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BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE : SPRING 1971
ACADEMIC GOALS HIGH ON LIST FOR 1971
By DR. JOHN A. HOCH, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Facu lty
It has been said that "the only thing
harder to move than a graveyard is
changing a curriculum." This statement
has a long history of proof by example,
but the faculty of Bloomsburg State College has literally disproved the old adage
during the past year by bringing about
certain basic changes in the curriculum
patterns and options available to its
undergraduate students.
Although teacher education programs
were revised several years ago when the
Pennsylvania Department of Education
granted program approval to all of the
college's certification areas, the faculty
of the School of Professional Studies
are currently developing a "professional
semester," which will make possible the
reduction in the number of weeks now
required for student teaching.
During this "professional semester,"
students preparing to become teachers,
will be participating in a completelyintegrated series of courses in instructional media, the psychology of learning,
problems in public school education,
and methods of teaching school age· children. This experience will be preceded
by increasing participation in public
school programs, followed by careful
evaluation of the results.
Faculty members in the several departments of the School of Professional
Studies are currently studying the present student teaching program with the
hope of providing eventually a meaningful and relevant experience for prospective teachers. Dr. C. Stuart Edwards,
Dean of the School of Professional
Studies, is coordinating the curriculum
revision.
All academic departments, under the
direction of Dr. Edson Drake, Dean of
the School of Arts and Sciences, are engaged in an extensive review of courses
offered by their staff members. Chairmen
and faculty of the departments are being
assisted in their efforts by Dr. Hobart
Heller, retired Vice President for Academic Affairs at Eastern Illinois University, who is serving as Professor-at-Large
at B.S.C. this year.
Both Dean Drake and Professor Heller
are actively seeking to solve the problem
of proliferation of courses, reviewing
course syllabi and content, and seeking
ways and means of making current
course offerings more relevant. Progress
is also being made in the development
of degree majors in certain areas of aca,
demic interest which require approval
of the State Department of Education
before they can be offered; all other majors have been approved and are now
available for student choice.
Dr. Emory W. Rarig, Dean of the
School of Business, reports an increased
enrollment in the Department of Business Administration as well as a slight
grnwth in the number of students planning to become teachers of business subjects in the secondary schools of the
Commonwealth. Dean Rarig stated recently that the first graduates in Business Administration will receive their
degrees in May of 1971, marking a new
milestone in the history of the college.
Although the faculty of the new
School of Business are busy reviewing
course offerings for the college year
1971-72, a sequence of six new courses
is no,w available to students in the field
of computer applications to Business:
Business Information Processing, Business-Oriented Programming, Analytical
Computer Concepts, Systems Analysis
and Design, E'd ucational Computer Applications, and Managerial Computer Applications.
The two most significant changes that
have been made in the undergraduate
curricula of the institution are the revision of the general education program
and the pass-fail option. Former general
education requirements were so tightly
mandated that students had little or no
elective choice. However, a new program
of sixty semester hours of credit permits
students to elect nearly 17 courses from
the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences to satisfy the general education requirements.
Only seven to ten semester hours of
credit are mandated- three to, six in English and four in Health and Physical
Education-in a sixty-hour requirement,
roughly one-half of the student's total
college program.
The General Education program which
is required of all students in all curricula is designed to encourage the development of those understandings, attitudes
and values, and social skills which will
enable the student to enjoy a life that is
satisfying to himself as an individual
and will enable him to play a constructive role in his community and in society without respect to his professional
or vocational interest or activity.
A pass-fail option, recently approved
by the faculty, encourages students to
schedule elective courses outside the
field of their academic major. The option
allows the student to take no more than
four courses during his four-year program of studies and be graded on a passfail basis. Neither a grade of pass or fail
affects his quality point average, used to
determine eligibility for student teaching, membership and holding office in
campus organizations, and graduation.
Beginning with the fall semester of
the current college year, James B.
Creasy was named Director of Continuing Education, following his return from
a sabbatical leave to complete his coursework, leading to the Doctorate in Education. The specific function of this new
office is to develop programs of interest
to local and area businesses and industries. Courses are now being offered in
the Division of Continuing Education,
and requirements for admission have
(Co ntinued on back page)
Greetings from President Rob e r t J . N o ssen
The past year has once again seen an unusually large number of significant changes on the Bloomsburg
scene. Four buildings were opened, and. two more were started, including the first to occupy the site of the
Upper Campus. A College Senate was initiated and is rapidly assuming its rightful role. An administrative reorganization was planned and put into operation, establishing for the first time four distinct "schools." The
curricula and patterns of instruction reflect the corporate attempt to provide a better college experience for
all students. These are but a few of the developments.
The Alumni Association, during this same period, gained representation on the Board of Trustees, and became an integral part of the structure of the FoundatiJn. Regional gatherings were held, with distinct success
and others are in the planning stage. Nor has Alumni Day itself escaped the forces of change even while
retaining its basic pattern of class reunions and the lu,cheon. A specially structured symposiurri is planned
for alumni during the morning hours, and in the evening all are invited to attend the Second Annual President's Ball in the Scranton Commons.
