University of Florida, Magic Tower (1966) part 2

[Arlyskin]

The helicopter tour is amazing but what is really captivating for me is the speech on the Knowledge Explosion...

[gg32068]

UF when Steve Spurrier was still playing. The campus is just as it was when I began UF in the fall of 1968. I especailly loved seeing the old stadium as it was when I was there, and can see my old dorm in the NE corner of the clip. On fall afternoons, the UF band would practice in the field north of the stadium and west of my dorm window. There was no AC back then, the windows were always open, but being able to listen to the band practice their routines while studying was a real treat.

[gg32068]

Oh my, I remember Genisys - everything was changing over to computer and puinch cards! I still have my 1st student ID with the punch holes in it. I remember how intimidated most of the students were by this change back then. Computers? I was still using a slide rule! LOL

[DwightDG]

I am a little biased in my response to this video - My father, Dwight Godwin, was the cinematographer for it.

I was about 9 years old when it was filmed and I remember it well as both my brother, Tony, and I got to help. It was very exciting to have a helicopter landing on campus, and it was just a great day over all.

Dwight D. Godwin

Seymour, CT