The Pembroke College class of 1962 conducted most of their education under Dean Nancy Duke Lewis who retired in 1961. Ultimately, they graduated under Brown University President Barnaby Keeney and Pembroke College Dean Rosemary Pierrel. During their senior year, the average cost of a new house was $12,500.00 and eggs cost 32 cents per dozen. The first American, John Glenn, orbited the Earth, Marilyn Monroe sang happy birthday to President John F. Kennedy, and Spider Man made his first comic book appearance.