You Are Invited To Attend Alumni Day
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1963
7 :00 p.m.-Dinner Meeting - Classes of 1912, 1913, 1914 - College Commons
(Followed by Get-Together in Husky Lounge)
8 :00 p.m.-Open House - Class of 1918 - Home of Mrs. Ida Wilson Snyder,
803 East Third Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.

SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1963
8 :30 a.m.-Breakfast - Class of 1918 - Episcopal Parish House - Iron and Main
Streets
9 :00 a.m.-Registration and Campus Tours - All Alumni
11 :30 a.m.-Luncheon and Annual Meeting in College Commons - $1.00 or
Alumni Dues Receipt
2 :30 p.m.-Class Reunions
4 :30 p.m.-Tea and Dance in Husky Lounge

7 :00 p.m.-Dinner Meeting and Reunions
1928-Room F, Noetling Hall
All Classes to
1933-Social Room, Science Hall
1902 inclusive - Alumni Room
1938-Room K, Noetling Hall
1903-Day Women's Lounge
1943-Lounge, New North Hall
1908-Faculty Lounge
1948-Room 8, Science Hall
1913-Upper Level, Husky Lounge
1953-Carver Auditorium
1918-Day Men's Lounge
1958-Room 22, Science Hall
192'3-Room E, Noetling Hall
1959 to Present-Lower Level, Husky Lounge
Reservations for overnight accomodations should be made directly with the Magee Hotel, Bloomsburg, Pa.;
Tennytown Motel, Berwick Highway, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Hummel's Motel, Route 11, Bloomsburg, Pa.;
Riverview Motel, R.D. No. 1, Berwick, Pa.; Stone Castle Motel and Restaurant, R.D. No. 2, Bloomsburg
Pa.; Keller's Motel, R.D. No. 4, Danville; Pine Barn Inn and Motel, Danville, Pa.
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Classes in Reunion Plan Special
Events For Alumni Day
Although all graduates will be warmly
welcomed on their return to the campus
on Saturday, May 25, a number of special activities have been planned by the
five-year cla! ses for Alumni weekend.
Definite plans have been completed by
, seven of the classes for activities beginning Friday night, May 24, climaxed by
dinner meetings Saturday night at 7 :00
p.m.
The Class of 1913, headed by Dr.
Kimber Kuster, who retired from the
BSC faculty last year, has invited the
Classes of 1912 and 1914 to be their
guests at a dinner meeting Friday evening at 7 :00 p.m. in the College Commons.
J. Claire Patterson, Class of 1918, has

arranged an open house for class members Friday evening from 8 :00 to 12 :00
p.m. at the home of Mrs. Ida Wilson
Snyder, 806 East Third Street, Bloomsburg. The group will meet for breakfast at 8 :30 a.m. Saturday morning in
the Episcopal Parish House at the corner of Main and Iron Streets, and will
adjourn to the College for the remainder of the regularly scheduled activities.
The Class of 1933 will have a dinner
meeting at the Bloomsburg Elks Club,
Saturday at 6 :00 p.m., according to the
arrangements made by Lois Lawson,
Committee Chairman.
Paul Martin,
College Business Manager, and Charles
Henrie, former member of the faculty,
have met with considerable success in
scheduling a dinner meeting of the Class
of 1938 at the Bloomsburg American

Legion.
Four classes will meet Saturday evening at 7 :00 p.m. in the College Commons
for a dinner and brief program before
adjourning to separate locations on campus for individual class programs and
other activities involving nocturnal meanderings.
.
Heading these classes are the following:
1943-Herman Vonderheid
1948-Harry G. John, Jr.·
19 53-John Scrimgeour
1958-Raymond Hargreaves
Other arrangements for class reunions
are being made by William Rarich, Class
of 1908 and Margaret Hill, Class of
1928.

Dr. Andruss Testifies for State Colleges Before
Joint House-Senate Committee
According to testimony presented May question, he quoted from a study made mended consideration of the following:
8 by Dr. Harvey_ A. Andruss, President five years ago by the Illinois State Cham- 1. Each college budget should maintain
of Bloomsburg State College, before ber of Commerce of the costs of all
its identity from the time it is subthe joint Appropriations Committee of public higher education institutions in
mitted by the college until it finally
the House and Senate in Harrisburg, the United States. Ninetv-six Teachers
reaches the Legislature.
increases in appropriations by the Com- Colleges reported an annual instructionmonwealth of Pennsylvania for its four- al cost of $823 of which the student paid Z. Appropriations should be made on a
per capita basis.
teen State Colleges have not kept pace less than $150, or about 18%. In the
with increases in enrollments during the same years ( 1957-1959) appropriations 3. A reserve amount not to exceed 10%
past eight years. Dr. Andruss was one provided by Pennsylvania amounted to
of the total budget should be held for
emergencies or other contingencies
of four Presidents of State Colleges $501 and students paid $156, or 24%.
invited to testify at the Committee hear- The total expenditure in Pennsylvania
which might occur during the approing.
· · --was only $656, compared-with a nationat·- ·· priafion period.·
·····
- ····
In his efforts to highlight the need for average of $823.
larger State appropriations, Dr. Andruss
This disparity has become even great- 4 . One-half of th e amount of th e appropoint~d out that the State's contribution er, since the total cost in Pennsylvania is
priation unexpended at th e encl of any
per capita has varied during the eight $797 with the student paying $262, or
appropriation period should be added
year period from about $517 to $535; 34%
The Pennsylvania student is
to the budget of the respective State
College in th e next appropriation
this is due, in part, he said, to the fact now paying almost twice as much a share
that budgets for the fourteen State Col- of his instructional cost as the average
period.
5. State Colleges should have the authorleges were prepared on the basis of the student in other states.
enrollment for the previous year. T~ereState Colleges as State institutions are,
ity to purchase on local bids educafore, any enroll~ent w<;mld result m a further handicapped, Dr. Andruss stated,
tional equipment, library books, labreduce_d per capita, subsidy. .
.
because they are subjected to the same
oratory supplies, etc. to an amount not
. While the ~tate s per capita_ contnbu- budgetary and purchasing procedures as
to exceed $5,000,
tion has remame~ _almost sta!1c, or has hospitals, asylums, and prisons, which
Another of the critical problems faceven decreased, tmt10n fees paid by State limit their activities as institutions of ing the fourteen State Colleges is that
College students during the same peri_?d higher education.
of securing and retaining qualified fachave grown from $102 to $262, a1;1 mPennsylvania State Colleges have con- ulty members. The biggest obstacle concrease of more th:3-? two and a half times. sistently raised, through student fees for tinues to be the matter of adequate salT~e average tmh?n and fe_e char~es, instruction and housing (board room aries.
Professors in Pennsylvania's
paid by students 111 our nat1011 dunng
d 1 d )
h' h h ' b
fourteen State Colleges receive an averan
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amounts
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$
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1961 -.1962 ' was on1y 188 per year. more than equal to the appropriations age o 2 '000 per year 1ess t h an p ro f es~ousmg fees for. State College students, made by the State in the form of biennial sors in other colleges in Pennsylvania
smce 19?5, have mcr~ased from $432 _to or annual subsidies. In other words, and throughout the nation. Associate
$61~, .':'1th further mcreases a defimte budgets have usually been balanced in Professors earn $700 less than their
poss1b1hty.
,
terms of local fees collected from stu- counterparts in other colleges in PennThe Governor s proposed budget now d t
sylvania and $900 less than the average
provides $570 per student for the -preen s.
paid Associate . Profess.ors throughout
sent enrollment of 28,000. Even though
- Since a.mounts of locaT income courn· the nation. Assistant Professors receivan addition:,.! million dollars is provided, not be estimated wi th accuracy until ed from $300 to $700 per year less than
dependi11 5 on the passage of the sales near the end of th e appropriation period, Assistant Professors in other colleges in.
tax, the estimated enrollment of 30,000 it has frequently been fou nd th at th e the State and the nation as a whole. Unstudents in September, 1963, will de- purchasing procedures of th e Depart- less a realistic salary schedule is procrease the per student subsidy to $566 ment of Property a nd Supplies are so vided, teachers who are qualified by edat a time when approximately 1,000 slow th at monies paid by st udents for ucation and experience will continue to
students in Liberal Arts will be paying in st ruction, boa rd , room a nd lau nd ry, leave the fourteen State Colleges for
as much as $300 per year tuition.
could not be expended for th e purposes positions which provide better salaries.
Students living in dormitories at State for which they were collected.
Colleges are paying an extra $3.00 rental
This combination of procedures, first,
per week to help liquidate the cost of in budgeting, and second, in purchasing
Education Conference - Oct. 5
dormitories; on the other hand, the Gen- for State Colleges on the same basis as
eral State Authority is constructing buil- other State institutions, where the patidings for private colleges and universi- ents or prisoners are not contributing : .. Dr. Clara Cockerell, one of the Comties who are making no contribution in any substantial amount toward their up- monwealth's best-known educators, has
the form of rentals to retire the bonds keep and care, would seem to justify accepted an invitation to address the
which have been issued.
legislation which would relieve State general session of the Annual Education
Dr. Andruss also raised the question: Colleges to some extent from burden- Conference for 'Teachers and Administrators tb. be held on ·the Bloomsburg
How much of the instructional cost shall some red tape.
college students bear? In answering the
Specifically, President Andruss recom- eampus on Saturday, October 5, 1963.

