1959 - 1960
Student body keeps growing
Enrollment grows to 10,000 students.
LBSC starts semester with six schools
The schools of Applied Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, and Letters and Sciences open their doors by the start of the semester.
A new president
Dr. Carl W. McIntosh takes over the presidency of LBSC for Fall 1959.
Dorm life begins
The Los Alamitos Hall opens its door in Fall 1959 for 400 students who yearn for a more collegiate experience.
New form of operation for Student Government
For the first time in the school's history, student government operates on a three-branch level.
Prospector Pete
With President Peterson's retirement, students, administrators and staff names the 49er mascot "Prospector Pete" after him.
LBSC celebrates its 10th anniversary
Long Beach State College celebrates its 10th anniversary at Homecoming with a parade down Ocean Boulevard.
Lunch hour becomes lecture hour
Evenings on campus bring noted speakers to Long Beach. Speakers included Dr. Paul Saltman, Dr. Elizabeth Nielsen, Sen. Hubert Humphrey, Daniel Schorr, John Mason Brown, and Norman Cousins.
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Student publications expand
The Daily Forty-Niner newspaper expands from four to eight pages.
Daily Forty-Niner staff
Water Polo State Championship
The men's water polo team brings home a state championship to Long Beach.
First crew team
After a couple of years of unofficial existence as a club, crew takes its place as the newest varsity sport on the LBSC campus.
Taking it all the way to a Track Championship
Track team sweeps the competition toward the CCAA Championship.