We do hope you will plan to participate. This year I hope not only to meet more of our graduates, but to renew acquaintance
with many whom I have met and talked with during the past two years.
ALUMNI DAY is Saturday, April 24 - Details on p. 2
SCHEDULE FOR ALUMNI DAY
Alumni Are Urged To Return Early on Saturday, Ap11Y 21/th
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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INFORMAL GET-TOGETHER FOR ALL ALUMNI - Refreshments - Waller Hall Lounge
and Lobby; Alumni Association Information Desk will be available to transact Alumni Association and Loyalty Fund business.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon -
"FISCAL PROBLEMS OF OUR COMMONWEALTH"
A panel discussion featuring members of the college faculty. Open discussion on curriculum
and continuing education. All alumni and guests are invited to attend this program in Carver
Hall Auditorium.
12:30 p.m.
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LUNCHEON - Scranton Commons - $2.00 per person.
(Luncheon tickets will be available at the Alumni Association Information Center in Waller
Hall or in the lobby of Scranton Commons.)
1:30 p.m.
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ANNUAL MEETING OF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION -
*3:00 p.m.
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CLASS REUNIONS
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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OPEN HOUSE IN RESIDENCE HALLS
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Scranton Commons.
**5:00 p.m.
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SOCIAL HOUR AND DINNERS as scheduled by Reunion Classes.
8:15 p.m.
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PRESIDENT'S BALL - Semi-formal - No charge for admission.
West Dining Hall (Blue Room)
Scranton Commons - "The Train," suggested for students and recent graduates.
East Dining Hall (Gold Room)
Scranton Commons - "The Staggs," suggested for
faculty and alumni.
All Classes to 1910 inclusive - Meet in the Alumni Room
1911- Lobby, Waller Hall
1916 - Lounge outside of College Store
in Waller Hall
1921 - Lobby of Scranton Commons
1926 - Room 102, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1931 - Room 103, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1936- Room 107, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1941- Room 104, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1946 - Room 201, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1951 - Room 108, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1956 - Room 109, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1961 - Room 110, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1966- Room 207, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1967 to Present - Room 111, Bakeless Center
for Humanities
FRIDAY EVENING, April 23, Class of 1921 (Mrs. Harry Cole [Chloe McKinstry] 100 Leonard Street, Bloomsburg, Chm.)
50th Reunion - Honored Guests of Alumni Association at a dinner in Scranton Commons, 7:00 p.m. Breakfast, 9:00
a.m. at Hotel Magee, Saturday, April 24. Class of 1906 (no specific chm.)
Class of 1911 (Mrs. Fred W. Diehl [Pearle Fitch] 627 Bloom Street, Danville, Pa.) Class of 1916 (Mrs. Russell Burrus
[Emma Harrison], R.D. 2, Orangeville, Pa.) will also be guests of the Alumni Association at this banquet. (Cost to
guests of above reunion class members - $3.00 per plate) .
Friday evening following banquet - Class of 1921 will meet in Alumni Room, Waller Hall and classes of 1906, 1911, and
1916 will meet in Husky Lounge Annex outside of College Store in Waller Hall.
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Other Class Reunion Plans:
1926- (Mr. Marvin M. Bloss, P.O. Box 505, Bloomsburg, Pa.) No special class plans.
1931- (Mr. James B. Davis, 333 E. Marble Street, Mechanicsburg, Pa.) No special class plans.
1936- (Co-chm. Mrs. Nicholas Moreth [Kathryn Vanauker], 34 Linden Rd., Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. 07423; Mrs. Lawrence LeGrande [Ruth Wagner], 126 Oak St., Hazleton, Pa. 18201; Mrs. Frederick Mccutcheon [Mary Jane Fink], Maple Avenue, Conyngham, Pa. 18219) Saturday, April 24, Ent's Restaurant, Get-together 5:30 p.m., Dinner 7:00 p.m.
1941- (Dr. C. Stuart Edwards, R.D. 4, Bloomsburg, Pa. chm.) Saturday, April 24, Hotel Magee, Dinner 7:00 p.m.
1946 - (Mrs. John Trowbridge [Anastasia Pappas] 105 W. Mahoning St., Danville, chm. Co-chm. Mrs. Charles W. Creasy
[Jacqueline Shaffer] R.D. 1, Catawissa, Pa.) No reunion plans this year.
1951- (Dr. Russell C. Davis, Jr., Thunder Hill, Grahamsville, N.Y. 12740, chm.) No special plans.
1956 - (Dr. William Bitner III, 33 Lincoln Avenue, Glen Falls, N.Y. 12801, chm.) Saturday, April 24, Hotel Magee Get-together 5:00 p.m., Dinner 6:15 p.m.
1961- (Mr. Edwin C. Kuser, R.D. 1, Box 145-C, Bechtelsville, Pa. 19505, chm.) Saturday, April 24, Briar Heights Lodge,
Get-together 5:30 p.m., Dinner 6:30 p.m.)