Architect's sketch of one of two new dormitories now under construction between Science Hall and N oetling Hall

Scholarship for Student of
Foreign Origin

Construction Begins on New
Dormitories for 500 Women

A native of either Puerto Rico,
.. or Guam wi·11 be enro11 ed next
H awau,
fall at BSC as a candidate for the bachelor's degree in eduction. This program
of admitting an American student of
fo~eign origin on a four. ~ear ?cholarship evolved from the ongmal idea of
an international student program.
The scholarship fund is being raised
from contribut~on~ of . co1?1munity gro;ips
c?llege alumn~, mstitutl~ma! . orgamzatlons, corporations, ~nd ~ndividu:ctl support. !he scholar?hip will p~oy~de for
the basic fee, housu~g fee, activities fee,
and books and supphe~.
.
So far, the com!Iut!ee has received
seven favorable apphcat10ns from Hawaiian -.students and one from Puerto Rico.

C
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omp1e ion a e se or ep em e ' 1964
The lower campus between Science
Hall and Noetling Hall took on a new
look six weeks ago when contractors
began excavations to lay the foundations
for two new dormitories to house 500
women students.
Both buildings are scheduled for completion and occupancy by the time the
college term begins in September, 1964.
According to the proposed campus plan,
the college hopes to build another dormitory on the present site of Science
Hall to provide housing for a total of
900 resident women by 1970, when total
enrollment on the main campus is expected to reach 3,000.

Howard F. Fenstemaker, a member of
the Bloomsburg State College for the
past 37 years and currently Chairman of
the Department of Foreign Languages,
will conclude· an outstanding career of
service and teaching at the close of the
present Spring term. Mr. Fenstemaker
was honored recently by the Faculty
Association during their Annual Dinner
Meeting. Two years ago, the faculty
and alumni presented an oil portrait of
the well-known educator at the College
and established a Library Fund in tribute to his interest in the Humanities.
A graduate of Bloomsburg, Class of
1912, he has been active in the Alumni
Association for many years as Editor of
the Alumni Quarterly, and is currently
serving as President of the General
Alumni Association.

To Cost $2,000,000
Total construction costs of the new
dormitories will approximate $2,000,000.
Both buildings will be four stories high
with fully automatic, hydraulic elevators.
Exterior walls will be concrete and brick
with windows designed for maximum
light and ventilation. Each dormitory
will include study rooms on each floor, a
dean's apartment, and a lounge area.
The new dormitories will help alleviate
a critical need at the college. For nearly a decade, enrollment of freshmen
women has been limited due to the lack
of adequate housing on campus.
Approximately 120 students will be
accepted in the Arts and Sciences program at Bloomsburg, beginning in September, 1963.

First Summer Commencement
Sixty-five member.s of the Class of
1963, who complete requirements during
.
t h e S ummer S ess10ns,
wi·11 be t h e fi rst
seniors to receive diplomas at a summer
commencement convocation at Bloomsburg. The event, scheduled for early
August, was. added to the college cal~dar to provide adequate accomodations
for parents and friends of the Class of
1963, the largest in the history of the
institution. Sixty-one seniors were gradua~ed January 17, and 261 on May 26.
With the S;immer graduates, the total
for the year is 394.

Artist Series Programs
The Evening Entertainment Committee has completed arrangements for two
outstanding programs during the 19631964 term. The Canadian Players will
present Ibsen's "Enemy of the People"
on Friday, November 15, 1963; the
Ethel Winter Dance Company will be the
featured artists on Friday, May 1, 1964.

