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

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MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES NORMAN SHARPE Theory JAMES MCDONALD A. C. Lab. JAMES McClRATH Drafting NORMAN SHARPE, air condi- tioning, refrigeration. Proud fath- er. His ideas are sound and they pay. Conversationalist, friendly. One of the three redheads on Poly faculty. JAMES MCDONALD, AC. and refrigeration labs. An ex-Poly ex- navy man. General Superintendent of 1942 Poly Royal. Was B.T.O. here, still knows way around. JAMES McGRATH, drafting and mechanical engineering. Another Poly grad who served in the navy. Was Jap prisoner for 42 months and went through March of Ba- taan.” Saw four-year-old daughter for first time after V-J day. TOP: Interior view of the most modern Air Conditioning labora- tory on the Pacific Coast Shown in the photo is the reverse cycle air conditioning unit which both heats and cools the college audi- torium. BOTTOM: A student makes a minor adjustment on a piece of re- frigeration equipment in the lab.

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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.

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FIRST ROM' (If ft to riff hi): Boyd Chee, Quentin Fo, Nicholas Murphy, John Hood, Raymond Beach, Lawrence Seun, Jack Held, Mr. McGrath, Gareth llosmer; SECOND ROIM: John Miller, IValter Martinkus, Anthony Farinella, Everett Miller, Eugene Tinier, Galen Bergquist, Harry Christensen, Leo Gerety, Vernon Banta, Bob Valenzuela; THIRD ROIV: Mr. Sharpe, Mr. McDonald, James Scott, Edward McLean, Fete Knezevich, Martin Perozzi, Von Donlin, Perfecto Flores, Edward McKenzie, Max Petrich, Joseph Shaffin, David Britton; FOURTH ROIV: Howard Posson, Melvin Bell, Charles Munson, Howard Redmond, Kenneth Westmorland, Hugh Nichol- son, Harry Hurliman, Robert Towndsen, Dave Armstrong, Grover Rains, Norman Williams, George Knotz, Charles Stebbins, Fredrick Cram; FIFTH ROIV: Clifford Bonner, Kenneth Evans, Albert IVighton, Robert Bowman, Francis McNamara, Raymond Harwood, Wes Witten, Bob Mullis; SIXTH ROIV: Jerry aim, James Emmons, Harold Thomas, Rodney Rush, Emil Hurliman, Charles Mallory, Bob Stimmel, Keith Sanford, IVayne Misemer, r E most outstanding and active depart- ment of Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly is the Air Conditioning division headed and instructed by Mr. Norman Sharpe. The Air Conditioning club, incorporated witn the usual scholastic activity, is led by John Miller, and although not too eminent socially it has and continues to contribute greatly to- ward such campus activities as the Poly Royal and many others. It has also on occasion complied with local citizens’ requests for aid with their air conditioning displays. Probably the most interesting activities of the club are the frequent field trips made to other com- munities. These trips consist mainly of the visiting and observation of various prominent air conditioning installations in major build- ings in cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. The department itself is extremely capable in producing men thoroughly versed in every aspect both theoretical and practical of air conditioning. The Mechanical Engineering department is at present forming a club to be called the Poly Engineers, and should become active within a few' months’ time. This department, headed by Mr. C. E. Knott and instructed by Mr. J. H. McGrath, is devoted mostly to prac- tical drafting work and other affiliated phases of Mechanical Engineering. The drafting prac- tice is usually a requisite for students ma- joring in an industrial subject offered at the college such as Aeronautical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. The Architectural Department, although now' non-existent, is slowdy but surely ap- proaching its old status as an integral part of the other industrial courses. Before the war the department was very active but at present there are only three students major- ing in architecture here at school. However, the department shows signs of a possible re- birth under the direction and instruction of Mr. J. H. McGrath.