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

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JO ANNE HOLLISTER. . .perfect combination of a dale-sirl and activity fiend. . .Secretary of the class during her sophonnore year ... inherited the position of Vice-President in February ' 43... did a swell job... wants to be a Spar... Gamma Phi Beta .. .friends far and wide. sell-outs . . . Betty Tomberlin, Nancy Tyler, Betty Vellom, and Marsret Karl were sonne of the efficient workers . . . We really finished what we started and in grand style, too . . . We were gaining all the polish that we needed by attending the big dances and being seen doing all the right things . . . We took part in Homecoming activities and helped with the bonfire and parade . . . Barbara Gastil was Soph attendant . . . We found that Monday nite life was just as gay as that on week-ends . . . Glen Miller saw us thronging to the Jr. Prom and we were already getting ideas for our show when we went to see the Jubilee . . . Pan-hfel and Interfraternity dances all drew Soph classmen . . . With George hHallberg leading the Sophs in yells — we rooted hard and long at all the games . . . Warren Beck was Soph manager for football, and Bob Parr was in Jayvee boat of the crew, and those men of last year who had been in Frosh sport went on to greater glory . . . And we became the Sophisticates of 1941 . . . MILLIE PARTRIDGE. . .A.W.S. Vice-President. . .really pitched in and helped the class out on any and every occasion ... Alpha Delta Pi member... her smiling face familiar at all Council meetings .. .wears Dick Frery ' s pin. PAT DARBY... a girl with a real following in every class... as Vice- President she combined all the assets which she had accumulated from working in a multitude of circles all over campus. .. easy to know... a valuable friend . . .never forgets a face. . .tops. . .a Kappa. BETTY VELLOM. . .started promoting the class from the very start... taking an active interest in early political activities. . .a member of the L.A. high crowd... made Spurs, Key and Scroll and Mortar Board... usually working hard or studying.

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REDMOND DAGGETT . . . Became Soph president after a tough battle with Cliff Dancer. . .ardent Phi Delt ... Military man... chose a social council to help him over the rough spots. . .much liked. . .popular and pleasant. .. never bothered much with politics after soph year. JANE MARY EKLUND. . . A.W.S. President. .. Hershey Hall-ite. . . one of those good Spurs of ' 43 . . . Key and Scroll ... Mortar Board... really earned and deserved all her honors... Cal Ciub changed her... will probably enter one of the Women ' s Corps in June. Repeat performance of the brawl — ' we lost again . . . the Frosh-Soph barn dance was a rugged affair with hay rides and country sur- roundings . . . blue jeans and straw hats were the fashion when the Sophs and Frosh col- laborated . . . recollecting on the atmosphere of the dance — it was really corny . . . those Here we see Billy Farrer and Jo Anne Hollister and Redmond Daggett and Eleanor Thomas . . . Billy became President of the Student Body and Jo Anne inherited the Vice-Presidency . . . Tommy enhanced Spur and Soph Council Meetings . . . and Soph President Red . . . became President of the Phi Delts . . . boys and girls who did. little rocking horses caused a slight sensation and drew more attention than the loud plaid shirts . . . Council member Marjorie hienshaw appeared on Life ' s Magazine ' s cover — her laughter was a highlight of our council meet- ings . . . Exchange council dinners were all part of the whirl that semester . . . We Sophs went into politics in a big way ... we prac- tically ran the Election board and our class helped to promote the $2 all-campus South- ern Campus ( plug ) . . . Osceola Herron reared her little head at this time and Betty Carbee and Anne Gillespie tussled for the vice-presidency of the A.W.S. . . . Gretchen Burns was another active gal . . . We went on record as the most active Spur and Yeo- man class with Pat Darby as prexy of Spurs, while Rudy Massman led the Yeoman with Bob Parr, Dan Lee, and Bill Taylor as outstand- ing members . . . Spurs and Yeoman had exchange dinner . . . Hugh Geyer and Dick Norton were honored by being selected for Cal Club . . . Red Daggett, Mary Ann Hayes, Eleanor Thomas were all names in the Bruin News . . . Upholders of tradition were we, when we guarded the big C on the hill while it still showed blue and gold colors . . . Oh, yes ... we thought of everything . . . Our Spurs helped to put the concert series on the Map and after untiring work and promoting the programs the season ' s totals showed three I

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' IT W- : ' w r . N - — fc» On Ihe far right BILL FARRER again. . .this time in the top spot. . .and BOB PARR became treasurer. .. with ANNE BROWN (now Taylor) and OSCEOLA HERRON to fill Secretary and Vice-President spots, respec- tively... It was a giddy year... the class grew up. OSCEOLA HERRON... Phi Beta Kappa .. .O.C.B. chairman ... real spark in the class of ' 43 . . . energetic worker . . . nothing ever failed that she undertook . . . unforgettable giggle . . . wears her Theta and JIMMY CRUTCHFIELD ' S K.A. pins proudly. BILL FARRER... his spirit was so much the same as the Spirit of ' 43 that it is small wonder that It was he who held the Presidential job In his junior year and took over the A.S.U.C. spot during his senior year . . .politically minded. . .friendly. . .a FIgi. . .can ' t be held down. MARGRET KARL. . .advocate of a thirty-six hour day. . .Assistant Junior Prom Chairman. . .wanted to dance in the library ... put out a fancy program for the momentous week-end. . .thinks our junior year was the best ever . . . stuck around to edit the BOOK. Jff P , In great U.C.L.A. style, the Junior Prom with Top Hat and formal trimmings was our big project of the year . . . well publicized by fancy advertising which included Jr. Council members wearing Tuxes to an All-U-Sing . . . a couple in formal attire rode across the stage on a cycle as a special stunt . . . Bud Foster was chairman of Arrangements for the Prom . . . Hal Snyder was responsible for letting us hear the sweet trumpet of Harry James . . . with greater flourish, he waved his magic