Fresno State College - Campus Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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Dedication... Beuuahl GiVENS Potter To three men of the Fresno State College faculty who have distinguished them- selves in various ways during the past year; to three men. well known bv the student body and by it respected, one an organizer, one having brought to an end this year his leadership in a project organized years ago, and the third winning distinction in the academic field: to these men is this 1937 edition of the Campus dedicated. To Dr. Arthur C. Berdahl, assistant professor of music, for his energetic leader- ship in creating for the citizenry of the San Joaquin Valley the finest cultural organization there organized during the past two decades — the Central California Symphony Association. To W. B. GiVENS, assistant professor of industrial education, who this year ended a brilliant period as dean of Fresno States summer school at Huntington Lake since its origin. To Dr. Kenneth Potter, associate professor of social science, popular with and respected by the student body, for a broad and liberal interpretation of the history of the ancient past, and for his distinction in being given a scholarship bys ' the Learned Societies.

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r e w a r There exists at an institution of learning a certain feeling or spirit among its associates which, for want of a better name, is often termed school-spirit. In every college or university there is present that combination of feelings towards one ' s fellow students, his instructors, and even to the familiar buildings of the institution itself, which everyone finds sometime during his undergraduate career. Although present during college days, this feeling is more manifest as the years go bv. and grows more cherished as one ' s collegiate days are pushed farther and farther into the past. It has thus been the objective of the 1937 Campus staff to capture the high moments of the 1937 collegiate year, to put into a more lasting form the memories of events and activities which have made the past year different from all others. By showing mere glimpses of those three elements which compose this collegiate spirit — students, instructors, and campus struc- tures — the staff has attempted to build a publication which will re-create for the reader the same spirit of friendliness and good fellowship which per ades the Fresno State College Campus. — The Editor. - 7 -

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The President ' s Message The business world often quotes the saying, The customer is always right . Most business men believe it is at least partially true. In the long run, the judgment of those served provides the best test as to the soundness of business policies. In a similar way. the best evidence regarding the merits of a college will be found in the re- sponses of the students it serves. This evidence will be revealed not merely in formal records but rather in the total way in which college life is influencing the lives of those it touches. What forms have their interests and loyalties taken? What values are sincerely felt? Through what chan- nels are their enthusiasms expressed? What have they been inspired to believe that a college should be. and what are thev doing to help realize the spirit of that purpose? This voluiiK ' gives us an attractive picture of those features of the campus and its life which the students themselves regard as most worthy to be cherished as memories of the year ' s achievements and events. In doing this, it indirectly reveals those deeper traditions of our college, those half- recognized and rarely expressed ideals which give Fresno State its individuality; that genuine de- mocracy, that generous friendliness, that mutual good-will among students and faculty, and that general sinderity of purpose; things in which we all feel an honest pride. It is truly a beautiful and worthy volume, presenting the college at its best, as viewed by its best judges. FRANK W. THOMAS. -9-