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Then and Now . . . . .

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Navy Hall
1959

Accredited by American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education,
National Association for Business Teacher Education,
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Post Office at Bloomsburg,
Pennsylvania, under the Act of August 24, 1912.
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The faculty of today . . . .
DEDICATE
this
Anniversary Publication
to

HARVEY A. ANDRUSS, SR.
Founder of the Division of Business Education
Director of Commercial Teacher Training- 1930-37
Dean of Instruction of the College-1937-39
President of the College-1939-Present
An inspiring teacherAn able administratorA nationally recognized leader in
Business Education-

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All of the former members of the faculty
of the
Division of Business Education.
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Milestones in the life of a college . . . .
1839-Bloomsburg Academy founded.
1856-Bloomsburg Literary Institute chartered.
1866-Bloomsburg Literary Institute charter revived.
1869- Bloomsburg Literary Institute became Bloomsburg Literary
Institute and State Normal School.
1916-Bloomsburg Literary Institute and State Normal School became
Bloomsburg State Normal School.
1927- Bloomsburg State Normal School became Bloomsburg State
Teachers College.
1930-COMMERCIAL TEACHER TRAINING CURRICULUM
INAUGURATED.
1939-Centennial Celebration of founding of the College.
1942- Army and Navy Aviation Cadet Training Program inaugurated.
1950- College accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools.
1957- Comprehensive Campus Plan for Future Expansion approved.
1960-William Boyd Sutliff Hall, new home of the Division of Business
Education, and New North Hall completed.
1960- Bloomsburg State Teachers College becomes Bloomsburg State
College.
Campus Plan for Future Expansion

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1.. .I VING

LEARI\JiNG

RECREATION

and a growing Division of Business Education.
1930- Commercial Teacher Training Curriculum inaugurated at
Bloomsburg State Teachers College.
1930- Junior Chamber of Commerce, forerunner of the Business Education Club, organized.
1931- Annual Business Education Contest inaugurated.
1933- First students- six in number- completed Commercial Teacher
Training Curriculum and received degrees.
1934- First graduating class- thirty one in number- following regular
four-year Commercial Teacher Training Curriculum received
degrees.
1935- Alpha Delta Chapter, Pi Omega Pi, received charter.
1939- Junior Chamber of Commerce became Business Education
Club.
1939- Founder of the Division, Dr. Harvey A. Andruss, Sr., named
President of the College.
1945- Department of Business Education moved to Navy Hall.
1947- First Annual Sales Rally held.
1947- Annual Fashion Show inaugurated.

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1951- Curriculum extensively revised to provide expanded and improved programs for prospective business teachers.
1955- Department of Business Education celebrated Silver Anniversary by serving as host to Convention of Pennsylvania Business
Educators Association. Dr. Harvey A. Andruss, Sr., honored
by Association for his contributions to business education.
1958- Student teaching facilities expanded to include ten high schools
to accommodate growing enrollment.
1959- Department of Business Education became Division of Business
Education.
1960- Division of Business Education occupies Sutliff Hall and celebrates Thirtieth Anniversary of the founding of the Division.
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The faculty expands . . . .

FACULTY OF THE DIVISION
1930-1960

Abell, Wilbur- 1941-1942
Allen, Mary- January 1938-June 1938
ANDRUSS, HARVEY A., SR.-1930-Present
Director of Comm ercial Teacher Training- 1930-1937
Dean of Instruction- 1937-1939
President of the College-1939-Present

Curtiss, N. Birss- 1937-1938
Dame, J. Frank-1946-1947
Director of Business Education
Forney, William- 1933-1959
Director of Business Education-1937-1946
Gehrig, Earl-1943-1956
GIBBONS, HEtEN-1959-Present

Hallisy, Richard- 1947-1954
Director of Business Education
Henrie, Charles- 1946-195 7
HILGAR, NORMAN-1956-Present
HINKEL, CLAYTON-1947-Present

Hoke, Margaret- 1930-1943
HOUTZ, PA TRICIA-1958-Present

Keller, Marjorie- 1948-1951
Krumacher, Ella- 1947-1948
Landis, William- 1946-1947
MARTIN, THOMAS-1954-Present
Director of Business Education
McCERN, MARGARET-1954-Present

McMahan, Herbert- 1937-1941
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to meet an increasing enrollment.

Murphy, Marguerite-1931-1942
Noyes, Honora-- 1947-1954
Orth, A. Park-1938-1942
Oxford, Mabel-1935-1942
RADICE, FRANCIS-1957-Present
RYGIEL, WALTER-1938-Present

Smith, Hariette- 1946-1947
Sterling, W. B.-1947-1951
Transferred to Division of Secondary Education
STRONG, CHARLES-1959-Present

FACULTY OF THE DIVISION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION
Left to right, Seated: Miss Helen Gibbons; Dr. Thomas B. Martin,
Director of Business Education; Miss Patricia Houtz; Mr. Walter
Rygiel.
Standing: Mrs. Margaret McCern; Mr. Francis Radice; Mr. Charles
Strong; Mr. Norman Hilgar; Mr. Clayton Hinkel.
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Student activities keep pace . . . .

