Fresno State College - Campus Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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lf' X s... Thirly .KN Qx N George R. Sykes, Stua'z'l1l Body Prrxident I Student Administration TARTING off with the traditional Frosh Reception which was attended by some five hundred new students, the year which was characterized by fine spirit and a willingness to cooperate was well under way by the time of our first football game. Our team this year met with a fair degree of accomplishments, winning three, losing five, and tying two of the games played. This year marked a new epoch in the history of football on our campus. The institution was repre- sented at Topeka, Kansas in the first Inter-Sectional game ever played by Fresno State College. Basketball under our new coach, Leo A. Harris, won five of their ten games played. Next year with the return of many veterans, a large advance should be shown over the last season. Our track team had another banner year. Under the able guidance of Coach Flint I-lanner, the Bulldog track team defeated all in duel meet competition and a fitting climax was apparent by the fine showing made in the West Coast Relays. The West Coast Relays this year proved to be one of the best relay carnivals on the Pacific Coast. The attendance of approximately six hundred athletes in the four classes: High School, junior College, College, and University. The event attracted some eleven thousand spectators to the Fresno State College stadium on the night of lvlay 13, l933. The student groups represented Fresno State College at many conferences this year. The conference of Student Presidents' Association of the Far Western Conference was awarded to our institution for the coming year. Gur debate team was successful in the completion of their three-thousand mile auto tour to the Pacific Northwest. After returning home from this extensive tour, they represented our college at the Pacific Coast Gratorical Contest at Stockton, winning both oratory and debate. john Said won the trophy in speaking while Spurgeon Avakian and Henry Wiens were given first honors in the debate. A task which has been begun, but not completed as yet, is the revision of our Association Constitution. Our institution has grown to the position where a more

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1 I 3' vfifffr 4 f li W fnlrfffawad .K If 7 5 '54-:X 'SEQ Q.. . Slalfrfirlg:-Lacey, Fuclmes, Cotton, Millett, Mathicsen, Melom, Sykes Sralcrf:--Bidegaray, Rowe liberal constitution need be enacted. The revision calls for a Board of Athletic Control, a revision of the now existing Publication Board, and a Managerial Sys- tem which will be adequate to serve student needs at the stadium. The student body this year witnessed the inauguration of a new event here on our campus. Namely, Picnic Work Day, sponsored by the A.W.S. and A.M.S. The purpose of this being to help reduce the budget for our West Coast Relays. I-Ieretofore, it was necessary that the Games Committee of the West Coast Relays spend some one thousand dollars for the purpose of field preparation. This project cut from this budget approximately five hundred dollars. Many student and student groups turned out to do their share in the completion of the project. The students of the Drama Department gave several splendid productions. Most notable of which was Eva The Fifth, and I-lay Fever. Cn both occasions they played to large audiences. The Music Department, which at all times lent a willing hand to the activities of the student body, rendered a service which was enjoyed by all. The Student Administration placed an order for the reproduction of the col- lege crest which was layed in the main foyer of our new library. The crest is con- structed of a well-fired tile in the colors of our school, cardinal and blue. It is hoped that it will be a tradition that this crest will be unblemished by the foot- marks of all who pass through the main foyer of our new building. One task which was a problem for student administration to weather was that of the budget. In the era of depression, student activities as well as other organ- izations were faced with the question of curtailment. This was met in a business- like manner and in no way interrupted the efficiency of student activities. It is with confidence that I say as the close of my administration is not very far away that it is with reluctance that I turn over the gavel of this office to your new president. To my many friends, both faculty and students, I wish to say that I sincerely appreciate the whole-hearted support and cooperation which it was my pleasure to receive in serving as your president. -George R. Sykes, jr. Zwf' Thirty-one