Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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HIGHLIGHTS ON SIDELINES continued Lawrence Spirigarn- a Solitary Walk and at piece of prose One such teacher is Irwin Porges. Versatile and creative. Porges is a musician, a com- poser and a published author as well. He is a man who knows the problems of the aspiring writer and as a teacher in Valley's English department, draws on his own experience to answer student questions fully and frankly. He is a man who takes time, time to be friendly, time to listen, time to help. Irwin Porges is also a man who makes time. Turning out articles and books after his day's work's done, Porges uses eve- nings, weekends and holidays to meet dead- lines established by a New York agent. His second book, S.O.S.-Great Sea Dis- asterst' will make its spring appearance in a paper back edition, published by Monarch of New York. True sea stories, dramatized and recreated, S.O.S.-Great Sea Disasters followed a 1961 publication by Chelton of New York, t'Many Brave Hearts. A hard cover edition, Many Brave Hearts is a standard work found in the library. Another teacher with books in the college library is Lawrence Spingarn. Easy going, likeable, Spingarn teaches in the English de- partment and is a published poet besides. When not at the college, he may be found enjoying a solitary walk in the country or canyon. Or, perhaps more to his enjoyment, he may be found in his den, writing. Spingarn first began writing poetry when a boy of 12, and in 1947 Roccoco Summer was published by Dutton in New York. In 1951 William Heinemann, Ltd., of London, published The Lost River: Poems. Letters from Exile: Poems was brought out in 1961 by Longman, Green and Co. Ltd.. London and New York. . I haven't written much poetry for a couple of years now, he says. This doesn't mean he hasn't been writing, for he has. Hav- ing completed a collection of short stories, there's more prose to come. W ' 4. -a 'X ' ,A 53, gi ai. 5,- X 2 E KXILRASAFS1. Ez A it aaa -1 41 X 'N ef, . N., . .55 2 .. x ip. ., ' 2 Lawrence Spingurn reminisces with Valley students on his invitation to England to read excerptS from his latest book

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Highlights on sidelines A published author, a Creative composer Teacher, teacher, tell me true, when you're not teaching, what do you do? What do Valley teachers do when they're not teaching? Do they take pictures? Peek into micro- scopes? Raise flowers? Hunt fossils? Do they paint or perform? Or do they read? Or write? Variety in the writing field is the specialty of Irwin Porges, English instructor, the Mitch Miller of prose. No one answer is the whole answer at Valley College because here teachers might do any one or all of these things. Take writing, for example. Many teachers write. Songs, stories, articles, plays, papers, poetry, prose-even books, And those who write books are often better teachers because of it.

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Attractive biochemist and author Lois Bergquist Miss Lois Bergquisf, biology and physiology instructor, finds academic stimulation in combining research and teaching. Miss Lois Bergquist is a Writer too. Her Writing is the result of off-campus activities, activities that make her a better teacher. Easily mistaken for a Valley college stu- dent, Miss Bergquist has been Working for the past three years in the field of bio-chem- istry. I like to combine teaching and research, said Miss Bergquist. I find myself in that unique position at last, she said. Miss Bergquist was referring to her re- search appointment at the California College of Medicine. With the title of visiting assist- ant professor, Miss Bergquist does much of her research in the lab at the Los Angeles County General Hospital. Lipo' proteins and cholesterol have held special interest for her. In addition to her teaching at Valley, she has Written several papers in the bio-chemistry field, most of which have revolved around lipids and methodology in the laboratory for analysis oflipids. At California Hospital Miss Bergquist works with Dr. Ronald Searcy and in the course of their research they co-authored Bio-chemistry of Lipo Proteins in Health and Diseasef' which was published by Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Ill. Of her participation in this Work, Miss Bergquist said, It's extremely stimulating academically to participate in research. The interest and enthusiasm Miss Berg- quist feels for her work is reflected in the interest and enthusiasm students feel for the classes in biology and physiology taught by Miss Bergquist.