The Greatest Class a Profile of the Class of 1970 Bishop Watterson

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The Greatest Class

A Profile of the Class of 1970

Bishop Watterson High School

July 1, 2015

Written and Compiled by Stephen M. Marson, Ph.D.

Copy Editors Joyce Girlando Gassin Kathleen Brennan Hounsell Micki Flanagan-Soulen

What Was Happening While I Was a Student At Watterson?

Historical events between 1966 and 1970 set the tone and established cultural parameters for our tenure at Bishop Watterson High School. The following is a list of historical events which occurred while we were in high school. They have been categorized into freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior years. Events emphasized are those in which classmates have expressed a particular interest. For example, Chris Bush had a passion for the Monkeys, so events related to the Monkeys are included. Greg Buchwalter had a passion for flight and space, so those events are listed. There was an article in the Eagleview about a priest who loved to discuss Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in his religion class. Thus, all historical events concerning the Beatles have been included. However, I made sure not to include anything about Frank Zappa. So, if your interest is not included in this list, it simply means, you didn’t hang out with me.

Freshman Year 1966 to 1967 August, 1966 11th - Last Beatle concert tour of US begins 14th - 1st US lunar orbiter begins orbiting Moon 14th - Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert is held, featuring Beatles 17th - Willie Mays takes 2nd place on all-time HR list 20th - Beatles pelted with rotten fruit during Memphis concert 23rd - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon 29th - Beatles last public concert (Candlestick Park, SF)

September 1966 3rd - 24th World SF Convention honors Gene Roddenberry 3rd - Donovan hits #1 with "Sunshine Superman" 8th - "Star Trek" premieres on NBC-TV 8th - "That Girl" starring Marlo Thomas premieres on ABC-TV 10th - Beatles' "Revolver," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks 10th - Neal Diamond's 1st chart song (Cherry Cherry) 11th - Rolling Stones perform on Ed Sullivan Show 12th - "Monkees" premieres on NBC-TV 21st - Jimmy Hendrix changes spelling of his name to Jimi 22nd - Surveyor 2 crashes on Moon

October 1966 9th - Rolling Stones 1st LP recorded "Got Live if you Want It" 12th - Jimi Hendrix Experience forms with Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding & Mitch Mitchell 13th - 173 US aircraft bomb North Vietnam 16th - Joan Baez & 123 other anti-draft protestors arrested in Oakland 19th - Yardbirds 1st US tour (NYC)

29th - Lunar Orbiter 1 crashes on moon: 6.7°N 162°E 29th - National Organization of Women founded

November 1966 2nd - The Cuban Adjustment Act enters force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States. 8th - Edward W Brooke (Rep-R-Mass) becomes 1st African American popularly elected to the US Senate 8th - Frank Robinson selected AL MVP 8th - Movie actor Ronald Reagan elected Governor of California 9th - John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at an avant-garde art exposition at Indica Gallery in London 10th - Lunar Orbiter 2 reaches 196-1871 km around Moon 11th - Gemini 12 (Lovell & Aldrin) launched on 4-day flight 18th - US RC Bishops end the rules against eating meat on Fridays 24th - The Beatles began recording sessions for "Sergeant Pepper" 25th - Jimi Hendrix Experience makes its London debut at Bag O' Nails Club 25th - Pirate Radio Station 390 (Radio Invicta) closes down (reopen 12/31)

December 1966 2nd - Love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East 8th - A terrible Yankee trade, Roger Maris for Card's Charlie Smith 12th - US Supreme Courts votes 4-3 allowing Braves to move to Atlanta 13th - 1st US bombing of Hanoi 16th - The Beatles release "Everywhere it's Christmas" in UK 16th - Jimi Hendrix Experience releases its 1st single, "Hey Joe," in the UK 18th - Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS 24th - Luna 13 lands on Moon 24th - USAF C144 military charter aircraft crashes near Binh Thai, Vietnam, killing 129 26th - Maulana Karenga establishes Kwanzaa (1st fruits of harvest) holiday 26th - Jimi Hendrix writes "Purple Haze" backstage at the Upper Cut Club 30th - The cult classic "One Million Years B.C.", starring Raquel Welch, is released 31st - Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 & stays there for 7 weeks

January 1967 3rd - "Tonight Show" is shortened from 105 to 90 minutes 3rd - Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is indicted for draft evasion 6th - "Milton Berle Show" last airs on ABC-TV 6th - United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta. 7th - "Newlywed Game" premieres on ABC TV 9th - Georgia legislature seats Rep Julian Bond 12th - Louisville, Ky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali 12th - Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation. 12th - NBC premiers the colorized remake of "Dragnet"

13th - Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show 14th - 20,000 attend Human Be-In, SF 14th - Sonny & Cher release "Beat Goes On" 27th - The Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records 28th - Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together"

February 1967 3rd - "Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix 4th - "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby 4th - US launches Lunar Orbiter 3 5th - "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS (later ABC, NBC) 8th - Peter (Asher) & Gordon (Waller) discontinue their singing partnership 10th - 25th Amendment (US Presidential Disability & Succession) ratified 12th - Keith Richards, Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithful busted for drugs 14th - Aretha Franklin records "Respect" 15th - 1st anti-bootleg recording laws enacted 17th - Beatles release "Penny Lane" & "Strawberry Fields" 22nd - 25,000 US & South Vietnamese troops launch Operation Junction City against Viet Cong. Largest US airborne assault since WWII 23rd - 25th amendment (US Presidential succession) adopted

March 1967 2nd - 9th Grammy Awards: "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra wins best record, "Michele" by The Beatles best song 6th - Jimmy Hoffa enters Lewisburg Federal Prison 6th - Muhammad Ali is ordered by selective service to be inducted 6th - Stalin's daughter Svetlana Allilujeva asks for political asylum in US 11th - Pink Floyd releases 1st single (Arnold Layne) 14th - JFK's body moved from temporary grave to a permanent memorial 18th - Beatles' "Penny Lane" single goes #1 20th - The Supremes release "The Happening" 25th - The Turtle's "Happy Together" goes #1 25th - Who & Cream make US debut at Murray the K's Easter Show 26th - Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Populorum progressio 30th - Cover picture of Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's" is photographed 31st - 1st time Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar (London)

April 1967 14th - In the Vietnam War, US planes bombed Haiphong for 1st time 19th - "Casino Royale" James Bond comedy film starring David Niven and Peter Sellers premieres. Based on the Ian Fleming novel. 19th - Beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years (they don't) 20th - US Surveyor 3 lands on Moon 24th - Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win

4 politically that which he cannot win militarily." 25th - Abortion legalized in Colorado 28th - Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title 29th - Aretha Franklin releases "Respect"

May 1967 3rd - African American students seize finance building at Northwestern University 4th - Lunar Orbiter 4 launched by US; begins orbiting Moon May 7 6th - 400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College 8th - Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army 10th - Rolling Stones Keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges 10th - Stockholm Vietnam Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia 11th - 100,000,000th US phone connected 13th - NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career HR #500 off Stu Miller 15th - Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman 15th - "In re Gault", US Supreme Court rules juveniles accused of crimes should be given same legal rights as adults 17th - Dylan's 1965 UK Tour is released as film "Don't Look Back" 17th - The Butler Act, a Tennessee statue prohibiting the teaching of evolution, is repealed after 42 years 19th - US bombs Hanoi 19th - USSR ratifies treaty with Britain & US banning nuclear weapons in space 20th - 10,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam 20th - BBC bans the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" because of drug references 22nd - "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" debuts on NET (now PBS) 25th - John Lennon takes delivery of his psychedelically painted Rolls Royce 29th - Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later became Pope John Paul II