1966 - (Mr. Anthony J. Cerza, 608 Corlies Avenue, Wallenhurst , N.J. 07711, chm.) Saturday, April 24, Holiday Inn, Danville, Pa., Get-together 6:00 p.m. Dinner and Dance 7:00 p.m. - midnight.
RESERVATIONS for overnig ht accommod ations should b e made d irectly w ith the Magee Hotel, Bloomsburg, Pa .; Hummel's Motel, Route
11, Bloomsb u rg, 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 Hig h way.
NEW VICE PRESIDENT
The Alumni Association Board of Directors met recently with college officials to
discuss matters of mutual concern. Seated L to R are: Earl Gehrig, Association Treasurer; Millard Ludwig, Director; Howard Fenstemaker, Association President; John
Thomas, Director; Col. Elwood Wagner, Director. Standing L to R: James Neiswender,
Executive Director of the Bloomsburg Foundation; Mrs. Grace Conner, Director; Dr.
Robert J. Nossen, President, BSC; Miss Elizabeth J:11bler, Director; Dr. Kimber Kuster,
Director; Boyd F. Buckingham, Associate Vice President for Development and External
Relations, BSC; and Robert Duncan, Director of Student Financial Aid, BSC.
NEW PHYSICAL FACILITIES
Seven new buildings were either completed or under construction during 1970. The
cost, for construction only, is nearly $9,300,000. New projects, to begin during 1971,
will add another $3,900,000 to that amount.
The Scranton Commons, Bakeless Center for the Humanities, Columbia Residence
Hall, and the Maintenance Building were completed and occupied.
A major portion of the new Gymnasium was built during 1970 and is to be completed in October, 1971. Construction on the Administration Building and the Multilevel Parking Area for 200 cars was started late in 1970.
Construction of four other projects-a Student Center; Recreation Areas, Parking
Areas, and Roads; Athletic Fields (football stadium, track, and baseball diamonds);
and Utilities and Roads-is expected to begin during the spring or summer of 1971.
The estimated cost of these four projects is $3,900,000.
Installation of air-conditioning in the Temporary Student Union (formerly the
College Commons) and the excavation of Centennial Gym basement were nearly completed last year. A contract for almost $140,000, to complete the air-conditioning and
extend utilities in Hartline Science Center, will be completed during 1971.
Each of these projects is needed to maintain properly balanced living, learning, and
recreation areas for present and future students and faculty members.
GRADUATE DIVISION OFFERINGS
The Master of Education degree is now offered in the following areas: biology,
business education, elementary education, English, history, social studies (geography,
political science, history), reading, foreign languages (French, German, Spanish),
special education with emphasis on mental retardation, speech (theatre, public address) and speech correction.
During the fall of 1968 the first Master of Arts degree offered by Bloomsburg
State College was instituted in the field of history. Other departments such as English,
psychology, geography and economics, will follow suit and are in various stages in
preparing similar proposals.
The department of biology will be the first to offer a Master of Science degree.
Their proposal is in Harrisburg and should be acted upon during this academic year.
·Other science departments are expected to follow with similar programs. In future
years Bloomsburg State College anticipates a Master of Science degree in geology.
The department of psychology is in the process of preparing a proposed curriculum
designed to prepare school psychologists. A future program designed to prepare guidance counselors is also anticipated.
Graduate programs are established as rapidly as staff, resources, and facilities will
permit. The overall growth of the college encourages additional degree programs on
the graduate level.
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Dr. Don B. Springman, former Dean of
Special Programs at
Cleveland State University, was recently
named Vice President of Administrative Services at BSC.
A native of Detroit, Michigan, Dr.
Springman received
his Bachelor of Arts
degree in Speech,
Radio, and TV Education from Michigan
State University, his Master of Arts degree in Secondary School Administration from Eastern Michigan University,
and his Doctor's degree in Educational
Administration from Western Reserve
University. He has been an administrator at Kent State University and Cleveland State University as well as a Program Director for the Ford Foundation.
Dr. Springm.an brings to the position
unique qualifications. He has extensive
experience in the operation of all phases
of administration, including academic responsibilities, but with special emphasis
upon institutional operation. His services
will assure this college more efficient
and economical operation.
HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
Ronald E. Puhl, a
member of the· Department of Health
and Physical Education faculty and assistant football coach
and head track coach
at BSC for the
past five years was
named head football coach earlier
this year following
the resignation of
Jerry Denstorff.
Denstorff asked to be released of his
coaching assignments due to personal
reasons. Clark Boler, William Sproule,
and Cecil Turberville will continue to
serve as assistant coaches.
A native of Pottstown, Puhl was an
outstanding high school and college athlete, being named on the NAIA Little All
American Football Team in 1960 while
attending Lock Haven State College. He
was also a Pennsylvania Conference
Champion in the 220 yard low hurdles
in 1961.
Prior to coming to Bloomsburg, he was
a teacher-coach in the Phoenixville Area
Senior High School for five years. He
earned his Master of Education Degree
from West Chester State College.
