36-402: Smyers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bert Smyers (1872–1953), American attorney and football player Dan Smyers (born 1987), American country musician Karen Smyers (born 1961), American triathlete Karen Ann Smyers (born 1954), American Jungian analyst [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
72-561: A Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice. The campus encompasses a planetarium , a museum, a black box theater , the Hadley Union Building (HUB), an extensive music library, and a newly remodeled Cogswell Hall for the university's music community. Stapleton Library boasts 900,000-plus bound volumes and over 2 million microform units. At the heart of campus is the Oak Grove. In January 2000, former President Lawrence K. Pettit established
108-545: A board to create the Allegheny Arboretum at IUP. This group works to furnish the Oak Grove with flora native to the region. The university also operates an academy of Culinary Arts in Punxsutawney and a police academy at its main campus. The university's Student Cooperative Association also owns College Lodge several miles from campus. It provides skiing, biking, hiking, and disc golfing opportunities. Boat access
144-653: A broken nose in a 40-6 losing effort against Washington and Jefferson and the team finished 2-5 with wins over Western Pennsylvania Medical College , which became affiliated with WUP in 1892 and later merged with the University in 1908 to become its medical school, and Geneva College, who WUP lost two other contests to that same season. Perhaps the most important development for the second season of football had been Smyers recruitment of Joeseph Trees from Normal University of Pennsylvania , who at 210 pounds became WUP's first subsidized athlete. Later in life, Trees made millions in
180-678: A game against Bloomsburg was nationally televised on the TV channel CBS Sports Network as the NCAA Division II game of the week. The IUP men's basketball team likewise lost the NCAA Division II national title game twice in 2010 and 2015. The IUP rugby team finished 3rd in the Division I national championship in 2000, finishing behind California and Wyoming and ahead of fourth-place Army . The IUP Men's ice hockey ( ACHA Division 1) team won
216-497: A letter to my mother that they were made of canvas. But all the canvas they had was some canvas from some old oat sacks around the barn. So she made me a vest of that with laces from an old corset and I was all ready to play! It was a lot of fun even if the game was not so well organized as today. We played the teams of this section, colleges, prep schools, clubs, etc...." Smyers was married to Flora Bell Hays, on 20 July 1898 at Allegheny. He enjoyed target shooting with his sons. Based on
252-571: A member of the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh, Pa., keeps more active physically than many men half his age. Last August, at age 75, he "caught" a game of soft ball at a Rotary picnic, played three sets of tennis, won a prize in a horse-shoe pitching contest, and won another prize in a waltz contest on the dance floor that evening. He is the only surviving member of the first football team... of the University of Pittsburgh.... Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana University of Pennsylvania ( IUP )
288-445: A wedge and plowed through (or over) the opposing team. At one game only 10 men on the (Pitt) team showed up. The opposing team let them "borrow" another man "elsewhere" and make up the 11. Your guess is as good as mine as to where the extra man came from. (Bert) claimed he was the 2nd strongest man at Pitt. The strongest man could chin himself with ond arm and (Bert) never managed that. A press release from Pitt, c. 1930 , gave
324-409: Is IUP student body's official newspaper. It has won 3 Student Keystone Media Awards in 2018 and one nomination in 2019. The 2020 Washington Monthly College Rankings of National Universities ranks IUP 193rd out of 388 schools. IUP's 374-acre (1.51 km ) main campus is a mix of 62 old and new red brick structures. Its original building, a Victorian structure named John Sutton Hall once housed
360-630: Is a public research university in Indiana, Pennsylvania . As of 2021 , the university enrolled 7,044 undergraduates and 1,865 postgraduates, for a total enrollment of 9,009 students. The university is 55 miles (89 km) northeast of Pittsburgh . It is governed by a local Council of Trustees and the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. IUP has branch campuses at Punxsutawney , Northpointe , and Monroeville . IUP
396-540: Is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education . IUP was initiated as Indiana Normal School and first chartered by Indiana County investors in 1871. It was created under the Normal School Act of 1875. Normal schools established under the act were to be private corporations, independent of the state treasury. They were "state" schools only in the sense of being officially recognized by
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#1732852554247432-818: Is also made available through the Cooperative Association. IUP has demolished most of its 1970s-era dormitories, beginning in 2006; facilities are being replaced with modern suites. Seven new dormitories were completed for Fall 2009. Two more were completed by Fall 2010. That semester, the ribbon cutting ceremony at Stephenson Hall was considered to have finished the four-year-long "residence hall revival". These suite-style rooms are similar to those being built at other universities in PASSHE. IUP's athletic department sponsors 19 varsity sports, including eight for men and 11 for women. There are also club sports teams such as ice hockey and rugby. The Crimson Hawks, formerly known as
