San Jose State College - La Torre Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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fnflff ' I EUGENE GRATTAN JAN KALAS CLARA HETTIE SMITH RUDOLPH BLAUER PAUL BUNCH KATHERINE SCLAFNEY FORREST ELWOOD SWANE

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To The memory of Eugene B. GraTTan, who was killed in an auTomobile accidenT CcTober 3, I94O, This l94l La Torre is dedicaTed. Genial Gene was San Jose STaTe's only unpaid coach: he gave his services To amaTeur wre-sTling, The sporT he loved, and developed many championship wresTling Teams Tor San Jose. A naTive oT Iowa, Gene graduaTed Trom The law school oT The UniversiTy oT Iowa in l927, and came To San Jose in 1928. ln addiTion To his coaching, and a large law pracTice, he Tound Time To parTic:ipaTe in looys work wiTh The Y. M. C. A., Kiwanis Club, Sea ScouTs, Boy ScouTs, and conTribuTed To a camping program Tor under- privileged children. DespiTe his many responsiloiliTies he was never Too busy To help a boy in need. Perhaps The mosT TiTTing TrilouTe ever paid To him came Trom one oT These hundreds OT boys whom he loeTriended. who said: Gene was like a TaTher To a loT oT us Tellows. l guess he was one oT The greaTesT Tellows ThaT ever lived.

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eanlewiii Foreword Faculty Seniors Honor Organizations Social Organizations Activities Clubs Sports Life