l UOEN1 AFFAIRS J1 Panorama Drive rsll ld CA 93305 1964 Raconteur This is your book, your story- it covers a span of time in your life which is small but a scope which is large. It is the story of Bakersfield College. A Raconteur is a French storyteller, and indeed your Raconteur is telling a very important story. A story about an important port of your life. Within its covers lie your hopes and dreams, your successes and failures. Your life is but in the molding here, you are being prepared for the complicated world which you will enter when you leave Bakersfield College. A life which will be complex, a world of science and technology which will make your hectic days here seem like a moment of brief rest. You will look bock upon your years here and see the preparation that took place, how your classes and teachers used science for your enrichment. Whether you majored in the Humanities or Physics, art or mechanics your preparation has been scientific, as our world is scientific. This then is a capsule summary of that preparation. A montague look at your life here. Your preparation has been fast and effcient, brief and complete. Whether you transfer to another institution of preparation or go into the world directly, you will fall back on your education here. The life of science, and the science of life- this is the story of Bakersfield College, and this is that story. Published by Associated Students Bakersfield College Bakersfield, California 9 Administration and Faculty 11 President As I reflect on your theme regarding science and ing men to live in outer space. life, may I first congratulate each of you for mak­ Closely coupled to our expanding scientific ing this, our fifieth anniversary year, o truly knowledge is o surging interest in philosophy and memorable one. the arts. Throughout the year we hove seen and During these fifty years we hove seen the knowl­ heard many fine examples of creative expression, edge of our physical world multiplied many times both by our students and by guests on our campus. through scientific study. This knowledge is growing To you who will be leaving Bakersfield College and changing more drastically today than in any this year and to you who will be returning next fall, other period of history as we investigate the smal­ let us each work to stimulate and extend ourselves lest unit ever known to man and learn to control toward developing truly creative minds, capable the greatest force. of understanding, appreciating and contributing As our scientific study is translated into tech­ to the scientific, technological, and artistic ad­ nology, we ore exploring outer space with orbital vancements in the world of today and of tomorrow. flights, sending man circling the globe in seconds and returning him to earth in o precise area, glibly Edward Simonsen talking about landing men on the moon, and train- President 12 Vice-President The very fact that st udents ore in college indicates a genuine concern for the future. It also indicates a willingness to accept and achieve change. Future developments with­ in t he preview of college students hove never been more intriguing. College students con be assured that history and the other social sciences, literature, and the arts will continue to be concerned with exom1nmg human values. Surely, science with all its ramifications will be increasingly involved with these some values. There is increasing evidence that Burns L. Finlinson the thoughtful minds of the future will be more dedicated to analyzing the course of human betterment. I trust that all t hose who ore and who will become port of Bakersfield Col­ lege will read the post with under­ standing, envision the future with on imaginative mind, and act deliber­ ately and wisely as individuals to im­ prove mankind's fortunes. SEATED, left to right: Willard C. Myers, Donald E. RYggenberg. STANDING: M. G lenn BYitman, elerk; Albert S. GoYid, president; Mark Raney. The Boord of Trustees of the Kern Junior College District has effectively charted o new course leading to expansion and the assuming of new responsibilities. A smooth transition from a district encompassing one high school district to one composed of six has been accomplished. Increased enroll­ Board of Trustees ments, new services, new demands, o more cosmopolitan student body, and a more stable financial bose will surely follow these extensions of the old boundaries. We applaud the dedicated citizens who so freely give their time and talents to this enterprise of higher education in Kern County. It is not by chance that the staff program and facilities of Bakersfield Col­ THERON l. McCUEN, Secretary of Board of TrYstees and District Superintendent. lege ore noted for excellence. For ranging vision and the courage to stand for what is best in education hove paid handsome dividends. Not the least of these is a stim­ ulated, interested, motivated and apprecia­ tive student body. John Collins Margaret Levinson H. Parley Kilburn Dean