Long Beach City College - Saga Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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First row: M. Cuyler, Pres.; D. Windes, V. Pres.; A. Milburn, Rec. Sec; R. M. Hud- kins, Treas. Row two: D. Windes, Pres.; M. J. Crane, V. Pres.; H. J. Saxe, Cor. Sec; R. M. Hudkins, Treas. A. W. S. CABINETS The A.W.S., imbued with ambition and a desire to encourage greater friendship among the students, iaiinehed an interesting tea scries at which they entertained faculty members, new freshmen, and the Student Body generally. NiH content with outdoing all other or- ganizations socially, they sponsored matinee hops which increased in popularity, attributable no doubt to the inauguration of a new system of having hosts and hostesses, until they were forced to hold the dances every two weeks instead of once a month. With an eye to publicity and a spirit of reciprocity the A.W.S. gave the Student Body a Backwards Dance . The phenomenal success of the dance was due to the appearance of a double standard at last, for the co- eds acted as escorts, paid all bills, and as one of the students put it, made all advances. The Associated Women Students subtly insured more support at dances during the year by starting a Beginners Danc- ing Class held once a week at a nominal sum. A professional dancing teacher was hired. With the A. M.S. as efficient assistants the A.W.S. managed Field Day, and their Organdie tea was one of the colorful events of the season. A series of lectures and exhibits was sponsored by the A.W.S. in answer to the numerous reijuests from students for helpful sug- gestions in eti(]uette and social good form. Various prominent speak- ers, authorities in these lines were obtained. Displays of student work in art, design, and craft were placed for view by the student body and school patrons. [26]

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First row: H. Lyons, Pres. ; B. Burns, V. Pres.; D. Swift, Sec; F. Carroll, Treas. Row two: H. Wolfe, Rep. Arts; F. Rusk, Ed. Viking; L. Proctor, Rep. Ath.; C. Goldsmith, Rep. S. B. SPRING CABINET With a financial burden like the French War Debt, the Spring Cabinet spent many weary days and nights plotting means to pull the Student Body out of the red. During the crisis of budget cutting, the Cabinet members wisely ducked in and out of doorways and met budget sponsors in innumerable closed meetings. President Harold Lyons, and Advisers Brintle and Duncan courageously led the Cabinet out of a labyrinth into the clearing. The Cabinet took a firm stand on all issues, such as subsidizing athletes. Feeling the with- drawal of the faculty from Student Body dances because of the faculty fee of one- d ' lllar, they invited the teachers to attend all Student Body Dances free of charge. A large attendance (mainly faculty mem- bers) was immediately noted. The Spring Cabinet did not give up when th ey were forced to face unlooked-for obstacles but gave their time unsparingly until prob- lems were solved.

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First row: S. Yancy, Pres.; B. Metzgar, V. Pres.; J. Marriner, Sec: D. Ryan, Treas. Row two: J. Carroll, Pres.; J. Bennett, V. Pres.: W. Graham, Sec; P. Carney, Treas. A. M. S. CABINETS The A. M.S. did their share towards pulling the Vikings through the depression by bearing the burden of sponsoring the Football Rally and bonfire which preceded the Pasadena-J.C. Game; they added the needed prestige to the occasion by bravely coaxing a long, luxuriant growth to appear on their erstwhile nude countenances. Out of sympathy, Principal John L. Lounsbury presented an attrac- tive shaving mug to the man with the most abundant sartorial ap- pendage; this prize, augmenting the other generous prizes from Long Beach merchants, was presented by Maurice Atkinson, master of ceremonies. The A.M.S. used their ingenuity at Field Day by acting as assistants in all events and doing all the heavy work. The urge to activity was so strong that they held a banquet in honor of their Fall officers and sponsored a Men ' s Stag where the men en- joyed an evening of athletic contests etcetera without interference. The triumph of the A.M.S. occurred when they sponsored the Dutch Treat Dance; this dance gave the co-eds a chance to go out again, for they were allowed to invite their own escorts, and the men were over-joyed by the materialization of a good-cheap-date . As a gesture of friendship to teams visiting Long Beach, the A.M.S. also sponsored the serving of chocolate and wafers to home teams and visitors after each league basketball game of the season. This action was acclaimed as conducive to friendly rivalry by Coach Mel Griffin. The plan was tried for the first time this year. [27]