Category Archives: Education

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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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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