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

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Question and answer period often more stimulating than speeches INTELLECTUAL LURE continued A change of pace took effect when Nobel Prize Winner, Dr. Willard Libby, professor of chemistry at UCLA. addressed a crowded Athe- naeum audience Nov. 21 in the Men's Gym on the subject Dating the Past. Past. A learned man, distinctive in ap- pearance, Dr. Libby spoke on the subject for which he received his honored prize, his discovery of Car- bon-14 dating, a process used to date pre-historic fossils. Congressman Edgar W. Hiestand came home to speak to Valley students this year. Hiestand represents the 2lst Congressional district in the House. His lecture was bent for the broad- minded science student. His hypo- thesis Was that your hair is 10 per cent more radio-active than your grandmothers and that scientists 5,000 years from now will be bother- ed in seeking to determine how old you are. Libbyls home was destroyed when the Bel Air fire erupted early in November. But one item had to be saved. It Was, no less - the Nobel Prize! UCLA's Dr. Willard Libby was one of the year's most widely discussed Athenaeum speakers, Describing his Nobel prize- winning Carbon l4 dating process, Libby showed how scientists can now accurately date fossils, where previous efforts had relied on a great deal of luck. itil

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A present member ofthe House Committee on Science and Astronautics, James C. Corman spoke during the activity hour lecture series. Corman, a Democrat, moved into Congress with the 1960 Kennedy victory. Dr. Ralph Richardson, part-time politician, pilot, UCLA English and speech professor tor 'I4 years, iunior college graduate, but most importantly, Board of Education president, spoke on the necessity of free discussion in college life. Here he chats with Dean Nena Royer after his talk. .Xi -'Q ff.- v.. .y 'vc-:uw ia-19Y'- '

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