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

Text from Pages 1 - 126 of the 1936 volume:

Arc � EL RODEO 1936 x VOL. XXVI X PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA DEDICATION With an ever-growing and improving alma mater to inspire them, the alumni of the California State Polytechnic were organized this year, forming a well-knit, highly-eflfective movement. The en- tire state has been divided into thirty districts, most of which have been successfully advancing the work of the alumni and the interests of the institution. Therefore, as a formal salute to the California State Polytechnic Alumni Association, the staff of the 1936 El Rodeo dedicates this volume. CONTENTS Book I............................... ADMINISTRATION Book II .................................. GRADUATES Book III ............................. ORGANIZATIONS Book IV ................................. ACTIVITIES Book V ...................................... SATIRE Book VI....................................ATHLETICS TED STANNARD Editor PAUL FR1EL Business Manager LEO YOUNG Advertising Manager ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY TO TUE GRADUATES When I was asked to assume the responsibilities of directing California Polytech- nic, I did not realize what a privilege and an enjoyable opportunity I had in store for me. The greatest pleasures, of course, hare been the contacts I hare had with the students of the Institution. There is no group with idiom I hare been associated, who are more sincere and enthusiastic about the tasks assigned them. The thought that this group, as a result of their efforts as students, will take their places as successful citizens in this busy world of ours, is the greatest reward which can come to those who have accepted some responsibilities in their behalf. The California Polytechnic School now has an carious place among educational institutions of the State. The public has shown its interest by making it possible for this Institution to go forward with a very liberal building program and expanded offerings in educational opportunities. At the present time the California Polytechnic School Alumni Association is making great strides in organization and in building up interest for the institution. We know that all of you as graduates will join this organization and continue to expand the functions of this group. JULIAN A. McPHKE. FACULTY CLUB OFFICERS C. E. Knott.............President A. H. Hollenberg...Vice-President Alice M. Daniel. .Secretary-Treasurer The Faculty Club of California Polytechnic has both social and profes- sional objectives. It provides the faculty and administrative staff members with a medium for recreational activities such as dinners, picnics and card parties. At the semi-monthly meetings, professional problems are taken up and outside speakers heard. As an adjunct to the Faculty Club, the Faculty Luncheon Club meets each Thursday noon. Timely faculty problems are discussed and committee reports heard on activities sponsored by the teaching staff for the growth and development of the institution. The opening social function of the year was the annual dinner to wel- come the new faculty members and their wives. This was held at the Cambria Pines Lodge. Following the dinner, cards were enjoyed and suit- able prizes distributed. A traditional dinner series was carried out this year. In past years, the custom originated of having one meal entirely prepared and served by the men of the faculty at which the women faculty members and wives fur- nished a vaudeville program. In turn, another event was held at which the meal was prepared by the wives and women faculty members and the vaudeville program by the men. This custom originated in a wager that the men could prepare just as “tasty” a meal as the ladies. This year, the women served the first dinner. Highlights of the vaude- ville program were a ventriloquist act, several dramatic skits, a Swiss Bell-Ringer troupe and a scene in a super-modern drug store. The men later complimented the women with a banquet, and the femi- nine members of the club provided the program. The latter included a tap-dancing, ballet and chorus feature, a “Dionne Quintuplet” milk-drink- ing race featuring several of the men guests, a dramatic interpretation of getting “Our Nell” safely married to the right husband, and other offerings. The more serious side of the Faculty Club was seen in the series of talks on various vocations, presented by members of the staff; and the active part taken in the numerous charity drives. Unofficial advisers of various events, were also named through the club. Among the many topics of discussion at the Luncheon Club was the matter of sponsoring signs near San Luis Obispo. The groundwork was laid for such an activity, with informational panels advertising various timely events during the year. GRADUATES THE CLASS OF 1936 In 1934 and 1935 many freshmen enrolled at Poly to take a three- or a two-year course of instruction in their chosen field. Unfortunately only a limited number could stay on and graduate. Obstacles of various kinds interfered to make further education an impossibility to this group. To some the “grind ” was too much, to others finances interfered, and they had to go to work, while to others came the realization that their field of endeavor here was not to their liking, and so dropped out to try again at something else. These men contributed their share to school life and the graduating class takes this means of once more greeting them. Bob Christensen was elected president of the class of ’36, and headed their destinies for that year. Bob was very active throughout his two years at Poly, managing the student store for that period and presiding over the student body meetnigs in ’36. Charles Blecksmith, Baldwin Reinhold, Bernard Butcher, Lloyd Smith, Edward Berghius, Fred Bradley, John Gilli, Harry Linville, and Robert Townsend were among the prominent members of the class. These men were noted on the campus for many things. Blecksmith had the snappy gray and red model “A” roadster and Miss “Poly Royal” to escort. He was secretary of the Student Affairs Council and was active in a good many projects. His future work will probably be in some aeronautical endeavor. Baldwin Reinhold needed his car because Paso Robles can be a long way off when visited at least once a week. He was a fine high jumper and financial expert, having been treasurer of the Student Affairs Council. He was president of the Aero Club for two years and led other clubs as well during this time. Bernard Butcher did lots of work behind the scenes, as he was vice- president of the student body in “36” as well as being in charge of impor- tant dances and publications for the student body and Future Farmer organization. Lloyd Smith ran the mile—between Poly “Y” meetings—Aero classes and Student Affairs Council meetings. “Rassler” also was president of the Poly “Y” in ’36. Edward Berghius left school about a month before graduation to take an excellent job, and his leaving gave the vice-president of the Polyphase club the chance to act in his absence. Fred Bradley was probably the best all-around athlete in his class. Basketball, baseball and a little football and track filled out his program of physical development. Fred was quiet, but an excellent worker and therefore was forever on committees. Landscaping is his major interest in life. John Gilli was small but capable. As president of the Future Farmers, he kept a “turbulent section of the old west” under his thumb. He also played with steers and football players to keep in good trim. Harry Linville, muscular adonis of the campus, was president or com- Cnullnued to end of Graduate Pictures RALPH C. ADAMS Dairy Manufacturing El Centro, California Varsity Football 3; Track Squad 34 Block •T” Club 35-8« Future Farmers 34-33 36 Poly Royal Executive Com 36 Dairy Club 35-36, Secy 35-36 FRED ALLEY Horticulture Glendale, California Poly Y 3 -36. Vice-Pres 35 Hort Club 35-36, Vice-pros 35 Heron Hall Club 35-36. Sec-tr 35 Hand Manager 36-36 Assistant Editor Itull Dozer 36 Student Affairs Committee 36 Poly Royal Executive Com 36 Gamma Pi Delta 36 Future Farmers 35-36 JOHN BATEMAN Dairy Production CanoKH Park. California Dairy Club 35-36 Future Farmers 35-36 Gamma Pi Delta 35-36. Secy 36 FRED KNAPP BEECHER Dairy Manufacturing Pacific Grove. California Poly Y 35 Football squad 35 Basketball squad 35-36 Track squad 35-36 Tennis squad 35-36 Dairy Club 34-36 El Rodeo Staff 36 EDWARD IIERGHIUS Electrical Engineering Redlands. California Poly Phase Club 33-34-35-36. Vice-Pres 35. President 36 Safety Committee 35 RAY RIEDENWIG Poultry Modesto, California Poultry Club 34-35-36 Future Farmers 34-35-36 Future Farmers Reporter 34 Poultry Club Reporter 35-36 W. LINDSAY BOGGESS Dairy Production Cano«a Park, California Gamma Pi Delta 36 Poly Royal Executive Com 36 Dairy Club 35-36 Baseball Manager 36 Student Activities Committet 36 Chase Hall Club 35-36 Track squad 35 Varsity Truck 36 FRED BRADLEY Landscaping Fort Sheriditn, Illinois Varsity Baseball 34-35-36 Varsity Basketball 35-36 Chase Hall Club 36. Vice-Pr 36 Student Affairs Council 36 Dance Committee 35-36 Horticulture Club 34-35-36 Barbecue Committee 34 Block P Club 34-35-36 Cafeteria-Dorm Com 35-36 El Rodeo Staff 36 Future Farmers 34-35-36 EARL BUELL Meat Animals Santa Ynez. California Boots and Spurs 34 35-36 Gamma Pi Delta 34-35-36 Block P Cl.il 35-86. Secy 36 Baseball 34-33 86 Future Farmers 34-35-36 Chase Hall Club 34-35-36 ALLEN BURNETT Klcvtrical Engineering Visalia. California Poly Phase Club 34-35-36, Pr 35 BERNARD BUTCHER Dairy Production Canoga Park. California Vice-Pres Student Body 36 President Dairy Club 36 El Rodeo Staff 36 Poly Royal Executive Com 36 Gamma Pi Delta 36 Future Farmers 35-36, Degree Team 36 ALVIN CANDEK Horticulture Fallon, Nevada Horticulture Club 35-36 Gamma Pi Delta 36 Poly Royal Executive Com 36 Future Farmers 35-36. Execu- tive Com 36, Historian 86 Poly 'Y Club 35-86 El Rodeo Staff 36 JUKI. CARLSON Aeronautic� San Francisco, California Aero Club 34-86-86 Iforon Hall Club 3G ROBERT J. CHRISTENSEN Aeronautics Palo Alto. California Aero Club 34-35-3«.Vice-P 31-35 Student Affairs Com 34-35-36 President, Student Body 3« Jospersen Dormitory Club 31-3� President 1936 Senior Class Manager Student Store 35-36 ROBERT COCKE Dairy Production Chino. California Dairy Club 85-36 Gamma Pi Delta 3G Poly Royal Executive Com 36 Future Farmers 35-36 Student Affairs Council 36 EARL COLEMAN Electrical Engineering Bruce, South Dakota Student Affairs Council 36 Poly Phase Club 34-35-36 Heron Hull Club 34-86-36 Safety Committee 34-35 PAUL R. DANBOM Meat Animals Hilmar. California Future Farmers 35-36, Decree Team 36 Gamma Pi Delta 35-36 Student Affair� Council 36 Boots and Spurs 35-36 Poly Royal Barbecue Com 36 STANLEY FERGUSON Aeronautics Wheatland. California Student Affairs Council 35-36 Aero Club 34-35-36 Block •T” Club 34-35-36. Vice- President 35-36 Chase Hall Club 33-34-35-36, Secretary 34-35 Secy Bd Athletic Control 34-3� Baseball 34-35 IVAL FORD Meat Animals Willits, California Boots and Spurs 35-36 Barbecue Committee 35 Chairman Judging Rime Com 36 Future Farmers 35-36 GORDON FOSTER Dairy Manufacturing Ramona. California Dairy Club 36 Band 36 Future Farmers 35-36 Student Affairs Council 35-36 Hospitality Com. Poly Royal 36 PAUL F. FRIEL Electrical Engineering Ferndnlc, California Poly Phase Club 33-34-35-36. Vice-Pres 34-35. Secy 36 Block ‘•P Club 35-36 Chase Hall Club 33-34-35-36 Athletic Manager 34-35 El Rodeo Staff 35, Bus Mgr 36 Student Activities Com 35 Chairman Safety Committee 35 Senior Committee 36 JOHN GILLI Meat Animals Bakersfield. California Future Farmers 35-36, Pres 36, Degree Team 36 Boots and Spurs 35-36 Gamma Pi Delta 36 Student Affairs Council 35-36 Football squad 35. Varsity Football 36 Block P Club 36 Track Manager 35 Heron Hall Club 35-36, Vice-Pr 3� . President 36 Jespersen Hall Club, Vice-Pr 35 Poly Royal Executive Com 36 DWAINE R. HENDERSON Electrical Engineering Denver, Colorado Poly Phase Club 34-35-36 Heron Hall Club 34-35-36 Chairman Safety Committee 36 WM. CHRISTOPHER HOOVER Aeronautics San Luis Obispo. California Aero Club 34-35-36 Student Affairs Committee 34-35 RICHARD HUNTSINGER Aeronautics Napa. California Aero Club 34-35-36 Heron Hall Club 33 Jesporscn Dormitory Club 36 CHARLES I DOINGS Dairy Production Petaluma. California Gamma Pi Delta 3 '-36. Pres 36 Future Farmers 35-36. Treas 36 Senior Class Secy-Treasurer 36 Hand 35-36 Dairy Club 35-36 PHILIP A. JENSEN Aeronautics Montebello. California Aero Club 34-35-36 Chase Hall Club 34-35-36 ITSUO F. KAWAOKA Poultry Husbandry Petaluma. California Poultry Club 35-36, Secy-Tr 36 Poly Y Club 35 Block P Club 35-36 Varsity Track 35-36 Varsity Baseball 35 Future Farmers 35-36 WILBUR C. KINNEY Horticulture Canon City, Colorado Poly Royal Dance Committee 36 Senior Class Gift Committee 36 Horticulture Reporter 35 El Rodeo Staff 36 Gamma Pi Delta 35-36. Vice- President 36 KENNETH W. KLAUSMAN Electrical Engineering ,McKees| ort. Pennsylvania Poly Phase Club 34-35-36 Safety Committee 35 Heron Hall Club 34-35 Basketball squad 35 MORRIS LEVY Electrical Engineering Ia s Angeles, California Poly Phase Club 34-36-36, So- cial Chairman 34-35 Chairman Safety Com of Poly Phase Club 34 Heron Hall Club 35-36 El Rodeo Staff 36 WALTER W LINDQUIST Electrical Engineering Kingsburg, California Poly Phase Club 35-36 Safety Committee 36 Vocal 86 HARRY LIN VILLE Horticulture Ojai. California Poly Y” Club 85-36 Horticulture Club 3‘-36. Vice- president 35, President 36 Future Farmers 35-36 Student Affairs Council 35 Jesperscn Dormitory Club 36. President 36 Chairman Poly Royal Barbecue Committee 36 Chairman Future Farmers Bar- becue 36 Representative at State Future Farmers Convention 36 EDWARD LUTTROP Electrical Engineering Boston. Massachusetts Staff Artist for High Voltage 34-35-36 Poly Phase Club 34-36-36 Student Assistant in Physics 34-3.5-36 JACK MARTIN Aeronautics Gilroy. California Aero Club 33-34-35-36 Track squad 34 CHARLES McGARVEY Poultry Atascadero. California Poultry Club 34-35-36, President 35-86 Gamma Pi Delta 36 Future Farmers 35-36, Execu- tive Committee 34-35-36 Poly Royal Executive Com 35-36 ROY McMARTIN Poultry Hamilton City, California Poly “Y Club 35-36 Gamma Pi Delta 36 Poly Royal Executive Com 36 Chin Poly Royal Egg Show 36 Track squad 35-36 Future Farmers 35-36. State Farmer 35 MALON MOORE Meat Animals Delano, California Hoots and Spurs 35-36. Pres 36 Future Farmers 35-36 Poly Royal Executive Com 36 Heron Hall Club 35-36 Hoard of Athletic Conrol 36 Senior Class Vice-Presidcn 36 RICHARD W. MORTON Electrical Engineering Hanford. California Poly Phase Club 34-36-36 Student Affairs Council 35 WALTER MURPHY Meat Animals Heverly Hills. California Hoots and Spurs 34-35-36 Future Farmers 34-35-36 Track squad 34-35 Hand 34-35-36 Heron Hall Club 34-35-86 Cafeteria-Dormitory Com 33-36 German Hand 35-36 ALEXANDER K. NICOL Horticulture Summit. New Jersey Horticulture Club 36 Future Farmers 36 PAUL C PLUMMER Dairy Production Chino. California Dairy Club 35-36 Future Farmers 35-36 Poly Royal Executive Com 36 Heron Hall Club 36 Jcspersen Dormitory Club 35 Poly Y” Club 35-36 HALDWIN REINHOLD, JR. Aeronautics South Pasadena. California Student Affairs Council 34-35-36 Student Activities Com 35-36 Aero Club 34-35-36. Pres 35-36 Block ”P” Club 33-34-35-36. President 34-35 Drafting Club 33 Chase Hall 33-34-35-36. Presi- dent 34-35-36 Hoard of Athletic Control 35-36 Student Store Committee 35-36 Treasurer, Student Body 35-36 Varsity Track 33-34-35 Basketball 33 GLYNDWR WM. ROBERTS