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

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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

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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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J... lt g il 'l LX XX X V. V' '--. ly cr L l Q I, 4 f 'I .W lsxggw . f. I, la i Q , . K F 1 . .l i 1 , v , . l l . L -.Q 1 11 .,,1 r li , 1 I O 1 .1 X Q .54 rr:-. g 1 . ampus. Jr -Z r Sherwell Lecturer, Dr. Frederick Wiener. Boris Goldovsky, Visiting Music Scholar. The Committee on Arts and Lec- tures presented The Visiting Scholar Lecture Series 1969-1970. At 8:00 p.m. in the Campus Center on sched- uled dates between October and April. Topics ranged from The Lan- guage of lVlusic QBoris Goldovskyj to New Light on Emily Dickinson qliiichard Sewallj to The Dance of Social Comment fWaIter Terryj. Under more diverse sponsorship, other scholars lectured. Like Dr. Harold E. Dickson, Professor Emeri- tus of Art History at Penn State, who talked about the collection of art owned by Randolph-Macon Wom- an's College. And Frederick Ber- nays Wiener who delivered one of the 1969 Sherwell Lectures at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law. Visiting Scholars Address Academically Oriented Walter Terry,visiting authority on modern dance. Dr, H - - - Dr. Richard Sewall, lecturer on Emily Dickinson. arold Dickson, Artmobile Lecture Series.