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April came and finally spring was here. WUS Bazaar and Derby Day took place, allowing the community a chance to laugh and be laughed at. One of the events sponsored in April, the Spectrum Dance, provided the campus with a great deal of humor as the college voted for Spectrum Queen. The winneraKerry Bryan. In May, the campus took on a different tone. Riots and strikes at many colleges filled the air with tension. Motherst Weekend was calm. But by the following Tuesday, the problems that were exploding at other colleges began to disrupt Gettysburg. Nixonts decision to extend the war into Cambodia caused over 500 colleges to go on strike in protest. Gettysburg was included. In discussions held in the Sub Ballroom and outdoors, faculty members, members of the administration, and students gathered to discuss the war. Although many other schools closed down, Gettysburg remained open. The strain of exams, the necessity to book, brought many students away from the demonstration. Exams came and went. On J une 7, graduation was held and at last, the first year of the 4-1-4 was over. the scene
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If one were to describe in a phrase the 1969-70 academic year, one could describe it simply as a year of motion and emotion. The motion started in September as students and faculty set out to conquer the new 4-1-4 academic calendar. The first weekend in October brought IFC open houses. The following weekend, parents came to Gettysburg in honor of Fatherst Weekend. A11 went as expected. But on the Wednesday after Fathers' Weekend, emotion set in when the college community joined with other colleges in the first Moratorium to protest the Vietnam War. A march from the college to the Peace Light was sponsored by the seminary in protest of the war. N ormaicy returned with Oktoberfest, sponsored by the German department, and the play stFashionf presented by Owl and Nightingale. November arrived and the campus prepared for Homecoming, mid-terms, and Thanksgiving. But in the middle of the month, campus activities were again disrupted as students took part in the second war ttMoratoriumW Celebrating Christmas house parties early in December was an experience for Greeks and non-Greeks. Somehow, putting up Christmas decorations that early did not seem right. Decorations, trees, and candy canes never really materialized. Instead, there were blue books and the ever present noise of typewriters. But by the 17th of December, the campus was free-free to celebrate a long holiday without the pressure of exams hanging overhead. Returning in January, the faculty and students began to prepare for the mini-mester. Several groups went abroad to Italy, France, Peru, and Mexico. Numerous students did special independent work in hospitals and social work agencies. Students remaining on campus found themselves involved in some area of particular interest to themselves. Snow, ice, rain, and misery marked the beginning of the spring term. Winter Weekend with its fun did little to relieve the drabness of late winter. IFC Weekend held the hrst week of March featured a concert by the Brooklyn Bridge. But it was the following week that was, in many ways, the most significant week in the year. Symposium 70 brought Gettysburg College in contact with speakers from industry, politics, the arts as well as students from across the nation gathered to discuss contemporary issues. Then came the premier of the musical, t10nce Upon A Mattress? ttThe Devils? performed in April, marked the successful completion of the Gettysburg theater season.
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