ADMISSION REPORT
The Admissions Office distributed
10,750 applications for the 1970-71 college year with 4,524 initiating application procedures. The total new students
enrolled for the fall semester 1970 was
1,294. The 1970 fall enrollment of 3,949
full-time undergraduate students was the
largest enrollment in the history of the
college. Another 425 part-time undergraduate and graduate students increased the total overall enrollment to 4,374.
The faculty total including administrative personnel is currently at 278.
Application materials are being distributed at a record pace again this year
with 10,500 already mailed to prospective
candidates. This is an increase of 2,300
applications over the corresponding period last year.
• • .NEWS BRIEFS • • •
It is hoped that returning Alumni will
attend the panel discussion on "Fiscal
Problems of Our Commonwealth," followed by open discussion on curriculum
and continued education in Carver Hall
at 10:30 a.m. on Alumni Day. Dr. Philip
Siegel, Economics Department, and several faculty members will participate.
* * * *
The Seventh Annual Reading Conference at BSC will be held Friday and
Saturday, April 2-3. Dr. Margaret M.
Sponseller is the director.
* * * *
The Annual BSC History Conference
will be held April 22-24. The theme is
entitled "Revolution." Major speakers include Leopold Haimson, Russian Institute of Colorado University; Irving Lewis Horowitz, Rutgers University; and
Hans Kohn, Penn State. Additional information can be obtained from Anthony
Sylvester, Associate Professor of History.
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The Second Annual Economics Conference at Bloomsburg State College will be
held Saturday, May 1. The conference
theme is "E'conomic Theory-Dead
End?" Professor Kenneth Boulding, University of Colorado, will be the featured
speaker at the luncheon. Dr. T. S. Saini,
Chairman of Economics, is in charge.
ACADEMIC GOALS
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been revised to permit the enrollment
of high school graduates. In-service
teachers are now eligible to register for
evening courses at the undergraduate
level.
A four-year degree program in Medical Technology enrolled its first students
in September; twenty-seven Freshman
men and women are involved in the new
curriculum which was developed during
the past two years by a faculty committee working with members of the staff
of the Geisinger Medical Center. Progress is being made in developing a
four-year degree program in Nursing in
cooperation with the Geisinger Medical
Center and its School of Nursing,
Twenty-First Letter To Alumni
And Friends of Bloomsburg
The Columbia County Historical Society museum collection was recently
moved to new quarters in the Bakeless
Center for the Humanities at BSC. Dr.
Ralph E. Herre, BSC faculty member,
serves as curator. The museum will be
open for alumni and guests on Alumni
Day.
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Three summer sessions will again be
conducted during 1971 according to
James B. Creasy, Director of Summer
Sessions and Continuing Education. The
pre-session will be held from June 7 to
June 25; the main session from June 28
to August 6, and the post session from
August 9 to August 27.
* * * *
BSC will conduct its Fourth Annual
Summer Study Program, "Bloomsburg in
Spain" for an eight-week period beginning June 23 until August 25. Dr. Alfred
Tonolo, Director of Foreign Studies
Abroad, is in charge.
* * * *
A total of 3797 full-time undergraduate students completed registration for
the second semester of the 1970-71 college year. In addition, 41 full-time gradate student are enrolled. Approximately
590 part-time graduate and undergraduate students raises the grand total of
full-time and part-time undergraduate
and graduate student enrollment to 4428.
* * * *
Three hundred forty-seven students
were named to the Dean's List for the
first semester of the 1970-71 college· year.
Of this number, 13 were members of
varsity athletic teams that have competed in competition earlier this year; baseball, golf, and tennis, were not included
because they do not participate until
the spring of 71 and the rosters at this
point were not determined.
* * * *
Rev. Jay C. Rochelle has been called
by seven Bloomsburg area Protestant
Churches and the Central Pennsylvania
Synod of the Lutheran Church of America to be the first Protestant Chaplain at
Bloomsburg State College. Father Bernard Patrina has served as the Catholic
Chaplain on campus for several years.
* * * *
Dr. Royce 0 . Johnson, Professor of
Elementary Education at BSC, while on
sabbatical leave last year, traveled
15,000 miles through 28 states to conduct
a survey and observation of 93 outstanding schools. An interesting factor revealed was that there is a general trend for
"open space" schools and teachers in that
type of school would never willingly return to self-contained classrooms.
FIRST ANNUAL BSC ALUMNI-FACULTY VACATION TRIP
will be to the fabulous El San Juan Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico from June 13
through June 19, 1971.
The ·cost of $275.00 per person, double occupancy, European plan ($65
single supplement) includes round trip from Philadelphia to San Juan, trips and
transfers enroute, one rum cocktail party with hors d'ouevres, pre-registration,
one cocktail hour and banquet (menu selected by committee).
Last Day For Reservations Is APRIL 13, 1971.
For additional information and reservations, contact James H. Neiswender,
Director, Alumni Relations, Bloomsburg State College, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815.
