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

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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

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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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-hs-11' '- fi - - A 1 .- -',ra..:11x1..xQ.1f-., Y., . ' '. . - e--1 '1 f-1 . -. . 1- as.1.115... s 1: Q. ..':-.5f5.:1:.....-..awp- Luqaafzgfw , I ,-1 f 1 uv- 1---me - I ' ' ' s. I I Q ska'-A,K-,,r?gf.'L,s,s, gs..- - . , 1-A--v Lots of people came to Williams- burg in 1969. ln fact, so many that students were likely to see most anyone around town or on campus. But last November some very un- usual people hit the colonial scene. Russian cosmonauts. Accompanied by Apollo 8 module pilot William Anders, the Soviet spacemen visited Williamsburg as part of a two-week tour of the U.S. Lucky students caught glimpses of the dignitaries as they descended the Wren Chapel steps or rode through CW in the official carriage. Other political visitors. State gubernatorial candidates William Battle and Linwood Holton visited the campus and the community. But not to go sight-seeing. Their business: winning votes. Russian Cosmnnauts, Democratic candidate William Battle. fl.. mmm 'sim' ry,- ff 36 Lf! Xa 'K ' ami as eff Russian cosmonauts Georgiy Bergerevoy and Konstaintin Feoktistov visit campus. Virginia Gubernatorial Candidates Visit the Campus s'lallerTerry,visilin 'X WCWM reporter i nterviews Linwood Holton during his Williamsburg campaign. 'S-l Dickson .-:f5's-Eeffsffsf.-a . -1 Y aff----M---q.L-..- , N ..,,, , , A , -..Lvwwwi-i-qw g