Bakersfield College - Raconteur Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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BACK ROW, left to right: Emil Berk, Gerry Haslam, Larry Smetzer, John Friesen. FRONT ROW: Mary Ellen Elliott, Heidi Senftleben, Rhoda Lee Cohen, Janice Lando. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STATE COLLEGIANS BACK ROW, left to right: Carol Hale, Larry Newcomb, Carl Drow, Tom Merson, Mary Graff, advisers, Myrna Scha'dle, Joyce Works, Francine Lum, Fran Avenell, Bill Watson, SECOND ROW: Christine Welch, Nellie Mosley, Celia Zambarelon, Pat Meredith, Vera Church, Marie Countryman, Jim Swartzwelder, Joyce Brooks, Charles Wright, Nonie Rouner. FRONT ROW: Beverly Fisher, Joyce Avakian, Sharon King, Sylvia Leong, Katherine Gill, Jerry Weitzel, Maritta Edwards, Rhoda Lee Cohen, Ann Robison, Nancy MacEacheron. When a request came to Bakerstield College tor dona- tion ot books to be sent to , university students abroad, ln- t ternational Relations Club be- gan a drive with the help ot otherorganhahons,pdncipah ly the Sophomore Council, which netted hundreds ot books. The tirst big l955-56 assignment ot lRC, the an- nual toreign student tour, was cancelled. Members had spent hours in preparation tor the tour and arranging tor tamilies to act as hosts tor the students, Disappointed but undaunted they tackled other iobs. Emil Berk, presi- dent, and Dr. Jack Casey, ad- viser, directed the activities ot IRC. 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 With the ever-present demand tor teachers in our country, State Collegians, the teaching maiors' organization, is determined to help in the drive by working on the prob- lem on the iunior college level. State Collegians engages in select- ed activities. hears speakers, and schedules meetings designed to give preteachers a look at the pro- tession. The thought is to iron out the difficulties ot perplexed educa- tion majors before they lose conti- dence and branch into what may seem to be a less problem-tilled oc- cupation.

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ln l956 The BalcersTield College Renegade Band, marlcs iTs Third year under The dynamic and enThusiasTic leadership oT Clarence Wig Wiggins. Wiggins, who came To Bakers- Tield College Trom The posT oT assisTanT bandmasTer aT The UniversiTy oT WashingTon, has generaTed a spiriT oT espriT de corps which has liTTed The band To The championship Torm iT now holds. Renegade Bandsmen This year showed The compeTence oT a large college band wiTh Their sparkling and original halT-Time sTunTs aT BalcersTield College TooTball games, and gained a repuTaTion which is now sTaTe-wide Tor Their musicianship as well as Their showmanship. Wig and his Troop are now laying plans Tor an even beTTer year nexT season in The new TradiTion oT excellence They have esTaplished. 5 nr 11151, 11151, 1951, 15151. 1956 11151, 11551, B A N D

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OFFICERS-BACK ROW, Iefl' fo righl: Henry Walker, Ken Sawdey, Dick Frilz. FRONT ROW: Joe Liza- raggo, Leo Meyer, adviser, Pal Johnson, Wayne Chase. A periecl example of complele orqanizalion is 'rhe Krallsman Club. Leo Meyer, aclviser, has in- slilled in lhe members ihe allilude rhal ii lhere is a job lo clo il should be done promplly and well wilh no horseplay. The Krailsman Club scholarship program, all Club meelings and proj- ecls, rellecl' such planning. K R A F T S M A N C L U B 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1915 If , BACK ROW, lefl lo right Leo Meyer, adviser, Dick Frifz, Wayne Chase, Henry Walker, George Michel, Ken Sawdey, Pal Johnson. THIRD ROW: Arnold Hamillon, George McKinney, Gerald Slrong, Gordon Hunnicuf, Joe Lizarraqo, John Esponda. SECOND ROW: Keilh McQuilliams, Obie Muslin, Edmund Gallegos, James Anderson, Richard Garcia, Roberf Johnslone, Frank Souza. FRONT ROW: Booker T. Gilqore, Orval Walker, Jack Wrighf, Paul Ring, Greg Swoboda, Frank Williams. 3 M 25