BUSINESS EDUCATION CLUB
Organized in 1930 as Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Became Business Education C lub in 1939.
Honored Walter S. Rygiel in 1958 for twenty years of service as
sponsor.
Affords all students in the Division an opportunity to part1c1pate
in an organization designed to develop professional interest in
business education.
Provides opportunity for m embers to attend and participate in biweekly programs and periodic social events.

Pl OMEGA Pl
Granted charter for Alpha Delta Chapter of Bloomsburg State
Teachers College by national organization in 1935.
Provides superior students an opportunity to become associated with
a national honorary professional business education fraternity.
Restricts membership to students evidencing a keen interest in business education through active participation in the Business Education Club and attainment of a high scholastic standing.
Affords members an opportunity to attend monthly meetings and
participate in worthwhile projects.

BUSINESS EDUCATION CONTEST
Inaugurated in 1931 with fifteen schools participating in the first
contest.
Held on the first Saturday of May of each year.
Planned and administered as a project of the students and teachers
of the Division.
Participated in by teams of students from high schools throughout
Pennsylvania.
Provides teachers and school officials an opportunity to view the
latest business machines and textbooks at the Business Machine
and Textbook Exhibit.
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with expanding curricular offerings.
ANNUAL SALES RALLY

Sponsored first in February, 1947.
Features prominent speakers from various sections of the United
States.
Affords students an opportunity to secure practice in organizing and
administering joint school-community projects and to gain experience in performing clerical tasks.
Attended by sales people and business executives from throughout
Eastern Pennsylvania.

ANNUAL FASHION SHOW

Inaugurated in 1947 to provide valuable and practical experience
for students pursuing the curriculum in Retail Selling.
Presented during the early spring through co-operation of retail
merchants of Bloomsburg who furnish clothes and accessories
for the models.
Provides students from all curricular divisions of the College an
opportunity to participate as models.

Business Education Club
Program

Pi Omega Pi Initiation
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The Division continues to serve . . . .

FACULTY
1959-1960

B. MARTIN ·---------------------------------------·······-·-········-···--···· Director
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, Missouri,
B. S.; University of Tennessee, M.S.; Indiana University, Ed.D.

THOMAS

E. GIBBONS ·····-·-··-···-·-·····-·-····- Supervisor of Student Teaching
Villa Maria College, Erie, Pennsylvania, B.S.; University of
Pittsburgh, M.Ed.; Graduate Study, Indiana University.

HELEN

L. HrLGAR --------------------------------·-···-····-····-·····-····-·-·-· Accounting
Grove City College, B.S; University of Pittsburgh, M.Ed.

NoRMAN

Clerical and Secretarial Subjects
State Teachers College, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, B.S.; Temple
University, M.Ed.; Graduate Study, New York University, Pennsylvania State University, Columbia University, University of
Pennsylvania.

CLAYTON H. HINKEL ··--··--·-·-····-·--·---

Secretarial Subjects
Susquehanna University, B.S.; Pennsylvania State University,
M.S.; Graduate Study, Pennsylvania State University.

M. PATRICIA HouTz ·---·--·•·-···--·-·-·-----------·---------·------·

E.

Supervisor of Student Teaching,
Secretarial Subjects
State Teachers College, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, B.S.; Pennsylvania State University, M.Ed.; Graduate Study, Pennsylvania
State University.

MARGARET

J.

McCERN ····-·-····-··-·-····-

Business Administration Subjects,
Retail Selling
State Teachers College, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, B.S.; Pennsylvania State University, M.Ed.; Graduate Study, Pennsylvania
State University.

FRANCIS

RADICE ··------·---·--------·--··--

Secretarial Subjects, Business Law
Temple University, B.S., M.Ed.; Graduate Study, Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University,
Bucknell University.

WALTERS. RYGIEL···-····-·-·····-·-·-·····

R. STRONG ·-·-····-·-······-·-----··-···-··-···--·-····--·--·-·-·-·-·-·· Accounting
Oklahoma State University, B.S.; Graduate Study, Oklahoma
State University.

CHARLES

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the youth of Pennsylvania.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Following is a statement of the general principles controlling admission
regulations. Enrollment is conditional until the applicant has met al1 the
requirements set forth in the following statements:
1. G eneral scholarship as evidenced by graduation from an approved
secondary school or equivalent preparation as determined by the Credentials
Evaluation Division of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction.
College authorities will make an appraisal of the student's detailed secondary school record in order to determine his capacity to do satisfactory college
work. In all cases the college shall seek further evidence from the results
of a reliable aptitude test such as the American Council on Education
Psychological Examination, and a test on Communications such as the
Cooperative English test published by the Educational Testing Service. The
Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Examination Board may
also be required.

