Difference between revisions of "1958"

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* [[Tuition]] topped $1100
 
* [[Tuition]] topped $1100
 
* Some freshmen built a snow sculpture of a 30-foot-tall obese monarch ("Snow King") for [[Winter Carnival]]
 
* Some freshmen built a snow sculpture of a 30-foot-tall obese monarch ("Snow King") for [[Winter Carnival]]
* The [[Purple Cow]] ceased publication
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* The ''[[Purple Cow]]'' ceased publication
 
* The Boston & Maine Railroad stopped running direct trains from Williamstown to Boston
 
* The Boston & Maine Railroad stopped running direct trains from Williamstown to Boston
 
* Two students were arrested for firing a shotgun into the home of the College Chaplain
 
* Two students were arrested for firing a shotgun into the home of the College Chaplain
 
* One student was put on probation for unspecified "conduct unbecoming a gentleman"
 
* One student was put on probation for unspecified "conduct unbecoming a gentleman"
 
* The [[Freshman Carnival]] sparked a wave of destruction that culminated in a car being overturned and set on fire in the middle of the [[Freshman Quad]].
 
* The [[Freshman Carnival]] sparked a wave of destruction that culminated in a car being overturned and set on fire in the middle of the [[Freshman Quad]].

Revision as of 08:54, April 18, 2006

Highlights from the year 1958:

  • Prof. James MacGregor Burns lost his bid for a seat in Congress
  • Tuition topped $1100
  • Some freshmen built a snow sculpture of a 30-foot-tall obese monarch ("Snow King") for Winter Carnival
  • The Purple Cow ceased publication
  • The Boston & Maine Railroad stopped running direct trains from Williamstown to Boston
  • Two students were arrested for firing a shotgun into the home of the College Chaplain
  • One student was put on probation for unspecified "conduct unbecoming a gentleman"
  • The Freshman Carnival sparked a wave of destruction that culminated in a car being overturned and set on fire in the middle of the Freshman Quad.