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

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High brass brought the big Warrior trophy. Poly made the phone book cover. Cal Poly's President Julian A. McPhee The President helped start El Rodeo. Engineers rallied for Homecoming. He praised alumnus of the year. r v.

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It is most appropriate that your EL RODEO staff has selected a modern theme' for this year. Because Cal Poly has always been modern-minded, it not only has grown to become the largest agricultural and third largest engineering school in the West but this year our college finds itself in the midst of more growth and expansion than ever before. The new Science Building and Agricultural Engineering facilities that came into use this year are tokens of many other im- provements' already under way. The arrival of co-eds next September ... the addition of eight new major programs for 1956-57 . . . construction of the first wing of the big new Engineering Building . . . the rise of the Southern Campus to a full four-year stature . . . these are additional new proofs of just how vital your college has become to the educational planning of our State and the West. All this has been accomplished through no sudden mushroom- ing. It has required ycar-aftcr-ycar effort—on the part of every individual student, every faculty and staff member—for half a century. The challenging story of these dedicated efforts is told nowhere any better than in the year-after-year unfolding of EL RODEO, the student body’s yearbook. I am happy to have had the opportunity to share with you in another year’s en- deavor, and I feel certain that as you review the accomplish- ments of 1955-56 each of you can take pride in the progress each has contributed to himself and to Cal Poly through his individual and collective efforts here on the campus. It foretells not only your continued personal success but the continued growth and influence of Cal Poly. I know you will cherish EL RODEO 1956 ond its challenges and memories through all the years to come. Julian A. McPhee President