Whitehall High School - Whitehall Yearbook (Whitehall, PA)

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At a dinner Vice President Agnew raps the campus demonstrators. He told guests of his rejection of groups which resort to dramatic demonstrations to rally the uncommitted in issues of disagreement. Right: Silting on his heavy pack, a weary paratrooper in Vietnam rests. Black students stage a sit-in at Kutztown Slate College. Several days of similar protests plagued this campus as well as other local campuses. Right: Sitting on his heavy pack, a weary paratrooper in Vietnam rests with his head in his hands. 23 student protests

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students stage protests on campuses By Lynne Davis College life hard studying, social aspects, and revolution. Although only a small minority of students attending colleges and universities throughout the country outwardly demonstrated their attitudes, students in general believed they were denounced as “bums by high officials. Peace rallies and moratoriums were prompted by the Vietnam War. When this country’s involvement in Cambodia was announced the nation was shocked. More protests, some violent, others peaceful, were ignited. Enraged students at Kent State University threw bottles and rocks at the National Guardsmen. Supposedly fearing for their lives, the guards shot randomly into the crowd, killing four students who were watching the demonstration. Tragedy gripped the nation, but President Nixon coldly stated that “when dissent turns to violence it invites tragedy. Many colleges and universities closed for a day up to as long as the rest of the term as a result of protests. In the first national student strike 30 per cent of the colleges in the nation were involved. Studies indicated the action was aroused by the Kent State killings rather than Nixon's move into Cambodia. After the President's announcement there were about 20 uprisings a day. Following the action at Kent State, campus protests soared to approximately 100 per day for four days. Although black students relatively avoided becoming part of the issue, other revolutions were staged by them. At Kutztown State College they demanded special courses in black culture and also more leniency in the grading system. When two black students were killed at Jackson State College, escalation of student demonstrations did not occur. Despite President Nixon's efforts to unify the nation, the country became more divided. Officials condemned protesters who want to see an end to a pointless war. Campuses themselves have become battlegrounds where those who want a valuable education must fear for their lives. student protests

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Apollo II astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. spreads out equipment on the moon's surface. In the background stands a United States flag. Right: Astronaut Alan L. Bean of Apollo 12 uses a fuel transfer tool. Photos by .VASA space travel