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

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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.

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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.