College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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Wren Courtyard ls Rallying Point for Campus-Community Events 4 ..a M E , Lil ,,m,1 'QW ,M......., ,lv ' f A rrrr I 1 , ----- . .iriver Candvstick Conductgf, Best seat in the courtyard. 'WNY ,H Captain Kangaroo narrates the Children's Concert. Crisis in the air is ... iliients Marchers begin their parade down Duke of Gloucester. A national issue on both sides: right faces left. Citizens and students came to- gether for a showing of mutual in- V1 terest. In an effort to bridge the generation gap. An Occasion for , the Arts offered something for every- ljgE'tiEi1 one. Candied apples and hotdogs accompanied sidewalk art shows. Captain Kangaroo narrated the Nor- folk Symphony Orchestra Children's Concert. Two weeks later, students, fa- culty, and residents joined spiritual hands with citizens across the coun- try: lvloratorium 1969, a united front against a background of contro- versy. lvlarches, vigils, speeches, and memorial services were re- peated in November, but with fewer participants. Most supporters had vanished to Washington. .,'a

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Drama of a faculty meeting. Summer booklists to incoming freshmen signalled the renewal of the College-Wide Reading Program. Keeping up with the Academic Revolution. A u t h o r s spoke to classes and to those revolutionaries who came to nighttime lectures. The Reading Program did not fade by second semester. It bloomed as faculty and students retreated to Camp Hanover. To get a new per- spective on the College's personal- ity problems. Small groups ex- pressed themes for psycho-dramas given before the larger group. The Hanover Hundred regrouped for lunch Wednesdays in the Wig. Tom Tomlinson and Dr. Bruce Nyland. Differing opinions on college issues are aired in small group discussions. Michael Harrington, The Other America. Charles Frankel, Education and the Barricades

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ity Ellellli Bruce Nyland, Dean of Demonstrations. Administrative Ftegalia is used to convoke students. Crisis in the air is reflected on the faces of troubled students. Three times during the year, the College called official gatherings. Convocation of faculty, students, and administration. Some students felt inclined to hold unsanctioned gatherings. An outside Convocation after a not-so disruptive but still noticeable exit. Others spontane- ously in time of campus crisis. lVleet- ings in Wren Courtyard for Dorm-in discussionsg at James Blair Hall to hear administrative decrees. Sym- pathetic faculty were sometimes seen mingling in the crowdsg un- sympathetic students were not. Students Demand Answers to Issues Concerning College Social Regulations , S gm? fl, fl' Lllli