Bloomsburg University OF PENNSYLVANIA
The ivy-covered walls of Carver Hall, original building of the Bloomsburg Literary Institute, June 25, 1930.
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TO KEEP BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY an institutio n of choice for the students who study here each year, we are constantly planning for the future, enhancing academics, upgrading facilit ies and studying projected employment needs. The observance of Bloomsburg’s 175th anniversary encourage s us to pause, look back at our many accomplishment s, both collectively and ind ivid ual ly, and celebrate who we were, who we are and wh o we will be. The world was a very differe nt place when our predecess or, the Literary Academy, was established in 1839 “to teach the elements of a cla ssic al education.” However, that year in Lexington, Mass., an experimental nor ma l school opened as the first state-funded institution spe cifically established for tea che r education. Starting with just three students, the sch ool in Massachusetts served as a forerunner of what our academy would become wh en it was purchased by the Co mmonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1916 and renamed the Bloomsburg State Norm al School. In the following calendar pag es, Bloomsburg University’s rich history as normal school, state teachers colleg e, state college and universit y is illustrated through archival photographs and notations on significant dat es. Th is is who we were, who we are and the foundation of who we will become as we con tin ue to meet students’ educational needs in the Co lleges of Business, Educatio n, Liberal Arts and Science and Technology. I am proud of my place in Bloomsburg University’s his tory as the 18th president. am even prouder of the suc I cesses of the nearly 85,000 alu mni who graduated from our institution over the yea rs and of the potential of our more than 10,000 current students. Thank you for cel ebrating Bloomsburg’s 175 th anniversary with us.
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DA VID SOLTZ President, Bloomsburg Un iversity
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A view of the campus with the Waller Hall dormitory in the background and the south porch of Carver Hall to the left, early 1928. The steps in the center were a gift of the Class of 1912, with eagles on the top pedestals and lions on the lower ones.
JANUA RY Sunday
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President Harvey Andruss and Dean of Instruction John Hoch remove the letters spelling “teachers” from Bloomsburg State College, January 8, 1960
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1960 - Name change to Bloomsburg State College
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1938 - Groundbreaking Ceremony for new campus gymnasium 1969 - Announcement of Harvey A. Andruss retirement after 30 years as president
1993 - Rededication Ceremony for Kehr Union
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1906 - Contract awarded for construction of Science Hall
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1930 - First wrestling match in school history
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1962 - Approval to confer Master of Education Degree in Speech Correction 1994 - Opening of Multicultural Center in Kehr Union
Carver Hall, 1936
The Bloomsburg University Gospel Choir, formally re-established in 1990 under the direction of Amy Freeman. The choir remains a vital part of campus’ musical life.
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February 19, 1954 - Lighting of Bloomsburg Beacon
February 4, 1904 - Dormitory fire
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1904 - Fire damage to employees’ dormitory, later named North Hall 1932 - Lecture by Lieutenant Commander and Arctic explorer Richard E. Byrd
1894 - First issue of B.S.N.S. Quarterly, later The Alumni Quarterly
1995 - Opening of Student Recreation Center
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1869 - Recognition of Bloomsburg Literary Institute as a state normal school
The winners of the Bloomsburg State Normal School 1912 Women’s Interclass Basketball Championship. The trophy in front was presented to the winning team each year from 1911 to 1923.
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1947 - Students watch the pendulum swinging in the Science Hall stairwell
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1985 - Ricky Bonomo being congratulated by his brother Rocky after winning his first wrestling title
1981 - First PSAC Tournament Championship for men’s basketball team
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1947 - Installation of Foucault Pendulum in Science Hall stairwell 1992 - First PSAC Tournament Championship for women’s basketball team
1923 - Publication of first campus newspaper, Hill Top News and Views
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1961 - Final High School Basketball Tournament
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1907 - Opening for Science Hall, now Old Science 1866 - Henry Carver meets with town citizens on opening a school in Bloomsburg
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1988 - Announcement of Magee Mansion donation
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1983 - Groundbreaking Ceremony for McCormick Human Services Center
1872 - Appointment of Rev. John Hewitt as principal
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1988 - Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Montgomery Place Apartments
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The construction of the tower on Carver Hall, initially referred to as Institute Hall, summer 1900. The tower replaced the original 1867 cupola, had a flag pole on top of the dome and a clock which was installed in December 1900.
