San Francisco State University - Franciscan Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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last semester. It has unwritten words inscribed on what is left of the handle. These tell of the Soph Strut, Soph Picnic, Supper Dance, and several social meetings. Going further into this tacit tale of the unspeakf ing for unspeakablej gavel, we find that the Soph Strut was held at the Devonshire Country Club down Belmont way. There was stiff opposition to the choice of locale, but Frank assuaged many of the boys regarding the long journey by arranging transportation through the novel ride bureau of his. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Freeburg, and Dr. and Mrs. William Knuth of the music department Knuths were there to keep the lasses and laddies all in their very best behavior. The tots danced to the tunes of Al Lamonet's orchestra, admired the conservaf tive black and orange Hallowe'en motif, and guzf zled soft drinks and sandwiches. Rumor hath it that the class made seventyffive bucks on the affair. In charge of the Soph Strut committee was Ann Lundquist, assisted by Lew Morris, in charge of printing and placements, and Vernon Rees, in charge of tickets. Now, you see that little scratch there, near the end of the handle? Well, that isn't a scratch: it's a hieroglyphic. Translated, it means that the rest of the class officers assisting the Mad Muldoon were: Ann Lundquist, vicefpresidentg Madeline Ghiglione, secretary, Jack Hulbert, treasurer, and Lorraine Arata, A. W. S. representative. After the class got through throwing the Strut, they started in on the Soph Nite Picnic. This glorf ious affair is forever handed down to posterity by the first of the grooves just above the handle. Squired by Lauren Post, the kiddies celebrated at Sigmund Stern Grove. jack Hulbert, chairman of the committee, assisted Prexy Muldoon in planning the affair. IANUARY, '39: Row ONE: Geirizer, Anders, Towle, Ghigliorle, Muldoon, Lundquist, Hulbert, Soldavinog ROW TWO: Porterero, Stadelman, Bailey, Hoxie, Hubert, Car' ringtori, London, Glasgow, Taylor, Arata, Barusch, Dawson, Murphy. But enough of this stuff ! That gavel couldn't possibly have all of that unwritten on it. Perhaps all of this story is just so much phantasmagorical hallucination on the part of the writer. Mebee there wasn't even a gavel! Now, having definitely stopped this phenomenal flow of drivel, on to continue the tale of the doing of the high sophs. On January 9, they held a semi' formal Supper Dance at the Forest Hill Club House. Food for the revelers was sent in by caterers, and Muldoon says, It sure was a honey of a dance. fOr was it a honey at the dance?D Mr. and Mrs. Cowell jointly sponsored the evening's festivities. I And so ends the chronicle of the doings of the sophomores. Their plans for the future include another dinner dance and perhaps another party at the Sigmund Stern. Anyway, they have some' thing planned for the future. lf anyone has successfully come this far in this masterpiece of journalistic endeavor, they might as well stop, because this is the end. QBy Cliff Worth, additions, R. BQ THEIQ37 FRANCISCAN lfPage Fortyfflvej

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O SASSY SOPHS Some strategic signs succeeded, somehow, so Frank Muldoon successfully supervised sixtyfsix sophs, skillfully securing support. P. S., he sucf ceeded in being chosen president of the class of May, '39 and reigned fhail, hail!J in that office for the past year. Cn the other hand, in the January, '39 section of the class, Shirlie Senk turned out to be a workf ing president who stirred up considerable comment by having her proxy actually run the class and atf tend Exec Board meetings. Finally, when the class became juniors in the spring of '37, Roy Laugesen took over the burdens of the office. We're still trying to find out who the officers were under Shirlie Senk, but have only dug up the fact that she became president when Daryl Hopkins resigned to become treasurer of the student body. Talk about spirit! Fifteen members of the class, which numbered close to one hundred, turned out to vote Laugesen into office. Officers selected to help him do the impossible farouse the classj were: Ruth Bradley, vicefpresident, Gladys Ketterin, A. W. S. representative. Now you tell us the soluf tion to this one: ln the race for secretaryftreasf urer, Betty Brown tied Sylvia Sadler, yet in the runfoff, J. Wallace Gallagher was elected! Well, Roy Laugesen of the large smile and feet has really tried to drag the bunch out of the mire into a fairly active social season. He appointed an entertainment committee to work with the officers in planning social events, and chose the following: Herb Vecki, Ruth Bradley, W. J. J. Smith, Carola Beetz, and J. Wallace Gallagher. Present plans of the group call for a swimming party to be held on the 5 th of May in the Fairmont Plunge. First of the blowfouts under Laugesen was the Low Junior Getftogether, held in the Activities - i, Room. Helen Cox, Herb Vecki, and Harold Cuz Jacobs disturbed the peace. The former two sang, while Jake gave his usual repertoire of imitations. Following the entertainment, refreshments were served. It took several weeks for the class to recuperate after this strenuous effort, so it will be some time before Roy can pull the above swimming party. Thus far, this is the only function planned for in the future, mainly because the school work takes too much energy and time to allow the class to actually hold a meeting. Well, we hope they do something when they're juniors, just so the next annual doesn't have the same trouble we had in collecting material. lt's a welcome relief to read about the high sophs, because they did something. Muldoon did so many things that the class wanted to give him a Croix de Guerre, but the Third Street merchants were fresh out of the supply, so they gave him a dinky gavel. Now this gavel has a history. It represents the successful social season that the high sophs put on MAY, '39 OFFICERS: Gallagher, Ketterlin, Bradley, Laugesen. SAN FRANCISCC STATE COLLEGE fPagc Fortyffoud

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O AND THE IUNIORS . . . Of course, the junior Prom last November was THE outstanding activity of the class of '38, but the third year people accomplished and have planned much more than that. As one of the most active classes in the school, the two divisions comf bined to make this year's activities outnumber and outshine those of all other classes except the graduates. But then next year, when their time comes, they will be unexcelledl Coming into oilice in the beginning of the cur' rent year was Edvina Cahill, president of the high juniors. Cther oflicers chosen to make the class outstanding were: Blanche Tovey, vicefpresident, and Rita johnson, secretaryftreasurer. Then, when the class officially became low seniors in the spring of '37, another election chose Cyril Atkinson as president. His assistants were: Helena Rowan, vicefpresident, Mary McWilliams, sec' JANUARY, '38: ROW CNE: Clegliom, Qvuavtararo, Atkinf son, Oswill, Delma, ROW TWO: Twomey, Cahill, Btwtcllaell, Rands, ROW THREE: Widney, Earle. MAY, '38: ROW CNE: Stewart, Decker, Wil.song ROW TWO: Haas, Sluirk, Demeke, Gildeag Row THREE: Pena, Howavd, McA11d1'ewsg ROW FOUR: Iago, Geo. Smith, Drisf coll, Will Smith, Pechacek, Godfrey, johnson. retaryftreasurerg and Marie Quartararo, A. W. S. representative. On the other hand, Howard Demeke was presif dent of the low junior class for the entire year. Assisting him in subordinate offices were: Pauline Quirk, vicefpresidentg Mary Snell, secretary, and Everett Parrish, treasurer. In the fall of '36, the high junior class put on a doughnut sale, which was one of the features of the social season according to earliest reports. Valeska Dougherty was chairman of sales, while salesmen assistants were: Blanche Tovey, Marie Quartararo, Kay Faulkner, and Hal Delma. Money gained from this venture was used to bolster up the class treasury and for financing social events. THEN came the Prom. Cn November 21 fmark the datej, in the St. Francis Hotel, the juniors put on a dance that actually made money fa very unusual procedure SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE fPage Fortyfsixl