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Spring 1971
Published by
THE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT
AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Bovo F. BU C KINGHAM , Assoc. Vice President
BRU C E C. DIETTERICK , Information Specialist
Support Your
Alumni
Program
BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE : SPRING 1971
ACADEMIC GOALS HIGH ON LIST FOR 1971
By DR. JOHN A. HOCH, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Facu lty
It has been said that "the only thing
harder to move than a graveyard is
changing a curriculum." This statement
has a long history of proof by example,
but the faculty of Bloomsburg State College has literally disproved the old adage
during the past year by bringing about
certain basic changes in the curriculum
patterns and options available to its
undergraduate students.
Although teacher education programs
were revised several years ago when the
Pennsylvania Department of Education
granted program approval to all of the
college's certification areas, the faculty
of the School of Professional Studies
are currently developing a "professional
semester," which will make possible the
reduction in the number of weeks now
required for student teaching.
During this "professional semester,"
students preparing to become teachers,
will be participating in a completelyintegrated series of courses in instructional media, the psychology of learning,
problems in public school education,
and methods of teaching school age· children. This experience will be preceded
by increasing participation in public
school programs, followed by careful
evaluation of the results.
Faculty members in the several departments of the School of Professional
Studies are currently studying the present student teaching program with the
hope of providing eventually a meaningful and relevant experience for prospective teachers. Dr. C. Stuart Edwards,
Dean of the School of Professional
Studies, is coordinating the curriculum
revision.
All academic departments, under the
direction of Dr. Edson Drake, Dean of
the School of Arts and Sciences, are engaged in an extensive review of courses
offered by their staff members. Chairmen
and faculty of the departments are being
assisted in their efforts by Dr. Hobart
Heller, retired Vice President for Academic Affairs at Eastern Illinois University, who is serving as Professor-at-Large
at B.S.C. this year.
Both Dean Drake and Professor Heller
are actively seeking to solve the problem
of proliferation of courses, reviewing
course syllabi and content, and seeking
ways and means of making current
course offerings more relevant. Progress
is also being made in the development
of degree majors in certain areas of aca,
demic interest which require approval
of the State Department of Education
before they can be offered; all other majors have been approved and are now
available for student choice.
Dr. Emory W. Rarig, Dean of the
School of Business, reports an increased
enrollment in the Department of Business Administration as well as a slight
grnwth in the number of students planning to become teachers of business subjects in the secondary schools of the
Commonwealth. Dean Rarig stated recently that the first graduates in Business Administration will receive their
degrees in May of 1971, marking a new
milestone in the history of the college.
Although the faculty of the new
School of Business are busy reviewing
course offerings for the college year
1971-72, a sequence of six new courses
is no,w available to students in the field
of computer applications to Business:
Business Information Processing, Business-Oriented Programming, Analytical
Computer Concepts, Systems Analysis
and Design, E'd ucational Computer Applications, and Managerial Computer Applications.
The two most significant changes that
have been made in the undergraduate
curricula of the institution are the revision of the general education program
and the pass-fail option. Former general
education requirements were so tightly
mandated that students had little or no
elective choice. However, a new program
of sixty semester hours of credit permits
students to elect nearly 17 courses from
the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences to satisfy the general education requirements.
Only seven to ten semester hours of
credit are mandated- three to, six in English and four in Health and Physical
Education-in a sixty-hour requirement,
roughly one-half of the student's total
college program.
The General Education program which
is required of all students in all curricula is designed to encourage the development of those understandings, attitudes
and values, and social skills which will
enable the student to enjoy a life that is
satisfying to himself as an individual
and will enable him to play a constructive role in his community and in society without respect to his professional
or vocational interest or activity.
A pass-fail option, recently approved
by the faculty, encourages students to
schedule elective courses outside the
field of their academic major. The option
allows the student to take no more than
four courses during his four-year program of studies and be graded on a passfail basis. Neither a grade of pass or fail
affects his quality point average, used to
determine eligibility for student teaching, membership and holding office in
campus organizations, and graduation.
Beginning with the fall semester of
the current college year, James B.
Creasy was named Director of Continuing Education, following his return from
a sabbatical leave to complete his coursework, leading to the Doctorate in Education. The specific function of this new
office is to develop programs of interest
to local and area businesses and industries. Courses are now being offered in
the Division of Continuing Education,
and requirements for admission have
(Co ntinued on back page)
Greetings from President Rob e r t J . N o ssen
The past year has once again seen an unusually large number of significant changes on the Bloomsburg
scene. Four buildings were opened, and. two more were started, including the first to occupy the site of the
Upper Campus. A College Senate was initiated and is rapidly assuming its rightful role. An administrative reorganization was planned and put into operation, establishing for the first time four distinct "schools." The
curricula and patterns of instruction reflect the corporate attempt to provide a better college experience for
all students. These are but a few of the developments.
The Alumni Association, during this same period, gained representation on the Board of Trustees, and became an integral part of the structure of the FoundatiJn. Regional gatherings were held, with distinct success
and others are in the planning stage. Nor has Alumni Day itself escaped the forces of change even while
retaining its basic pattern of class reunions and the lu,cheon. A specially structured symposiurri is planned
for alumni during the morning hours, and in the evening all are invited to attend the Second Annual President's Ball in the Scranton Commons.
