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

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Qaofdig .feacfam . Washington may look up to a member of the faculty of the college. If Mary Louise Kleinecke ever realizes her hopes she will be the first woman president of the United States. Politics are her hobby. Teaching is her profession. I was led into this byway and think it delightful because of my fondness for American Youth, says Mary Louise Kleinecke. Aspired to fame as a second Duce or Jenny Lind but the charm of an English professor in an early grade led her into the teaching Held. Somerville Thompson has a fondness for pop' corn and theses. The streamliners lost a pilot since he's taken up teaching. At five early years he had aspirations of pulling the throttle on a locomotive. Now he's interested in books and has a desire to travel. Finds his job interesting and says I conf sider teaching a delightful highway and an extraorf dinary pleasant occupation. Leo Nee's first memory of cows and chickens on a farm influence his thoughts of a ranch when he retires. Right now he's satisfied to stay as Financial Advisor to the college. Handles thousands at regisf tration and has a standing twofbit bet on the regisf tration totals. Wanted to be a dentist but the war squelched the thought. Bertha Monroe wanted to go to the city. Now her aspiration is to return to the midwestern farm if .. + . lfjp V ' 'af 1, ffl If ,, .. i . 1 i ,4 she left many years ago. So, interested in world peace, she makes it her favorite topic of conversaf tion. Directed the lecture series held in Frederic Burk and sponsors the activities of the International Relations Club. Family tradition directed her to the teaching profession. 'LMy interest in peace is col' ored by linking with different nationalities and conf tacts in the war, says Mrs. Monroe. The University of Washington takes credit for Economist Roy Cave. San Francisco State simply takes credit for Roy Cave. He has an ambition, which is the development of the Social Science def partment. Likes a briar and will chat on almost any subject. Takes to home and garden when not think' ing of new plans for his department. Compliments the students with I believe the faculty here feels that the student body is improving each year both intellectually and spiritually from a college angle . Walter I. Homan is a newcomer. He believes that discussion of youth's problems is beneficial to youth. Declares, Freedom with which students discuss problems in and out of classes is very encourf aging. It is my belief that it is more difficult for younger people to line up their ideas-therefore youth has my sympathy and cofoperationf' Cactus, gardening, and hiking are his interests away from college. LEO C. NEE WALTER I. HOMAN BERTHA MONROE MARY KLEINECKE SOMERVILLE ROY C. CAVE Two-bit bet on registra- Freedom is encouraq- Tradition points to I was led into this THOMPSON Student body is tion ing teaching byway A delightful highway improving Hinge 'Twenty-Oriel Tw' I F l4M.1Ml 4-1

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74m!7ke4ZwZme5Za,Zfa .. quated plumbing gave way under the strain and Hooded the stock room of the Cofop store damaging hundreds of dollars of equipment. February also marked the appearance of Dr. Walter F. Dexter as guest speaker at the Formal Assembly held on February 9 at the First Baptist Church. Dr. Dexter gave support to the building campaign with the following statement, I believe that there should be two great teacherftraining institutions in the State. San Francisco State College should be the one located in this area. l am in favor of the building campaign and believe that you can expect action within the next few months. The chapters are added to the story. The incif dents of today will be marked up tomorrow as mile' posts in the history of San Francisco State College. The battle still continues. Present plans made in Ianuary of 1938 call for a new four story adminisf tration building to front on Laguna Street from Haight to the Frederic Burk School. Cn the site of College Hall will rise a new gymnasium with all the necessary out of door athletic facilities. Financing such a program depends upon the action of Governor Frank F. Merriam. With his recommendations W. P. A. aid may be secured and as the Franciscan is published the college may be writing the next chapter in its story. i S82 Sw l gift SCENES SUCH as this may again be centered on the campus if the building campaign reaches a successful conclusion. In the upper picture Cleftl the students search the ruins after the destruction of the Administration Building in 1930. Katherine O'Sul1i- van hands President Roberts the match to touch off the remains of the Administration Building iupper riqhtl. Anderson Hall under construction flower leltl may be duplicated if the new Administration Building is sanctioned. lt will rise four stories on Laguna Street, from Haight to the Frederic Burk School. Wreckers flower leftl demolish the old Administration Building. This is the hoped for fate of the fire-trap College Hall. fPage Twentyil

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Swim? Early last fall the Franciscan enlisted the aid of campus organizations in selecting six prominent student personalities. These people were to be stu' dents who were seldom seen in the spotlight, but contributed materially to activities of State. Judges Frances Bolander, Will I. I. Smith and Daryl Hopf kins selected the six following from a list of sixteen. Kay Bailey is a native daughter by adoption, her birthplace was Tonopah, Nevada. First recollection was of a bear on the loose among the flowers in Point Defiance Park. Wants to be a kindergarten teacher, lists collecting carved elephants, dancing and hiking as hobbies. She is superstitious about things which happen twice. Active in Advisory Council affairs. Hal Beseman was fond of swimming at the age of ten. His favorite memory concerns being caught splashing about in the Chain of Lakes minus a bathf ing suit. He is a native San Franciscan. Intentions of being a doctor were changed after a year of being a prefmed student at U. C., present ambition is to teach in a high school. Hobbies include photography and bull sessions on the philosophy of life. Crange City, New jersey, was the birthplace of Alice Dawson, whose Hrst recollection was of unf latching the front gate to go out and play. Grades are her only superstitions. Wanted to be a nurse, but now is satished with the teaching profession. She was amazed at being one of the winners in the contest, but was thrilled to death . Tennis, the movies and dancing are her outfoffcollege interests. Another native of this city is Alice Murphy. She remembers an early escapade of running away from home, and being caught by a policeman. To be a librarian was her favorite ambition. Seven has proved to be her lucky number. She enjoys dancing, collecting poems, and horsefback riding. To fly and travel were the first aspirations of Mary Snell. Her present ambitions are still the same. She came here from Vancouver, British Cof lumbia, where she was born. Isn't bothered by superstitions. Cutstanding early memory is of a broken elbow at the age of eighteen months. Pet hobbies include hiking and photography. A native San Franciscan who hopes to become one of the world's greatest ballerina, Frances Twohig lists dancing as her pet hobby. Arguments with her brothers are her most vivid childhood memories. She is superstitious about walking under ladders and spilling salt. ,W . . iff , 5 f W 3 sg .. In., ,K MARY SNELL FRANCES TWOHIG KAY BAILEY HAL BESEMAN ALICE DAWSON ALICE MURPHY just to ily the qrecitest bcillerincf' things that happen bull sessions on life thrilled io dec11h seven is lucky twice fPage 'l'we'ntyftwoi1 i 1nnx1-n1lwn 77i n111111-1l1l -kn1-1i11g11n1n .,g11.1-ippii-11- O'