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Your class graduated from Gettysburg College on June 2, 1963.

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Gettysburg Then and Now 

	Then (1963)	Now (2008/2009)
President	C.A. Hanson	Janet Morgan Riggs '77
Enrollment	1,766	2,600
Tuition	$2,198	$37,600

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1963 at a Glance

President of the United States:
John F. Kennedy

United States Population:
189,241,798

Price of a Gallon of Gas:
$0.30

Best Picture Academy Award:
Tom Jones

Number One Song:
Sugar Shack - Jimmy Glimmer & the Fireballs

Baseball - World Series:
LA Dodgers d. NY Yankees (4-0)

NCAA Basketball Championship:
Loyola-IL d. Cincinnati (60-58 OT)

NFL Championship:
Chicago Bears d. New York Giants(14-10)

Interesting Fact:
Michael E. De Bakey implants artificial heart in human for first time at Houston hospital. 

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Contacts:

Please e-mail the 1963 Reunion Committee at alumni@gettysburg.edu if you have any questions, suggestions or would like to join the committee.