We do hope you will plan to participate. This year I hope not only to meet more of our graduates, but to renew acquaintance
with many whom I have met and talked with during the past two years.
ALUMNI DAY is Saturday, April 24 - Details on p. 2
SCHEDULE FOR ALUMNI DAY
Alumni Are Urged To Return Early on Saturday, Ap11Y 21/th
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
-
INFORMAL GET-TOGETHER FOR ALL ALUMNI - Refreshments - Waller Hall Lounge
and Lobby; Alumni Association Information Desk will be available to transact Alumni Association and Loyalty Fund business.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon -
"FISCAL PROBLEMS OF OUR COMMONWEALTH"
A panel discussion featuring members of the college faculty. Open discussion on curriculum
and continuing education. All alumni and guests are invited to attend this program in Carver
Hall Auditorium.
12:30 p.m.
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LUNCHEON - Scranton Commons - $2.00 per person.
(Luncheon tickets will be available at the Alumni Association Information Center in Waller
Hall or in the lobby of Scranton Commons.)
1:30 p.m.
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ANNUAL MEETING OF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION -
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CLASS REUNIONS
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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OPEN HOUSE IN RESIDENCE HALLS
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Scranton Commons.
**5:00 p.m.
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SOCIAL HOUR AND DINNERS as scheduled by Reunion Classes.
8:15 p.m.
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PRESIDENT'S BALL - Semi-formal - No charge for admission.
West Dining Hall (Blue Room)
Scranton Commons - "The Train," suggested for students and recent graduates.
East Dining Hall (Gold Room)
Scranton Commons - "The Staggs," suggested for
faculty and alumni.
All Classes to 1910 inclusive - Meet in the Alumni Room
1911- Lobby, Waller Hall
1916 - Lounge outside of College Store
in Waller Hall
1921 - Lobby of Scranton Commons
1926 - Room 102, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1931 - Room 103, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1936- Room 107, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1941- Room 104, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1946 - Room 201, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1951 - Room 108, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1956 - Room 109, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1961 - Room 110, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1966- Room 207, Bakeless Center for Humanities
1967 to Present - Room 111, Bakeless Center
for Humanities
FRIDAY EVENING, April 23, Class of 1921 (Mrs. Harry Cole [Chloe McKinstry] 100 Leonard Street, Bloomsburg, Chm.)
50th Reunion - Honored Guests of Alumni Association at a dinner in Scranton Commons, 7:00 p.m. Breakfast, 9:00
a.m. at Hotel Magee, Saturday, April 24. Class of 1906 (no specific chm.)
Class of 1911 (Mrs. Fred W. Diehl [Pearle Fitch] 627 Bloom Street, Danville, Pa.) Class of 1916 (Mrs. Russell Burrus
[Emma Harrison], R.D. 2, Orangeville, Pa.) will also be guests of the Alumni Association at this banquet. (Cost to
guests of above reunion class members - $3.00 per plate) .
Friday evening following banquet - Class of 1921 will meet in Alumni Room, Waller Hall and classes of 1906, 1911, and
1916 will meet in Husky Lounge Annex outside of College Store in Waller Hall.
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Other Class Reunion Plans:
1926- (Mr. Marvin M. Bloss, P.O. Box 505, Bloomsburg, Pa.) No special class plans.
1931- (Mr. James B. Davis, 333 E. Marble Street, Mechanicsburg, Pa.) No special class plans.
1936- (Co-chm. Mrs. Nicholas Moreth [Kathryn Vanauker], 34 Linden Rd., Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. 07423; Mrs. Lawrence LeGrande [Ruth Wagner], 126 Oak St., Hazleton, Pa. 18201; Mrs. Frederick Mccutcheon [Mary Jane Fink], Maple Avenue, Conyngham, Pa. 18219) Saturday, April 24, Ent's Restaurant, Get-together 5:30 p.m., Dinner 7:00 p.m.
1941- (Dr. C. Stuart Edwards, R.D. 4, Bloomsburg, Pa. chm.) Saturday, April 24, Hotel Magee, Dinner 7:00 p.m.
1946 - (Mrs. John Trowbridge [Anastasia Pappas] 105 W. Mahoning St., Danville, chm. Co-chm. Mrs. Charles W. Creasy
[Jacqueline Shaffer] R.D. 1, Catawissa, Pa.) No reunion plans this year.
1951- (Dr. Russell C. Davis, Jr., Thunder Hill, Grahamsville, N.Y. 12740, chm.) No special plans.
1956 - (Dr. William Bitner III, 33 Lincoln Avenue, Glen Falls, N.Y. 12801, chm.) Saturday, April 24, Hotel Magee Get-together 5:00 p.m., Dinner 6:15 p.m.
1961- (Mr. Edwin C. Kuser, R.D. 1, Box 145-C, Bechtelsville, Pa. 19505, chm.) Saturday, April 24, Briar Heights Lodge,
Get-together 5:30 p.m., Dinner 6:30 p.m.)
