Category Archives: Education

USC Fraternity Pledges Stealing Hotel Spittoons!

Posted on January 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Jan. 13, 1911: The population of Los Angeles is 319,198, The Times says. In our bustling city, USC fraternity pledges are caught stealing spittoons from hotels …  a post office official is accused of taking items … Continue reading →

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Never Seen Again — Update

Posted on December 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

        I recently heard from relatives of Dr. George Ripley Fuller, who was the subject of a Paul Coates column in July 2007 and a follow-up post a few days later. Fuller’s story was one of several … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 28, 1960

Posted on November 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 28, 1960: Are American children lagging behind their Soviet counterparts? Matt Weinstock (who admits he was lousy in geometry) doesn’t think it’s so important.  “I thought it was a ridiculous waste of time, effort and money … Continue reading →

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Kennedy Visits L.A.!

Posted on November 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Photograph by Jack Gaunt / Los Angeles Times         Photograph by Art Rogers / Los Angeles Times   Nov. 1, 1960: Chris Morales, a regular Daily Mirror reader, asked if I could find any … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Aug. 12, 1960

Posted on August 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 12, 1960: Paul Coates examines the implications of a Columbia University professor’s demand to be paid for translating a letter written in Uzbeki. Also on the jump, a column by Carter Barber on a Navy inquiry into the … Continue reading →

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Single Mother Attempts Suicide

Posted on June 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 16, 1910: I was struck by the contrast between the photo of women graduating from Occidental and the pitiful story of a single mother with two little children who was down to her last $7 [$159.17 USD 2009] … Continue reading →

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On the Frontiers of Education

Posted on June 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 9, 1910: Officials dedicate Pasadena Hall, the first building constructed at Throop Polytechnic Institute.  “The new Throop is designed to become one of the great engineering schools of the United States,” The Times says. The hall, which was … Continue reading →

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On the Frontiers of Medicine, 1910

Posted on June 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Anne Blanche in “Freckles” at the Los Angeles Theater.  June 6, 1910: Exhibit 1 in the argument that the past was not a kinder, simpler time is Abraham Flexner’s book “Medical Education in the United States and Canada.” The Times … Continue reading →

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UCLA Marks 1969 Black Panther Killings

Posted on May 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Devon McReynolds, who interned with the Daily Mirror last year, sends an update about plans to unveil a plaque at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at UCLA’s Campbell Hall in memory of Black Panther members John Huggins and Alprentice Carter, … Continue reading →

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Man Gets 20 Days for Hitting Physicist Edward Teller With Pie

Posted on May 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 24, 1980: Jerry Rubin (no, not the Chicago 7 Jerry Rubin) gets 20 days in jail for hitting Edward Teller in the face with a cream pie during a UCLA lecture. On the jump, the Soaps column by the … Continue reading →

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Riot by Valparaiso University Students Terrorizes Town

Posted on May 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Prices start at $1,750 [$39,792.93 USD 2009]. Van Ness Avenue and 5th Street, in Van Ness Avenue Square, via Google maps.   May 19, 1910: Hundreds of students at Valparaiso University rampage through the city, brawling with citizens armed … Continue reading →

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On the Frontiers of Education

Posted on May 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

I’ve been laughing about this all weekend and wanted to share it.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 2, 1960

Posted on May 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

    May 2, 1960: Let me cite you the case of Bertha H. Hangen, the Topanga elementary school teacher who is fighting dismissal on charges that she referred to individuals in her flock as “stupid,” “baby,” “messy looking” and, … Continue reading →

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Hazing Trial Exposes Sorority’s Initiation Rite

Posted on April 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 28, 1910: Rituals of the Alpha Alpha high school sorority, long before the invention of pregaming and beer pong.

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USC Can’t Compete With Pro Teams, President Says

Posted on April 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 3, 1960: The president of USC says his athletic program can't compete with the Rams and Dodgers. And in an era of declining attendance for Southern California college teams while the pros were thriving, Dr. Norman Topping said college … Continue reading →

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Voices – Jaime Escalante, 1930 – 2010

Posted on March 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

   July 21, 1983: Jaime Escalante once worked as a busboy at a Pasadena coffee shop because he didn’t speak English.

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Sophomore With 41-Inch Bust Too Distracting to Male Students, College Says

Posted on March 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 21, 1960: I passed this item to my friend Gwen Sharp, a writer for Sociological Images. Her post on our friend Sandy Cherniss has made it to Jezebel.

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Segregated Businesses May Be Legal, Eisenhower Says

Posted on March 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 17, 1960: On the jump, more about Cheryl Crane’s transfer to El Retiro School for Girls in the San Fernando Valley … President Eisenhower says it may be legal for private businesses to bar African Americans or any … Continue reading →

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Downtown Parking Ban to Ease Traffic

Posted on February 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

  To ease congested streets, Los Angeles will ban street parking from Figueroa to Los Angeles streets and 1st to 9th streets. Notice that Spring hasn’t been straightened out yet, another attempt to relieve traffic.    L.O. Keown  and his … Continue reading →

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Gardener Kills Principal, Commits Suicide After Setting Fire to School

Posted on February 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

"He is depressed and melancholy. He has illusions of persecution and that people are always working against him." Huntington Hall, 1790 Fremont Ave. Feb. 26, 1920: A gruesome story of insanity and murder at Huntington Hall, a girls’ school in … Continue reading →

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