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ISC ALUMNI LETTER
BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE : SPRING 1968

Alumni Al'e Ul'ged ro Retul'n Eal'ly On Alumni Day, Satul'day, Apl'il 27
9: 00 A.M. - 2: 00 P.M. - Registration for all Alumni - Waller Hall.
9: 00 A.M. - 11 :00 A.M. - Informal get-together for all Alumni and Faculty; Refreshments-Waller Hall Lobby.
11 :00 A.M. - 12:00NOON- Informal Campus Tours.
12: 15 P.M. - Luncheon - College Commons - $1.75 per person or Alumni Dues receipt. (Tickets
will be available at registration desk or in Lobby or College Commons.)
1: 30 P.M. - Annual Meeting of Alumni Association - College Commons.
*3: 00 P.M. - Class Reunions.
4: 00 P.M. - 5: 00 P.M. - Open House in Residence Halls.
**5: 00 P.M. - Social Hour and Dinners as scheduled by reunion classes.
8: 15 P.M. - Haas Auditorium - The Bloomsburg Players and the College Concert Choir will present a musical-dramatic performance of two operas, "The Devil and Daniel Webster"
by Douglas Moore and "Trouble in Tahiti" by Leonard Bernstein. This is part of the
Spring Arts Festival with no admission charge.
* All Classes to 1912 (incl.)- meet Saturday in Waller Hall Lobby
1913 -- Friday-Faculty Lounge
1943 - Room 20, Science Hall
Saturday-East Hall Lounge
1948- Room 4, Ben Franklin Bldg.
1918- Commons Lobby
1953-Room 25, Navy Hall
1923 - North Hall Lobby
1958- Room 17, Ben Franklin Bldg.
1928--South Hall Lobby
1963-Room 2, Centennial Gymnasium
1933 - Room 7, Ben Franklin Bldg.
1964 to Present - Husky Lounge ·
1938- West Hall Lounge
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FRIDAY EVENING, April 26, Class of 1918 (J. Claire Patterson, 315 West St., Bloomsburg, Chm.),
50th Reunion-guests of Alumni Assn. at a dinner in College Commons, 7 :00 p.m.
Class of 1913 (Dr. Kimber C. Kuster, 140 W. 11th St., Bloomsburg, Chm.) will attend 50-Year Class
(1918) dinner in College Commons, 7:00 p.m.

**Other Classes Have Made the Following Plans for Saturday, April 27:
1923 :-- (Mrs. Raymond P. Kashner, 125 Forest Rd., Sherwood Village, Bloomsburg, Chm.) Dinner, 6:00 p.m., Hotel
Magee; Get-together, 8: 00 p.m., home of Mrs. Kathryn Brace Laidecker, Comer Center&Fifth Sts., Bloomsburg.
1928- (Mrs. Ralph Dendler, 1132 Market St., Berwick, Chm.) Get-together, 5:00 p.m.; dinner at 6:00 p.m., New
Ent's Restaurant, 117 W. Main St., Bloomsburg.
1933 - (Miss Lois Lawson, 644 E. 3rd St., Bloomsburg, Chm.) Dinner, 6:00 p.m., Elks Club.
1938- (Paul G. Martin, 710 E. 3rd St., Bloomsburg, Chm.) Get-together and dinner, 6:00 p.m., Hotel Magee.
1943 - (Edwin M.Vastine, R.D.2,Bloomsburg, Chm.) Get-together, 6:00 p.m.; dinner, 7 :00 p.m., Briar Heights Lodge.
1948 - (Harry G. John, Jr., 425 Iron St., Bloomsburg, Chm.)
1953 - (John S. Scrimgeour, 411 E. 3rd St., Bloomsburg, Chm.) Social Hour - Dinner at 5: 00 p.m., Bloomsburg
American Legion.
1958- (Raymond Hargreaves, 37 Dell Rd., Stanhope, N.J. 07874, Chm.) Dinner at 6:00 p.m., followed by dance,
Briar Heights Lodge.
1963- (Mrs. Ronald Cranford, 248 N. Front St., Sunbury 17801, Chm.) Dinner at 6:30 p.m., followed by dance,
Holiday Inn, Rts. 11 and 15, Shamokin Dam.
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LUNCHEON RESERVATION

