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

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famous Clydesdale horses. Their entry. along with other pro- motional efforts by Busch, drew a record- breaking crowd to the 1974 Homecoming fes- tivities. Busch too was able to benefit from its new location, as they found a readily available labor force. Visitors to Busch Gardens can enjoy this view as well as many others at the Old Country. One of Busch's many symbols is the Friendly Eaglef' a real- Iife version greets visitors at the Hospitality Center. Employing close to one thousand people at the Gardens, local colleges provided much of the needed talent. The opening of the Gardens was not the first time that Busch was able to use many of the tal- ented William and Mary students. 1974 found some students employed in the construction of the Gardens, while others were employed as hostes- ses in the Hospitality Center. One lVl.B.A. student had the unique distinction of being a Friendly Eaglei' for Busch at the Hospitality Center where he greeted ' i, V ':., - in incoming guests. Busch proved a wel- comed addition to the college community. What- ever the realtionship be- tween the students and Busch, all termed it en- joyable. JJ Nl The construction of the Old Country is done with the help of some students. BUSCH 23

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t is hard to pinpoint exactly when the Uni- ted States began to pre- pare for its gala Bicen- tennial celebrationg as far back as 1972 Nixon in his inaugural was looking forward to 1976 and the nation's 200th birthday party. Rarely since then has the sub- ject been out of sight or out of mind. Pennsylva- nia license plates have been witnessing to their state's Bicentennial Sta- tus for almost two years, and sixty second Bi- centennial Minutes have been televised since July 4, 1974. Now, in 1975, Nixon is gone but the national preparations continue. By January, the College was assured of its place in the celebra- tion when it was named an official Bicentennial Community by the Ameri- can Revolution Bicenten- nial Administration. What better place to designate than William and Mary. se- cond oldest college in the United States? Citing the many early American political leaders who were educated at the College. President Thomas Graves and Ross Weeks, Chairman of the College Bicentennial Committee, applied for official status in Decem- ber 1974. The theme- Alma Mater of a Nation. The College's par- ticipation in the Bicenten- nial celebration is in many ways past the plan- ning stage. Already the Bi- centennial Committee has released a program of par- ticipation suitable to the College's notable place in the nation's history. Major projects include: -Publication in 1976 of Their Majesties' Royall Colledge-William and Mary in the Seventeenth itur and Eighteenth by Dr. J. E. Morpurgo, pro- fessor of English at the University of Leeds, Eng- land. The book, the first full-length historical treatment of the College years, to record a contem- porary archival history of the College and Virginia higher education. -Completion and publi- cation of the first volume of The Papers of John Marshall. The Papers are a research and publication project which will pro- duce a total of ten vol- umes during the Bicenten- nial era. Marshall took his legal studies at the College, and the present project is the first full effort to publish all of his existing papers. -Presentation of Bicen- tennial Medallions by the Society of the Alumni to individuals who have assis- ted the College. The first were presented to Gover- nor Mills E. Godwin, Lieu- tenant Governor John Dal- ton and Virginia Chief Justice Lawrence l'Anson, all William and Mary alumni, at Homecoming in October, as well as to President Graves. -The convening in Decem- ber 1976 of the 200th Anniversary meeting of Phi Beta Kappa, founded by William and Mary students. -Presentation of a cita- tion and official Bicen- tennial flag to Harvey Chappell, Rector of the Board of Visitors, by Lewis McMurran, chairman Virginia's Independent Bicentennial Commission, at Charter Day. -Planning for a nationally recognized law center which would merge the Marshall-Wythe School of Law with the National Center for State Courts. The Center will break ground during 1975. -Student activities fo- cusing on a Bicentennial Fortnight of academic and social programs in 1976. Project ideas will be solicited from students, and a joint faculty- student committee will make decisions. S1 nt ever Written and published. A natural for Bicentennial sta- is one of a series of cus, William and Mary has been Wgrks intended to Cgver celebrating the Revolutionary the Collegels Overall period for years: here a cannon . al t t H ' . history and development. 5 U e a Omecommg -Establishment of an Oral History Project, to be carried out over two BICENTENNIAL