Student
Director, 4 Student Director; Maroon
and Gold Dance Band. Director 4;
Business Educalicui Cluli 1. 2: Phi Sig-

ma

Pi 4.

FLORENCE

A.

P.ARK

Secondary

Dallas

V.

W.

1

"B" Club

3 President: Athletics
Secretary 2. 3. President 4: .Science Club 2. 3 Secretary. 4;
:

C. A.

1. 2.

2. 3. 4.

1. 2 Supervisor and Chair(.Committee. 3 Superintendent. 4
President; Chairman (d Finance ComV^

aller Hall

man

mittee 2: Puldic Affairs Forum. Secretary 3. Vice President 4; Kappa Delta
Pi 3. 4 Secretary: .Student Christian
Association, Vice President 4; College
Council 4. Governing Board, President
4: Social Committee 4.

THEODORE PARSELL
Bus

Orangeville

Mixed Chorus

1, 2,

3 Secretary;

A

Cap-

3; Commimity Government Association, .\cting Treasurer 4;
Business Education Club 1, 2; Day
Men"s Association 1, 2. 3. 4; .Soccer 3.
pella Choir

4: Pi

1, 2,

Omega

men's Club

3.

pa Delta Pi

4.

Pi 3. 4 Treasurer: Letter4; Phi Sigma Pi 4; Kap-

SENIORS
Page 144

BSTC 1940

MARION PATTERSON
Elementary

Berwick

A. B. C. Clul)

1, 2.

3;

Sewing Club

2,

3;

Language Club 4; Day Women's Association

1, 2, 3, 4.

PAUL PAULHAMUS
Bloomsburg

Secomlarv

Verse Choir 1, 2 Vice President; Language Club 4; Science Club 4.

JOHN PLEVYAK
Business
Y. M. C. A.

Club
ager

Page 145

1,

3,

Carbondale
1, 2,

3: Business Education

2; Soccer 3, 4; Baseball
4; Intra-Mural Basketball

Man3, 4.

JON

L.

POMRINKE
Nanticoke

Business

Y. M. C. A. 1: Business Education Club
2: Intra-Mnral Basketball 3; Plii Sigma
Pi

3, 4.

JAMES PUGH
Edwardsville

Elementary

Mixed Chorus 1. 2;
1. 2; Y. M. C. A. 1,
Dramatic Club

A

Cappella Choir

2; Poetry Club 2;

1.

MARIA RAKLEVICZ
Business

Plymouth

Business Education Club 1; Waller Hall
2 Supervisor, 3, 4: Public Affairs
1,
Forum 4; Poetry Club 4.

SENIORS
Page 146

BSTC 1940

AGNES RECLA
Business

Shepplnn

Waller Hall

W.

3; Y.

Club

4;

1, 2, 3,

1, 2, 3,

T.

Elementary

2,

3

Board

REIGLE
Northumberland

1, 2,

Treasurer;

3;

A

Cappella Choir

Chairman

of

1.

Election

4.

VIOLET

T.

Bus
cation Club
Secretary, 4.

REILLY
Scranlon

Mixed Chorus

Page 147

1, 2,

1;

PAULYNE
Waller Hall

Mixed Chorus

Business Education
4; Verse Choir 3.

C. A.

1. 2.

1, 2,

3,

4; Business Edu-

3; Waller Hall

1, 2,

3

\

1MA\

0.

REPPERT
Espy

Business

Business Education Club 2; Athletics
3 \ erse Choir 3.

2,

;

EVALINE

J.

RIEBEN

Business

Allenl.i

Y. W. C. A. 1. 2: Mixed Chorus 1. 2. 3;
Athletics 2: Business Education Club 1.
3: Obiter Staff 3: Waller Hall 1. 2, 3
Supervisor, 4.

JAMES RIM
Secundarv

Lattimer Mines

-Maroon and Cold Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1. 2. 3. 4: Y. M. C. A. 1, 2, 4:
Intra-Mural Basketball 1. 2: Columban
Club 1. 2. 3. 4: A Cappella Choir 1, 2;

Mixed Chorus

1. 2.

