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September 14, 1950
The Bluffton News
Bluffton, Allen County, Hancock County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Bluffton College reports 80 freshmen for 1950-51, up 35% from last year, with steady upperclassmen numbers. Includes students from Germany, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Nigeria, China, and India. Campus housing full.
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FRESHMEN YOUTHS
Total is Twenty More than at
Opening of School Last
Year
Students Expected from Africa
and China; Classes Thurs-
day
Bluffton college has a freshman class of 80 for the fall term opening Thursday of this week, an increase of 35 per cent over the 1949 enrollment, it was announced Tuesday by the college registrar's office.
At the same time it was indicated that registration of upper class students being completed Wednesday is expected to be approximately the same as a year ago.
Following the completion of registration on Wednesday, regular classroom work for the start of the 1950-51 school year will get under way on the campus Thursday.
The freshman class of 80 has been here since last Saturday for a four-day campus orientation program, and first-year registration was completed on Tuesday. Last year there were 60 freshmen at the school.
With a continuation of the upward trend in enrollment which started following the close of World War II, all campus dormitories again are filled and some students will be quartered in rooms about the town. All available facilities for married students in the school's trailer village also will be taken, it was announced.
Among this year's students will be a German young man, Rudolph Kisters; a Porto Rican girl, Minerva Diaz; and a sophomore, Ruth Bamfield, of Trinidad, who is returning for her second year.
Several natives from Nigeria, Africa, and two Chinese students also are expected. Two sisters from India, Mary and Elizabeth Bauman, also have enrolled. They are daughters of Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Bauman, medical missionaries to India, both of whom are Bluffton college graduates.
Total is Twenty More than at
Opening of School Last
Year
Students Expected from Africa
and China; Classes Thurs-
day
Bluffton college has a freshman class of 80 for the fall term opening Thursday of this week, an increase of 35 per cent over the 1949 enrollment, it was announced Tuesday by the college registrar's office.
At the same time it was indicated that registration of upper class students being completed Wednesday is expected to be approximately the same as a year ago.
Following the completion of registration on Wednesday, regular classroom work for the start of the 1950-51 school year will get under way on the campus Thursday.
The freshman class of 80 has been here since last Saturday for a four-day campus orientation program, and first-year registration was completed on Tuesday. Last year there were 60 freshmen at the school.
With a continuation of the upward trend in enrollment which started following the close of World War II, all campus dormitories again are filled and some students will be quartered in rooms about the town. All available facilities for married students in the school's trailer village also will be taken, it was announced.
Among this year's students will be a German young man, Rudolph Kisters; a Porto Rican girl, Minerva Diaz; and a sophomore, Ruth Bamfield, of Trinidad, who is returning for her second year.
Several natives from Nigeria, Africa, and two Chinese students also are expected. Two sisters from India, Mary and Elizabeth Bauman, also have enrolled. They are daughters of Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Bauman, medical missionaries to India, both of whom are Bluffton college graduates.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Freshman Enrollment
Bluffton College
International Students
Post Wwii Growth
1950 51 School Year
What entities or persons were involved?
Rudolph Kisters
Minerva Diaz
Ruth Bamfield
Mary Bauman
Elizabeth Bauman
Dr. Harvey Bauman
Mrs. Harvey Bauman
Where did it happen?
Bluffton College
Story Details
Key Persons
Rudolph Kisters
Minerva Diaz
Ruth Bamfield
Mary Bauman
Elizabeth Bauman
Dr. Harvey Bauman
Mrs. Harvey Bauman
Location
Bluffton College
Event Date
Fall Term Opening Thursday Of This Week, 1950 51 School Year
Story Details
Bluffton college freshman class of 80, increase of 35% over last year's 60; upper class registration similar to previous year; international students including from Germany, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Nigeria, China, India; dormitories full, some off-campus housing.