Aliyah Williams

Editor-in-Chief

This article was written by a member of the 1940 Courier staff under the faculty advisor Mr. Paul Crawn, and was published on Sept. 12, 1940. 

The following piece has been published in accordance with the original piece. Only critical style issues have been changed. 

Incoming students will undoubtedly quickly notice the many improvements now under way at the college. Workmen may be seen busily extending cement walks, constructing driveways, making parking fields and also renovating and redecorating building interiors. 

Improved facilities for the administration of science courses at East Stroudsburg are being placed on the third floor of Oakes Hall. A new analytical lecture demonstration room, a new analytical laboratory, a new lecture demonstration room, a new physics laboratory and a distribution panel for the teaching of electricity are all under construction now and in six weeks or sooner, equipment will be available. 

Workmen are busily reinforcing the second floor ceiling of Oakes Hall with steel bands to sustain the extra weight created by the new laboratory facilities. In the future, the entire third floor will be used only for science studies. 

Expected dates for the opening of the four newer buildings on campus are: 

• New men’s dormitory on Thursday (Registration day). 

• Gymnasium – immediately, in September. 

• Dining Hall, by Thanksgiving. 

• Training School – after Christmas Holidays. 

Further renovations are being made in Stroud Hall pertaining to improvement of the floors and lighting alterations. Roadways and sidewalks are being constructed in and around the areas adjoining the new dining hall, boy’s dormitory and gymnasium. Parking facilities are being put around the Physical Education building to relieve congestion in other areas about the campus. A road leading from Prospect street to the new gym will be constructed. 

Students, faculty and staff today are able to recognize many of the buildings that this article mentions. 

The “new men’s dormitory” is now Monroe Hall, while the “gymnasium” is currently referred to as Zimbar-Liljenstein Hall. The dining hall that was opened was at the location of the formerly standing Center for Hospitality Management, which has been recently demolished for the construction of the new University Center. 

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