Reply #59: I remember the free higher ed [View All]

[TheCentepedeShoes]

in CA. I spent the summer of 63, before HS sophomore year, visiting an aunt and uncle in San Jose and found out you got free university, college or jr college depending on how high you ranked in your HS graduating class (or some such formula). Fell in love with Berkeley but my mom saw a mixed race couple walking down the street and freaked. Too bad she didn't see two guys holding hands or she might have had a fatal stroke...which considering -
I wanted to stay, have my aunt and uncle adopt me and complete HS in California.
Mommie Dearest (sans trip to the hospital) didn't cotton to the idea and honestly maybe auntie and uncle didn't either...screw them, I thought it was The Plan.
I can't recall when Raygun became gov and I finished HS in 66, maybe would have been grandfathered (granddaughtered ?) in.
Got a history degree in 70 from the U who is mostly famous for the ass-whipping they got last night.
Texas state schools were very reasonable back then.