University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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been skilfully managed by Franklyn Skinner, who has also played an important part in dramatics and social activities. Marguerite Holdzkom has assisted greatly in working out many of the difficult tasks of the student body. It will not be necessary to emphasize the good work which Muriel Tottenham has done for the school, as one only needs to glance at the Exponent to see what a big undertaking she has accomplished. Credit also should be given to all the student body officers for the time and effort which they have given to their work and the success which they have attained. The student body officers are: President, Paul Schmitt; vice-president Ynez Hannan; secre- tary, Mary Bucklin; and treasurer, Dorothy Keefer. Reference should here be made to the student government, which, owing to the efforts of Lorraine Handyside and her able assistant, Louise Johnson, has been very successful. There are many others whose names should be mentioned here because of their unselfish assist- ance toward the various school activities, if the space allotted would permit. At this time mention should be made of the chief class events. The first of these was the Variety Show, given in December of this year. This was participated in both by the faculty and student body and proved very entertaining and enjoyable. In March a dance was given at the Gamut Club, in honor of the Spring grad- uating class. It proved to be a very pleasant and happy event. The Xcellent Xponent Xploits brings to mind the novel little enter- tainment given in April to arouse Exponent enthusiasm, the most amusing feature of which was the realistic wedding march. The dramatics of the year will be concluded by the Greek drama, Iphigenia, to which we are looking forward with great pleasure. The last few busy weeks of Normal School will soon be over, and as we are leaving we look back on our campus and stately buildings and are possessed of a regret that we are severing our close connections with them. It is our only hope that we may be able to fulfill the expectations of our faculty and be worthy of their interest in us. JOCELYN LOFTUS. Page X venty-one

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Class History June Class of 1916 hSS 2 ERHAPS no period since the founding of the Normal llj jSVU School has been so productive of important events as the last two years. This class of five hundred and seventy-nine strong, in September, 1914, was the first to enjoy the full benefits of the new Normal School buildings. It is hard, probably, for us to realize the incon- veniences which attended the work of the students in their old home, where, as we are told, everything was as it should not have been. There is no Normal School anywhere which has a more complete and modern equipment than ours. We who are passing out should not fail to realize the opportunities which we have had. Perhaps one of the most striking features of our new equip- ment is the training school, where we are able to acquire the prac- tical knowledge of teaching under the excellent instruction of the faculty, thereby bridging over from the academic to the practical work. And perhaps an even more important advantage of our new home is the possibility which it gives for the development of a true college spirit. It is scarcely before the end of our junior year that we become accustomed to the atmosphere of the Normal School. It is then that the individual students enter into the social and scholastic activities according to their varied abilities and apti- tudes. These activities range from athletics and dances to the more serious club programs and entertainments. Early in the senior year the class for the first time becomes a unified organization. It is then that the various officers are elected and the class takes its first collective action in the activities of the school. It is impossible here to mention the names of all of the stu- dents who have been active in the school life, and we shall endeavor to refer to only a few whom we consider to be representative of our varied activities. Paul Schmitt, president of the student body, deserves mention because of his untiring efforts in all matters per- taining to the welfare of the school and the class. Grace Angevine, president of the class, has also been instrumental in making the year successful and enjoyable. The athletics in the school have Page Twenty

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The Call of the Third Decade— 1930 HE time for our departure was approaching. Elmer Richardson had completed his last test flight in his Velocitas Zeppelin and came soaring down upon the Aviation Field of the Normal School and grace- fully landed at the Aerial Depot. There was a smile of satisfaction and of contentment on his face be- cause his wonderful invention had proved success- ful, and the envious eyes of all Europe were turned toward it. In honor of his departure the entire military organization of the Normal School came out in full dress parade, led by the veteran general, Narcissa Sheets. The address of farewell was delivered by Francis Hickson, Head of the Department of Aviation, who eloquently wished us a safe trip through the skies. Soon, with the whir of wings, we rose away from the field and darted up into the sky, soaring farther and farther until we reached a height of fifteen thousand feet in the ethereal blue. The Zeppelin Aeroscope, which is the latest invention of A. P. E. Jaeger, en- abled us to see the earth from this great height as if but a mile away. Through this, in the early morning, we sighted a body of land which, on referring to Colliergraphs of the World, we knew to be the South Sea Islands. We were curious to view these at close range, so decided to descend. In going about the Islands we came upon a multitude of Hottentot babies out on the coral reefs, playing games. You may imagine our surprise when we found our good friend, Dorothy Day, playing the time-honored game of Is It? with the brown-skinned tots, whose ages ranged from ten days to two months. We enjoyed the morning with her and learned much of the latest method of primary education. However, it was necessary for us to be on our way, and we were soon headed for South America, but were forced to veer two points to the wind and drop down on Mt. Kilauea for gas. Here we found Dorothy Dean and her troupe of Hula Hula girls endeav- oring to appease the wrath of the volcano with the weird and fan- tastic notes of their ukeleles. From here we flew over to the Sandwich Islands, a famous stopping place for all airists. Long since had this place become famous because of the culinary arts of Irene Martin, who had chosen the place because of the name, for her latest experiments in Page TNventy-two