East Stroudsburg University - Stroud Yearbook (East Stroudsburg, PA)

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Dr. Kemp had a thrilling experience when his horse ran away with him, but neither Dr. Kemp nor the horse was injured. The accident occurred near the Minnisink Paper Mill, and Mr. Kemp had to walk home. One of the most dramatic human interest stories in the history of our college took place in 1909. Edward Brown as a tiny baby was sent to 21 Friendliness home in Scranton on the death of his father. Later, when the family was able to take care of him, they went back only to fmd that he was gone. Nineteen years later one of the students of the Normal School noticed a strong similarity between his schoolmate, LeRoy Tran! sue of Tobyhanna, and a friend of his, Robert Brown of Olyphant. After some investigation it was found that LeRoy Transue was really the lost Edward Brown and that he was a brother of Robert Brown. The Transue family had adopted the boy from the Scranton Friendliness home and had sent him to East Stroudsburg to attend the normal school there. In 1912 there were several cases of hazing. The hazings occurred in 9Harr1'gan1s Alley,w which was the name given to the part of the building where the hazing of a boy named Leo Harrigan had occurred the year before. One Sunday evei ning after Bible Study class the flrst victim was 1914 BASKETBALL TEAM

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CLASS OF 1908 In the fall term of 1908 there was a rumor that because of the drought of that year, the school would be closed. However, the Normal School had its own pump, which was capable of supplying all the water that was needed. The winter term of that same year saw one of the busiest seasons of the school. There were three hundred and seventyrfive students enrolled, and some of the recitation rooms were turned into apartments, as were the cottages behind Wayne gymnasium. In January, 1909, state aid allowances were stopped, as the fund set aside by the state of Pennsylvania for this purpose was exhausted. This curtailment meant that the students would have to pay tuition. One dollar and fifty cents a week was charged, but few students left the 27 school because of this rise in rates. Later in JanUv ary, a $75,000 appropriation bill was passed to cover the deficiency in funds covering payment of tuition at state normal schools. In 1909, fire drills were first practiced for the safety of the people attending the school. In May 1909, the baseball team executed a triple play against Kutztown State Normal School. Twenty students failed the State Board examinations, only one senior among them. There were one hundred and twenty graduates then in that class, and their senior picnic was held at Echo Lake. iThe annual senior picnic of every class was held at this lakel The students reached Echo Lake by the Delaware Valley Railroad, which ran between East StroudSr burg and Bushkill.

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caught by the members of a secret society known as the 11Royal Order of GobblerGobblesf, He was immediately escorted by no gentle means to Hare riganis Alley, where for an hour he eloquently addressed the GobblerGobbles, barked at the moon, and did other stunts. The other victim did not receive the same mild treatment. He was severely beaten with straps, shoes, shingles, etc. Every effort was made by the principal and the faculty to eliminate this rough treatment of students. Trouble between Mexico and the United States in 1913 led to the formation on the campus of a military company, which the principal felt was ENTRANCE BUILT ON LAND RECLAIMED BY STUDENTS so necessary in order that men could be trained right here at the school. Another oddity in our history was a sports event which took place in November 1914. It was a basketball game in which the dayestudent team defeated the varsity candidates in an over time period by the score of 35443. This same varsity later defeated Dunmore by the amazing score of 719. James Tierney was high scorer with twentyreight points, and Tony Ratchford was second with nineteen points. It was customary for the graduating classes to donate some gift to the school. The earlier classes gave beautiful iron flower pots, which now adorn MINNISINK LITERARY SOCIETY