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

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Ornamental WILBUR B. HOWES not yet a member of the bicycle brigade . . . but his auto tires are on the ’ verge . . . he can do anything in half the time . . . fiend lor candy which he buys in half dozen bars at a time and stores them in room nine . . . scares the freshmen still, but they catch on . . . he never drinks water. The horticulturists, of which only eleven ended the Spring quarter, help make the campus more beautiful. They grow all annuals and shrubs that sur- round the buildings and tackled the job of ’’planting' the new building. Degree students take first two years at San Dimas and if they are fortunate thev finish work at the San Luis cam- pus during the Iollowing two years . . . Positions are assured as teachers, nursery- men, and landscapers for civic institu- tions and residences. Although no advertising is done, the visitors who inspect the green house and “petunia” beds buy a good jxjrcent- age of the cuttings and potted plants. T he horts get 60 percent of profits . . . the state 40 percent . . . soil and water and hoes arc furnished by the depart- ment. Besides their regular studies students have charge of and lab work, horticulture beautifying the campus—a job which they have ac complished exceedingly well and with little thanks. They have put in and take care of 13V6 acres of lawn, put in all shrubbery on the grounds, and arc now help- ing to landscape the areas around the new dorms and new administration build- ing.

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Production Crops Club We never will forget that assembly which the ‘croppers’ put on for the student body and which featured the Barnsmell boys vs. Pansvpickers in re- gard to table manners. The assembly was a practical illustration of a talk on Emily Post at a preceding meeting. Three parties were held at Advisor Dougherty's house. Mr. Doughertys daughter plays the piano . . . the guests play poker . .. and sometimes sing. The Pre Poly Royal dance was under the auspices of the ‘croppers who wove crepe paper into a false ceiling which draped from a suspended center piece. At the Royal itself, they sponsored the sack sewing contest as well as the agro nomv exhibit and contest. (Agronomy is the naming of plants, weeds, grasses, etc. exclusive of shrubs, trees, etc.). No rubber for a trip this year. ELWOOD RANDOLPH Crops Clul Proxy OFFICERS President ......Elwood Randolph Vice President .... David Risling Secretary ......... Dwight Wait t reasurer ..... Richard Romans Reporter ....... Maurice Dubost Pirst row (left to right): Barnes, Barger, Carlev, Crane. Day, Downing, Dubost, Fisher, Flamson, Garbani. Second row: Gilstrap, 1 lelfend, I loff, Lady, Matsoniato, McClymonds, McCorkle, Newman, Newton, Ott. Mr. Dougherty. Third row- Randolph. Risling. Romans, Schwab, Seaton, Shaw. Smith. Underwood, Wait, Warden, Wilson.

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Horticulture Horticulture Club Members are commonly referred to as “pansy pickers.” I hey meet once a week in landscape problems class and listen to two iellow members report on some new phase of landscaping. This year, curtailed by defense plans, no annual extended tour was taken, but the Fall picnic at the County Park turned out to be a w hoi loping good time. . . . They had barbecued steak and did a little baseball, hiking, and sightseeing. In the Spring, the second picnic was held near a Girl Scout outpost around Atascadero . . . but these fellows arc nice boys. They helped make the Polv Royal Coronation ol the Queen formal a mag- nificent allair. The motive was to dec- orate to end all decorations .... they almost did. BOB THOMSEN Horticultural Clul Proxy OFFICERS President ........ Boh Thomson Secretary I rensurer.James Wood First row (left to right); Anderson, Arnold, Arthur, G. Brown, H. Brown. I). Brown. Ferguson, Gale. Second row; Bradley, Hawkins, Hurlev, Kai. Mikuriva, Peterson. Stier. t hird row: Strihling. Thomsen, Waits. Wood, Mr. W. B. Howes.