SENIORS
Page 148

BSTC 1940

MURIEL RINARD
Calawissa

Elementary

Mixed Chorus 1. 2, 3. 4; Athletics 1;
"B" Chih 2. 3, 4; Maroon and Gold Paper, Reporter 3, 4; Language Club 4;
Social Usage Club 4; Obiter Staff 4:
Poetry
Day Women's Association 1
Club 1; Community Government Association 2; Voting Committee 4; Hospitality Commillee 2; Social Commit:

tee 3, 4.

RAYMOND SANGER
Secondary

Aristes

Y. M. C. A. 1. 2: Spring Football 1;
Varsity 2: OBiTf;R Editorial 2: Baseball, Jr. Varsity 2, 3, 4: Dining Room
Committee 4; A Cappella f!hoir 3, 4;
Mixed Chorus 3, 4; Intra-Mural Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Hospitality Committee 4: North Hall 1, 2, 3. 4.

Jr.

EUGENE
Secoiiilary.

SHARKEY

F.

Elementary, Special Ed.
Lattimer Mines

Maroon and Gold Orchestra 1; Y. M. C.
A. 1. 2, 4; North Hall 1, 2, 3, 4; Day
Men's Association 1 Maroon and Gold
Paper, Editorial 3; Geography Club 3,
4; Public Affairs Fonun 4; Language
('lub 4; Social Usage Club 4; Science
;

<:lidi 4.

Page 149

BYRON

D.

SHINER
Berwick

Business

1. 2. 3; Business Education Club 1. 2. 3: Obitkh Staff 3; Wrestling 2. 3, 4; Cross Country 2; Pi Omega Pi 4: Lettermen's Club 4: Kappa

Mixed Clinnis

Delta Pi 3. 4 Vice President Soccer 3,
4; Senior Class Treasurer: Day Men's
Association 1, 2, 3, 4 Vice President.
:

JEAN

D.

SMITH
Catawissa

Bit sine

Day Women's Association
Business Education Club
Cboir 3.

1,

1, 2,

2, 3. 4;
3; Verse

MILES SMITH
Secondarv

Berwick

Day Men's Association 1, 2, 3. 4 President; Science Club 2; Secondary Conference at Temple U. 2; Maroon and
Gold Paper 2. 3 Sports Editor; Pbi Sigma Pi 2. 3. 4; Football Manager 3. 4;
Varsity Manager 3, 4; Intra Mural Basketball 2, 3, 4; Kappa Delta Pi 3, 4;
Obiter Staff 3. 4 Sports Editor; Lettermen's Club 4; Community Government
Association 4; Customs Board 4;
lege Council 4.

Col-

SENIORS
Page 150

BSTC 1940

LORRAINE

C.

SNYDER

Secondary

Pottsviile

Mixed Chorus

1, 2,

3;

A

Cappella Choir

2 Treasurer, Vice President 3, Treasurer 4; Day Women's Association 1, 2,
1.

3.

Women's Trio

4;

2,

3;

Geography

4 Vice President; Kappa DeUa
Pi 3, 4; "B" Chd) 4; Vice President of
Senior Class.

CAuh

3,

FLORENCE

T.

STEFANSKI
Wilkes-Barre

Business
Y.

W.

C. A. 1;

B.

C.

Chib

Mixed Chorus 1. 2; A.
2 Program Chairman;
Waller Hall 1, 2 Governing Board Secretary Res. Supervisor, 3, 4; Dramatic
Club 2, 3, 4; Student Council 2; Com1,

munity Government Association 1, Hospitality Committee, Social Committee 2,
Vice President 3; Business Education
Club 1, 2. 3; Pi Omega Pi 3, 4 Vice
President;

College

Council

Represen-

Alpha Psi Omega 4; Public
Affairs Forum 4; Columban Club 1, 2,
tative

2:

3,4.

MARY STINE
Elementary
Y.

W.

Elysburg

C. A. 1;

Day Women's Associa-

Representative; Rural
Life Club 2; Mixed Chorus 2, 3; "B"
Clul) 4; Athletics 1, 2, 3.
tion

Page 151

1,

2,

3,

4

LEONARD

^^

E.

STOUT
Nescopeck

Secondary

Day Men's Association 1, 2. 3. 4: Dramatic Club 1. 2. 3: Mixed Chums 2. 3;
GeoScience Club 2. 3. 4 President
graphic Society 3; Fire Drill Committee 3; Kappa Deha Pi 3. 4: Phi Sigma
:

Pi 3. 4; Gamma Theta Upsilon 4; InterFraternity Council 4.

