Comments on: See Jayne talk about Fiske

By: KSC Centennial » 1967

KSC Centennial » 1967 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:23:56 +0000

[...] Jayne Washer sure does: In spring 1967, when this beautiful weather started, girls could not lay out in their bathing suits – only on the roof of Fiske Annex. We had to get out there by climbing through a window of the entry hall of Fiske Hall. Of course, even though it was the 60’s Grounds employees were ordered to erect canvas along the sides to block out the view of we girls in our “2-piece” suits! By 1969 we could lay out in the sun on Randall Lawn without a protective canvas fence!!! [...]

By: j. crook

j. crook — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:00:52 +0000

sorry it took so long to reply-memories have deserted me, Ron, but I do remember so called panty raid on Fiske at the door near Huntress, all it took was a tough female RA to chase Lekebush, and too many to mention away, and as a laugh, there were those chains along the sidewalk at ankle level, it tripped the herd, down they went as others trampled over them.

By: Ron Neronsky

Ron Neronsky — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:02:21 +0000

Remember when the lights went out all over the northeast in November of ‘65, Jay? I was in my room in Monadnock Hall, but Big Clem Hamilton (and he WAS big) and a bunch of other guys were having supper in Fiske when that happened. When the lights went out, Clem yelled, “Panty raid!” and headed upstairs followed by his usual entourage. The housemother was standing at the top of the stairs holding a flashlight. Sternly she asked, “Where do you boys think you’re going?” “Nowhere, Ma,” said Clem. The raiders all turned around and headed back down the stairs.

By: jason crook

jason crook — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:42:35 +0000

When I attended fall of ‘65, my first campus job was busboy in the dining hall downstairs in Fiske. We had three servings for dinner, and the first was a massive race down the stairs to get a seat. You could look over from Fiske to Monadnock, the mens freshmen dorm, and see quarts of milk taken from the dining area sitting on the window sills to keep from spoiling. We also had a housemother who ran the dining hall. I cannot remember her name, but I think she smoked Camels anywhere she wanted. It was “family style”, fun and warm and friendly attitudes, absolutely the best part of a small school.

By: KSC Centennial » 1914

KSC Centennial » 1914 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:06:11 +0000

[...] we’ve been thinking about Fiske ever since Monday, and about a certain story we read about its opening in Striving, the history of the college that [...]