Electrical Engineering San Luis Obi i o. California Poly Phase Club 34-35-36 Poly Orchestra 30-31 Hand 30-31-32-33-34-35-36. Cap- tain 35-36 Student Affairs Council 35 J. ATWOOD RODGERS Aeronautical Engineering Fresno. California Aero Club Chase Hall Club Jcspersen Dormitory Club VERNON G. RUSH Electrical Engineering San Jose. California Track 34-35 Founder of High Voltage.” Editor 35 Poly Phase Club 36. Viee-Pr 36 Student Activities Committee 36 Dance Committee 35-36 HARLEY SMITH Aeronautics Fair Oaks. California Aero Club 31-35-36 LLOYD SMITH Aeronautics Santa Cruz. California Varsity Track 34-35-36 Block P Club 34-35-36. Pr 36 Poly Y” Club 35-36. Pres 35-36 Aero Club 33-34-35-36 Hand 34-35-36 Student Affairs Council 35-36 F. DUANE SOUTHARD Electrical Engineering Stockton. California Poly Phase Club 34-36 A I.DEN L. TURNER Aeronautics Chandler. Oklahoma Aero Club 33-34-35-36. Pres 36 School Play Mary’s Ankle 33 Quartette 33 Football 33 Student Body President 34 JAMES F. TARESH Meat Animals Rio Ow), California Future Farmers 35-36. Secy 86 Band 35-36 Poly Royal Secretary 86 Student Affairs Council 36 El Rodeo Staff 36 Hoots and Spurs 35-36 Gamma Pi Delta 35-36 Future Farmer Degree Team 36 HARRY WATSON Electrical Engineering San Luis Obispo. California Poly Phase Club 34-35-36 Safety Com Chairman 35-36 Baseball squad 34 Editor High Voltage 35 Student Affairs Council 35 ROBERT TOWNSEND Meat Animals ]Ainu Beach. California Gamma Pi Delta 35-36 Boots and Spurs 34-35-36 Poly Royal Executive Com 35 General Supt Poly Royal 36 Heron Hall Club 36. Vice-Pr 36 Chase Hall Club 35 Future Farmers 35-36 HOWARD S. WILSON Aeronautics Davenport, California Aero Club 34-35-36 Block ”P Club 34-35-36 Varsity Football 33-34 LAWRENCE K ALLEN Horticulture San Bernardino, California Horticulture Club 35-36 Poly Roynl Executive Com 36 Future Farmers 35-36 STANLEY ROGERS Electrical Engineering El Cajon. California Poly Phase Club 34-35-36 JAMES YOUNG Electrical Engineering Tulare. California Poly Phase Club 34-35-36 mittee chairman of one thing after another for two very full years. His good right arm got plenty of work out of plenty of men. Robert Townsend's biggest job was heading the 1936 Poly Royal Ex- ecutive Committee. Being an intelligent fellow, he got good men under him and let them do most of the work, and supervising was the extent of his labors. The show was fine, and his organizing ability demonstrated itself at the time of the show. The class of '36 is the last one to graduate under the old system. Be- ginning in the fall of '36 this institution will be giving degree work, and the old order of things will be another milestone passed. However, the practical features of Poly will be kept intact. The change is being made in the classroom work. With a definite number of units required for certifi- cates or for transfer, even greater effort and initiative will be required of every student. Progress has been made and is being made right along, on this transition to a new order, and the class of '36 extends its best wishes to the future classes, and hopes they too, will enjoy the old school as much as the Thirty-Six'ers did. ORGANIZATIONS THE STUDENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL OFFICERS Bob Christensen ...... President Bernard Butcher ....Vice-President Charles Blecksmith.....Secretary Baldwin Reinhold ......Treasurer The Student Affairs Council is the representative governing group of the California Polytechnic. The student membership includes the president, vice-president, secre- tary and treasurer of the student body, two members representing the division cf agriculture, two members from the industrial division, a mem- ber of the band, and one member for every twenty-five students of the organized campus organizations, namely, the Aero Club, the Future Farm- ers of America, and the Poly Phase Club. The Student Affairs Council supervises the government of the student body, handles student body expenses, sponsors student body dances, and similar student activities. This year several student body dances were held and a new student Co-op store was created, bringing some of the necessi- ties and many luxuries to the campus. Faculty advisers of the Student Affairs Council for this year were: Mr. 0. F. Lucksinger, Capt. J. C. Deuel, Mr. C. E. Knott, and Mr. Carl G. Beck. CHASE HALL OFFICERS Baldwin Reinhold ..... President Fred Bradley......Vice-President Fred Beecher . .. Secretary-Treasurer Chase Hall is the newest of the four dormitories. It was named after Miss Margaret Chase who is in charge of the English Department. It’s membership, including members of both Deuel and Chase dormitories, was started in 1932. It is under the guiding hand of Capt. J. C. Deuel, the genial and square-shooting superintendent of Chase Hall. The club holds it’s meetings in the spacious and comfortable lounge on the main floor. The club was organized to bring the fellows of the dif- ferent departments who lived in the dormitory together. The fellows cre- ate their own regulations. They nominate a cafeteria-dormitory committee which looks after any complaints which the men might have to make about the food served in the cafeteria, which is situated next to Chase. It was proved throughout the year that there was a lack of friction between the men of the different departments and a harmonizing effect was displayed. Chase Hall was not to be outdone in making merry. It was found that Capt. Deuel had to frequently stop the water fights on the second floor to protect the men on the ground floor from drowning. Some of the common occurrences were: Suehiro and Jensen arguing, only to have Reinhold and Rogers butt in to make things worse. Frequent skirmishes between West and Null. Paul Friel yelling for his broom every morning. Bradley vowing to get even with the fellows who put that snake in his bed while he was taking his nap. “Musclehead” Adams answering the phone (hoping it’s for him). Jourdin bumming cigarets. Frequent “bull sessions” in Carpenter and Lynn's room. Pete Giampaoli drowning out his canary. Huntsinger sleeping late. Slicton and Pugh vowing to study. Witmer imitating a wild and woolly savage with his cattle calls. Zeiders giving the boys the mumps scare. HERON HERON HALL CLUB OFFICERS John Gilli.............President Robert Townsend____Vice-President Fix d Alley.........Secy.-Treas. Of the three new dormitories on the campus, Heron Hall is the oldest. It was built in the summer of 1928 in honor of Alexander Heron, who was deputy director of education for the state of California. There have been many Heron Hall supervisors. The latest, and one who is now ruling the Dormitory is Merritt “Pop” Smith. Instead of “Pop” ringing a bell every morning to get the boys out of bed, he goes around personally and gently boosts them out. He sometimes has a little difficulty in getting some of the fellows up, but after a little coaxing they are ready to pile out. This year Heron Hall has it’s lounge. For the past couple of years the lounge has been used for a band practice. This was changed to the Agri- culture Building last year. There has been an “association” founded by the industrials called “The Buttes.” This group of boys usually holds its daily “Bull Session” in Halikainen’s room, or some nights they will drift to Spani’s room. The industrials aren’t the only ones who hold “Bull Sessions.” When Moore, Townsend, Gilli, Foster, Plummer and some of the others get together you certainly hear a lot of goings on. “Pop” will enter in the discussion if it is convenient, because he can tell some of the largest and biggest ones that can be told. There are other goings on like: Jonas taking a shower after 10:30. The card game in Townsend’s room. Hammerschmidt knocking on the door for Samalar at 3:00 in the morning. Fellows fighting over the funny paper. Alley trying to catch moths for his collection. Murphy playing on his trumpet at all hours of the night. The three stooges (Sill, Sparks, Agbasian) with their muscle builders. Helphinstine and Charles trying to murder each other. With all of these disturbances, “Pop” has hard sledding but he likes to see the fellows have a good time. He helps to bring the men in closer contact with each other and make friendships and moments which will be cherished by the students of Heron Hall throughout their lives. JESPERSEN DORMITORY CLUB OFFICERS Harry Linville . Maurice Rush . William Lincoln ---- President Vice-President . Secy.-Treas. Jespersen Dormitory was added to the living facilities on the campus in 1930. It was originally known as the J. C. Dorm, but was later given it's present name in honor of State Senator C. N. Jespersen who has always been active in the legislature on behalf of the California Polytechnic. The Dormitory Superintendent is M. C. Martinsen. He has a knack of being at the wrong place at the right time as far as the men are concerned. Just as a progressive “bull-session” is under way, or when a typical box- ing and wrestling event takes place, “Mart” always tip-toes in and catches the boys in the act. “Mart” has drawn a line and when the boys stray too far away he brings them back and starts them over again. This helps to keep things running according to rules and regulations. There are times when the members of the dorm see fit to enforce cer- tain rules themselves. In such cases several guilty people have found that their clothes did very little good while they were swimming in a bath-tub full of cold water. Every day occurrences in Jespersen Dorm: Kagan yelling at the top of his voice. Stanton never getting up until after the second bell has rung. Jack Pencil wearing his cow boy boots and hat every day although he has never been seen on a horse. Lavous carrying baling wire into the dorm to repair his bed springs. Hathaway explaining where he gets his black eyes. Everyone yelling at Melvin Williams to “shut that razor off.” “Biceps” Braden arguing with “Mart.” Firecrackers still going off in the middle of the night. Everyone wondering what that strange noise is when Ford laughs. Shirey sneaking in late and wondering if “Mart” heard him. Harry Linville chasing bugs. Harold Hunting keeping ten guns under his pillow. Barnett hanging his shoes out of the window. Everyone trying to sell Lincoln their old junk. BAND OFFICERS Merritt B. Smith ....... Director Glenn Roberts............ Captain Walter Murphy ....... First Lieut. Merrill Rush.........Second Lieut. James Taresh ........... Sergeant Francis Jespersen ...... Sergeant Fred Alley.............Drum Major The band has had a very successful year; it was not as large as in previous years, but seemed to have better proportion in instrumentation. This year the band was given some money with which to buy some new music after playing the old numbers many times. We obtained several new numbers including some novelties that went over very well wherever pre- sented. The band played at all the home football games and several of the basketball games. It went to Santa Maria to play for the football game between Poly and Santa Maria J. C. During the year it presented an as- sembly made up of numbers by the band and the glee club. It also played for many of the other assemblies and for events such as the Poly Royal, the Future Farmers Convention, and the last event of the year, graduation. This year a German band that proved very popular, was organized from members of our organization. They played over several radio sta- tions, for assemblies, luncheon clubs, and the barbecue at the Poly Royal. The members in the German band are Kauko Halikainen, clarinet and leader; Merrill Rush, clarinet; Walter Murphy, trumpet; George Hammer- schmidt, trumpet; Paul Spani, trombone; Glenn Roberts, bass. We were very fortunate this year in getting a manager who was also talented in playing the cymbals, Fred Alley. He proved to be very efficient, and indispensable when it came to getting the chairs arranged and seeing that our instruments were transported from place to place. The band did not play off the campus this year as we did not have uniforms, and consequently could not put up a good appearance. At one time we thought that we were going to Los Angeles to play for the Great Western Livestock show, but the proper arrangements could not be made and the trip was called off. The fellows taking band do so for the love of music as there are no sweaters or emblems other than a band letter awarded for the different members to strive for. The men who graduate will certainly miss hearing Frank Clement admit that he played the wrong note, Walter Murphy play his last note after the rest of the band has finished the number, Fred Alley miss a cymbal solo, and Merrill “Last Minute” Rush come late to band practice. On the whole, this has been a good year due to the fine fellowship among the members and to “Pop” Smith’s ever-ready cooperation. BLOCK “P” CLUB OFFICERS Robert Hathaway......... President Stanley Ferguson ....Vice-President Karl Buell...............Secretary Lloyd Smith ............ Treasurer Capt. J. C. Deuel.... Faculty Advisor The Block “P” Club is an athletic society composed of those who have made their letter in football, basketball, baseball, or track. Sport managers and the yell leader are fully active members with the exception of the right to hold office. The club has many activities during the year, notably the initiation of football lettermen, the Block “P” Dance, and the annual over-night out- ing to Arroyo Seco during which time the new basketball, baseball, and track lettermen are initiated. The annual dance was held in Crandall Gym on March 6. Friday night. The decorations were well done due to the efforts of Fred Bradley and a few others. A new event was installed in the form of a Prize Waltz, the winners receiving a box of chocolates. Those present enjoyed themselves immensely. Football men were initiated as usual, winding up with the public ex- hibition in town. The trip to Arroyo Seco was held May 28 and 24, Satur- day and Sunday, the main business being the initiation of new lettermen, which in comparison with the football initiation makes the latter a mere drop in the bucket. The Faculty was invited and all had the best time ever, except perhaps the incoming members who naturally were “in for it” in a big way. THE POLY “Y” OFFICERS Lloyd Smith .......... President Fred Alley........Vice-President Stanley Rogers ....... Secretary Roy Hunt...............Treasurer Advisers........Capt. J. C. Deuel Howard Chrisman The Poly “Y Club is a club to help build character in Poly students. A group of about fifteen fellows meet every Sunday to discuss the topics of the day, whether they are campus, or of world-wide interest. The Poly “Y” Club purpose is: “To create, maintain, and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian char- acter.” The slogan is: “Clean speech, clean sports, clean scholarship, clean living.” The club has gone on hikes and picnics in the last year including its annual overnight picnic at Cambria Pines. The Poly “Y” has two advisers, Captain Deuel and Howard Chrisman. Howard Chrisman took the place of Merle Waterman who left to go to Ventura. These two men take active part in all of the club’s activities. They are a great help to the members and try to further the ambitions of the club. GAMMA PI DELTA OFFICERS Charles hidings ........ President Wilbur Kinney .......Vice-President John Bateman..........Secy.