June 1967 1st - Beatles release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in US & goes gold 3rd - Aretha Franklin's "Respect" reaches #1 4th - 19th Emmy Awards: Mission Impossible, Monkeys, Don Knotts & Lucy Ball win 4th - Monkees take home an Emmy for their Outstanding comedy Series 5th - Murderer Richard Speck sentenced to death in electric chair 7th - 2 Moby Grape members arrested for contributing to delinquency of minors 9th - Monkees appear at Hollywood Bowl 12th - Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio (300 arrested) 12th - US Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages 12th - USSR launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus 12th - "You Only Live Twice", 5th James Bond film starring Sean Connery, screenplay by Roald Dahl, premieres in London 13th - Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st black Supreme Court justice 14th - Mariner 5 Launch (Venus Flyby) 14th - “Steve Allen Show" premieres on CBS-TV 15th - Governor Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill

19th - Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD 20th - Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services 24th - Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Sacerdotalis coelibatus 25th - 400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special 28th - George Harrison is fined £6 for speeding 29th - Keith Richards is sentenced to 1 year in jail on drugs charge

July 1967 1st - Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" goes #1 for 15 weeks 7th - Beatles' "All You Need is Love" is released 7th - Doors' "Light My Fire" hits #1 10th - Bobbie Gentry records "Ode to Billie Joe" - single goes on to win 4 Grammys 11th - Kenny Rogers forms 1st Edition 14th - The Who begin a US tour opening for Herman's Hermits 17th - Monkees perform at Forest Hills NY, Jimi Hendrix is opening act

22nd - 1st major appearance by Vanilla Fudge (Village Theater NYC) 22nd - Jimi Hendrix quits as opening act of the Monkees' tour 24th - Beatles sign a petition in Times to legalize marijuana 31st - Rolling Stone Mick Jagger & Keith Richards end 1 month jail sentence

Sophomore Year 1967 to 1968 August 1967 5th - Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe" 6th - Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Pro comperto sane 15th - Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae 19th - Beatles' "All You Need is Love" single goes #1 25th - The Beatles go to Wales to study transcendental meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 26th - Beatles, Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 29th - Final TV episode of "The Fugitive" 30th - US Senate confirm Thurgood Marshall as 1st black justice

September 1967 3rd - Final episode of "What's My Line?" hosted by John Charles Daly on CBS TV 11th - Beatles' Magical Mystery Bus driven around England 17th - "Mission Impossible" premieres on CBS-TV 29th - Gladys Knight & Pips releases "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" 29th - Mickey Hart joins the Grateful Dead & plays the Straightater

October 1967 2nd - Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents 2nd - Thurgood Marshall sworn in as 1st black Supreme Court Justice 4th - 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yanks, Giants or Dodgers 6th - Haight-Ashbury hippies throw a funeral to mark end of hippies 7th - Beatles turn down $1 million NY concert offer by Sid Bernstein 13th - CBS radio cancels "House Party"

20th - All white federal jury convicts 7 in murder of 3 civil rights workers in Meriden Mississippi 21st - Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm Pentagon

November 1967 3rd - Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins. 5th - US troops conquer Loc Ninh South Vietnam 7th - LBJ signs a bill establishing Corporation for Public Broadcasting 17th - Beatles Ltd & Apple Music Ltd swap names 17th - Surveyor 6 becomes 1st man-made object to lift off Moon 17th - Davey Jones of the Monkees opens a boutique, Zilch I, in Greenwich Village, NY 21st - Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing." 27th - Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour" 30th - Senator Eugene McCarthy announces he will run for the US presidency on anti Vietnam War platform

December 1967 3rd - Assassination attempt made on Bob Marley and others during concert rehearsals in Jamaica 5th - The Beatles' clothing store "Apple" opens at 94 Baker Street, London 5th - Benjamin Spock & Allen Ginsberg arrested protesting against Vietnam war 7th - Otis Redding records "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" 8th - The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" album is released in UK 9th - Jim Morrison arrested on stage for disturbing the peace 11th - Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit 11th - Supersonic airliner prototype "Concorde" 1st shown (France) 15th - Beatles release "Christmas Time is Here Again" 15th - The Silver Bridge collapses, killing 46 people. 20th - "The Graduate" starring Dustin Hoffman & Anne Bancroft premieres 20th - 474,300 US soldiers in Vietnam 25th - Paul McCartney & Jane Asher get engaged 26th - BBC broadcasts "Magical Mystery Tour" 26th - Dave Brubeck Quartet formally disbands 29th - Star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs 30th - Beatles' "Hello Goodbye" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks

January 1968 5th - Dr Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law 6th - Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 8 weeks 7th - "GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV 12th - Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd 12th - Nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV 14th - Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami Super Bowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB 15th - KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, TX (IND) begins broadcasting 16th - 21st NHL All-Star Game: Toronto beat All-Stars 4-3 at Toronto

16th - Jay Allen's "Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" premieres in NYC 16th - The Youth International Party is founded. 21st - Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh - One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins. 22nd - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" premieres on NBC 23rd - Spy ship USS Pueblo & 83-man crew seized in Sea of Japan by North Korea 31st - Viet Cong Tet offensive begins

February 1968 1st - Former US VP Richard Nixon announces candidacy for president 1st - Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of Green Bay Packers 5th - Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh begins. 8th - Officers kill 3 students demonstrating in SC State (Orangeburg) 8th - "Planet of the Apes" premieres in New York City 10th - "Spooky" by Classics IV hits #3 16th - Elvis Presley receives gold record for "How Great Thou Art" 16th - Beatles George Harrison, John Lennon and their wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 18th - David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd 20th - State troopers used tear gas to stop demonstration at Alcorn A & M 22nd - Rock group Genesis release their 1st record "Silent Sun" 24th - US troops reconquer Hue Vietnam 25th - 430 Unification Church couples wed in Korea 29th - Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" wins Grammy

March 1968 1st - NBC's unprecedented on-air announcement, Star Trek will return 1st - Vatican City's Apostolic Constitution of 1967 goes into effect 4th - Martin Luther King Jr. announces plans for Poor People's Campaign 8th - Fillmore East opens 9th - 10th Grammy Awards: “Up Up and Away,” “Sgt Pepper's” wins 4 11th - Otis Redding posthumously receives gold record for “Dock of the Bay" 13th - Beatles release "Lady Madonna" in the UK 15th - LIFE mag calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world" 15th - Diocese of Rome announces that it "deplored the concept", but wouldn't prohibit rock & roll masses at Church of San Lessio Falconieri 16th - My Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die 16th - Robert Kennedy announces presidential campaign 19th - Howard University students seize administration building 29th - Students seize building at Bowie State College 31st - LBJ announces he will not seek re-election

April 1968 2nd - Beatles form Python Music Ltd 2nd - Senator E McCarthy wins Democratic primaries in Wisconsin 2nd - Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Spacey Odyssey" is released

3rd - N Vietnam agrees to meet US reps to set up preliminary peace talks 3rd - "Planet of the Apes" United States wide premiere 4th - US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee 8th - 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of Martin Luther King 11th - President Lyndon B. Johnson signs 1968 Civil Rights Act 18th - London Bridge is sold to US oil company (to be erected in Arizona) 24th - Leftist students take over Columbia University, NYC 26th - Students seize administration building at Ohio State 29th - "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 1750 performances

