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<\/a>From left: Thompson at Thompson Hall, 1968<\/a>; 1968 Tamanawas, page 72.<\/p><\/div>\n 1968 Tamanawas, page 139.<\/p><\/div>\n Did you know that back then\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026 tuition for the whole year only cost $1,150?<\/p>\n \u2026 32 Puget Sound students were named to Who\u2019s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges, which honored students who demonstrated exceptional scholarship, citizenship, and involvement?<\/p>\n \u2026 homecoming included a parade through the streets of Tacoma, the election of a royal court, and a trike race?<\/p>\n \u2026 someone put soap in the fountain in Jones Circle?<\/p>\n \u2026 we had an organization called House of Critics who met occasionally to discuss \u201ctopics of debatable interest\u201d? During the 1967-1968 school year, these topics included the draft, deferred recruitment for Greek life, and birth control.<\/p>\n \u2026 elected ASUPS officers included a Song Queen, Songleaders, a Yell King, and Cheerleaders?<\/p>\n \u2026 construction on Thompson Hall was completed, making it both the largest and tallest building on campus?<\/p>\n \u2026 campus organizations included a synchronized swimming team called the Silver Seals?<\/p>\n \u2026 KUPS was founded? It became fully functional the following school year, but after two years of work, they secured funding, equipment, and a location on campus during the 1967-1968 school year. (The Trail, May 24, 1968<\/a>)<\/p>\n \u2026 the athletics department\u2019s colors were green and gold, not maroon and white?<\/p>\n \u2026 activity credits included ice skating, skiing, and posture?<\/p>\n Some things, however, haven\u2019t changed much. Many of our current student organizations, including Greek chapters, academic and pre-professional organizations, and musical groups, were active on campus by the 1967-1968 school year. You could take classes in many of the departments that we still have at Puget Sound, and many students today would recognize the names of past faculty members such as James R. Slater, John D. Regester, Raymond S. Seward, and, of course, President R. Franklin Thompson, all of whom have given their name to places on campus. Most of the dorms had also been completed by then and were occupied by students.<\/p>\n All information was taken from the 1967-1968 bulletin and 1968 Tamanawas unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n The Archives & Special Collections<\/a> is open on Mondays through Thursdays from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. or by appointment.<\/p>\n By Julia Masur<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you ever wonder what campus was like back in the day? Here in the Archives & Special Collections, we have lots of material about campus history, which gives us an opportunity to look back on our university\u2019s history, and … Continue reading <\/a>