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

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c men s In Retrospect . . . . . . . . . 5 The College and Its Services . . . . 8 Administration . . . . . . . . . 14 Leadership . . . . . . . . . . 25 Academics . . . . . . . . . . 45 Humanities . . . . . . . . . . 54 Science . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Publications . . . . . . . . . . 83 Honoraries . . . . . . . . . . 95 Residences . . . . . . . . . . 105 Activiti6s . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Personalities . . . . . . . . . . 195 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Organizations . . . . . . . . . 243 Classes...........261

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Editoris Message 16,276 San Jose State College students are, along with millions of Other students, living in a world of crisis . . . a world in the throes of economical, political, social, and religious upheaval. The 1960 La Torre recognizes those students who evidence their awareness of this challenge by actively seeking solutions which could ease the worlds tensions; nevertheless, more than the small minority of todays active students are needed to find these solutions and apply them. Peace and freedom will come only through the efforts of everyone. Our world is the world of iiEverymanW Thus, this years La Torre is presented With two objectives. The first is to acknowledge and honor those San Jose State College students and teachers Who, using their awareness, intelligence, time and services on this campus, are accepting the responsibility each individual is called to bear for everyone. The second is to encourage introspection by those persons WhO have Chosen to ignore the discipline of responsibility, but are needed to bring the world to a lasting reconciliation and peace. Editor Assistant Editor

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In Retrospect It has been the privilege of the Class of 1960 to see its Alma Mater come of age and receive the Cloak of maturity among schools of highest learning in the state of California. San Jose State College has today not only the largest student body in the state college system, but also the faculty, buildings, campus, and other facilities necessary to maintain its pre-eminence. . by the founders who christened it Minnls Evening Normal School when it opened in San Fran- - Cisco in 1857. It was a loyal little band of 150 students who came along when the school, having been integrated into the state educational system, moved to San Jose in 1871 as the California State Normal School. Almost a century later, in the fall of 1955, the college enrolled 9,648 students. Its faculty was more than four times as large as the entire student body of 1871. The campus was being contin- ually enlarged, new buildingswere being constructed, academic offerings had expanded far beyond teacher training, and an orderly plan for continued, steady growth had been developed. The increasing congestion in halls and on the campus walkways, of which graduating seniors have been so much aware, is Visual evidence of a record-breaking enrollment of 16,276 students in the fall of 1959. The SJS enrollment increase in the past ten years has far exceeded the na- tional average for colleges. The evening programs have kept pace with the overall growth; enrollment in evening programs has nearly donbled in the past four years. The enrollment in the fall of 1955 was 3,855; by the fall of 1959 it was 7,014. During this time the number of limited students increased from 932 to 3,858. Faculty strength increased even more rapidly, improving the pupil-teacher ratio from 19.8 students per instructor in 1955-56, to 16.5 students per instructor in 1958-59. Today even the Music: Concert Hall cannot accommodate the entire faculty of 900. In 1920-21, when the school was renamed San Jose State Teachers College the entire student body of 577 could have crowded into the concert hall which, at that time, seated 565. SJS has shown a gain not only in quantity but also in quality. Along with the higher entrance standards have come higher faculty standards. In 1954-55, less than 4070 of the faculty members held doctorate degrees. By the time the Class of 1960 arrived on campus, half the faculty had this degree. Today the percentage is even higher.