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

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 Mon, this food lattes good . . . Freshmen ot o beach parly held at Avila during foil quorler orientation week. To help combot the tun ot Avilo, the BAH DRUG suppliet tun tan oil ond helps fill many other needs from their complete stock of itcmt. At the beginning of each quarter and especially in the Fall quarter of each year, special activities are held for the benefit of new students arriving to attend Cal Poly. The program is designed to acquaint the new student with the administration, the guidance center, medical benefits available on the campus, and, most interesting to the new students, the local townspeople . . . and their daughters. This past fall, orientation activities were under sponsorship of the Rally Committee. They had something planned for the Frosh day and night for a week before registration started ... a beach party down at Avila, a dance in Crandall Gym, an assembly at which President McPhee and all the others who preside over the external and internal affairs of the school gave welcome. The Frosh might have been overawed at the reception accorded them, but they knew whom to see when they wanted to see someone they wanted to see. Going oft r ' o big on oi the beach parly. Wonder which leom won? Mon, dig ihol craiy jivel Member» of the Freshmen dost held o join icnion in 'EI Corral' during Foil orienlolion week. For students who remembered Poly with photos. CAl PHOTO was the ploc for photo supplier, cameras, ond expert photo finishing.

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Bruce Barnett Fontana Freihman Cla» Publicity Monoqcr, Kappa Rho See., Monogcr of Wreitling Teom. OFFICERS, LEFT TO RIGHT: G. Andc on, SAC Rep.; B. Flood, Sec.; 8. Monloyo, PrcJ.; Dick Avord. V-Prcj.j J. Belleville, Treat.; Dr. Hyer, Adviier. David Pollock Norman Gomez John Marshall James Sullivan los Angeles Hanford Klamath Falls, Ore. Rosemead Koppo Rho Fret., Homecoming Dance Chairman, Homecoming Code Committee. Koppo Rho, lot lecheros. Wretl- linq Teom. Ait'l Butinett Manager of El Mutlong, Poly Royol Rep. Koppo Rho, ASB Donee Committee, El Rodeo Staff. W57 Directly below and to the lower left is a portion of the 1953-54 Freshman class: A group of students who came from all parts of the country this year to participate in Cal Poly's learn-by-doing method of instruction. Agriculturalists, engineers, and liberal arts majors all worked together on the Poly campus throughout the year on a common level of understanding. This group is among those who will be respon- sible in years to come for Poly’s continued growth and recognition as one of the nation's outstanding educational institutions.

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'P'umA- SafcA SWW Whew! Somebody lure wants Ihol lire! The lire drog wot one ol the main events in the brow! (which the Frosh won). Each year, as a pari of the orientation program, the Junior class stages the Frosh-Soph brawl. A more polite version of the brawl is found in the courtship of the ancient caveman. Loser of the brawl is expected to main- tain the 'P'. This year, the incoming class showed great promise in winning the brawl and not having to paint the ‘P . MADDALENA TIRE CO. gives brood new life even lo o lire Ihol wot In the Brawl, simply by giving il one of Iheir guoronleed recop». Nopel Tho»e weren'l doughnvls they borrowed from El Corroll Frcnk loduco gave hit oil going oiler the Soph flog in Ihe greased pole climb. Though browl clothes looked hopclettly dirty. Ihe San Ivit Obispo LAUNDROMAT hod them shining clean ogoin. Those Froth look plenty happy. They must be winning Ihe lug-o-wai. 9