Jambar Newspaper Clippings: Recent submissions

  • Dr. Jones elected president of Ohio College Association 
    Unknown author (1952-04-24)
    Dr. Howard W. Jones, president of Youngstown College, was elected president of the Ohio College Association and Allied Societies at the 81st annual meeting of the organization.
  • College buys parking lot 
    Unknown author (1952-04-09)
    The purchase of a parking lot on Wick Avenue from the Jewish Federation of Youngstown, located directly across from Youngstown College, was announced. The College planned to continue using the property as a parking facility.
  • Library drive results given 
    Unknown author (1952-04-09)
    A total of $138.18 was given in a room-to-room canvass conducted by Alpha Pi Epsilon and Alpha Phi Omega service organizations. The money raised was added to the building fund for the new library.
  • Campus groups push building fund 
    Unknown author (1952-02-29)
    Various campus organizations banded together to raise money for the new Youngstown College Library. Alpha Pi Epsilon and Alpha Phi Omega led the charge, along with the Friends of Youngstown College Library. The first ...
  • $40,000 left to School Of Music 
    Unknown author (1956-10-12)
    A bequest of $40,000 was left to the Dana School of Music through the will of a former Youngstown woman, Bessie A. Wilson. The money established the Katherine McDowell Wilson Scholarship Fund in memory of Miss Wilson's sister.
  • Catalog system changing 
    Unknown author (1968-04-26)
    The conversion of the University Library's cataloging system from Dewey Decimal to the Library of Congress Classification System was highlighted. University Librarian Dr. George H. G. Jones believed that the LC system was ...
  • Police science 2 Yr program to begin here 
    Unknown author (1967-01-13)
    Youngstown University announced plans for a new police science program designed to fill a gap in trained law enforcement personnel. It would also offer in-service training for area police departments. The police science ...
  • Library campaign results 
    Unknown author (1955-12-09)
    Unofficial results from the campaign to raise money for the Youngstown College Library were $609 from classroom canvassing and $517 from faculty members. President Howard Jones was pleased with this achievement.
  • YU gets new phones 
    Unknown author (1967-01-13)
    Telephone service on the YU campus was greatly enhanced by the installation of a new automatic dial communications system by the Ohio Bell Telephone Company. The system greatly expanded the communications facilities, ...
  • New dean named at YU 
    Unknown author (1967-01-13)
    Dr. William H. Coffield was appointed academic dean of Youngstown University, succeeding Dr. Joseph E. Smith. Prior to coming to YU, Dr. Coffield served as dean of the Education College at Kansas State University.
  • Ward Beecher adds science facilities; Planetarium building brightens YU's face 
    Altman, Neil (1967-03-10)
    The new science facilities at Ward Beecher Science Building were highlighted including the 126-seat planetarium.
  • Leonelli to be director of YU physical plant 
    Unknown author (1967-02-24)
    The appointment of Nick J. Leonelli to the newly created position of Director of Physical Plant was announced. Leonelli's areas of responsibility included physical plant maintenance, operations, and the general appearance ...
  • President goes to Columbus; Dr. Pugsley talks to state leaders 
    Unknown author (1967-03-31)
    Youngstown University president A. L. Pugsley met with Ohio governor James A. Rhodes and other in Columbus in anticipation of legislation that would make YU a state university. Upon passage of the legislation, the new ...
  • Local firm makes $6,000 gift to Rayen 
    Unknown author (1947-11-21)
    Louis A. Deesz, dean of the William Rayen School of Engineering, announced that the Youngstown Engineering and Welding Company presented a boiler to the school. The gift was valued at approximately $6,000 and was to be ...
  • New faculty members, added to staff, will handle student influx 
    Unknown author (1947-11-07)
    In order to accommodate increasing enrollment, Youngstown College hired 10 new full-time faculty and 39 part-time faculty members.
  • Prof. Dykema elected language group head 
    Unknown author (1952-02-15)
    Professor Karl Dykema of Youngstown College's English faculty was elected chairman of the Group on Present-Day English of the Modern Lanuguage Association.
  • Combined problems eliminate YSU marching band at games this year 
    Unknown author (1976-10-05)
    The YSU Marching Band was eliminated due to a shortage of funding, the lack of a proper practice field, and the demonstration of little or no enthusiasm on the part of YSU students and music majors.
  • Education department announces changes in enrollment set-up 
    Unknown author (1951-04-13)
    The Department of Education announced that all students wishing to enroll for a course in Education must have his/her schedule signed by an adviser in the Education Department. An application for admission to the Department ...
  • Y.U. enrollment up 600 over last year 
    Unknown author (1956-09-28)
    Enrollment for the fall 1956 semester reached a record high of 5,205 for the College of Arts & Sciences, the Rayen School of Engineering, and the Dana School of Music. This figure represented a gain of approximately 600 ...
  • Dean Smith to retire 
    Unknown author (1967-01-13)
    Dr. Joseph E. Smith, Dean of the University and a member of the Youngstown University faculty since 1921, announced his retirement at the end of the 1966/67 academic year.

Search Digital.Maag


Advanced Search

Browse

My Account