May 1968 8th - Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland pitches perfect game vs Twins (4-0) 10th - Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US & North Vietnam 11th - Richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park" 14th - Beatles announce formation of Apple Corp 15th - Paul McCartney & John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is substitute host 21st - Paul McCartney & Jane Asher attend an Andy Williams concert 23rd - Beatles open 2nd Apple Boutique at 161 New Kings Road, London 24th - Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull arrested for drug possession 25th - Gateway Arch in St Louis dedicated 25th - Rolling Stones release "Jumping Jack Flash" 25th - “Unicorn” by The Irish Rovers hits #7 28th - Senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democratic primary in Oregon 30th - Beatles begin work on their only double album "Beatles"

June 1968 1st - Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson" hits #1 5th - 12:16AM PST-Sirhan Sirhan shoots Bobby Kennedy, who dies next day 6th - Senator Robert Kennedy dies from his wounds after he was shot the previous night. 7th - Sirhan Sirhan indicted for Bobby Kennedy assassination 7th - The body of assassinated U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy lies in state at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York. 8th - Gary Puckett & Union Gap release "Lady Will Power" 8th - James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., captured 8th - Rolling Stones release "Jumpin' Jack Flash" 8th - The body of assassinated U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy is laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. 10th - "Danny Thomas Hour" last airs on NBC-TV 10th - AL games at Baltimore & Chicago postponed honoring Robert Kennedy 12th - U.S. premiere of horror film "Rosemary's Baby", based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Ira Levin 15th - John Lennon & Yoko Ono plant an acorn at Coventry Cathedral 17th - Ohio Express' "Yummy Yummy Yummy" goes gold 18th - Supreme Court bans racial discrimination in sale & rental of housing 20th - Catholic Irish Civil rights activists protest against discrimination in the allocation of

9 housing by illegally occupying a house in Caledon, County Tyrone 21st - Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns 22nd - "Here Come Da Judge" by The Buena Vistas peaks at #88 29th - "Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me" by Tiny Tim peaks at #17

July 1968 1st - John Lennon's 1st full art exhibition (You are Here) 5th - John Lennon sells his psychedelic painted Rolls-Royce 15th - "One Life to Live" premieres on TV 17th - Beatles' animated film "Yellow Submarine" premieres in London 20th - Jane Asher breaks her engagement with Paul McCartney on live TV 20th - Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes 1st heavy metal song to hit charts, it comes in at #117 21st - Carol Mann wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Invitational 23rd - Race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 police officers killed 29th - Gram Parsons refuses to play with the Byrds in South Africa 29th - Pope Paul VI, in an encyclical entitled "Humanae Vitae" (Of Human Life), declares any artificial forms of birth control prohibited 31st - Beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free

Junior Year 1968 to 1969 August 1968 8th - Republican convention in Miami Beach nominates Richard Nixon for president 10th - Race riot in Miami, Chicago & Little Rock 11th - Beatles launch "Apple Records" label 21st - Democratic Convention opens in Chicago 22nd - 1st papal visit to Latin America, Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota to open a Eucharistic congress. 23rd - Ringo quits Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily 28th - Police & anti-war demonstrators clash at Chicago's Democratic National Convention 29th - Democrats nominate Hubert H Humphrey for US president (Chicago) 30th - 1st record under Apple label (Beatle's Hey Jude) 30th - John & Yoko's "One on One" benefit for children at Madison Square Garden 31st - Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon & Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on cover

September 1968 14th - 1st broadcast of "60 Minutes" on CBS-TV 15th - "Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" Show on CBS TV 16th - Richard Nixon appears on "Laugh-in" 20th - Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536 21st - Police drama "Adam-12" debuts on NBC in the US 27th - "Hair" opens in London 28th - Beatles' "Hey Jude" single goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks 28th - Janis Joplin announces she's leaving "Big Brother & Holding Co" 30th - Supremes release "Love Child"

October 1968 10th - George Harrison forms Singsong Ltd 14th - Beatles "White Album" completed 18th - John Lennon & Yoko One fined £150 for marijuana possession 18th - Police find 219 grains of cannabis resin in John & Yoko's apt 18th - US Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith & John Carlos for giving "black power" salute as a protest during victory ceremony 19th - Derry Citizen's Action Committee, formed on Oct 9, stage an illegal sit-down at Guildhall Square as part of large civil disobedience campaign 22nd - Apollo 7 returns to Earth 24th - Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithful busted for pot, released on £50 bail 25th - Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby 31st - President Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam

November 1968 5th - Nixon (R) beats VP Humphrey (D) & George C Wallace for presidency 6th - Nixon elected 37th pres of US, defeating Hubert Humphrey 6th - Students of SF State Counsel go on strike 11th - John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear nude on cover of "2 Virgins" album 12th - Epperson v. Arkansas in US Supreme Court declares Arkansas law banning teaching evolution in public schools unconstitutional 14th - "National Turn in Your Draft Card Day" features draft card burning 21st - Supremes & The Temptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" 22nd - 1st interracial TV kiss (Star Trek-Kirk & Uhura) 22nd - Beatles release "Beatles" (White Album), their only double album 29th - John & Yoko release their 1st album "Two Virgins" in UK

December 1968 2nd - US President Richard Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor 3rd - NBC Elvis comeback special airs 5th - Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP 12th - Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to be ranked #1 in tennis 12th - Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired 21st - Apollo 8 (Borman, Lovell & Anders) 1st manned Moon voyage 21st - David Crosby, Stephen Stills & Graham Nash premiere together in Calif 23rd - 1st US case of space motion sickness 23rd - 82 members of US intelligence ship Pueblo released by North Korea 23rd - Borman, Lovell & Anders become 1st men to orbit Moon 24th - Apollo 8 astronauts read passages from Book of Genesis 25th - Frank Borman's Christmas reading while orbiting Moon 26th - Led Zeppelin's concert debut in Denver as opener for Vanilla Fudge 27th - Apollo 8 returns to Earth 28th - Beatles' "White Album" goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks 30th - Frank Sinatra 1st records "My Way" with lyrics were written by Paul Anka, based on French song "Comme d'habitude".

January 1969 2nd - Operation Barrier Reef begins in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. 3rd - John Lennon's "2 Virgins" album declared pornographic in NJ 3rd - Rep Adam Clayton Powell Jr seated by Congress 6th - Supremes release "I'm Livin' In Shame" 7th - US Congress doubles president salary 9th - First trial flight of Concorde supersonic jetliner, Bristol, England 9th - Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" single and its album "Revolver" in the US 10th - Sweden (1st Western country) recognizes North Vietnam 11th - "Hooked on a Feeling" by BJ Thomas peaks at #5 11th - Jethro Tull's This Was Jethro Tull album debuts 17th - Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US 18th - Expanded 4 party Vietnam peace talks began in Paris 20th - Richard M Nixon inaugurated as US president 23rd - Cream releases their last album "Goodbye" 29th - Jimi Hendrix & Pete Townshend wage a battle of guitars 29th - Sheahan & Connolly hang on for exciting draw Australia v West Indies 30th - Beatles perform last live gig, a 42-min concert on roof of Apple HQ, London

February 1969 1st - Jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself in concert 4th - Beatles appoint Eastman & Eastman, as general counsel to Apple, 7th - "This Is Tom Jones" debuts on ABC TV 8th - Last edition of Saturday Evening Post 13th - Mary Hopkin's Postcard album on Apple is released 17th - Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash record an album; it was never released. 25th - Beatles begin recording Abbey Road album 27th - President Nixon visits West Berlin

March 1969 1st - Jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself at Dinner Key Auditorium 1st - NY Yankees' Mickey Mantle retires 10th - James Earl Ray pleads guilty to murder of Martin Luther King Jr 12th - 11th Grammy Awards: Mrs. Robinson, By the Time I Get to Phoenix wins 19th - Chicago 8 indicted in aftermath of Chicago Democratic convention 20th - US president Nixon proclaims he will end Vietnam war in 1970 25th - John & Yoko stage their 1st bed-in for peace (Amsterdam) 26th - Marcus Welby MD, a TV movie is shown on ABC-TV 27th - Launch of Mariner 7, flies 2,190-mi above southern Mars 28th - Pope Paul VI names JGM Willebrands cardinal 31st - George Harrison & Patti Boyd are fined £250 each for illegal drugs

