Pomona College - Metate Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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TRATE ON One of He imporfanf funcfions of +he A.M.S. is ifs responsibilify for +he aol- IusfmemL of +he Pomona men sfudenfs +0 +heir dormifory life. Wifh 1cew men sfudenfs on campus and army unifs numbering over five hundred men in Clark Hall. civilian men moved +0 Smiley. For +he firsf fime in many a year men from each class lived +0- gefher in +he several secfions 0a +he same dormi+ory. Here in Smiley Hall Pomona men were able +0 esfablish Jrhemselves. make as much noise, and have as much fun as +hey had ever had.

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THEY CONCEN STAN COLLINS The Associafed Men Sfudenfs. under Hue presidency of S+an Mussell in +he fall semes+er and S+an Collins in Hue spring semes+er. affempfed +0 ?ulfill ifs Jrradifional Itune- fions of promofing Hue inferesfs of men sfudenfs on +he Pomona campus. Since Hwe disconfinuafion of +he fra- Jrernilries and He Ghosfs. Hwis dufy has fallen even more +0 Hue A.M.S. As a resuhL of Jrhe loss of mosf of Pomona's men +0 Hue services. Hue fall saw eigh+y-five boys on campus. and +he spring saw bur sixfy. Several meefings of He A.M.S. were called during +he year when impor'ranf maHers were pending discussion. Wifh a Iimi+ed number of men sfudenfs men's acfivifies have been limHed. The fradifional A.M.S. formal. usually held in chober. and +he annual barn dance were bofh cancelled. In +he Spring +he men s+uden+s were Jrhe proud recipienfs of a pool Jrable given +hem by Professor Alfred Woodford. STAN MUSSELL

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ACTION Afhlefics a+ Pomona +his pas'r year nafurally were curfailecl +0 a greal exfenl' bul +he infense desire of The remaining men for compefifon of some kind plus Jrhe inf- ereswL and cooperalion of +he alhlefic deparfmenl kepf +he program from com- plefely dying ou'r. The spirif and abilily shown by some of +he parlicipanls proved +ha+ when +he Jrime comes, perhaps nexwL year, +ha+ Jrhe Sagehens relurn +0 inlerscholaslic endeavors Jrhe Blue and While will have a nucleus around which +0 build Soufhern California Conference championship learns in all maior sporls. Lafer in +he year. afler Jrhe soldiers of +he Army Specialized Training Unif had leH and Jrhe coaches had more lime +0 clevofe +0 Jrhe civilian sludenfs. a complefe ancl +horough infermural program was seJr up and did a greaf cleal Jrowarcl heighlening inferes+ in sporfs. All Jrhe men sludenls were divided as equally as possible in regard lo +heir all round abilily info five learns which compeled wilh a high degree of rivarly in soffball. baskefball. lennis. frack, badminfon. and swimming. The learns me+ every affernoon for an hour and approval of +his over +he old syslem was unanimous. The sludenf body Jrakes +his opporlunily +0 +hank all Jrhe coaches for Jrheir friendly cooperalion and expresses +he hope +ha+ Jrhey may see +heir wish for Jrhe refurn of inler-collegiale compelifion realized in +he very near lulure.