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

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AVON B. CARLSON President MAX KOEHLER I'ice President LAWRENCE ROSSI ALLEN GARDNER Secretary • Treasurer GRADUATION this June for some sixty or so seniors is the culmination, in many cases, of seven or more years of attempting to do what they originally intended to do in four. Looking back on the days before Uncle Sam beckoned, we recall the freshman-sophomore brawl, hazing, dormitory life, and all the activities which make college life so much fun. In those days little did we realize what would be following and that not until now would we be able to finish our schooling and get our niche started in the business world. Also missing to a lot of the old timers is the in- formal spirit that was ours when the student body was only a small part of what it is now. Time was when you said howdy to everyone you passed, but with the growth of the enrollment it is impossible to know all your fellow students. Another indication to the returning upperclass- men that Poly was growing was a new landmark in the shape of the Administration building. What seems to many pre-war students as the biggest change is the abundance of women and their off- spring on the campus. With all changes being taken in stride, we hope the history of succeeding classes may differ from ours in that they fall back into the routine, and re- quire no extra-curricula subjects such as World War III.” [ 13]

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JOHN MILLER BILL ROTH President Pice President AT THE beginning of this school year the majority of the upperclassmen did not know definitely whether they were sophomores, juniors or seniors. Also at that time of the year many of the clubs, departmental and otherwise, organized providing activities for practically everyone. For these two reasons the junior class did not try to organize. In Febuary when most of the fellows had straight- ened out their schedules and knew their status, the juniors got together for a dinner meeting. At this meeting John Miller was elected president of the class, Bill Roth was chosen vice-president and Clinton Merithew was asked to keep track of the CLINTON MERITHEW Secretary-T reasurer activities and the money of the class. Among the juniors are several well-known person- alities. Some of whom are Dick Lavery, student vice-president; Gil Brown, yell leader; Jay Tucker, Poultry Club president, and Jim Coleman, business manager of El Rodeo. Also in the Junior class are Don Seaton, manager of the Collegians and Jack Anderson, Publications photographer. These are but a few of the third year men who are well known on the Poly campus. The junior class, under the watchful eye of . visor Dave Cook, expects to finish the year succ fully with a few get-togethers. [ 12]

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Mrs. Avalyn Jacobsen, ’28 out-going alumni association preident, congratulates Reg Bozin ’38, alumni president elected at the Homecoming held October 25, 27. FWERYBODY came to the big 40th anni- versary homecoming of the Cal Poly alumni association — even Kilroy. Yes, Kil- roy was here. He registered as “K. A. Kilroy, Class of 1906,” but he failed to list his ad- dress. Next oldest grad to register at the Homecoming celebration held Oct. 25-27 was Alfred Felix Miossi, of San Luis Obispo, Class of ’07. Altogether more than 200 alum- ni members representing every class from ’06 to ’46 attended the three-day program of events. Avalyn Jacobsen, ’28, turned over the alumni association gavel to the newly elect- ed president, Reg Brown, ’38, at the annual banquet held Oct. 26. Other officers elected at the business session were: Alta Fae May- hall James, ’23, of San Francisco, first vice president; Orvis Hotchkiss, ’28, of Los An- geles, second vice president; John Hanna, ’28 of San Luis Obispo, secretary; Howard Brown, ’44, of San Luis Obispo, treasurer. James McGrath, Cal Poly faculty member and graduate of the class of ’38, was reelect- ed editor of the alumni newsletter. President Julian A. McPhee, guest speaker at the banquet, told visiting alumni plans for the future development of the college. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brussow, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. McCorkle, Mr. Henry Figge, and Mrs. Merritt B. Smith were honored guests at the banquet. Highlight of the homecoming schedule of events was the football game between Cal Poly and Whittier college, which the Mus- tangs appropriately won for the benefit of the alumni guests.