California State University Long Beach - Prospector Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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ADMINISTRATORS DR. DAVID L. BRYANT Executive Dean I)R. J. WESLEY BRATTON Dean of Educational Services and Summer Session DR. ROBERT D. RHODES Dean of Instruction BERNARD R. CARMAN Business Manager DR. FRANCIS J. FLYNN Dean of Students DR. KARL A. RUSSELL Dean of Guidance DR. LOIS J. SWANSON Dean of Activities CLARENCE R. BERGLAND Admissions Officer 12

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PRESIDENT PETERSON Institutions like individuals pass through several stages of development. For some institutions this is a slow and tedious process. For others, the evolution is so rapid that there appear to Ik no discernible intervals between the various periods of growth. The great universities of Europe arc in a position to capitalize on a vast background of academic experience and tradition. The same is true with respect to many of our own great eastern and midwestern colleges and universities. When compared with Europe and the East, our California educational institutions are still in various stages of infancy. Fortunately, however, we have been able to capitalize on the academic evolution of our forerunners and hence our development has been more rapid, with the result that our western colleges and universities have already attained a position of leadership among the great institutions of the world. Long Beach, the youngest member of the large family of California state colleges, is no longer the smallest. Organizations and traditions have kept pace with our tremendous growth. We are proud of the pattern established by our student groups— they truly represent our pioneer spirit. Extra-curricular developments in the fields of athletics, music, drama, and publications have been encouraging. New academic programs have been added as rapidly as the demand would justify and as facilities could be made available. 'Fhe academic, personnel, and activity programs are in charge of a highly specialized staff, trained in the major colleges and universities of the country. The school year of 1956-57 will see completed the cafeteria and the administration and faculty office buildings, construc- tion started on a new music building, and additions made to the gymnasium, art, and science buildings. Preliminary plans are already complete for two additional classroom buildings, a faculty office building, and a new home economics unit. We recognize that our major rcs| onsibility is to meet the educational demands of this great metropolitan area and to this end, we will continue to apply our entire efforts. 11

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DIV. CHAIRMAN DR. GEORGE CERVENY Chairman—Division of Arts and Languages DR. WALLACE MOORE Chairman—Division of Education and Psychology DR. KENNETH JOHNSON Chairman—Division of Natural Science DR. JACK MONTGOMERY Chairman—Division of Physical Education MR. FREDERICK WOODBRIDGE Chairman—Division of Social Science 13