April 1969 3rd - Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort. 5th - Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities. 7th - Supreme Court strikes down laws prohibiting private possession of obscene material 12th - Simon & Garfunkel releases "Boxer" 17th - Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Sen Robert F Kennedy 17th - The Band (formerly The Hawks), perform their 1st concert 24th - Paul McCartney says there is no truth to rumors he is dead

May 1969 10th - Apollo 10 transmit 1st color pictures of Earth from space 11th - Monty Python comedy troupe forms 12th - Kenneth H Wallis achieved record speed for an autogiro-179 KPH 13th - Race riots, later known as the May 13 Incident, take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 14th - Abortion & contraception legalized in Canada 16th - Who's Pete Townsend & Roger Daltrey charged with assault 18th - Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit 20th - US troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill Vietnam 21st - Robert Kennedy's murderer Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death: later commuted to life imprisonment 23rd - Who release rock opera "Tommy" 24th - Beatles' "Get Back" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks 25th - "Midnight Cowboy" released with an X rating 26th - Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth 27th - Walt Disney World construction begins 31st - John Lennon & Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance" 31st - Stevie Wonder releases "My Cherie Amore"

June 1969 1st - Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio & TV 4th - Beatles release Ballad Of John & Yoko/Old Brown Shoe, in US 4th - Nicky Hopkins quits rock & rolls, Jeff Beck Group 7th - "Johnny Cash Show" debuts on ABC-TV 7th - Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special 8th - Nixon says 25,000 US troops would leave Vietnam by end of August 9th - Brian Jones quits (sic) Rolling Stones because of his drug problems 9th - Warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice 11th - "The Ballad Of John & Yoko" by The Beatles hit #1 in UK 13th - Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band & joins Rolling Stones 14th - John & Yoko appear on David Frost's British TV Show 15th - "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV 16th - Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell Jr from House 20th - 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear 21st - Zager & Evans release "In the Year 2525"

22nd - Aretha Franklin arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance 22nd - Cleveland's Cuyahgo River catches fire 23rd - Warren E Burger sworn in as US Supreme Court Chief Justice 28th - Stonewall riots begin in New York City.

July 1969 1st - John Lennon & Yoko Ono are admitted to hospital after a car crash 4th - "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in UK 4th - 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin 4th - The Ohio Fireworks Derecho kills 18 Ohioans and destroys over 100 boats on Lake Erie. 5th - Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park 6th - Filming begins on "Ned Kelly" starring Mick Jagger 8th - US troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam 11th - David Bowie releases the single "Space Oddity" 9 days before Apollo 11 lands on the moon 11th - Rolling Stones release "Honky Tonk Woman" 14th - The United States $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills are officially withdrawn from circulation. 16th - Apollo 11, carrying 1st men to land on Moon, launched 19th - Apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit 20th - 1st men on the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin from Apollo 11 21st - Neil Armstrong steps on Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT) 22nd - Aretha Franklin arrested for disturbing the peace in Detroit 24th - Apollo 11 returns to Earth 24th - Muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in US Army on appeal 25th - 1st performance of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Fillmore East, NY) 25th - 70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival 25th - Edward Kennedy pleads guilty to leaving scene of an accident a week after the Chappaquiddick car accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne

Senior Year 1969 to 1970 August 1969 2nd - Bob Dylan makes surprise appearance at Hibbing HS Minn 10th reunion 9th - Manson family commits Tate-LaBianca murders 15th - Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in NY State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm) 16th - Second day of the Woodstock rock festival in NY 18th - Mick Jagger accidentally shot while filming "Ned Kelly" 18th - Woodstock Music & Art Fair closes with Jimi Hendrix / Band of Gypsys as the final act 22nd - Beatles record a video for "Long & Winding Road"

September 1969 13th - Plastic Ono Band's (John, Yoko & Eric Clapton) 1st live performance 22nd - "Music Scene" debuts on ABC-TV 23rd - 1st broadcast of "Marcus Welby MD" on ABC-TV 23rd - Northern Star and Illinois University newspaper start rumors that Paul McCartney is dead 24th - 1st Elvis convention, 2500 fans attend in Cincinnati

24th - Ton Duc Thang elected president of North Vietnam 24th - Trial of "Chicago 8" (protesters at Dem Natl Conv) begins 26th - Beatles release "Abbey Road" album 29th - "Bright Promise" TV Daytime Soap; debuts on NBC-TV 29th - "Letters To Laugh-In" debuts on NBC-TV 29th - "Love American Style" premieres on ABC-TV 29th - "Name Droppers" debuts on NBC-TV 29th - "Sale Of Century" debuts on NBC-TV 29th - Jackie DeShannon gets Gold Record for "Put Little Love in Your Heart"

October 1969 1st - Concorde 001 test flight breaks sound barrier 5th - Monty Python's Flying Circus begins airing on BBC 9th - Supremes release "Someday We'll Be Together" 11th - Blues artist Muddy Waters involved in a car crash that kills 3 15th - Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war 15th - 3rd Country Music Association Award: Johnny Cash & Tammy Wynette wins 17th - Plastic Ono Band's "Cold Turkey" is released in UK 18th - Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kanter arrested for marijuana possession 18th - Rod Stewart joins Small Faces 22nd - Paul McCartney denies rumors of his death 27th - Ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization knowns as Nader's Raiders 29th - Supreme Court orders end to all school desegregation "at once" 31st - George Harrison's "Something" is released in UK

November 1969 1st - The Beatles' "Abbey Road" album goes #1 in US & stays #1 for 11 weeks 7th - John & Yoko release their 2nd album "Wedding Album" in UK 10th - "Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV 11th - Beatles with Billy Preston release "Get Back" in UK 11th - Jim Morrison arrested on an airplane by FBI for drunkenness 15th - Janis Joplin, accused of vulgar & indecent language in Tampa, Fla 15th - Wendy's Hamburgers opens 16th - 1968 Mỹ Lai massacre of between 347 and 504 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by US soldiers is first reported 16th - US President Nixon becomes first president to attend a season NFL game while in office: the Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins 41-28 17th - SALT-discussions open in Helsinki Finland 19th - Apollo 12's Conrad & Bean become 3rd & 4th humans on Moon 25th - John Lennon returns OBE to protest against UK's support for Vietnam War 26th - Cream's final concert (Royal Albert Hall) 26th - Lottery for Selective Service draftees bill signed by President Nixon 29th - The Beatles' "Come Together/Something" reaches #1

December 1969

3rd - John Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar 6th - 300,000 attend Altamont California, rock concert feature Rolling Stones 8th - Police surprise attack on Black-Panthers in LA 13th - Arlo Guthrie releases "Alice's Restaurant" 14th - Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show" 16th - "War is Over! If You Want It, Happy Christmas from John & Yoko" posters begin appearing 17th - USAF closes Project Blue Book, concluding no evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind thousands of UFO sightings 18th - "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", 6th James Bond Film starring George Lazenby and Diana Rigg, premieres in London 19th - Beatle's 7th Christmas album is released 20th - Peter, Paul & Mary's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" reaches #1 21st - Diana Ross final TV appearance as a Supreme (Ed Sullivan Show)

January 1970 4th - Beatles last recording session at EMI studios 4th - Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary 5th - Soap Opera "All My Children" premieres on ABC 31st - Grateful Dead members busted on LSD charges