-Treas. Advisers..............Carl G. Beck O. F. Lucksinger Gamma Pi Delta is the only honorary organization on the campus and is composed of students of agriculture who are voted to membership on a basis of scholarship, leadership, and project achievements. The organization swung into activity early this year as we were all ready to go at the first of the school year. We elected new officers, and took in six new members who were initiated in accordance to previously set standards. The dinner dance that was held in the Dragon Room of the Gold Dragon was the social highlight of the year and one that will be remembered a long time. During Homecoming a breakfast was held in the J. C. room of the cafeteria with several of the alumni members attending. In the last semester of school we again took in six new members who were properly initiated at the beach. Following the last initiation of the year we held another dinner dance in honor of those students who were successful in gaining admittance to the organization this year. EL RODEO STAFF OFFICERS Ted Stannard ......... Editor Paul Friel .......... Manager Leo Young .... Advertising Manager The work of assembling an accurate report of a year’s progress falls ?n the shoulders of the El Rodeo staff. The progress of the school and its students during a single year is complex, and calls for definite material. To select only the most important events, reporting them fully, and leaving out all unnecessary detail, is an exacting task that requires many hours of labor. Many weeks were spent compiling the numerous facts, and organizing them into presentable form. Sam Ragan was in charge of Satire, Bernard Butcher of Activities, James Taresh of Organizations, Alvin Candee of Calendar and Graduates, Fred Bradley of Photography, Fred Beecher of Sports, Pat Shea of Art Work, and Ted Stannard of general supervision. The business staff made the book possible this year by their super- human accomplishments in selling advertising. On the business staff headed by Paul Friel were Leo Young as advertising manager and Peter Giampaoli in charge of collections. As advertising salesmen were Wilbur Kinney, Edward Berghius, Vernon Rush, Hubert Hilton and Morris Levy. This year a new idea has been incorporated—a section given over to snapshots, humorous incidents of the students and reminiscences in gen- eral. “Satire” is the title given this division, and the staff is confident that it will help round out the interest of the book. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA OFFICERS John Gilli ....... Charles McGarvey James Taresh . .. Charles Iddings .. Andrew Witmer . Marcel Layous ... Alvin Candee Carl G. Beck .... ........ President ... Vice-President ....... Secretary .........Treasurer ......... Reporter .....Yell Leader ....... Historian .......... Adviser The Future Farmer organization is the largest student organization other than the student body itself. Our organization includes most of the agriculture students of the school and is part of the state and national association of Future Farmers of America. The club has meetings twice a month, having an interesting program at each of its meetings. We also have presented several programs for the student body meetings. During the fall semester, the chapter had a beach party near Pismo which everybody enjoyed. The club also sponsored a Pre-Poly Royal Dance which took the place of the regular student body Christmas dance. For the enjoyment of the student body, the club held a fun night with mem- bers participating in the boxing and wrestling matches. The final social event given by the chapter was the barn dance to which all members and alumni were invited. This was one of the most popular events of the year. This year a degree team was formed to put on the Greenhand initia- tion. The team made a trip to Carpinteria where it was entertained by the Carpintena chapter and where it initiated the new organization. The Poly Royal is put on by the agriculture students under the spon- sorship and backing of the Future Farmers organization. This year the fourth Annual Poly Royal was held. It was better than any previous shown and displayed a profit when all the debts were paid. The Bull Dozer, which was published last year, was continued under the guidance of the editor and his staff. Another big job that the chapter performs every year is to act as host to the visiting high school students during the state convention of Future Farmers held each year on the campus of the California Poly- technic. Having finished a very successful year the graduating members will be looking forward to even greater accomplishments from the chapter under the school’s new curricula program. AERO CLUB OFFICERS Baldwin Rcinhold ...... President Everett Copeland .... Vice-President Ben Shirey .... Secretary-Treasurer M. C. Martinsen .... Faculty Adviser R. L. Jones.......Faculty Adviser The Aero Club, composed solely of students enrolled in the Aeronau- tics Department, had a membership, this year, of sixty-nine. Many interesting events helped to make this year enjoyable as well as instructive. The annual Aero Club trip to Los Angeles proved both very pleasant and highly educational, the main purpose of the trip being to visit the Pan- Pacific Aircraft Show then in progress. While in Los Angeles the men visited leading aircraft factories and airports including Douglas Aircraft Corporation, Northrop Aircraft Corporation, the Lockheed factory and Grand Central Air Terminal. Many shops were visited, including those of the Airmotive Corporation, and Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute. During the year the club was favored by lectures from representatives of several of the leading aircraft supply companies. The Berry Brothers’ representative gave many helpful pointers regarding aircraft finishes. At the same meeting a picture was shown demonstrating General Aircraft tires. The Department of Commerce granted us permission to show their picture depicting the construction and maintenance of emergency landing fields. A representative of the Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute showed a picture entitled “Flying the Lindbergh Line,” which included the first crossing of the China Clipper to the Orient. He also demonstrated a mid- get, two-cycle, aircraft engine, which proved very interesting. The Aero Shop has been very busy this year due to the number of airplanes being repaired. A Travelair “2000,” a Waco “10,” and two Cur- tiss “Juniors” owned by members of the club, have been completed this year. The Waco “10” was returned to the shop later in the year for a major overhaul and structural changes. Other ships being repaired include a Boeing “100” owned by Amelia Earhart Putnam and Paul Mantz, an OX-5 Swallow, a Buhl “Bull Pup,” and an American Eagle. Three of our members, Everett Copeland, John Holloway and Rich- mond Haustein, have accepted positions with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in San Diego. Late reports have shown that these men are doing highly satisfactory work and several of the graduating class are promised positions on com- pletion of the course. ELECTRICAL V POLY PHASE CLUB OFFICERS First Semester Second Semester Allen Burnett..................... President Edward Berghius Edward Bcrghius.................Vice-President...................Vernon Rush ita Secretary Frank Clement Hubert Hilton..................Social Chairman .................Hubert Hilton Harry Watson........................ Editor Wallace McClure Faculty Advisers .....................Dr. G. W. Wilder and J. J. Hyer The Poly Phase Club is an organization of which every student in the electrical department is a member. This club came into existence as a result of the efforts of men who are now successful in the industrial world. The Poly Phase Club was organized in the year of 1928, and regular meetings have been held weekly throughout the school year ever since. This organization is quite novel in the fact that it has no entrance fees or dues, yet there is always money in the treasury. The purpose of this club is manifold. First, it enables the student to speak effectively on technical subjects before his contemporaries. Second, it gives him a general knowledge of parliamentary practice. The club also has social functions such as outdoor picnics, group trips, and private dances. The club has a paper, “High Voltage,” which is published bi-weekly by the associated editorial staff. The officers of the club are selected each semester. The complete electrical engineering department is housed in two mod- ern buildings. One building contains the classroom, a drafting room, the office, and the electric laboratory. The other building houses the steam laboratory and the power plant. The power plant consists of a large Diesel, a steam engine, and a gas engine. The plant is operated by student oper- ators and supplies electric power to the entire campus. The training afforded by the electrical department is quite unique in the fact that the theoretical study of the classroom is closely coordinated with the laboratory practice. In the laboratory, students are confronted with practical problems with which they will meet in the industry. The first-year student’s time is occupied with a study of the funda- mentals of electricity and the application of direct currents. The second- jrear men are concerned with the more involved study of alternating current. Much practical work of wiring and installation about the campus has been done by the students of this department in the past year. Some of the projects completed were the wiring of the new student store, wiring the new assembly room in the basement of the agriculture building, and wiring the old dairy barn out in Poly Canyon. The success of this system of instruction is quite evident as practically all of the graduates of this department have been placed by the school in the industry. HORTICULTURE CLUB OFFICERS Harry Linville...... President Fred Alley......Vice-President Alvin Candee......Secy.-Treas. There have been a great many changes in the Horticulture Depart- ment in the past year. A most interesting course in Entomology has been added and the men who took it this year have hopes that it will be ex- panded in the future. In addition to the Entomology course, there is a Landscaping and De- ciduous Fruit division. All the labor and plans of beautifying the campus have been in the hands of the Horticulture Department, and the work ac- complished is of a high order. It has also landscaped houses and buildings in town, one of which is the county courthouse. The deciduous fruit class has planted a new orchard containing many varieties of fruit, and plans are now under way to increase the acreage next year. The club has taken many trips during the past school year. They have gone to the beach, gone deep-sea fishingg, and entertained with a farewell party to graduating department members at the close of the year. The organization meets every Tuesday noon in the J. C. room of the cafeteria to discuss their plans and problems. During the Poly Royal it put on a spotting and potting contest for their own members, and also a plant identification contest for the women visitors. POLYTECHNIC POULTRY PRODUCERS OFFICERS Charles McGarvey ... President Frank Kawaoka ... Secy.-Treas. Polytechnic Poultry Producers is the organization adopted by the stu- dents of the poultry department organized in order that the students will have more cooperation, club activities, and social functions. The P. P. P. started out the year with a clean sheet with many new students. Upper classmen opened the year by initiating the new students. The initiation was to clean eggs once a week for a semester for the ad- vanced students. In September the upper classmen gave a social entertainment to the new students welcoming them as members of P. P. P. and to help them feel more at home. The most interesting event of the year was the Poly Royal. The Poul- try Show and Egg Show attracted hundreds of visitors. McBeth won grand prize in the poultry show with a cock bird. McGarvey took many first places also. In the egg show Roy McMartin won all the first prizes. His 26-oz. eggs made a perfect score. We were fortunate to have Herbert Hog- sett of Hogsett Poultry Farm and Hatchery at Pomona as judge of the poultry show and Dwight Bixby of Rosemary Farm to judge the egg show. Students also conducted an egg-guessing and chick-guessing contest. On April 1 students were guests at a party given by Mr. and Mrs. Leach at their home. Games were played and everyone had a good time. After school closes, advanced students will spend a week visiting lead- ing poultry breeders, farms, poultry markets, and hatcheries in the state. ROOTS AND SPURS OFFICERS Malon Moore ........... President Eugene Bridgeford......Secretary The Boots and Spurs Club is the name adopted by the students of the Meat Animals Department. The club has had a very successful year with their projects, particularly in the various fairs and livestock shows. The club was started on its winning streak last fall where at the Cali- fornia State Fair held in Sacramento, Robert Townsend. Malon Moore, and Robert. Troup each received a first prize ribbon on the animals they were showing. The next show attended was the Great Western Livestock show held at the Los Angeles Union Stock Yards. Here the club made a very good showing, with Dick Barrett winning Reserve Champion barrow and pen with his Hampshire barrows. We also left the show with several other prizes in both the cattle and sheep divisions of the show. At this show sev- eral of the members received added experience by working for some of the veteran breeders, helping them prepare their stock for the show ring. The next big event that the Boots and Spurs participated in was the Poly Royal. Several of the state's foundation animals were drawn for by the different members of the organization and were prepared for the Poly Royal in regular show ring style. Many of the fat animals that the students were preparing for the Interstate Junior Livestock show were shown en- abling the student to see how his animal compared with others from this school. The Poly Royal gives the student much practical training in show ring technique, as he learns how to prepare the different types of animals to make them look their best for the show ring. The Interstate Junior Livestock and Baby Beef show held at the Union Sotck Yards in South San Francisco was the next event which held much interest for the members of the Boots and Spurs. We shipped out of the school one week following the Poly Royal with the biggest shipment of livestock to leave the campus for any show. We left this show with the lion’s share of winnings. Walter Murphy showed the champion individual and pen of crossbred lambs of the advanced division, later showing his champion pen to grand champion pen of lambs over all other breeds in the show. Troup and Bullington cooperated to produce the champion carload of lambs of the show. Dick Barrett brought back the bacon when he showed his Hampshire barrow to champion of the advanced division and then to grand champion of the entire show, in the stiffcst competition of any bar- row show in the west. The club also came back with many other ribbons too numerous to mention here. Robert Troup also won the Shorthorn heifer presented by William Bond for outstanding showmanship and project work, and the wrist watch presented to first prize winners of showmanship in the advanced division. During the year the advanced students of the Boots and Spurs have made several trips to different cattle ranches in the county on cattlemen days, and two of the fellows made the trip north to attend the Swine day held annually at Davis. DAIRY CLUB OFFICERS Bernard Butcher....... President Howard Hudson......Vice-President Ralph Adams ....... Secy.