New Year Starts Tomorrow…

Byuclafaculty

…And there is not much else to report with UCLA closed and all.  The photo is from the LAPL collection and shows three children welcoming in 1910, although they don’t seem overjoyed about it.

In 2014, we will continue to post about the fames and follies of UC and UCLA.  Meanwhile, the Faculty Association at UCLA wishes you a happy New Year.

And since we are in an historical mode, below are links to a description of a New Year’s Eve during World War II, roughly seventy years ago.  The recording itself was broadcast about fifty years ago on New Year’s Eve.

Part 1:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlDNzJARTVQ?feature=player_detailpage]

Part 2:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bNOzK7O4n8?feature=player_detailpage]
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