Class History
Memories of our arrival on campus in September, 1960 were
documented in 143 photos by acclaimed LIFE Magazine
photographer
Peter
Stackpole. Classmate Susie Lamme Laessig recalls being stopped by
the photographer and a journalist on Triphammer Bridge, asking if they
could follow along for an hour or two that day for their story. That
turned out to be most of the day. The pictures never made it to the
pages of LIFE, but they're viewable
here. This snapshot
in time is incredibly evocative. Even if you were never near Risley Hall
that day, they will bring back strong and poignant memories of that
exciting time when we said goodbye to our parents and embarked on our
Cornell careers.
What happened during our four years at Cornell? Here's how the Cornell Daily Sun reported on those years, with a sampling of world and local news, plus Cornell academics, athletics and socializing.
These items are from the Cornell Daily Sun archives, complied by the Cornell University Library. Browse or search the full Sun archive here.
This is a work in progress -- more to come.
Year: Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior