1962 Home Page

Gettysburg Then and Now

	Then (1962)	Now (2008/2009)
President	Carl Hanson	Janet Morgan Riggs '77
Enrollment	1,699	2,600
Tuition	$1,948	$37,600

Your class graduated from Gettysburg College on June 3, 1962.

 

1962 at a Glance

President of the United States:
John F. Kennedy

United States Population:
186,537,737

Price of a Gallon of Gas:
$0.31

Best Picture Academy Award:
Lawrence of Arabia

Number One Song:
Stranger on the Shore - Acker Bilk

Baseball - World Series:
New York Yankees d. San Francisco Giants (4-3)

NCAA Basketball Championship:
Cincinnati d. Ohio State (71-59)

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

Interesting Fact:
President John F. Kennedy declares that the USA will get a man on the moon by the end of the decade.

Contacts:

Please e-mail the 1962 Reunion Committee at alumni@gettysburg.edu if you have any questions, suggestions or would like to join the committee.

Contacts:

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