Hartnell College - La Reata Yearbook (Salinas, CA)

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X w JACK KYMPTON TED SPAULDING COMMISSION • With closer cooperation than ever before the com¬ mission prides itself on an extremely successful year. One of the largest reasons for this is the careful budget¬ ing planned by the members for the next year and fol¬ lowed during the past two semesters. Extremely cap¬ able officers in each commission department also ex¬ plains the year of achievement the group has completed. Several promising innovations made during the past year were due to commission sponsorship. The Winter Ball, inaugurated at Hotel Del Monte last December 16, was a brilliant success with 1 79 J. C. couples attending. Arc lights for night football games were installed by the commission at the Salinas High School athletic field at a cost of $2,000. The record crowds attending the games since the installation of the lights will make up the original cost of the lights by the end of another football season. A second addition to J. C. equipment was made by the commission in the new public address system cost $100. Jim Meagher, student technician, was responsible for setting it up. The last innovation by the commission during the past year was allowing the Chairman of Publications and Social Activities to attend commission meetings. This was calculated to bring all branches of school activity into greater union, and has worked out suc¬ cessfully. Jack Kympton, student body president for the first semester, was very instrumental in bringing about these improvements. Jack is now at the University of Cali¬ fornia preparing for a medical degree. Another capable commissioner, Betty Tholcke, has also left school. Her place as Commissioner of Finance has been taken by Clair Young, who has filled the vacancy more than satisfactorily. Ted Spaulding, student body president for the second semester has followed his predecessor’s foot¬ steps equally as well. He is one politician who has car¬ ried out his campaign promises. His completed survey of student interests has opened a new posibility of intra¬ mural sports, and he has realized his promises of after¬ noon dances and other numerous activities. Thes3 activities will be allowed for next year by the new bud¬ get system worked out by the commission during the past semester. MELVIN STROMBERG LUTHER OGAWA GORDON BAIN JACK NELSON MISS ROTHROCK BETTY THOLCKE FLORENCE HURST DEAN SAUBLE RUTH CONNELL 19 •

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SCHOOL BOARD • Six energetic citizens form the hub about which rotates every initial proceedure of the entire system of the Salinas public schools. Regularly, on the second Monday of each month, these six men meet to go care¬ fully over each transaction necessary in the functioning of the two secondary schools in the Salinas district — the high school and the junior college. Five of the members on the secondary board of education receive their positions by public election. The sixth member, Doctor R. D. Case, superintendent of city schools, is appointed by those five to act as their secre¬ tary. At present the board includes Mr. W. B. Murray, of the Sego Milk Company; Doctor William M. Hayes, dentist; Mr. Harry L. Noland, lawyer; Mr. E. L. Knowlton, farmer; Mr. B. Young, of the J. C. Penney Company, and Doctor R. D. Case. Upon election to office, the members serve a term of three years. During that time, not one operation af¬ fecting the school can be carried out without the ap¬ R. D. CASE R. J. WERNER proval of the board. The board must hire or fire any and all school employees from the principal to the jani¬ tor. It supervises the mapping out of school study courses. It must examine, reject or consent to, every building and ground improvement. It must superintend the purchasing of major school equipment, the payment of bills, the receiving of warrants — every little matter of routine institutional proceedure must pass under their observation. Many times the men must hold three or four special meetings during the month to complete their important business of keeping students in the Salinas Valley comfortable and satisfied as well as educated. With so much personal time taken up and so much responsibility placed upon them, the natural assumption is that the school board receives a salary. “How much do they get?” Miss Peggy McCollum, bright young secre¬ tary to Doctor Case is asked. “One pencil,” she replies alertly, “before every meeting; I sharpen them a nice new pencil, and the next morning it’s used up!” BAYARD YOUNG EVERETT KNOWLTON WM. MURRAY WM. H. HAYES HARRY NOLAND

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FACULTY ° Four new instructors came to join the junior College faculty last fall to keep abreast of the swelling enrollment. George Aughinbaugh, commerce instructor, received his A. B. at the University of California in 1933. From 1933 to 1938 he was office manager for the Golden State Com¬ pany. Now, in addition to his duties as a commercial teacher, Mr. Aughinbaugh keeps the books for the quick lunch service at the Girls Club House. Every day sees him in a spotless white apron at his desk in the kitchen doorway checking receipts. If you watch long enough, you’ll even see him genially wiping dishes when work piles up. Anne Lescisin, also instructor in commerce, received her M. A. at Indiana University in 1932; studied at Uni¬ versity of California in 1934-35, and was assistant in¬ structor at U. C. in 1935-36. She also taught at St. Helena High School before coming to Salinas in 1938. Miss Les¬ cisin is now the head of the Junior College Placement Bureau and has found positions for 101 students since February. Lloyd Winter won his B. A. at University of California in 1933 and did graduate work there in 1933-34. “Bud”, as the boys on his teams all know him, was lightweight coach at Watsonville High School from 1934 to 1938. In the short time he was there he developed three champion¬ ship football teams, and three championship track teams in the Coast Counties League. Besides his coaching, Mr. Winter is also instructor in hygiene at J. C. and faculty adviser for the Battery. Wilbert Robinson, instructor in biology, botany, and chemistry, received his B. A. at San Jose State in 1937 and his M. A. at Stanford in 1938. Next year the faculty system will be enlarged with full¬ time instructors in chemistry, economics, home economics, and agriculture. Don’t be surprise if the girls sign up for Ag next year — the new instructor is reputed to be a cross between Robert Taylor and Tyrone Power. G. DARWIN PEAVY JOHN MURRIN HOPE BAXTER LOUIS ERIS JOHN LEMOS JEAN McKAY LLOYD WINTER JOHN CLARKE CLAUDE ADDISON GERTRUDE LOWE DEAN SAUBLE DEAN FRASER