February 1970 7th - "Jingle Jangle" hits #10 on the pop singles chart by Archies 11th - John Lennon pays £1,344 fines for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland 18th - Chicago 7 defendants found innocent of inciting to riot 18th - US president Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine" 21st - Jackson 5 make TV debut on "American Bandstand" 26th - Beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album

March 1970 1st - Charles Manson's album "Lie" is released 2nd - Supreme Court ruled draft evaders cannot be penalized after 5 years 6th - Beatles release "Let it Be" in UK 10th - Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" & "I Can Do It" 11th - 12th Grammy Awards: Aquarius, Crosby Stills & Nash, Peggy Lee win 27th - Ringo releases his 1st solo album "Sentimental Journey"

April 1970 1st - John & Yoko release hoax they are having dual sex change operations 1st - US President Richard Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette advertisements from 1st Jan 1971 10th - Paul McCartney officially announces the split of The Beatles 11th - Apollo 13 launched to Moon; unable to land, returns in 6 days 11th - Beatles' "Let It Be" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks 13th - Apollo 13 announces "Houston, we've got a problem!" as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon

17th - Apollo 13 limps back safely, Beech-built oxygen tank no help 17th - Paul McCartney's 1st solo album "McCartney" is released 22nd - 1st Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources 25th - Freda Payne releases "Band of Gold" 25th - Melanie (Safka) releases "Lay Down" 29th - 50,000 US & South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia 30th - US troops invade Cambodia May 1970 7th - "Long & Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release 8th - Beatles release "Let it Be" album 13th - Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres 14th - Cops kill 2 students in racial disturbance (Jackson State U, Miss) 18th - Beatles' last released LP, "Let It Be", released in US 20th - 100,000 march in NY supporting US policies in Vietnam 20th - Beatles' "Let it Be" movie premieres in UK 23rd - Grateful Dead's 1st performance outside US (England)

June 1970 1st - "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens hits #1 7th - The Who's "Tommy" is performed at NY's Lincoln Center 9th - Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton University 13th - "In The Summertime" by Mungo Jerry hit #1 in UK 13th - Beatles' "Let It Be" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks 13th - Beatles' "Long & Winding Road" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks 17th - Led Zeppelin begins their last European tour 20th - "Ray Stevens Show" debuts on NBC-TV 22nd - President Nixon signs 26th amendment (voting age lowered to 18) 22nd - Supreme Court ruled juries of less than 12 are constitutional 23rd - "Red Skelton Show" last airs on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV 23rd - Rocker Chubby Checker arrested for marijuana possession

The listing of historical event was extracted from http://www.historyorb.com/events/

If there are errors, the errors come from the web page

The Questionnaire

In order to get a profile of the Watterson Class of 1970 a questionnaire was designed by Steve Marson and Cathi Coridan. A field test was conducted and appropriate changes were made. The questionnaire was made available on March 6, 2015 and was closed June 15, 2015. Classmates were selected through Pat Kane’s Watterson Facebook page, Pat Kane’s list of email addresses and Classmates® (an Internet service). A total of 55 classmates completed the questionnaire. The table below illustrates the response patterns.

The data collection process fails to comply with the minimum social science standards of data acquisition. Thus, this report is NOT scientifically valid. The reader cannot draw inferences about Watterson or even the class of 70. However, you can have a lot of fun reading it. The rest of the paper is organized around the items from the questionnaire. Each item on the questionnaire is addressed in the order the item was presented.

Names

A default was not set to require classmates to include their names. The first item ask the classmate to insert “your name while attending” BWHS. Of the total of 55 classmates, 39 included their names while 16 did not. The next item asked for “your current name” with 32 electing to respond while 23 did not. Aliases were used. For example, “Electricity” was used as a current name. Then, of course, someone indicated that his name was “Patrick Kane.” Obviously, this isn’t a real person’s name.

Sex

The class of 70 had approximately 231 graduates. Of these 231, 124 were females while 107 were males. Thus, there were slightly more females in the graduating class. In responding

18 to the questionnaire, as illustrated in the next table, females were more likely to respond than males. Of the 55 classmates who completed the questionnaire, all respond to this item.

There is peculiarity surrounding this response rate. There are more males on Facebook and on Classmates® then females. One would expect more males to respond than females. One can only infer that males were reluctant to complete the questionnaire because they did more embarrassing things in high school than their female counterparts.

Current Resident

Of the 54 respondents, 39 have elected to remain in the Buckeye State. Obviously, the remaining 15 were forced out the state. For example, John Stock was forced to move to California because of the pants he had worn to the senior prom (see photo on the right; notice striped, bellbottom pants). When Cathi Coridan left the Buckeye State, she took her gloves with her. Of the 15 classmates who were forced out the state, three refused to identify their location. Clearly these three graduates are facing even greater embarrassment than even John Stock. However, some admitted their current locations. They include: Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Relationship Status

The problem of not having a scientific protocol for extracting data is best illustrated in the next table.

Relationship Status

70 60

50 40

Percentage 30

20 10

0 Married Widowed Divorced Living in Sin Never Married

In comparison to national statistics, the class of 70 has an extremely low divorce and living in sin rate. Because we have not used a scientifically approved data collection protocol we cannot draw an adequate inference. BUT, according to the Baltimore Catechism (see on right), “living in sin” constitutes living in a household with another and participating in coitus without the benefit or liability of marriage. As a result, the 70.91% of the married classmates have requested that the 5.45% of those “living in sin” send photos. On the original questionnaire, this item included the options of “separated “and “a domestic partnership or civil union.” No one among our classmates indicate they belonged to these categories.

Current Occupation

If one is seeking the occupational status of the class of 70, this questionnaire offers little insight. Note the table.

Current Occupation

Other Transportation Maintenance Administrative Support Sales Healthcare support Health Professional Education Law Social Service Social Science Business Homemaker

Retired but working Retired

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Percentage

The largest proportion of the class of 70 has retired or retired but working (40.74%). The other category includes:

 volunteer  Government Building Renovations  looking for work  Research & Development (Mars Petcare)  COO Healthcare  Church administrator

Continuing Education

Three items on the questionnaire addressed continuing education. Some of the information comes from the Department of Redundancy Department. Three tables include information about Coursework or Degrees, Degrees and Institutions Attended.

Completed coursework or degree(s)

90 78.18 80 70 60 50 40

Percentage 30 20 20 10 1.82 0 Yes No Not sure

Degrees after Watterson

MD or DO JD Doctoral Degree Master's Degree Bachelor’s Degree Associate's Degree Community College course work Specialized military training

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Percentage

Institutions Attended include The Ohio State University 19 Stanford University 1 Columbus State Community 6 Lima School of Nursing 1 University of Dayton 3 Xavier University 1 Otterbein College 2 Ohio School of Banking 1 Ohio Dominican 2 University of Wisconsin 1 Franklin University 1 University of New Hampshire 1 University of Notre Dame 1 Ohio State School of Cosmetology 1 Miami University 1 Catholic University of America 1 Kent State University 1 University of Rio Grande (Ohio) 1

Marrying a Classmate

The dimension of great interest to sociology is the proportion of our classmates that married their high school sweetheart. Five or 9.26% students married classmates. They have an extraordinary low divorce rate. Values shared within a marital bond create stability.

