Bloomsburg University - Obiter Yearbook (Bloomsburg, PA)

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HARVEY A. ANDRUSS president Greetings to Seniors of 1946: Peace is here. Pearl Harbor is a date in recent history. Since war is made in the minds of men, it is there that the defenses of peace must be constructed. The teacher has a grave responsibility, since liberty is not only our heritage, but a conquest for each generation. May the Spirit of Bloomsburg continue through you to construct defenses of peace in the minds of men. President. 18

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Facts On Campus The first training school was a small, one-story building and stood where the Memorial Pinery is now. Following the Spanish-American War, many Cuban students enrolled at Bloomsburg. One of these persons, Dr. Jose Osuna, later became the head of the University of Puerto Rico. A member of the first graduating class of this institution was head of it for twenty-seven years — Dr. Waller. Mr. Noetling, who was head of the department of pedagogy, was a writer and the author of a book on education at a time when such works were rare. A dean of women was once dismissed because of her ardent belief in spiritualism. Eileen Falvey. Alma Mater If hurrying years have dim ' d past Or busy life made you deplore The joyous days of youth, let ' s cast Amid the scenes which we shall greet, Let ' s live again with youth now here They play our games, our classes meet; Youth must be served, give them a cheer. Once more I climbed the hill To see those ivyed walls That welcomed me, and still Fond mem ' ry to me calls The forms, the voices of the past. Here at Old Bloomsburg, dear to all Whose pleasant lot was cast Amidst her friendly halls, recall The days of youth, the happy past And feel the thrill of present days For here the friendly spirit stays. William Boyd Sutliff. 17

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To the Members of the Class of 1946: In the past four years you have witnessed through the mechanical inventions of our men of science the greatest changes ever experienced in the history of mankind. Dynamic and terrifying forces have been released. Distance has been dwarfed. Unknown and far away places have become but a few hours apart. Yet with all these technological devel- opments, men are still but babbling strangers, distrustful of each other and spiritually far apart. Thus we have a new frontier in the education and an exciting challenge for you of the Class of 1946. As you go forth to work as teachers, we hope that what you have learned here at Bloomsburg will be of immeasurable value to you in preparing the younger generations to utilize the new discoveries of science for the common good of man. The peoples of this dwarfed world must learn to dwell together in peace and comfort. This truly is a great challenge and worthy of your best efforts. Sincerely yours. Dcdii of Instruction THOMAS P. NORTH Dean of Instruction 19