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In the summer of 1967 I enrolled in my first class at Cal State Fullerton: Professor Onorato’s History of Southeast Asia. I recall reading “Bitter Heritage,” by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. as one of the required books. After that, I registered for 15 units for the fall semester as a history major. Some of the professors who taught my classes were Dr. Art Hansen, Dr. Larry de Graaf, Dr. Beck, Dr. Povlovitch, Dr. George Giacumakis, Dr. Cameron Stewart and Dr. Lauren Breeze. The history classes were all located in Langsdorf Hall, the same location of the student union (in the basement). In 1969, I received my B.A. in history, and I currently teach history at Anaheim High School.
Living at home with my parents, especially my father, was very difficult. He did not approve of girls going to college; he thought college carried no benefits since girls would eventually marry. Professor George Enell and his wife Nancy opened their home to me. This opportunity greatly facilitated my attending college. I will remember their generosity for the rest of my life.
I currently am finishing my dissertation at CGU to earn a Ph.D. in history.
Once a Titan, always a Titan.
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| Alumna Deborah Moseley
in production of "The Thirteen Clocks" take a bow. At right, Moseley's student fee for her spring semester totaled $9 in the early 1960s.
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I graduated in June 1965 with a B.A. in speech and drama with emphasis on theater. While I attended CSCF, our theater productions were performed on the fifth floor of the Letters and Science building. The Spring semester of 1965 saw the completion of the Performing Arts Center, and two major plays were performed there during that semester: “The Thirteen Clocks” by James Thurber, and “The Merchant of Venice” by Shakespeare.
One memory I will share about the production of “The Thirteen Clocks:” I was Princess Saralinda, and the Duke was Reid Lowden (“the bad guy”). We performed the play several times, including a matinee for a large number of invited children from area elementary schools. After the performance, all the characters mingled with the students in the lobby, staying “in character,” of course. The children were so excited to meet a princess, and several asked for my autograph. But the duke was a different story. They didn’t like him one bit, and some of the children kicked and hit him! It was a wonderful testament to the vivid imaginations of the children and, perhaps, to our acting ability. What fun!
