Today, it is beautiful and in the 70s in Keene, with warmer weather ahead. You remember what that first amazingly beautiful, almost-summer day felt like, right?

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!!!

My how things have changed!

Thanks, Jayne.

So what are your memories?

(Picture from the 1951 Kronicle — a little before Jayne’s time!)

We admit it, we thought about trying to play some huge trick where we tried to fool you into thinking that pictures that aren’t of Keene really are. And that might have been hilarious, but really, where’s the challenge?

Instead, this time, we’re posting an array of pics. Can you guess which ones are from KNS/KTC/KSC, and which are from other colleges?

Leave your guesses in the comments.

Every campus?

Bombs away!

Esther Williams, eat your heart out.

Will you just look at the length of that young man’s hair? Disgraceful. Filthy beatniks.

But plenty of what?

We’ve got a few neat ghosts of Christmas past to share over the next few weeks; it’s like walking in a winter wonderland around here. Enjoy.

Snack bar, pipe-filled basement, what’s the difference?

What this looks like, to us:

• Girls (or women, if you prefer)
• Swimming (or getting ready to swim)
• Wilson Pond

What this does not look like, to us:

• Sports.