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LETTER TO GRADUATES
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Pea-mdt No. 10
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Spring 1961
BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP BLOOMSBURG?
This question is asked many
times. Now we have a definite
answer.
Pennsylvania must put more of
its income into taxes if Education
on the Elementary, Secondary, and
more particularly on the Higher
Education levels is to be developed
to meet the needs of increased enrollments of youth.
We have heard many times in
the last few months that the 1960's
are the decade of decision.
If the amount of :State revenue
is limited, the subsidy of the State
to Colleges and Universities will
have to be made on the basis of
the services rendered by the colleges and universities to the youth
of the Commonwealth whose parents are voters and taxpayers.
The busi».ess slide from recession to what may be depression,
the international situation, the proposals for Health, Education and
Welfare on the National level, the
anticipation of the reports of the
Governor's Commission on Education, and the present sessions of
both the National Congress and
the State Legislature indicate that
decisions will have to be made
early in this decade if we are to
meet some of the problems that
now face us.
These problems may be understood more clearly if we consider
certain aspects concerning financial support of Education in Pennsylvania.
First, an understanding must be
reached as to the relative claims of
colleges and universities for State
aid in the form of annual appropriations. There are three kinds of
institutions of higher education receiving State subsidy at the present
time: (1) :State institutions owned,
operated, and controlled by the
State; (2) State-supported institutions which are not owned and
operated by the State; (3) Stateaided institutions who receive tax
funds in the form of lump · sum
appropriations and use them as
they see fit, without subsequent
review on the part of the State to
determine the uses to which these
funds have been put.
The only institutions which are
owned, operated and controlled
by the State are the fourteen State
Colleges, formerly State Teachers
Colleges, and before that State
Normal Schools.
The State-supported institution
receiving a large proportion of
,state money is Pennsylvania State
University, formerly Pennsylvania
State College, and before that the
Farmer's High School. This is the
land grant college receiving federal monies, chiefly in the fields of
Agriculture and Engineering, and
also 1State monies for its other educational activities.
The State-aided colleges and universities have no legal claim for
appropriations, but over a period
of time it has become a custom for
the State to make appropriations
to an ever lengthening list of institutions, among which are the
University of 'Pennsylvania, Uni-
versity of Pittsburgh, and Temple
University. In the last session of
the Legislature, the Dickinson Law
School and Drexel Institute of
Technology were added to this list.
Second, it would seem that this
Commonwealth would have to arrange the relative claims of these
three classes of institutions in
some preferential order.
Third, a general survey discloses
that the relative amount of appropriations has been changing in the
past decade.
Formerly, the per capita appropriation to State Teachers Co!_!eges
amounted to twice as much per
student as it did to what was then
Pennsylvania State College. In
.more recent years, this two-to-one
relationship has been reversed, and
in the last Session of the Legislature, Pennsylvania :State University
received twice as much per student
as did the Pennsylvania State Colleges.
Fourth, if the length of the list
of private institutions receiving
public monies continues to grow
with the addition of one or two
colleges, universities, or professional schools at each Session of the
Legislature, in time, the amounts
of appropriations for private institutions will exceed the amounts allocated to Pennsylvania State University and Pennsylvania State
Colleges.
It would seem reasonable that·
there should be an accountability
on the part of the institution and a
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WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP BLOOMSBURG?
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report to the State as to the uses to
which appropriations are put.
Fifth, the relative costs to students, whose parents have income
in the middle economic brackets,
should receive consideration, since
the State's chief concern is to provide higher education opportunity
for those of its youth whose parents are not able to pay their way.
Sixth, the present budget being
considered by the Legislature provides $530 per student per year;
the student pays an additional :jl2l::!.
per year, providing a total of :p742
to cover the cost of instruction for
each student enrolled in September, 1960, in the fourteen Pennsylvania State Colleges.
This amount is not adequate.
In 1957-1958, a survey was made
of the instructional costs for one
year in 268 public colleges and universities in the United States; of
these, 96 were Teachers Colleges.
The average amount expended was
$823 per student. Certainly, with
inflation at work in a four year
period, this amount would be expected to reach or exceed $900.
Forty-one of the 96 Teachers Colleges, which were used as a basis
for the computation resulting in
$823 per year, were located in the tion open for all worthy youth to
Middle Atlantic and New England climb as high as their abilities will
States.
permit, we shall have closed the
Seventh, if provision is not made possibilities of growth to the future
for increased enrollments in ~ep- leaders of this great democracy.
tember, 1961, and most State Coi- Without an educated leadership,
leges will increase by a:t least 10 % America cannot continue long to
over September, HJ60, then tne be the bastion of Democracy and
amount of dollars available per the Hope of the Western World.
student will be even less than $5;30,
which is not adequate to maintain :;:-:::;-;11,.i!y~:'.z""'~---"-....,..~"",a,~Z-c-c..-,t.~"'-tN.:...
a program of higher education for
intending teachers. Therefore, the
President
findings of ·the Governor's Commission on Higher Education and P.S. (1) Write, telephone or talk
Teacher Education are anticipated
personally with your State
Representative or Senator
with keen interest by all those in
about increasing State approhigher education, and should be a
priations from $530 to $750
subject of some thought by graduper student in State Colleges.
ates who are Alumni of PennsylPennsylvania State University
vania State Teachers Colleges.
is requesting $833 per student
Eighth, if we are to have addior $1,000,000 for 1200 students.
tional appropriations for colleges
and universities in Pennsylvania, it
(2) Join with other Bloomsfollows that we shall have to have
burg graduates in becoming a
new taxes; otherwise, the only peomember of the Alumni Associple who will be able to go to colation.
lege in the future will be those
whose parents come from the high(3) Contribute to Alumni Proer economic brackets. A democjects for the library, the Fenracy cannot continue if it depends
stemaker Memorial (portrait
on leaders whose basis of selection
and books), and the Council of
is their "papa's pocketbooks." UnAlumni Associations of Pennless we keep the ladder of educasylvania State Colleges.
EDUCATOR GIVES TALK
"We were strongly convinced
that Soviet dedication to education
is our greatest challenge," Dr. 0.
Reports of plans for class reH. English, Superintendent of Abington Township Schools, told unions and other activities schedmembers of the Bloomsburg State uled for the Annual Alumni Day
College Faculty Association re- at Bloomsburg State College have
cently in an illustrated talk at the led some to make the prediction
that this will be the biggest Alumni
College Commons.
Dr. English, who visited the Day in the history of the College.
USSR in 1959, said the great threat The class of 1911, returning to
is not the Russian attainments but campus for its 50th reunion, has
rather their aspirations. What we invited the classes of 1910 and 1912
have to learn from Soviet educa- as their guests at a dinner meeting
tion, he said, is not a philosophy of the three classes at 6:30 p. m.
or a system. The lesson we must in the College Commons, on Frilearn from the communists stems day, May 26. Following the dinfrom their attitude toward educa- ner, the grads will have a social
get-together in the Husky Lounge.
tion.
The educator said "we left the Regularly scheduled activities beSoviet Union feeling that the gin at 10:30 a. m. on May 27 with
clouds which separate the U. S. a meeting of all Alumni in Carver
and the USSR, might not be so Auditorium. The Alumni Lunchdense as we sometimes imagine." eon will be served in the College
Alumni Day, Saturday, May 27
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Commons beginning at 12:00 noon,
and class reunions will start at
2:00 p. m. The classes of 1941,
1950, 1951 and 1956 have planned
a dinner meeting at 7:00 p. m. in
the College Commons. The Class
of 1931 has also planned a dinner
meeting at the Magee Hotel. If
you plan to spend Friday night in
Blooms~urg, it is ~uggested that
you write for overmght accommodations at your earliest convenience to one of the following: Magee Hotel, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Tennytown Motel, Berwick Highway,
Bloomsburg, Pa.; HuIIlIIlel's Motel,
Route 11, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Riverview Motel, R. D. 1, Berwick, Pa.;
Stone Castle Manor, R. D. 2,
Bloomsburg, Pa., or Pine Barn Inn
and Motel, Danville, Pa.
Professor Fenstemaker Is Honored
At Alumni Dinner At College_
The following testimonial was
given by Dr. Kimber C. Kuster at
the annual dinner meeting of the
Columbia County Alumni Branch
on February 28, 1961:
"It is a great honor to represent
the faculty of Bloomsburg State
College on this very special occasion.
"Howard and I date our friendship back to our student days at
Old Normal. Th'.lre were times
when we enjoyed the hospitality
as weekend guests, each in the other's home. Later we were stamped
with the traditions of the same
When I came to
University.
Bloomsburg to live we shared family hospitality, joys and sorrows,
and the rare experience of instructing each other's children. Howard Junior and Mary Lou reflected
the sterling traits of their parents'
intellect, character, temperament,
and philosophy of life.
"Howard and I have never quarrelled, differed in politics, or in the
intrinsic value of his puns. We
have never loaned each other significant sums of money, for very
good reasons. However, I would
not hesitate to give him a key to
my home.
