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Events of the past two decades, most notably World War II and the Korean War, shape life for the 6,000 students at State College. Veterans, supported by the G.I. Bill, flood campus and live in makeshift trailer communities called Trailwood and Vetville, and ROTC remains a dominant part of campus life. The number of women enrolled rises slightly (though they still live off campus), and black students peacefully integrate in small numbers.
Complaints about cafeteria food, a deadly intersection at Pullen Road and Dunn Avenue, lack of married housing and scarce football tickets dominate Technician editorials in the late 1950s. Alongside announcements for Veterans Club barbecues, tuxedo rentals and talent tryouts are reports of an 800-bed residence hall being constructed more than a mile from the campus cafeteria, a flu epidemic in late 1958, the suspension of Sunday service at the cafeteria, a national scandal over illegal payments to college athletes and Student Government bills in support of legalizing prostitution (it was defeated) and support interracial marriage (it passed by a slim majority).
Cafeteria Announces Helicopter Service
April 1, 1958 | The cafeteria will provide helicopter service to and from the new dormitory
and existing dorms beginning next semester. This new service will cost the students
$1.00 per trip, one way.
The principal reason for the helicopter service is to bolster the student
use of the cafeteria. Recently, the cafeteria announced a new deal on the special.
Now, students can buy their choice of a meat, choice of two vegetables, a choice
of coffee, tea or milk, and one helicopter ride for $1.50.
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The schedule for the ’copter service is as follows:
7:30 a.m. – Leave new dormitory with stops at Alexander Field and Doak Field.
7:40 a.m. – Arrive at cafeteria.
7:43 a.m. – Leave for second trip.
7:58 a.m. – Arrive at Vetville.
8:00 a.m. – Leave for cafeteria.
8:05 a.m. – Arrive at cafeteria.
8:07 a.m. – Final trip of morning to return students to dormitories. Vetvillians will either have to walk back to their apartments or will have to be fast eaters.
The schedule for dinner and supper is basically the same. The helicopter will
leave the new dormitory at 11:30 a.m. for the mid-day meal and at 5:30 p.m.
for the evening meal. The minute on the hour will remain the same.
It was announced that students may either pay for the transportation upon
entering the helicopter or may buy semester passes for only $137.74, a loss
of only $47.74 per semester.
The cafeteria service also announced that as of next fall, service will be
resumed on Sundays.
©1958, NCSU Student Media
