USO touring show  spring 1961 SJC Glee Club members Gus Lease director

Never spent much time  pondering college. Knew I’d  qualify   for any  State College in  CA and had no money I would not earn. I’d   helped dedicate  the  modern  New Music Building at  San Jose  St in spring of ’54 busing  from Salinas  with the other  Central Coast  Hi Schools Honor  band  as  there  was no Santa  Clara Valley similar  organization   until 1960 and I assisted  with the  Horn section as a  Senior. Very  cool down town location later   turned to a  crowded  disaster zone of packed  students. Had choice to move  to the  stadium athletic   area  a mile to  south  but spent $14.5 mil to take over   4  sq blocks  and   gradually  fill them  muiti stories up.  I felt it odd the  the entire  LA Purchase  cost  Jefferson  $14 mil all way to the Pacific  coast 150 years earlier.  Lesson is buy land, the value  goes up!