In order to plan for the prepara.tion of food and the necessary table reservations, it is imperative that the
Alumni Committee has an idea as to the number of alumni who will be having lunch in the College Commons
at 12: 15 p.m. on Alumni Day.
Therefore, will you kindly clip this portion of the page and return it to Mr. Howard Fenstemaker, President, Alumni Association, Bloomsburg State College by April 22, 1968.
PLEASE MAKE _ _ _ _ RESERVATIONS FOR ME FOR SATURDAY'S LUNCHEON.
Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Class _ _ _ _ __

FPom the Pl'esident's desll ....

Reduced State Appropriations and
Increased Student Fees
Alumni should be interested in appropriations for their Alma Mater
even though they are no longer students. The future expansion of a college
and its development of new offerings depend upon appropriations made by
the state and fees paid by the students.
Just now, the Trustees are expected to increase the basic fee paid by
students by $100.00 a year. This means that in September there will be
a $350.00 basic fee and a $50.00 Community Activities fee, the total of
which is the highest in the nation. Thus, the basic fee is being increased
by 40%. Even with this increase it will be necessary to restrict the enrollment to a figure lower than 3,700 full-time students, the budget figure for
September, 1968.
It is hoped that student aid in the forms of loans, scholarships, and
employment on the campus or in the Town of Bloomsburg will be sufficient
to enable students and their parents to bear this increased cost.
DR. HARVEY A. ANDRUSS

Sincerely yours,

HARVEY A. ANDRUSS,

President

Dr. Andruss Presents Testimony To The Senate Appropriations Committee
Unless the appropriations provided in the
Governor's General Fund Budget are increased or unless so-called tuition charges for
students of State Colleges are increased, or
both, the projected increases in enrollment
of approximately 4,800 students for the
thirteen State Colleges and Indiana University of Penna., for the 1968-1969 college year
will not be possible, acwrding to testimony
presented February 28 to the Senate Appropriations Committee by Dr. Harvey A. Andruss, President of Bloomsburg State College.
Dr. Andruss is chairman of the Committee
on Legislation of the Board of Presidents of
the Pennsylvania State Colleges.
Dr. Andruss noted that even though the
law provides that the tuition of all students
in State Colleges who· are residents of Pennsylvania shall be paid by the Commonwealth
in the form of appropriations, student fees
have steadily increased over a period of years.
Now, a rewmmendation has been made to
raise the fees by $100.00, a forty per cent
increase, to meet the gap created by insufficient appropriations. The law currently provides that the Board of Trustees, with the
approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, may levy and increase fees which,
in additli!llilr are necessary for the proper
operation of the" college. However, it becomes
evident that the increase in fees from $250
to $350 can ·hardly be justified on the basis
of this provision in the law.
Tuition is generally recognized as a payment made toward the cost of instruction.

The overall recommendation that the Staterelated universities and the State Colleges
increase their tuition by $ 100 does not recognize the fact that there is a legal requirement
in the law for the State-owned colleges.
A survey of the presidents of the various
colleges indicates the great majori,ty of them
are of the opinion that, if their appropriations have been reduced fifty per cent over
the amount requested, it will be necessary
to accept a smaller number of students in
September, 1968 than was planned. Otherwise, classes will have to be larger and professon will have to teach more hours per
week with the result that the quality of education will be affec,ted.
President Andruss presented for consideration the following specific requests:
1. The proposed $1,800,000 for the increase in salaries for faculties of State
Colleges should be preceded by an upward revision of the salary schedule by
at least two steps.
2. An additional appropriation of $2,500,000 should be made to cover the cost of
Social Security payments by the State
for employees of State Colleges. This is
the first year the .colleges have had to
tak.e this amount from their budgets as
it was previously paid through the budgets of the Department of Labor and
Industry. In effect, this is not an increase in appropriations; it is merely ·a
transfer from one department to another.
3. The "Reserve for Emergencies" of