"Speaking for all of you, it's a
great pleasure to tell Howard Fow-
ler Fenstemaker, B.A., M.A., Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages, how highly we esteem him for
his warm friendship, sterling character, impeccable integrity, sly humor, spontaneous punning, high
scholarship and charitable tolerance of the opinioµs_and conduct of
all of us; to express our admiration
of his great versatility as a teacher
of Languages, Mathematics, Psychology, History, Music and Philosophy; for his unusual talent as a
composer and transposer of music;
for his contributions to civic organizations as officer or pianist,
and, as organist, deacon, choir director and teacher in his Church;
for his tireless devotion in service
for the College Alumni Association; for the selfless spirit that allowed him to happily accompany
well paid artists with the compensation of onlv a hand shake and
'thank you'; for never grumbling
about his salary, but saying 'If the
Lord could trust me with more
money, I believe He will see that
I get more'; and for his genuine
affection for all of us.
"Howard; as you'reach out to us
in your quiet manner, we, your colleagues, are happy to join with you
and Mary, in the joy of this evening."
for hi.s ability as a business educa- ·
tor and has gained the admiration,
love, and respect of business teachWalter S. Rygiel, associate pro- ers not only in Pennsylvania, but
fessor of Business Education at the also in other states where his formBloomsburg State College, receiv- er students are teaching. He is
ed the 1961 "Teacher of the Year" respected for his earnest and unaward given by the Pennsylvania ceasing pursuit of high standards
Business Education Association at in business education; for his deditheir annual Eastern Division Con- cation to the education of business
ference and luncheon meeting in teachers, many of whom have disthe Reading Senior High School on tinguished themselves in the eduApril 15.
cation and business field; for the
A gold inscribed plaque was pre- example he has set for young
sented by John M. Aichele, presi- teachers for continuous intellectudent.
The inscription on the al, professional, and spiritual
plaque reads: "Awarded to Walter growth, and for his stature as a
S. Rygiel in recognition of out- person of high character, pleasing
_
standing leadership and achieve- personality and integrity.
ment in the field of Business Edu·Professor and Mrs. Walter S.
cation."
Rygiel were guests of the associaProfessor Rygiel is well known tion at the luncheon meeting.
WALTER RYGIEL NAMED
'TEACHER OF THE YEAR'
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$5,000 GIFT TO COLLEGE
A $5,000 gift has been presented
to Bloomsburg State College by
Mrs. Clyde S. Shuman in hon.or of
her late husband, Clyde S. Shuman. Dr. Harvey A. Andruss,
President of the College, announced that the contribution would be
used to establish a fund for an annual Sportsmanship A,ward, according to the wishes of the donor.
A faculty committee, headed by J.
Alfred McCauslin, Dean of Students, has been appointed to develop a policy to be followed in
making the annual award.
A member of the graduating
Class of 1906, Mr. Shuman continued his interest in athletics at the
College until his death in June,
1956, shortly after his class had
celebrated its fiftieth reunion.
Following his graduation from
Bloomsburg, Mr. Shuman taught
school for one year, was a deputy
in the Register and Recorder's Office, and was then elected to serve
as Register and Recorder of Columbia Countv. In 1928, he began
his work in finance, and later organized the Consumer Credit Company.
:Mr. Shuman's son, John A., and
hi~ daughter, Josephine, attended
the Benjamin Franklin Elementary Laboratory School on the
Campus. His grandson, John A.
Shuman, III, is a senior at the
College.
Alumni contributions for scholarships, loans, library books, cultural programs, and other projects
are becoming increasingly more
important to the present and future welfare of students at Bloomsburg. In his present message in
the Alumni Quarterly and the
President's Letter to Graduates,
Dr: Andruss has outlined a number of suggestions for Alumni to
consider in answering the question,
"What Can I Do to Help Bloomsburg?"
Three members of the Bloomsburg State College faculty have
been invited to participate in Summer Institutes for College Teachers, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The three are:
Dr. Donald Rabb, Science; James
R. C. Leitzel, Math; Carl T. Kendall, Science.
NEW MEMBERS OF FACULTY
David K. Shortess
David K. Shortess, a member
of the faculty at South Williamsport High School since 1955, has
Dr. Frank 'P. Laubach, world- been appointed Assistant Professor of Biological Science at
famous teacher and missionary, Bloomsburg State College, and bewill present the Baccalaureate Ad- gan his new duties at the begindress at the College on Sunday, ning of the second semester early
May 28, 10:30 a. m. in Centennial in February. Mr. Shortess will be
a member of the Department of
Gymnasium.
Mathematics and Science, accordA graduate of Bloomsburg, Dr.
ing to President Harvey A. AnLaubach has been described by druss.
Dr. Daniel Poling, Editor of ChrisA native of Baltimore, Maryland,
tian Herald, as one of the three Mr. Shortess attended the public
greatest spiritual lights of the schools of Elizabethtown and
Twentieth Century, along with York, Pennsylvania. He earned the
Kagawa and Schweitzer. Norman Bachelor of Arts degree at LycomCousins, Editur of the Saturday Re- ing College and the Master of Edview, has referred to Dr. Laubach ucation degree in Biological Scias "one of the noblest human be- ence at 'Pennsylvania State Uniings of our time." During his April versity.
He is continuing his
28 visit to the Bloomsburg campus, graduate studies at Penn State as
General Carlos Romulo called Dr. a candidate for the Doctor of EduLaubach, "one of the great men of. cation degree. Prior to beginning
the world," and said that Laubach his career in teaching, he was emis projecting the true image of ployed for four years by Sylvania
America.
Electric Products, Inc.
The Commencement Address
will be given by Dr. Richard Hill
Donald J. D'Elia
Byrne, Professor of Education,
Donald
J. D'Elia, a member of
University of Maryland, at 2:03
p. m. in Centennial Gymnasium. the faculty of Pennsylvania State
Both Baccalaureate and Com- University for the past two y_ears,
mencement have been held on has been appointed Assistant ProSunday in Centennial Gym for the fessor of Social Studies at Bloomspast three years to accommodate burg State College, according to
parents and friends of the gradu- Dr. Harvey A. Andruss, President
of the College. Mr. D'Elia joined
ating class.
the staff of the Department of SoAttendance, at both the morning
and afternoon programs, has ex- cial Studies at Bloomsburg in February.
ceeded 2,000 in the. past two years.
Mr. D'Elia was born in Jersey
City, New Jersey, and attended
the public elementary school of
RATHBONE AT COLLEGE
that community; he was graduated
Basil Rathbone, one of the fore- from the Ann Arundel High
most actors of his time, was fea- School, Gambrills, Maryland, betured in an evening program at the fore enrolling at Rutgers UniverBloomsburg State College on Fri- sity. At the latter institution, he
day, February 10, 1961. Mr. Rath- earned both the Bachelor of Arts
bone, who has been acclaimed for and the Master of Arts degree. He
his consistently high level of per- will continue his graduate studies
formance in his many stage and at Pennsylvania State University.
screen assignments, brought a
Saturday, October 28, has been
new program, "An Evening With
Basil Rathbone," ,to Carver Audi- set as the tentative date for 1961
torium. He offered local theatre- Homecoming Day activities at
goers a dramatic presentation of Bloomsburg. The East Stroudsworks from the pens of such liter- burg State College grid squad will
ary greats as Edgar Allen Poe, Sir oppose the Huskies during the afArthur Conan Doyle, Shakespeare, ternoon football contest on Mt.
Browning, Housman and others.
Olympus.
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS WILL BE
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER, MAY 28
BSC THIRD BEST IN WORLD
SHORTHAND CONTEST
FOR SECOND TIME
Professor Walter S. Rygiel, a
member of the Business Education
faculty at the Bloomsburg State
College, has been informed by the
Gregg Publishing Company that
his shorthand class team won
THIRD PLACE, for the second
time in the International Order of
Gregg Artists Shorthand Contest,
Collegiate Division.
There were approximately 20,000
contestants competing throughout
the world. In order to compete as
a team, it was necessary to have at
least ten members in the unit.
About 2,000 teams participated in
the event. The British Isles, Asia,
many of the islands, and North and
South America are only a few of
the many areas represented in the
International Contest.
The Third Prize is an engraved
gold wall-plaque which will be
awarded to Mr. Rygiel as teacher
of the team. He will also receive
a personal gift - a fountain pen
desk set. Gold pins will be presented to the students of the College
for superior merit shorthand penmanship.
For three years in succession 1956, 1957, and 1958 ~ Professor
Rygiel and his shorthand students
took First Prize in the National
Shorthand Contests.
A team of students from Abington Senior High School won first
place in the Twenty-seventh Annual Business Education contest at
the College on Saturday, May 6.
Two hundred fifty-seven students
from 58 high schools competed for
individual and team honors. Berwick High School was second and
Parkland Union, Orefield, was
third:
The Bloomsburg track squad
has recorded its first undefeated
season in more than two decades
with a record of 6 wins and no
losses in dual meets this Spring.
