[Cal Poly in motion, ca. 1929-1933]

Footage of Cal Poly's facilities and departments, circa 1929 - 1933. Jespersen is in the footage, and that building was built in 1929. Aeronautics Department professor H. G. Warren is pictured, he left in fall 1933. This film was mostly likely used in promoting the school in visiting high schools around California.
[00:00:11] "Pictures of the Campus taken from the Air"
[00:00:51] Weeks' Buildings can be seen (L-R: Anderson Hall, Administration, Household Arts)
[00:00:55] Crandall Gym to the right of Weeks' Buildings, Power House.
[00:01:08] Dormitories (Deuel, Chase, Jespersen ('Jesperson'), Heron)
[00:01:39] "Shop Buildings of the Aeronautics Department."
[00:02:05] "The Airplane Construction Department." (Aeronautics building)
[00:02:37] "The Airplane Welding Department." Shows students welding, with goggles instead of helmets and far less protection than is used in the labs today.
[00:03:08] Student, wearing no eye protection, watches another student weld
[00:03:11] "The Airplane Engine Repair Department."
[00:03:47] "Checking Valve Tappet Adjustments on an Airplane Engine."
[00:04:02] "All Airplane Engines are Tested after being Overhauled."
[00:04:34] "The Aeronautics Club," including Professor H. G. Warren at right.
[00:04:58] "The Electrical Power Generating Plant for the California Polytechnic School." (The Power House)
[00:05:34] "Gas and steam engine laboratory used also for the science work."
[00:06:31] "The Electrical Department of the California Polytechnic School."
[00:07:19] "The Armature Winding and Motor Repair Department."
[00:08:16] "Generator Testing."
[00:08:55] "Synchronizing Alternating Current Machines."
[00:09:09] "Adjusting an Industrial Control Panel."
[00:09:24] "Machine shop training is essential to students in Aeronautics, Electricity, and Mechanical Drafting."
[00:10:00] Student uses a lathe
[00:10:45] Student uses a mill and also shows off his drafted part drawing
[00:12:50] Students return the tools they checked out to a shop tech
[00:13:09] Students working at drafting tables
[00:13:25] "The Cal Poly school enters into a regular athletic competition with junior colleges."
[00:13:34] Students exercising in Crandall Gym, basketball, boxing, handball, gymnastics (bars, ropes, tumbling, Pommel horse)
[00:14:56] "There is a club room in each dormitory." "Club room" appears to be a student common room, with students lounging and a fireplace in the room.
[00:15:27] "A Student's room in the dormitory."
[00:15:57] "There is a fine collection of technical books and magazines in the library."
[00:16:43] "The students are served cafeteria style."
[00:16:49] Women are seen in the film for the first time