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FOREWORD
Although change is not always synonymous
with progress, the development of the campus and buildings at "The Friendly College"
during the past ten years reflects both

growth and improvement in
plant and educational facilities.
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A DECADE
OF GROWTH

VOLUME

XXVII

DECEMBER, 1958

Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Bloomsburg,
Pennsylvania, under the Act of August 24, 1912.

NO.

1

"I

FAMILIAR

Carver

Hall,

with

its

LANDMARK

accessibility

changing

move

architectural

Towers

.

beautiful Georgian bell tower, has long

dominated the campus scene;
greater

Saw the

to

but, with the

administrative

the

styles,

it

growing need for
offices and with

was thought

the familiar red brick entrance with

its

desirable to recast iron foun-

flower plot in 1954. The new gateway to
constructed of Indiana limestone, is in
campus,
the college
keeping with the spirit of change but retains the quiet dignity
which has always been characteristic of Bloomsburg. Carver
Tower, now illuminated and known as the Bloomsburg Beacon, was dedicated during the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of
Teacher Education at the college to the memory of those

tain

and

circular

students from the college

during World

GIVES

War

who made

the

Supreme

Sacrifice

II.

WAY TO NEW ENTRANCE

A

of Bloomsburg"

—

Carver, With

President

Andruss

desk

new

office

The increasing enrollment ne
cessitated

providing

new

offi-

ces for the President of the College. Dr. Harvey A. Andruss,

President of the College since
1939,
and Mrs. Anna M.
Knight, Institutional Secretary,

now occupy spacious quarters
on the first floor of Carver Hall.
Many

visitors,

including

the

Governor of Pennsylvania and
Superintendent of Public
have commented
upon the tasteful decor of the executive offices which are easily accessible to visitors
to the Bloomsburg State Teachers College campus. These changes were complete<
in the spring of 1954.

the

Instruction,

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Students
in

meet

Carver Hall

informally

Lobby.

in
in

at

Its

his

executive

Carver

Hall

Ever-Welcoming Door

Edwards explains

per-

sonalized

placement

to

prospective

teachers.

Mr.

An

increase

in

student enrollment from 790

September 1948

1378

to

in

in

September 1958

dictated an expansion of facilities for handling

the increased services performed by the College

Business Manager, the Dean of Instruction, and
the Director of Admissions and Placement.

Administering a college budget nearly double
that of a decade ago, personalizing admissions
and placement, and directing an expanded curriculum
and increased enrollment
have required more office
space, as well as a centrallylocated conference

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com-

Faculty-administrative

mittee

meeting

ference

Room.

Con-

in

Business

new
Hall.

Office

quarters

in

staff

in

Carver

room

for

Board of Trustees and
the Administrative Councilall
on the first floor of
Carver Hall.
the

—

For Those

Who Follow Here

Aen's

Room

Learning

More

centralized

means

how

to use

modern teaching

aids.

of communication have been pro-

vided by relocating the Day Men's Room, by renovating
the first floor corridor of Noetling Hall with well-lighted
bulletin boards, and providing mail box space for every
student and every faculty member in the College post
office. The installation of a PBX system provides for more
efficient inter-office communication.

A

film library

and

a

projection

room were

located

in

the

reconstructed second-floor area of Noetling Hall in 1949
to serve the growing audio-visual needs of the College.

the old "College Store.'

piirici

rum

Staff

members use

Faculty

Lounge for "homework."

PBX— Communication

center

in

Waller Hall

WILLIAM BOYD SUTLIFF HALL

The farsighted planning of Presisident Harvey A. Andruss, with the
wholehearted support of Dr. Charles
H. Boehm, Superintendent of Public Instruction, enabled Bloomsburg
to
be the first of the fourteen
Pennsylvania
leges

State

receive

to

Teachers Colapproval of a

comprehensive campus plan,

pro-

viding facilities for an enrollment
The
of 2,000 students by 1970.
first building to be constructed in
this program of expansion was the
College Commons, a dining hall,

completed

in

more

than a
Construction

1957

at

a

half-million

cost

of

dollars.

now proceeding
is
on two additional buildings
-William Boyd Sutliff Hall and
New North Hall. The former will
rapidly

provide

rooms
six

eight
for

modern

specialized

class-

Business Education and
science laboratory class-

The new men's dormitory
house 200 college men. The
approved campus plan incorporates
three distinct areas designed for
Living, Learning, and Recreation.
rooms.

will

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Bloomsburg

Is

Growing

Proposed Campus Expansion

OLD BARN

REPLACED BY

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NEW NORTH

HALL

Modern

Cramped

Carlyle

once

"A

said,

quarters of old second-floor library.

university

is

a

Recognizing the
importance of a modern library in an
expanding program of teacher education, the College recently relocated its
library in the area formerly occupied
by the old dining hall. This resulted
in doubling the amount of shelf space
collection

of

and created

books."

a light, cheerful setting for

college

students.

