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2-l-Ctntwl 2-l-lurtonk M-KUrtti M-WtM Von Nuys 1f71 Valley State College Experiences Tremendous Growth Both Physically, Academically in 12th Year of Existence Enrollment Total Rises to Plan Construction In 1970, its 12th year as an i institution in the California State College system, San Fernando Valley State College again experienced tremendous growth, oth phvsicallv and academical- iy." Enrollment increased to a total of 22,380 students in the fall semester. In the previous spring semester. 20,549 were enrolled. And the summer session en- 11 ent increased bv over 1969. The college was reac- credited late last spring lor a five-year period by DR.

JAMES CLEARY Valley State President the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the State Board of Education. A editation means that the college has met stringent standards in breadth of curriculum, qualified faculty and adequate support services such as library and other facilities, to adequately prepare students for their academic or professional goals. Though no new construction took place on the campus in 1970, repairs and restoration of the fifth floor of the Administration Building damaged by a serious fire in December, 1968, were completed. In addition, the Legislature approved funds for the first phase of a new library building. Construction is expected to begin in the spring.

Classes Disrupted While the Northridge did not escape the wave of student protest that swept the nation in spring of 1970 follow- ring the Kent State University killings and the U.S. involvement in Cambodia, student demonstrations. were relatively orderly at Valley State." A few classes were reportedly disrupted in the tense days before Gov. a Id Reagan closed down all the state college and university campuses for a "cooling off period, but there were no major problems. Serious Dispute There was wide student participation in a boycott of the college cafeteria that was initiated by a militant.

Chicano group in the last month of 3970. but the entire episode was peaceful and ended on -Jan. 7 of this year when the director? of the San Fernando Valley Stale College Foundation voter? to go along with student demands by purchasing only lettuce picked by the United Farm Workers Organizing Committrc for consumption in tht- cafeteria, The year another serious dispute be- stixk-rsts and th'- i a 3 ishment" but. again. it was entirely free of violence and disruptive Trcc-r prudent Kd Xu- the student govern- I ment took Dr.

James Cleary, college president, to court over his refusal to allow the Associated Student Senate to redesign the current student budget. Reach Compromise There was bitterness in the deadlock, especially over Dr. deary's freezing of certain student funds, a freeze that was to stay in effect until the dispute was settled. The original court action taken by students a uccessful, but a ement was finally reached-on a compromise in December, ending a six- month squabble. While legal action regarding the current budget has been dropped, student government leaders say they will pursue further court action to get a decision on who has ultimate authority over exp i of student funds: the college president or the elected student representatives in the AS Senate.

Reduce Budget The major item in the resolution of the was student agreement to give the athletic department a $92,500 budget, the figure Dr. Cleary insisted was an absolute minimum Several changes in the lege's administrative ranks occurred during the year. Dr. Harold F. Spencer, vice president for admin- i a i a fairs, announced his resignation from that post effective Sept.

1, 1971. He will return to the classroom as a professor of biology at the college. Dr. Stanley Ross was named new dean of the School of Letters and Scie eplacing acting Dean Dr. Malcolm 0.

Sillars. who returned to full- time teaching. Appointed Dean A new dean of the School of Fine Arts and Professional Studies was appointed to succeed acting Dean Dr. George Holland. He is Dr.

Earl Wallis, professor of physical education and formerly associate dean of that school. Dr. Harry Finestone, professor of English, was appointed acting dean of academic administration, assuming the post formerly held by Dr. Howard A. Fleming.

Dr. Fleming had requested a return to full- time teaching in the history department. The student personnel division added 19 members to its staff in the fall. Included are James Manos as associate dean of students. Dr.

David Bell as associate dean of students in charge of student activities and international programs and Ha 1 Byrd, director of judicial affairs. New faculty members at Valley State" totaled 150 during 1970, The college now has more than 1200 full and part-lime faculty and a rxmteaching staff of ooo. The School of Letters and Science added 73 new faculty, while the School of Fine Arts and Professional Studies listed 39. The School of Education increased faculty -by 23: the School of Business Administration and Economics, added 37 and the 1 of Engineering added one new faculty member. KIccted to Xovember, the ap- poi7itmen1 of Jess rnruh.

former Six-wki-r of the i i a and part-time politi- i-cience instructor was made. He begins his new assignment in February. Dr. Donald Cameron, tfn of the speech AERIAL view, looking northeast, shows sprawling of San Fernando Valley State College campus. Buildings shown in -photo are: (1) Speech- Drama, (2) Music.