Religious Affiliation

Did our Catholic education have an impact on our religious affiliation? Apparently, our teachers and parents had a significant influence on the class of 70. Nearly 80% (78.26% to be exact) have remained Catholic. No classmates converted to Judaism or Buddhism. However, 8.7% of our class became Protestants. Those who selected Protestant as an option listed the religious affiliation as:

 Church of Christ  Unitarian-Universalist  non-denominational  Christian  Spiritual but not Religious  Lutheran  None (not nun)

Among the class, 6.52% defined themselves as Agnostic while 4.36% are Atheists. Regardless of being an Agnostic or Atheist, no one “Disagreed” or “Strongly Disagreed” with the statement, “I feel that Catholic values have made me a good person.” This outcome is quite striking. It suggests that even if one totally rejects the teaching within Catholicism, one will continue to embrace Catholic moral values. Only 9.09% stated they were not sure, which is about the proportion of Agnostics or Atheists (10.87%). See the table below:

Regrets about Attending Watterson

Three questionnaire items addressed the issue of regrets about attending Watterson. These items include:  I have fond memories of my experience at BWHS  If I had my choice and could redo my high school years, I would want to attend BWHS.  I believe I received a better education than I would have if I attended public school The following three tables are self-explanatory and suggest that few classmates have regrets.

When the last three items are taken in concert with each other, the class of 70 has extraordinary positive attitudes toward Bishop Watterson High School.

The Uniforms

Throughout the responses within the questionnaire, sex of the classmate has had no influence on how the question was answered. In other words, males and female demonstrate a shared pattern when responding to the items – until item 16 on the questionnaire.

Within item 16, male classmates envision the uniform much differently than females. The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney U test indicated a significant difference with a p value of less than

.0001. In non-statistical terms, the analysis demonstrates a very strong difference in the how males/females see the uniform. In words of Mary M. McEwan Schneider on Facebook:

I found that question interesting as well… Let's face it… teenage boys think everything from eating a hotdog to uniforms is sexually provocative! To this day Dan has some hilarious sexually oriented comments that still make me shake my head! You men never stop thinking about it!

In addition, John Bixler offered a profound philosophical insight regarding the uniforms that continues to resonate 45 years later. While John was walking down a Watterson hallway with Michael Hummel and me, he gazed upon three girls (Kathleen Brennan, Donna Napolitano and Hildegard Freeman) walking toward us on the opposite side of the hallway. He murmured,

Have you ever noticed that every time you see a girl in a Watterson uniform – you immediately realize that – that – that, her legs go all the way up.

Michael and I nodded in solemn agreement and in unison replied, “Indeed.” Because of its colors and style, the Watterson uniform has gained international attention. Dan Brown, the author of The DaVinci Code, originally wanted his book and movie to end at Bishop Watterson High School. Cost overruns prevented the move to Columbus.

As noted earlier, Brown’s interest in the uniform emerged from the color and the V-shaped top [see the V in the photo above]. The V is the ancient symbol for femininity and more importantly the Holy Grail. Audrey Tautou, who played the role of Sophie Neveu, was supposed to be wearing the Watterson uniform at the end of the film. To commemorate Brown’s visit to Watterson, a uniformed student held up a signs stating “WE ARE THE HOLY GRAIL.” Because of being disappointed with the last minute and unexpected change, “THE HOLY GRAIL” was cropped off of the picture.

Because of their shortened hemline, the data from item 15 indicates that 43% of female students found themselves in trouble or humiliated. Clearly the alternations made by the 43% were an exercise of futility. One cannot alter the uniform to be more sexually provocative than it already is.

Trouble and/or humiliated for uniform hemline too short 40

Percentage 10

0 No Yes Male (didn't wear) Male (did wear it)

One other element is noteworthy. According to the questionnaire, at least one male wore the Watterson uniform. On Facebook, Beverly Burke writes,

Please, guys who wore the uniform?! Identify and IF possible post photo of self IN THE UNIFORM. LOL.

I could break the code and identify the individual. However, ethics prevent me from doing so. Perhaps a closely related question is hatred of PE. If one examines the overall responses, we will see a flat response from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree.

I hated PE 40

30 20

Percentage 10 0 Strongly Agree Agree Not Sure Disagree Strongly Disagree

Female Male Both

As soon as we separate sexes, it is clear that males liked PE and females did not. The question becomes, “did female students hate PE because of the uniform they had to wear?” The undisputed fact is: even male students saw the girls PE uniforms as sexually unflattering and somewhat of an embarrassment. Here lies a question for the 50th reunion: Did the girls hate PE because of the uniform they were required to wear? An event regarding the hideous appearance of the girls’ gym uniform has moved from mere Watterson folklore to an empirical fact. As reported by Julie Van Doornevelt, during a girls’ gym class, Watterson had a fire drill. This was the first time the boys of Watterson had an

27 opportunity to see the girls in their gym attire. However, we knew not to look – except for Chris Beale who got a quick glimpse of the gym uniform that Joyce Girlando and Molly Wilson were wearing. He immediately went into shock and passed out, but not before screaming:

THIS IS NOT THE HOLY GRAIL!!!

Greg Gassin and Frank Rabe ran to Chris’ rescue. Frank ordered Greg to get water as he administered CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) on Chris. When Chris returned to consciousness, Greg had the water ready to give to Chris and Frank gently assisted Chris in drinking the water. In a scolding voice, Frank Rabe was quoted as yelling:

You should know better!! Don’t you know that you’re never supposed to look at the girls’ gym uniform directly!? Hereafter, if you need to look, use this mirror. Never look directly at the girls’ gym uniform.

Because of this significant historical event, several actions altered the lives of many:

 Frank Rabe decided to become a medical doctor.  Joyce Girlando interpreted Chris’ reaction in a very personal way. Greg Gassin spent a great deal of time comforting her. This event was the catalyst for their marriage.  Molly Wilson took the event less personally, but thought it would be best to change her name from Molly to Mary.  Chris Beale has never quite recovered from the trauma.  Chris’ parents sued Watterson. The out of court settlement mandated that Watterson no longer require this particular girls’ gym uniform. If it were not for the law suit, the girls of Watterson would still be wearing this gym uniform.  Because Chris’ trauma was so profound, he is not able to remember the event; the others involved (Julie Van Doornevelt, Joyce Girlando, Molly Wilson, Frank Rabe and Greg Gassin) were sworn to secrecy. If they reveal these events, the court has ordered that they must wear the girls’ uniform for a week.

Many readers of this document are likely to disbelieve this incredible story. However, there is a way of verifying the truth of this story. Merely ask one of the people involved and, as the court has ordered, they will deny that the event occurred. Although absent from the fire drill because of a field trip, Mary Jo Sergi was the only student who knew the secret of the girl’s gym uniform. It had a Medusa-like effect on males. Mary Jo uncovered that Bishop Watterson placed a curse on the uniform -- to make males sick if they looked. She immediately recognized Chris’ symptoms and wept for him in isolation her entire senior year. Upon graduating, she fled Columbus only to return 45 years later when she learned Watterson discontinued using the cursed uniform. Medusa

When We Weren’t Studying Activities at BWHS Sports

Three items of the questionnaire addressed attending games. They included: - I regularly attended football games. - I regularly attended basketball games. - I regularly attended baseball games. The data on attending football, basketball and baseball games demonstrates statistically significant differences in attitudes towards these sports. With no doubt, Watterson is a football school with basketball a distant second. One could infer that some of our classmates didn’t know that Watterson had a baseball team. The items can be combined into one table. Pat Kane Loves Baseball

I regularly attended ... games.

