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Using the IBM 1620
No full textBrother Dan Weems and Brother Ambrose McGrath watch Jerry Bradshaw at the IBM 1620 computer, the first computer installed on CBC's campus.
It was originally housed in Ave Maria Hall, but its size necessitated the addition of a Computer Center in St. Joseph Hall. The Computer Center start-up was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Jerry Bradshaw, a 1959 electrical engineering graduate, was Director of the Computer Center
Computer Training
No full textChristian Brothers College's Computer Center Director, Jerry Bradshaw, and Assistant Director, Brother Louis Althaus met with trainees from the public schools.
As CBC's IBM computer was the only one in Memphis at the time, the college rented it to industry and others wishing to use it by the hour
From 612 Adams to 650 East Parkway
No full textThis 1962 promotional piece featuring the words of Ed Barry, Sam Bates, and Edward C. Duke launched the fund-raising campaign for the construction of a new Christian Brothers High School on Walnut Grove Road, which, when built, would separate the high school from the college
Sisters at the Computer
No full textL-R: Sister Joseph Maria, Sister M. Gemima, Sister Mary James Marti
Students working with IBM 1620 Computer
No full textThe IBM 160 Model I only had 16K of memory. It was comprised of a desk-sized central processing unit, a card reader, punch units, an electronic card sorter, two printing card punches, and an accounting machine that could print 264,000 characters in an hour.
Student interest was high, and the computer center was regularly in use until 11 p.m. and 12 a.m. at night
Cheerleaders, 1962
No full textL-R: Helen Heard, Janet Meshad, Mary Ann Tytula, Bernadine De Clerq, Margaret Johnson
Jerry Bradshaw and Computer
No full textJerry Bradshaw was the first Director of CBC's Computer Center. Although originally planned to be housed in Ave Maria Hall, the Computer Center needed more space and an addition to St. Joseph Hall was constructed. Equipment included the computer, keypunches, a card reader, and a printer.
The Center rented time on the computer to Memphis area industry by the hour
IBM 1620 Computer and Numerical Analysis Workshop
No full textBrothers from throughout the Midwest came to CBC for a multi-day training session on the capabilities of the IBM 1620.
Front row: Brother Daniel Hansen, Brother Kilian Bernardine, Brother Christopher, Brother Dan Weems, Brother Raymond, Brother Ambrose
Back row: Brother Lawrence Justin, Brother Liguori John, Brother Luperious Arnold, Mel Woolsey, Brother Louis Horace Althaus, Jerry Bradshaw, Brother Jeffery Francis, Brother Liguori Gabriel, Brother Herman John, Brother Joseph Pascha
Development Fund press release, 1962
No full textA press release announcing the new capital campaign to build what would become CBHS and new engineering programs at CBC. It also expresses pride in its recent accomplishments, including having 1/3 of its faculty holding PhD degrees, and being called "the fastest growing college" in the United States
Cheerleaders in Action
No full textChristian Brothers College cheerleaders performed at a basketball game in De La Salle Gymnasium