(3) Fine Arts, (4) Library, (5) Cafeteria and Bookstore, (6) Science, (7) Sierra Hall. south; (S) Sierra Hall, north: faculty office Tow- er. (10) Administration Building. (11) Engineering. (12) Physical Education, (13) Bungalow area, (14) faculty offices.

Not shown in photo is recently completed student, residence hall north of campus. Construction is planned to begin this spring oh- new 85.000,000 Library. department, was elected president of the General Faculty for the academic year "ending June. 1971. His responsibilities include presiding over the Faculty Senate, the major policy-making body on the campus.

Other persons at Valley State were elected to various academic and administrative positions during 1970. Gary Wartik, administrative assistant to college i Dr. James Cleary, -was elected president of the Valley State A i Association as well as secretary-treasurer of the Council of Calif i a a College Alumni Associations. He was graduated from Valley State in 1966 and served-as Associated Students president while an undergraduate. Chosen President Dr.

John Stafford, professor of English, was app i Pacific Coast chairman of a committee organized by the Modern Language Association to revise and update a literature anthology entitled "American Literary Manuscripts." which was origi- nally'published in 1960. Dr. Willard M. Edwards, dean of Educational Services and Summer Session at the college, was chosen president of the National Association of Summer Session Administrators early in the year. In the area of new academic programs.

Valley State's religious studies program received departmental status early in the fall, after a two-year trial period. Offer Program The department, one of the fastest growing at the college now has seven full- time faculty members and five major areas of study which include religion and culture, ethics, eastern religious thought western i i thought and Bible studies. The health science department began offering a new program in health statistic? as an option in the master's degree program. Federal, state and foundation grant? for research and new programs at the college totalled -SoH. in 11'7't.

In addition, student-- iv ed scholarships, loans and other forms of fi a i a aid in th" a of Yl'iJS Kducational Opportunity Program students. dent scholarships originated from such di- verse groups as the Parent-Teachers Association, the San Fernando Valley. A ters Association, and the State and Federal governments. Give Grants I i utional grants ranged from 8209,000 to the Trainers of Teacher Trainers program to a $600 grant for study of "Roles of Women in Contemporary Society: An Assessment of Current Attitudes." As other examples, Dr. Linda Fidell Woodland Hills and Dr.

Wayne Harris of Northridge, both assistant professors of psychology at Valley State, were awarded a research grant of 816,273 by the Na-- tional Institute of Mental Health in March to study the relationship of stress to alcohol consumption. A $8700 grant to assist in the training of four students as teachers' of the mentally retarded was awarded to Dr. Kenneth Armstrong of Palmdale, associate professor of special education and rehabi- 1 i a ion. The one-year grant is from the U.S. Office of Education.

Excel in Programs Valley State continued to excel in the area of programs for the deaf, with several projects continuing in various facets of rehabilitation education of the deaf. Scholarships and grant? were awarded to more tnaki 40 students to aid them in preparing to work with deaf handicapped children and adults. In January, a 30-week Leadership Training Program in the Area of the Deaf began. The program. the only one of its kind in the world, provides advanced training to person? wo; 'ring in rehabilitation of the deaf.

Sponsor Service In June and July. Project DAWN brought rieaf community leaders to Valley State and gave them an orientation education pro.sram for (leaf adults. A major community service sponsored by Valley State is the evergrowing F.xtenion Program. During 1970. more than 100 -onrsr-s were offered at 2.

lix-ations within the col- k-iK-'s service area, with Tlyssi-s S. Grant Hish School in Vii7i Xiiys, LOCK- hec3 Training Center ir. Park School anfl Antelope Valley College the sitrs of the largest numbe-r. Once again, the foreign language department offered several programs highlighting the customs, music and literature of various nations. They included a "Festival of Italian Culture" during which Jimmy Durante presented a scholarship to a promising student of the Italian language.

