MESSAGE TO THE FUTURE; A.V. COLLEGE TIME CAPSULE TO SAVE BIT OF '90S FOR 2044.Byline: John Sanders John Sanders is the name of
Nobody knows what the world will be like in the year 2044. But sometime during that year employees and students at Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. are supposed to dig up a time capsule capsule In botany, a dry fruit that opens when ripe. It splits from top to bottom into separate segments known as valves, as in the iris, or forms pores at the top (e.g., poppy), or splits around the circumference, with the top falling off (e.g., pigweed and plantain). buried Tuesday outside the administration building. Containing a 1999 college course schedule, a graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. brochure, business cards from Lancaster City Council members, and documents submitted by other organizations, the time capsule replaces a 1966 capsule unceremoniously dug up in 1992 by construction workers building the new campus library. ``I think this is an exciting thing about what the community college does for the community,'' said U.S. Rep. Howard ``Buck'' McKeon, who was on hand at the event. ``It will be an exciting time for people to look back and see what this community was and what it has become.'' The 1966 capsule was buried in the dedication ceremony of a sundial donated by the Lancaster Rotary Rotary can refer to:
When construction started on the new library, the sundial was put into storage. It was relocated re·lo·cate v. re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing, re·lo·cates v.tr. To move to or establish in a new place: relocated the business. v.intr. in front of the administration building about three weeks ago. The new capsule, made of clear plastic, was placed under a brass plaque plaque (plak) 1. any patch or flat area. 2. a superficial, solid, elevated skin lesion. attachment plaques in front of the sundial, containing new material as well as the contents of the old one. ``I think it's a piece of our community's history and that in itself makes it very important,'' said college President Linda Spink. ``It's a nice landmark and it's nice to be able to be the cornerstone for the community of our history.'' The replacement capsule was originally scheduled to be placed in 1994, the date on the plaque. But it got delayed five years because of indecision Indecision Buridan’s ass unable to decide between two haystacks, he would starve to death. [Fr. Philos.: Brewer Dictionary, 154] Cooke, Ebenezer his irresolution usually leads to catatonia. [Am. Lit. among college officials about where to place it, especially because so many new buildings were planned to be built. ``There were so many dynamics at that time to find the ideal place,'' said Lancaster Rotary Club President Wallace Skage. The capsule will be dug up in 2044, 50 years from the date it was supposed to be replaced. Another plaque will be placed in front of the sundial telling the real date of the replacement. ``I think that this capsule marks a point in time and history of Antelope Valley College, who was here, and so forth,'' said Lancaster Vice Mayor Henry Hearns. ``I'm glad I was able to be here to mark this today.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) Project coordinator Andrew Dumas displays the 45-year time capsule to be placed under the sundial at Antelope Valley College. (2) College President Linda Spink and Rotary leader Wallace Skage place a marker. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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