Fresno State College - Campus Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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John Pug Merritt STUDENT ADMINISTRATION THE current year began with an increased enrollment together with a corresponding in- crease in spirit and with the success of the proposed legislation affecting the change of our name to F.S.C., in its entirety has been one of moulding our institution in preparation for that ultimate goal of liberalization. The Freshmen reception was the first affair of the year and it proved to be a great success to both freshmen and upper classmen. The innovation of a summer training camp at Santa Cruz for the football team evidently served its purpose, for the bulldog gridders, with a strong assortment of plays, built up a name for themselves this year in the annals of football at Fresno State College. The strongest, most versatile team for many years represented Fresno State on the Basket- ball floor this year. Under the able guidance of Coach Borleske, and spurred on by the frenzied cheering of a staunch collegiate rooting section, the bulldog hoopsters won the coveted championship of the Far Western Conference. For the first time in the history of the college, a swimming team was built and several meets were arranged by our football mentor, Leo Harris. Although several attempts were made to develop a boxing team, the movement was halted by the administration which did not desire to have further collegiate competition at the present time. The West Coast Relays was the grand finale of a truly successful year for our track team. Coach John Flint Hanner organized and built up a group of promising men into winning material. The Drama department conducted their annual high school drama tournament, and as usual the contest was carried on in a most successful manner, with Mr. J. W. Wright supervising the student work during the entire week. Besides the tournament several outstanding plays were presented during the year. There has been much activity this year in the music department on plans to outfit the band in new uniforms. A concert was given and drives were conducted in service clubs in Fresno for donations. Mr. Hume, Mr. Downs, and Mr. Thomas were the principle men of the Chamber of Commerce who assisted the college in the movement. In publications Anne Spalding followed in the footsteps of her predecessor in again winning first place honors for the Caravan in the Columbia Scholastic Press association contest. TWENTY-FOUR

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BACK ROW;— J. Mayer, W. Gillinsham, F. Kndpp, B. Eten, D- Quir FRONT ROW:— p. MerriH, R. Farley, V. Johnson, B. Miner Katherine Kyle and Elwood Ennis have been a pair of editors that are difficult to surpass and have edited a most unbiased and interesting account of current collegian happenings. May the Campus speak for itself. I am sure that the work of Gladys May as editor will not go un- noticed or unpraised. Being a member of the National Students Federation of America has kept the N.S.F.A. committee on the campus well posted on current world happenings through the medium of the weekly news releases and the National Student Mirror, a monthly magazine published by the National Student Federation of America. During the last semester, through the work of Nicholas Dubsick, an N.S.F.A. forum was inaugurated on our campus. It has created no little amount of interest and has proven its worth beyond a doubt. During the year the student council, besides other routine work, adopted a ring design and have made arrangements for them to be on sale in the student COOP store. In view of the many changes that have occurred in the administration the constitution was amended in many ways. One of the new changes was the hiring of a full-time publicity man and the origin of a new student commissioner of public relations. The other big change adopted in the revised constitution was the new system of election of the student President, and the new amendment; the student President is elected at the end of the fall semester and is student body president-elect for one semester. As the new student Commissioner of f ublic Relations, George Brubaker has more than fulfilled his designated duties of that office. The latter part of the Spring semester was filled to the brim with activities. The Service Club Week, a new method of recognition of our business men of Fresno, was a grand success. The All School dance, the Masque Ball , promises to be an annual affair, due to the work of the Rally Committee, and the proceeds donated to the Band for the uniform fund aided the cause materially. As the time approaches when I must hand the official gavel to the President-elect, Bob Minor, may I wish him all the cooperation and good will that the student body has shown me. The service that I have had the privilage and honor of rendering the college has been an experience that I shall long remember and look back on as a great chapter in my career. JOHN BYDE MERRITT TWENTY-FIVE