Bloomsburg University - Obiter Yearbook (Bloomsburg, PA)

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Walk g;reeted students long before 1956 just as they do today, and the colored lights of the fountain by long porch still take our breath away just as they did when we first saw them. Long Porch has always been the place to talk with old friends and meet new ones. Warm weather usually complements the motion of the rocking chairs on spring evenings. Long Porch is also the spot for week-end and vacation departures. Unfortunately, there are still far too many suitcases lining the porch each week-end. It is evident that the changes in the buildings and grounds are not the only changes that have taken place on campus during the last four years. There have also been many changes in campus policies and traditions. Perhaps the most unwelcome change of all was the removal of Roongo, the Husky mascot, from his home near the laundry. Due to the expense of his upkeep and the care which he required, it was necessary to sell Roongo ' to a private owner. She still takes part in all home football games, however, and is as fond of stu- dents as ever.

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Another rather unwelcome change was the elimi- nation of regular Wednesday night lounge dances. This condition is being rectified by the planning of more social activities on week-ends and the hope of more dances during the regular session. Television fans have also missed the use of a second television set which was in existence four years ago. This change has called for democracy in the selection of programs to be viewed. There have also been many welcome changes on campus. One of these was a soda machine installed in the third floor smoker of Waller Hall. This machine, it was hoped, would keep the studying coeds happy and eliminate the necessity of run- ning to the lounge in bermudas and raincoats. Much to everyone ' s dismay, one of the biggest campus changes was Saturday classes for everyone. This change keeps the Suitcase Sams and Sues on campus until Saturday afternoon. The new schedule resulted in the library being opten on Saturday afternoon and on Sunday afternoon and evening — a most welcome change. A change that the Class of ' 60 happily avoided was the requirement of entrance exams for all prospective students. On several Saturdays through- out the year, prospective freshmen file into Carver Hall for a full morning of tests. Looking weary and brainwashed, they can be seen taking a break in the Husky Lounge at intervals during the day. Those of us who escaped this fate met with some- thing similar during our first week at Bloomsburg. It looks as if tests — all kinds of them — shall be forever a part of our college ex{)erience.