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The Evening Entertainment
Committee will present the Canadian Players in "The Lady's Not
For Burning" on Wednesday, November 8, 1961, and the Gilbert
and Sullivan Music Hall on Friday, March 16, 1962.
DR. WAGNER HONORED
BY SIGMA ALPHA ETA
Dr. E. Paul Wagner, professor
of Psychology at the Bloomsburg
State College, has been awarded
honorary membership in the Iota
Chapter of Sigma Alpha Eta, national speech and hearing fraternity. This award was presented
at the Iota Chapter's annual banquet held Thursday evening, May
11, in the College Commons. It
is given to people who have a sincere interest in the fraternity's activities and functions and have given help to students and faculty
members, who are active in the
field of speech and hearing therapy. It may be awarded to faculty members, professional people
such as doctors, psychologists, and
others who might be worthy of the
honor. Dr. Wagner received his
B.S., M.A., and Ed.D. at the Pennsylvania State University, is a public school psychologist, is active in
the area of psychology in Pennsylvania, and has done several studies.
pertaining to college students.
A contract of nearly $3,000 has
been awarded by the college to
the S. H. Evert Company, Inc.,
Bloomsburg, for the installation
and repair of the parking lot, sidewalks, curbs and steps in the Centennial Gymnasium area.
The
work will be completed by May 31
or earlier.
Endowed Lecture Series Presents
General Carlos P. Romulo
General Carlos P. Romulo, internationally famous orator, diplomat,
NEW LIBRARY AT CAMPUS
soldier, and author, addressed a caLABORATORY SCHOOL
The juvenile section of the pacity audience of students, faculBloomsburg :State College Library ty and townspeople, in Carver
was moved recently to new quar- Auditorium on Friday, April 28,
ters in the Benjamin Franklin
School. The new library at the 1961. He received a tremendous
Benjamin Franklin 1School is loca- ovation from the audience for his
ted in the former demonstration outstanding presentation of 'The
room on the first floor of the build- New Strategy of Communism." His
ing. There are approximately 6,000 address was the second outstandvolumes available for the use of ing program presented by the Enstudents in Kindergarten through dowed Lecture Fund in the past
Grade 6. The library is used at two years. In March, 1960, the
regularly scheduled periods dur- Fund initiated the Series with an
ing the day for the students of the address "Three American Voices"
Benjamin Franklin School. In ad- by Vincent Price, author, star of
dition, college students, enrolled stage, screen and television, and
in the Elementar.y Education divi- well-known art connoisseur.
sion, use the facilities of the new
Excerpts of General Romulo' s
library in completing assignments speech will be presented in a fufor college classes and in planning ture issue of the "Letter to Gradwork for practice teaching.
uates."
The section of the college library, formerly used for juvenile
books, has now been converted PRESIDENT PENNSYLVANIA
into a reference section.
SPEECH AND HEARING ASSN.
Miss Lola Maxwell, a graduate IS GUEST SPEAKER
of Clarion State College and the
Dr. Bruce M. Siegenthaler, assoUniversity of Pittsburgh, assumed
professor of clinical speech at
the duties of Librarian at the Ben- ciate
the Pennsylvania State University,
jamin Franklin School on April 4,
was the guest speaker at the an1961. The Library is open from
nual banquet of Iota Chapter, Sig8:00 to 9:00 a. m. each day for faculty and student teachers. Miss ma Alpha Eta, national speech
and hearing fraternity on ThursMaxwell conducts classes in the day
evening, May 11, in the
library for students of the Labora- Bloomsburg State College Comtory School from 12:30 to 3:30 mons. Dr. Siegenthaler received a
p. m., daily; the library is open
B.S. degree from the Bowling
again for the use of faculty and Green University, and his M.A. and
college students from 3:30 to 5:0J Ph.D. degrees from the University
p. m.
of Michigan. He has Advanced
Certification in the American
Eight varsity intercollegiate Speech and Hearing Association,
sports have been listed for the was editor until last year of the
1961-1962 college year. Included publications of the Pennsylvania
are: football, basketball, swim- Speech Association, and is now
ming, baseball, wrestling, track, President of the newly-formed
Pennsylvania Speech and Hearing
golf, and tennis.
Association. He has written many
articles related to the field of
The senior banquet and ball will speech and hearing, and he is recbe held this year on Saturday, ognized as a leader in this area.
May 20, at Genetti's in Hazleton. In his discussion, the current hapDon ·Peebles Orchestra, Harris- penings of the various professional
burg, will provide music for danc- organizations, both state and national, was the topic.
ing.
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DR. ANDRUSS PROPOSES ·CHANGES lN THE STATE COUNCIL
"A single policy making Council
of Education for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a necessity," Dr. Harvey A. Andruss,
president of Bloomsburg State
College, declared recently at a legislative conference of ·Pennsylvania
Congress of Parents and Teachers
hl;lld at the Governor's Hotel, Harrisburg.
Dr. Andruss is chairman of the
personnel commfttee of the Board
of Presidents of Pennsylvania's 14
State Colleges, and also a member
of the legislative committee of the
Congress of Parents and Teachers.
He serves the latter unit as chairman of the committee on international relations.
The local educator spoke out
against a bill to set up a separate
or second council dealing with
higher education which has been
introduced at the present session
of the Legislature.
"If passed," he commented, "this
legislation would create a situation in which colleges and universities are separated by a wide gulf
from secondary schools whose
graduates must be evaluated for
admission to college without regard to previous preparation. To
require a certain pattern for admission to college may force curriculums to conform to a pattern
set by colleges for colleges.
"The existence of two Councils
of Education would make it necessary for education to be coordin-
ated by the Legislature and/ or
the Governor. Therefore, education at all levels would be forced
into the political arena where politicians are neither fitted for nor
interested in making wise and valid policy decisions.
"No one educational group
should be allowed to use legislation to enact its area of educational influences into law.
"Education must be responsibly
located in one body with authority
to act in matters dealing with education; this body must also be
charged with corresponding responsibility without regard to pol- .
itical party affiliations, economic
interests, or educational philosophy
biased in favor of one kind of
school, college or university.
"A State Council of Education
must not become the tool of any
one group of educators, or kind
of colleges, to further their narrow, vested self-interest. If this
should happen, the youth of Pennsylvania will continue to be educated only if 'papa's pocketbook' per-·
mits.
"In this time of continuing international crisis, the minds of
gifted children must be developed
if Pennsylvania and our great nation are to continue to be the bulwark of democracy and the hope
of the world for peace."
Dr. Andruss pointed out that the
State Council of Education considers all levels of instruction; this
COLUMBIA COUNTY ALUMNI MEET
Miss Lucy Valero, Assistant Executive Secretary of the Pennsylvania State Education Association
since 1957, was the featured speaker at the Annual Dinner Meeting
of the Columbia County Branch,
Bloomsburg State College Alumni
Association, on Tuesday ,February
28, 1961, in the College Commons.
One of the highlights of the evening was the unveiling of an oil
portrait of Professor Howard F.
Fenstemaker. The portrait, executed by Mrs. Ralph Herre, is a testimonial given Professor Fenstemaker by his colleagues in the col-
lege Faculty Association. In May,
1961, he will have served as a
member of the college faculty for
thirty-five years.
·
HOBBY CREATES
WIDE INTEREST
Miss Ethel Ranson, long a valued teacher at BSC, has found in
retirement a hobby which has become a profession creating interest
and clients throughout the world.
Miss Ranson is now a resident
of Florida, where she moved following her retirement from teaching six years ago. She is president
(Pa,ge 6)
includes the instructional programs
of elementary schools, secondary
schools, and colleges and universities.
He suggests a body of twentyone members in which not more
than fourteen or two-thirds of the
total membership, would be members of one political party. This
body may include within itself a
council of elementary and secondary schools and a council of higher
education. Each of these two
groups would be composed of seven members nominated by the
council, appointed by the Governor, and approved by the Senate.
Members of the single council
proposed by Dr. Andruss would
be appointed in three classes of
seven each; one to serve two years,
another four, and a third six.
Thereafter seven would be named.
to full terms of six years each. He
pointed .out these terms will overlap and· provide for ·continuity of
policy.
Fourteen of the members, according to the local educator,
should be laymen; not more than
seven should be identified with
schools or colleges as instructors,
administrators in education, or
members of school boards, trustees
of colleges, and such.
This, he said, means fourteen
members of the council will be lavmen who are not connected 'with
any elementary or secondary
school, college, university or other
educational institution.
of the Haviland Club of America
and as busy as she has ever been. ·
Miss Ranson's hobby and occupation is filling in those broken
pieces you've lost from your
French Limoges Haviland china
set - the pieces you can't get on
the market today. More than 500
of the over 60,000 Haviland patterns are represented in her treasure house collection, which overflows from crowded interior rooms
into a storehouse that she made
from her garage.
1Players,
Inc., thrilled a nearcapacity audience on April 8 with
the presentation of "The Merchant
of Venice."