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1867 - Beginning of two-day Dedication Ceremony for Institute (Carver) Hall
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1978 - Final day of first Spring Jamboree, later Renaissance Jamboree
1990 - Rededication Ceremony for Science Hall 2012 - Rededication Ceremony for Sutliff Hall
2012 - Field at Redman Stadium named in honor of football coach Danny Hale
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1957 - Opening of College Commons, now University Store
1950 - Accreditation by Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
1995 - Site Dedication for new Harvey A. Andruss Library
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1908 - Land purchased along Spruce Street, future site of Ben Franklin Hall
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1970 - Inauguration Ceremony for President Robert J. Nossen
1995 - Inauguration Ceremony for President Jessica S. Kozloff
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April 15, 1970 - Scranton Commons dedication, with, left to right, William Lank, Robert Nossen and William Scranton
1983 - Publication of first issue of Carver magazine
Henry Carver, 1870
The May Queen and her attendants at the May Day ceremony, May 31, 1917. For this ceremony the queen took on the persona of the priestess Diana while chariot races were held on the tennis courts below her, located on the current site of Kehr Union.
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Wednesday May 30, 1919 - War Hero Memorial Pinery Dedication Ceremony
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1916 - Bloomsburg State Normal School purchased by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 2005 - Dedication of Bloomsburg Regional Technology Center in former Tustin Mansion
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1971 - Approval to confer first Master of Science Degree in Biology
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1890 - First official baseball game in school history
1970 - Bloomsburg Foundation established
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1964 - Final Ivy Day Ceremony held
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1948 - First Distinguished Service awards presented by Alumni Association
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1942 - Dedication Ceremony for Centennial Gymnasium
1962 - Approval of Bachelor of Arts degree programs
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1942 - David M. Young first AfricanAmerican male graduate
1969 - First graduation ceremony at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds
1957 - First graduation ceremony in Centennial Gymnasium 1963 - First appearance of the College Mace at a graduation ceremony 1963 - Arthur Hontz awarded first master’s degree
2010 - Final victory for Jan Hutchinson as a head coach at Bloomsburg University — her 1,807th
1919 - Dedication Ceremony for War Hero Memorial Pinery
1981 - Start of Elderhostel program
Faculty members and students marching up Second Street to the commencement ceremony in Centennial Gymnasium, May 1961. Spring graduation ceremonies were held in Carver Hall auditorium from the first in 1870 until 1956. Increasing class sizes then moved the ceremony to Centennial in 1957, Haas Auditorium in 1968 and the following year the grandstand at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. All commencements were held there until 2005, with the exception of 1973 in Nelson Fieldhouse. The ceremony came back to campus in 2006 at Redman Stadium and finally in 2008 to its new home, the Academic Quad.
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1926 - Authorization conferred to award Bachelor of Science degrees in Elementary and Junior High Education
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1920 - Dedication Ceremony for Tiffany stained glass windows in Waller Hall
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1871 - Organization of Bloomsburg State Normal School Alumni Association
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1900 - Trustees approve adding a tower to Institute (Carver) Hall 1915 - Helen M. Parks first AfricanAmerican female graduate
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1929 - Establishment of Alumni Room in Waller Hall
1868 - Cornerstone Laying Ceremony for first dormitory
1918 - The Class of 1921 on the steps in front of Waller Hall
1906 - First Ivy Day ceremony is held
1923 - Appointment of G.C.L. Reimer as principal
1941 - Death at age 95 of Dr. David J. Waller Jr., 1867 graduate and longtime principal
1957 - The Waller Hall Long Porch along Second Street
Alumni Day, 1928
Members of the Class of 1887 around a fountain located to the south of Institute Hall. The fountain was installed in 1882, a gift of that year’s class, and remained until the mid-1920s.