In another sendee to the community, members of the faculty and administration spoke to more a 2 0 0 community groups on various facets of activities, programs and curriculum at the college. The college maintains a Speakers Bureau through which this service is coordinated. Many students at Valley State won awards for academic achievement during the 1969-70 year. Mrs. Audrey Perriit, a recreation major, was selected the recipient of a S350 scholarship awarded by the California Park and Recreation Society.

hree Parent-Teacher Association Scholarships for -5200 were awarded to students in the department of special and rehabilitative a i a ara Rittenberg of Northridge. Sheila Schultz of North Hollywood and Al Bond of Reseda were the recipients of the awards. Continue Studies The Matador Masonic at Valley State awarded Edward Cleveland Jones Jr. of Granada Hills.a junior history major, a Sl-50 grant Martha Hartwell. a se- jiior history major who graduated in June and has continued her graduate studies at Valley State, was the recipient of a S100 award from the same group.

Frank del Arno. a graduate of Valley State journalism's department received the Wolfson Scholar Award and a check for S2-50 during June commencement ceremonies as recognition for maintaining a grade point average while making a variety of contributions to the college through hi? extracurricular activities. Won Contest In the "Artists of the Future" contest, spon- sort-d by the Los Angeles P.urani of Music in May. three students of the music department raptured all but one of the lop for cash awards. KoH-rt Swed2erj.

a nior bass-baritone from Panorama City, won firs: place in the men's divi- ion, while freshman Roger Patterson, a tenor from Xorthridge, placed second. Soprano Deborah Shulman, a junior from. Reseda, received the award for second place in the women's division. Delbert L. Porter, a junior from Los Angeles, was awarded a scholarship grant for the fall 1970 semester by the Negro Journalism Scholarship Fund of Newspaper- Publishers Association Foundation.

Given Award A $25,000 fellowship to pursue doctoral studies at the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania was awarded to Valley State graduate William Palgutt of Sirni. Robert L. Guerra of Los Angeles was chosen as the 1970 recipient of the Jenn i 11 en Ferguson Memorial Award, which is presented in honor of the professor who began Valley State's speech department in 1956. i y-eight Valley State staff members received pins in recognition of their years of service to the college in ceremonies held in June. Teachers Honored Among those receiving pins were Dr.

Delmar Oviatt, director of special projects, and Robert Williams, associate dean of relations with schools, who received 20-year pins. (Their prior service at Cal State Los Angeles was included.) Five Valley State pro- received" "Dist i i Teaching Awards'" for the academic year. The award is voted by the college's graduating students and fellow faculty members. The five, each of whom received a S-500 honorarium with the award. were Dr.

Helen Lodge of Reseda, professor of education: Dr. Dalmas Nelson of Xorthridge. associate professor of political science: Dr. Roy Olson of Granada Hills, associate professor of physics: Dr. James Sefton of Northridge.

associate professor of history: and Dr. Clarence Wiggins of Northridge. professor of music. Edits Anthology Despite their teaching duties, a number of faculty members found time to publish books. I W.

Lid of Hills, chairman of the English department at Valley State, edited anthology of coniempo rarv American essays and poems entitled "Grooving the Symbol." Dr. Lowell G. Xoonan of Canoga Park, professor of 1 i ical science, published an account of contemporary French Government entitled "France: The Politics of Continuity in Change." Publish Book een American election campaigns are analyzed in a volume written by Walter Anderson of Los Angeles, an instructor of political science at Valley State. The book is entitled "Campaigns: Cases in Political Conflict." He also edited an anthology, "Politics and Environment: A a e-r in Ecological Crisis." Dr. Vern Bullough, professor of history at Valley State, published two books last year, "The Causes of the Scientific Revolution-" and "New Directions in Nursing," which, was coauthored by his wife Bonnie.

The San Fernando Valley State College Foundation published "The Black Experience in the United States," compiled by Dennis C. Bakewell of the library staff. The book is a bibliography based on the collection of Afro-American works in the college library. Receive Honors Clio Press published Dr. Fred Hollers book "The Reference Literature of Political Science." Dr.