MISS EDNA J. BARNES WILL
RETIRE AT END OF TERM
Miss Edna J. Barnes, Supervisor
of Elementary Education at
Bloomsburg State College for the
past nine years and a member of
the college faculty for 29 years,
will retire at the end of the present semester in May, 1961. Her
services to education include more
than four decades of teaching in
the schools of :Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Minnesota.
A native of Illinois, Miss Barnes
earned the Bachelor of Science degree at Western University, Macomb, Illinois, and the Master of
Arts degree at Columbia U niversity. She did additional graduate
work in teacher education at the
University of Colorado and Columbia University.
Prior to coming to Bloomsburg
in February, 1929, Miss Barnes had
taught for seven years in the elementary schools of Illinois, was
Associate Supervisor of Elementary Education at Winona State
College, Minnesota, for two and a
half years, and completed a year
of graduate study at Columbia
University. She interrupted her
tenure at Bloomsburg to spend
two years teaching at Clarion State
College, Pennsylvania, and to do
another additional year of graduate study at Columbia. She has
also taught during summer sessions
at Bloomsburg, Clarion State College, and Bucknell University.
Of the many hobbies she enjoys,
traveling, during the summer, is
probably her favorite. In 1936,
1938, and 1960 she was in Europe;
she toured South America in 1954,
Africa in 1957, and made a roundthe-world trip in 1955. She has
made three trips to Mexico, two to
Central America, and has traveled
extensively in the United States
and Canada. Her lectures and
films have delighted thousands· in
the past 25 years.
An active member of professional and civic organizations, she has
served as President of the Lewisburg Chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma, was elected President of
the Bloomsburg Branch of the
American Association of University Women on two occasions, and
is now President of the Columbia
County Chapter of the Soroptimist
Federation of the Americas, Inc.
Other affiliations include membership in the National Education
Association, the Pennsylvania State
Education Association, Kappa Delta Pi, the Association for Childhood Education International, and
the Association for Student Teaching.
Miss Barnes was honored by the
Faculty Association of the College
at the annual dinner meeting on
April 12 in the College Commons.
Her plans for the future include
a trip to Australia in September,
continuing her teaching career in
other states, and studying anthropology.
PLACEMENT RECORD GOOD
FOR CLASS OF 1960
Statisltics, reported by C. Stua,rit
Edwards, Dwecoor of Plooement,
show that 91 percent of the members of ,the Oliass of 1960, who are
,avai'lable, are 1teacliing. T.his percentage sbows 1an increase over
thart of the last two yeao.-s.
Of a rota:l: of 305 s·tudenrts, 289
are avai!l:abte for teac'hmg. Of
,those situdenits who are not teaching, 18 a.re m other fields, seven are
in graduate scho Airmed Services, and five WOIIIlen
aire married and not avaiilJable for
tea.clung.
The ,average salairy il"ange is
$3600-$5400, with the avemge beginning safaxy being $4173. The
begiilllll!ing salaay for teadhers accepting positions out-of-s,taJte is
$382 more ,tha111 in ·Pennsylva:nia.
The Admissions Office ireports
that they have received mo.re than
1,325 appl:ioaitions £rom students
who wiish iro e111ter Bloomsburg in
September, 1961. It is likely thait
the college will accept 600 or more
new students for the Septembeir
term, depe.ndmg Olli the number of
upperclassmen returinin,g aJt ,that
time.
Of the fourteen State Colleges,
Bloomsburg ranked fourth in total
enrollment in September, 1960,
with a record number of 1756 students·.
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NEW CONSTRUCTION
The Legislature has received a
capital funds budget totaling $241,653,991 from Governor Lawrence.
Recommended for Bloomsburg
State College was $2,804,238 for
the construction of a men's dormitory, library and auditorium. ·
Of this amount approximately
$800,000 is planned tor a fourstory dormitory, to be erected on
the present site of Old North Hall.
lt will house between 200 and 250
students and provisions have been
made to use the basement of the
structure as a dining hall in which
family-style evening meals can be
served. Present kitchen facilities
will be used to prepare the food
which will be carted to the dining
area.
The cost of the library has been
estimated at $750,000. It will be
a three-story building and will
have shelf space for over 100,000
books. It is planned to be built
on Mt. Olympus, on the site now
occupied by the baseball diamond.
Administrative offices will be located on the main floor.
A new baseball diamond will be
built on farm property of the college, east of Chestnut Street and
adjoining the campus. It will be
part of a planned area to care for
all phases of athletics at the
school.
The balance of the state funds
will go into construction of the
auditorium. It is planned for an
area near Navy Hall, facing Spruce
Street with the back of Light Street
Road.
It will have a seating capacity
of 2,000, with 1,200 on the main
floor and balcony accommodations
for 800.
All of the buildings will be of
brick construction with stone trim
and are planned as part of an expansion program in which administrators foresee an increase in student population from a present
2,000 to approximately 3,000 during the 1960s.
1961 SUMMER SESSIONS
UNDERIGRADUATE
Pre-Session-June 12-June 30
Main Session-July 3-August 11
Post-Session-August 14-September 1
GR.ADUATE
Pre-Session-June 15-June 30
Main Session-July 3-August 11
Post-Session-August 14-August 29
Portrait of Professor Howard
F. Fenstemaker To Be
Presented To The College
On Saturday, May 27, 1961
Howard Fowler Fenstemaker, A.B., A.M.
Born Berwick, Pennsylvania, October 19,
1893; married Ruth Nuss, July 1919 (deceased, 1945); son: Howard F., Jr.; daughter: Mary Lou (Mrs. Harry G. John, Jr.);
married Mary M. Edwards, 1947.
Graduate Berwick High School, 1910;
Bloomsburg State Normal School, 1910-12;
United States Army, 1918-1919; University
of Michigan, A.B., 1918, Magna cum laude,
elected to Phi Beta Kappa; New York University, A.M., 1936.
Teaching positions: Dallas Township;
Berwick; Highland Park, Michigan; member of Bloomsburg faculty since 1926.
Member, Bloomsburg Kiwanis Club
since 1927, serving as President, 1944; organist, First Baptist Church, Bloomsburg,
since 1927; organist, Caldwell Consistory,
since 1935.
Dear Alumnus:
Mr. Hinkle!, ,troosuil'er of ,the Columbiia Cotmty Br:a:ncll of the BISC Alumni Assooirution, reporfa .that coni!Jr,iJbutioltlS
,to the Fenstema:ke:r Lilbmry F1ll!Ild, fil'om both faculty and alumni, total $1,070.00 to daite. While thls !Ls commendaible,
,the ,amount fa1ls fa:r s!hOO't of om goal of $2500. If you have not made yom contribution ,to this wiorithy oause, will y,ou
please :IJill out the .rutta.cihed bianik ,and return it to Mr. Hinkel wioh y;our gift before Ma:y 22, 1961. OOilltriibutions will
be accepted .gra:teful1y ,a:f:ter thls date, but oniy the names of those a~umni whose gifits ,are :r:,eceived on or bef0:t1e this d!ate
will be included ~n rtihe testiimonia,l booklet which will be dis,tributed on Alumni Day. OtJh,e:r donors wrn be 1ilslted in
f011thcoming issues of ,the "I.Jette:rs To Gmduaites" and in the "Alumni Quamterly."
One of 1the .fea:tm:t1es of rtihe Alumni Day exex cises in Carver 'Hall auditorium on Srutmday, May 27, will be the presmtarti,on of 1Jhe :Fenstemaker po!l'ti!'ait >to the college. The pm:,tratt was unveiled aJt ,a faculty diilllli0!!' iheld in Mir. F1etnstemaker's honor on F1ebil'ua:ry 28 a,nd was well received. A facsimile reproduciraorn of il.Vlirs. >Her!l'1e1s magnificent painting
appears ,albove :along with .a bmef resume of Mil:. Fenstem:aker's life and his v,aried acitavirties.
You ,will ['e,ca1l rtlhalt the present facu1ty of BISC und&wrote !the cost of ,the por11Jrait. Contr1buitiooo from alumni
will :be 'll!sed p!l'incipruly for libraey acquisitions (·which will bea!l' Mr. Fenstema:ker's na:me) to p,riomo:te the ciause o,f
higher edu,ca,tion. 'Dhe comme:mo!l.'rutive booklet will be mailed to all p,a:r1ticipaiti!ng alumni erurly in June. If yiou would
like to have yiour name pla!Ced on ,this roll of ho,rmr, please send yo•ur oheck to Ml!'. Hlinkel immedi,atelo'.
Sincerely yours,
EDWARD T. DEVOE, Chairman
Fenstemakex Porl!!'ai:t Committee
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FENSTEMAKER PORTRAIT FUND
Bloomsburg State College
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Date_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Mr. Clayton H. Hinkel, Treasurer
Columbia County Branch
BSC Alumni Association
Bloomsburg State College
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Please accept my contribution of $_____.for the Fenstemaker Library Fund.
Year of graduatio.~_ _ _ _ Name_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Maiden Name._________________ Address_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
NON-PROFIT
BULK'RAII'E
U.S.POSTAGE
.01¼
cts. PAID
Pea-mdt No. 10
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Spring 1961
BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP BLOOMSBURG?
