Bakersfield College - Raconteur Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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12 11H 1:11111111 Dr. Edward Simonsen :11; 111 As the fiftieth year of Bakersfield College Closes and you are caught X the whirl of 1111011 examinations, Baccalaureate, the Sopho- more Honor Brunch, Commencement and the many social activities, yo11 Ihqy reflect with pride and satisfaction on the college, its fine eputCItlon and its significant accomplishments. Many of the events of this remarkable year have paid tribute to , fifty ye rs of service to this community by Bokersfie1c1 College and 1 have odded to its stature. Memorab1e among these were the colorful ' Homecoming which was highlighted by the visit of Miss Grace Bird ,- and Dr.Bc11ph Prator, the two presidents who served from 1921 to 1958, the series of concerts and lectures brought by' 'BC Presents, the art 1 1 onvocotion, the student body plays, the Renegade Bond and Choir concerts, and the dedication of the new Mathematics Science -- Building and planetarium. 1 Wht1e these have been the colorful public occasions which en- and are cm integrod port of a full college life, the essence of achmplishments during this year lies in the understanding and knowledge that each of you has gained through contact with instruc- tors. With the 1ibrorry, with textbooks, with 1e1low students, and with the stimulating atmosphere of c: college campus. From the first thirteen students who attended 1 Bakersfield Colleggw , . 1e 1111373ij : 1 we knOW that your accemphshmen t A M reputatlon of Bakersfie C : 1 ' 111 1111;111:1111 , -- 11 , mmnmn 1111:1111

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Faculty and Administration Change yields to change in fifty yearse buildings, techniques, courses, faces- but the essence of CI college remains: the classroom and the teacher and the student. In the classroom the smell of chalk and fresh mimeo ink, of raccoon collars and perfume, the low cough, the nervous titter during c1 test, the hearty laugh, pen scratch and the tick of clock, scrawl on the board, the sun through slanted vents, the Flage all the familiar and the everyday here for all, C: world of ideas. From high school teachers part time to 153 full-time college instructors With eighteen Ph.DXse filling the boards with yellow formulate, the test tube With acid and base, ovens With pottery and bottle With formaldehyde plus a frog, the false sky With constellations and purpled ditto With poetry, and all the minds With thought. And if the pupil hears over the stomach's growl at 12: 18, sees beyond the feet Of the lass who fidgets in the front row seat, thinks beyond the eager anticipation of spring vacation, and ignores the tension knarls, recalls the printed page of late night hours and quick last-minute glance at penciled notes, in the moments of examination a new light dawns, cm eye is opened, CI friend is made, and the pupil becomes Ct student.

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