Bloomsburg University - Obiter Yearbook (Bloomsburg, PA)

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DR. HARVEY A. ANDRUSS President

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To the Seniors of the Class of 1955: Yours is a heritage of history. One hundred years ago the first institute for teachers was held in an academy which, in turn, became the first normal school. The greatest task of a democracy is the education of its youth. The success of schools cannot be attributed to buildings, grounds, or equipment but is measured by the influence of teachers who lead students to learn to think and to live rightly. May your opportunity for service bring you gratifying rewards is the parting hope of HARVEY A. ANDRUSS, President

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MR. JOHN A. HOCH Dean of Instruction The rise from Dean of Men to Dean of Instruction is an honored and respon- sible one indeed, but no person was more deserving or better qualified for such an honor than John A. Hoch. Native of Milton . . . graduate of Pennsylvania State College and Buck- nell University . . . high school instructor . . . B.S.T.C. faculty member since 1946 . . . Dean of Men since 1947 . . . pioneer founder and secretary- treasurer of the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Athletic Conference . . . assistant football coach . . . director of public relations . . . chairman of Athletic Committee . . . Dean Hoch ' s list of accomplishments is long and varied. Indispensable is a word seldom used . . . and justifiably so, for few men deserve such a title. But to Dean Hoch, the student body gives the distinction of being as indispensable as one person can be. Each one of us has come into contact with you in some phase of college life ... in the classroom ... on the athletic field . . . over the public relations desk ... in the Dean ' s office . . . and each one of us will carry some fond memory of you . . . an-encouraging smile when college looked the darkest . . . helpful and never-failing advice when most needed . . . intuitive under- standing of all our problems. For this, we thank you, Dean John Hoch . . . the spirit that is Bloomsburg.