$500,000 should be continued as in the
previous year inasmuch as it amounts
to only one-half of the one percent of the
total budget, which may reach $100,000,000.
4. Immediate authorization should be
given to hire faculty for the next year
since students have already been admitted irt large numbers on the basis
that appropriations requested would be
forthcoming.
While an increase of $100 a year in so•
called tuition would produce over $5,000,000, based on a projected full-time undergraduate enrollment of 52,750 students, it
was pointed out that Pennsylvania has one
of the highest tuition rates in the nation for
students in State Colleges. To the extent that
fees are raised, some worthy students will not
be able to bear the increased cost of attending college.
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Dr. Andruss also called attention to the
Governor's recommended complement for
the 1968-1969 college year. He noted that
a review of the requested complement positions and those recommended by the Governor indicates that the instructional requests
of the institutions were reduced by 398 positions and the non-instructional requests were
reduced by 420-a total requested comple.ment reduction of 818. Approximately 25
per cent of this reduction was recommended
in the Department of Public Instruction. In
essence, this reduction included sufficient
personnel to staff an additional State College.

RESERVATIONS for overnight accommodations should be made directly with the Magee Hotel. Bloomsburg, Pa.; Hummel's Motel, Route
11, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Riverview Motel, R.D. 1, Berwick, Pa.; Stone Castle Motel and Restaurant, R.D. 2, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Keller's Motel, R.D.
4, Danville, Pa.; Pine Barn Inn & Motel, Danville, Pa.; Reichard's Motel. R.D. 4, Danville, Pa.; Red Maple Motel, R.D. 2, Berwick, Pa.; Hotel
Berwick, Berwick, Pa.; Tennytown Motel. Berwick Highway, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Briar Heights Motor Lodge, Berwick-Bloomsburg Highway.

$14.5 Million in New Facilities in Progress at BSC

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JERRY DENSTORFF
New Maintenance Building-Garage which is expected to be completed in 1 969, at a cost
of $252,000.
by BOYD ~- BUCKINGHAM, Director of Development

The completion of several new facilities
during the past year has made possible the
restoration of some of the natural beauty of
the Lower Campus.
The unsightly trenches of the past year
have disappeared, underground utilities for
exis.ting and future buildings have been installed, and grass, shrubbery and trees are
now being planted. Since the underground
utilities are complete, future buildings can
be constructed without any appreciable
damage to green areas.
Eleven projects are currently in either de,
sign or construction stages. Construction costs
are estimated at $14,500,000. These are part
of the facilities Bloomsburg will need to accommodate an enrollment of 6,000 students
by 1975.
A dormitory for 672 men (across Second
Street from Waller Hall) and
scienceclassroom building (adjacent to Sutliff Hall)
are scheduled for completion and occupancy
during 1968 at a cost of $4,540,570.
Architects have completed design work
for a dining hall and kitchen, a parking
area, a nine story residence hall for 400
women, a classroom building, a gymnasium-

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fieldhouse, and a maintenance buildinggarage. Bids are expected to be received for
these six projects during the spring and summer of 1968. Construction costs are estimated at $7,122,000. It is hoped that all will
be completed by September, 1969 or shortlythereafter.
Progress is being made in the design of
the athletic field and an extension of utilities
for the Upper Campus. Architects are ready
to resume the planning and design of the
student center. These projects, totalling
$3,045,000 compl_ete the $14.5 :million in
some stage of de,s1gn or construct10n.
Funds for three additional projects are
expected to become available when the Genera! Assembly of Pennsylvania approves
Senate Bill 1213. The latter bill provides
$2,550,000 for the design and construction
of an administration-supply building, land
purchases, and the construction of parking
areas, roads, recreation areas, and utilities.
Long range planning indicates the need for
another sixteen buildings totalling $20,400,000 between 1969 and 1975, to complete
campus planning for an anticipated enrollment of 6,000.

