Re: [IRCA] Where were you on 22 November 1963?

["W. Curt Deegan" <WWWR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim,

Back then it was known as "The Missouri School of Mines and 
Metallurgy", but changed it's name around that time to "The 
University of Missouri at Rolla".  Considerable consternation amongst 
the student body of the time, denying town deserved recognition 
considering it's attitude toward the students -- who were, of course, 
perfect little angels.  As you can imagine from what was a nearly all 
boys school.

Located in Rolla, MO, obviously, it was and still is an engineering 
and sciences oriented school/university, but now with a more diverse 
offering of other curricula.  My particular major was in Electrical 
Engineering.

There, more than anyone wanted to ever know.

Curt


At 03:43 PM 11/22/2006, you wrote:

>Which college?
>
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>
>I was a junior in college in Missouri.
>
>As we heard the news on the car radio during lunch break, my buddies and I
>were crossing over railroad tracks that ran through the center of the small
>college town.  The view is still clear in my memory of that one short
>stretch of road.
>
>I also recall sitting stunned during the first class that followed,
>wondering why others didn't seem to be so affected.  Of course it was
>probably just my own perception, but I was sure I couldn't have stood and
>lectured, my mind was so numb.  I even remember where I was sitting -- near
>the front, left side of the room, by the windows -- but have no idea what
>class it was.
>
>Everything seemed to collapse into a very egocentric view for that brief
>moment in time.  As if the mind were trying to shut out the bad news, but
>too late.
>
>Curt
>-------
>W. Curt Deegan
>Boca Raton, (southeast) Florida


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