Many thanks to Tom Hoffmann, who made most of these memories available, and to Evan Henderson of Kenyon, who unearthed the Commencement Address.
On June 1-3, 1962, the Class of 1962 received their degrees at the annual Commencement held on the lawn in front of Mather Hall. James K. Reston made the address. His title was “Commencement of What?”
To read the address, which was published in the Kenyon Alumni Bulletin, click on this link:
When we look at all the new buildings on the campus now, we forget that 1958-62 was also a time of building at Kenyon. Mather Hall was rebuilt, Hanna and Leonard were renovated, and an addition was built on the Wertheimer Fieldhouse.
One of the milestones of our years on campus was the acquisition of Kenyon’s first bus, the Egghead Special.
Members of the Class of 1962 sat for this photo at our 20th Reunion in 1982.
The Alumni Bulletin published the winners of that year’s awards.
Here’s a humorous look at class reunions by a class favorite, P.F. Kluge ’64:
“Class Reunion” by P.F. Kluge (1985)
This “Brief History of Gambier” was written in 2007 by Tom Stamp. Click here: