Laney College - Oak Log Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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and Laney Cawqbufes If Mock Democracy the WClCOlllC Dance, Student Council elections, and at- tendance at conventions. They also help support athletics and the athletic teams at UJC, and to secure benefits for student body card hold- ers. These benefits include the right to vote in student elections, and the right to hold office. Free admittance to home athletic events, dances, and assembliesg use of the student loungeg use of the recreation room. participation in the athletic program, discounts at local stores and for services at Laney, and a free copy of the school paper, The Tower, are also on the list. The student council grants charters to all campus clubs which are then governed by the lnter Club Council. Members of the council participate in CJCSGA region- al and state student government conventions, and UJC belongs to the California Junior College Student Govern- ment Association. Niembers of Laney's Fall council were Frank Wells. president, Audrey Williams, vice-president, .lim Frazier, treasurerg Carrie Carte, secretaryg and Rudy Urtiz, fifth member. Spring officers were Norm Toly, president, Larry Mc- Caffrey, vice-president: Sally Strom, treasurer: Minerva Alcosiba, secretary: and ,lan Bowlin, fifth member. At Merritt the Executive Council for Fall consisted of George Spowart, presidentg Henry Dishroom, vice-presi- dent: Sam Obregon, treasurerg Pat Clcwett. secretary: and Jim Hubbard, public relations officer. sq. Lcff: fruity Fall Prc.iii1cz1i, Frank W'cll.vg Rigfvl: Sjwriug Pn'.vi41c11l Nuruzurz Tuly. l.um'Vi'.x ci01t'V'IIIII'Q Iimlq lx xl zilul graujm lll7l1'!l fmt Iliifkftl l11'z'h'Xtiy for lfn 'qnmf of flu' nzmjwm.

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Mffrrilfix Sllizfrnf ffU1.t'IAllIIIl'7lf A.x.mr'ii1lim1 illK'l'fX Ili-nmullaly for meiliaiiom, in l'!'l701'f jzrugrexs. 22 - Student Government Auoeieztion on Merrztt ,.....,...vst. -i' A L Left: Merritt Spring President, Henry Disbmomg Right: Fall President, George Slmwurt. 5 Q., 1.57-1...-w.W Student government at Oakland ,Iunior College is or- ganized under two separate constitutions: one for Laney and one for Merritt. These constitutions call for officers and representatives with an adviser on each campus. On Laney's campus the officers making up the execu- tive council include the president, vice-president, sec- retary, treasurer, and a fifth member. One representative from each class with the title of councilman completes the student council. At Merritt the executive council has a president, vice- president, secretary, treasurer, and a public relations officer. Also at Merritt the councilmen are selected accord- ing to the number ol' students enrolled. Students vote for By Ioyce Howard one candidate for each 200 registered students. Elections are held at the end of each semester for the following term. Three council seats are held open for the incoming students, and at the beginning of the new semester a special election is held for these students. The executive councils of both campuses hold joint n1eetings, and problems involving both campuses are discussed. All activities involving both campuses are gov- erned by the joint council. Funds from the sale of student body cards and from bookstore profits are used by the student council to sponsor traditional events such as the semiannual awards dinner, Pioneer Day, the Talent Assembly, Homecoming,

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Homecoming War Amon the By Siu Smilh Homecoming at Uakland Junior College this year had a blend of sounds all its own. The potpourri of events resembled a rapid-firing machine gun. A wild scramble captured the routine of things in the happiest-go-luckiest day of the school year. And commingled emotions, ex- citement zmd nostalgia held firm grip as events unfolded. This ycar's spectacle was a 'gfirstw in several respects. There was the Homecoming Parade through downtown Oakland, the Coronation Ball at Colombo's Club, and of course the third annual Homecoming football game which saw the Thunderbirds thunder past the San Mateo Bulldogs by a 34-14 count. So also there was the Home- coming assembly over which George lFireman Frankl l,eMont presided, and the traditional Pizza Feed in Laneyls wonderful cafeteria. Add to these events the flair of showmanship by Rudy Daniels, Dick Taylor, and Ken AleXanderfChairman of the traditional event-and you have the formula for the most successful Homecoming staged by IUC. Homcroming QIlf'l'll and Conrl. Slumfing, lcfl lo rigbf: Bonnie' Kane, Rhoda Hcinz, aml Shirley Chin. Sralvd: Ian Bowlin, 1957 Quvrn, who frrojrrls a charming xmilv. With a record field of twenty competing for thc title of UJC Homecoming Queen of 1957, the competition was iso to speakl hot and heavy. With girls being sponsored by Laney and Merritt, it seemed everyone wanted to get into the act of sponsorship. Jan Bowlin, the eventual Queen, was the participant sponsored by the Plumbing class, and Bernice Manes was the beauty put forth by the Language Department. The other eighteen girls and their sponsors were Rhoda Heinz, Sigma Delta Sigma, Anne Wilson, Medical As- sistants, Joanne Tikker, Theta Chi Upsilon, Joyce Bur- night, Architectural Drafting, Bonnie Kane, The Tower, Frances Vassallo, Mechanical Drafting, Sue Etter, Omega Phi Kappa, Sue Holt, Dental Assistants, Yvonne Det- wiler, Industrial Electricity, Joy Key, Kappa Phi Delta, Neva Heckman, Foods Department, Phyllis Ravn, Music Association, Elaine Robert, International Dance Club, Alest Anthony, Vocational Nursing, Dorothy Breves, ln- ternational Club, Minerva Alcosiba, Diesel Club, Cathy Hurricd lux!-minute j1rr'11uraIi011x takr' Irfan? bcforz' 161' purmlr lfarougla tlowzlfown Oulzlaml.