,gyigjeraP£3w»»M'Jt£ii.; wiiiiin; ii*(i [—>j - i*i'* mmmii\ i» iia^* MMwu-iti'M'yni i'wgiffiwg-1'ni^iWitirax •-^aa? is^^t'.s^'it, g. »^. 4 *»Ery*rri'::rr:|:T ..--"•acapii^-; Btrrfmrriin 2Bfh aiiiimisarflditioii CAUFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDQthE e SPECIASundiaL EDITION l FALL 1983 Thematurinr umversity: a 25-year story ''By THAIR PETERSON « Thirty year&ago, under orders from the state legislature, a group of state ^ politicians and educators began scouring the wide-open spaces of the San Fernando Valley to find a site for a state * college. It must have been difficult then to imagine a mature university serving nearly 30,000 students standing in this mainly agricultural region. With the appointment of Delmar^lT- • Oviatt as dean in September 1955, thc- coUege's first classes were held at the M initial site of San Fernando High School. About 800 students attended" evening courses taught by 10 professors. The planners' choice for a permanent site was a pumpkin patch in the ran­ ching community of Northridge. The infant school was the San Fernando Valley branch of Los Angeles State College of the Applied Arts, in the same way that UCLA had been the Southern Campus for UC Berkeley. ' Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on Jan. 4, 1956, and two weeks' later, construction began on^ 14 blue and brown bungalows that would be th^ temporary home for the new campus. Water and electricity were barely in­ stalled in time for the official dedication ceremonies Sept. 24, 1956, when the American flag and the California Bear were raised over the campus for the first time. By the start of the school's second semester, it had 1,748 students, a 20 percent increase over the fall's population. More than half were education majors, a pattern that would continue for the next several years. The school newspaper debuted on Registration Day, Feb. 1,1957. In place of the paper's name, there was a big question mark and a request for readers to give suggestions. The State Standard was tried, but by March had been discarded in favor of the State Sundial. The class of '57 liked sundials so much that it gave one to the school as its class gift, creating a landmark of sorts. The Sunburst, the school annual, also appeared that year. It contained few pictures of the campus' humble facilities. It chose instead to concentrate on the people and JbQundle^ op­ portunities at the school. "By July of 1958." it said, "we shall Please furn to page 2 2 / Founding HasCSUN Matadors faculty look changed stay small back at ._I=^ socially or with big early days results -- >— Page 10 — Page 20 ^ Page 30 Annlvarsary Sundial, Fall 1988 California PARKING/ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CLASSROOM-FACULTY HOUSE State University, SPECIAL PROGRAMS- COUNSELING , -^Northridge SPECIAL PROGRAMS- Legend EXPAN METER PARKIHG 16. SPECIAL PROGRAMS- CONTROL GATE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS HOUSE OWNED BY CSUN 17. SOJOURNER HOUSE . MOTORCYCLE PARKING 18. PljOaE<tT':%U|E ;. ,. DIALOGUE CENTER - - . 19. ANTHROPOLOGY CENTER-^ 20. PLANT DPERAttON ^ LANGUAGE. SPEECH AND 21. HOME MANAGEMENT HOUSE HEARING CENTER 22. RECREATION HOUSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT- 23. PLANT OPERATION CENTER 24. HALSTED ART ANNEX CHILDREN'S CENTER 25. ART GRADUATE HOUSE CHILDREN'S CENTER 26. PLANT OPERATION OFFICE MATADOR CREDIT "UNION - BUILDING "X" BIOLOGY HOUSE 27. BUILDING "T" PRE-SCHOOL . 28. BUILDINGS "S" AND "0" PRE-SCHQOL 2^.'BICYCLE COMPOUND PUBLIC SAFETY- 30. ART AND DESIGN CENTER UNIVERSITY POLICE TtNNIS COUITS • •-at-^^ .T.-tf-r.^J^44y.v. >Cit.^ Annlvarsary SumHal, FaH 1988 3 ^romcoyotes to4mmp. Northridge before the birth of the university Fernando Valley. What became the busflirtg~~ — community of Northridge was once home to Gabrielino ry Indians and pioneer ranchers. When explorers first came to the arid valley in the late 1760s, they discovered a cool oasis in its northe section. The watering hole was a gatherinK place for the Indians native to the area. The Gabrie;finos, who were responsible for place names such as Topanga and Tujunga, lost their nomadic freedom by 1767 when the San Fernando Mission was established nearby. In 1822, more than 1,000 Indians were working at the mission. Others had fled the area to escape the slave labor conditions. Mexico took over California during its revolt against Spain in the 1830s. Later, American forces decided to take over the territory and in 1846 Mexico sold a San Fernando Valley rancho 13 of square leagues to Eulogio de Celis, a native of Spain. Four years later, California was admitted to the Union and that year's census of Los Angeles County listed de Celis as a !