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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INTELLECTUAL LURE continued Athenaeum speakers draw good crowds Distinguished guests continued to invade Valley's asphalt jungle With the arrival of Congressman James C. Corman of the 22nd district and the ensuing Councilman Lemoine Blan- chard, chairman of the Public Works Committee in the Los Angeles City Council. The 1960 contest for the seat in Congress was taken over by Corman Who edged Blanchard in a close race. At present, Corman is a member of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics. Blanchard Was the only non-incumbent elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 1959. He was a founding member and president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the age of 24. Why should we talk from Weak- ness instead of strength? That Was the question posed by Congressman Edgar W. Heistand, Republican from the 21st district, an advocate of a strong national defense. Hiestand ranged his material toward all types of currently invoked disputes. Communism, students and ideas, politics and newspapers were woven into his allotted time. A talkative year, this one at Valley College. Too, these were but a few VIP's to arouse campus interest. They exemplify what the old adage at- tempts to say: We're never left holding the bag- when it comes to further enriching college minds in an already enriched Valley College. Dr. Martin Luther King, Crusader for civil rights and leader of many Southern boycotts and sit-ins, spoke on the future of integration. King, revealed by a Gallup poll as one of the world's most admired religious leaders, drew a large turnout. Councilman Lemoine Blanchard lRightl spoke under the supervision of the Independent Party. President ofthe Junior Chamber of Commerce at 24, Blanchard won his present council position in 1959. l' ,N f 1 U