468-591: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bert Smyers Bertrand Hunter Smyers (March 1872 – June 18, 1953) was an attorney and, along with fellow student John Scott, founder of the University of Pittsburgh's football program . Smyers is also considered to be the university's first quarterback. Born in March 1872 in Marion Center, Pennsylvania , Smyers attended Bucknell University when it
504-414: Is knee deep in the present campaign, as enthused as he was that fall 41 years ago. He's chairman of the sub-committee working with the former varsity men and managers of which association he also is president. Forty one years ago this fall Smyers, a youth weighing 131 pounds, but hard as nails, arrived at the union station from Marion Center, Indiana County. Money wasn't so plentiful with him so he walked from
540-669: The CHMA season championship in 2018–2019, the CHMA playoff in 2019-2020 awarded a bid to the ACHA National Tournament as the 19th seed, but the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In the 2022–2023 season, IUP Men's Ice Hockey won the CHMA season and playoff championship and awarded a bid to the ACHA National Tournament as the 18th seed. Team captain Dominick Glavach
576-409: The surname Smyers . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smyers&oldid=1023301173 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
612-608: The Indians, compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) of NCAA Division II . IUP annually produces teams and individuals that compete for championships on the conference, regional and national levels. The 2004–05 school year saw 12 sports either send their teams or individuals to NCAA postseason competition. The IUP football team has been to the NCAA Division II national title game twice (1990 and 1993). In both cases, IUP came up short, finishing
648-642: The commonwealth. The school opened its doors in 1875 following the mold of the French École Normale . It enrolled 225 students. All normal school events were held within a single building which also contained a laboratory school for model teaching. Control and ownership of the institution passed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1920. In 1927, by authority of the Pennsylvania General Assembly , it became State Teachers College at Indiana , with
684-461: The direction of eight colleges and schools: Robert E. Cook Honors College was founded to offer a seminar style, discourse-based liberal studies curriculum. IUP students have earned accolades including: Fulbright Scholar , Phi Kappa Phi grants, Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, Ronald E. McNair Scholar, Gilman Scholar, Finnegan Fellow , and the PaSSHE Ali-Zaidi award. Founded in 1924, The Penn
720-426: The end of the academic year. Fall 2022 enrollment was approximately 8,800. In the spring of 2023, in an effort to address decreasing enrollment and a budget deficit of $ 20 million, IUP eliminated five executive positions including four vice presidents and the chief marketing officer. IUP offers over 140 undergraduate degree programs, over 70 minors, over 35 certificate programs and 70 graduate degree programs under
756-462: The entire school. Sutton Hall has been named to the National Register of Historic Places . There was a fight to preserve Sutton Hall in 1974 when the administration scheduled it for demolition. Ironically, today it houses many administrative offices and reception areas. Breezedale Alumni Center is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Victorian mansion was once home to
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#1732852554247792-431: The flag pole. The pole was over 100 feet tall and so wide for the first few feet that his arms could not reach around it. He had to grip it with his legs and arms alternately inching up by grasping the pole with his thighs, reaching up with his arms to get a higher hold and holding with his arms while he moved his legs up an inch or two. He stopped at 60 feet and won the contest. He said he could have gone further but since he
828-539: The following account of Bert's place in football history: The man who started football at the University of Pittsburgh (at that time, 1889, Western University of Pennsylvania) is still at it. He is Bert Smyers, attorney, member of the Ohio State Game committee, working to enthuse the followers of the Panthers for the trip to Columbus, Nov. 15. Keen of eye and hard of muscle, though somewhat heavier, Pitt's first quarterback
864-446: The game we started very modestly. The boys had to supply their own equipment. I had no money to spend recklessly so I wrote home to mother and told her I needed a pair of football pants and she made them by cutting off the legs of an old gray pair and putting rubber elastic around the knees. The stockings were contributed by my sister. The girls wore heavier stockings than they do now. Football players wore jackets and I tried to describe in
900-421: The goal line and having trouble getting over so (Bert) whispered to his pals just to pick him up bodily and throw him over and he'd hold out the ball. Since he was only about 131 pounds this was easy and they made the touchdown. He told the grandchildren, 'I was Pitt's first forward pass.' The flying wedge as I'm sure you know was outlawed because of the serious injuries that resulted. The team locked arms in form of
936-458: The muscles in his arms and shoulders. Those muscles are still hard. Arriving at the university Bert was the inspiration for a football team, the first on the hill... where now one of the finest stadiums in the country stands and where one of the nation's greatest teams holds forth. "I played four years, as did most of the boys... And the last two years nearly all of us wore beards or moustaches. Football didn't bring in any revenue then. When we started
972-531: The obituary of son Bertrand Jr., Smyers was also the village blacksmith in Marion Center. Bertrand died on June 18, 1953, at Pittsburgh, and is buried at Marion Center Cemetery. Smyers had 3 sons: Bertrand Jr., William, and Edward. Bert's daughter-in-law Harriet also recalled in a letter an incident later in Bert's life when he was 60: Once at a Rotary Club picnic they had a contest to see who could climb furthest up
1008-492: The oil industry and became an important benefactor for the University and athletic department. Today, an athletic facility named Trees Hall still bears his name on the University of Pittsburgh's Oakland campus. In a letter from Harriet Smyers, Bert's daughter-in-law and wife of son William Hays Smyers, to the University of Pittsburgh in 1990, sent in preparation for celebration of 100 years of football there, further details about Bert are given, as follows: Once they were near
1044-654: The right to grant degrees. The name was changed in 1959 to Indiana State College . In 1965, the institution became Indiana University of Pennsylvania, or IUP. IUP total enrollment peaked in the fall of 2012 at 15,379 and has declined steadily since. The decline caused financial difficulties for the university which struggled to cover costs for its 2010 dormitory expansion. In October 2020, IUP President Michael Driscoll announced restructuring and retrenchment plans related to leadership's NextGen proposal. Retrenchment or lay-off notices were issued to 81 tenured or tenure-track faculty on October 30, 2020, with another 47 expected before
1080-505: The season as runner-up. While Division II teams rarely appear on television, IUP has appeared on regional telecasts in 1968 at the Boardwalk Bowl and 2006 against California University of PA. The team has also been on national TV while playing in those Division II national title games from 1990 and 1993. On November 2, 2006, a game against Slippery Rock was nationally televised on the TV channel, CSTV . Additionally, on September 15, 2011,
1116-422: The station to the university. Walking wasn't much of an item to him, anyhow, as he used to drive a herd of cattle from his home town to a neighboring town, walking both ways a total of fourteen miles. And he did that three times a week at $ 1.25 per trip. It was this walking schedule that made his legs so hard and his wind so good. And it was working about his father's blacksmith shop the other three days that hardened
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1152-589: The university was held on October 11, 1890, when the Allegheny Athletic Association 's opponent, Shadyside Academy, failed to appear for its game at Exposition Park . Allegheny A.A. called Smyers who brought the WUP team as a replacement. WUP was defeated 38–0. Smyers' team next faced Washington & Jefferson College , losing 32-0, but closed out its inaugural three game season with a win over Geneva College 10-4. The following season saw Smyers suffer
1188-478: Was 60 years old that year it seemed a good place to stop. He played tennis every Saturday from April to November and once, when in his 60s beat the Pittsburgh High School Tennis champion at an informal set.... A clipping from "The Rotarian" from 1947, six years prior to his death, had the following to say about Bert Smyers: Busy Bert. Although writing doggerel is one of his hobbies, BERT H. SMYERS,
1224-424: Was a college preparatory school during his senior year of 1888-89. At Bucknell, he had an academic average of 9 out of a scale of 10, considered an outstanding academic achievement, in course that included Natural Philosophy, Rhetoric, Algebra, Caesar, Scriptural History, Composition, Declamation, and Elocution. While there, Smyers was involved in an informal football team, not part of the school's regular sports, which
1260-509: Was probably learned from older brothers attending other schools and then taught to pals after school. In the fall of 1889, the 130 pound Smyers enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, then called the Western University of Pennsylvania (WUP), to continue his education. He and senior student John Scott assembled a football team of which only three of the players had previously witnessed the sport. Smyers made himself quarterback and Scott
1296-471: Was the center and one informal game was played, a loss to Shadyside Academy in 1889. In preparation for the following season, the first official football season of football recognized by the University of Pittsburgh, Smyers and his teammates took up a collection and purchased a football for practices and games, however players were responsible for their own uniforms and Smyers' own uniform was pieced together by his mother and sister. The first official game for
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