This question is asked many
times. Now we have a definite
answer.
Pennsylvania must put more of
its income into taxes if Education
on the Elementary, Secondary, and
more particularly on the Higher
Education levels is to be developed
to meet the needs of increased enrollments of youth.
We have heard many times in
the last few months that the 1960's
are the decade of decision.
If the amount of :State revenue
is limited, the subsidy of the State
to Colleges and Universities will
have to be made on the basis of
the services rendered by the colleges and universities to the youth
of the Commonwealth whose parents are voters and taxpayers.
The busi».ess slide from recession to what may be depression,
the international situation, the proposals for Health, Education and
Welfare on the National level, the
anticipation of the reports of the
Governor's Commission on Education, and the present sessions of
both the National Congress and
the State Legislature indicate that
decisions will have to be made
early in this decade if we are to
meet some of the problems that
now face us.
These problems may be understood more clearly if we consider
certain aspects concerning financial support of Education in Pennsylvania.
First, an understanding must be
reached as to the relative claims of
colleges and universities for State
aid in the form of annual appropriations. There are three kinds of
institutions of higher education receiving State subsidy at the present
time: (1) :State institutions owned,
operated, and controlled by the
State; (2) State-supported institutions which are not owned and
operated by the State; (3) Stateaided institutions who receive tax
funds in the form of lump · sum
appropriations and use them as
they see fit, without subsequent
review on the part of the State to
determine the uses to which these
funds have been put.
The only institutions which are
owned, operated and controlled
by the State are the fourteen State
Colleges, formerly State Teachers
Colleges, and before that State
Normal Schools.
The State-supported institution
receiving a large proportion of
,state money is Pennsylvania State
University, formerly Pennsylvania
State College, and before that the
Farmer's High School. This is the
land grant college receiving federal monies, chiefly in the fields of
Agriculture and Engineering, and
also 1State monies for its other educational activities.
The State-aided colleges and universities have no legal claim for
appropriations, but over a period
of time it has become a custom for
the State to make appropriations
to an ever lengthening list of institutions, among which are the
University of 'Pennsylvania, Uni-
versity of Pittsburgh, and Temple
University. In the last session of
the Legislature, the Dickinson Law
School and Drexel Institute of
Technology were added to this list.
Second, it would seem that this
Commonwealth would have to arrange the relative claims of these
three classes of institutions in
some preferential order.
Third, a general survey discloses
that the relative amount of appropriations has been changing in the
past decade.
Formerly, the per capita appropriation to State Teachers Co!_!eges
amounted to twice as much per
student as it did to what was then
Pennsylvania State College. In
.more recent years, this two-to-one
relationship has been reversed, and
in the last Session of the Legislature, Pennsylvania :State University
received twice as much per student
as did the Pennsylvania State Colleges.
Fourth, if the length of the list
of private institutions receiving
public monies continues to grow
with the addition of one or two
colleges, universities, or professional schools at each Session of the
Legislature, in time, the amounts
of appropriations for private institutions will exceed the amounts allocated to Pennsylvania State University and Pennsylvania State
Colleges.
It would seem reasonable that·
there should be an accountability
on the part of the institution and a
(O.oill!iinuoo. on Paige 2)
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP BLOOMSBURG?
(Continued :from Page 1)
report to the State as to the uses to
which appropriations are put.
Fifth, the relative costs to students, whose parents have income
in the middle economic brackets,
should receive consideration, since
the State's chief concern is to provide higher education opportunity
for those of its youth whose parents are not able to pay their way.
Sixth, the present budget being
considered by the Legislature provides $530 per student per year;
the student pays an additional :jl2l::!.
per year, providing a total of :p742
to cover the cost of instruction for
each student enrolled in September, 1960, in the fourteen Pennsylvania State Colleges.
This amount is not adequate.
In 1957-1958, a survey was made
of the instructional costs for one
year in 268 public colleges and universities in the United States; of
these, 96 were Teachers Colleges.
The average amount expended was
$823 per student. Certainly, with
inflation at work in a four year
period, this amount would be expected to reach or exceed $900.
Forty-one of the 96 Teachers Colleges, which were used as a basis
for the computation resulting in
$823 per year, were located in the tion open for all worthy youth to
Middle Atlantic and New England climb as high as their abilities will
States.
permit, we shall have closed the
Seventh, if provision is not made possibilities of growth to the future
for increased enrollments in ~ep- leaders of this great democracy.
tember, 1961, and most State Coi- Without an educated leadership,
leges will increase by a:t least 10 % America cannot continue long to
over September, HJ60, then tne be the bastion of Democracy and
amount of dollars available per the Hope of the Western World.
student will be even less than $5;30,
which is not adequate to maintain :;:-:::;-;11,.i!y~:'.z""'~---"-....,..~"",a,~Z-c-c..-,t.~"'-tN.:...
a program of higher education for
intending teachers. Therefore, the
President
findings of ·the Governor's Commission on Higher Education and P.S. (1) Write, telephone or talk
Teacher Education are anticipated
personally with your State
Representative or Senator
with keen interest by all those in
about increasing State approhigher education, and should be a
priations from $530 to $750
subject of some thought by graduper student in State Colleges.
ates who are Alumni of PennsylPennsylvania State University
vania State Teachers Colleges.
is requesting $833 per student
Eighth, if we are to have addior $1,000,000 for 1200 students.
tional appropriations for colleges
and universities in Pennsylvania, it
(2) Join with other Bloomsfollows that we shall have to have
burg graduates in becoming a
new taxes; otherwise, the only peomember of the Alumni Associple who will be able to go to colation.
lege in the future will be those
whose parents come from the high(3) Contribute to Alumni Proer economic brackets. A democjects for the library, the Fenracy cannot continue if it depends
stemaker Memorial (portrait
on leaders whose basis of selection
and books), and the Council of
is their "papa's pocketbooks." UnAlumni Associations of Pennless we keep the ladder of educasylvania State Colleges.
EDUCATOR GIVES TALK
"We were strongly convinced
that Soviet dedication to education
is our greatest challenge," Dr. 0.
Reports of plans for class reH. English, Superintendent of Abington Township Schools, told unions and other activities schedmembers of the Bloomsburg State uled for the Annual Alumni Day
College Faculty Association re- at Bloomsburg State College have
cently in an illustrated talk at the led some to make the prediction
that this will be the biggest Alumni
College Commons.
Dr. English, who visited the Day in the history of the College.
USSR in 1959, said the great threat The class of 1911, returning to
is not the Russian attainments but campus for its 50th reunion, has
rather their aspirations. What we invited the classes of 1910 and 1912
have to learn from Soviet educa- as their guests at a dinner meeting
tion, he said, is not a philosophy of the three classes at 6:30 p. m.
or a system. The lesson we must in the College Commons, on Frilearn from the communists stems day, May 26. Following the dinfrom their attitude toward educa- ner, the grads will have a social
get-together in the Husky Lounge.
tion.
The educator said "we left the Regularly scheduled activities beSoviet Union feeling that the gin at 10:30 a. m. on May 27 with
clouds which separate the U. S. a meeting of all Alumni in Carver
and the USSR, might not be so Auditorium. The Alumni Lunchdense as we sometimes imagine." eon will be served in the College
Alumni Day, Saturday, May 27
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Commons beginning at 12:00 noon,
and class reunions will start at
2:00 p. m. The classes of 1941,
1950, 1951 and 1956 have planned
a dinner meeting at 7:00 p. m. in
the College Commons. The Class
of 1931 has also planned a dinner
meeting at the Magee Hotel. If
you plan to spend Friday night in
Blooms~urg, it is ~uggested that
you write for overmght accommodations at your earliest convenience to one of the following: Magee Hotel, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Tennytown Motel, Berwick Highway,
Bloomsburg, Pa.; HuIIlIIlel's Motel,
Route 11, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Riverview Motel, R. D. 1, Berwick, Pa.;
Stone Castle Manor, R. D. 2,
Bloomsburg, Pa., or Pine Barn Inn
and Motel, Danville, Pa.
Professor Fenstemaker Is Honored
At Alumni Dinner At College_
The following testimonial was
given by Dr. Kimber C. Kuster at
the annual dinner meeting of the
Columbia County Alumni Branch
on February 28, 1961:
"It is a great honor to represent
the faculty of Bloomsburg State
College on this very special occasion.
"Howard and I date our friendship back to our student days at
Old Normal. Th'.lre were times
when we enjoyed the hospitality
as weekend guests, each in the other's home. Later we were stamped
with the traditions of the same
When I came to
University.
Bloomsburg to live we shared family hospitality, joys and sorrows,
and the rare experience of instructing each other's children. Howard Junior and Mary Lou reflected
the sterling traits of their parents'
intellect, character, temperament,
and philosophy of life.
"Howard and I have never quarrelled, differed in politics, or in the
intrinsic value of his puns. We
have never loaned each other significant sums of money, for very
good reasons. However, I would
not hesitate to give him a key to
my home.