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1993 - Appointment of Dr. Curtis R. English as president
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1931 - The President’s residence, Buckalew Place
An aerial view of the upper campus looking to the south, October 25, 1972. In the foreground can be seen the old club house for the golf course of the Bloomsburg Country Club, located on the current site of Danny Hale Field.
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Wednesday 1979 - The original husky mascot costume
Thursday Lawn behind Sutliff Hall, 1960s
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1968 - Approval to confer Master of Education degree in Reading
1993 - Street on campus named for Bloomsburg alumnus Chuck Daly
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2005 - Dedication Ceremony for new West Wing of Hartline Science Center
2004 - Debut of new husky mascot Roongo
1985 - Announcement of Fred G. Smith Golden Rule Trust Fund Scholarships
1906 - Dr. David Waller Jr. accepts Trustee offer to return to Bloomsburg as principal
1973 - Swearing-in of Dr. James H. McCormick as president 2004 - Opening of new Monty’s on upper campus
Bloomsburg State College freshmen registering for classes, 1962. Part of freshmen customs was to wear a “dink� and a sign with name and hometown. By 1970 the customs were no longer a part of college life.
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Institute Hall, 1880
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2011 - Campus closed for 10 days due to historic flooding in Bloomsburg
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1983 - Bloomsburg University Dedication Convocation
1927 - Publication of first issue of the pilot student handbook
1998 - Dedication Ceremony for new Harvey A. Andruss Library
2013 - Construction begins on BU Foundation building in downtown Bloomsburg
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1962 - First upper campus land acquired when state purchased former Bloomsburg Country Club
1994 - First booth at Bloomsburg Fair Education Building
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1994 - University website, www.bloomu.edu, online for first time
1995 - Publication of first issue of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine
1966 - A Bloomsburg State College student, at right, getting help moving into his Waller Hall dorm room.
The Husky on a Homecoming float, October 12, 1963. The traditional Homecoming Parade has been held the day of the game since 1961.
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1962 - First official women’s field hockey game in school history
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1964 - Dedication Ceremony for East and West Hall dormitories (Montour and Schuylkill)
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1993 - Dedication Ceremony for Kenneth S. Gross Auditorium in Carver Hall
2007 - Dedication Ceremony for Academic Quadrangle
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1945 - Formal closing of Navy V-12 Program
1989 - Dedication Ceremony for campus Veterans Memorial 1963 - Installation of Xi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega fraternity
1984 - Dedication Ceremony for husky statue on Carver Hall lawn
1995 - Lt. Gov Mark Schweiker ’75 announces release of state funds for construction of new library
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2008 - Inauguration ceremony for President David L. Soltz
1996 - Dedication Ceremony for Five Friends Memorial Plaza
Children from the Ben Franklin Training School, May 11, 1938. The elementary school on campus began in 1869 and closed in 1967. It was located in Ben Franklin from 1930 and the playground seen here, one of several over the years, was located on the current site of Northumberland Hall.
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1928 - First Homecoming Day on campus
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The dining room in Waller Hall decorated for the holidays, December 1946. The dining room opened with the building in 1876, was remodeled in the 1920s and used until the College Commons opened in 1957. The space later held first the library and then the campus bookstore.
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Carver Hall Lit for the holidays, 1930
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1995 - First Poinsettia Pops Concert
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1997 - Irvin Sigler wins Harlon Hill Award as best football player in Division II
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2004 - Association to Advance Collegiate Scholars of Business accreditation awarded to College of Business
1983 - First University Medallion awarded to Marco and Louise Mitrani
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1983 - First Honorary Doctorate degree awarded to Howard Fenstemaker, Class of 1912
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Noted professional photographer Axel Brahnsen took this photo of Theta Gamma sorority that was the photo contest winner in the Obiter yearbook in 1969. The sorority became Sigma Sigma Sigma in 1971 and in October 2013 sorority alumnae gathered to recreate the striking photograph (inset).
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