1966 - (Mr. Anthony J. Cerza, 608 Corlies Avenue, Wallenhurst , N.J. 07711, chm.) Saturday, April 24, Holiday Inn, Danville, Pa., Get-together 6:00 p.m. Dinner and Dance 7:00 p.m. - midnight.
RESERVATIONS for overnig ht accommod ations should b e made d irectly w ith the Magee Hotel, Bloomsburg, Pa .; Hummel's Motel, Route
11, Bloomsb u rg, 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 Hig h way.
NEW VICE PRESIDENT
The Alumni Association Board of Directors met recently with college officials to
discuss matters of mutual concern. Seated L to R are: Earl Gehrig, Association Treasurer; Millard Ludwig, Director; Howard Fenstemaker, Association President; John
Thomas, Director; Col. Elwood Wagner, Director. Standing L to R: James Neiswender,
Executive Director of the Bloomsburg Foundation; Mrs. Grace Conner, Director; Dr.
Robert J. Nossen, President, BSC; Miss Elizabeth J:11bler, Director; Dr. Kimber Kuster,
Director; Boyd F. Buckingham, Associate Vice President for Development and External
Relations, BSC; and Robert Duncan, Director of Student Financial Aid, BSC.
NEW PHYSICAL FACILITIES
Seven new buildings were either completed or under construction during 1970. The
cost, for construction only, is nearly $9,300,000. New projects, to begin during 1971,
will add another $3,900,000 to that amount.
The Scranton Commons, Bakeless Center for the Humanities, Columbia Residence
Hall, and the Maintenance Building were completed and occupied.
A major portion of the new Gymnasium was built during 1970 and is to be completed in October, 1971. Construction on the Administration Building and the Multilevel Parking Area for 200 cars was started late in 1970.
Construction of four other projects-a Student Center; Recreation Areas, Parking
Areas, and Roads; Athletic Fields (football stadium, track, and baseball diamonds);
and Utilities and Roads-is expected to begin during the spring or summer of 1971.
The estimated cost of these four projects is $3,900,000.
Installation of air-conditioning in the Temporary Student Union (formerly the
College Commons) and the excavation of Centennial Gym basement were nearly completed last year. A contract for almost $140,000, to complete the air-conditioning and
extend utilities in Hartline Science Center, will be completed during 1971.
Each of these projects is needed to maintain properly balanced living, learning, and
recreation areas for present and future students and faculty members.
GRADUATE DIVISION OFFERINGS
The Master of Education degree is now offered in the following areas: biology,
business education, elementary education, English, history, social studies (geography,
political science, history), reading, foreign languages (French, German, Spanish),
special education with emphasis on mental retardation, speech (theatre, public address) and speech correction.
During the fall of 1968 the first Master of Arts degree offered by Bloomsburg
State College was instituted in the field of history. Other departments such as English,
psychology, geography and economics, will follow suit and are in various stages in
preparing similar proposals.
The department of biology will be the first to offer a Master of Science degree.
Their proposal is in Harrisburg and should be acted upon during this academic year.
·Other science departments are expected to follow with similar programs. In future
years Bloomsburg State College anticipates a Master of Science degree in geology.
The department of psychology is in the process of preparing a proposed curriculum
designed to prepare school psychologists. A future program designed to prepare guidance counselors is also anticipated.
Graduate programs are established as rapidly as staff, resources, and facilities will
permit. The overall growth of the college encourages additional degree programs on
the graduate level.
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Dr. Don B. Springman, former Dean of
Special Programs at
Cleveland State University, was recently
named Vice President of Administrative Services at BSC.
A native of Detroit, Michigan, Dr.
Springman received
his Bachelor of Arts
degree in Speech,
Radio, and TV Education from Michigan
State University, his Master of Arts degree in Secondary School Administration from Eastern Michigan University,
and his Doctor's degree in Educational
Administration from Western Reserve
University. He has been an administrator at Kent State University and Cleveland State University as well as a Program Director for the Ford Foundation.
Dr. Springm.an brings to the position
unique qualifications. He has extensive
experience in the operation of all phases
of administration, including academic responsibilities, but with special emphasis
upon institutional operation. His services
will assure this college more efficient
and economical operation.
HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
Ronald E. Puhl, a
member of the· Department of Health
and Physical Education faculty and assistant football coach
and head track coach
at BSC for the
past five years was
named head football coach earlier
this year following
the resignation of
Jerry Denstorff.
Denstorff asked to be released of his
coaching assignments due to personal
reasons. Clark Boler, William Sproule,
and Cecil Turberville will continue to
serve as assistant coaches.
A native of Pottstown, Puhl was an
outstanding high school and college athlete, being named on the NAIA Little All
American Football Team in 1960 while
attending Lock Haven State College. He
was also a Pennsylvania Conference
Champion in the 220 yard low hurdles
in 1961.
Prior to coming to Bloomsburg, he was
a teacher-coach in the Phoenixville Area
Senior High School for five years. He
earned his Master of Education Degree
from West Chester State College.
