Long Beach State
Author | : Barbara Kingsley-Wilson |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2015-08-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781625851260 |
ISBN-13 | : 162585126X |
Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Download or read book Long Beach State written by Barbara Kingsley-Wilson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long Beach State grew up right along with the sprawling Southern California suburbs. Born in 1949, it swelled to accommodate the post-world war enthusiasm for education and land. The rapid expansion brought its share of growing pains. Students took classes in a cramped converted apartment with no books and playing ring-around-the-rosie for physical education. Money was scarce, and faculty at times feuded with the administration. But the new college's "let's put on a show" spirit produced a scrappiness that endures today. Read about the personalities that grew the college from Fred Bixby's bean fields into one of the largest universities in California.