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

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AGRICULTURE MECHANICS JAMES MEKSON Headman LEO SANKOFF Lab. Man JAMES MEKSON, head of ag. mechanics department and a de- mon tractor skills man. Also has charge of farm and equipment. Rough taskmaster, he demands a lot of good work and know how. Redhead. LEO SANKOFF, ag. mechanic shop. Ex-Poly back to teach. You can hear his lectures. Demans a lot of work. Genial. An eager- beaver. TOP IJ2FT: Case on a Cater pillar. TOP RIGHT: Interior view o.' ag mechanics shop showing stu- dent-built trailers. BOTTOM: The one-man ha} baler, shown in demonstration, was used to bale Poly’s oat and vetch hay crop this year.

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FIRST ROW (left to right): Gunnar Sondeno, Dick Dana, Howard Jakobson, Rolando Dericco, Marshall Lewis, William Aldridge, Lee Garoian, Raul Madge, I'ernon Fredricks, John GangI; SECOND ROW: Clem Crowley, Wilbur Mayhew, Charles IFatts, James Williams, Don Sommers, Fred Leavitt, Moe Edmundson, Dick Davis, Ed Boettcher, Ted Wales, Herb Chandler, Mr. Wier Fetters; THIRD ROW: Ray Garrett, John Smith, Ear! Arm- strong, Clifford Marcus, Eugene Schultz, At Gardener, Ralph Jones, Bill Mielly, Harry Wineroth, Darrell South- wick, Wally Clark, Gene Medzyk, Charles Gray. A LTHOUGH the Agricultural Inspection De- partment started off slowly this year, it was like a snowball traveling down hill; the farther it went, the bigger it got. The number of Agricultural Inspection students enrolled for the Spring quarter was double the number enrolled during the Winter quarter. This was largely because of the return of old students from various branches of the service, plus the enrollment of new students. At the start of the Winter quarter, a smoker was held in El Corral for the purpose of better acquainting the new students and returned vet- erans. An informal dance held in El Corral during the Winter quarter turned out to be practically a married couples affair, with very few single fellows present. The most outstanding affair of the Inspection Department was the field trip organized by Mr. Fetters and taken through the northern coun- ties. The group went up the San Joaquin Val- ley, through Sacramento and down the coast to the campus. Stops were made to see the agri- cultural commissioners of the various counties traveled in, to get the latest information con- cerning each county. The trip was very in- formative and thoroughly enjoyed by all the students. With a good group of students to choose from, two committees were formed to carry out activities for Poly Royal. A quarantine station was set up by one committee at the school en- trance to acquaint the public with quarantine procedures and also stress the importance of the state quarantine laws. The other committee made interesting displays showing the part agricultural inspection plays in agriculture. Club officers are: Charlie Borax” Watts, president; Jim Williams, vice-president; Jim Tecate” Bazzetta, secretary.

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ACADEMIC CARL G. BECK Ag. math, horse- skills, ag. mech. Qui- et humor. Adviser for Young Farmers, Poly Royal. Always helps students. WOODFORD BOWLS Physics. He demands good work, gives ex- cellent lectures. A sports enthusiast. Coaches fencers. RAYMOND E. CASE Zoology, Entomology and Chemistry. Rather quiet voice. Loses self in work. Has interesting edu- cational ideas. ARTHUR COLWELL Math, Supt. honey- moon h o t e 1.” Ex- navy i n s t r u c t or, swell guy. Hobby is tennis. DR. DEAN LINDLEY Veterinarian, teaches diseases and para- si t e s. Youngest on faculty. Hobby is fishing. T. M. RICKANSRUD Chemistry, Math Physics. Very pleas- ant, greying hair, young ideas. Swell family. Hobby is mu- sic. HUBERT H. SEMANS English Poly Sci. Men's counselor. Will argue on many sub- jects. Hobbies used to be gardening and tennis, now house and family. WM. R. TROUTNER In charge, resident students. Botany related plant sci- ences. Gives rough course. Keeps busy on resident student problems.