THE
BLOOMSBURG
STORY
• • IN PICTURES

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

Administrative Personnel
Harvey A. Andruss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President
Mrs. Anna M. Knight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary to President
Thomas P. North . ........ . .. . ......... . .... . .... . .. . Dean of Instruction
Marguerite W. Kehr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dean of Women
Ethel A. Ranson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Dean of Women
Mary E. Macdonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Dean of Women
John A. Hoch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . ... Dean of Men
Robert B. Redman ........... . .... . .. .. ..... . ... . . Assistant Dean of Men
Ralph S. Herre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. ...... Assistant Dean of Men
Edna J. Hazen .. .. . ..... . . . ..... .. ...... Director of Elementary Education
Richard G. Hallisy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Business Education
M. Beatrice Mettler . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .
Graduate Nurse
Mrs. Rebekah Hufcut
...............................
. . . . Dietitian
Paul G. Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Business Manager
Edward Sharretts ·· ··t·· ··· ·· ··· Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings

The Board of Trustees
Reg. S. Hemingway, President
Fred W . Diehl, Vice President ...
Mrs. Elsie Yorks Jones, Secretary
Earl V. Wise ........ .
George L. Weer
Howard S. Fernsler
Charles D. Steiner
C. Wm. Kreisher
Victor Diehm
Harvey A. Andruss
Francis B. Haas, ex-officio

VOL. 20, NO. 5

Bloomsburg
Danville
Bloomsburg
Berwick
Kingston
Pottsville
Shamokin
Catawissa
Hazleton
President of the College
Superintendent of Public Instruction

APRIL, 1952

Carver Hall ( 1867)

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Waller Hall-Administrative Offices and Women's Dormitory

North Hall-Men's Dormitory

Class Memorial-1912

Benjamin Franklin Laboratory School

Front Campus

Centen?ial Gym

/'ndividual instruction

Speech Clinic

Chem Lab

Zoology Laboratory

Student Pul;,lications

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Library ,Reading Room
"School Da,ys" _.
Science Hall

BLOOMSBURG

and YOU
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Thousands of young people graduating
from high school this year are faced with
the problem, "What shall I choose as my
life's work."
What of teaching?

If you like boys and girls, have a
pleasing personality. and are interested
in a life of service, it is probable that
with training you can become a successful teacher.
America needs teachers. The crisis is
particularly acute in the elementary field
where record enrollments are anticipated
during the next decade. A study recently
completed by the National Commission
on Teacher Education reveals that more
than one million new elementary school
teachers and nearly 250,000 new secondary teachers will be needed before 1960.
Here is opportunity. Here is job security, Here is a profession.
While it is the hope of Bloomsburg
State Teachers College that you attend
some institution somewhere for your own
sake and for the sake of the future
welfare of the nation, we feel that
Bloomsburg has many advantages which
cannot be found in all colleges.
People who are well-dressed select
their clothes with care - clothes that fit
well and bring out their personality;
clothes that accentuate their best features
and enhance their personality. In the
same manner and with the same care you
should select your college.
Bloomsburg makes an effort to tailor
the education to the needs of the individual. At Bloomsburg, teachers are more
interested in teaching students than in

research; have time to talk with and
counsel students, correct study habits,
prevent failure-if possible-before it is
too late; place emphasis upon the areas
in which the student is weakest rather
than in cutting the cloth by a standard
pattern which may or may not fit the
individual. It is this fact, plus the College's emphasis on the living aspects of
education, that is responsible for Bloomsburg's outstanding record as measured
by the success of its graduates.
Bloomsburg State Teachers College is
owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, but it is not
entirely supported by taxpayers. Over a
period of years, the state has assumed
one-half the burden of the costs of maintenance, operation. and instruction, while
the students bear the remainder. In effect,
this means that every student attending
a teachers college receives a scholarship
from the state. This "gift" amounts to
about $300 a year for each student. Over
a four-year period, the state is contributing $1200 to the education of each state
teachers college graduate.
Bloomsburg is a community organized
for living and learning. It provides a
beautiful campus, comfortable dormitories, a pleasant dining room, and excellent
recreational facilities. Bloomsburg also
provides a well-rounded program of
health instruction and physical activities;
a modern gymnasium with a beautiful
swimming pool; tennis courts and playin\:j
fields. More important than all these advantages is the friendly, personal atmosphere that pervades the campus a
feeling that is impossible to find in colleges of more than a thousand students.

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Bloomsburg, known throughout the
Central
Pennsylvania area
as
the
"Friendly College, " has long been noted
for the congenial atmosphere on its campus where the "Hello" spirit among both
students and faculty is traditional.

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Bloomsburg, like other teachers colleges in Pennsylvania, offers curriculums
for teaching elementary and secondary
academic subjects, such as English,
Science, Mathematics, Languages, etc. In
addition, Bloomsburg offers educational
opportunities for prospective teachers of
business and retail selling. It also trains
teachers in the fields of special education,
speech correction, and kindergarten.
The first two years at Bloomsburg are
devoted to general or liberal education
in that only one course bears any direct
relation to teaching as a career. Beginning in the second year, a tentative
choice of the field of concentration must
be made so that electives or choices may
be followed in order that, in addition to
general knowledge of many things, a
specific prepara lion may be made for the
fields in which you intend to teac,h.
In the Senior year, student teaching ,
either in our own laboratory school or in
the schools of towns located near the
college, provides an ample opportunity
for the student to observe, aid, and participate in the actual teaching process.

