Binghamton University - Colonist / Pegasus Yearbook (Vestal, NY)

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been handled from the main campus. Despite the war and decreased college enrollments resulting from it the extension classes in Endicott continued to grow so that by 1946 more than 225 students were enrolled for the first year's college work and were plan- ning to continue for degrees. The demands for additional college courses and educational opportunities were so compelling that the University inaugurated an expanded program in the fall of 1946. In January, 1946, the Bowes mansion in Endicott was purchased from the International Business Machines Cor- poration, and now serves as the College Administration building. In April, several vacant lots bordering on the original purchase were added to provide space for cl:;ssroom buildings. Erection of tem- porary classrooms and alterations of the original building were begun in 9

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Triple Cities College, as most of us know it, is only two years old, yet as far back as 1932 Syracuse University established its University Ex tension Program in Endicott. Hundreds of area students began their college work under the Program and then went on to Syracuse or some other university to complete work for their degrees. Later, night classes, corresponding to an extension pro- gram, were established at Union-Endicott high school, Under this plan, teacher's courses were emphasized. This type offering proved a great boon to area residents during the depression years. An important step in the evolution of TCC was made in 1941, when a resi- dent director was sent to Endicott by the home university. Mr. Ben- jamin Hopkins - Moses man- aged this extension work which previously had

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July, and by October 1 the College opened with 957 students enrolled. A resident faculty of 55 members was assembled under the deanship of Dr. Glenn G. Bartle, formerly of the University of Kansas City, and a full scale program of freshman and sophomore classes was offered. Many remember those early days of the 1946 Fall Semester. Classes were held in the pavilion and clubhouse in En-Joie park, while the temporary buildings were being completed. When they x;vere opened, the first few weeks were spent in huddling around coal stoves and listening to lec- tures. However, the central heating unit was com- pleted, the students and faculty thawed out, and Triple Cities College was firmly established. A As soon as students and faculty were settled down in their new environ- ment, clubs and social groups were organized, and in December, the United Student Government was formed, with Ed Ba- kerman as the first pres- ident. During the 10