Fullerton College in 1925

The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon.

Lately, I’ve been going through the digital archives of Fullerton College’s student newspaper, the Torch. The Fullerton College library web site contains digital issues of the Torch going back to 1923.

So far I’ve included highlights from the years 1923 and 1924. Below are some excerpts from the 1925 Torch, along with some historic photos.

In 1925, Fullerton Junior College, as it was then called, shared facilities with Fullerton High School. Obviously, there was a lot more going on at the Junior College than I am presenting here, but here are some interesting tidbits that stood out to me.

The Fox Theater, which was originally called the Chapman Alician Court Theater, and a bit later the Mission Theater, was built in 1925.

In 1925, a new gym was built on the Fullerton High School campus that was also used by Fullerton Junior College.

In 1925, Fullerton Junior College had 140 students.

In 1925, a notable student was Louis “Chile” Velasco, one of the few Mexican American students at Fullerton Junior College. I would like to learn more about Velasco. But that’s for another post.

And here is a photo from the Fullerton College Library digital archives from 1925 showing students in a home economics class.

Stay tuned for highlights from the 1926 Weekly Torch newspaper!