of Students Dean of Instruction Dean of Evening Division These ore the brightest stars in the galaxy the catalyst of the reaction .. the power of x the unknown ... Deans They ore " those who get things done" the power that seems to run a perpetual motion machine They ore the Deans Omar Scheidt William Heffernan Richard Harkins Dean of China Lake Division Dean of Admissions and Records Assistant Dean of Evening Division Directors Robert Clark Director of Special Services A Director is a special kind of person he has to be firm yet not unyielding be tolerant yet patient His mind must comprehend many things at the same time, yet understand them dl He must be able to sort and store information be sure of facts and how to use them Bakersfield College has such men They guide the school with a steady hand they listen to student and teacher alike It is upon them that all blame falls and only a little of the praise I Bakersfield College has good reason to be proud of these vital men 1 Ronald McMasters these doers Director of Student Activities this power source the Directors l j Gil Bishop Director of Athletics Orral S. luke Richard Jane• Director of Guidance and Te•ting Director of Campu• Residence RONALD McMASTERS GWENNA MORTENSEN ANN DON CARLOS RODNEY WESSMAN An important facet of education ot Bak­ ersfield College is student counseling. Four­ teen members of the faculty ore employed to aid in the success of this program. ROBB WALT The range of Counselors' duties include discussing counselee's personal problems, WINIFRED BATIY arranging st udent schedules, and helping sophomores prepare for graduation. They also aid the undecided student in deter­ ming where to transfer and in planning vo­ cational goals. In addit ion to regular duties, Counselors teach, serve on faculty committees, and speak before school and civic groups. HARRIET SHELDQN WAYNE CULVER LEONARD McKAIG Counselors WALTER McCLANAHAN KENNETH FAHSBENDER PAUL FREED RICHARD JONES 17 RECORDS OFFICE-FIRST ROW, left to right: CAROLYN Left to right: JOSEPHINE AGUIRRE AND LORRAINE AN· LUCAS, MILDRED PAINTER, PEGGY BARTHE, JOYANN OERSON. secretary to OR. SIMONSEN. FRAZER. SECOND ROW: NANCY PANNBACKER. LIZ HOLLAND. KAY MILLER. MARIE WINTER MARY McCREE Answering telephones, setting appointments, re­ laying messages, tracking down students, running errands, taking dictation, mimeographing material, filing, organizing, and just general housekeeping ore tasks of the forty-one secretaries of Bakers­ field College. In some departments there is student help. This gives the student on opportunity t o see behind the scenes. Each deportment has a secretory who does vari­ ous jobs for the deportment. She is secretory for not just one person but for many. Left to right: NANCY SEARS, LILY MISONO, JIMMIE PAULK BARBARA GRAFFMAN, VELLA THOMEN ~I SARA GOODIN AND GRETCHEN BRIGGS CYRILLA ROTHSTEIN HELEN MacDONALD PATRICIA THORP BARBARA HARRELL DEETA WALSH AND CHARLIE MAE LITTLEJOHN School Nufle Librarian• Special Services Campus life. be it the existence of the Library Stoff scholar or the Campus Center major, would hove been intolerable were it not for the additional services provided to the student by the college. All of the BC students were in need of the aids and resources offered by the Spe­ cial Services during a good port of their stay on the BC campus. The Library and Audio-visual aids, the Bookstore, the Nurse's office, the Business Audio-vi•uo l aid• office, the Placement Bureau, and the of­ fice of the campus clinical psychologist were all the administrations' aids for the students and faculty alike. Lighting Technician Placement Bureau Clinical P•ychalagilt Book.tore Campus Center Coordinator Bu•inelS Business Department Allen Berardi Instructors in the Business Deport­ ment teach the science of life from economic theory to office skills. The students learn knowledge t hat will help them in their most productive years. Robert Crawford Wylie Jones Deportment Chairman (Sabbatical leave) Spring Earl Dunstan Joan Franklin Milton Woken Rodney Wessman Richard Tigner Mary Sweeney Lucille Parmenter Humanities Division Dole Brooks I Robert Chapman Frank Wattron Division Chairman Henry Horwege Phyllis Dabbs Joseph Huszti Kenneth Fahsbender Richard Jones Paul Gordon Eva Lefevre The Humanities Division offers the Bakersfield College student courses that broaden the scope of his life and develop his potential in the depart­ ments of art, philosophy, drama, language, music, Calvin Mueller and literature. The study of the concepts and goals of the Humanities is intended to foster a spirit of free in­ quiry and initiative in the individual student. Leonard McKaig Dalene Osterkamp Clayton Rippey Richard Ruiz Robert Poe / .. Helena Salaverria Adelaide Schafer Susan Stockbridge Norman Thomas Anne Wildman Jacqueline Appel Lowell Dabbs Mary Elizabeth Graff Hulon Willis Department Chairman Richard Harkins English Department To live a full and vital life the college student must communicate.