The 1960s
1960
- Presidential hopefuls John Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey speak on campus.
- Stout enrollment 1,493.
- U-2 piloted by Gary Powers shot down over Soviet Union.
- First weather satellite, Tiros I, launched.
- U.S. scientists develop laser device.
- Youth dance to "Let's Do the Twist" and "Itsy Bitsy Teenie
Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini."
1961
- Fryklund Hall constructed.
- William Micheels begins his duties as Stout's fourth president.
- John Kennedy inaugurated president.
- Berlin Wall constructed.
- Yuri Gagarin (U.S.S.R.) becomes first man to orbit the earth.
- Alan Shepard makes first U.S. space flight.
1962
- Stout initiates bachelor's degree program in Clothing, Textiles and
Design.*
- U.S. military council established in Vietnam.
- Rachel Carson writes about ecological concerns in "Silent Spring."
- Johnny Carson debuts on "The Tonight Show."
- Cuban missile crisis.
1963
- A Stoutonia editorial chastises women for wearing cut-off blue jeans
and sweatshirts to Sunday lunch in the cafeteria.
- A "hot line" between White House and Kremlin established.
- President Kennedy assassinated, succeeded by Lyndon Johnson.
1964
- Stout State College changes name to Stout State University, forms School
of Liberal Studies, begins bachelor's degree program in Art Education,
constructs Physical Education facility.
- Lyndon Johnson elected president.
- U.S. aircraft attack North Vietnam bases after destroyer allegedly attacked.
- Race riots erupt in Harlem, New York and in other cities.
1965
- Stout introduces bachelor's degree programs in Early Childhood Education,*
Food Service Administration,* and General Business Administration.*
- Blue Devil football squad captures WSUC championship with 6-0 record.
- Author Pearl Buck captivates an audience of nearly 2,000 in a Lyceum
appearance.
- Outbreaks of violence in Selma, Alabama as Martin Luther King heads
procession of 4,000 to deliver petition.
- Students demonstrate against Vietnam conflict.
- U.S. astronaut Edward White "spacewalks" for 21 minutes.
- 30 million in northeastern United States and Canada affected in power
blackout -- noticeable increase in birthrates follow in nine months.
1966
- Stout offers two new bachelor's degree programs -- Psychology and Art.
- Basketball, wrestling teams win WSUC crowns.
- The Barron County Campus opens in Rice Lake for freshmen (became a UW
Center in 1972).
- IBM 1620 matches 700 students in Stout's first computer dance.
- 48-hour Christmas truce observed in Vietnam.
- U.S. spacecraft Surveyor I makes soft landing on moon.
- Color TV becomes popular.
1967
- Stout begins master's degree program in Vocational Rehabilitation and
bachelor's degree programs in Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Vocational,
Technical and Adult Education.*
- Merle M. Price Commons constructed.
- Noted photographer Ansel Adams spends two days on campus for tips and
tours with photo students, and talks to the public.
- Six-Day War between Israel and Arab nations.
- 50,000 protest Vietnam War at Lincoln Memorial.
- Dr. Christian Barnard performs world's first human heart transplant.
1968
- Under the theme "Heritage and Horizon," Stout celebrates Diamond
Jubilee.
- Stout begins education specialist degree program in Industrial and Vocational
Education,* master's degree program in Food Science and Nutrition,* and
bachelor's degree programs in Fashion Merchandising, Home Economics in
Business,* Applied Mathematics,* and Marketing Education.*
- Pawn opens in the fall.
- Richard Nixon elected president in narrowest margin since 1912.
- Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis.
- Sen. Robert Kennedy assassinated in Los Angeles.
1969
- Stout administration proposal to establish ROTC dropped by the Board
of Regents in the face of strong opposition by students and faculty on
campus.
- Master's degree program in Management Technology first offered.
- Blue Devil basketball team wins another WSUC title.
- Someone removes the lighted "S" from the Bowman Hall clock
tower.
- Apollo 11 flight lands lunar module on moon's surface and Neil Armstrong
walks on moon.
- Hundreds of thousands protest against war in Vietnam in several U.S.
cities.
