San Bernardino Valley College - Tom Tom Yearbook (San Bernardino, CA)

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Co-ordination Council , San Bernardino Valley Junior College Fall, 1941 Dear Bob, So you think your jaysee is tops in student representation! Well, boy, I admire your school spirit, but that ' s as far as I can go without an argument. We have a student government here at S.B.VJ.C. that really means equal representation for every student who has the ambition to take advantage of his opportunities. I can prove my words by explaining the workings of one of our most democratic organizations, the Co ' ordination Council. This council is made up of the leaders of all the campus organizations; so, because it includes all organizations, there is really a representative for every student on the campus. The big chief of the council is the student body president — Bob Suggs, the first semester; Johnny Williams, the second semester — a nd the other officers are elected by the council members. A dinner meeting is held each month for the purpose of discussing and trying to solve student problems. You ' ll have to go some to beat that for representation. Of course, we have some icks who gripe about everything, but I guess every campus has some of those drawbacks around loose. One of the council ' s jobs is building school spirit, and the icks are the ones who make the job just a little harder. That ' s all the speech ' making for this time, but don ' t write any more of those swell ' headed letters about your campus life being better than ours, chum, because the students here have a plenty good deal; besides, S.B.V.J.C has ME, hasn ' t it, and that ' s all the co ' eds need! So long. Chuck

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. . . Executive Committee San Bernardino Valley Junior College Fall, 1941 Well, at last Tve decided to break down and write you that long-owed letter. You laughed when I told you I was one of the most popular gals on campus. You just didn ' t know I have four good tires. I can tell you something else you didn ' t know, too. We ' ve got out here a smooth bunch of guys and gals that are known as the Ex. Committee — Bob Suggs, Ruth Giese, Betty Reed, John Williams, Kate Gardner, Jim Hewlett, Eli2;abeth Way, and Jim Ballentine. Their one object in life seems to be to take this school apart to see what makes it tick. They meet in our observatory — romantic spot — to have a confab on the big problems of the day. Last week, they invited yours truly to attend and put in her two cents ' worth; so now I can tell you that they ' re really suckers for hard work. They certainly tried hard to work up some school spirit. Even in this school, that ' s no set-up. They purchased a tricky banner for our rooting section and managed to get smooth new uniforms for our yell leaders. Boy, did they ever look sharp! The Ex. Committee spent most of its time arguing the pros and cons of having an annual this year. I ' m glad they decided to have one — now I can sign all those good-looking pic- tures of myself. Be seeing you soon. K if} H Ginny

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' 4 Social Affairs Committee dii San Bernardino Valley Junior College FaU, 1941 Dear Connie, Well, yes, honey child, thanks to the Social Affairs Committee, I have been just plenty busy this year. You would be simply mad about the giddy gallop of dances and stuff that the group maps out for the guys and gals of this tower of learning. The committee is headed by student body viccpresident Ruth Giese. Jimmie Nicholson, Phyllis Graeber, Mary Jane Koevering, Lois Reynolds, Beverly Nish, Roy Phillips, Arline Verdieck, Eli2;abeth Way, and Mildred Skousen make up the rest of the group. Really hard workers, these socially minded students have already sponsored two sports dances and a Christmas formal and are planning a simply luscious Commencement formal for all us departing sophomores. Of course, this sophomore has thought them all luscious on account of some really swish fellows who escorted her to this and that. I don ' t suppose it ' s easy to plan dances to please the whole student body, but this committee has planned so many successful affairs that it has made the job look like a set ' up. This letter was supposed to be a parcel of information about great dates and bright lights, but it seems to have turned into an essay on the merits of the Social Affairs Committee; however, these kids really deserve praise; so I ' m not sorry. Dates and men can be discussed later. Bye, bye for now. Love, Ginny