Susquehanna University - 1960 to 1969

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This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs, and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1960 through 1969.
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Students Express Campus Concern
Students Express Campus Concern
Student Christian Association Leadership Agency, Student movements, Student organizations, Susquehanna University.
In the spring of 1968, the Student Christian Association Leadership Agency organized an informal student meeting on the campus hockey field. David Hesel, an economics major and member of the class of 1969, led the meeting. Nearly 100 students attended and listened to speakers advocate a "more action-less talk" philosophy.
Susquehanna University Drug Policy
Susquehanna University Drug Policy
Narcotics, Students, Drug abuse, Susquehanna University.
The 1960s saw the dawn of a new and different social environment. Many of the old social norms were fading or had vanished altogether. Susquehanna University was not immune to this social shift and a drug policy was drafted for the first time in the University's history. This policy was published for all to read in The Crusader in 1966.
Susquehanna University Library
Susquehanna University Library
Library fines, Libraries, Susquehanna University.
University Librarian, Alfred J. Krahmer, increased the overdue book fine to five cents a day from two cents in 1967 in a move that surely makes today's library patrons weep with envy.
Traditions
Traditions
Newspapers, Etiquette, Susquehanna University
This 1960 Crusader article reminds students of the Susquehanna tradition of courtesy and respect towards faculty, staff and fellow students, particularly seniors.
Traffic Regulations
Traffic Regulations
Traffic regulations, Students, Automobiles, Susquehanna University.
New student traffic regulations were instituted in the fall of 1966. All students were now permitted to operate vehicles but freshmen and sophomores were prohibited from owning a car. It was necessary for students to register an automobile at a cost of $5.00 and rule infractions were punished by fines or loss of driving privileges.
University Chaplain
University Chaplain
Chaplains, Susquehanna University, Gibson, Allan R.
Reverend Allan R. Gibson of Rochester, New York was called upon to be the first full time chaplain at Susquehanna University. He arrived on campus in the fall of 1963 as was announced in this Crusader article.
Vietnam
Vietnam
Opinions, Vietnam War, Susquehanna University, Finnegan, Susan.
The United States' role in the Vietnam War escalated in the 1960s. Deployment of combat troops began in 1965 and by 1968 the war had reached its peak. The war impacted America's counter-culture youth and the country was divided in its opinions on involvement. Susan Finnegan's opinion piece reflects her pro-involvement stance in 1965.
Vietnam
Vietnam
Correspondence, Soldiers, Students, Susquehanna University.
Students were offered the opportunity to boost the morale of soldiers serving in Vietnam through letter writing. This 1967 clipping from The Crusader details the steps to take to receive a G.I. penpal.
Vietnam
Vietnam
Simmons, Edwin, Vietnam War, Speakers, Seibert Hall, Susquehanna University.
The United States' involvement in the Vietnam War began in the early 1960s and reached a high level by 1968. Many Americans disagreed with the country's role in the war. In the spring of 1968, General Edwin Simmons of the USMC, who had previously served in World War II and Korea, presented a program in Seibert Hall, on the U.S. military's role in Vietnam. Notice the plug for the light-hearted comic opera "Pirates of Penzance" sharing the page with this most serious topic.
WQSU
WQSU
Radio stations, WQSU, Susquehanna University.
The University's radio station was assigned its call letters, WQSU-FM, by the FCC on May 2, 1967 and broadcasting began on May 14, 1967. The station was located at 530 University Avenue and its schedule could be found on display in the library.
WQSU Radio Station
WQSU Radio Station
WQSU, Radio Association, Radio stations, Susquehanna University, Herb, J., Spitzer, Clyde.
The Radio Association was formed in 1965 under the direction of physics instructor James Herb. Clyde Spitzer, a member of the class of 1938 and an executive with Triangle Publications of Philadelphia, arranged to have the equipment for the station donated through his company. WQSU began to broadcast across the Susquehanna Valley in 1967. The station's original location was in a house near Seibert Hall.