2. Satisfactory character and personality traits as well as proper attitudes
and interests as determined by the high school principal, guidance director,
or other school officials acquainted with the student.
3. Health and physical condition as evidenced by a health examination
by the student's family physician reported on a prescribed form and approved by the college physician. No student shall be admitted who has,
in the opinion of the college, disabilities which would impair his services
as a teacher.
4. Recommendations of two or more college staff members following a
personal interview with the applicant.
5. For admission to a special curriculum the college may require the
candidate to take an appropriate aptitude test in the special field in order to
obtain further evidence of ability to succeed in the student's chosen field.

SUMMARY OF EXPENSES
(Subject to change without notice)
The cost of one semester for students living at
Home
Basic Fee ........................................... $100.00
Housing Fee (Board, Room, and Laundry) ........... (none)
Activities Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
Books and Supplies (Estimated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00

College
$100.00
252.00
20.00
50.00

Total ............................ $170.00

$422.00

Business students pay $12.00 additional.
Out-of-state students pay $268.00 per semester.
If any fees other than the Activities Fee are paid! by Bank Drafts, Express Order, Post Office Orders, or Checks, they must be made out for the
exact amount which is being paid, and drawn payable to the order of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All Post Office Orders paying such fees
must be drawn on the Post Office at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. If the
Activities Fee is not paid in cash, a separate order must be drawn payable
to "Community Activities." Post Office Orders for these fees must be
drawn on the Post Office at Bloomsburg.

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Varied programs of study .
GENERAL BUSINESS SEQUENCE


Designed for students desiring certification in all business
subjects normally taught in high schools of Pennsylvania.


Provides an opportunity for students to enroll in a majority
of business courses offered by the Division.


Includes course work in accounting, shorthand, and typewriting, as well as other business courses common to
all sequences.

STUDENTS NEED NOT HA VE HAD COURSES IN BUSINESS
IN HIGH SCHOOL TO COMPLETE THE GENERAL
BUSINESS SEQUENCE.

OFFICE MACHINE
INSTRUCTION
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Navy Hall
1959

provide for differing interests of students . . . .
SECRET ARIAL SEQUENCE


Designed for students particularly interested in teaching
secretarial and related subjects in Pennsylvania high schools.


Provides an opportunity, by eliminating advanced accounting courses, to secure certification in Retail Selling or in
some subject area in the Division of Secondary Education.


Includes course work in secretarial practice and related
subjects, and experience in actual office situations.

STUDENTS NEED NOT HA VE HAD COURSES IN BUSINESS
IN HIGH SCHOOL TO COMPLETE THE
SECRET ARIAL SEQUENCE.

SHORTHAND INSTRUCTION
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Navy Hall
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and prepare competent business teachers
ACCOUNTING SEQUENCE



Designed for students particularly interested in teaching bookkeeping or desiring to pursue advanced work in accounting.
Provides an opportunity, by eliminating shorthand, to secure
certification in Retail Selling or in some subject area in
the Division of Secondary Education.





Includes course work in Auditing and Tax Accounting,
and experience in operating modern bookkeeping
equipment.

STUDENTS NEED NOT HA VE HAD COURSES IN BUSINESS
IN HIGH SCHOOL TO COMPLETE THE
ACCOUNTING SEQUENCE.

ACCOUNTING INSTRUCTI ON
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N oetling Hall
1937

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for the high schools of Pennsylvania .
GRADUATES
OF THE
DIVISION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION
Year

1933
1934
193•5
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941

Number

6
31
35
15
31
49
55
51
61

Year

Num ber

1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

68
40
22
19
19
24
40
104
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Year

Number

49
53
54
36
35
52
69
65
101

1951
1952
1953
195~
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

PRELIMINARY ENROLLMENT BLANK
An Advan ced Registration Deposit of $25.00 shall be mad e by all
students ; $1'0.00 of this amount shall be paid when the student requests
registration . T his is a guarantee of the intention of the stu dent to enter
college for the term or semester indicated. It is deposited with the Revenue
Department to the credit of the student's basic fe e. It is not repayabl e.
When a student is approved for admission to college, the remaining
$15.00 of the Advanced Registration Deposit of $25.00 shall be collected
along with the Cammunity Activities F ee of $20.00.
T his blank, together with a check or Money Order for $10.00, payable
to the Common wealth of Pennsylvania, may be mailed to Bloomsburg Stat e
College, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Please do not send currency.
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First Name

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