1960 - 1969
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Protests were common in the 1960s. Here students protest American involvement in Cambodia.
The Schola Cantorum, the elite choir of the UA music department, went on tour in 1962 and stopped at the White House for a performance in the Rose Garden.
The UA football team returns from the 1960 Gator Bowl. The Razorbacks defeated Georgia Tech 14-7. |
The 1960s
UA freshmen Joe Carter and Thomas Rimmer travel to the White House to be honored as Presidential Scholars by President Lyndon Johnson.
UA students keep a busy schedule during the annual "Beat Texas Week."
The Four Seasons appear in concert at the men's gym and select the new Razorback Beauties.
Agri Day features a barbecue and rodeo.
The Razorback ranks fourth in a national yearbook survey.
UA golfers place second in the Southwest Conference after Baylor dashes title hopes.
Computer date night is scheduled for UA students.
Two UA students, Curtis Lawson and Bud Saunders, join the American walking craze and trek from Fayetteville to Alma in 17 hours and 19 minutes.
UA student Danetta Caughey is selected to appear in a television series "Concerts in Miniature."
The UA is fourth in the nation and first in the South for the number of National Merit Scholars enrolled at a public institution.
Jerry Franks wins the annual Campus Lover contest, with the most pennies collected as votes.
National Championship Day is declared at the U of A to celebrate the Razorbacks' 1964 championship football season.