Category Archives: Education

Coming Attractions – Angela Davis

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Sept. 24, 1969: The Times’ Ken Reich interviews Angela Davis, who was dismissed from UCLA for being a member of the Communist Party. A New Way of Life, a project that helps women inmates and their children reenter society, … Continue reading →

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Home-Schooler Goes to Jail

Posted on February 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times July 21, 1959: Dr. R. Bernard Finch escorts police and reporters in a tour of the crime scene in West Covina. Newsmen at the courtroom door peep through a crack to get … Continue reading →

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Finch Shows How He Cracked Wife’s Skull

Posted on February 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times Dr. R. Bernard Finch passes co-defendant Carole Tregoff while returning to his chair after a court recess. The State Board of Education clears a Van Nuys teacher who was charged with … Continue reading →

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Indian Leader Prefers Tribal Dances Over ‘Immoral Dances’ of Whites

Posted on January 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

“That Guiltiest Feeling,” by Clare Briggs. Jan. 26, 1920: "I would rather take part in the tribal dances of my people than the immoral dances of the white people today," Red Fox says. Jan. 26, 1920: A time capsule of … Continue reading →

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LSU Dean Held in Killing of Professor

Posted on January 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

Investigators say Julian A. Frank, 32, insured himself for a National Airlines flight that crashed Jan. 6, killing 34 people. Evidence suggests that Frank may have set off a bomb. Now this is interesting — someone deleted the name of … Continue reading →

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University of Denver Bans Powder Puffs

Posted on January 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 8, 1920: Sorry, ladies, no more powder puffs at the University of Denver. The dean of women says you’re wearing out the carpet in front of the mirror.

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L.A. Ready to Take to the Air

Posted on January 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

An aerial view of Los Angeles. The Times publishes photos of the aviation grounds and members of the aviation committee. "Each of the big aviators are made headliners each day and will contest for one prize or another daily. … Continue reading →

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University of Wisconsin Students Risk Insanity by Going Without Sleep!

Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 7, 1900: I think I just found my new favorite kicker, “An Idiotic Idea.” It’s almost as good as “Created Two-Headed Dog,” but not quite. What is it with the University of Wisconsin? The faculty bans flirting … … Continue reading →

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Christmas, 1919

Posted on December 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Harry Carr writes: “Christmas in New York this year is to all practical purposes a giant shell game. Modern civilization has never seen its parallel for vulgar, wild extravagance.” Dec. 25, 1919: John D. Rockefeller gives $100 million [$1.2 … Continue reading →

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November 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Education Race Ever since the Russians launched their first Sputnik there has been a furor in American education. It has been charged that students graduate from high school without a knowledge of fundamentals necessary in today’s society. It has … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Nov. 23, 1959

Posted on November 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Note: Standards have changed since Paul Coates used "wetback" in this column 50 years ago. Today, words like this are acceptable in The Times only if they appear in a quote and then, only after consultation with top editors. … Continue reading →

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Teacher Hospitalized After Undressing in Class

Posted on November 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 20, 1909: An unidentified woman, deranged over the death of her brother, is taken to a hospital after the school nurse finds her undressing in front of her class.

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School Board Sells Downtown Property

Posted on November 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Clare Briggs on the day after Halloween. Nov. 14, 1919: Here’s one of the problems of research – a story about the sale of Mercantile Place, which is so well known that the reporter doesn’t say where it is. June … Continue reading →

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University of Wisconsin Bans Flirting!

Posted on November 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

“Do you think that an American woman ever will be president?” ”That is the most extraordinary question that I have ever had put to me,” says Emmeline Pankhurst. History students in a class at Brown University cannot name … Continue reading →

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Love Was Just Chickenfeed

Posted on November 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Shoes on sale for $3.50 ($82.86 USD 2008). Nov. 2, 1909: A neighbor becomes infatuated with a young woman after borrowing chickenfeed from her. Eventually her stepfather complains to authorities … Abbie Sheehan, 17, is sent to the … Continue reading →

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Attorney General Rules Against Using Bibles in School

Posted on October 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Elgin watches are the timepieces of choice for job-seekers. Aug. 1, 1947: U.S. Webb dies at the age of 82. Oct. 30, 1909: California Atty. Gen. Ulysses S. Webb says: “When we force our citizens to pay for and … Continue reading →

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Editor Threatens Rival Newsman With a Gun

Posted on October 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 23, 1909: The editor of the Antelope Valley Gazette is cleared on charges of pulling a gun on the editor of the Antelope Valley Ledger. It’s a nasty dispute involving a woman with a horsewhip who has bad … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Take Series!

Posted on October 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1959: The Mirror celebrates the Dodgers’ victory! And NBC suspends Charles Van Doren. USC students protest new regulations imposed after the death of Richard Swanson during a fraternity hazing. Elvis says of being in the Army: "It … Continue reading →

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School Segregation

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 26, 1909: African American parents in Marshfield, Ore., don’t want their children to go to the separate school set up for blacks and Asians.