Harpur College 1951 Yearbook (Endicott, NY) - Full Access

A SORT OF A SAGA On the night of crober 6, 1950, Thomas E. Dewey, go,•ernor of rhe State of ew York, faced a capacity crowd of rudenr , teachers, dignirarie and area citizen in the Endicou-Johnson Recreation Center in Endicott and for– mally dedicated Harpur College of the State University of New York. With this dedication Governor Dewey began a new chapter in the growth of a college whose roots were fir t planted in 1932, when yracu e University instituted m Extension Division program for area tudenr here in Endicou. In response to the community's obviou need for a full-rime college--which was accentuated by the large number of returning veterans - the university in 1946 6 e tablished Triple Citic College, which opened it doors to an invading army of 9 57 student in October. Dr. Glenn G. Bartle, now Provost of Harpur College, and a full-time faculty of fifty-five, directed a program of fre hman and sophomore work in Liberal Art and Bu i– nc Administration. Classes were held in the Bowc man– sion, now the college Administration Building, and the E- J clubhou es. Vacant lot near the mam building were procured and the pre-fab cia sroom were erected: East Hall in 1946, West Hall in 1947. The second year of TCC's existence bore all the sign of growing pains which accompany the process of matur– ation. More Gls returned from the armed forces, warmed