Laney College - Oak Log Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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emffr Most Memorable Events Kincaid, Co-Rec: and Paula Theriault, Delta Psils entry. The purpose of the parade was to put on display the beautiful lassies who attend HJC, and to open the eyes of the downtown merchants to the fact that there is an Oakland .lunior College. Both purposes were accom- plished as the gaily decorated convertibles tooted their horns through town calling attention to their lovely passengers. The assembly was a ball as LcMont, witty as ever, used remarks never heard by his younger set audience. Each girl took her turn conversing with the Hold fireman. Attendance at the Homecoming Game set all records as a capacity crowd turned out to see the Oakland team eapturc their only win ofthe '57 season. The festive crowd also saw the contestants paraded around the field at half- time. Pizza was in abundanee at the Mfeedn held thc night before the eoronation ball. Those in attendance got their fill. lt was at the 'afeedv that the semifinalists were an- nounced. They turned out to he Joy Key. Bonnie Kane, Joanne Tikker, Rhoda Heinz, and Sue Etter from Mer- ritt campus, and Sue Holt, Dorothy Breves, ,lan Bowlin. Frances Vassallo, and Minerva Aleosiba from Laney campus. MA gala affair , best describes the ball held at the Co- lombo Club. The semifinalists awaited anxiously for the big moment, the announcement of the winners by judges Walt Brown of the Uakland Tribune, Wayne Cockrell of the Y.M.C.A., and Alan Lindsay of the Citizens Com- mittee for Better Schools. Bonnie Kane, a Hfive-foot-two package of eutcness and formerly of Fremont High was announced as the Third Place winner. Rhoda Heinz, a statuesque beauty formerly of Oakland High took Second. ,Ian Bowlin, a finely fea- tured doll formerly of San Leandro High, won all honors as she was crowned by the 1956 Queen Shirley Chin. Homecoming festivities for 1957 will long be remem- bered, since the progress made by UJC over the pre- ceeding years was evident in the homecoming. Ioyfnl pizza eulers jrarlake tl meal of Ilulian Jcligb! nl I.um'y's HIOt,l'l'lI rrlfclrria. Semifinulisfs joy Key, Bonnie Kane, Ioaum' Tiklevr, lilmtla Heinz, Sm' liller, Sue Holt, Dorolby Brewx, Ian Bowlin, Mivwrzw Alrosibu, Frumws Vuxxallo, fillea' with anliripalion and hojwfulncss, guther for ojiciul phologruph. 25

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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.

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Imrleer gait, !1t1IlIfl07'l'Il by llrc xafks, bounce along rrzlblfxiaxfirally loulunl lbw firzixb line. PlC1'1EEI' Day CBIBUPBTEU with 5318 Y of Events, Dudes galber' in fha cafeteria for an infornfai xfmg-fcxf. By D011 Bryan f'l'ioneer Day, the gala festival celebrating the early western Mgold rush days, was celebrated at UJC April 25. Symbolized by the Wearing of western Hpioneeri' cos- tumes, western style field events, a Hwhiskerinow contest, a Belle and Dude of the Ball, Kangaroo Court, the jail for violators of pioneer day tradition plus a general feeling of the 49,er spirit, the event is one of the eollege's most significant. Pioneer Day began when a group of students recog- nized the need for an annual event to highlight the spring semester. Viforking in close coordination with the student council, the fraternities, sororities, and clubs, the first pioneer day committee soon established the official pio- neer day rules and regulations covering the affair. Each year the event has increased in popularity and impor- tance. This year it was bigger and better than ever. The celebration began with a gala college hour festival of music and fun, headed by Ronnie Draper, well-known Lfpopsi' guitarist. and the Nob Hill Trio, popular night club musical comedians. The auditorium was packed and the show was the best yet. Ronnie sang two songs accom- panied by the trio, and the Nob Hill Boys performed to the hilarious delight of the audience. One number brought the house down when two Merritt beauties, Bon- nie Kane and Marie Younger were invited to participate in the song, URancho Grande. The two gals added to the comic situation and the audience was really rolling in the aisles. This terrific entertainment was the result of the efforts of Nliss Bonnie 'flielle Starr Kane, chairman of the en- tertainment committee. The Kangaroo Court, Phil DuVall chairman, had its share of excitement and was ready to burst at the seams with the number of lawbreakers being crowded into it. Some of the outlaws needed a little coaxing: one dude was assisted by five deputies into the calaboose and to get him in they even locked up one of the deputies. This was quickly corrected but two ubellesw broke loose when they let the deputy out. They were rounded up and brought back by judge Jerry Foreman, sheriff Doug Gar- rison, and his deputy Dennis Stuart with an assist by Sam 'fAce Ubregon who was riding by looking for Cayenne', liulon and his saddlebag. The Kangaroo Court was a fac- simile of the pioneer jail. and was constructed by the Laney Carpentry class. There was then a stampede to the field events held on the athletic field. The Tug of Wai' was won by the Co-Rec- reation club. a group of cowpokes who looked like they spent their time wrestling steers. They struggled a bit with the Sigma Delta Sigma fraternity, which gave up when they ran into a little 'Gthunderstormf' There was the annual egg throw, the sack race, and a softball game to finish off the field events. The next scene was the auditorium for the judging of thc f'Belle'i and allude of the Ball and the Whiskerincr contests, Kirk Rogers chairman. Judges in the contest were faculty members Neil Lucas, Maryjane Dunstan, George lllannen. John Summersette, Marian Pauson, An- gela Sullivan. From there it was to the cafeteria where MNIOIIIN Hop-