70 61.82

60 55.56

50 43.64

29.09 29.09 30

Percentage

20.37 20 16.36 14.81

10 7.27 7.27 5.56 3.7 3.64 1.82 0 0

Strongly Agree Agree Not Sure Disagree Strongly Disgree

Football Basketball Baseball

I had a psychology professor once report that baseball includes 15 minutes of action packed into 2 hours of the game. This is an exaggeration. A Wall Street Journal study reports that the

29 average baseball game includes 5:47 minutes of action. The class of 70 agrees with the WSJ findings. Proms were a time that students could put on a tie or white gloves and attempt to act sophisticated. More students attended the senior prom than the junior prom. Clearly going to the prom during the senior year had a higher priority.

Attending the Proms

70 57.42 60 50

50 46.3 38.89 40

Percentage 20 10 3.7 3.7 0 Yes No No Memory

Junior Prom Senior Prom

Few people were not busy with extracurricular activities. The response indicates that only four classmates did not respond. Theater was the most popular activity.

Baseball Team (including management activities) 3 Basketball Team (including management activities) 3 Cheerleading 3 Chess Club 2 Choir/Glee Club 3 Eagle View 9 Football Team (including management activities) 8 French Club 2 Future Nurses 1

Girls Basketball 1 Golf Team 1 Hung out with friends 2 Latin Club 1 Science Seminar 2

Spanish Club 1

Theater/plays 19 Worked 2 No response 4

THE GOOD1 THE BAD THE UGLY

This section of the report represents good and bad things the class of 70 experienced.

During our senior year in December of 1969, the entire class of 70 was invited to appear on Channel 4’s Dance Party. Within the context of this historical point in time, such an event was a very big deal. The class of 70 had an opportunity to have its 15 minutes of fame. Unfortunately, Channel 4 did not retain this program in their archives. The only evidence we have for the event is our memory and a poor audio recording of the TV show. You can download the CD at http://www.watterson70.com/ Although the event gained a great deal of notoriety at the time, as illustrated in the table below, few classmates have vivid memories of it.

I remember Dance Party 30 25.45 25.45 25.45 25

15 12.73 10.91 Percentage 10

0 Strongly Agree Not Sure Disagree Strongly Agree Disagree Helen Doone smiling

When asked, “What do you remember about Dance Party,” seven classmates replied. Of these, five stated they remember Helen Doone2 winning the contest. On Facebook, Helen writes

1 Not Jim. 2 Note Helen’s smile. 31

...I was up against that darn Richie Brooks and his friends would scream the answers to him and my friends would do the same for me. Jerry Razor played a portion of the song Proud Mary. My friends (God love 'em) were screaming Proud Mary AND Green River...so...I of course answered "Green Mary". The horrors!!! In the end I beat Richie Brooks and won an album by Crosby, Stills and Nash! YAY ME!!! .....memories, like the corner of my mind.....

If Watterson sponsored a yearbook, the class of 70 would have had a better memory of this event. The talent show during our junior year was a significant event. Sadly, because Watterson did not have a yearbook, we can only rely on our 45 year old memory.

Remember the Talent Show? 60

Percentage 20 10

0 Yes No Not Sure

Of those who remembered the talent show, following are their comments:

 We did well, as a group, following the many and varied rules until the very end. Then, our illustrious class president led us in sinking the ship. God bless him.  The Marijuana Brass  the singing of Beatles songs  I believe, Hey Jude.  The bands  Mary Ann Hofstetter played the accordion  Hey Jude!  Mike Goshorn, Chris Lackey, HEY JUDE  Dick Seelbach's band singing "Hey Jude" and the nuns having a fit because we all were clapping and singing along  A group of guys from our class and maybe others played a keyboard and sang Hey Jude  That it was great fun.  The guys singing Motown Mic and dance moves.  Somebody had a band and we loved them!  Singing, Hey Jude. 32

 The whole class singing, "Let it Be" and the faculty, having never seen us that united about anything except a Saturday night ballgame, being scare out of their wits at our communalness, and stopping the song.  Christine Lackey played the classical guitar beautifully.  Tequila!!!  Mike Goshorn playing Bass Hey Jude Getting in trouble with homeroom teacher

Classm ates were asked for their best and worst memories. These responses are difficult to summarize in a chart. However, they are listed in pairs below. Thus, you will be able to read everyone’s best memory immediately followed by their worst memory. Everyone had a BEST memory while three students could not list a WORST memory. Some noteworthy responses include a female student who reported that her best AND worst memory was “being in love”; while a male student reported that his best AND worst memory was “my girlfriend.” I cannot report who made these comments, but it would be interesting to learn it they dated each other. The sad commentary is a pattern found in the worst category. Bullying was the most common worst memory reported.

BEST WORST Making cheerleading, after 3 attempts. None My classmates. A sad attempt at keeping isolated from the realities of the greater world. Graduation The bullying - how someone intentionally tripped my brother in PE and caused him to spend 3 weeks in the hospital because of damage done to him. going to the football games bullying being a freshman in the huge pep rally's every I try not to dwell on the negatives but we had week and all the news media regarding the some seriously mean insecure people! senior class football championships. I vividly remember meeting my husband… Oh so many memories… I had a great time in school! The plays freshman, sophomore and junior years. I loved senior year. I was one of the youngest in the class and very very shy Winning state championship in 1966 none My great carpool and skipping Mass to go out Trying to balance when we were kneeling on to breakfast at Frisch's. the bleachers during Mass. Graduation All 4 years. Skipping class in senior year to hang out on Getting braces OSU campus with my car pool: Mary Seelbach, Debbie Coleman, Cindy Carlin, Kathy Sherry Pep rally for The big game. U.A vs Sister Amy accused me of cheating on a test Watterson

Parties before and after football games, and Fire drill in gym uniform Senior Play Algebra. seriously Chemistry Football games all four years. Loved 'em! Being sent to the office because I accused Being in the Junior play. Father Walters of cheating when he graded my exam. I was exonerated!

Senior night Winning the state championship Sister Malcom.... Great senior parties Incredible friendships Playing baseball under Coach John Durant. Being cut from basketball team senior year. someone putting a dead frog in my sweater Being called "garbage woman" by Father pocket and telling me to check my pocket. I McFarland when I picked up an apple that had laughed and screamed as I was walking down rolled to the back of the room. I picked it up the stairs. I believe it was sister Malcolm at to toss it to Richie Brooks. It hit the black the stairs and never said a word She was board. Obviously I didn't know my own probably trying so hard not to laugh at mem strength. Lol Climbing out the bathroom window with good and bad memory of I think it was Jerry Mary Pat Kington (RIP & Bless her....) and Tann (RIP) putting the eraser on Sister creeping along the edge to the typing room Reginald's head and she was clueless! He got and scaring the Bejesus out of Miss Murphy. caught by Fr. McFarland ( I think) and was She saw us standing on the ledge, screamed, pulled into the hallway and was thrown full and held her heart while the class was force into the lockers. I was shocked! AND, cracking up! YAY ME AND MARY PAT!!!! cleaning up puke at the "apartment" AND GIRLS RULE! Digressing again....so sorry! Artie Prendergast pushing thru my self- And then there was the time that a bunch of us piercing earrings. Got him back the next day wore white lipstick into Sister Reginald's by cracking raw eggs on his head. The teacher homeroom. She became hysterical and who caught us made HIM clean it up.... I was ordered us all into the "girl's lav" to wash it such an innocent!... off! That dang Mary Pat and I returned to homeroom with bright RED lipstick on....we were ordered immediately into Sister Mary Malcolm's office. We were smart enough to wash it off before we went and feigned ignorance as to why we were there. We were let go with no repercussions. AND one more Mary Pat memory!!! She and I "took over" the microphones in the typing room and TOTALLY performed our own version of "Leader of the Pack" vroom, vroom, sing along please!!!! I could go on and on...hitch hiking up and down high street with Ann Fender and graduating to hitch hiking to Lima OH with her...neither had good results but that's another whole story.....try it today and we would probably be dead.... Being in love Being in love

