1958 Home Page

Your class graduated from Gettysburg College on June 8, 1958.

Gettysburg Then and Now

	Then (1958)	Now (2008/2009)
President	Williard Paul	Janet Morgan Riggs '77
Enrollment	1,607	2,600
Tuition	$1,425	$37,600

1958 at a Glance

President of the United States:
Dwight Eisenhower

United States Population:
174,881,904 

Price of a Gallon of Gas:
$0.24

Best Picture Academy Award:
Gigi

Number One Song:
Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson

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

NCAA Basketball Championship:
Kentucky d. Seattle (84-72)

NFL Championship:
Baltimore Colts d.New York Giants (23-17) "The Greatest Game Ever Played"

Interesting Fact:
A 14-year-old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship.

Contacts:

Please e-mail the 1958 Reunion Committee at alumni@gettysburg.edu if you have any questions, suggestions or would like to join the committee.