Holler is a reference librarian of the Valley State library." In academic achievement, President James Cleary announced that 92 students obtained 4.00 (A) grade point average during the fall 1969-'70 semester and were named to the a List for outstanding academic accomplishment. Also named to the Dean's List were. 6-51 students who achieved a 3.5-3.9 grade point averages during the fall semester. A total of 2934 students received bachelor's degrees from the college in 1970. In addition, 531 mast were awarded 235 by the School of Education, 164 by the School of Letters and Science, 20 by the School of Engineering, 54 by the School of Fine Arts and Professional Studies and 58 by the School of Business Administration and Economics.

Granted Doctorates Among the Valley State College faculty members who received doctorates during the year were Marjorie Weinzweig of Santa Monica, assistant professor of philosophy; John J. Broesamle of Canoga Park, assistant professor of history; Charles M. Good of Northridge, assistant professor of religious studies: Emanual Shipow of Tarzana. assistant professor of drama; and Michael Bernstein of Northridge, associate professor of accounting. Also receiving doctorates were James Bennett of Granada Hills, associate dean of the School of Business Administration and Economics: Kenneth H.

Baldwin Jr. of Nortbridge. assistant professor of English: Anthony ML Alcocer of South Pasadena, assistant professor of health science: and Robert G. Noreen of Encino. assistant professor of English.

Sponsor Activities During the past year Valley State sponsored many community-related activities, ranging from teacher training programs to drug symposiums. In January. Trainers o' Teacher Trainers (TTT) held an open house for community teachers and parents which emphasized new ideas in instruction, teacher preparation and classroom technique. During i Week rn February. Valley State's of Engineering sponsored a series of seminars planned to acquaint community organization? with re-cent developments in engineering Technology.

Among the displays at the open house was a nal- ural gas-powered truck and other devices and systems designed to cope with environmental pollution. In April, "What About Tomorrow What About Today?" a symposium on drugs, was sponsored by the Valley State Alumni Association. The keynote address was given by Sen. John Tunney, and the luncheon speaker was Los Angeles Chief of Police Edward Davis. Institute Help Environmental Awareness Week was held at Valley State during April in conjunction with the nationally observed Environmental Teach-In Day on April 22.

The eleventh annual High School Leadrship Institute was also held during April, cosponsored by- Valley State and the Kiwanis Clubs of the San Fernando Valley. -from 35 schools attended the institute which presented 'the Hon. John L. Cole, judge of the Superior Court, as the keynote speaker and college President James Cleary as the featured speaker at the institute's luncheon. Provide Counseling The student-sponsored' i Activity Week in Majr featured dialogue titled "USA vs.

Indochina: Are We "Guilty of Genocide?" program providing counseling for students from elementary school through high school continued at Valley State' during the year. The service, sponsored by the college's counseling center and the depart. of psychological foundations in School of Education, is offered free of charge. Valley State has had some successful years athletically, but few have, been as impressive as 1970. Named to Team The year started off with two of the five All-: California Collegiate.

Athletic Association basketball players hailing from' Valley State. Both Emerson Carr and Jerry Joseph were named to the all-league team, while Carr did everyone one better by earning a berth on the District 6, and 8 All-American team. To finish up the spring; semester, Pete Accardy and his Matador swim squad won their first conference title, while Bob Hiegert's baseball Mata-, dors went all way to. win the NCAA college-dV vision championship. Signed to Contract This marked the fifth; national title for a Valley- State team in the last four- years and the first in major sport.

Lew Lerner. who "was the winningest pitcher for the Matadors, was named Ail-American for his ef-- while outfielder. Chuck Stone was named the Most Valuable Player in the national tournament. Valley State's football team suffered a losing season, but several Matadors received post season honors. The most notable was junior flanker Ted Covington who was named All-Coast The season brought another type of "honor" to a member of the football a i staff.

Leon a 1 in left the Xorthridge campus and its grid sfijuad for a berth on the coaching staff of the I Angeles Rams. A coaching change at Valley State resulted from the retirement of Dr. William Vincent, who guided VSC gymnasts to numerous stale and national titles, from active. coaching. He opted for a reUrrn to full-time leaching.

Jack Medina, who had attention as a gym-- nastics coach at Homestead High School Northern California, filled Dr. Vincent's place. VSPAPERI.