Test Borings f e>f New
Auditorium
Test borings were completed early in
April for a new Auditorium to seat
2,000. The Auditorium will be constructed at the end of Spruce Street,
near Navy Hall, extending into the present football field and the practice field.
Pre-final plans are to be submitted on
June 6, 1963. Approximately $1,400,000
has been allocated for construction.

261 Seniors to Receive Degrees
The Bachelor of Science degree will
be conferred on 261 seniors on Sunday,
May 26, 1963. Dr. Harvey A. Andruss,
President of the College, will confer the
degrees and award diplomas to seniors
who complete requirements for graduation in May. Baccalaureate and commencement exercises will be held in Centennial Gymnasium.
BACCALAUREATE

SPEAKER

Dr. Virgil W. Wallace, lecturer, evangelist, and minister, will discuss "The1
Philosophy of Good Will" during the
baccalaureate exercises at 10 :30 a.m.
(D.S.T.). A graduate of Valparaiso
University, Dr. Wallace also studied at
Columbia, Michigan, and Chicago Universities. After his posl~graduate work,
he decided to become a minister and was
ordained to preach at Plymouth, Pennsylvania. He has completed more than
half a century in the Christian ministry.
For many years, he was one of the bestknown evangelists in the United States,
traveling widely with his wife, Dora, a
noted Gospel singer.
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Professor Stringfellow Barr, distinguished author, lecturer, and educator, will
present the commencement address "The
Republic of Learning", at 2 :00 p.m.
(D.S.T.). Professor Barr, a graduate of
the University of Virginia and Oxford
University, has spoken before audiences
throughout the country on liberal education and American foreign policy, and
has also appeared frequently on radio
and television programs. He has been a
strong advocate of educational reform.
While he was president of St. John's
University, Maryland, Professor Barr
inaugurate_d many reform programs.

First Master's Degree to be
Conferred May 26
Another milestone will be added to the
history of Bloomsburg State College on
Sunday, May 26, when the Master of
Education degree is awarded to Arthur
Hontz, who earned the Bachelor of Science degree from Wilkes College in
1960. Hontz, who majored in Business
Education, is the first student to receive
the Master's degree at Bloomsburg since
the graduate program was inaugurated
during the 1961 Summer Sessions.
Dr. Robert l\iiller, Director of Graduate Studies, will present Hontz to President Andruss who will confer the degree.

Alumni Giving
Alcoa Foundation Supports
The Alcoa Foundation recently expanded its support of education by announcing it will match gifts by Alcoa
employees to institutions of higher learning.
Foundation Chairman Roy A. Hunt
said the employee may choose any private or public four-year college or university, or any graduate school in the
United States. The Foundation will duplicate total gifts up to $1,000 a year by
any employee.
"Under the plan approved by the
Foundation, a donor sends his gift of not
less than $25 to the school of his choice.
The appropriate officer of the college or
university certifies the contribution and
notifies the Foundation which then gives
the school an equal amount."
"Schools participating in the plan
must have regional or professional accreditation."
Bloomsburg State College is fully ac-

LETTER TO GRADUATES

SPRING, 1963
No. 5
Bloomsburg State College
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

credited by··· the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools,
the National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education, and the Pennsylvania State Council of Education.
Alumni may send their gifts to Mr.
Paul Martin, Business Manager, Bloomsburg State College.

Social Studies Class
Will Study Abroad
Professor Henry George, Bloomsburg
State College, Department of Social
Studies, will conduct a cultural study
tour of West Europe in June and July
of this year. 1ne gfotip~Which includes
both credit and non credit students, will
visit seven countries. Credit members
will participate in several seminars to be
held in European Universities. Membership is limited and those interested
in joining the group should contact Pro~
fessor George at the College at once iri
order to insure reservations.
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On behalf of the Class of 1931, Class
President James B. Davis, Mechanics~1
burg, will present an oil portrait of
Professor Samuel L. Wilson to the College during the Alumni Meeting on
Saturday, May 25, 1963. Arrangements
for the portrait have been completed by
a committee consisting of Orval C. Palsgrove and Clarence Wolever. Any graduate, who wishes to do so, may contribute to the Portrait Fund by sending
contributions to Mr. Frank J. Golder,
South Market Street, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.

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