Waller

Hall

The

Court,

fountain, which

is

library

with

its

adjoins
electric

colorfully illuminated

at night.

When

the

library

was

located

second floor of Waller

Hall,

on the

the

num-

ber of acquisitions was limited by space
and weight; in the new quarters, the
number of volumes can be increased
from 35,000 to approximately 70,000.

The Class of 1958 recently set a precedent by providing, as a memorial, the
sum of $600 to be added to regular
college funds for the purchase of books.

Spacious,

modern

library

replaces old Dining Hal

Library

Hometown newspapers— popular

reading

Replaces Old Dining Hall

enter

in

new

library.

Benjamin Franklin Laboratory School pupils have separate

facilities in

new

library.

Transition

and Growth

Few changes in the physical plant of the college have evoked
more favorable comments than the College Commons, the
The oakColonnade, and the attractive Waller Lounge.
paneled Commons accommodates 650 students in quiet, disImprovements in Waller Hall include
tinctive surroundings.
the Colonnade, which in 1949 replaced the wooden portico
known to generations of Bloomsburg students as Long Porch.
The relocation of the business

made space

available for a

voted to social and cultural

offices

and the old book

store

lounge area deThe stately columns of

well-appointed
activities.

new

porch-entrance to
Waller Hall Lobby, completed
in 1956, have become one of
the new campus landmarks.
The view of the campus from
this veranda
is
popular with
students and visitors alike.
the

The College

Commons— Now

New Student
The Old Gym, with its
ning track and spiral

circular

but a memory.

place

In

its

run-

staircase,
is

is

the

Husky Lounge— recreational center
Bloomsburg students since its

for

completion

in

1956.

A

completely

equipped snack bar and fountain,
numerous tables and booths, modern book store and retail outlet, a

The Husky Lounge (1958

(

Center
with imposing stone
and an elevated television
lounge promote the kind of feeling
which makes it easy "for a student
The
to be proud of Bloomsburg."
profits from this student center are
channeled into college community
projects, including scholarships and
grants for worthy college students.

sunken

patio

fireplace,

One

of three student offices adjacent to

Freshman "Tribunal Night"

in

Husky Lounge.

elevated area of Husky Lounge.

Expanded

Facilities for

Special Education

ENTRANCE TO

NAVY HALL
NAVY HALL AUDITORIUM

FLOOR PLAN

-NEW

SPEECH

AND HEARING

CLINIC

George AA. Leader's interest and support of state-wide proHandicapped Children, the College is now developing a
grams of Education
Plans have been apSpecial Education center on the ground floor of Navy Hall.
speech and hearfor
rooms
individual
proved for remodeling this area to include
Inspired by Governor

for

ing therapy, psychological examination and testing, and diagnostic and remedial
reading services. Offices will be provided for members of the staff of the Department of Special Education, as well as for student clinicians.

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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
CHARLES

H. BOEHAA, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Chairman, Board of State Teachers College Presidents
Chairman, State Council of Education
Ex-officio Member, Board of Trustees

RALPH C. SWAN, Deputy Superintendent
GEORGE W. HOFFMAN, Deputy Superintendent

CARL E. SEIFERT, Deputy Superintendent
CLARENCE ACKLEY, Deputy Superintendent

STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATION
Paul

Anderson

R.

Cathleen

James

AA.

Pittsburgh

Champlin

-

Philadelphia

Cheyney

Duckrey

H.

Dublin

Buck Walsh

Pearl

George

Hamilton

E.

Andrew

Meadville

Nowak

J.

Erie

Abington

O. H. English

Stephen

Sweeney

Philadelphia

Gladfelter

Philadelphia

B.

Millard

E.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
C.

Wm.

Carl

Catawissa

Kreisher, President

R.D. 2, Orangeville

Fleckenstine, Vice President

E.

Howard

S.

Berninger, Secretary

Bloomsburg

Bernard

J.

Kelley

Philadelphia

Harold

Paul

L.

Pottsville

.

Frank A. Thornton

Leo

Bloomsburg

Dennen

S.

Shamokin

....

.

John H. Shuman
R.D.

1,

Turbotville

Sam Jacobs

Danville

President of the College

Harvey A. Andruss

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
Harvey A. Andruss
Mrs.

President

Anna M. Knight

Dean of

Edwards

C. Stuart

Director of Admissions

Walter

Ralph

Macdonald

E.

..

Herre

George G. Stradtman
Royce O. Johnson
Ernest H. Engelhardt

Thomas
Donald

M.

B.
F.

Martin
Maietta

Beatrice Mettler

Paul G. Martin

Jennings

and Placement

B.

Knoebel

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Women
Women

Assistant

Dean of Men
Dean of Men

Assistant

Dean of Men

Blair

R.
S.

Instruction

Dean of
Assistant Dean of

Mrs. Elizabeth Miller

Mary

Secretary

Institutional

John A. Hoch

Director of Elementary Education

Director of Secondary Education

Director of Business Education
Director of Special

Education

Resident Nurse
Business

Manager

Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds