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

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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

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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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Pruidenl Sherwood Doringlon of the Sophomore Clott il o duol mojor in Truck ond Field rop«. Sherry it pott- tecrclory of Koppo Rho ond it on arrive member in the Cropt Club. Secretory Ralph Barnet it olio Secre- tory to the Inter-Clott Council. Rolph mojort in Ornomcnlol Horticulture ond it active in the O.H. Club. Veep Bob Berry mojort in Doiry Hutbondry and it terving hit tecond term ot an officer of Ihe dots of '56. Bob wot treoturer loti yeor. He hot been Pret., Sierra Dorm; Treat., Y.M.C.A.j ond an octive member of Kappo Rho. He now it o member of the Doiry Club ond Chate Holt Club. Sophomore Clott Treoturer John Rodenmayer come oil Ihe way from fort McPherton, Co., lo be o Phyticol Education major. Emil Yoppcrt, Sophomore S.A.C. Repretenlo- live, it o Truck Cropt mojor from Wotion- ville. Emil it olio on active member of Cropt Club. The Class of '56 was overpowered af the beginning of the year by an un- usually strong Freshman Class at the annual Soph-Frosh brawl. The Soph- omores then had to pay the traditional penalty of repairing the P.” A dona- tion drive was held and a record player was given away to build finances. The Sophomore Smoker was held March 5 and movies of the East-West Game were shown. The Sophs also held a dance and put up a booth at the Poly Royal Carnival. Below are several mem- bers of the class of '56 that were stopped by an El Rodeo cameraman during a noon-time break. 10