"Speaking for all of you, it's a
great pleasure to tell Howard Fow-
ler Fenstemaker, B.A., M.A., Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages, how highly we esteem him for
his warm friendship, sterling character, impeccable integrity, sly humor, spontaneous punning, high
scholarship and charitable tolerance of the opinioµs_and conduct of
all of us; to express our admiration
of his great versatility as a teacher
of Languages, Mathematics, Psychology, History, Music and Philosophy; for his unusual talent as a
composer and transposer of music;
for his contributions to civic organizations as officer or pianist,
and, as organist, deacon, choir director and teacher in his Church;
for his tireless devotion in service
for the College Alumni Association; for the selfless spirit that allowed him to happily accompany
well paid artists with the compensation of onlv a hand shake and
'thank you'; for never grumbling
about his salary, but saying 'If the
Lord could trust me with more
money, I believe He will see that
I get more'; and for his genuine
affection for all of us.
"Howard; as you'reach out to us
in your quiet manner, we, your colleagues, are happy to join with you
and Mary, in the joy of this evening."
for hi.s ability as a business educa- ·
tor and has gained the admiration,
love, and respect of business teachWalter S. Rygiel, associate pro- ers not only in Pennsylvania, but
fessor of Business Education at the also in other states where his formBloomsburg State College, receiv- er students are teaching. He is
ed the 1961 "Teacher of the Year" respected for his earnest and unaward given by the Pennsylvania ceasing pursuit of high standards
Business Education Association at in business education; for his deditheir annual Eastern Division Con- cation to the education of business
ference and luncheon meeting in teachers, many of whom have disthe Reading Senior High School on tinguished themselves in the eduApril 15.
cation and business field; for the
A gold inscribed plaque was pre- example he has set for young
sented by John M. Aichele, presi- teachers for continuous intellectudent.
The inscription on the al, professional, and spiritual
plaque reads: "Awarded to Walter growth, and for his stature as a
S. Rygiel in recognition of out- person of high character, pleasing
_
standing leadership and achieve- personality and integrity.
ment in the field of Business Edu·Professor and Mrs. Walter S.
cation."
Rygiel were guests of the associaProfessor Rygiel is well known tion at the luncheon meeting.
WALTER RYGIEL NAMED
'TEACHER OF THE YEAR'
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$5,000 GIFT TO COLLEGE
A $5,000 gift has been presented
to Bloomsburg State College by
Mrs. Clyde S. Shuman in hon.or of
her late husband, Clyde S. Shuman. Dr. Harvey A. Andruss,
President of the College, announced that the contribution would be
used to establish a fund for an annual Sportsmanship A,ward, according to the wishes of the donor.
A faculty committee, headed by J.
Alfred McCauslin, Dean of Students, has been appointed to develop a policy to be followed in
making the annual award.
A member of the graduating
Class of 1906, Mr. Shuman continued his interest in athletics at the
College until his death in June,
1956, shortly after his class had
celebrated its fiftieth reunion.
Following his graduation from
Bloomsburg, Mr. Shuman taught
school for one year, was a deputy
in the Register and Recorder's Office, and was then elected to serve
as Register and Recorder of Columbia Countv. In 1928, he began
his work in finance, and later organized the Consumer Credit Company.
:Mr. Shuman's son, John A., and
hi~ daughter, Josephine, attended
the Benjamin Franklin Elementary Laboratory School on the
Campus. His grandson, John A.
Shuman, III, is a senior at the
College.
Alumni contributions for scholarships, loans, library books, cultural programs, and other projects
are becoming increasingly more
important to the present and future welfare of students at Bloomsburg. In his present message in
the Alumni Quarterly and the
President's Letter to Graduates,
Dr: Andruss has outlined a number of suggestions for Alumni to
consider in answering the question,
"What Can I Do to Help Bloomsburg?"
Three members of the Bloomsburg State College faculty have
been invited to participate in Summer Institutes for College Teachers, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The three are:
Dr. Donald Rabb, Science; James
R. C. Leitzel, Math; Carl T. Kendall, Science.
NEW MEMBERS OF FACULTY
David K. Shortess
David K. Shortess, a member
of the faculty at South Williamsport High School since 1955, has
Dr. Frank 'P. Laubach, world- been appointed Assistant Professor of Biological Science at
famous teacher and missionary, Bloomsburg State College, and bewill present the Baccalaureate Ad- gan his new duties at the begindress at the College on Sunday, ning of the second semester early
May 28, 10:30 a. m. in Centennial in February. Mr. Shortess will be
a member of the Department of
Gymnasium.
Mathematics and Science, accordA graduate of Bloomsburg, Dr.
ing to President Harvey A. AnLaubach has been described by druss.
Dr. Daniel Poling, Editor of ChrisA native of Baltimore, Maryland,
tian Herald, as one of the three Mr. Shortess attended the public
greatest spiritual lights of the schools of Elizabethtown and
Twentieth Century, along with York, Pennsylvania. He earned the
Kagawa and Schweitzer. Norman Bachelor of Arts degree at LycomCousins, Editur of the Saturday Re- ing College and the Master of Edview, has referred to Dr. Laubach ucation degree in Biological Scias "one of the noblest human be- ence at 'Pennsylvania State Uniings of our time." During his April versity.
He is continuing his
28 visit to the Bloomsburg campus, graduate studies at Penn State as
General Carlos Romulo called Dr. a candidate for the Doctor of EduLaubach, "one of the great men of. cation degree. Prior to beginning
the world," and said that Laubach his career in teaching, he was emis projecting the true image of ployed for four years by Sylvania
America.
Electric Products, Inc.
The Commencement Address
will be given by Dr. Richard Hill
Donald J. D'Elia
Byrne, Professor of Education,
Donald
J. D'Elia, a member of
University of Maryland, at 2:03
p. m. in Centennial Gymnasium. the faculty of Pennsylvania State
Both Baccalaureate and Com- University for the past two y_ears,
mencement have been held on has been appointed Assistant ProSunday in Centennial Gym for the fessor of Social Studies at Bloomspast three years to accommodate burg State College, according to
parents and friends of the gradu- Dr. Harvey A. Andruss, President
of the College. Mr. D'Elia joined
ating class.
the staff of the Department of SoAttendance, at both the morning
and afternoon programs, has ex- cial Studies at Bloomsburg in February.
ceeded 2,000 in the. past two years.
Mr. D'Elia was born in Jersey
City, New Jersey, and attended
the public elementary school of
RATHBONE AT COLLEGE
that community; he was graduated
Basil Rathbone, one of the fore- from the Ann Arundel High
most actors of his time, was fea- School, Gambrills, Maryland, betured in an evening program at the fore enrolling at Rutgers UniverBloomsburg State College on Fri- sity. At the latter institution, he
day, February 10, 1961. Mr. Rath- earned both the Bachelor of Arts
bone, who has been acclaimed for and the Master of Arts degree. He
his consistently high level of per- will continue his graduate studies
formance in his many stage and at Pennsylvania State University.
screen assignments, brought a
Saturday, October 28, has been
new program, "An Evening With
Basil Rathbone," ,to Carver Audi- set as the tentative date for 1961
torium. He offered local theatre- Homecoming Day activities at
goers a dramatic presentation of Bloomsburg. The East Stroudsworks from the pens of such liter- burg State College grid squad will
ary greats as Edgar Allen Poe, Sir oppose the Huskies during the afArthur Conan Doyle, Shakespeare, ternoon football contest on Mt.
Browning, Housman and others.
Olympus.
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS WILL BE
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER, MAY 28
BSC THIRD BEST IN WORLD
SHORTHAND CONTEST
FOR SECOND TIME
Professor Walter S. Rygiel, a
member of the Business Education
faculty at the Bloomsburg State
College, has been informed by the
Gregg Publishing Company that
his shorthand class team won
THIRD PLACE, for the second
time in the International Order of
Gregg Artists Shorthand Contest,
Collegiate Division.
There were approximately 20,000
contestants competing throughout
the world. In order to compete as
a team, it was necessary to have at
least ten members in the unit.
About 2,000 teams participated in
the event. The British Isles, Asia,
many of the islands, and North and
South America are only a few of
the many areas represented in the
International Contest.
The Third Prize is an engraved
gold wall-plaque which will be
awarded to Mr. Rygiel as teacher
of the team. He will also receive
a personal gift - a fountain pen
desk set. Gold pins will be presented to the students of the College
for superior merit shorthand penmanship.
For three years in succession 1956, 1957, and 1958 ~ Professor
Rygiel and his shorthand students
took First Prize in the National
Shorthand Contests.
A team of students from Abington Senior High School won first
place in the Twenty-seventh Annual Business Education contest at
the College on Saturday, May 6.
Two hundred fifty-seven students
from 58 high schools competed for
individual and team honors. Berwick High School was second and
Parkland Union, Orefield, was
third:
The Bloomsburg track squad
has recorded its first undefeated
season in more than two decades
with a record of 6 wins and no
losses in dual meets this Spring.
