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

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Class Affairs Sophomores The class elecTions held early in The fall se- mesTer Tound The Sophomore class conTesT for presidenT ending in such a close race ThaT Three run-offs had To be held. The final resulT was ThaT Bill Middlefon was elecTed presidenT, EIizabe+h Jensen, vice-president Millie WeaTherbe, secre- Taryg Mary Gresham, Treasurer: John Jones, A. M. S. represenTaTive: Claire McCormack, A. W. S. represenTaTive. THE PROM The TradiTional Soph STruT was held aT The Hofel Claremonf, OcTober 9. The dance was considered one of The mosT successful ever given by any sophomore class. Vice-presidenT Elizabefh Jensen, wiTh her sfaff of officers was in charge of The dance and produced many novel arrange- menTs, wiTh The STar DusT Theme carried ouT Throughouf The dance. SPORTS The Soph class has been very acTive in supporT- ing sTudenT affairs around The campus This semes- Ter. SporTs also played a large parT in The Soph class program, boTh on The campus and off cam- pus. Jim T-laran capTured The S. F. News cross- cify race firsT place and EllerTh Larson placed firsT in The S. F. STaTe College cross-counTry. To Top off a series of vicTories for Soph Trackmen, The class walked off wiTh Top honors in The inTer-class meeT. The successful year of The Sophomore class was direcTly due To The close co6peraTion of The class members and The officers of The class. 4 I Top row: Class officers, Weafherbe, Jensen and Middlefoni pose for a publiciTy phofo for The Soph STruT. Cenfer row: Scene from Soph STruT held aT The HoTel ClaremonT wiTh Scholfen, Orsini, and Youngdale posing for The camera. BoTTom row: Prexy MiddleTon discusses Soph STruT wiTh Commiffeemen Manuel, WeaTherbe, Jones, Gresham, and Jensen. 'k25 Juniors This year saw one of The liveliesT Junior classes in The hisTory of STaTe. Under The leadership of Dan l-lalsfead, presidenf, class meefings were held ThaT broughT The members ouT almosT one hundred per cenT. EnTerTainmenT was provided and The rneefings proved enjoyable To everyone. THE PROM The Junior Prom was held aT The Berkeley Coun- Try Club on big game nighT, November 29. Crowds Thronged The ballroom and Thrilled To The music and novelTies prepared by a hard working Junior Prom commiTTee. HALSTEAD LEFT In The midsf ofa successful and progressive Term of office, Dan l'lalsTead was called inTo The army and had To leave school. Vivian Silva, The vice- presidenf, sTepped inTo The posiTion vacaTed by T-lalsfead and carried The class inTo more acTiviTieS. Vivian has been ably assisTed by a perfecT corps of officers working as a uniT. The resT of The class officers are AniTa Shiner, secrefaryg Paul Scholfen, Treasurer, and Esfher Granf, A. W. S. represenTa- Tive. The success of The junior organizaTion poinTs To a greaT senior class nexT year. WiTh The spirif ThaT has been shown an acTive sTudenT body and special social evenTs are looked Towards by The many on The campus ThaT have enjoyed The affairs given by This class. Special TribuTe is paid To Dan HalsTead for The fine work ThaT he has done while aT STaTe on The foofball field and in his class. We know ThaT he is carrying on in The army and doing as fine a job as he did aT STaTe. 4 I Top row: CommiTTeemen ScholTen, Silva, Pospisel, Coakley, and Halsfead smile aT success of Junior Prom. CenTer row: Crowds aTTended The Prom on big game nighT. The La Conga drew everyone on To The floor To parficipafe. BoTTom row: Leaders of The Junior Class, Coakley, HalsTead, and Mickelbook, gel' ready To publicize The dance.

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4 Firsl' row: Alex Vladimiroff, Gerirude Egan, Lucille Ashion, Nancy Hanno, Arnold Veuani, Noreen Honnef, Doris Couller, Leo Fredericlrson. Second row: Paul Shollen, Pierre Salinger, Curr Burfles, Bruce Bonner, Carl Gusfafson, Jim Keafing, Norm Keller, John Maguire, Erwin Fumigalli, John Rocky. 4 Firsl row: Virginia Bafes, Jania Tas- Iyian, Mary Tounger, Lucille Lucas. Virginia Marrin, Sylvia Flanner, Nancy Jeene Hall, Doris Swanberg, Elizabefh Bryant Second row: Alice Beerhans, Pauline Manizares, Harrier Bruce, June Anderson, Norma Lindsfrom, Alice Prafr, Doroihy Hichr, Joyne Andersen, Mariorie Hamby. 4 Firsi row: Doro'I'hy Sfeele, Ludmila Vshivlrina, Earl Bareff, Anifa Shiner, Guilo Espirify, Irene Tvarlrova, David du Bois. Second row: Wanda Micheli, Belle Beclzer, Arshalous Garabedian. 4 Hal Harden, Jaclr Freeman, Jerry Senrer, Bill Shinn, Ken Gomez, Bill Siein. Caesar Orsini, Dave Senler, Paul Frilz, Lloyd Minear, Gene Burien. NEWMAN CLUB Organized for 'rhe purpose of promoiing friendship, honesiy, good will, and a beirer socieiy. Ihis club is aiiiliaied wirh rhe Iniernaiional Newman Club Federaiion. II promoies The spiriiual, inrellecrual, and social well being of Ihe Caiholic siudenis on rhe campus. advising Ihem in religious dirhculiies. Some of The aclivi- iies are dances, hikes, boar rides, communion brealcfasrs, infra- mural pariicipaiion, picnics, and a formal dance once a year. STUDENT AGATHEANS This club, meaning Siudenis of Light was organized aboui' five years ago on Ihe campus for Ihe purpose oi Chrisiian fellow- ship and Bible siudy. There are Iweniy aciive members in Jrhis group including men and women who meer once a week al Ihe noon hour in Ihe Baprisi Church ro conduci 'rheir business and hold social aiiairs. Virginia Mariin, president Elizabeih Bryanl, vice-presideni, Norma Linsirom, secreiaryp Sylvia Flanner, cor- responding secrerary. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Long aciive on ihe campus, Ihis group was formed io discuss and undersrand inrernaiional alifairs. Their hope has been 'ro iosier good will and friendship belween 'rhe various naiionaliry groups on The campus. They mei once a week during 'Ihe noon hour wiih Mrs. Beriha Monroe, sponsor, for an exchange of ideas concerning ihe curreni siiuaiion. During The spring, a dinner was given in Ihe aciiviiies room. There are berween Iwenry and 'rwenry-six aciive members wiih Aniia Shiner, presidenr of 'rhe group for ihe spring. I THE ROCK Firsr siaried early in I9-40 when a group oi N. Y. A. boys were senl 'ro do preliminary cleaning work, rhe Rock has grown Iill ii now houses some Iwenry men siudenis as S+aIe's only dormilory. Under ihe direciion of I-Ial I-Iarden. 'rhe boys do Iheir own housework bui employ ouiside help wiih I'he preparaiion of food. Boih room and board is offered ihe inmaies who include many oi The schooI's prominenr arhleres. 'k27