California State University Chico - Record Yearbook (Chico, CA)

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BLOCK CC' PURPOSE: To advance the athletic standards and spirit of Chico State College. Membership is limited to letter winners who have demonstrated their willingness to serve by satisfactorily fulfilling a program of pledge duties. HISTORY: The Block C had its beginning in 1921 when the athletic award was changed from an N to a The original block C was red, but the present white letter has been awarded since 1923. Since 1947, a white sweater with thr-ee stripes and a red block have been awarded to each athlete who wins three letters in one sport, provided he is registered for his senior yeartand has a grade point average of 1.0 or better. The Student Body took over this award in 1930, the white sweater originally having been given by the Block G. ALLDREDGE A. ANDERSON W. BERRIMAN V. BRUCE V. BROWNELL R. BURCELL C. CARABALLO B. CI-IMELKA C. CLARKE B. DALRYIVIPLE H. DAVIS J. DAVIS C. DAY D. DETER Cx. DUNNING N. PLORATOS D. FULLER R. GI-IELLER C. GILBERT C. GRADY R. GRADY H. HATCI-IETT J. HILL W. HOCKING HOCKING HOLT J. 1 . Q 1 T. HOLLINGER y tg H. J ERGENTZ R. JOHNSON ff K. KEITHLY Q W. KRAUSE J. KUBLI VJ. LANG J. LOPEZ R. MARSHALL G. MATTHEWS

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N. FRENCH P. LUDDEN I.. ZION M. POOL Z. JONES Chico State's W. A. A. softball team. PURPOSE: To encourage participation in sports, promote the highest ideals of sportsmanship, and to stimulate better cooperation through athl-etic activities. HISTORY: The Women's Athletic Association was organized in the spring of l936. An attempt was made in 1947 to organize it as a Student Recreation Association, which was to have been co-recreational. This year it was returned as a strictly womenis organization. The W. A. A. is affiliated with both the national and state athletic associations for college women. OFFICERS Marie Pool. ..cr,..., ..... . President, Treasurer Betty Lou Raker. ac...,. ,,... . Secretary Mary Stephens ......, ............ V ice-President Lee Zion ..................... .....,........ P ublicity W. A. A. club managers were: Beverly Stoll, hockey: Marge I-Iurlburt, basketball: Nedra Newell, badmintong Catherine Cain, tennis: Marilyn Pratt, softballg Joan Barton, Fall swi-m- mingg and Meta Doan, Spring swimming. Miss Lola Lee Osborn is W. A. A. adviser. ACTIVITIES: The most outstanding event of the year was the revision and adaption of the W. A. A, con- stitution. The new constitution provides for membership cards to be issued to all women who fullill the requirements set- up for participation. An intramural basketball program was carried on with various groups on campus organiz- ing teams and participating. Badminton was offered as a mixed doubles tournament, allowing men to participate. A W. A. A.-sponsored Sports Night was held at the beginning of each semester. W. A. A

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G. MILLER I L.Mozz1N1 5 Sr at P. MCDONALD i ee 7 Q, f a fx 97 X B A if W 4 1: -:fir z -' . ,1- J. MCGEE 3 vv-- A W. NIEPOTI-I E. OLSEN E. PHILLIPS L. REAGER V. REGIER R, RUDKIN J. SCI-IWELLENBACH VJ. SIMMONS M. SPEAR J. TURNER P. VONASEK R. VONASEK J. VJAINWRIGI-IT O. WRAITH D. WUSTENBERG Q, of-wa New Members: Front row- D. Larrabee. D. Vedo, D. Schaffer. F. Boitano. Back row-J. Maruna. G. Dekker. J. Neubarth. L. Pickett. ' OFFICERS Willie Simmons ..... -- ,,,... .-t.Presz'denr John Hill ..,........,,....,,,,,,. Secretary-Treasurer Chris Caraballo ,.,.......,.........v. Vice-President Skip Schwellenbach ,,.......-,, Sergeant-ar-Arms In the Fall, Bill Hocking was Big C. ACTIVITIES: Block C members sit as a group at assemblies and serve as sergeants-at-arms for the Stu- dent Body. Since 1946, the Block C has handled the refreshment concessions for athletic con- tests and other Student Body functions, and ushered at boxing matches. I On 'October I5 the Block C staged a passing and punting contest for high school students between halves of Chico State's football game with the Cal Aggies. Engraved cups were given to the winners. The Pre-Home-Coming variety show, Rootin' Porky Home, was sponsored by the Block On April 3 the male members of the faculty were guests of Block C at a spaghetti feed. Dn Pioneer Day, the Block C held a buffet luncheon for alumni in the new Held house, and planned, staged and judged the various activities in the Field Day program. l Q