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

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Publications ROBERT E. KENNEDY Director of Publications ACTIVITIES of the Publications de- partment at Cal Poly are on as large a scale as they are at many col- leges where Journalism is a major sub- ject. With not even an English major available to draw students from, the proselyting of staff members from agri- cultural and industrial majors, and the training of them in writing and editing fundamentals are two of the many prob- lems which fall to the lot of the college’s director of public relations and instruct- or of Journalism. With the recent establishment of the new major in “country printing,” which requires a minor in journalism courses, the department’s activities will be further extended in quality as well as quantity. THE Publications committee, composed of the editors and business managers of student pub- lications, formally met to have pictures taken during the Spring quarter. Informal meetings through out the school year decided ques- tions of policy and size of El Mus- tang, El Rodeo, the Goal Post, and ithe Frosh Handbook. The committee was also consult- i as to the personnel and duty of new board to be set up under the revised constitution. Most import- ant meeting was the one for the cameraman. FIRST ROW (left to right) : Robert Kennedy, John Patterson, John Shea, Jim Coleman; SECOND ROW: Glenn Arthur, Paul Madge, Jiro Kai. [22]

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fairs council. Bill Armstrong was elected chairman and John Lesley, secretary. A rooters section was formed with student wives taking part in the cheering section. The rally committee arranged a joint rally and car caravan to the Santa Bar- bara game. With aid of the music department the Rally Committee put on a nice show for the towns people during the Whittier game. After Betty Jo Bewley finished twirling her flaming batons, the rally committee passed out matches that were lit in the dark by the rooters. For the homecoming game with San Francisco a Serpentine rally was held in down- town San Luis Obispo, with a huge bon- fire rally held on the campus. The “P” on the hill was lit up in red flares to add to the sight. For the El Toro game a huge bull was made out of canvas and a regular bull fight was held in the middle of the field with El Mustang Bill Arm- strong as the challenger. Before the Chico game a large thea- ter rally was held. Student Court LEFT TO RIGHT: Melvin Bell, Crispin Wood, Jim Coleman, James Rudden, Jay Tucker, AI Park. T HE Student Court is composed ■ of students who pass judgment on the law-breakers here on the Poly campus. Working directly with the Security Officer, Ernest Steiner, and the S.A.C., this group has aided in keeping the accident rate down and the welfare of the students and faculty at a high lev- el. This year found Melvin Bell as chairman, Jay Tucker, court re- porter, Jim Coleman, Don Fiester, Manes Rudden, A1 Parks, and Cris- pin Wood rounding out the re- mainder of the court. [21]

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Cl l ccieo THE staff members for the 1947 El Rodeo were drawn at large from the student body. John Shea, editor for this year’s El Rodeo, came by his position through several years of yearbook work. Coming to Cal Poly in 1939, with a year’s experience, he was made assist- ant business manager for the 1940 book. Again in 1941 he was business manager, while in 1946 he was assistant editor. With Shea at the helm, a twelve man staff was soon organized, having on it one other man from the 1946 staff, Chuck Chapman, photographer. Avon Carlson, assistant editor, handled the details involved in scheduling advertis- ing pictures, sales promotion, and mail- ing of books. The end sheet and division page cartoons are the efforts of Bob Rowe, who recently left Poly for work at the University of California. Section editors, Kent Freeman, Grad- uates; Neil McCarty, Activities; Bill Othart, Organizations; Art Gandy, Dormitories; Harry Endo, Faculty; Joe Griffin, Athletics; and Bernard Epstein all did a bang-up job in rounding out their sections. The advertising section was capably handled by Cy Hovig and JOHN SHEA Editor-in-chief Jim Coleman, who together with Advis- ing attraction. The main brunt of the work fell on the shoulders of Editor Shea, who spent many an “extra” hour on layout work, writing copy and prepar- ing all pictures for the engravers. Bob Kennedy, the mainstay of Cal Poly publications, did a noble job in those departments requiring a diplomatic touch. His work in tak- ing and printing pictures editing copy and his moralizing effect, a 11 made El Rodeo—1947, what the staff hopes, a worthy book. Editor John Shea, seated in center, explains to his El Rodeo staff some intricacies of layout and editing of a yearbook. The worried looks weren’t posed. [23]