Cal State Polytechnic College - El Rodeo Yearbook (San Luis Obispo, CA)

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FERNANDO ALBA Berkeley High '25. We always work the hardest for what we want most. That’s why Fernando came clear from Mexico to go to school at Poly. We’re glad you came; you are so industrious and polite. We’ve always enjoyed your drawings too. ALVA DE VAUL San Luis High ’23. Can’t you just imagine seeing Alva several years from now, a quiet, good look- ing man farming in some prosperous neigh- borhood with his family? One thing is sure; he can be a success if he keeps up his good work as well as he has while here. FLORENCE LEE (Flossie) Tulare High '2fi. Flossie, good-natured and ready to do anything for you. has been a very ardent worker on our publications, doing almost all of the typing and a lot of writing for them. She has been the only girl in the orchestra, band and sax band, but she makes up for the rest because she plays so many instruments. PABLO DEL RIO (Pab) Long Beach Polytechnic ’23. “Pab” is another student who is faithful to Pop Smith and his orchestra, band, and sax band, lie has very cleverly drawn many pictures for our parties and El Rodeos. You may remember that he was the able manager of the Co-op store last year. ARTHUR MADONNA San Luis High ’25. Ladies prefer blonds! And why can’t it be that? We think Arthur has more on his mind than girls. We think he likes his Ford pretty well. We can certainly say he is industrious and minds his own business. JESSIE FLEMING Fall Brook High ’27. Jessie seems to be studying for one of three things; a floriculturist, a dressmaker, or a good housekeeper for some nice old rich man. She’s from the south and who knows why she’s clear up here studying what she is and taking care of children?

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 HAROLD ERNST (Ernest) Paso Robles High '26. Boy this is a hot uke—stomp, stomp. Whenever you hear this, it’s usually Harold with one of his jazz spasms. But then we’re happy that he has the musical ability that he has. Most of us were very surprised one assembly period to find that we had such a baritone in which to take pride. JOHN BROMMER (Baldy) Amador High '26. What, no huskiness? Well, I’ll say! If you don’t believe us, ask someone who play- ed against him in football. Baldy also was one of the very enthusiastic workers on the monoplane of which we are so proud and was a regular pack horse and hoist when it cume to moving it. MAY PREWER Porterville High '25. Please, May, may we have some more butter. May? This is what she has to listen to every day. being an ardent worker, see- ing to it that the Aud boys get their proper diet of beans. It’s no wonder that the boys at the Aud never complain. May needs to be given due credit for making possible this edition of El Rodeo. WILLIAM SWAIN (Billy) Marysville High '26. Billy is our piano player in the Cal Poly Nite Hawks. Oh, he's quite a jazz player and helps pep up our dances. You could almost always see him with his nose in a text book. Well, Seniors have to live up to being called such. RUSSEL CARTER (Nick) San Luis High '26. There goes the old pig skin. And that’s not all that we can say for him. Nick has been one of our best athletes, to say nothing about studying and other activities about the campus. Nick’s what we call “The real athletic type.” CAROLYN MERCER (Carol) Glendale High ’26. Another right-hand person for Miss Carse and the Polygram, being always ready to chase down a story. She too has l een a hard worker on El Rodeo and Editor of our first “Parakeet.” We’ll miss her great- ly if she doesn’t return.

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CLASS H(STO(?y In September of 1924 we first entered Polytechnic. The first thing we did was to elect officers. There were only twenty of us in number, due to the fact that one year of high school was required before entrance. We have seen a great improvement and change in Polytechnic during our career. The greatest thing that happened while we were Freshmen was the coming of Dr. Crandall to preside over the school, and much credit is due to him because of the fact that he has helped to make us what we are. In the fall of ’25 we again entered Poly as full fledged Sophomores, and we elected officers. We were the smallest class in school, but we saw plain- ly our duty and set forth to fulfill it. Our class furnished members for all the sports, in which they did well. It was during this year of school that in the trackmeet, our small class took second, almost beating the over-confi- dent Seniors. The year '26 came to a close, and we were happy because of the fact that we were soon to become Juniors. We came back to school as Juniors. It was during this year that our class came into its own. We had the largest enrollment of class history. The greatest majority of letter-men in football, and basketball were Juniors, and in baseball we again held our own. In track, with men like Hotchkiss, Duffen. Tate, Carter, Pierce and Bradley, we easily gave all the other classes a beating that will be remembered for a long time at Poly. Our Junior year flew and before we stopped to think, school had come to a close. When we gathered together for our last year, in the shadows of our Alma Mater, we each and every one decided to do the best for our old school and ourselves. We elected Earl Williams, president; Nelson Brown, vice- president; Pauline Fitkin, secretary; and John Pimentel, treasurer. This year also, teams of the school are made up largely of Seniors and at the time that this is written, we are expecting to turn out a track team that will run away with all the honors. Many Seniors are members of the Band, of the Glee Clubs, and of the Dramatics Club. In the early part of May, we went on our Ditch Day. The class of '28 has probably seen more advancement at Polytechnic than any other c!ass and. upon leaving the school, it sincerely wishes that each year, the graduating class will be able to say, “Although this is a good old school, we have helped to make if a bigger and better Polytechnic.” Joseph S. Lewis ’28.