ESTHER M. SUTHERLAND
Wilkes-Barre

Elementary

Y. W. C. A. 1; Waller Hall 1. 2: Day
\^'nmen"s Association 3. 4: "B" Club 4;
Athletics 1. 2. 3: Sewing Club 4.

WILLIAM TRIMBLE
Wilkes-Barre

Business
Y.

M.

Club

1,

Business Education
4; Day Men's Association 1,

C. A.
2,

1.

2;

2. 3, 4.

SENIORS
Page 152

::

BSTC 1940

ROSE

M.

TURSE
West Hazleton

Business

A Cappella Choir 1
1
Dramatic Chilj 1, 2. 3; ISiisiness Education Club 2; Waller Hall 1, 2 Supervisor,
Mixed Chorus

:

3,4.

HANNAH

E.

UNGER
Danville

Secondary

Science Cliil) 1, 2, 3, 4; Vice President:
Poetry Club 1, 2. 3 Vice President
Language Club, President 4; Sewing
Club 3; Kappa Delta Pi 3. 4: Day Women's Association 1, 2, 3, 4.

ELWYN

J.

VAUGHAN

Bus

Nanticoke
1: Maroon and
Day Men's Asso-

Business Education Club

Cold Band
ciation

Page 153

1.

2, 3,

1, 2, 3, 4.

4;

FRED VISINTAINER
Drums

Elementary

1: Football 1; Y. M. C.
A. 1: Rural Life Club. Chairman 2: Geographic Society 3; Soccer, Senior Manager 4: Public Affairs Forum 4; North
Hall 1, 2, 3, 4.

Mixed Chorus

GERALDINE

L.

WAGNER
Ke

Business

Business Education Club 3:
men's Association 1, 2. 3. 4.

PHYLLIS

Day Wo-

WAGNER

Secondary

Hazleton

Mixed Chorus 1, 2. 3: Athletics 2: Sewing Club 3; "B" did) 3, 4; Waller Hall
1. 2. 3. Supervisor 4: Maroon and Gold
Paper 1, 3. Reporter and Typist 4.

SENIORS
Page 154

BSTC 1940

KATHRYN

L.

WALP
Berwick

onilary

Sewing

CIitI) 1:

A. B. C. Chili 2;

Kappa

Delta Pi 3, 4; Vice President of Junior
Class; Language Club 4; Public Affairs

Forum

Association
tion

1.

2, 3,

4; Community Government
4; Day Women's Associa4 President.

ALFRED WASHELESKI
Simpson

Business

Y. M. C. A. 1; Intra-Mural Basketball
3; Business Ediicatiun Club 1, 2.

CARL WELLIVER
Secondary
Dramatic Club

Bloomsburg

1. 2. 3. 4; Football 1, 2,
Intra-Mural Basketball 1, 2, 4;
Wrestling 2, 3; Public Affairs Forum

3.

4;

2, 3, 4.

Page 155

WILLIAM W. WERTZ
Frackville

Secondary

Cross Country 1: Y. M. C. A. 2: Junior
Class President: College Council 3:
Science Club 3, 4; Public Affairs Forum
4; Representative to National Student
Federation of America 4; Maroon and
Gold Staff 4; General Chairman to
Penna. S. T. C. Student Conference 3;
Day Men's Association 1, 2, 3. 4.

LILLIAN YEAGER
Centralia

Secondary
Y. W. C. A.
3 Secretary:

1.

2: (ieographic Society

1,

Gamma

Theta Upsilon 2.
3, 4 Vice President: Science Club 2:
Mixed Chorus 2. 3; Kappa Delta Pi 3,
Representative to Inter-Fraternity
Council 3; Inter-Fraternity Council 4;
Waller Hall 1, 2, 3, 4, Supervisor 3, 4.

4;

FERN YOST
Rock Glen

Elemenlary

Geographic Society 1 Rural Life Club
Sewing Club 3; "B" Club 4: Ath:

2:

letics 1, 2, 3;
1.

2. 3,

Day Women's Association

4; Poetry

Club

4.

SENIORS
Page 156

BSTC 1940

BERNARD ZEIGLER
Ashley

Secondary

M.

C. A. 1: Intra-Mural Basketball
4; Obitkr Staff 3; Hospitality Committee 2, 3 Chairman; Dramatic Club 2,
3, 4; Day Men's Association 2, 3, 4;

Y.

