Golden Jay Class of 1958
Welcome, Golden Jay Class of 1958,
to your Reunion information page!
Here, you'll find everything you need to know about your 65th class reunion, taking place during Alumni Weekend 2023, April 14 - 16.
Every five years, your class comes back home to the Homewood campus to meet with old friends, enjoy good food, revel in social, cultural and academic events, and make new memories. Come back to Baltimore April 14 - 16, 2023 and celebrate this milestone with us!
Alumni Weekend 2023 Class Events
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Homecoming Crab Cake Lunch: Classes 1948 – 1963
11:30am – 1:30pm ET
Gertrude's Restaurant in the Baltimore Museum of Art
See Who's Coming!
Reunion Committee
Interested in getting involved with your reunion committee? We would love to have you! Please email reunion@jhu.edu and we will connect you with the staff liaisons who are working with your class.
Class Gift
Every gift you make shows the strength of our community and solidifies our standing in U.S. News and World Report's undergraduate rankings as a top 10 institution - 7th to be exact..
Your gift empowers our students, faculty, staff, and fellow alumni to become the best leaders, researchers, innovators, and change agents they can be. Make a gift in honor of your class reunion today!
1958 - What a year to remember!
President & VP: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon
Popular Films: Vertigo, The Fly, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Long, Hot Summer, King Creole, Touch of Evil, The Big Country, Elevator to the Gallows, Thunder Road
Cost of: Gas ($0.30), Bread ($0.19), Milk ($1.01), Car ($2,200), House ($18,000)
Average Income: $5,100
US Population: 174,153,000
Popular Songs: “Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)” by Domenico Modugno, “All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette” by Everly Brothers, “Don’t / I Beg Of You” by Elvis Presley, “Witch Doctor” by David Seville, “Patricia” by Perez Prado
Popular TV Shows: “Gunsmoke”, “Wagon Train”, “Have Gun – Will Travel”, “The Rifleman”, “The Danny Thomas Show”, “Maverick”
Baby Names: Mary, Susan, Linda, Karen, Patricia, Michael, David, James, Robert, John
Sports: The Baltimore Colts were the Super Bowl champs, the New York Yankees won the World Series, and the Montreal Canadiens clinched the Stanley Cup
Other Notable Events:British designer Gerald Holton created the peace symbol in February, Bobby Fischer won the United States Chess Championship at the age of 14, the Broadway musical “My Fair Lady” opened in London, starring Rex Harrison as Professor Higgins and Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle, the first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, successfully crossed under the North Pole.
Got Questions?
We’ve got answers. We want to make attending Alumni Weekend 2023, April 14 - 16 as easy as possible. Let us know if you have any questions. Send an email to reunion@jhu.edu or call 410-516-5185.
