1957 Home Page

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Reunion Weekend 2007

Gettysburg Then and Now

	Then (1957)	Now (2008/2009)
President	Gen. Willard Paul	Janet Morgan Riggs '77
Enrollment	1,400	2,600
Tuition	$1,425	$37,600

Your class graduated from Gettysburg College on
June 8, 1957.

1957 at a Glance

President of the United States:
Dwight Eisenhower

United States Population:
171,984,130

Price of a Gallon of Gas:
$0.31

Best Picture Academy Award:
The Bridge on the River Kwai

Number One Song:
All Shook Up - Elvis Presley

Baseball - World Series:
Milwaukee Braves d. New York Yankees (4-3)

NCAA Basketball Championship:
North Carolina d. 54-53 Kansas (54-53)

NFL Championship:
Detroit Lions d. Cleveland Browns (59-14)

Interesting Fact:
The first artificial satellite, Sputnik, was launched in 1957

Contacts:

Please e-mail the 1957 Reunion Committee at alumni@gettysburg.edu if you have any questions, suggestions or would like to join the committee.

Contact

Please e-mail alumni@gettysburg.edu if you have any questions.