San Diego State University - Del Sudoeste Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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WHITEANDGOLD 19 SI n C 6 we are placed more than: ever upon our honor here at school. our president has seen fit to establish hours for recreationfi Every enrolled student is old enough to appreciate this and to know that he is violating a solemn trust when he iiditchesii lab. work to play tennis or lfcuts gym. to go strolling in the sunshine. If we ate not sufficiently developed mentally and morally to appreciate the liberties that are given to us, we are not ready to receive them, and such liberties should be withdrawn. 5- the time of our grandfathers, colleges have proudly estab- znce lished and maintained their alumni associations; At least in the memory of our fathers, high schools, academies and normal schools have done thfe same thing. Our school is young but not' too young to form such an organization. Not less than. thirteen different classes, including in all two hundred and sixty young men and women, have been graduated from. the San Diega Normal school in the palst six years. Many of this number are now teaching school. A large proportion of them are married. Most of them are in the United States but a num- ber are in foreign countries. We hear these things as rumors only. There is no record on' catalogue to which we can turn, for instance, if we desire to know the whereabouts of some member of the class of 1902 or 1904. Surely this is an opportune time for an organized alumni association. With some member of the faculty serving as an active officer in the organization there should be no trouble in maintaining a. lively and permanent interest. Think over this matter and be prepared to act immediately. Make alumni day one of the features of commencement week. So we all eocpect to appear in public more or less, it is to our lnce . interest that we learn to make a presentable appearance under such circumstances. How many persons who are called upon to speak from the platform fail to do this! Sometimes it is on account of nervousness, sometimes it is due to awkwardness of bearing, but more often it results from a lack of training in expression. And the most of mi placed in similar positions would of course appear even: more awk- ward and uneasy. In order to overcome thisq, we need a course in vocal expression, not dramatics, not elocution, but simple, natural expression. We need also to learn ease and poise of body as welll as expression by word of mouth. If the work could be directly connected with the English depart- ment and made a part of some regular course, it would undoubtedly be one of the most popular, as well asithe most beneficial of all tihe courses in school. - lTwn'xt optimist and pessimist The diHerence is droll; The optimist the doughnut sees, The pessimist the hole.-Ex.

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the White anb C5010 Edited and Published by The Students of the State Normal School, San Diego Staff EDITOR-IN-CHIEF - . . . . - - - - GUSSIE STEPHENS ASSISTANT EDITORS Literary - : Emma George Societ - - - - - . - Ethel Crosby Scboo Notes - - - - - Am Johnson Exchanges - - - - - Clan ia Adams Athletics - - - - - - Chas. Gurwell REPORTERS Emma Spears. Marie Stoker. Mabel Stephens. Kazel Gebrielson, Olive Ault, Bess Foulke wUSINESS MANAGER - - - - - - - - - - ORRIN SMITH ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Harry Wsrriner, C. Smith Walter Blgham Terms, 50 cents per year, payable in advance. Communications for publlcation should be addressed to the Edltor-ln-Chief. Remittances and communications concerning advertisements should be addressed to the Business Manager. All subscriptions are payable to the Business Manager Any subscriber not receiving the WHITE AND GOLD regularly will please notify him at once. The WHITE AND GOLD is mailed to any place in the postal union for 50 cents per year. Entered at the Post Ofice of San Diego as second class Matter. San Diego. California - - - - - - March, 190i x, S. Benjamin Ide Wheelerls visit we have all been thinking, it mce is not our privilege to hear, many times in a. year, such in- spiring words from such; an inspiring speaker as we received from him. Presumably every young man and young woman who attends a Normal school goes there to become a teacher. In order to be successful in this undertaking, each individual must learn sooner or later to fight his own battles. As President Wheeler intimated, this often means whipping a big boy. If it does, do it alone. Donit lose your own self respect, the respect of your pupils, and that of the board by shirking your riglitful duty and appealing to the trustees to help you out. . S. it is to our advertisers that the White and Gold is indebted lnce for its very existence, it is up-to us? to replay them to the very best of our ability, for the assistance they are giving us. Read the advertisements, iix in your minds the business men of the town who are our friends. Then the next time you want to buy a. pair of shoes or a new note book, patronize the man who is helping us: through. Say to him ii1 saw your ad in the White and Gold? If we would only do this oc- casionally, we could establish more sympathetic relations, and a better un- derstanding with our townsmen. Advertising in a. school journal would cease to be mere charity work and would become a real business propo- sition. '

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20 VVHITEANDGOLD GIRLS The sporting editor unwittingly overlooked the girls and their athletics in the last issue of the paper. This was due to the fact that they took such an interest in the boys athletics that they neglected to be enthusiastic about their own. hey will not, however, be overlooked again. Sports among the girls as well as among the boys, have been unexciting this term, tennis and captain ball being the only two indulged in to any ex- tent. The latter has been played here for two terms and it has almost en- tirely superseded basket ball. We consider it the better game of the two. It contains many of the best features. of basket ball and none of the objection- able ones. Two enthusiastic teams are at present playing match games once a week in the gym. Tennis is now holding the attention of the girls to the complete exclusion of all other out door sports. They are going into it in solemn earnest, consequently good results are being obtained. BOYS Last term after football season closed, the athletic association formulated and adopted certain resolutions. The gist of these resolutions is as follows: No member of said association shall accept a school sweater and N from any association other than said association. A member is entitled to a sweater and N only upon recommendations of coach and executive committee. In accordance with the above resolutions the association granted sweaters to each player in the interscholastic football game of last Thanksgiving. Those receiving sweaters were: Barker, Lusk, Duffy, Gurwell, Sharp, Butler, Clark, Watkins, Tarwater, Bigham, Wight and Smith. In ordering these sweaters a mistake was made by the manufacturer, consequently they had to be returned, and the boys received them rather late. They arrived and were distributd February 9. After their first appearance in them the boys decided that they were worth waiting for. The grey sweater with a large yellow N is exceedingly effctive. During the holidays the athletic association received their track material which consisted of one 12 lb. shot, one 12 1b. hammer, two vaulting poles, one 14 ft., the other 16 ft., jumping standards, two talke-olts, and a baseball back stop. Inasmuch as no other local schools or institutions are taking up