-Treas. The Dairy Club was organized in order that the students in dairy pro- duction and manufacturing might have more social functions and club activities. The club was active throughout the year with a well-balanced program of speakers and educational trips. The first trip was made to the Rosemary Farms at Santa Maria where the students received some very practical information in the production of market milk and judging cattle. Later the students in the advanced division of the dairy department made a trip to some of the leading dairies and milk manufacturing plants in the northern part of the state. The lower division students got their break when Howard G. Robinson, field man for the Guernsey cattle club asked them to play the part of “extras” in several movie shots starring some of the outstanding animals in the school herd. The pictures will be combined with those taken at the other leading Guernsey farms in the west and made into a feature length film to be shown all over the country to advertise the Guernsey breed and to educate the people as to the value of purebreds. One of the very interesting talks of the year was given by Ted War- ren, Western representative of the Jersey Cattle club. His subjet was the National Dairy Show held in Kansas City last fall. The students had a chance to show their skill in fitting animals for show when they fitted a large group to be shown at Poly Royal. Besides the regular classes shown in the ring several of the top animals of the herd were placed on exhibit for the benefit of the visitors. Clifford Jepson was awarded grand champion of the dairy show with his young Jersey mill. Another activity of the Dairy club students is testing milk for several herds in the county. This work is carried on under the supervision of the instructors, and the county farm adviser’s office. The dairy students also operate a modern milk handling station, sup- plying the faculty and cafeteria wtih bottled milk as well as supplying a commercial output to the creamery. mm f L' ACTIVITIES CALENDAR 1935-1936 SEPTEMBER School opened on September ninth with the Freshmen appearing in large numbers, but the upper classmen had the advantage of organization. Frosh were soon seen wearing the traditional orange and green caps except for a few who were treated to a free swim in the good old horse trough. Some soon learned but others were stubborn and had to be shown at fre- quent intervals. But it was all in the spirit of fun. The season's first football game was played with Miramonte Junior College. OCTOBER Students really got down to work. Some old and new students regis- tered late and gradually increased our enrollment. Football was well along with three games being scheduled for the month. The twelfth saw the first social affair of the year get under way, the “Freshman reception which was a great success. A card party for the student loan fund was held and was a success, and also the Gamma Pi Delta initiation was held. NOVEMBER November 2, Homecoming! What pleasant memories that brought back to those who returned. To celebrate this occasion a football game was held in the afternoon and a dance in the evening. The gym was beautifully decorated and the students and old grads lost themselves in the melodious strains of the music. Homecoming was truly a memorable occasion and well observed. November 28, the last football game of the season was held here. Arizona State Teachers’ College were the opponents. A banquet and dance were held after the game and the friendly spirit was carried through thoroughly. Fred Bradley’s amateur hour added much to the assemblies for the month. Sam Ragan and Andy Cline led us in yells and plenty of vim and vigor were shown in the old school. DECEMBER On December 14. the Pre-Poly Royal dance was held in Crandall gym. Christmas colors prevailed. On December 20 our annual Christmas banquet was held in the dining hall which concluded the activities for 1935. JANUARY The first semester ended January 24, the second semester beginning on the following week. A few happy faces appeared and then again there were some that were not so happy. (Must have been the grades?) Basket- ball made it’s debut during the month with inter-scholastic and outside games being played. The Broadway Clowns and House of David showed here to packed houses. FEBRUARY Newly enrolled frosh appeared again on the campus and, of course were outnumbered by the seasoned veterans. The old trough was once more brought into use and did a landslide business. Null should prove to be quite a miler as he surely can run from the upper classmen when they start to chase him. The annual Poly Phase dance was held in the dining hall. MARCH On March 5 the annual and much-looked-forward-to Ag-lndustrial track meet was held. As the losing team must feast on beans much ado was made over the meet. The Ags claimed the beans were very good this year so apparently all were satisfied. On March 27 and 28 the biggest public event of the year, the “Poly Royal ’ was held. Although an Agricultural affair much credit is due the Industrial department for their unselfish efforts to make this a great suc- cess. The weather was ideal and helped to make this a success. A barbecue was held in the grove and the largest crowd to ever attend helped to devour the steaks. The dance was held in the evening and the largest crowd of the year attended. Miss Harriet Lepley of San Luis Obispo was chosen as Queen of the Poly Royal for the coming year. APRIL Vacation! Easter week saw most of the students going home but a good many Ags went to the annual stock show at San Francisco where they gave a good account of themselves. Advanced Hort students made their annual trip over the state. On April 25 a student body dance was held and everyone enjoyed themselves. The 27th of the month saw another “open house” come around as an event of “Public Schools Week.” Shops and classrooms were thrown open to the public and everyone did his part to make it a success. MAY May saw the revival of “Hick Day” with water fights and tug-of-wars and a greased pig race. The annual convention of the F. F. A. was held May 7-9 and the students did their best to keep the visiting high school students entertained. A football game and smoker were held to show the boys just what was going on here. May 16 saw the “barn dance” come into its own with whiskers in all their glory and many a fight was staged to save them. A jolly time was had in the horse barn in spite of the straw seats. JUNE Final exams! Then vacation for another year. Old grads leaving for good and others to return in the fall. Some reluctant to part from their friends and others anxious to get home. But, chins up fellows, we meet again another year. ACTIVITIES The campus, during the past year, was alive with student body activi- ties at all times. Not a week passed without an activity of some sort taking place in which the entire student body enthusiastically participated. A large share of these many activities were under the direction of President Rob Christensen, and Yell Leader Sam Ragan. There is not space enough in this entire book to describe all the ac- tivities of the year. However, those events which were outstanding and which we wish to retain as happy memories of our days at Cal Poly will be described. STUDENT BODY DANCES Throughout the year the student body held many dances, all enjoyable affairs, and drawing a good crowd. In every case the gymnasium was beau- tifully decorated. These dances all servved as an ideal means of more closely uniting the students and the school. FRESHMAN RECEPTION On October 10, a dance was given in honor of the new freshmen. By this time they knew their way around the campus, and this dance served as a method of showing them their way around town as well, at least to the homes of the fairer sex. HOMECOMING A big two-day homecoming celebration was held on November 1 and 2. For many days prior to November 1, trucks went through town and picked up load after load of boxes, boards and any other thing that would help to make a good bonfire. The Homecoming festivities then started early Friday evening with a parade and serpentine through the streets of downtown San Luis Obispo. Immediately following the parade, everyone piled in and on cars headed for the campus, and the bonfire. There was such a mob out that it looked as though half the town had arrived. At this point misfortune overtook us. A light rain began to fall, which, of course, prevented the band from play- ing. The big fire, however, was lighted, and there was much to do while watching it burn. During the next day, Saturday, something of great importance to all Poly students took place, namely, the formation of a new and better organ- ized alumni association. In the afternoon, a real upset in football history was witnessed by the returning “grads” when the Poly “Mustangs went down to their first defeat in two years at the hands of the Bakersfield Junior College eleven. The evening’s entertainment consisted of a banquet for the alumni. After that a big dance in the gym was staged for both students and grad- uates. The “homecomers” had an especially good time meeting old acquain- tances. THANKSGIVING Three weeks later, on Thanksgiving Day, the top-notch football game of the season was played, when the “Mustangs” met the “Lumber-jacks” of Arizona State Teachers College and were defeated in a hard-fought game by a score of 12 to 15. That evening the student body held an excellent turkey dinner ban- quet for the visitors. The “Lumberjacks” seemed pleasantly surprised with the generous display of good feeling that was displayed by our school. It was at this banquet that Burley Dooley was given the distinction of being the most outstanding athlete of the past year. After the banquet the Arizona boys were invited to attend the Thanksgiving dance held in their honor, and it really was in their honor as they had the privilege of cutting in at any time during the dance. PRE-POLY ROYAL DANCE In order to start the entire student body thinking about the coming Poly Royal, the agricultural department, on December 14, sponsored the school’s annual Christmas party dance, and the affair was called the “Pre- Poly Royal” dance. The evening’s entertainment was most enjoyable. Orr the following Friday one of the outstanding activities took place, namely, the action displayed by the students in preparing to leave for the Christmas vacation. POLY ROYAL The Poly Royal, held on March 27 and 28, 1936, was considered by all to be the outstanding activity of the year. The school was the host to well over three thousand guests from all parts of the state. Both business men and agriculturalists alike enjoyed the performances of the days. The Poly Royal is the means by which the Agricultural department culminates its year’s activity in project work. During the year each stu- dent participating in one or more of the many phases of agriculture, has been given a project. On the student is placed the entire responsibility of the care and management of the project. Thus at the Poly Royal, these projects are displayed for the purpose of showing and comparing the prog- ress made by the individual. Many long hours of preparation were spent by many students in order to insure the success of the Poly Royal. Prior to the big days, the Poly Royal publicity committee under the direction of Lindsey Boggess, made numerous talks to various groups and releases to the press. Three radio broadcasts were included in this department. The Poly Royal program in the form of a thirty-two page booklet was printed under the editorship of Bernard Butcher, with 2,700 copies mailed over the state and several hundred given to guests of the day. Then there was the actual preparation for the event of the show itself. Ival Ford hauled load after load of saw- dust for the judging ring, Ralph Adams had the task of arranging the classes for the Farm Bureau Judging Contest, and so it went, everyone was bending every effort to prepare for the largest Poly Royal yet held. The show opened on Friday with the customary open-air assembly under the direction of Bob Townsend, who this year was general superin- tendent of the Poly Royal show. On the program were many interesting events. Director Julian A. McPhee introduced the guests to the student body, Bernard Butcher introduced the nominees for the honorary title of “Miss Poly Royal” of which more will be said a little later. Some of the better dairy and beef stock was then paraded and described by Vernon Meacham and Vard Shepard. As a climax to the assembly a game of “don- key musical chairs” was played, a spectacle never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. Friday afternoon was occupied principally by preliminary judging of the many department projects. Saturday was the big day, guests began to arrive early in the morn- ing from near and far. Every minute of the day was filled with entertain- ment for all. Of the many events of the day those for the public seemed to attract the greatest attention and interest. The Farm Bureau Judging Contest saw seventeen farm centers participating, two trophies were awarded, one for the winning group from within San Luis Obispo county, and another for the group from outside of the county. Templeton won the San Luis Obispo trophy and Santa Inez won the “out of county” trophy. The dairy depart- ment sponsored a Business Men’s milking contest. In this contest, repre- sentatives of the various service clubs of the county vied for the distinc- tion of being the fastest milkers. Quantities drawn ranged from three- tenths of a pound upwad. An excellent barbecue was held in the Poly Grove at noon and nearly seven hundred dinners were served. Serving was prompt and efficient due to the new pits that were built for the occasion. The first part of the afternoon was filled chiefly by championship judging and awarding of prizes and ribbons to contestants. This was fol- lowed by an exceptionally entertaining stock horse contest which was under the direction of Andy Witmer. Invitations were extended to the expert stock horse riders of central California, and seven riders competed. Bud Howarton of Gaviota won the event. As a fittting climax to two days of activity, the Poly Royal dance was held in the gymnasium. The candidates for the title of “Miss Poly Royal” were honored guests. The selection of “Miss Poly Royal” is done in the following manner: The Student Affairs Council is in charge of the selec- tion of candidates to compete for the honor. These girls are then intro- duced to the student body at the Friday morning open-air assembly. Friday afternoon the polls are open and students vote for their choice. The winner is announced during a fitting ceremony during the dance. This year Miss Harriet Lepley was chosen “Miss Poly Royal.” And so we have the 1936 Poly Royal a real success in every respect. OPEN HOUSE On April 27, the campus was thrown open to the inspection of the public. This “open house” night was the part the school played in the Na- tional Education Week. Several hundred visitors from the vicinity were shown through all the buildings by students. Special exhibits were ar- ranged by the industrial department which met with the hearty approval of all the guests. SPRING BANQUET The next evening, April 28, the Agricultural department inaugurated a new custom, that of an annual Spring Banquet for the purpose of giving due credit to the successful boys who had shown stock at the Interstate Livestock and Baby Beef Show. Varci Shepard presented the winning students with their