Cal State Polytechnic College - El Rodeo Yearbook (San Luis Obispo, CA)

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HORTICULTURE WILBUR B. HOWES Horticulture WILBUR B. HOWES. Forever busy smiles a lot. Tough assign- ments. Greets his classes with a friendly. Hello, girls. Has charge of all lawns and campus grounds. Requires notebooks for all his classes. FIRST ROW (left to right): Ray I.arson, Jim Knadler, Jiro Kai, Roy Swanson, Glenn Arthur, Gillian Brown, Howard Brown, Dick Stratton, Vernon Cliffe, Archie Ahrendes; SECOND ROW: Don Conley, Bob Pulford, Jim Peterson, Tony Amato, Jim Coleman, William Hagen; THIRD ROW: Mac Thompson, Park Jolley, Neil Mc- Carty, Edgar Young, Elmer Warren, Bob Moeller, Lou Marburg, Jim Dixon, Bob Ferguson, Emil Hanson, Tom Pruett, Mr. Howes.

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FIRST ROW (left to right): Jack Charlton, Hob Garvey, Dave Ohanneson, Robert Silzle, John Kline, Jim Flamson, John Colornbini, Max Lescot; SECOND ROIC: Mr. Dougherty, Ernest Klokke, Hob Jamison, Charles Cook, John Jones, Bob McCormick; THIRD ROIC: Don Feister, Ken Holmes, Paul Palmer, Bob McCormick, Elnood Randolph, Don Bower. CROPS, farm equipment, weeds, and trees .,. yes, this is the Crops Production depart- ment. This is the department which works and slaves on the pruning and grafting of de- cidious fruit trees and the growing of the crops on Cal Poly’s acreage. Under the capable direction of Mr. Paul Dougherty, faculty adviser, and his two able student assistants, Bob Garvey, president, and Max Lescot, secretary, the Crops Club again pushed ahead under full steam. During the first quarter, only nine students were enrolled in the department. The member- ship then steadily increased with the return of many former members who had taken time out from their school work by the request of Uncle Sam. These veteran members immedi- ately added stimulus to the campus activities, and when the school year was completed, a quick counting of proboscises was taken and it was found that there were fifty students in the Crops Club. Under the direction of Ken Holmes, former navy dive bomber pilot, a highly successful Valentine dance was held during the winter quarter — highlighted by a genuine pair of ladies Nylon hose as a door prize. The dance was held in the gym and the decorations were large red hearts on a background of fresh al- mond blossoms, which sent the dancers home with the feeling that spring was in the air. During the latter part of March, a student family garden was inaugurated with over twenty of the students and their families par- ticipating. This gave the student a small gar- den with which to supplement his income. The final social event of the year was a beach party held at Avila. Everyone enjoyed himself eating hot-dogs and getting his feet wet.

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Willard Hagen, horticulture major, is student manager of the glass houses and lath house. He has charge of sales of potted plants, bed- ding plants, ornamental shrubs and trees. rriHE Horticulture Department does a good job of keeping our lawns and flower gardens in top shape. The department was organized in 1932, with Mr. William Troutner being one of its first students. While it is known to be one of the smallest departments here, it is certainly not the least. Horticulture students are among the most genial and good natured people on the campus. It must be the flowers that affects them. The annual field trip that was taken each year before the war, was inaugurated again this year with a successful trip to the San Francisco area. Alternating every other year in going to San Francisco and Los Angeles, the boys really further their education. Just before the war ended there were but six fellows under Mr. Howes' tutorship, but now the picture has changed considerably. Thirty-eight eager stu- dents are now receiving excellent instruction. Poly boys have sent and brought back many new and different seeds from the Pacific, so if you see any strange things growing around here, don't be alarmed. Trial seeds have been sent to the department by various companies for advance planting. Some of these plants won’t be on sale until 1947. We also have new turf on the football field due to the Horticul- tural Department. Over four thousand intro- ductory plants were planted in gallon cans and distributed to twenty-six different high schools throughout the state last quarter. The Horticulture Club did a good job this year under the able leadership of Archie Ah- rendes. They sponsored a successful dance last quarter and had a real afternoon of fun in the form of a chicken barbecue. Hoy Swanson is vice president and Neil McCarty is secretary. New buildings and more gardens are being planned, so you can look forward to seeing more real beauty spots on our campus.