Bloomsburg University - Obiter Yearbook (Bloomsburg, PA)

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K r CAMPUS CHANGES Four years ago, or less for some of us, the members of the Class of 1960 first entered Blooms- burg State Teachers College. Impressed by the gently rolling landscape and well-kept buildings, perhaps many of us were not aware at first of the beautiful shrubbery and trees that adorn the cam- pus grounds. Perhaps, too, the red brick buildings which seemed so forbidding to us as new freshmen were what really held our interest. In these buildings, amidst the friendly atmosphere of the College on the Hill, we were to spend much of the next few years. During these years, there have been many changes on campus. Waller Hall, four years ago, was divided into dormitory facilities for men and women students. However, the ever-increasing student body and the

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JOSEPH MICHAEL ANDRVSICK COLLEGE COMMONS . . .

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