Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.
-
Upload
blaise-carson -
Category
Documents
-
view
234 -
download
0
Transcript of Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.
![Page 1: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Class of 1978 25th ReunionJune 5-8, 2003
25 Questions for 25 Years
The Reunion Quiz
![Page 2: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
1. When was Intersession?
![Page 3: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
1. Answer: Between B and C Terms
![Page 4: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
2. Which dorm housed the women on campus?
![Page 5: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
2. Answer: Sanford Riley Hall
![Page 6: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
3. What was the full name of the campus bar?
![Page 7: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
3. Answer: The Goat’s Head Pub
The Goat's head Pub continued into the 1990's impacted by the fact that the drinking age was 21. WPI continued to have a beer and wine license until the mid 1990's when business came to a stand still and WPI stopped renewing the license. Functions with alcohol can still take place in the Pub with a one day beer license.
![Page 8: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
4. Which fraternity hosted Slimey Dimey night?
![Page 9: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
4. Answer: Phi Sigma Kappa, AKA Phi Swig
![Page 10: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
5. When was the arm and hammer weathervane from Washburn Shops stolen and was it ever recovered?
![Page 11: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
5. Answer: 10/1/75It was never recovered and had to be replaced.
![Page 12: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
6. What was that conspicuous space where the grade went on your term report known as?
![Page 13: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
6. Answer: NR – No Record
![Page 14: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
7. Is the competency exam still given?
![Page 15: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
7. Answer: No, it was dropped in 1986.
![Page 16: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
8. Which was a better team in ’78, crew or football?
![Page 17: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
8. Answer: Football had a losing record in 1978 1-7 and there was a committee studying whether to maintain the program or not. Crew was more successful in competition, even though it was only a club sport. Crew is now a varsity sport.
![Page 18: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
9. Which fraternity hosted an annual event with the theme of a tropical island?
![Page 19: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
9. Answer: Phi Gamma Delta; the event was called FIJI Island
Jon Lawrence
Photo courtesy of Erik Hedberg
![Page 20: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
10. What year did WPI elect its first Homecoming Queen and who was she?
![Page 21: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
10. Answer: 1977; Hannah HallidayKaren Chesney (Honold) won in 1978Note: this question/answer currently in debate
![Page 22: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
11. What was the name of the off campus pub most frequented by WPI students?
![Page 23: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
![Page 24: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
12. Where did most of the WPI guys go to get their dates?
![Page 25: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
12. Answer: Becker Junior College
![Page 26: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
13. What campus leadership society “tapped” members for admission and did maneuvers at night?
![Page 27: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
13. Answer: Skull
The Skull Tomb
![Page 28: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
14. What was the name of the campus judiciary system?
![Page 29: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
14. The Campus Hearing Board---not the Campus Court!
![Page 30: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
15. Which math professor frequented the campus pub on a regular basis?
![Page 31: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
15. Answer: Ollie
![Page 32: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
16. Name the three deans who formulated the WPI Plan.
![Page 33: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
16. Answer: Deans Grogan, Van Alstyne, and Bolz
![Page 34: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
17. What was the name of the fellow who oversaw the gymnasium?
![Page 35: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/35.jpg)
17. Answer: Jan Grebiner
![Page 36: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
18. Which discipline had the longest competency exam in terms of days given?
![Page 37: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/37.jpg)
18. Answer: Chemical Engineering (1 week written with an oral later on)
![Page 38: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/38.jpg)
19. What was the name of the day when students converged on the Quad and enjoyed beer and the outdoors?
![Page 39: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/39.jpg)
19. Answer: SPREE DAY!
Photo courtesy of John Downes
![Page 40: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/40.jpg)
20. Who was editor of Newspeak when you were a senior?
![Page 41: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/41.jpg)
20. Answer: Rory O’Connor
![Page 42: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/42.jpg)
21. In which building was Dean Trask’s Office of Career Placement in 1978?
![Page 43: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/43.jpg)
21. Answer: Boynton Hall, not The Boynton!
![Page 44: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/44.jpg)
22. What year did WPI become a co-educational institution?
![Page 45: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/45.jpg)
22. Answer: 1968
![Page 46: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/46.jpg)
23. What was the name of the grocery store on Park Ave where most students living off campus shopped?
![Page 47: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/47.jpg)
23. Answer: Iandolis
Photo courtesy of: Frank Leahy
![Page 48: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/48.jpg)
24. Who was President of WPI in 1978?
![Page 49: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/49.jpg)
24. Answer: George Hazzard
![Page 50: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/50.jpg)
25. What year did the WPI Plan start?
![Page 51: Class of 1978 25 th Reunion June 5-8, 2003 25 Questions for 25 Years The Reunion Quiz.](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022081508/56649d935503460f94a7a97f/html5/thumbnails/51.jpg)
25. Answer: on May 29, 1970, faculty approved implementation of the WPI Plan