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The social life at Bloomsburg is well
organized, and while some activities originate in various fraternity or dormitory
groups, there are all-college dances and
many other special events open to all
members of the student body. The finest
concert and dramatic artists are brought
to students, either on the college campus,
or in connection with the Bloomsburg
Civic Music Association. Record concerts, forums, discussions, field trips, professional meetings, outstanding speakers,
all serve to supplement the more serious
work of the classroom.
Bloomsburg is one of the pioneers in
student participation in college government. The Community Government Association is composed of all students and
faculty i:pembers of the college; and the
governing board, the College Council,

initiates policies under which all campus
organizations and extracurricular activities are organized and conducted.
But any young person who is thinking
about going into teaching has a right to
know something of the placement record
of the college which he expects to attend
in preparing for that profession. Bloomsburg offers its graduates intelligent, personalized placement service which attempts to find the right position for each
individual. The placement office keeps
its candidates informed on matters of
supply and demand. It also works diligently to secure for them the best position and highest salary their qualifications merit.
Through a series of surveys made at
regular intervals during the last twenty
years, it was found that more than 85
percent of Bloomsburg graduates have
taught in regular teaching positions and
over 12 percent arc gainfully employed
in other occupations. This record speaks
for itself.
Bloomsburg meets the highest standards as a college. It is on the approved
list of the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools and · the
American Association of Colleges for
Teacher Education. Its department of
Business Education is accredited by the
National Association of Business Teacher Training Institutions.
The question of the right college for
you cannot be answered specifically.
Certainly, Bloomsburg is not the only
place where you can get a good education. It may not even be the best place
for any one particular student. The chief
factor in successful formal education is
the student himself. Some students will
do better work in one environment than
in another; others will not do as well.
Bloomsburg is interested in selecting
for admission those students who can
best take advantage of the many opportunities Bloomsburg has to offer. If you
have a sound mental and moral background, possess emotional stability, and
the kind of personality that can develop
in a friendly college atmosphere , Bloomsburg is the college for you!

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Rhythmic Activities

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Fashion Show-1890 Model

Typewriting Class

Office Machinfs Show

Men's Glee Club

Presidential Candid

Attractive Living Quarters

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Modern Swimming Pool

Senior Ivy Day

State Teachers College Champions-1951

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Academy, Literary Institute, State
Normal School, State Teachers College
-such has been the historical development of the present State Teachers College at Bloomsburg.
Beginning with a private academy,
opened in 1839 by C. P. Waller, a graduate of Williams College, Bloomsburg
has grown steadily through the years
despite trying times in the early years
of its development. In Ji.tne, 1939, the
College very fittingly celebrated its Centennial-one hundred years of progress.
Since that time .there has been a rapid
growth and extension of the services of
the College. Plant improvements have
been extensive, and parallel with these
changes have come significant changes
in the curriculum and course offerings.
These developments have raised the institution to a position of pre-eminence in
the field of teacher education.
Bloomsburg State Teachers College is
a professional institution for the education of teachers for our public schools.
The College requires the maintenance of
high standards in academic work, balanced programs of social and recreational
activities, and opportunities for the development of self-direction and leadership.
The attainment of these objectives is
aided by a sound health program, favorable study conditions, a good library, and

supplementary social and recreational
activities.
1. General scholarship as evidenced by
graduation from an approved fouryear high school or institution of
equivalent rank and ranking in the
upper-half of the class at graduation.
Those students in the lower-half of
the class will be required to pass a
written entrance examination satisfactorily.
2. Integrity and appropriate personality
as shown by an estimate of secondary
school officials of the candidate's personal qualifications.
3. Health, physical vigor, emotional stability, and absence of physical defects
that would interfere with the successful performance of the duties of a
teacher as determined by a medical
examination at the college.
4. Normal intelligence and satisfactory
command of English as evidenced by
rating in standard tests.
5. A personal interview with particular
attention to personality, speech habits.
social presence, expressed interests of
the applicant, and promise of professional development.
Application blanks are available upon
request to the college.

- - - - - - - SUMMARY OF EXPENSES - - - - - - - - .
(Subject to Change)
The cost of one semester for students living at
Contingent fee
Housing fee (board, room and laundry)
Activities fee
Books and supplies (estimated)

Home

College

$45.00

$ 45.00

none

15.00
30.00

180.00*
15.00
30.00

$270.00
$90.00
Business students pay $12.00 additional.
Out-of-State students pay $7.50 per semester hour credit.
A deposit of ten dollars shall be made by all students who wish to register
at the college.

* Will

probably be increased proportionately lf cost of llY!ni,: continues to increase.

A general information bulletin is available giving the new curriculum patterns,
requirements for admission, and summary of expenses. This bulletin will be
mailed to interested persons upon request to the College. Catalogs are also available for distribution.