Lycoming College - Arrow Yearbook (Williamsport, PA)

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CONTENTS Page Classes 3 Faculty and Achninistration . . 33 Clubs and Organizations ... 51 Sports 83 Activities 99 53578

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program was outlined. A survey team from the University Senate, in a visit to the cam- pus, recommended the program of the devel- opment committee and their report served as a guide for future development. Several buildings were purchased or built during the first four years of Dr. Wertz ' s ad- ministration. A house was purchased with a gift from Robert F. Rich to relieve the crowd- ed condition of Rich Hall. The building was renovated to house twenty girls and was named Rich House. After arrangements with Federal Housing and Home Finance, a new men ' s dormitory was built at a cost of Si04,- 000. Ready for occupancy on September 1, 1956, the dormitory was named Wesley Hall. The bottling works building had not been torn down and plans for renovation began in 1953. At first the cost was estimated at $40,000 but the final renovation cost was ap- proximately S200,000. The modern labora- tories, classrooms, and science auditorium of the science building was a great advance for the school. The Student Activities Building with its many recreational facilities and dining facili- ties for 900 was finished in the spring of 1959 at a cost of S650,000. This building was a necessity because it was impossible to feed the student body, even in two shifts, in the Clarke Hall, and there was no place for extra-curricular activities. In 1949, Walter Mclver had joined the faculty and had built an a capella choir which became famous throughout the area. In 1957, the choir toured England and Scotland and received a very warm reception. The ambitious development program ne- cessitated a financial campaign which was be- gun in Williamsport early in 1958. Pledges came in totaling $950,000 to be used for the balance owed on the science hall, for the Stu- dent Activities Building, and the major part for a gymnasium-auditorium. Also at this time the college was able to purchase eight acres from the Williamsport Consistory for an athletic field. Growth was apparent in other areas. The college athletic program grew to college sta- tus under Coach Dave Busey. Besides foot- XVI ball, basketball, and baseball, wrestling, s winuning, soccer, tennis, and golf were add- ed as inter-collegiate sports. The student bodv grew from 785 in 1956 to 911 in 1958. The College Entrance Examination Board ' s Schol- astic Aptitude Test began to be used as a basis for admission. It was planned in 1959 to hold the enrollment at 850 until 1962, then to increase gradually to 1200. Religion continued to receive major em- phasis at Lycoming. Many ministers in the surrounding conferences had graduated from the school in one of its phases. The annual conference also supported the school. Between 1951 and 1955, five national fraternities were recognized on campus. All of these had been local fraternities. Theta Pi Pi which became Psi Chapter of Kappa Delta Rho was the oldest, having been formed in 1896 during seminary days. Although the seminary graduates remained loyal to Williamsport Dickinson, many went on to four-year schools that claimed most of their loyalty. When the college was estab- lished, more interest was taken in the alumni association and more activity was devoted to fund raising and other school activities. This interest led to the election of three board mem- bers by the association. At the present time three housing units are under coristruction: two for men and one for women. By 1965 the college plans to have under construction an administration building, to replace Old Main, a classroom and faculty office building; and a gymnasium- auditorium. The school gains distinction by having the only Student Union Building in the country completely run by the students. Plans are be- ing made to gradually put more responsibil- ity in the hatids of the students by adopting an all-campus honor system. Everv year, the college becomes more se- lective. Each freshman class shows more promise than the last. Standards are being raised. Lycoming is a school to be proud of from her distinguished past to her bright promise for the future. Surely she is doing her part in serving the vocation of human- ity. . 2 I 31

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with gratitude: Dii. I) II) (.. MoitiiiJii.i.i . . . lor |ii iiKilu cai nl ilcsdlcd atlfiilidii In ||i i c cIciiiriiN which make a college cominuiiitv a thoniUfiliK knit orfianization : loi lii iiKlu-lriiiii- hilior-- in in-litiiting programs for the raising ol academic- tan(lai(l-: lor lii coiislaiit awareness of the necessity of attaining and preserving a well-rounded curricula; for his insight into the problems encountered in attaining knowledge, and his ready solutions to them; for his ease and f riendlinc-s in daily encounters with tudent . faculty, and admin- istration; and finally, for his true sense of justice and spirit of initiative evidenced in all he does, we dedicate this, the 1962 Arrow, to Dr. I) win C. Mofsberley, academic dean of Lycoming College.