(Page 4)
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The Evening Entertainment
Committee will present the Canadian Players in "The Lady's Not
For Burning" on Wednesday, November 8, 1961, and the Gilbert
and Sullivan Music Hall on Friday, March 16, 1962.
DR. WAGNER HONORED
BY SIGMA ALPHA ETA
Dr. E. Paul Wagner, professor
of Psychology at the Bloomsburg
State College, has been awarded
honorary membership in the Iota
Chapter of Sigma Alpha Eta, national speech and hearing fraternity. This award was presented
at the Iota Chapter's annual banquet held Thursday evening, May
11, in the College Commons. It
is given to people who have a sincere interest in the fraternity's activities and functions and have given help to students and faculty
members, who are active in the
field of speech and hearing therapy. It may be awarded to faculty members, professional people
such as doctors, psychologists, and
others who might be worthy of the
honor. Dr. Wagner received his
B.S., M.A., and Ed.D. at the Pennsylvania State University, is a public school psychologist, is active in
the area of psychology in Pennsylvania, and has done several studies.
pertaining to college students.
A contract of nearly $3,000 has
been awarded by the college to
the S. H. Evert Company, Inc.,
Bloomsburg, for the installation
and repair of the parking lot, sidewalks, curbs and steps in the Centennial Gymnasium area.
The
work will be completed by May 31
or earlier.
Endowed Lecture Series Presents
General Carlos P. Romulo
General Carlos P. Romulo, internationally famous orator, diplomat,
NEW LIBRARY AT CAMPUS
soldier, and author, addressed a caLABORATORY SCHOOL
The juvenile section of the pacity audience of students, faculBloomsburg :State College Library ty and townspeople, in Carver
was moved recently to new quar- Auditorium on Friday, April 28,
ters in the Benjamin Franklin
School. The new library at the 1961. He received a tremendous
Benjamin Franklin 1School is loca- ovation from the audience for his
ted in the former demonstration outstanding presentation of 'The
room on the first floor of the build- New Strategy of Communism." His
ing. There are approximately 6,000 address was the second outstandvolumes available for the use of ing program presented by the Enstudents in Kindergarten through dowed Lecture Fund in the past
Grade 6. The library is used at two years. In March, 1960, the
regularly scheduled periods dur- Fund initiated the Series with an
ing the day for the students of the address "Three American Voices"
Benjamin Franklin School. In ad- by Vincent Price, author, star of
dition, college students, enrolled stage, screen and television, and
in the Elementar.y Education divi- well-known art connoisseur.
sion, use the facilities of the new
Excerpts of General Romulo' s
library in completing assignments speech will be presented in a fufor college classes and in planning ture issue of the "Letter to Gradwork for practice teaching.
uates."
The section of the college library, formerly used for juvenile
books, has now been converted PRESIDENT PENNSYLVANIA
into a reference section.
SPEECH AND HEARING ASSN.
Miss Lola Maxwell, a graduate IS GUEST SPEAKER
of Clarion State College and the
Dr. Bruce M. Siegenthaler, assoUniversity of Pittsburgh, assumed
professor of clinical speech at
the duties of Librarian at the Ben- ciate
the Pennsylvania State University,
jamin Franklin School on April 4,
was the guest speaker at the an1961. The Library is open from
nual banquet of Iota Chapter, Sig8:00 to 9:00 a. m. each day for faculty and student teachers. Miss ma Alpha Eta, national speech
and hearing fraternity on ThursMaxwell conducts classes in the day
evening, May 11, in the
library for students of the Labora- Bloomsburg State College Comtory School from 12:30 to 3:30 mons. Dr. Siegenthaler received a
p. m., daily; the library is open
B.S. degree from the Bowling
again for the use of faculty and Green University, and his M.A. and
college students from 3:30 to 5:0J Ph.D. degrees from the University
p. m.
of Michigan. He has Advanced
Certification in the American
Eight varsity intercollegiate Speech and Hearing Association,
sports have been listed for the was editor until last year of the
1961-1962 college year. Included publications of the Pennsylvania
are: football, basketball, swim- Speech Association, and is now
ming, baseball, wrestling, track, President of the newly-formed
Pennsylvania Speech and Hearing
golf, and tennis.
Association. He has written many
articles related to the field of
The senior banquet and ball will speech and hearing, and he is recbe held this year on Saturday, ognized as a leader in this area.
May 20, at Genetti's in Hazleton. In his discussion, the current hapDon ·Peebles Orchestra, Harris- penings of the various professional
burg, will provide music for danc- organizations, both state and national, was the topic.
ing.
(Page 5)
DR. ANDRUSS PROPOSES ·CHANGES lN THE STATE COUNCIL
"A single policy making Council
of Education for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a necessity," Dr. Harvey A. Andruss,
president of Bloomsburg State
College, declared recently at a legislative conference of ·Pennsylvania
Congress of Parents and Teachers
hl;lld at the Governor's Hotel, Harrisburg.
Dr. Andruss is chairman of the
personnel commfttee of the Board
of Presidents of Pennsylvania's 14
State Colleges, and also a member
of the legislative committee of the
Congress of Parents and Teachers.
He serves the latter unit as chairman of the committee on international relations.
The local educator spoke out
against a bill to set up a separate
or second council dealing with
higher education which has been
introduced at the present session
of the Legislature.
"If passed," he commented, "this
legislation would create a situation in which colleges and universities are separated by a wide gulf
from secondary schools whose
graduates must be evaluated for
admission to college without regard to previous preparation. To
require a certain pattern for admission to college may force curriculums to conform to a pattern
set by colleges for colleges.
"The existence of two Councils
of Education would make it necessary for education to be coordin-
ated by the Legislature and/ or
the Governor. Therefore, education at all levels would be forced
into the political arena where politicians are neither fitted for nor
interested in making wise and valid policy decisions.
"No one educational group
should be allowed to use legislation to enact its area of educational influences into law.
"Education must be responsibly
located in one body with authority
to act in matters dealing with education; this body must also be
charged with corresponding responsibility without regard to pol- .
itical party affiliations, economic
interests, or educational philosophy
biased in favor of one kind of
school, college or university.
"A State Council of Education
must not become the tool of any
one group of educators, or kind
of colleges, to further their narrow, vested self-interest. If this
should happen, the youth of Pennsylvania will continue to be educated only if 'papa's pocketbook' per-·
mits.
"In this time of continuing international crisis, the minds of
gifted children must be developed
if Pennsylvania and our great nation are to continue to be the bulwark of democracy and the hope
of the world for peace."
Dr. Andruss pointed out that the
State Council of Education considers all levels of instruction; this
COLUMBIA COUNTY ALUMNI MEET
Miss Lucy Valero, Assistant Executive Secretary of the Pennsylvania State Education Association
since 1957, was the featured speaker at the Annual Dinner Meeting
of the Columbia County Branch,
Bloomsburg State College Alumni
Association, on Tuesday ,February
28, 1961, in the College Commons.
One of the highlights of the evening was the unveiling of an oil
portrait of Professor Howard F.
Fenstemaker. The portrait, executed by Mrs. Ralph Herre, is a testimonial given Professor Fenstemaker by his colleagues in the col-
lege Faculty Association. In May,
1961, he will have served as a
member of the college faculty for
thirty-five years.
·
HOBBY CREATES
WIDE INTEREST
Miss Ethel Ranson, long a valued teacher at BSC, has found in
retirement a hobby which has become a profession creating interest
and clients throughout the world.
Miss Ranson is now a resident
of Florida, where she moved following her retirement from teaching six years ago. She is president
(Pa,ge 6)
includes the instructional programs
of elementary schools, secondary
schools, and colleges and universities.
He suggests a body of twentyone members in which not more
than fourteen or two-thirds of the
total membership, would be members of one political party. This
body may include within itself a
council of elementary and secondary schools and a council of higher
education. Each of these two
groups would be composed of seven members nominated by the
council, appointed by the Governor, and approved by the Senate.
Members of the single council
proposed by Dr. Andruss would
be appointed in three classes of
seven each; one to serve two years,
another four, and a third six.
Thereafter seven would be named.
to full terms of six years each. He
pointed .out these terms will overlap and· provide for ·continuity of
policy.
Fourteen of the members, according to the local educator,
should be laymen; not more than
seven should be identified with
schools or colleges as instructors,
administrators in education, or
members of school boards, trustees
of colleges, and such.
This, he said, means fourteen
members of the council will be lavmen who are not connected 'with
any elementary or secondary
school, college, university or other
educational institution.
of the Haviland Club of America
and as busy as she has ever been. ·
Miss Ranson's hobby and occupation is filling in those broken
pieces you've lost from your
French Limoges Haviland china
set - the pieces you can't get on
the market today. More than 500
of the over 60,000 Haviland patterns are represented in her treasure house collection, which overflows from crowded interior rooms
into a storehouse that she made
from her garage.
1Players,
Inc., thrilled a nearcapacity audience on April 8 with
the presentation of "The Merchant
of Venice."