ADMISSION REPORT
The Admissions Office distributed
10,750 applications for the 1970-71 college year with 4,524 initiating application procedures. The total new students
enrolled for the fall semester 1970 was
1,294. The 1970 fall enrollment of 3,949
full-time undergraduate students was the
largest enrollment in the history of the
college. Another 425 part-time undergraduate and graduate students increased the total overall enrollment to 4,374.
The faculty total including administrative personnel is currently at 278.
Application materials are being distributed at a record pace again this year
with 10,500 already mailed to prospective
candidates. This is an increase of 2,300
applications over the corresponding period last year.
• • .NEWS BRIEFS • • •
It is hoped that returning Alumni will
attend the panel discussion on "Fiscal
Problems of Our Commonwealth," followed by open discussion on curriculum
and continued education in Carver Hall
at 10:30 a.m. on Alumni Day. Dr. Philip
Siegel, Economics Department, and several faculty members will participate.
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The Seventh Annual Reading Conference at BSC will be held Friday and
Saturday, April 2-3. Dr. Margaret M.
Sponseller is the director.
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The Annual BSC History Conference
will be held April 22-24. The theme is
entitled "Revolution." Major speakers include Leopold Haimson, Russian Institute of Colorado University; Irving Lewis Horowitz, Rutgers University; and
Hans Kohn, Penn State. Additional information can be obtained from Anthony
Sylvester, Associate Professor of History.
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The Second Annual Economics Conference at Bloomsburg State College will be
held Saturday, May 1. The conference
theme is "E'conomic Theory-Dead
End?" Professor Kenneth Boulding, University of Colorado, will be the featured
speaker at the luncheon. Dr. T. S. Saini,
Chairman of Economics, is in charge.
ACADEMIC GOALS
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been revised to permit the enrollment
of high school graduates. In-service
teachers are now eligible to register for
evening courses at the undergraduate
level.
A four-year degree program in Medical Technology enrolled its first students
in September; twenty-seven Freshman
men and women are involved in the new
curriculum which was developed during
the past two years by a faculty committee working with members of the staff
of the Geisinger Medical Center. Progress is being made in developing a
four-year degree program in Nursing in
cooperation with the Geisinger Medical
Center and its School of Nursing,
Twenty-First Letter To Alumni
And Friends of Bloomsburg
The Columbia County Historical Society museum collection was recently
moved to new quarters in the Bakeless
Center for the Humanities at BSC. Dr.
Ralph E. Herre, BSC faculty member,
serves as curator. The museum will be
open for alumni and guests on Alumni
Day.
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Three summer sessions will again be
conducted during 1971 according to
James B. Creasy, Director of Summer
Sessions and Continuing Education. The
pre-session will be held from June 7 to
June 25; the main session from June 28
to August 6, and the post session from
August 9 to August 27.
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BSC will conduct its Fourth Annual
Summer Study Program, "Bloomsburg in
Spain" for an eight-week period beginning June 23 until August 25. Dr. Alfred
Tonolo, Director of Foreign Studies
Abroad, is in charge.
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A total of 3797 full-time undergraduate students completed registration for
the second semester of the 1970-71 college year. In addition, 41 full-time gradate student are enrolled. Approximately
590 part-time graduate and undergraduate students raises the grand total of
full-time and part-time undergraduate
and graduate student enrollment to 4428.
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Three hundred forty-seven students
were named to the Dean's List for the
first semester of the 1970-71 college· year.
Of this number, 13 were members of
varsity athletic teams that have competed in competition earlier this year; baseball, golf, and tennis, were not included
because they do not participate until
the spring of 71 and the rosters at this
point were not determined.
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Rev. Jay C. Rochelle has been called
by seven Bloomsburg area Protestant
Churches and the Central Pennsylvania
Synod of the Lutheran Church of America to be the first Protestant Chaplain at
Bloomsburg State College. Father Bernard Patrina has served as the Catholic
Chaplain on campus for several years.
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Dr. Royce 0 . Johnson, Professor of
Elementary Education at BSC, while on
sabbatical leave last year, traveled
15,000 miles through 28 states to conduct
a survey and observation of 93 outstanding schools. An interesting factor revealed was that there is a general trend for
"open space" schools and teachers in that
type of school would never willingly return to self-contained classrooms.
FIRST ANNUAL BSC ALUMNI-FACULTY VACATION TRIP
will be to the fabulous El San Juan Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico from June 13
through June 19, 1971.
The ·cost of $275.00 per person, double occupancy, European plan ($65
single supplement) includes round trip from Philadelphia to San Juan, trips and
transfers enroute, one rum cocktail party with hors d'ouevres, pre-registration,
one cocktail hour and banquet (menu selected by committee).
Last Day For Reservations Is APRIL 13, 1971.
For additional information and reservations, contact James H. Neiswender,
Director, Alumni Relations, Bloomsburg State College, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815.
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Published by
THE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT
AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Bovo F. BU C KINGHAM , Assoc. Vice President
BRU C E C. DIETTERICK , Information Specialist
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