Jerry Denstorff, assistant football coach at
Morehead (Kentucky) State University, was
named head football coach at Bloomsburg
State College by Dr. Harvey A. Andruss,
president, early this year.
Denstorff assumed his duties at the start
of the second semester, January 29. He succeeds Russ Houk, football coach for the past
four years, who had asked to be replaced because of his duties as wrestling coach and
director of athletics. Houk, in his four years,
posted 16 victories against 16 losses, and one
tie. The new football coach will conduct
spring football practice for approcKirnately
one month in order to evaluate the material
for next year's football campaign.
A native of Danville, Illinois, Denstorff
matriculated at Louisiana State University
and completed his Bachelor's degree with a
major in physical education at Ev:ansville
University. His Master's degree was earned
at Indiana University and he has taken additional graduate study at Morehead.
From 1960 to 1963 he served as head football coach at Mitchell High Schoo,!, Mitchell,
Ind., and for the past four years has been a
member of the faculty and assistant football
coach at Morehead.
Following an outstanding career of high
school football, Denstorff was awarded a football scholarship to Louisiana State University
where he played for three years. Transferring to Evansville University for his senior
year, he was team captain and was selected
to the All-Indiana Collegiate football team
as a guard. In his third year of coaching at
Mitchell High School, his team lost only
one game and the following year was undefeated and unscored upon in conference competition. As a result of his fine accomplishments, he was voted Southern Indiana Coach
of the Year by the Louisville Courier Journal.
Coach Denstorff is a member of the American Football Coaches Association. He is
married to the former Joan Moss, Fort
Worth, Texas,, and has two sons, Russ, five
and Rick, four.

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Shown above is a scene al the height of the activity at the Mock Republican National
Convention held in Centennial Gymnasium, Saturday, March 16. In addition to B.S.C., eleven
other northeastern Pennsylvania colleges and universities were represented by delegates. The
Honorable Gerald R. Ford, minority leader of the House of Representatives, was the featured
speaker. The so-called "Dream Ticket" of Rocke·feller-Reagan won the nomination.

Mr. Elton Hunsinger, Dean of Men at
BSC, represented the Senate Education Committee in the capacity of senate education
advisor at the public hearings recently held
in seven areas. Hunsinger works with Senator Preston B. Davis who is Chairman of
the Senate Education Committee.

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Bloomsburg State College will again offer
three sessions during the summer of 1968
according to Robert L. Bunge, Registrar. In
addition to courses offered during the day a
limited number of evening courses are scheduled.
The pre-session will begin on Monday,
June 10 and extend through Friday, June
28. Class periods during the day will be held
from 8:00-9:30 a.m. and from 10:30-12
noon. Evening classes for the pre-session will
be conducted from 7: 00-8: 30 p.m. and from
9:00-10:30 p.m.
The main session from Monday, July 1, to
Friday, August 9 will have three class periods from 8: 00-9: 30 a.m., 9: 40-11 : 10 a.m.,
and from 11 : 20 a.m. to 12: 50 p.m. Evening
classes for the main session will be from
7:00-8:30 p.m., from 8:00-9:30 p.m., and
. from 9:J)Q-1():30 p,Jn,
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The post-session will be held from Monday, August· 12 and continue through Friday,
August 30 and will have the same class periods · as those of the pre-session.
The maiority of the above courses will be
three credit hours. A selected number of
workshops, seminars, study tours, and special
programs will be featured in the undergraduate course offerings; the majority of these
will be for six credit hours. The complete
summer sessions bulletin should be available
in the Registrar's office after April 2.

For information about any of these programs, contact Dr. Charles Carlson, Acting
Director of Graduate Studies, Bloomsburg
State College.