MISS EDNA J. BARNES WILL
RETIRE AT END OF TERM
Miss Edna J. Barnes, Supervisor
of Elementary Education at
Bloomsburg State College for the
past nine years and a member of
the college faculty for 29 years,
will retire at the end of the present semester in May, 1961. Her
services to education include more
than four decades of teaching in
the schools of :Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Minnesota.
A native of Illinois, Miss Barnes
earned the Bachelor of Science degree at Western University, Macomb, Illinois, and the Master of
Arts degree at Columbia U niversity. She did additional graduate
work in teacher education at the
University of Colorado and Columbia University.
Prior to coming to Bloomsburg
in February, 1929, Miss Barnes had
taught for seven years in the elementary schools of Illinois, was
Associate Supervisor of Elementary Education at Winona State
College, Minnesota, for two and a
half years, and completed a year
of graduate study at Columbia
University. She interrupted her
tenure at Bloomsburg to spend
two years teaching at Clarion State
College, Pennsylvania, and to do
another additional year of graduate study at Columbia. She has
also taught during summer sessions
at Bloomsburg, Clarion State College, and Bucknell University.
Of the many hobbies she enjoys,
traveling, during the summer, is
probably her favorite. In 1936,
1938, and 1960 she was in Europe;
she toured South America in 1954,
Africa in 1957, and made a roundthe-world trip in 1955. She has
made three trips to Mexico, two to
Central America, and has traveled
extensively in the United States
and Canada. Her lectures and
films have delighted thousands· in
the past 25 years.
An active member of professional and civic organizations, she has
served as President of the Lewisburg Chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma, was elected President of
the Bloomsburg Branch of the
American Association of University Women on two occasions, and
is now President of the Columbia
County Chapter of the Soroptimist
Federation of the Americas, Inc.
Other affiliations include membership in the National Education
Association, the Pennsylvania State
Education Association, Kappa Delta Pi, the Association for Childhood Education International, and
the Association for Student Teaching.
Miss Barnes was honored by the
Faculty Association of the College
at the annual dinner meeting on
April 12 in the College Commons.
Her plans for the future include
a trip to Australia in September,
continuing her teaching career in
other states, and studying anthropology.
PLACEMENT RECORD GOOD
FOR CLASS OF 1960
Statisltics, reported by C. Stua,rit
Edwards, Dwecoor of Plooement,
show that 91 percent of the members of ,the Oliass of 1960, who are
,avai'lable, are 1teacliing. T.his percentage sbows 1an increase over
thart of the last two yeao.-s.
Of a rota:l: of 305 s·tudenrts, 289
are avai!l:abte for teac'hmg. Of
,those situdenits who are not teaching, 18 a.re m other fields, seven are
in graduate scho Airmed Services, and five WOIIIlen
aire married and not avaiilJable for
tea.clung.
The ,average salairy il"ange is
$3600-$5400, with the avemge beginning safaxy being $4173. The
begiilllll!ing salaay for teadhers accepting positions out-of-s,taJte is
$382 more ,tha111 in ·Pennsylva:nia.
The Admissions Office ireports
that they have received mo.re than
1,325 appl:ioaitions £rom students
who wiish iro e111ter Bloomsburg in
September, 1961. It is likely thait
the college will accept 600 or more
new students for the Septembeir
term, depe.ndmg Olli the number of
upperclassmen returinin,g aJt ,that
time.
Of the fourteen State Colleges,
Bloomsburg ranked fourth in total
enrollment in September, 1960,
with a record number of 1756 students·.
(Page 7)
NEW CONSTRUCTION
The Legislature has received a
capital funds budget totaling $241,653,991 from Governor Lawrence.
Recommended for Bloomsburg
State College was $2,804,238 for
the construction of a men's dormitory, library and auditorium. ·
Of this amount approximately
$800,000 is planned tor a fourstory dormitory, to be erected on
the present site of Old North Hall.
lt will house between 200 and 250
students and provisions have been
made to use the basement of the
structure as a dining hall in which
family-style evening meals can be
served. Present kitchen facilities
will be used to prepare the food
which will be carted to the dining
area.
The cost of the library has been
estimated at $750,000. It will be
a three-story building and will
have shelf space for over 100,000
books. It is planned to be built
on Mt. Olympus, on the site now
occupied by the baseball diamond.
Administrative offices will be located on the main floor.
A new baseball diamond will be
built on farm property of the college, east of Chestnut Street and
adjoining the campus. It will be
part of a planned area to care for
all phases of athletics at the
school.
The balance of the state funds
will go into construction of the
auditorium. It is planned for an
area near Navy Hall, facing Spruce
Street with the back of Light Street
Road.
It will have a seating capacity
of 2,000, with 1,200 on the main
floor and balcony accommodations
for 800.
All of the buildings will be of
brick construction with stone trim
and are planned as part of an expansion program in which administrators foresee an increase in student population from a present
2,000 to approximately 3,000 during the 1960s.
1961 SUMMER SESSIONS
UNDERIGRADUATE
Pre-Session-June 12-June 30
Main Session-July 3-August 11
Post-Session-August 14-September 1
GR.ADUATE
Pre-Session-June 15-June 30
Main Session-July 3-August 11
Post-Session-August 14-August 29
Portrait of Professor Howard
F. Fenstemaker To Be
Presented To The College
On Saturday, May 27, 1961
Howard Fowler Fenstemaker, A.B., A.M.
Born Berwick, Pennsylvania, October 19,
1893; married Ruth Nuss, July 1919 (deceased, 1945); son: Howard F., Jr.; daughter: Mary Lou (Mrs. Harry G. John, Jr.);
married Mary M. Edwards, 1947.
Graduate Berwick High School, 1910;
Bloomsburg State Normal School, 1910-12;
United States Army, 1918-1919; University
of Michigan, A.B., 1918, Magna cum laude,
elected to Phi Beta Kappa; New York University, A.M., 1936.
Teaching positions: Dallas Township;
Berwick; Highland Park, Michigan; member of Bloomsburg faculty since 1926.
Member, Bloomsburg Kiwanis Club
since 1927, serving as President, 1944; organist, First Baptist Church, Bloomsburg,
since 1927; organist, Caldwell Consistory,
since 1935.
Dear Alumnus:
Mr. Hinkle!, ,troosuil'er of ,the Columbiia Cotmty Br:a:ncll of the BISC Alumni Assooirution, reporfa .that coni!Jr,iJbutioltlS
,to the Fenstema:ke:r Lilbmry F1ll!Ild, fil'om both faculty and alumni, total $1,070.00 to daite. While thls !Ls commendaible,
,the ,amount fa1ls fa:r s!hOO't of om goal of $2500. If you have not made yom contribution ,to this wiorithy oause, will y,ou
please :IJill out the .rutta.cihed bianik ,and return it to Mr. Hinkel wioh y;our gift before Ma:y 22, 1961. OOilltriibutions will
be accepted .gra:teful1y ,a:f:ter thls date, but oniy the names of those a~umni whose gifits ,are :r:,eceived on or bef0:t1e this d!ate
will be included ~n rtihe testiimonia,l booklet which will be dis,tributed on Alumni Day. OtJh,e:r donors wrn be 1ilslted in
f011thcoming issues of ,the "I.Jette:rs To Gmduaites" and in the "Alumni Quamterly."
One of 1the .fea:tm:t1es of rtihe Alumni Day exex cises in Carver 'Hall auditorium on Srutmday, May 27, will be the presmtarti,on of 1Jhe :Fenstemaker po!l'ti!'ait >to the college. The pm:,tratt was unveiled aJt ,a faculty diilllli0!!' iheld in Mir. F1etnstemaker's honor on F1ebil'ua:ry 28 a,nd was well received. A facsimile reproduciraorn of il.Vlirs. >Her!l'1e1s magnificent painting
appears ,albove :along with .a bmef resume of Mil:. Fenstem:aker's life and his v,aried acitavirties.
You ,will ['e,ca1l rtlhalt the present facu1ty of BISC und&wrote !the cost of ,the por11Jrait. Contr1buitiooo from alumni
will :be 'll!sed p!l'incipruly for libraey acquisitions (·which will bea!l' Mr. Fenstema:ker's na:me) to p,riomo:te the ciause o,f
higher edu,ca,tion. 'Dhe comme:mo!l.'rutive booklet will be mailed to all p,a:r1ticipaiti!ng alumni erurly in June. If yiou would
like to have yiour name pla!Ced on ,this roll of ho,rmr, please send yo•ur oheck to Ml!'. Hlinkel immedi,atelo'.
Sincerely yours,
EDWARD T. DEVOE, Chairman
Fenstemakex Porl!!'ai:t Committee
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FENSTEMAKER PORTRAIT FUND
Bloomsburg State College
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Date_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Mr. Clayton H. Hinkel, Treasurer
Columbia County Branch
BSC Alumni Association
Bloomsburg State College
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Please accept my contribution of $_____.for the Fenstemaker Library Fund.
Year of graduatio.~_ _ _ _ Name_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Maiden Name._________________ Address_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Media of