2, 3,

North Hall

1.

ROBERT ZIMMERMAN
Secondary

Nuremberg

Science Club 1; Basketball 1, 2, 3: Football 2; Soccer 2, 3; Day Men's Association

1, 2, 3, 4.

RUTH ZIMMERMAN
Elementary

W. C. A. 1, 2: Waller
Day Women's Association

Y.

2, 3,

Page 157

Siinbnry

Hall 1, 2, 3;
4; "B" Club
4: Athletics 1; Election Board 4.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Calendar
SEPTEMBER

—Benjamin Franklin
School opens.
Meeting 9:30 A. M.
12 — Final Date
Entrance Examinations.
13— Registration and
Freshmen.
14— Registration and
Upperclassmen.
— Classes Begin.
16— Faculty and Trustee Reception and Dance
Students.
— General Customs Begin.
19— Church Receptions.
26— Columhia County Fair Day.
5

Training:

11— Facnlty

for

Classification of all

Classification of all

1.5

for

18

30—Football—Millersville Away)
(

OCTOBER

— Boston Sinfonietta.
7 — Football — Indiana (Here).

5

General Customs End.
Business Education Club Dance.

— Football — Mansfield

14

i

20—Frosh Kid Party.
21—Football— Lock Haven

Away

)

(Here

I.

— Nomination of Freshmen
27 — Jim \\ilson —
Traveler.
28 — Football — .Shippensburg Away)
25

Officers.

\^'orld

(

NOVEMBER

— Election of Freshman

1

4

Officers.

— Homecoming Day.

—Kutzlown (Here).
—American Education Week.
11 — Armistice Day— Dr. Geo. Raiguel — Commenlatiu.
Football — East .'^troudsburg (Here).
17 —Jitney Players.
18 — Football — Panzer .\w ay
Football

5-11

(

22—Thanksgiving
27

)

Recess Begins 12:00 M.

— Thanksgiving Recess Ends

12:00 M.

DECEMBER

9—"Y"

Festival.

—Senior Informal Dance.
— Christmas Entertainment.

16

20

21— Christmas

Recess Begins 12:00 M.

JANUARY

2— Christmas

Recess Ends 12:00 M.

— Basketball— Lock Haven (Here).
— Miss Pernel,
13 — Basketball — Shippensburg
Here)
5

12

Violinist.

(

19

— Special Chapel for Students Completing 'Work
(

—
—
27 —
20
24

at

End

of .Semester.

Basketball— Millersville Here
First Semester Ends After Last Class.
Second Semester Begins 12:00 M.
Basketball
East Stroudsburg (Here).
1

—

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—

—

.

.

.

FEBRLARV
2

—Basketball— Shippensburg

(Away

Mid-Year C. G. A. Dance.
3—Basketball— Millersville Away
9
Josef Wagner, Pianist.
I

—
10 — Service

t

I

,\rea Conference.

Basketball— Mansfield Here).
Nomination OBiTt;R Officers (Jnniors).
I

—

14
16

— Basketball — Indiana Away
— Election Obitkk Officers (Juniors).
I

21

— Basketball—West
— Sophomore

23
24
26

)

Chester (Here).

Cotillion.

Noiniiiatioii

by C. G. A. Council of Manion and Gold Officers.

MARCH

— Basketball-Montclair Teachers College Away).
Wiener and Thimey. Dancers.
2 — Basketball — East Stroudsburg (Away).
6 — Election of Maroon and Gold
8 — High .School Basketball Tournament — Afternoon and Evening.
9 — High .Schocd Basketball Tournament — Afternoon and Evening.
14 — Kiwanis-Rotary-College Evening.
1

I

Officers.

15-16

—

for

C. G. A. Officers at Eastern States Association Profes.-ional .Vhools

Teachers Conference.

New York

—Lewis Hoskins—Television

18

City.

Demonstrator.

21— Easter
26— Easter
30

—

Recess Begins 12:00 M.
Recess Ends 12:00 M.
Freshman Hop.

APRIL

— Mixed Chorus With Eugene Conley, Guest Tenor.
— Faculty Annual Banquet.
17 — Election
G. A.
20 —
G. A. Special Dance.
24— Nomination Class
and Council Representatives.
25— Mock Convention.
12

16

C.

Officers.

C.