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In summar1zmg new admissions expected
for September, 1968, John L. Walker, Director of Admissions, stated that to date 6,800 applications have been distributed with
, 2,900 applica,tion procedures initiated. From
this number, a freshman class of approximately 800 students will be selected. This is
the maximum number of new students that
can be accepted due to classroom space,
dormitory space, and dining facilities. As a
result of these campus restrictions, applications for prospective resident women were
not sent out after February 5, 1968. A total
undergraduate enrollment of approximately
3400 students is expected for the first semester of the 1968-69 college year.

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The 1967-1968 academic year has seen
the establishment of three new Master of
Education degree programs. Foreign language study with a major in French, German,
or Spanish was started in September. The
Speech faculty will be offering a Master of
Education degree in either general speech or
theatre. Those interested in Reading programs will be pleased to know of a new degree program of study in that field. The new
certification requirements just issued by the
Department of Public Instruction will also be
satisfied by this degree program.
Previously established degree programs are
still operating with an ever increasing enrollment. They are: biology, business education, elementary education, English, history,
social studies with an emphasis in geography,
political science, or history, and special education.

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The appointment of John J. Trathen., a
recent graduate of Bloomsburg State College,
as Assistant Comptroller of Community Activities was recently announced by Dr. Harvey A. Andruss. A native of Hazleton, Trathen received his Bachelor of Science degree
in business education with a major in accounting in January, 1968; he was graduated
cum laude. In his new capacity, Trathen
will work under the direction of W. Horace
Williams, Comptroller of Community Activities.

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The United States Office of Education has
awarded the Division of Special Education
at Bloomsburg State College two grants totaling $44,800. Of this total, $34,200 will provide two graduate fellowships and 12 undergraduate traineeships for the preparation of
teachers for the mentally retarded. The balance of $10,600 will provide two graduate
fellowships for the preparation of teachers
for speech correction. Additional information
on these grants and graduate assistantships
can be obtained from Dr. William L. Jones,
Director of the Division of Special Education, Bloomsburg State College.

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The annual education meeting sponsored
by the Pennsylvania Business Association was
held at Bloomsburg State Colle,ge on Satur-

Fifteenth Letter To Alumni
And Friends of Bloomsburg

day, April 6. The theme of the conference
was "Business Education in the Technological Age." The featured speaker at the luncheon on Saturday was Dr. W. Deming Lewis,
President of Lehigh University.

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Two outstanding speakers, Dr. Roy A.
Kress, Professor of Psychology and Director
of the Reading Clinic, Temple University,
and Dr. Murray C. Austin, Professor of Education, Western Reserve University, will deliver the featured addresses at the Fourth
Annual Reading Conference to be held on
the BSC campus Friday and Saturday, April
19-20. Dr. Margaret Sponsellor, Professor
of Education, is serving as conference coordinator:

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The wrestling, basketball, and swimming
teams have all just completed winning sea··
sons.
Russ Houk's Grapplers posted 8 victories
against four losses and one tie. They tied
for sixth place in the Wilkes Open Wrestling
Tournament, finished third in the Pennsylvania State College Tournament, and fifth
in the NAIA competition. Houk's overall
record stands at 108 victories, 18 losses, and
three ties.
The best swimming team, since the sport
was inaugurated at BSC in 1959 finished
with a 9-2 record, winning the last eight
dual meets. Coach Eli McLaughlin's tankmen came within a whisker of winning the
Pennsylvania State College swimming and
diving championships held at East Stroudsburg S. C. The Rams edged Bloomsburg out
in the final event winning the championship
with 90¼ points to Bloomsburg's 86 points.
The basketball team's 13-7 record was a
game better than a year ago. Coach Earl
Voss, in his second year, had a well balanced
team, but the Huskies failed to win one out
of the last two games which would have
earned BSC a playoff berth in District 19
NAIA competition.
All three of the above sports will have the
majority of the members of the squads returning next year. This factor plus a number
of outstanding freshmen athletes, results in a
bright future for the BSC winter sporting
program during the 1968-69 college year.

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Spring 1968
Published by
THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
AND DEVELOPMENT
BoYD F. BucKINOHAM, Director
BaucE C. DIETTERICK, Information Specialist

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