ribbons and other trophies. E. W. “Wick” Stephens, manager of the stock show, was the principal speaker. His talk was most encouraging to all Polytechnic students. MAY DAY Poly had a different sort of a May Day celebration this year. It has been the custom for the past several years to havve a May Day picnic. This year, however, it was decided to set the picnic aside and in its place revive the old tradition of “Hick” day. The “Hick” day events were staged be- tween the Freshmen and Upper classmen. What a brawl it turned out to be! The real victor is as yet undecided as the winnings were about even up. John Gilli took off all his clothes—except his shorts—and then caught the greased pig. It was rather hard to distinguish which was the pig and which was John after he had wrestled with it for a little while. A game of “no rule football” caused lots of bruises. It got so tiring that “time out” had to be called every few minutes. There were all sorts of other events, equally damaging, equally destructive, and everyone had a rousing time of it. To wind up the battle a fire hose was brought on to the field and turned on full strength. The seniors refused to give control of the hose to the freshmen—except when the freshmen took it away. And on it went— everyone had the time of his life. BARN DANCE On May 16, the Ags, in order to maintain an old tradition, moved some six hundred bales of hay from the loft of the horse barn, and held their annual Barn Dance. What a time! Everyone was dressed in old clothes and so felt free to just “let themselves go.” There were Paul Jones’s, Schottisches and all the other barn dances, mixed in with the modern tunes. Everyone had a “rip roarin’ good time, by cracky.” m. COMMENCEMENT The commencement exercises were most impressive. The graduating seniors made an excellent appearance as they received their awards. Dr. G. Mi 11 age Montgomery, principal of Roosevelt high school, Los Angeles, delivered the graduation address. His words were truly an inspi- ration and a challenge to every one of the graduates. Carl Beck, representative of the Agriculture department, and Charles E. Knott, head of the Industrial department, presented the graduates in their particular divisions. Director Julian A. McPhee made a short but highly interesting talk on the progress made by the school and also of the progress to be made in the future. At the conclusion of the ceremonies, the Senior Prom was held in the gymnasium. The room was beautifully decorated, rivaling only the Poly Royal dance. It was undoubtedly the finest dance of the year that was sponsored by the student body. And so we have the highlights in the activities of the past year. The year has been to most of us a most enjoyable one, and one which will long remain in our memories. IMAGINE “Fat” Layous walking a tight rope. Bernard Flower missing a Balconades dance on a Friday. Leroy Hunt without Bill Dooley. John Byron dancing like Fred Astaire. Shirey and Blecksmith getting up for breakfast. Dick Barrett without a hog. Russell Twining in bed early. Joe Braden not getting a letter every day. Hubert Hilton with a haircut. Harry Linville not singing. Melvin Williams staying in the Dorm one evening. Tony Stam missing a meal. Bob Townsend without his drawl. Atwood Rogers not sleepy. “Toppy” Reese silent and without his horse. Kauka Hallakanian not telling about fish. Jagla with his shirt-tail in. Lloyd Smith running the 100-yard dash. Wallace Grimes talking. Eddie Jauch not blushing. Jimmie Stanton without ugly knees. Schwander and Bradley not wrecking Pugh’s and West’s rooms. Null wearing a dink. Frank Clement not “slinging the bull.” John Gilli not going back after the second helping. Andy Cline dressed up. Twining—“Do you think you could learn to love me?” Ruth—“Well, I learned to eat spinach.” She—“A penny for your thoughts.” Layous—“No, I don’t want to ruin my amateur standing.” Wife—“I had to marry you to find out how stupid you were.” Beecher—“You ought to have known that when I asked you. She—“I dreamt of you last night.” Murphy—“Really ?” She—“Yes; then I woke up, shut the window and put an extra blanket on the bed.” LETTER FROM SAM RAGAN TO EMERY Tulare, Calif., April 1, 1940. Hello, Emery: Haven't heard from you for a long time so I thought I’d write and tell you what I am doing and what I know about some of the fellows that were around Poly in about 1936. I am now the General Superintendent of the power plants and sub- stations for the San Joaquin Light and Power Company in the San Joaquin Valley. We have a new home and everything is going along swell, and you should see how little Jimmie is growing. Now to tell you something about the other fellows. I’ll start out by telling you about Bill Dooley. You remember him, the good-looking guy with the black curly hair. Bill is a big cattle man in Yuma, Arizona, and is doing very well. He has a nice home and a very pretty wife. I was talking to him about a week ago and he told me about several of the old grads. He said that George Hammerschmidt was in Indianapolis driving the fast jobs for Fred Frame. Bill also told me that Pat Shea and Tat are night club hosts at the most exclusive night club in Denver, Colorado. I didn’t have much time to talk to Bill because he was catching a plane home, and just guess who was piloting the plane! None other than our old pal Bill Lincoln, remember him? Do you remember that haircut he got one time? They say Lincoln is one of the best pilots in the west. Last month I was walking down the street in Fresno and who should I run into but Glenn Sackett. He is just as fat as ever, but he looks fine. He is a radio announcer and is doing very well (for him). Glenn said he was up north and that he saw Joe Braden. Joe has taken up wrestling and is getting up in the money. Can you imagine Joe wrestling? Remember he wasn’t very husky while at Poly. Glenn also told me about Peter Giampaoli and Bill Imhoff. They are motor cops up in Lake County. I’ll bet they make good cops. Remember how Imhoff was always coming in late and wonder- ing if “Mart” knew about it. I was out on the works the other day and who should come up but Dick Barrett. He’s the guy that had the prize hog at the Junior Livestock show in ’36. Dick was as proud of that hog as a kid with a little red wagon. He told me that he had seen Roy Hunt and that Hunt was working on an oil tanker running between Los Angeles and Japan. Remember he shipped out once while at Poly, but jumped ship before it weighed anchor. Dick didn’t have much time to talk because he was on his way to feed his 1500 swine. My last tale is about the “Shif’less Skonks.” They were Byron Ellis, Roy Hunt, “Suds” Holloway, Bruce Davis, Ben Shirey, and “Chuck” Bleck- smith. I was in a restaurant eating dinner and here came these six fellows. They all came over and joined me and told me all about themselves. Ben Shirey is mixing drinks at the Cocoanut Grove bar in Los Angeles. “Chuck” Blecksmith is at the head of the sales department of the Duncan Electric Meter Company in Los Angeles. “Suds” Holloway is none other than the vice-president of Consolidated Aircraft Company in San Diego. “Suds” told me that Copeland was his head mechanic. I've already told you about Hunt. I'll skip him. Next comes Byron Ellis who has the largest orange grove around Redlands and he is really taking in the cash. Now last, but not least, is Bruce Davis. Bruce is in a business of his own, building race cars for Sir Malcolm Campbell and is sure putting out some fast jobs. But he is the only one that isn’t married. They say he has tried several times, but I guess it still takes two to make a bargain. Well, Emery, I’ve told you all I know about some of the old gang at Poly and hope you can tell me some things. So I’ll close, sending my best regards to you and the Mrs. Your old roommate, SAM RAGAN. Picture of “The Shif’less Skonks.” N-S _A_--8UR®AstfSv mqO Tr u ahoo. WAR v BKr 0 0 T SHOVJMtr orr • ti r tt j i rce jr nt fnr •J’c iC£ rAsC' HOLD IT. rhif Arra � ♦ - VHEREV' £LL vr ? rui z plea t OUR POPUCA . Fft f . ADAM AT PLAY ■ ATHLETICS FOOTBALL With one of the hardest schedules in the history of the school facing him, Coach Howard O’Daniels was faced with the task of building a win- ning team from a nucleus of four returning lettermen. A large turnout of ready and willing fellows aided “Howie” in his task. Most of them had previous high school or junior college experience in various sections of the state. A light, fast team was in order with two local boys ready to supply the backfield speed, Rodriguez and Sweeney. Hathaway and Dooley supplied the brains and brawn. In the line Nichols and Bogue took over the flank duties; Vogenson and Cooper, with Ellis and Agbashian lending competitive aid, held down the tackle positions; Lawrence, Gilli, Thompson, and Schwander supplied the guards; Adams and Bullock alternated at center. Other backfield men were Hunt, Saenz, Gallagher, Stewart, Mun- ding, and Tunstall. Stanton helped hold down the end position. “Howie” had a bit of aid in his coaching duties with Martin C. Martin- sen and Jim O'Reilly helping with the squad. A lot of praise is due to Coach O’Daniels for the great record he has established in his three seasons with Poly—17 wins, 1 tie, and 4 losses. In these three years Poly has scored 231 points against 75 for the opponents. CAL POLY 6—MORAN J. C. 0 The Mustangs opened the 1935 season against an unusually strong Moran eleven. As indicated by the score, the game was hard-fought all the way, staving off several long marches. Gallagher went over for the single touchdown early in the second quarter after a successfully com- pleted pass. The conversion was missed, and the game then see-sawed back and forth with each team showing fine defensive ability. Gilli and Bogue, linemen, were outstanding wtih Hunt, Dooley and Rodriguez doing good backfield work. CAL POLY 12—SANTA MARIA J. C. 0 The second game found the Mustangs nosing out a very determined Bulldog team by two touchdowns. All too often chances to score were nul- lified by penalties. Rodriguez went over for the first tally near the close of the first half. The next score came during the third quarter with Dooley crossing over from the five-yard stripe. The Mustangs featured an almost perfect defense against the dangerous passing attack of the Saints. Out- standing players were few. The team showed great improvement over the opening game, but much was still left to be desired. One glaring weakness was the failure to convert after touchdowns. VARSITY FOOTBALL SQUAD—1935 Front row, left to right—Fred Knowlton, Bruce Davis, William Poletti, Bill Dooley, Gabe Saenz, Leroy Hunt, Manuel Garcia, Charles Tunstall, John Gilli, Roy Alderman, Raymond Wasson, Ed Sweeney. Second row—Elwood Russell (Manager), Ed Lawrence, Burley Dooley, Bob Nichols, Harry Gallagher, Robert Hathaway, Fred Thompson, Russell Bullock, Gordon Conlee, Leslie Vogenson, Byron Ellis, Willard Bogue, Ralph Stewart, Clifford Rodriguez. Third row—Roy Hunt, Dick Sparks, Vernon Woods, Melvin West, Leo Young, Ellis Parker, Ralph Adams, Pete Me- theisen, Robert Slicton, Edward Schwander, Wilson Harper, William Moore, George Snyder, James Stanton. CAL POLY 31—STA. BARBARA STATE FROSH 0 The Mustangs continued their winning ways by de- feating the highly-touted Santa Barbara Frosh 31-0. Three blocked punts and two intercepted passes, all re- sulting in touchdowns, spelled defeat for the Gaucho Babes. Little Ed Sweeney was the outstanding player throughout the game scoring three times. Les Vogenson realized the dream of every lineman when he recovered a blocked punt and went 25 yards to score. Burley Dooley made the final tally in the last period, and also made the single conversion. The victory over the Babes gave Poly ample revenge for the upset defeat at Santa Barbara last season. MENLO JUNIOR COLLEGE 0—Poly 24 The Mustangs traveled up to Menlo Park and em- erged victorious over the the Menlo J. C. eleven, 24-0. In this game, as well as in the other games the line proved the deciding factor. Time and again the speedy Menlo backs were stopped cold. The Poly backs all played a fine game. Hunt’s passing and Hathaway’s receiving proved that Poly really had a passing attack when needed. The touchdowns were scored by Sweeney, Hathaway, Burley Dooley, and Rodriquez. No conversions were made. This was one of the decided weaknesses of the Poly team; only one conversion being made out of twelve attempts. The Menlo team failed to exhibit the smashing pow- er typical of former elevens. They had some fine individ- ual players but failed to operate smoothly as a team. HOMECOMING DAY GAME Cal Poly 6— Bakersfield J. C. 20 The Mustangs suffered their worst defeat in many seasons at the hands of the Renegades. Maybe it was due to the big Homecoming crowd and thoughts of the dance that night that caused the Mustangs’ relapse. Bakersfield scored in the first, second, and fourth periods. Burley Dooley scored our lone touchdown late in the final period. CAL POLY 0—U. S. F. FROSH 0 The Musatngs played the U. S. F. Frosh to a stand- still on Armistice Day but failed by inches to score. The first half ended with the ball on the Frosh one-yard line. The next half found a punting and passing duel with nei- ther team gaining an advantage. This was the toughest game to date and the Mustangs acquitted themselves nobly. CAL POLY 12—ARIZONA STATE 15 From Flagstaff, Arizona, came the Lumberjacks to meet the Mustangs in the final game of the season on Thanksgiving Day. The largest crowd of the season was on hand to watch Poly’s first intersectional game, and they were rewarded by one of the best games ever played on Poly Field. Speedy, heads-up football gave the Lumberjacks a hard-earned victory. Poly got an early lead when Schwander recovered an Arizona fumble behind the goal line in the first quarter. The Lumberjacks tied the game up in the second period when Tonkins scored from the five-yard line. Shortly afterward, a field goal from the twenty-yard line gave the Arizonans a 9-6 lead. The final Arizona score came in the third period. During the fourth period, the Mustangs put on several scoring drives, one of which ended in a touchdown. Hathaway took a pass from Rodriquez over the goal line. The Mustangs tried unsuccessfully to score again with their dangerous pass- ing attack. Several long passes were broken up by the Lumberjacks to stave off another score. The final score of 15-12 reflects the battle put on by the two teams. After the game, the Block “P” Club were hosts to the visitors at the Thanksgiving Day banquet and dance. 1935 SEASON SUMMARY The 1935 season was Poly’s worst in three years, but with the schedule that was played the team acquitted themselves nobly. Bakersfield J. C. found the Mustangs in a slump and took advantage to make the best offensive showing against Poly. Arizona State had a more experi- enced team and used that experience to turn the trick 15-12. Salinas J. C. forfeited their third game in three years to Poly. The C. C. C. C. championship remained for another year at Poly. Individual scoring was as follows: T. D. Conver. Total Dooley ............. 4 1 25 Sweeney............. 4 24 Rodriquez .......... 2 12 Hathaway ........... 2 12 Gallagher........... 1 6 Vogenson ........... 1 6 Schwander .......... 