Bloomsburg University - Obiter Yearbook (Bloomsburg, PA)

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Facts On Campus The first training school was a small, one-story building and stood where the Memorial Pinery is now. Following the Spanish-American War, many Cuban students enrolled at Bloomsburg. One of these persons, Dr. Jose Osuna, later became the head of the University of Puerto Rico. A member of the first graduating class of this institution was head of it for twenty-seven years — Dr. Waller. Mr. Noetling, who was head of the department of pedagogy, was a writer and the author of a book on education at a time when such works were rare. A dean of women was once dismissed because of her ardent belief in spiritualism. Eileen Falvey. Alma Mater If hurrying years have dim ' d past Or busy life made you deplore The joyous days of youth, let ' s cast Amid the scenes which we shall greet, Let ' s live again with youth now here They play our games, our classes meet; Youth must be served, give them a cheer. Once more I climbed the hill To see those ivyed walls That welcomed me, and still Fond mem ' ry to me calls The forms, the voices of the past. Here at Old Bloomsburg, dear to all Whose pleasant lot was cast Amidst her friendly halls, recall The days of youth, the happy past And feel the thrill of present days For here the friendly spirit stays. William Boyd Sutliff. 17

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Facts On Campus DID YOU KNOW THAT: Figures of eagles formerly stood in the place now occupied by the lions. The lions were in the space above, where the lights now stand. Several workmen complained that it did not seem proper that the English lion should stand above the American eagles. This raised quite a controversy, so the eagles and the lions changed places. In time, the broad wings of the eagles were broken off, and the eagles were replaced by the lights. A fountain, given as a class memorial, once stood on the lawn of front campus. A lovely garden in front of the fountain, with flowers planted to form the letters B. S. N. S., was a distinctive feature of the campus. The first athletic field is now the site of Science Hall. A por- tion of the second field can be seen by Navy Hall. Mt. Olympus is our third athletic field. The first manual training room was situated in what we now call the dining room wing. That white building known as the isolation hospital was origi- nally an ice house, in which ice cut from the river was stored. It was then enlarged, and called the pest house , for treatment of persons having contagious diseases. The queerly-shaped hump in the back of North Hall was the first water reservior on the campus. During the days when B. S. T. C. was a Literary Institute, it served as storage space for water which flowed down from the hills. It was then used as a storage place for potatoes. A fire in 187 5 destroyed the dormitory building which was replaced by the present Waller Hall. There was also a serious fire in North Hall in 1904. The latter building at that time housed the college laundry, the music department, and the chemistry laboratory. The Home Economics Department was located in the place now occupied by the Social Rooms and kitchen of Science Hall. The fourth face of the Carver H3II clock is much higher than the others. It was placed at that height so that persons in the dormitory could see it. 16

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HARVEY A. ANDRUSS president Greetings to Seniors of 1946: Peace is here. Pearl Harbor is a date in recent history. Since war is made in the minds of men, it is there that the defenses of peace must be constructed. The teacher has a grave responsibility, since liberty is not only our heritage, but a conquest for each generation. May the Spirit of Bloomsburg continue through you to construct defenses of peace in the minds of men. President. 18