Email This   Larger Font      Print This   Smaller Font Advertisement   Clark College Clark College faculty of 1936 pose on a sunny day, on the steps of Hidden House, an early site of the campus.

Monday, March 24, 2008
By HOWARD BUCK, Columbian staff writer

Check out the Clark College faculty of 1936.

The photograph is believed to be taken on the steps of Vancouver’s historic Hidden House, early home of what’s grown to become Washington’s third-largest community college.

But, what if these instructors could wink, wave, mug a little? Straighten a tie or corsage?

Were there any students goofing, off-camera?

Such is the delight of moving pictures: A nice highlight video can perk up any anniversary.

For its 75th birthday celebration this October, Clark College could use some help from the public.

The school asks anyone with access to historic footage of the college, Vancouver or Southwest Washington from the 1930s, 40s or 50s to lend a hand.

That would be film footage, as videotape and digital tracks had not yet been invented.

The precious film would be used in a commemorative video in the works, to help mark Clark’s  anniversary.

Interested people should contact Clark-Vancouver Television, which is producing the video, at 360-696-8235.