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

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around here, to say the leastj, and S130 profit at that. Bids were sold out by two o'clock of the previous day, when the number was stopped at 300. Part of the credit for this amazing success goes to the StanfordfCal. Big Game held the same day, and calling for celebration and what not. The rest goes to Will Smith, publicity chairman, who literally painted the school and paper with stories on the magnificence of the affair. Pauline Quirk, chairman of the dance committee and hostess of the affair, was aided by the following chairmen: Everett Parrish, tickets, Bud Decker, orchestra, Dawn Wilson and Cliff Worth, decoraf tions, and Rose Marie Haas and Shirlie Canning as cofchairmen of bids committee. Harry McDevitt secured the ballroom and was generalfman of all work. The Colonial Ballroom was crashfproof on the night of the affair, as the collegians pranced to the tunes of Gary Evers' orchestra, though a few extra couples were allowed to enter at an increased price over the original. To say it was successful, en' joyable, and outstanding is to put it mildly. Then the high juniors went exclusive. With Valeska Dougherty as chairman, the wouldfbe seniors held their Christmas party in the Activities Room. A Christmas tree and everything, including a very energetic Santa Claus, Hal Monk Delma, who supposedly made his entrance down the chimney of College Hall fdid he get the flue??j. Assisting committee heads putting on the party were: Helena Rowan, refreshments, with Hal Widney, Virginia Deeney, and Betty Burr, Marie Quartararo, decorations, with Peggy Cleghorn, Blanche Tovey, Hal Widney, Beth Gray, Elaine Twomey, Betty Lonkey, and Cy Atkinson. Enter' tainment was headed by Edith White, with Hal Delma, Blanche Tuggy, Jim Seright, Edythe Stoner, Ruth Hutchinson, Rita Johnson, and Jenny Buffa assisting. Val Dougherty had charge of presents. Under Cy Atkinson, the class has had a system of dinner meetings, in which the class pays half the cost and members pay the remainder. With Miss Benteen as adviser, the class is planning a cultural tour of the city as a feature of one of their meetings. Final activity of the low juniors Cnow high juniorsj was the annual dinner dance held at the Hotel Cecil penthouse. Joe Rosen's orchestra furnished the tunes and seven acts of entertainment put on a floor show. Good eats, fine dancing, en' joyable evening, all for 50 cents to class members. Now the class looks forward to its senior year, in the belief that it can make next year THE out' standing one, as senior terms go. With its rapidly increasing spirit, the class of '38 is headed for big things. fBy Mary Louis Godfreyj JUNIOR DINNER DANCE At the Hotel Cecil Penthouse, we find Bud Decker fwithout Auclreyll Demeke and Ethel Bennett, Sybil Hurning fof the S. F. Iaysee Orphans! Htvippingl' the light fantastic. TI-lEl937 FRANCISCAN fPage Fortyfsevenil

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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

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I THE CLASS OF '37 Socially active, scholastically outstanding, and loyal in participation in school affairs, the graduf ating seniors this year have set a mark which may well be the goal of coming students. And, having given generously of their time and interest, these Staters leave the campus life of the college with regret, but also with the feeling that their college years have been enriched and benefitted directly in proportion to the amount they have given. Early in the fall, the class of January, '37 selected for its president, John Goodwin, who, in collaboraf tion with DorothyfJean White, vicefpresident, Margaret Nwea, secretary, and Mary Tavolara, A. W. S. representative, led the class in a full prof gram of work and play. Ranking as one of the most successful affairs of the year, the Senior Dinner Dance was held at the Lake Merritt Hotel in Gakland. Many of the stuf dents who attended this dance used it as an opporf tunity to make their first trip across the newly completed Bay Bridge. Gther social activities included three senior sup' per meetings held in the Gofop. A farewell luncheon held in the Cofop marked the close of the semester's activities for the January class, which returns in May to officially graduate with members of the spring group. Accomplishments of the senior class worthy of note included the sponsoring of special preparatory classes to coach seniors and A.B.'s for the city examif nations. The gift presented to the college by the class was a boxing ring for the gymnasium. When George Teale, fall leader of the May, '37 class left State, Barbara Smith, vicefpresident, took over the post of president and Stan Sieber was chosen vicefpresident. Gther officers who contrib' uted to the success of the senior year were: Dolores Waters, secretary, Navarre Baggett, treasurer, and Nora Dunleavy, A. W. S. representative. The spirit of friendly cooperation in this class was intensified by the bifweekly meetings in the Activities Room. At these meetings, Mrs. Downey discussed problems of placement, and graduation plans were completed. Simple refreshments were served at each meeting under the direction of Gay Lonergan, Marie Louise Benson, Edith Mason, Dolores Harris, Josephine Tonge, and Renee Priester. Ruth Rechter, chairman of the Senior Week committee, together with Mary Margaret Scobey, Mary Rice, Genevieve Murphy, Louise Parodi, Al Shepherd, and Josephine Tonge, have been in charge of preparations of activities and of graduaf tion exercises. The Senior Ball is scheduled for May 15 th at the Fairmont Hotel. For this affair, very unusual dance JOHN GOODWIN DOROTHY'JEAN MARGARET NWEA BARBARA SMITH STAN SIEBER DOLORES WATERS President, Jan.,'3 7 WHITE Secretary President, May,'3 7 Vice-president Secretary Vicefpresident SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE fPage Fovtyfeightj