1 6 15 1 91 Burley Dooley was awarded the honor of being the most valuable player and was given a plaque by the 20-30 Club. Burley inspired the team on to greater heights more that once by his steady and cool playing. No player ever deserved such an honor more than did Burley Dooley. His playing will be a mark toward which all future Poly athletes may aim. SPRING PRACTICE Spring Practice was held during the final six weeks of school to acquaint the new men with the system used here. Due to track and baseball, several men were unable to report for practice but two squads were on the field at all times. A short game was held to give the fellows a chance to work ofT some of their excess energy. From the looks of some of the new talent the 1936 varsity should reach great heights. The entire group had all the pep and enthusiasm necessary to any successful team. TENTATIVE 1936 SCHEDULE Sept. 25....Arizona State at Flagstaff. Oct. 3....Miramonte J. C. at Poly. Oct. 10....Open. Oct. 17......Santa Barbara State Frosh at Poly. Oct. 24......Santa Clara Frosh at Santa Clara. Oct. 31....Menlo J. C. at Poly. Nov. 6.......Santa Maria J. C. at Santa Maria. Nov. 11......Univ. of San Francisco Frosh at Poly. Nov. 21......Salinas J. C. at Poly. VARSITY BASKETBALL Only three lettermen returned for the 1936 basket- ball season and around these three, Bradley, Rush and Eddie Jauch, the Mustang varsity was formed. A very talented array of new men made the task of rebuilding a little easier for Coach O’Daniels. Perkins, Lambert, Bill Jauch, Dooley, Shea, Carpenter and Moore were the new- comers. Games were scheduled with the Santa Barbara Ma- jors, Broadway Clowns, and the House of David to fur- nish local casaba fans with a chance to see some of the country’s outstanding teams in action. Other games were with the regular conference members, local independent teams, and Bakersfield J. C. and the Santa Barbara State Frosh. The Santa Maria Barbers, S. L. 0. Hornets, and Hen- derson Drug teams were the first three of our opponents and were disposed of with little difficulty. Next came the Santa Barbara State Frosh with a great little team. They were taken into camp by a 34-18 score. The first setback was at the hands of the Stag Billiard Parlor five, 32-33. With Eddie Jauch running wild to score 27 points, the Mustangs gained a small amount of revenge for the foot- ball loss at the hands of the Bakersfield J. C. Renegades by a 66-31 victory. Salinas J. C. was our first conference opponent and were defeated in a fast moving game, BO- SS. From Harlem, New York, came the Broadway Clowns, the cleverest team ever seen in these parts. Poly received a 22-26 setback from these boys. A return battle with the Santa Barbara Frosh found the Mustangs again out in front, 34-21. The House of David team next played us. This was one of the dullest games of the season, but the tall boys won, 43-49. The Santa Barbara Majors, one of the strong- est club teams on the coast, were next on the list. They are a real ball team and play to win—the only exhibition they put on at Poly was how to score a lot of points, which they did to the tune of 59-25. Our second confer- ence foe was our rival from over the hill, Miramonte J. C. The game went to them, 33-48. Santa Maria J. C. were disposed of by a close 23-20 score to give us another con- ference victory. Miramonte removed Poly from any chance of winning the conference title by taking the sec- ond game, 33-38. The Mustangs defeated Santa Maria J. C. to end the series with that institution, 31-23. For our last game, Salinas was the host and proved a poor one by beating us, 53-34. The season summary shows a record of nine wins and seven losses. We broke even in the Con- ference and took third place. Seasonal high point honors went to Bill Jauch with 81 points. Eddie Jauch followed with 71 points. Of the eight letter winners, six will return for next season. The Block “P” winners were Bradley, Rush, Bill and Ed Jauch, Lambert, Perkins, Shea, and Dooley. A great season is to be expected for next year. With six of the eight lettermen returning and the new talent that is sure to arrive with the freshmen, one of the best teams that the Poly campus has ever seen should be de- veloped. Exhibition games will again be scheduled with sev- eral of the country’s outstanding basketball aggregations. These games serve to increase the interest in basketball in this section as well as to give the Mustangs a taste of real basketball competition. These teams know all the tricks of basketball play, and the Poly team is given a chance to improve their play against some of the finest players in the game. The regular conference teams will be met with the strong possibility that each of them will be stronger than this season. Other games will probably be arranged to fill in the schedule. The closing of the 1936 season brought an end to the brilliant career of Eddie Jauch, the best player ever to wear the Polytechnic colors. He made the All-Conference team for three years straight and set a competitive rec- ord that should stand for many years. Although unable to compete in six of the games this season, he still made enough points to end up in second place in the individual scoring lists. Against the Bakersfield J. C. team, Eddie scored twenty-seven points to set a new Polytechnic high- scoring mark. Individual Scoring Bill Jauch Ed Jauch Rush 81 71 52 Perkins Shea 49 Lamhert 43 Bradley 33 Carpenter 25 Bill Dooley 19 Han ?pn 5 Canclini 4 Moore 3 VARSITY BASKETBALL SEASON Cal Poly: Opponent: 33 Fashion Barbers ........................................ 26 34 S. L. O. Hornets........................................ 21 38 Henderson Drug ......................................... 19 34 Santa Barbara Frosh..................................... 18 32 Stag Billiard Parlor................................... 33 56 Bakersfield J. C........................................ 31 36 Salinas J. C............................................ 35 22 Broadway Clowns......................................... 26 34 Santa Barbara Frosh..................................... 21 43 House of David.......................................... 49 25 Santa Barbara Majors.................................... 59 33 Miramonte J. C.......................................... 48 23 Santa Maria J. C........................................ 20 33 Miramonte J. C.......................................... 38 31 Santa Maria J. C........................................ 23 34 Salinas J. C............................................ 53 541 520 MULE BASKETBALL This year, as in the past, a team was formed of men who either were not interested in trying out for the varsity squad or not able to make the grade in the faster company. The Mules were entered in the City League as the Poly entrant. Although up against teams composed of men with far greater experience and ability, the Mules finished in fourth place in this league. All preliminaries to the varsity games were played by the Mules. As one of the Mules became more proficient in the art of basketball, he was elevated to the varsity squad for a trial. The scoring power of the Mules was aided considerably by Eddie Jauch, who was ineligible for all Conference games with the Varsity. Can- clini, Jauch, Clemente, and Troup were the main scoring threats. Stamm, Beecher, Vanoncini, and Buell held down the guard positions, assisted by Schneider, Laux, Brown, Hare, Jauch, Canclini, and Clemente were the forwards. Troup played at center. As a whole the season was a success. A majority of the games were won, and several were lost by one-point margins. Letter winners were Troup, Buell, Vanoncini, Clemente, Stamm, Canclini, and Beecher. A new idea of awarding minor letters for the Mules was started this season. The same requirements are used as for varsity basketball. BOXING For the first time, boxing was added to the athletic schedule at Poly and was ac- corded fine support. Many fine boxers were discovered and presented to the public at the amateur matches at the Winter Gar- den in San Luis Obispo. Meets were held with Miramonte J. C., and the local boys made better than creditable showings. In the first meet all the bouts went to the Poly boys with one draw. The second meet will be held after the Annual goes to press so we cannot publish any results. The team was coached by Gene Crump, cadet teacher and former member of the Cal Aggies' boxing team, and Coach Howie O’Daniels. The good work of these two men is evidenced in the fact that several fellows that had never boxed before devel- oped into fine glove-pushers. Gabe Saenz, one of the best amateurs in this part of the state, was considered the Poly champion. He boxed several times at the Winter Garden and was undefeated. Other members were Vic Tomie, Arturo Nunez, Chuck Agbashian, Andy Cline, Henry Null, Ray Carpenter, Bill Dooley, Bob Hathaway, and Jack Pencil. If more emphasis is placed on boxing in the future, Polytechnic should be able to enter some men in the Pacific Coast Inter- collegiate Championships. TENNIS As in the past, tennis was of minor im- portance at the school. Several men were entered in the Conference Tournament at Miramonte J. C. Beecher reached the semi- finals, and Phillips and Boggess reached the second round of players. Lack of prac- tice prevented more players from entering the tournament. When the new courts are completed, more interest will probably be shown in this sport. Minor awards will be awarded to tennis men subject to certain requirements set up by the S. A. C. VARSITY BASEBALL The 1936 baseball season was the best the Mustangs have as yet ex- perienced. A schedule was played that found several strong teams facing the Mustang line. Bradley and Buell were the only lettermen from last year’s team to make the grade with the 1936 team. New men were in every position with the exception of centerfield and second base. The season started with two practice games against the San Luis Obispo high school. These games were to give all the new men a try at different positions and to enable Captain Deuel to pick his playing squad. All these games ended in our favor. Bridgeford held the S. L. 0. High to four hits and won, 7-5, in the first game. Gabe Saenz sent his southpaw slants in from the mound and held the Tigers to six hits while the rest of the Poly nine pounded out 14 runs to win, 14-6. The next game was a Conference tussle against Santa Maria Junior College, ending in our favor, 17-3. Sparks held the Bulldogs to five hits. Taft Junior College was the next victim of Sparks’ pitching. Five hits were all Sparks allowed while his teammates were gathering fifteen hits and 12 runs. The final score, 12-6. The Santa Barbara Frosh handed the Mustangs their first defeat of the season, 7-5. Six errors by the Mustangs aided in their downfall. Sparks was nicked for nine hits. A return game with the Frosh was played at Santa Barbara and revenge was ours, 5-2. Sparks again was on the mound and allowed just seven hits. Taft Junior College evened up the score in a return game at Taft, 8-2. Sparks again pitched and gave up six bingles. Santa Maria Junior College was again defeated to give Poly their second conference victory. The score was 5-4. Sparks pitched his best game and gave only two hits. As part of the “Hick Day” program, a game with Miramonte Junior College was held in the afternoon. It was a Conference game and found us toppled off the top of the Conference standing. The Miramonte nine assumed the first place with a 7-6 victory. Gabe Saenz pitched for the Mustangs. A return game was played with the Miramonte bunch, and Poly took this one by a score of 22-5—to bring them back to a tie for the Conference lead. The deciding conference game was play- ed on neutral grounds May 21 between Poly and Miramonte. Poly won by the score of 20 to 4, and took the conference championship. Sparks allowed only 4 hits. The success of this year’s nine, accord- ing to Captain Deuel, is that we have had an unusually well-balanced team with an exceptionally good battery. Sparks is by far the best pitcher we have had since the days of Thornton I,ee, now with the Cleve- land American League club. “Kewpie” Lewelling who caught most of the games was an outstanding star and was signed by the New York American scouts. Dooley, who took his place, proved to be an equally good catcher. Stanton developed into a steady third baseman and Hunt was a good defensive shortstop. Carpenter is the best first baseman we have had in years. Buell, Vanoncini and Saenz formed a reli- able outfield that could hit and field. We had offense and defense, but per- haps the cause of our success should be attributed to the splendid team spirit. We scored 119 runs to our opponents’ 56. We lost three games, to Taft J. C., Santa Barbara Freshmen, and Miramonte and beat all these three teams decisively in return games. A desire to do what was best for the team as a whole was evident throughout the season and harmony existed at all times. Letter winners were Stanton, Sparks, Lewelling, Buell, Carpenter, Bradley, Dooley, Bridgeford, Hunt, Vanoncini, and Saenz. Most of these men will return next year, and a great season should be experienced. VARSITY TRACK Track season opened with a turnout of about twenty hopeful and am- bitious men. Only a few lettermen returned from last year’s great track team. The loss of Tennant, Bartlome, Riehl, Rodriguez, and Nichols was very greatly felt throughout the 1936 season. These five men were good for from thirty to fifty points between them in any of our meets. Several new men bolstered the team strength by their consistent placing, but Poly could only get a third place in the 1936 Conference meet. Triangular meets were held with Miramonte J. C. and Paso Robles High, Miramonte J. C. and San Luis Obispo High, and the Santa Barbara State Frosh and Miramonte J. C. Quadrangular meets were the Conference meet at Santa Maria and a night meet at Taft with the Santa Barbara State Frosh, Santa Maria J. C., and Taft J. C. The annual Ag-Industrial meet was held early in the season with the Industrials winning. Several men were found to have real talent and were persuaded to come out for the varsity squad. The 1935 Conference meet was held at Salinas. The Mustangs piled up point after point to win by an almost unheard of total of 82V points. Considering that four junior college teams were entered, a total as large as 82 o points is something of which to be proud. Salinas Junior College was second with 30l points, Santa Maria Junior College took third with 25 points, and Miramonte Junior College trailed in last with 16. The Mus- tangs took all but three of the first places. Bob Nichols was the outstand- ing individual of the meet, taking the quarter mile, half mile, javelin, and was a member of the winning relay team. Sustained power in the track events and several surprises in the field is the story of the Mustangs’ overwhelming victory. Agriculture vs. Industrial Meet The 1936 track and field season was opened by the annual meet between the two departments at Polytechnic. Last year the Ags won by an overwhelming score but this year the Industrials gained re- venge by winning, 79-68.The results were: Mile run: 1st, Smith, I; 2nd, Stannard, A; 3rd, Adams. A; 4th, Pencil, A. Time, 5 min. 14.4 sec. 100-yd. dash: 1st, Hathaway, I; 2nd. Davis, I; 3rd, Clemente, I; 4th, Sill, A. Time, 10.5 sec. High hurdles: 1st, Hathaway, I; 2nd, Jagla, I; 3rd, Lemos, A. Time 15 sec. 440-yd. dash: 1st, Witmer, A; 2nd, Slic- ton, I; 3rd, Beecher, A; 4th, McMartin, A. Time, 55.7 sec. 220-yd. dash: 1st, Davis, I; 2nd. Clem- ente, 1: 3rd, Knowlton. I; 4th, Beecher. A. Time, 24.5 sec. 880-yd. run: 1st, Smith, I; 2nd, Null, I, and Wiley, I, tied; 3rd, West, I. Time, 2 min. 26.8 sec. 220-yd. low hurdles: 1st, Hathaway, I: 2nd, Lemos, A; 3rd, Barnett, A; 4th, Jag- la, I. Time, 27.2 sec. Discus: 1st, Kawaoka, A; 2nd, Shea. A; 3rd. Bryan, I; 4th, Clark, I. Distance, 105 ft. 8 in. Shotput: 1st, Kawaoka, A; 2nd, Lynn, A ; 3rd, Walker, A; 4th, Bryan, I. Distance, 28 ft. 7 in. Pole vault: 1st, McClure, I; 2nd, Troup, A ; Murphy, A ; Burton, I; Toemi, I; Laux, A; Carpenter, I—all tied. 9 ft. 6 in. Broad jump: 1st, Clemente, I; 2nd, Wit- mer, A; 3rd, Boggess, A; 4th, Knowlton, I. 19 ft. 3 in. Javelin: 1st, Dooley, A; 2nd, Witmer, A; 3rd, Beecher, A; 4th, Shea, A. Distance 140 ft. 7i in. High jump: 1st, Boggess and Reinhold tied for first at 5 ft. 8 in. Perkins and Laux tied for third at 5 ft. 4 in. Relay: Won by the Industrials in 3 min. 10.6 sec. Cal Poly. Miramonte J. C., S. L. O. High, Atascadero High Taking four first places and eight second places, the Mustangs won the first regularly scheduled meet of the season. The final score was: Cal Poly, 54V2; Miramonte, 39Vi; San Luis Obispo High, 31; Atascadero High, 1. Place winners from Poly were: Mile—Smith, first. 