Salinas Junior College - La Reata Yearbook (Salinas, CA)

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r D f) i 7 jj) fi i r £ xi g Eighteen students, interested in becoming more adept in putting over their ideas to an audience, early in the second semester organized a club to aid them in their speak- ing and parliamentary procedure. These are the Junior Toastmasters, a chapter of the world wide organization, Toastmasters International. In living up to their motto, Orators All, they have sought criticism and have usually been given a good, con- structive toasting by the critic sent down by the senior club. Size of the group is lim- ited in order to give each member an opportunity to make at least one candid- camera size speech each month. This regu- lar practice of getting on your feet, trying to convince your audience, and then being expertly shown just what kept your speech from being a wow is proving to be the right road to the forceful, effective speak- ing that is able to interest and then sell the goods to the listeners. Credit for starting and advising this group goes to Mr. Roy Hohberger. He, with the support of the senior club, came to our college during the second semester to introduce Toastmasters to us. Within two weeks, officers had been elected and a meet- ing, run according to the regular schedule, had been put over well. From this time on. noon meetings were held each Monday. As news of the club spread, the membership increased. Plans were made for Charter Night, the crowning event of the year. On May 15, the eighteen members received their charter and were officially affiliated with Toastmasters International. Although it was in operation but one semester, the group grew rapidly, and the speeches more closely approached the goal of putting it over to the audience. Mr. Her- bert Langdon, the faculty advisor, predicts an even greater year starting this fall. v

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C }J i) Jj] li £ X 1 Uf CUJf]JJ)£«!J£ When Jack McCargar, son of the city ' s prominent secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, announced his plan whereby a group of junior college students were to ioin the chamber — one to each committee — he little realized with what enthusiasm it would be taken up. He said that the com- mittee member who showed the most interest and achievement in the work would be given a five-day trip to Stanford to the Western Conference for Commercial and Trade Executives to be held in summer of ' 38, where he would receive invaluable in- formation in the field of business. The club started with twenty-three members, all anxious to serve their commit- tees and win the recognition that would send them to Stanford. The meetings are held at noon every Tuesday, and during these ses- sions the members give detailed reports on what has occurred at various chamber meet- ings they have attended, listen to talks on civic problems by prominent men of the town and chamber members, and discuss various problems of the city which they must cope with as active members of the civic organization. The fellows shown in the group picture are charter members of this club and are doing their best to develop a strong organi- sation which will soon take its place among the largest organizations in the school to be- come not just another club, but an active, live-wire group of deeply interested boys who are doing their utmost to be of service to their school, fellow-citizens, and fellow- students. The first boys to take office in the new club were John Storm, who became the first president of the junior chamber; Robert Coover, the first vice-president ; and Staf- ford Hughes, first secretary and treasurer. These officers preside over some of the finest executive talent in the school and plan great thing for the future. Mr. Murrin is adviser.

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upsiiDi) B})jj)ji)}) eijj The Upsilon Gamma Chi is really an in- fant society in the Salinas Junior College and like all infants it has grown steadily since its birth. During the past year a great deal of interest has been shown by the girls and much has been accomplished. As no organization is complete without leaders, officers were elected at the lirst meeting of the year. Those elected were: President, Vivian Stephenson ; Vice-Pres- ident, Joyce Wiggins ; Secretary, Helen Ran- dol; Thirteenth Year Representative, Flor- ence Hurst ; Fourteenth Year Represent- ative, Jean Perkins. These officers have been guided and directed by Mrs. Baxter, Miss McKay, and Miss Lowe, the faculty advisers. One of our most interesting meetings was a talk on Laboratory and Technician Work given by Miss Lowella Corvan, a local lab- oratory technician. Our own Dean of Vivian Stephenson Joyce Wiggins omen, Faith Fraser has given us much teresting advice. The Men ' s Club and Upsilon Gamma Chi worked together to give a most successful reception in honor of our new president, Mr. Werner, who has endeared himself to all of us. The reception was held in the Junior College Library. A combined High School and J. C. Faculty Tea was held at the High School, where the teachers were received b) ' various members of the U. G. C. Perhaps the largest event of the )ear was the Valentine Backward Dance when the girls had a chance to ask their so-called Romeo ' s to the dance as their treat. With Anna Olson as guest speaker, a Mothers ' s Day Tea was held. In this small way we honored those who are so dear to us. The activities of the U. G. A. of this year were brought to a close by the annual enter- taining of the Men ' s Club. This was a picnic held May 12 at Bolado Park. Here we found swimming, dancing, baseball, basketball, and food a plenty. Through out the year it has been our aim to better acquaint the Co-eds with one an- other, to establish a closer bond between student and teacher, and to keep a high standard of social activities.