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

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WILLIAM AIx As you Like It in 1968. DANCES on campus in the late ' 60 ' s fei ture the Strangers. AMONG interesting guest speakers to th campus was Norman Rockwell in 1968. . OP ART was displayed at the Occasion ; for the Arts in 1%9. hen, Woodstock was ' ing together of all th bck musicians new and olM With the Beatles always in ] background, never losing th ' popularity, contemporary m branched out in all directia There were the hard rock ej asts sparked by Jimi Hendl fame. There were the soft b tedeers as witnessed in Sim» iarfunkel tunes. Lyrics tool much deeper significance Jrosby, Stills, Nash capt ae essence of the era and 1 oung people with Teach ) Children. The stage and screen wep perimenting during the sair time. Hair simultaneous!; shocked and attracted millii as it opened on Broadway i toured the country. The Gi uate showed the frustration so typical of the times.

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I ow the covin kind of batt one. Inflation read high in the ' 70 ' s w larket was less secu Suddenly, in 1973, the botti fell out and the nation lost much of the trust it might ha. had in its own government. The Watergate affair would linger in the minds of Americans for years to come. It created a skepti- cism about politics unprece- dented on such a large scale, m By 1976, the nation was rea| for a new face in the White House. Jimmy Carter won tha| role. His efforts were thwarted! as the problems remained un- 1 changed. The energy crisis | loomed among the existing eco| ic problems yet in ' 78 there wai hope. Negotiations were headed toward a Mid East peace agree- ment. Statistics showed the job market was in better shape than in the three past years ... : the future seemed brighter. 1 JIMMY CARTER greets the public in l| among the crowd, delegate GEORGE ii GRAYSON. IR.ANIAN students are joined by W M sympathizers in protesting the Shah ' s visit.

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KOLLINU blONtS ..... - ■ nj mi t ■ ' I ow, nostalgia had been a trend with music. Old fa- ' vorites like The Beach Boys ani Neal Sedaka made it big agaii Lyrics were soft and sentiment with love as the theme. Exce tions to the soft side had a d initely different twist as Kis rocked both ears and eyes. The punk rock scene direct from Eur- ope enthralled some and left J™ others wondering what length l would be taken to attract at- a tention. Movies remained youth orieraeij with a renewed interest in Sci- ence Fiction. Star Wars suc- cess prompted several sequels. f New on TV were serials modeled after bestselling novels, while on the Bestseller list were nu- merous self-help books aimed at self-analysis. Passages and Your ! Erroneous Zones were among the ' most popular. STUDENTS g entertaining dor ris coffee house. POPULA ' ' changes f