100-yd. dash—Hathaway, third. 440-yd. dash—VVitmer, first; Slicton, second. 120-yd. hurdles—Jagla, second; Lemos, third. 880-yd. run—Null, second; Smith, third. 220-yd. dash—Davis, second; Knowlton, third. 220-yd. hurdles—Hathaway, first; Jagla. third. Shotput—Kawaoka, first; Lynn, second. Javelin—Beecher, third. High jump—Boggess, second; Tomie, tie for third. Pole vault—Tomie, second. Discus—Kawaoka, third. Broad jump—Hathaway, second. Santa Barbara State Frosh, Miramonte .1. C., Cal Poly Although no outstanding records were made the Mustangs walked away with top honors in the triangular meet with the Santa Barbara Frosh and Miramonte J. C. The final score: Cal Poly, 62; S. B. S. F., 48; Miramonte, 38. Place winners from Poly were: Smith—second in the mile, third in the half mile. Stannard—third in the mile. Knowlton—fourth in the 100, third in the 220. Slicton—first in the quarter. Witmer—second in the quarter. Null—third in the quarter, fourth in the broad jump. Hathaway—second in the 120 hurdles, first in the 220 hurdles, second in the broad jump. Jagla—third in the 120 hurdles, second in the 220 hurdles. Lemos—fourth in the 120 hurdles, third in the 220 hurdles. McMartin—fourth in the half mile. Davis—fourth in the 220. Kawaoka—first in the shotput, third in the discus. Lynn—third in the shotput. Beecher—third in the javelin. Boggess—second in the high jump, third in the pole vault. Carpenter—second in the pole vault. Shea—fourth in the discus. Taft Junior College, S. B. Frosh, Cal Poly, Santa Maria J. C. In a night meet held at Taft, the Mustangs placed third. Taft had entirely too much strength for the Mustangs to cope with. The final score: Taft, 86; Santa Barbara, 34 V ; Cal Poly 29; Santa Maria, 12VJ. Poly places were gained by: Smith—fourth in the mile, fourth in the 880, third in the two mile. Witmer—second in the 440. Slicton—fourth in the 440. Hathaway—third in the 120 hurdles, third in the 220 hurdles, fourth in the broad jump. Null—second in the 880. Kawaoka—third in the shot, fourth in the discus. Boggess—tie for first in the high jump. Shea—third in the discus. 1936 Coast Counties College Conference In the C. C. C. C. meet held at Santa Maria, Poly took third. Salinas J. C. and Santa Maria J. C. had surprise strength in all the events. The scoring was as follows: Salinas, 50; Santa Maria, 43; Poly 28; Mira- monte, 21. These men placed in the meet: Mile—Smith, second; Stannard, fourth. 440—Slicton, second; Witmer, third. 120 h. h.—Hathaway, first. 880—Null, second ; McMartin, fourth. 220—Knowlton, fourth. 220 1. h.—Jagla, fourth. Shotput—Kawaoka, third. High jump—Boggess, second. 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BUCK AND MACHADO For the best products: Ask for dairy products from the i HARMONY VALLEY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION j For the best prices: Join the cooperative movement I • ___________________________________________________________ HARDWARE IMPLEMENTS—DAIRY SUPPLIES FARMERS’ HARDWARE AND IMPLEMENT CO. Specializing in Tractor and Implement Repairs Phone 852 675 Higuera St. Small Boy—What is college bread, pop? Pop (with son in college)—They make college bread, my boy, from the flour of youth and the dough of old age. COMPLIMENTS OF SAN LUIS GROCERY J. J. ANDRE Phones 16 and 17 710 Higuera g(L --------------------------------------------------------- ! Ragan’s Voice on Phone: Sam Ragan is sick and can’t attend | class today. Lucksinger: All right. Who is this speaking? Ragan’s Voice: This is my roommate. _________________________________________________________ THE WII I T E HOUSE S. Tognazzini, Prop. THE HOME OF QUALITY I Groceries, Fruits, Bakery Goods, Household Hardware Phones 52 and 58 .Meat .Market 62 San Luis Obispo --------------------------------------------------------- i ♦ A woman motorist was driving along a country road when she j noticed a couple of repairmen climbing telephone poles. “Fools!” she exclaimed to her companion, “they must think I J never drove before.” COMPLEMENTS 0. A. Nilsson C. H. REEI) HARDWARE 857 Mol erey St. H. E. Cox Phone II i 1886—CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PROGRESS-1936 J Life is just one LITTLE THING after another. Isabella liked Colum- [ bus, and we got America.. .Watt’s teakettle lid blew off, and we got j the Broadway Limited. . .Franklin flew his kite in a thunder storm, J and we got electric toasters.. .A wren built her nest in the Wright J boys’ woodshed, and we got the China Clipper. ..And ‘‘Bill Spivens” J kicked on the price of things, and we got Sears Roebuck and Co.’s BETTER GOODS FOR LESS MONEY I Scars, Roebuck Co. 879 Higuera St. “Nurse,” said a lovelorn patient, “I’m deeply in love with you; I don’t want to get well.” “Cheer up, you won’t,” she assured him. “The doctor’s in love with me too, and he saw you kiss me this morning.” “I called on Mabel last night, and I wasn’t any more than inside the door before her mother asked me my intentions.” “That must have been embarrassing.” “Yes, but that’s not the worst of it. Mabel called from upstairs and said, ‘That’s not the one, mother.’ ” COMPLIMENTS OF NEHI BOTTLING CO. Nehi Sodas in AH Flavors 447 Higuera St. Phone 948 First Hobo: I feel just like a naughty flapper today. Second Hobo: How come, Willie? First Hobo: A brakeman made me walk home from a ride last night. COMPLIMENTS OF GAINSBOROUGH STUDIO - | Photography that Pleases 862 Higuera St. Phone 1541 --------------------------------------------------- , i “I understand that your wife came from a fine old family.” “ ‘Came' is hardly the word—she brought it with her ’ Little Girl: Mama, why is it angels never have whiskers? Do men go to heaven? Mother (reflectively) : Some do, but they usually get there by a close shave. SHELL SERVICE STATION NO. 264 Manager, Frank Silveria Assistant, Carroll Boots Phone 1972 588 Higuera St. The young lady from the east was spending her vacation on a dude ranch in Wyoming. One day she noticed a cowboy coiling a long rope, so she inquired: “What do you use that rope for?” “I use it to catch cows with, ma’am.” “Well,” persisted the guest, “what do you use for bait?” WHEN IT’S A TIRE SEE US KNEELAND JENKINS Goodyear Distributor i ! Phone 1963 Marsh and Nipomo Sts. The bride was very much concerned at seeing twin beds in their bridal suite. “What’s the matter, dearest?” asked the attentive bridegroom. “Why, I certainly thought that we were going to get a room all to ourselves.” For Purity, Accuracy, and Reliability bring your prescriptions to EAGLE PHARMACY Harry Norton 898 Higuera St. Phone 916 T. SEBASTIAN’S SANTA ROSA MARKET “Red and White Store” Santa Rosa St. at Mill PETERS’ ALL SOLID LEATHER SHOES For the Whole Family MISSION SHOE STORE 723 Higuera St. The Shop Keeper: No, sir, we don’t sell revolvers. Customer: What about a couple of yards of clothesline? STRONG’S CLEANING WORKS J. W. Collier, Prop. QUALITY SERVICE 659 Higuera St. - Phone 236 1 ----------------------------------------------------------- t i Teacher (in grammar school class) : Willie, please tell me what it is when I say: “I love, you love, he loves.” Willie: That’s one of them triangles where somebody gets shot. W. W. MATHEWS MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS In Marble and Granite Phone 1647-J San Luis Obispo Young Thing: I have brought this book back; mother says it isn’t fit for me to read. Librarian: I think your mother must be mistaken. Young Thing: Oh, no, she isn’t. I’ve read it all through. COMPLIMENTS OF | ANDERSON HOTEL Modern and Fireproof j Home of Poly Visitors Phone 326 PHOTOGRAPHY Ours is a Complete Photo Service ASTON PHOTO SHOP Phone 251 733 Higuera Alley: Yep, I had a beard like yours once, and when I realized how it made me look I cut it off. Burnett: Well, I had a face like yours once, and when I realized I couldn’t cut it off I grew this beard. COMPLIMENTS OF QUALITY BAKERY Girl Friend (at dance): I spent the summer in Germany. I love Dantzig. Ford: Shall we have this fox-trot, or is your cold too bad ? SANDERCOCK TRANSFER CO. “Everything in the Hauling Line” Stock Specialty—Local and Long Distance Phone 19 San Luis Obispo, Cal. Hubby: Of course, I’m angry. One of the guests tells me you and Schneider were in the pantry together. Wifie: Yes, but honest, precious, we were only kissing—we were- n’t eating. SCHULZE BROTHERS THE CLOTHIERS 782 Higuera St. Phone 364-J San Luis Obispo, California J t -------------------------------------------------------- i COMPLIMENTS Howard B. Kirtland, D. D. S. Security-First National Bank Building i Phone 72 San Luis Obispo, Calif. MEN’S WEAR i | Society Brand Worsted Suits $35.00 J Sport Models $22.50 and up | Newest Styles in Men’s Furnishings j J GREEN BROTHERS j 871 Monterey St. San Luis Obispo i______________________________________________________________ “I am a woman of few words,” announced the haughty mistress to the new maid. “If I beckon with my finger, that means ‘come.’ ” “Suits me, mum,” replied the girl cheerfully. “I’m a woman of few words, too. If I shake me head, that means T ain’t cornin’.” Day Phone 1418-1419 Night Phone 1891-J UNIVERSAL AUTO PARTS CO. Quality Service Parts for All Cars, Trucks and Tractors 969 Monterey St. San Luis Obispo, Calif. A man went to Europe and left his wife at home. From Italy he mailed a card: “Am enjoying Florence immensely. Not sure when I’ll be home.” He received the following reply from his wife: “You can stay in Europe. I’m having a good time with Oscar.” ANDERSON BARBER SHOP 953 MONTEREY STREET Braden: I hear you and the leading lady are on the outs. Poly Electrician: Yeah, it was one of those quick change scenes with the stage all dark. She asked for her tights and I thought she said lights. C. J. Bond B. J. Haley STAG BILLIARD PARLOR Cigars — Tobaccos — Candies — Magazines 956 Monterey St. San Luis Obispo 4 COMPLIMENTS OF E. E. LONG PIANO COMPANY CANT SMOKE A PIPE? Then you never smoked a Frank Medico At your Student Co-op Store Salesman (out driving) : I’ll bet I know what you are thinking J about. Stenographer: Well, you certainly don’t act like it. i ! --------------------------------------------------------------- We Appreciate Your Patronage ! CITY PHARMACY Under the Clock Tower Corner Higuera and Chorro Sts. , --------------------------------------------------------------- I j Miss Chase: When is your birthday? Watson: What’s the difference? You ain’t going to give me any- j thing. [ i i --------------------------------------------------------------- GOLDEN STATE MILK PRODUCTS I “Ends the Quest for the Best” ♦ San Luis Obispo, California i i --------------------------------------------------------------- i i i Girl at Ball Game (watching players on field) : There, they’re at • it again! I do hope Bill won’t repeat that story I told him last night. I j i --------------------------------------------------------------- i Fish, Abalones and Oysters—Wholesale and Retail | SAN LUIS FISH COMPANY Free Delivery 581 Dana St. Phone 136 STANDARD AUTO PARTS Distributors of AUTOMOTIVE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINT 840 Monterey St. Phone 1200 i i Dean: Don’t you know you shouldn’t play strip poker? Sweet Young Thing: Oh, it’s perfectly all right. It’s not really j gambling. Dean: What? Sweet Young Thing: No, you see. we always get our clothes back. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ , Bill: What kind of oil do you use in your car? Morton: Oh, I usually begin by telling them I’m lonely. We do appreciate the patronage of the Students of the Polytechnic School HOME LAUNDRY j AND j J DRY CLEANING i Phone 70 1323 Morro St. KARL’S Kl 1()M SHOES MADE 790 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo Cox: Who’s your favorite author? Friel: My dad. Cox: What did he ever write? Friel: Checks. “PETE LARSEN’S GARAGE” We specialize in Valve, Cylinder and Piston Grinding Also General Repair Work 1043 Nipoma St. Phone 814 ‘Out of my way, wretch. I’m riding to the hounds.’ ‘Give us a lift, I’m going to the dogs myself.” “Where’s Bill?” “In the hospital.” “What happened ?” f ‘‘He came down a ladder ten minutes after it had been taken away”. HUDSON - TERRAPLANE SALES SERVICE Complete 24 Hour Auto Service 1034 Monterey St. - Porter’s Garage - Phone 601 Prof. Howes rapped at the pearly gates, and St. Peter’s voice called from within: “Who’s there?” “It is I,” answered the voice. “Well, get out of here. We don’t want any more school teachers.” COMPLIMENTS OF WILSON’S FLOWER SHOP Member F. T. D. 1110 Garden Street Phone 1622 We extend compliments to the California Polytechnic Student Body SOUTHERN PACIFIC MILLING COMPANY | Since 1885 SAN LUIS OBISPO Ag: Be this the Woman’s Exchange? Woman: Yes. Ag: Be you the woman ? Woman: Yes. Ag: Well, then. I think I’ll keep Maggie. COMPLIMENTS OF C. H. KAMM CO. A. L. Cunningham BUICK PONTIAC San Luis Obispo, California j Captain (frenziedly): All hands on deck, the ship’s leaking. Hallikainen (sleepily from the hold) : Aw, put a pan under it ! and come to bed. i t I -------------------------------------------------------, You’ve all heard of. . . ..Jonah and the Whale.... Seems strange__Yet some wise Polyites would knowingly say its easy if it tastes like the food at the GOLD DRAGON With Its Fountain Service “I’d like a couple of hard-boiled eggs to take out,” said the young fellow to the girl at the lunch counter. “Alright,” replied the waitress with a smile, “you’ll have to wait though, Mamie and I don’t get off until ten.” Musical Instruments Sheet Music BROWNS MUSIC STORE 1135 Garden St. San Luis Obispo, Calif. —, J. C. PENNEY CO. DEPT. STORE DRY GOODS—CLOTHING—SHOES 868 Higuera St. San Luis Obispo Aviation Stude: What happens when the parachute fails to open? Martinsen: You come back, son, and I’ll give you a new one. COMPLIMENTS OF THE ELMO AND THE OBISPO THEATERS Mountaineer: You dirty skunk! You’re agoin’ to marry my daughter. Leo: Y-y-yessir. Which one? INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DECORATING ACME QUALITY PAINT AND WALLPAPER STORE General Painting Contractors G. F. Rhodes, Prop. 862 Monterey St. Phone 1397 San Luis Obispo, Cal. Patrolman (accosting an inebriate): Hey, you, what are you up to? Burton (solemnly) : I’m jus’ trying to r’move this lamp off the bridge. My girl fren’ wants a bridge lamp.” Phone 488 JOHN NORTON PHARMACY Prescription Specialists CUT RATE PRICES 796 Higuera St. DODGE AND PLYMOUTH BOOTH BROTHERS San Luis Obispo COMPLIMENTS OF MIDLAND COUNTIES PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION ELECTRIC SERVICE Gruff Father to Son: Why don’t you get out and find a job? When I was your age I was working for $2.00 a week in a store, and at the end of five years I owned the store. Son: You can’t do that nowadays. They have cash registers. “I don’t mind washing the dishes for you,” wailed the hen-pecked husband. “I don’t object to sweeping, dusting, or mopping the floors. But I ain’t gonna run no ribbons through my nightgown just to fool the baby.” ! THE NATIONAL DOLLAR STORES, LTD. i 732-36 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo One evening a farmer met his man with a lantern and asked him where he was going. “Courtin’,” was the reply. “Courtin’,” said the farmer, “with a lantern? I never took a lan- tern with me when I went courtin’.” “Yes,” replied the man, “an’ look what you got.” Frank: Why do you call me “Pilgrim”? Dorothy: Well, every time you call you make a little progress. UNION HARDWARE PLUMBING CO. The recollection of Quality remains long after the Price is forgotten 725 Higuera St. 119 Garden St. Phone 43 Phone 64 � - COMPLIMENTS OF R. F. RICHARDSON CO. R. F. Richardson — H. V. Joyaux — L. V. Richardson San Luis Obispo, Calif. COMPLIMENTS OF GOLDEN RULE SERVICE STATION AND AUTO COURT Owner, Mrs. Mary A. O’Reilly Father: Your new little brother has just arrived. Very Modern Child: Where’d he come from? Father: From a far-away country. Very Modern Child: Another damned alien. SCHOOL SUPPLIES — STATIONERY — GIFTS TYPEWRITERS AND ADDING MACHINES HILLS STATIONERY J. W. Fisher, Prop. Phone 1403 774 Higuera St. Mrs. Luttropp: I’m bothered with a little wart I’d like to have removed. Dr. P utler: The divorce lawyer is at the second door to your left. COMPLIMENTS OF ! t I I I I Drs. J. B. V. Butler and W. D. Butler First Girl: Gosh, I’m tired. I went to a wooden wedding last night. Second Girl: What the heck is a wooden wedding? First Girl: Two Poles got married. 