1978 Home Page

Your class graduated from Gettysburg College on June 4, 1978.

Gettysburg Then and Now 

	Then (1978)	Now (2008/2009)
President	Charles Glassick	Janet Morgan Riggs '77
Enrollment	1,923	2,600
Tuition	$5,070	$37,600

1978 at a Glance

President of the United States:
Jimmy Carter

United States Population:
222,584,545

Price of a Gallon of Gas:
$0.63

Best Picture Academy Award:
The Deer Hunter

Number One Song:
"Just the Way You Are," Billy Joel

Baseball - World Series:
NY Yankees d. LA Dodgers (4-2)

NCAA Basketball Championship:
Kentucky d. Duke (94-88)

Super Bowl:
Dallas d. Denver (27-10)

Interesting Fact:
Sony introduces the Walkman, the first portable stereo. 

Contacts:

Please e-mail the 1978 Reunion Committee at alumni@gettysburg.edu if you have any questions, suggestions or would like to join the committee.