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* Prof. [[James MacGregor Burns]] lost his bid for a seat in Congress | * Prof. [[James MacGregor Burns]] lost his bid for a seat in Congress | ||
| + | * [[Laszlo Versenyi]] joined the faculty | ||
* [[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 | + | * 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]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:06, April 18, 2006
Highlights from the year 1958:
- Prof. James MacGregor Burns lost his bid for a seat in Congress
- Laszlo Versenyi joined the faculty
- 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.