1027 Morro St. FRANK COVELL SHOE REPAIR � i i i San Luis Obispo ADRIANCE BOOTERY For Your Shoe Needs f � I 766 Higuera St. San Luis Obispo ‘My good man, does this dog possess a family tree?” “Oh, no, madam—he has no particular tree.” WICKENDEN’S Men’s Outfitters from Head to Foot San Luis Obispo, California First Ag: What’s your idea of harmony? Second Ag: A freckled faced girl with a polkadot dress leading a giraffe. VALLEY ELECTRIC CO. RCA VICTOR RADIOS—FRIGIDAIRE Phone 264 851 Higuera St. San Luis Obispo Wrecked Motorist (opening his eyes) : I had the right of way, didn’t I? Bystander: Yes, but the other fellow had a truck. EVANS BROKERAGE REAL ESTATE Specializing in Ranch Properties 1118 Chorro St. . Phone 63 MADDALENA U. S. SERVICE Retread — Vulcanizing — Brakes — Batteries We will call for and deliver your car Higuera at Osos Phone 79 4 PACIFIC COAST COAL COMPANY We extend compliments to the California Polytechnic Student Body “Nora, you were entertaining a man in the kitchen last night, were you not?” Nora: “Well, that's for him to say, ma’am. I did my best.” SEE CHEVROLET The Only Complete Low-Priced Car At the show rooms of J. J. DUNNE San Luis Obispo The minister called at the Jones home on Sunday afternoon, and little Willie answered the bell. “Pa ain’t home,” he announced. “He went over to the golf club.” The minister’s brow darkened, and Willie hastened to explain. “Oh,” he exclaimed, “he ain’t gonna play golf; not on Sunday. He just went over for a few highballs and a little stud poker.” COMPLIMENTS OF BALDWIN MOTOR SERVICE Complete Automotive Service 406 Higuera St. Phone 1173 Judge: Who was driving when you collided with that car? Hammerschmidt (triumphantly): None of us; we were all in the back seat. COMPLIMENTS OF DAVIDSONS FURNITURE STORE Complete Home Furnishings 669 Higuera St. Phone 421 INDEX TO PICTURES In order to conserve space in the body of the volume, and to permit the use of as large pictures as possible, this index of names of those in group pictures and in strips, has been prepared. The following list is ar- ranged in the sequence in which the pictures appear: FACULTY PICTURE Front row, left to right. L. E. Tuggle, Margaret Chase, Dagmar Goold, Frances Gohlke, Mrs. Alice M. Daniel, Angela Ghirlanda, Earl E. Donhost, C. O. McCorkle. Second row. Maurice Hogan, Victor Osterli, Merritt B. Smith, Howard O’Daniels, Eugene Crump, Lloyd Dever, Carl Beck. George P. Couper, Os- car Lucksinger, J. C. Deuel, Wilbur Howes, J. J. Hyer, Dr. G. W. Wilder. Third row. Harry Pense, Albert Kattenhorn, Lynn Vaught, Henry Figge, George M. Drumm, Weir Fetters, C. E. Knott, R. I. Leach, R. L. Jones, L. E. McFarland, Lynn Keller, Harold Wilson, J. E. Bowman, Ver- non Meacham, M. C. Martinsen, A. H. Hollenberg. STUDENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL First row, left to right. Sam Ragan, Vernon Rush, Charles Bleck- smith, James Taresh, Fred Alley, Lloyd Smith, John Gilli. Second row. Earl Coleman, Leo Young, Bernard Butcher, Baldwin Reinhold, Robert Christensen, Paul Danbora, Fred Bradley, Robert Cocke, J. C. Deuel, Carl Beck, C. E. Knott, Ted Stannard. CHASE HALL CLUB Front row, left to right. Paul Friel, Robert Slicton, Bernard Butcher, Arturo Nunez, Alvin Candee, George Schneider. Second row. John Cockle, Andrew Witmer, Roy McMartin, Charles McGarvey. Third row. Ralph Adams, Philip Jensen. Myron Glenn, Stanley Rog- ers, William Bower, Tatsomi Suehiro, Frank Pugh, Orlando Canclini, Carl Phillips, Bill Berry, Gabe Saenz, Ray Carpenter. Fourth row. Edward Berghius, Henry Null, Ronald Thomas, Vernon Rush, Leo Young, Bill Crosby. Peter Giampaoli. Schuyler Hawes, Richard McBeth, Adolph Laux, Robert Erichsen, Charles Millar, Shigeo Yamana, Charles Cook, Hershel Abe. Fifth row. James Taresh, Paul Danbom. Emil LaSalle, Harley Smith, Stanton Lynn, Bill Gallatin, Richard Huntsinger, Russell Twining, Cecil Zeiders, Stanley Ferguson. Clifford Jepson. Baldwin Reinhold, Fred Beech- er. Kenneth Nichol, Melvin West, Atwood Rodgers, Lawrence Allen, El- wood Russell, Edward Schwander, Earl Buell, Edmund Jauch, Ival Ford, George Schneider. J. C. Deuel. HERON IIALL CLUB Front row, left to right. Dudley Grimes, Frank Blake, Morris Levy, Kauka Hallikainen, John Gilli, Malon Moore, Ralph Samalar, George Charles, Leslie Vanoncini, Walter Murphy. Second row. Fred Otto, Frank Clement, Donald Beck, Ben Cosner, Paul Spani, Jim Harter, Paul McDonald, Herbert Jonas, Gordon Foster, Paul Plummer, Robert Townsend. Third row. Fred Alley, Simon Simonian, Robert Sill, Antone Stam, Marvin Hare, Frisbie Brown, Earl Coleman, Charles Agbashian, Basil Per- kins, William Ilelphinstine, Jack Clark. Howard Hudson, Merritt B. Smith. Fourth row. John Bryan, Lloyd Smith, Carl Tunison, Joel Carlson, Clifiord Lambert, George Hammersehmidt, Dick Sparks. JESPERSEN DORM PICTURE Front row, left to right. Jack Pencil, Ben Fauher, Robert Hathaway, Emery Ford, Sam Ragan. Henry Lang, Welton Williams, Gordon Jonasen, Harold Jones, Gerald Haet, William Lincoln, Dick Barrett, Chauncey Mc- Donald. Harry Linville, Wallace Grimes. Second row. Marcel La.vous, Merrill Rush, Maurice Rush, Floyd Long, Roy Hunt, Ren Shirey, Joe Rraden, Byron Ellis, Elwin Harmon, Gunnar Sondeno, M. C. Martinsen. Third row. Glenn Sackett, George Jagla, Don Bullington, Eugene Bridgeford, Robert Barnett. James Cox, James Stanton. Fourth row. Melvin Williams, Hubert Hilton, Bill ImhofF, Victor Tomei, Antony Leal. BAND PICTURE Front row, left to right. Fred Alley, Charles hidings, Leonard Frame, James Taresh, Merritt B. Smith, Gunnar Sondeno, Gordon Foster, Chester Strader, Emery Ford, George Hammersehmidt, Walter Murphy. Second row. Kauka Hallikainen, Merrill Rush, Paul McDonald, Lloyd Smith, Frank Blake, Frank Clement. Third row. Robert Sill. Paul Spani. Glyndwr Roberts, Francis Jesper- sen, Chauncey McDonald. BLOCK “P” CLUB Front row, left to right. Robert Hathaway, Maurice Rush, Fred Bradley, Gabe Saenz, Earl Buell, Frank Kawaoka. Second row. Paul Friel, Stanley Ferguson, Baldwin Reinhold, Glenn Sackett, Byron Ellis, Lloyd Smith. POLY “Y” CLUB Front row, left to right. Kauka Hallikainen, Cecil Zeiders, Merrill Rush, Emery Ford, Melvin Williams, Lloyd Smith, Herbert Jonas, Paul McDonald. Second row. Ted Stannard, Welton Williams, Bill Gallatin, Wilton Imhoff, Frank Clement. Frank Pugh, William Bower, Bob Evans. Third row. J. C. Deuel, Alvin Candee, Fred Alley, Frisbie Brown, Robert Sill, Leo Yeung, Paul Spani, Fred Otto, Donald Beck, Schuyler Hawes, Stanley Rogers, Myron Glenn, Bob McMartin, Howard Chrisman. GAMMA PI DELTA First row, left to right. Bernard Butcher, Carl Heck, Edmund Jauch, Charles Iddings, Wilbur Kinney, Earl Buell, Robert Cocke, Charles Hage- rneister, John Gilli, Roy McMartin, Lindsey Boggess, Paul Danbom, John Bateman, Alvin Candee, Harry Linville, Charles McGarvey, Robert Town- send, James Taresh. EL RODEO STAFF First row, left to right. Fred Bradley, Leo Young, Patrick Shea. Ted Stannard, Paul Friel, George Couper. Second row. Sam Ragan, Peter Giampaoli, Fred Beecher, Wilbur Kinney, Bernard Butcher, James Taresh. Alvin Candee. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Front row, left to right. Alexis Clark, John Cockle, Leonard Frame, Charles Cook, Arturo Nunez, Alvin Candee, John Gilli, Andrew Witmer, Charles Iddings, Marcel Layous, James Taresh, Dick Barrett. Second row. Henry Lang, George Charles, Leslie Vanoncini, Charles McGarvey, Lawrence Allen, Charles Millar, Paul Danbom, Gerald Haet, Gordon Foster, Carl Phillips. Third row. Fred Alley, George Wilson, Orlando Canclini, Elwood Russell, Jim Harter, Paul McDonald, Roy McMartin, Bill Berry, Shigeo Yamana, Wilbur Kinney, Carl Beck. Fourth row. Stanton Lynn, George Schneider, Robert Sill, Edmund Jauch, Edward Schwander, Ralph Adams, Bill Crosby, Anthony Leal, Hugh Dangers, Gunnar Sondeno, Lloyd Stennett, Ralph Samalar, Ernest Righetti. Fifth row. Oscar Lucksinger, Bill Helphinstine, Robert Barnett, Mar- vin Hare, Frisbie Brown, Ronald Thomas, Ellis McClure, Jack Pencil, Ival Ford, Malon Moore. Sixth row. Robert Townsend, Eugene Bridgeford, Basil Perkins, Clif- ford Lambert, Herbert Jonas, George Hammerschmidt, Howard Hudson, Glenn Roberts, Robert Cocke, Lindsey Boggess, Bernard Butcher. Seventh row. Paul Plummer, Ray Biedenwig, Robert Troup, Harry Linville, Adolph Laux, Don Bullington, Earl Buell, Fred Bradley, Ted Stannard. AERO CLUB Front row, left to right. Harold Jones, Dudley Grimes, Moses Cle- mente, Maurice Rush, Emery Ford, Tatsumi Suehiro, Frank Pugh, Bruce Davis, Frank Blake, Bill Lincoln, Fred Otto. Second row. Gordon Jonasen, Ben Fauber, Herschel Abe, Ben Cosner, Edward Beers, Melvin Williams, Milo McChesney, Andrew Clein, Robert Hathaway, Robert Slicton, Philip Jensen, Bob Evans, Baldwin Reinhold. Third row. Fred Knowlton, Merrill Rush. George Milne, William Bower, Stanley Ferguson, Robert Christensen, Antone Stam. Paul Spani, Jack Clark, Donald Beck, Schuyler Hawes, Harley Smith, Richard Hunt- singer, Howard Wilson, Ben Shirey, Alden Turner, Gabe Saenz, Chris Hoover, Ray Carpenter, Roy L. Jones, James Stanton. Fourth row. Glenn Sackett, Harold Hunting, Byron Ellis, Ellis Parker, Melvin West, Henry Null, Chauncey McDonald, Melvin Burton, Curt Van- der Linden, George Jagla, Bob Erichsen, Lloyd Smith, Jcel Carlson. POLY PHASE CLUB Front row, left to right. Paul Friel, Vernon Rush, Edward Berghius, A1 Burnett, Frank Clement, Kauka Hallikainen, Morris Levy, Harry Watson. Second row. J. J. Hyer, Edward Luttropp, Robert Brenstein, We'ton Williams, Mitsuhiro Yamasaki, Sam Ragan, Douglas Jourdin, Wilton Im- hoff, Joe Braden, John Bryan, Glyndwr Roberts, Dr. G. W. Wilder. Third row. Charles Blecksmith, Walter Klausman, Chester Strader, Dwaine Henderson, Francis Jespersen, Peter Giampaoli, Leo Young, Roy Hunt, Bill Gallatin, Elwin Harmon, Earl Coleman. Fourth row. George Schneider, Myron Glenn, Stanley Rogers, Wal- lace Grimes, James Cox, Hubert Hilton. George Faustino.Walter Lindquist, Bill Jauch. HORT CLUB Front row, left to right. Harry Linville, Fred Alley, Lawrence Allen, Herbert Jonas, Alvin Candee, Robert Sill, Fred Bradley. Second row. Charles Agbashian, Weir Fetters, Carl Tunison, Harold Roberts, Kenneth Nichol, Anthony Leal, Edmund Jauch. Third row. Wilbur Kinney, Wilbur Howes, Patrick Shea, Lloyd Dever. POULTRY CLUB Front row, left to right. Frank Kawaoka, Roy McMartin, Paul Mc- Donald, Jim Harter, Charles McGarvey, Anthony Leal. Second row. Richard I. Leach. George Schneider, Frisbie Brown, Ray Biedenwig, Clifford Lambert, Richard McBeth, Charles Hagemeister. BOOTS AND SPURS Front row, left to right. John Cockle, Charles Cook, Arturo Nunez, Gerald Haet, Dick Barrett, John Gilli, Henry Lang. Second row. Earl Buell, Stanton Lynn, Hugh Dangers, Carl Phillips, William Berry, Alexis Clark, Shiego Yamana, Paul Danbom. Third row. Don Bullington. George Charles, Ed Schwander, George Wilson, Bill Crosby, James Taresh, Walter Murphy, Charles Millar. Fourth row. Robert Troup, Bill Helphinstine, Basil Perkins, Andrew Witmer, Adolph Laux. Robert Barnett, Malon Moore, Ellis McClure, Ernest Righetti, Marcel Layous, Eugene Bridgeford, Ival Ford, Robert Townsend, Jack Pencil. DAIRY CLUB Front row, left to right. Orland Canclini, Gordon Foster, Howard Hud- son, Bernard Butcher. Ralph Adams, Manuel Lemos, Ted Stannard. Second row. Eugene Crump, Lloyd Stennett, Russell Twining, Paul Plummer, Leonard Frame, Gunnar Sondeno, Clifford Jepson, Ralph Sama- lar, Leslie Vanoncini. Third row. George M. Drumm, John Bateman, George Hammer- schmidt, Emil LaSalle, Ronald Thomas, Fred Beecher, Lindsey Boggess, Robert Cocke, Elwood Russell, Charles Iddings, Vernon Meacham. POLY ROYAL DANCE PICTURE Seated, left to right. Betty Righetti, Harriett Leply, Ruth Jorgesen, Shirley Kirtland, June Butler. STOCK HORSE CONTESTANTS George Newsome, George Vinson, Louis Morro, Harold Tanis, Bud Howerton, “Shorty” Beck (outside rider), Elmer Barnell, Andrew Witmer. POLY ROYAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE First row, left to right. Andrew Witmer, Malon Moore, John Gilli, Alvin Candee, Roy McMartin, Charles McGarvey, Harry Linville. Second row. Oscar Lucksinger, Lindsey Boggess, Robert Townsend, Bernard Butcher, Lawrence Allen, Ival Ford, Fred Alley, Paul Plummer, James Taresh, Robert Cocke, Charles hidings, Carl Beck. “SHIF’LESS SKONKS” Left to right. Charles Blecksmith, Ben Shirey, Bruce Davis, John Holloway, Roy Hunt, Byron Ellis. FOOTBALL STRIPS Top to bottom. John Gilli. Clifford Rodriguez, Newton Cooper, Clar- ence Munding. Top to bottom. Fred Thompson, Leroy Hunt, Gordon Conlee, Russell Bullock. Top to bottom. Willard Bogue, Gabe Saenz, William Moore, Edward Lawrence. BASKETBALL STRIPS Top to bottom. Clifford Lambert, Maurice Rush, Basil Perkins, Pat Shea. Top to bottom. Bill Jauch, Bill Dooley, Fred Bradley, Ray Carpenter. BOXING STRIPS Top to bottom. Arturo Nunez, Gabe Saenz, Jack Pencil, Charles Ag- bashian. Top to bottom. Andrew Clein, Henry Null, Victor Tomei, Ray Car- penter. BASEBALL SQUAD Front row, left to right. Orlando Canclini, Maurice Rush, John Le- welling, Gabe Saenz, Leslie Vanoncini, Earl Buell, Fred Bradley, William Helphinstine. Second row. Lindsey Boggess, Dick Sparks, Stanley Ferguson, Eu- gene Bridgeford, Glenn Sackett, Ray Carpenter, Janies Stanton, William Dooley, Leroy Hunt, Capt. J. C. Deuel. BASEBALL STRIPS Top to bottom. Capt. J. C. Deuel. Gabe Saenz, Dick Sparks, Ray Car- penter. Top to bottom. Leroy Hunt, John Lewelling. Fred Bradley. TRACK SQUAD Front row, left to right. Lloyd Smith, Roy McMartin, Orlando Can- clini, Bruce Davis, Robert Hathaway, Frank Kawaoka, Fred Knowlton, Leroy Hunt, Robert Sill. Second row. Dick Barrett, Manuel Lemos, Lindsey Boggess, Henry Null, George Jagla, Fred Beecher, Andrew Witmer, Robert Slicton, Stanton Lynn, Victor Tomei, Howard 0’Daniels. TRACK STRIPS Top to bottom. Andrew Witmer, Robert Slicton. Henry Null, Lloyd Smith. Top to bottom. Frank Kawaoka, Robert Hathaway, George Jagla. Lindsey Boggess. Autographs • %