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

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Electrical Industries J. J. I IYER instructs electrical labs and lectures . . . skillful with hands . . . never gets angry . . . learned his knowledge first hand and believes whole- heartedly in this philosophy . . . likes to talk and reminis . . . chews cigarettes . . . dislikes women in uniform who do nothing. . . DAVID COOK a brain . . . reads books . . . likes to explain the slide rule . . . teaches math ... a swell fellow to talk to . . . wears jeans ... he is a member of the bicycle brigade . . . but sometimes drives his V8 station wagon . . . cats in cafe. . . One of the many duties of members of the electrical department is that of trouble- shooting” . . . when the P.A. system doesn’t work, call I Iver or Cook, they’ll get some boys busy in a moment . . . when you want remote control broadcasts from the campus, call the electric boys, they’ll string the neces- sary lines . . . they get good practical ex- perience doing the many campus electrical jobs . . . and they do a good job, too. - A, •. V!

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Aeronautical Industries The Frosh find Engine Theory a sticker . . . Metz is tough with tests. Year work has centered about practical construction of a Cub ... a Luscomb is on the assembly line. A Boeing P-12 E (Armv) was overhauled for purposes of practical taxiing and ground work. Also overhauled ... a Stinson. An addition was built to the Engine Shop housing an engine test stand for rating and testing horsepower of aero engines. Complex equipment includes a Rock- well hardness tester and newly com- pleted heat treating unit for metals, and a Magna Flux machine which uses high amperage to determine fatigue and cracks of metals. During December students pulled out for positions at the Sacramento air depot . . . Douglas . . . ultec . . . North American . . . Lockheed . . . Pan American Airways. Short term courses began during winter for specialized jobs. lop to hot tow: Wing Assembly . . . Service- men . . . Overhaul Job . . . Adjusting Struts . . . Preparation for Torque Icsting . . . Shops.

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KENNETH STRETCH Poly Phase Prexy Electrical Poly Phase Club OFFICERS President ...............Kenneth Stretch Vice President .....Orin Focacci Secretary Treasurer James 1 loskins I he electrical brotherhood could boast 46 members, all with dues paid, at the Fall quarter . . . less than 25 remained after the Spring registration. National Defense stripped this org, also. I heir initiations feature raw eggs . . . a hot bridge charged with electricity where neophytes have to tread in the barefoot. I he peak of Bishop was scaled as tradition has it, and the club pennant was living in great gusts ol wind that pour over the rock of San Luis. The frosh also like to count rivets in the R. R. overhead crossing the road to Parkers. The official count is 6012. The annual trip to L. A. was canceled First row (left to right): Akagi. Alegria, Anderson, Burger. Campbell, Dalton, Ellis. Fisher, Fischer, Foccaci. Second row-, Gcnasci, Gwcrdcr, Harris. Harper, Hollingcr. Mocker. Irokawa. Kobara, Martin, Meek, Mar- kee. Mr. I Iyer. Third row: Nakamura, Nakano, Peart. Perry, Plant, Rosenbergcr, Sohm, Seaton. E. Smith. R. Smith. Stretch. Fourth row; Mr. Cook. Tenney, Tartaglia, Wood niff, Canclini, McKcnnin.