Officers

26— He-She

Party

Penn Relays.
Commercial Contest
Penn Relays.

— Class A.
—
30 — High Scho(d hnilation Program.

27

Baseball. Tennis. Track. Shippensliurg (Here).

MAY
and Council Representatives.
— Election Class
—Commercial Contest — Class
— .Assembly
and Council.
G. A.
10 — Junior Promenade.
13 — May Day Dress Rehearsal.
15 — May Day.
18 — State Track Meet
West Chester.
Officers

1

4
6

B.

Installation of C.

Officers

at

Athletic Banquet and Dance.

22— Class Work

Ends 12:00 M.

— Senior Banquet and Dance.
25— Alumni Day.
26 — Baccalaureate Sermon.
27 — Senior Day.

23

28

— Commencement.

NOW
Page 159

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.

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WATCH US

GO!

Hocird of Trustees
1939-194U

Dr. H. \

.

HowER.

"Hon. Clinton Herring,

Grover
Hon.

C.

C. C.

T.

J

ice President

Shoemaker. Secretary-Treasurer

F.

Thomas

-

-

Bluomsluug

Farrell

Wilkes-Barre
Lewisbiirg
Stlnnlkill Ha\en

Bloomsburg

Esq.

G. Vincent

The Board

i)f

k

Orangeville

-

Meyer

Mont Smith.

i(

Berwick

Mrs. Ethel Noecker
"H.

-

Evans

Hon. Thomas

Henry

Beiw

President

Danville

Trustees meets regularlv four times a vear.

During

the interim the affairs of the college are condui'ted by the following

Executive Committee which meets month! v:

Hon.

C. C. Ev.\ns

Grover

Thomas

C.

G.

Shoemaker, Secretary-Treasurer
Vincent

*HoN. Clinton Herring, lice President
Dr. H. V.

*

Hower.

President

Deceased

Page 160

A

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LI

T

G

I\

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S

ONGRATULATIONS
Gof

TO THE
SENIOR CLASS OF

1940

Dr. Oliver Miller

Bloomsburg, Pa.

W. Beckley

Bloomsburg, Pa.

Dr. D.

Paul

L.

Truskey, Manager

Andrea Theater
Dr. Charles

Dr.

J.

F.

Yost

Bloomsburg, Pa.

W. Bruner

Bloomsburg, Pa.

Hower

Bloomsburg, Pa.

Dr. C. M.

Dr.

B.

Catawissa, Pa.

M. Bittenbender

Bloomsburg, Pa.

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INDEX
A

K

Page

Page

Cappella Choir

25

Kappa

Alpha Psi Omega

94

Kehr, Dean Marguerite

17

Amlrnss, H. A.

16

Koch. Dean John C.

17

A

100

Delia Pi

B

L
85

Band

110

Baseball

60

Basketball

B Club

Language (Hub
Language Facidty

77

Library

20

20

104

Benjamin Franklin School

24

Blnonisbiirg Players

72

M

Bowling

40

Marciou and Gold

Business Education Club

90

Mathematics Faculty

21

Business Education Faculty

18

80

Business Manager

26

Mixed Chorus
Music Faculty

68

25

N

C
Community Government Association
Contents

28
7

North Hall Association

32

Nurse

26

41

Cross Country

O
D
Dance Band
Day Men's Association

84

Day Women's Association

64

Obiter

70

Orchestra

83

66

P

4

Dedication

Deans

17

Dietitian

26

Dramatic Club

72

Phi Sigma Pi
Pi

Omega

102

98

Pi

Poetry Club

Public Affairs

88

Forum

76

E
Education Faculty

16

Entertainment Course

63

F
16

Football

38
6

44

Theta Upsilon

116

Seniors

118

Soccer

36

Social Studies Faculty

22
78
48

96

Student Christian Association

74

22

Superintendent of Grounds and Buihlings

26

79

Girls' Sports

42

H

T
Tennis

23

112

Track

114

Trustees

160

I

Inter-Fraternity Council

21

Senior Class

Social L'sage Club

Geography Faculty
Geography Society

Health Education Faculty

86

Sophomores

G
Gamma

27

Science Club
Science Faculty

Faculty

Foreword
Freshmen

S
School Districts in Teacher Training

V
92

Views
J
Juniors
J.

V. Basketball

Page 175

52

62

10

W
Waller Hall Association

30

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