Friends Feeling isolated laughing with girlfriends-cruisin in Donna's not being prepared for class! mustang Graduation Sr. Joan's English class I don't have any special memory but do have a Sent to sister Malcom's office to have make- feeling of having had overall enjoyable up removed. To think of...Humiliating then, experience while attending BWHS. hilarious now. Winning the Football State Championship Most of Senior year. Was really glad to Freshman year. It was the 1st ever televised graduate. high school football game. (And I think it was freshman yr) Mary Pat driving on the ice for the first time - Getting busted and demerits for trying to on the lawns of some of my neighbors!! leave at the bus bell to go downtown on the COTA bus with Julie P (formerly V) and Ron D! Passing junior year to be a senior - ha ! All good -- except probably never really dating anyone during my high school years ~~ guess I was a shy guy ~~ I think I only asked one girl out, we went to a drive-in movie -- no, I will not say who with ~~~ Linda Oxley Will take the "high road" here Senior Year Freshman Year BWHS #1 in football - 1966 Missing bus to first day of school as a freshman Friendships football games former father Lunches Dolan comparing ACT scores and finding that a once you dated someone everyone assumed classmate with terrible grades actually got one you were steady, what happened to dating of the highest scores around? Everyone was nice to me. Had a severe case None of acne, yet, nobody teased, laughed, mocked me. Today, I would have not gone out in public. Graduation Parties Sister Amy's Chemistry Class - any day. Mr. Durand Sister Malcolm End of football undefeated 7th in state Spanking from John Durant rankings Post-football game parties, going to the Mr. Nesser's French class, Sr. Alberta Village Inn with friends, Mike Taaffe's bus Magnus' Latin class (can you tell I didn't like driver speech in Mr. Nesser's French class, Sr. language classes) Amy's Chemistry class Graduation Graduation Anything sports related Studying

My girl friend My girl friend The friends I have made. Personally, working Wish I interacted with the females-I was shy. on my own to make the football team. I ran hard during the summer, wearing ankle weights, and studying the playbook. Snuggling up with someone during cold Michael Payne being pulled from the football games. graduation ceremony because his 'hair was too long'. A certain nun should have been rendered unconscious and locked in a broom closet for the length of the ceremony Senior year, undefeated football season. Getting caught at the "Senior Apartment" Graduation, my family was so pleased Being bullied

Closing Comments

Following are closing comments:

Classmates were asked for the memory of the best BWHS hang out. The first place winner was Jerry’s Drive-In; follow by a close second Sandy’s Hamburgers.

This table represents the percentages of classmates attending reunions.

Reunions Attended 30

20 15

Percentage 10

0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or more

One of the most remarkable finding is that 70.21% of the class of 70 have remained in contact with their high school classmates.

The last item on the questionnaire asked classmates to offer comments. Follow is an unedited list of what we wrote:

Great classmates -- great teachers -- still to this day !

Yes. I strongly believe the Catholic school system is the biggest reason the Catholic European immigrants to the US were successful in the US. Certainly, Worthington & UA schools are academically equal to BWHS, but I do not believe the group support system-teacher wise & class mate wise-inherent in the Catholic system can be matched. I found our BWHS Class to be very kind and inclusive; we went to the 20th reunion -that reaffirmed this belief-the kids had turned into kind and thoughtful adults. Most of the pairings in HS at BW resulted in long term marriages. Our children also spent some time in Catholic schools. This further strengthened my belief in Catholic education. There is a reason Catholic schools win more than their share of sports' titles across the USA-the kids do what they are told to do with a strong bond with their team mates with better coaches that sacrifice salary amounts that public schools would pay to work with better kids. Though I did not marry my HS girlfriend, I did marry a Catholic girl from NJ (like me) whose best friend in NJ married a fellow student from the All Boy Catholic Prep school I attended in Jersey.

Thanks to all who are so committed to putting together the class info and the reunion details. It must be so challenging to put so much time into this and, tho I'm unable to attend most reunions, it is so rewarding to keep up with the lives of those who were an important part of our youth and our collective memories. A heartfelt thank you!

I wish that I had lived in Clintonville when I attended BWHS and not 10 miles away.

Have a great reunion!!!

It bothers me that I have taught in a BWHS feeder school for over 35 years, yet no one has made any effort to send me info regarding a reunion until this summer when I ran into a fellow graduate at my place of employment. after reflecting, what made Watterson so special is that the in crowd was the star athletes/scholars, and then the fringe was the scholars who didn't play athletics I pity the schools that the in crowd is the athletes/no brains.

Fondness achievement was making the 69 football team. Was a senior, and I worked my butt off that summer by running, running, studying, running. Wanted to be in the best shape possible, it paid off. Started on the offensive line with some good talent and team mates. Silly achievement, but I remember it to this day.

I want to attend the next reunion.

I have enjoyed staying in touch with so many classmates- it is even more fun the longer we are out of school. I would encourage supporting the alumni fundraising efforts and paying it forward for future generations.

Good idea to have a questionnaire.

Thanks to the planning committee for organizing this year's reunion! It will be a blast to see everyone again.

What does one get for the $70/couple at a Pizza Parlor in Canal at this years reunion?

The Facebook page is a good idea.

"It was the best of times...it was the worst of times..." How the hell did we grow this old???

Thanks for creating the survey, Doc!

AND then there were ALL the times when several of us performed numerous pranks stuffed in (you guessed it) Mary Pat's car. I remember sitting in the backseat and literally holding the door closed with a rope. It stretched to the other passenger door and we all held it shut. Those corners were tough! We had no concept of seat belts but were pretty well protected by all the toilet paper stuffed around us. YAY US!!!! Thanks for the walk down Memory Lane, Steve!

Sadly, my high school memories were based on friendships and heartaches Wish I could go back and concentrate on academics! Could have done so much better! My parents were into my social

38 life! So was I! Would change everything if I could! Loved my friends, especially the ones I have today, and the ones that are coming back to me after all these years!??

I wish I could look back on my high school years and say "yeah, that was a blast!". Not that I didn't enjoy any of my time at BWHS, but I don't look back on that time with fondness, more like "I'm glad it's behind me."

Actually wouldn't change a thing other than maybe not being so shy around all the girls ~ :(

Question #4 not fair, no one else (from Watterson) lives in Readfield Maine! My affiliation remains Catholic- but my personal beliefs are not entirely in alignment with Church doctrine. My God loves with no bias toward anyone and never confuses politics with faith. I'm hopeful the Church will share this sentiment one day. hope we have a good turnout for this year's reunion.

Why didn't I know how many female classmates had the hots for me.

Hope you get a great response, should be interesting to read. Thanks to Steve and Cathi for your efforts.

It's nice to see old friends/classmates from grade school and high school on Facebook. Even though I don’t have a lot of fond memories it's good to see how people are doing, and very sad when we lose one if our classmates. I have come a long way since high school. I have a great husband (married 43 years this coming August), 3 awesome kids and their spouses, and 6 of the greatest grandkids ever born!!! I would say I have done well!! Plus I am retired from Ohio State Medical Center after 24.5 years of service and loving retirement!!

I miss Mary Pat Kington Gregory.

Thanks, Steve for creating the survey! Can't wait to see everyone at the reunion!

I am so very happy that Pat Kane developed the class of 70 Facebook page

Watterson did not have a year book. This is sad because such a book would jog our memories. Many life course changing events happened at Watterson. As we age, we forget these important events. A yearbook would have preserved our collective memory and prevent people like me from lying about what actually happened.

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