60 years ago today

psuro

Heisman
Aug 24, 2001
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Olelion stood at boyhood's and then proceeded on to Shunk Hall to begin his moulding at the hands of
Dear Old State
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LafayetteBear

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Nov 30, 2009
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Congrats on your seniority, Olelion.

PSU certainly does have some prosaic and interesting names for things. Shunk Hall, Beaver Stadium, Beaver Avenue, etc.
 
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Offshore

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Dec 17, 2016
17
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Were you out-of-state? In-state tuition was $150/quarter when I was a freshman in 1967 (5th floor Shunk).
Actually that was the start of Freshmen orientation. Classes didn't start until Oct 3rd. We were on quarters schedule, 10 wks/qtr. Tuition, room and board was $425/qtr or $1275/year. Crazy wasn't it?
 

berklion

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Jan 3, 2005
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50 years ago, I started at Luerrssen Science Building at Berks campus. $375 a tri-mester. No room and board available. I think we wrote the line "Ya don't have to go home, but you can't stay here."
 
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razpsu

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Jan 13, 2004
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Actually that was the start of Freshmen orientation. Classes didn't start until Oct 3rd. We were on quarters schedule, 10 wks/qtr. Tuition, room and board was $425/qtr or $1275/year. Crazy wasn't it?
Yes quarters, but they started sept 25? That was a long awesome summer!!! They went to semesters my freshmen year.
 

fairgambit

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Aug 20, 2010
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Olelion stood at boyhood's and then proceeded on to Shunk Hall to begin his moulding at the hands of
Dear Old State
1966. A new head coach named....um.....what was his name...Joe something. Oh yes, Joe Paterno.

Finished season 5-5, with losses to 3 teams ranked in top 10 at the time. All were on the road.
Lost 42-8 to #1 Michigan State.
Lost 49-11 to #4 UCLA.
Lost 21-0 to #5 Georgia Tech.
Combined that's 112-19.
The final game was a 48-24 win at Pitt Stadium. Pitt finished 1-9.
 
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olelion

Senior
Jun 10, 2001
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1966. A new head coach named....um.....what was his name...Joe something. Oh yes, Joe Paterno. Finished season 5-5, with losses to 3 teams ranked in top 10 at the time
Lost 42-8 to #1 Michigan State.
Lost 49-11 to #4 UCLA.
Lost 21-0 to #5 Georgia Tech.
Combined that's 112-19.
The final game was a 48-24 win at Pitt Stadium.
Lost a heartbreaker to Syracuse........the emergence of Bob Campbell
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JesseBelle

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Oct 19, 2017
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Ah, I missed the inclusion of room and board.

My kids are only 28k each a semester. 🥲😂

Ah, I missed the inclusion of room and board.
65 years ago sept 25 I had my first class. EG 10. Third floor Hammond. An old guy name of Ullery. A real SOB. On Wed and Fri I had ROTC (required then). 20 minutes to get to Wagner building. Hammond had worlds slowest elevators.
Ah, I missed the inclusion of room and board.

tuition room and board totaled $425.
 

troutrus

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Oct 7, 2021
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You guys have good memories.
I recall starting in ‘66 at Ogontz campus. Moved to main campus in fall ‘68 and placed in East Halls. Can’t remember the name of the building or which floor. Only that I was on a floor with a bunch of Navy ROTC guys including my room mate. Can’t remember his name either, but I didn’t feel welcomed. Stayed there a couple weeks until a friend of mine from Philly found me a room at Holmes in North Halls (2nd floor I think) where I spent the next two years until graduating in Dec ‘70.
Funny how I don’t recall details from that time period. Same thing when I talk with guys from my high school that remember teachers names and a bunch of other details that have never crossed my mind since I left.
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olelion

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Jun 10, 2001
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65 years ago sept 25 I had my first class. EG 10. Third floor Hammond. An old guy name of Ullery. A real SOB. On Wed and Fri I had ROTC (required then). 20 minutes to get to Wagner building. Hammond had worlds slowest elevators.
ROTC was no longer mandatory by the time we arrived
 
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