Sep 22 2021 Features Photo essay: a retrospective review of the 1975 Adytum yearbook by Olivia Harvey No Comments The women of Shorney Hall pose in garments that are distictively on trend for the 1970s decade.Two young women walk past now-vintage cars in the parking lot behind Smith Hall.Tabling at slayter for causes and events looks just the same as today.Members of WDUB, or “The Doobie”, sit together. The student-run radio station has been on the air since 1953, and is still in operation.In 1975, students could keep dogs on campus.A professor sits at a desk in a Knapp Hall classroom. The building was established in 1968, honoring A. Blair Knapp, president from 1951-1968.A student leafs through The Denisonian. The student newspaper has been in operation for 165 years, since 1857.Members of the Denison International Student Association (DISA) gather wearing cultural clothing for a group photo.Residents of Curtis East Hall pose together outside for a dorm photo, holding guitars and leaves.Far removed from the ubiquitous lightweight laptops found around campus today, students had to use this behemoth computer.Sororities put on a philanthropy event with a rather shocking and amusing title.Students make their way across Chapel Walk on their way to classes. Behind them, Swasey Chapel and Observatory peek through the trees. Key civil rights leader Stokely Carmichael addresses the student body. Carmichael lead SNCC, helped develop the Black Panther Party and coined the term ‘Black Power.’A student purchases a textbook at the Denison Bookstore. In 1975, an average book would have cost $10 (about $50.85 today).Unknown to many students, there was also a secret society of women linked to the Wingless Angels, called Trez. Current students may not know a handful of sororities and fraternities that existed on campus historically, such as Alpha Phi above. Share this:TweetEmail Related