Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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The State Police spirited Stormy to a substation for her own safety. Stu- dents numbering now 2,000 sur- rounded the station and chanted. After the long ordeal the State Police got Stormy on a private plane and flew her back to New Orleans. Traditions prevailed such as Fresh- man Day with a king and queen and a day solely for freshmen. Students paired off for the day with the Fresh- man banner waving from the flag pole. LSU met its heyday in sports when it won the national title in football in 1958. Track and boxing were top sports at the school also giving LSU a name in college sports that matched its academic reputation. M Nostalgia

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he coming of the next decade was a definite time of change for the University, not necessarily in the physical plant itself, but in the attitude and tradi- tions that would not survive the surge of time. With discontent over the Vietnam War, the Ole War Skule changed its image as a military school to a more modern outlook. The 60 ' s were a time when girls were not allowed in the Union or in class wearing pants or shorts. A stu- dent could buy a hamburger for fif- teen cents. But these things would change also. The shaving of heads of freshman men was discontinued, and ROTC became a regular course instead of mandatory for all men. Student life was centralized by the building of the Union in 1964. Many people remember these times, the times that made the 70 ' s what they were. 1961 LSU Darling Court 26 Nostalgia 1964 Gumbo Ball 4