*I,J 42-year-old agriculturist with real estate worth S20,000. The heirs of de Celis split up the land after his death. The northern half of the valley went to Senators George K. Pwter and Charles Maclay. Porter, who was interested in ranching, called the 56,000 acres the "Valley of the Cumberland." Maclay, who was more interested in settlement, called the land "the Garden of Eden." Porter's cousin, Benjamin, came to California to join him as a partner. The Southern Pacific Railway brought settlers to the area in the 1870s using incentives such as cut-rate fares and transportation of lumber for housing at half the regular rate. Free barbecues, hosted by Maclay, SIso were held to attract residents. Town lots, 25 by 100 feet, sold for S10 to $50 each. Farmland was sold at %5 to $40 per acre in 40-acre tracts. As the Valley began to develop, differences between the Porters and Maclay also developed. They decided to separate their holdings. By 1882 the three had amicably parted, each with about 20,000 acres. Graphic from 1957 Sunburst Yearbook Please turn to page 28 C years of ^ servicing the public 2through the pursuit ' i of higher learning: teaching b&th young and old to be the best :^A- -'• they can be and sending them out to make our world a better place, a more complete universe. Congratulations CSUN! Seidman 8^ Seidman CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 9100 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90212 (213) 273-2782 . ,^Wi AnnlVOTsa«r SlindM, FaN 1983 ^ ' — 1 >•-»: . O" • •P-'- 4 . •-. ;•/!, 1 *- * V '" - - - " - '' ' -'J t^ --i USA j^--* 4> •«f» ••^Bi'' --•r, \., •I 'i^^ A i. The most dfficult goals are the ches mo^cslh achiewig, Rockwell Internatfonai ^ •ifr '.,~^ -*f •E ..where science gets dowm tobusiness - *. ^«K ^ - ..illiiif Aerospaoa/Eleclronict r ' AmomoMve/Genewl IndMlrm - - ^^T--^- f '"•'^ • .^ifcttl r * •^ ' V t . *'lj " w • •"~ •" (, ~ " J '^>- 'Rockwell International is NASA's prime contractor for the Space Shuttle Grbiters and their Rocketdyne main engines. •• *w *• • Anniversary Sundial, Fail 1983 Homejeconamcsi is growing outside the home BySTACEYSHAW ; ' v.- -^---^-;::;^ ^;- —^--^^^~- The School of Communication and Professional— ' Students interested in nutrition study dietetics and Studies was formed in 1972, and honie economics move on to careers managing therapeutic diets in Twenty years ago, home economics was a field permanently moved away fr6m its association with community programs, hospitals and schools. Those reserved for future homemakers and teachers, or so it fine arts. who choose the business option concentrate on seemed to the casual observer. But since the home consumer science, fashion merchandising, food service, economics department was established at San Fer­ Honors were bestowed on the department in 1974 interior design and many other fields. nando Valley State College in 1960, the program has when it was fully accredited by the Council for Professional Development of the American Home All home economics majors complete a grown to offer instruction in more than the basic well-rounded curriculum with courses from pther household skills. Economics Association. Gladys E. Vail, director of the council, commended the department in a letter to fields such as chemistry, biology, sociology^ art history When first offered, as part of the Division of Fine university President James W. Cleary. Vail approved and accounting. The graduates are professionals. Arts, home economics had Dr. Gladys Stevenson as its of the "innovative and experimental approaches in chair and only full-time faculty member. In 1961 only Dr. Audrey Clark, department chair, said the home course offerings and instructional methods reflecting freshman and junior programs were offered. economics program at CSUN probably will not see as receptivity to change and realistic concern for current Changes and growth marked the department's fast a growth as it has in the last 20 years. The present and future demands of students and professionals." second year. In 1962 the bachelor's degree program program covers almost all aspects of the field so the was established when sophomore and senior programs The department has continued to change and grow. emphasis will be placed on improving the quality of the were introduced. Four main options were established: A Preschool Laboratory on campus is open to the program. industry and business, general, credential and dietetics. pubic, providing majors and outside agencies a chance A shortage of home economists is predicted through In 1963, home economics joined a new school. Fine to work with and study llie youngsters. The lab is the 1990s, Clark said, and the professionals who Arts and Professional Studies. This was an early step in especially important for students pursuing the early graduate from the CSUN program should find their recognizing the department's professional emphasis. childhood specialist credential. skills are in demand both inside and outside the home. New design center is pride of the 3-d art department (I By ALISON BAUAN The move has opened up more classroom and office may be more accessible, according to Heidsiek. space for three other departments in the School of the "Programs have changed over the years as students' When Fred Lauritzen came to the CSUN art school 23 Arts: art-general studies, art history and art 2-d.