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

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p; ii..ji,jL ,,„. Mm What could be more fitting a gift for the graduating Seniors than a Rose Bowl game . . . Our Frosh hopes were fulfilled, and S.C. was humbled before our eyes, and we can always look back with pride on our final year . . . Senior Council meetings were led by Larry Collins, who took over when student-elected Bob Parr left for West Point near the begin- ning of the semester . . . under Larry ' s guid- ance, council meetings were real party times and main business was conducted in fraternity cellars . . . Turkey Trot days were over when the clever Seniors called their November dance the Fall Frolic Informal . . . held at the Bel-Air Country Club — dancing was to the Interfraternily President, Baseball Captain, Phi Gamma Delia NICK ANGELES fisured prominently in the Class of ' 43 from his freshman year on. Peggy McConville takes care of his pin over at the Gamma Phi House. Brought down the house in the Junior Show with his rendition of a haunting Hawaiian melody composed by Eleanor Blass. Senior Officers . . . JANICE BEAVON . . . president number three . . . LARRY COLLINS . . . president number two . . . and MARILYN MOON . . . Secretary . . . Missing from this picture is long lanky Hugh Freeman . . . who held the purse strings. 98

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wand and presto — we had 2 other bands at the Sing: Sterling Young and Eddie Aguila — promoter unique was Hal . . . Our class entered a symbolical float as publicity in the Homecoming parade which was to lead the way proudly, but somehow got lost in the crowd and came in last — witnesses claim that the Greek theater hill was too steep for a Top Hat ... All other classes proclaimed our Jubilee and when that gala week-end was over — we all went to bed and slept for a week in order to regain our strength for future activities . . . Free ice cream and cokes drew a big crowd to the class picnic at the Coli- seum before the Oregon game ... we grate- fully remember Gordy Hewson ' s help in tickets for the Jr. picnic . . . those rowdy Delts waterbagged the council while they were having their pictures taken, which only added to the general confusion . . . The pie-eating contest, held annually, found stiff competition, but Farrer had the capacity and energy to be proclaimed the winnah . . . R.C.B. had a successful charity Ball . . . BEVERLY KRAEMER. . .one of the sweetest sirls In the class. . .Chair- man of the most successful HOUSEPARTIES. .. peppy and enthusiastic . . . livened up Council and Prom Committee meetings . . . lived at the Delta Gamma House . . . until she left school to be married. Lollipops were distributed at a Sing and the Seniors grabbed all of those thrown into the audience . . . Sensation at another Sing was Dick Harris singing, Minnie the Moocher with Mary Ann Betts and Jack Milliken joining in . . . This was talent personified . . . PEGGY McCONVlLLE. . .Social Chairman. . .of you know what. . .Key and Scroll President ... Gamma Phi Beta... wears Nick Angeles ' Phi Gamma Delta pin... sweet and charming ... home ccon major... kep busy by her house when elected President. HAL SNYDER. . .Chairman of the Junior Promenade Week-end... helped make our Junior year a memorable one... worked tirelessly and against many odds. . .success was its own reward. . .champion fencer. . . Zeta Beta Tau member ... sociable.

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smooth melodies of Don Ricardo ' s orchestra . . . First February graduation in Uclan history was held due to the Senior officers ' efforts . . . the Aloha Ball was the climax to the gradua- tion and was handled by Collins and crew who arranged a formal dance at the Florentine Room with Bob Saunders orchestra — a fitting adieu for the many going into army and navy . . . Our last semester opened with a new presi- dent of the class, Janice Beavon, who carried SPENCER WILLIAMS. . .one of the few third year men to serve as Interfraternity Council President . . . active in the class always . . . served as Representative-at-Large on the Student Executive Council during his senior year. . .was always fair and innpartial. . .Kay Bramlage has his pin. ANNE GILLESPIE. ..Alpha Phi. . .big sister to all incoming freshmen. . . the more the merrier her slogan. . .head student counselor. . .peppy. . . put on a gigantic Hi-Jinx during her Junior year for the A.W.S.. . . socially minded... a Troll. GEORGE HALLBERG. . .campus character and Phi Psi . . .head yell king . . . dialectician . . . pantomimist . . . E.R.C. called him . . . wonderful sense of humor . . . sing chairman ... a knack for tossing around the English language. on when Larry Collins left with the E.R.C, and Ursula Kahle started scribbling the min- utes in Marilyn Moone ' s stead who had grad- uated . . . Things were started rolling early in the semester with arrangements being made for graduation and Senior Week . . . Tom Papich was elected to the chairmanship of Senior Week by the Council, Frank Smith was voted head of the Alohoa Ball . . . Since numerous Seniors became A.B. in February and others received calls from Uncle Sam . . . we enlarged the Class Council and sent out a call for members of the class to help plan and execute graduation exercises and festivities . . . LESLIE SWABACKER. . .President of Mortar Board ... Assistant Editor of the Daily Bruin . . . matchmaker of the class. . .Sat on Student Council as Forensics Chairman... a comfortable person to be around .. .very much a part of the class. BOBBV JO THOMAS. . .President of the Betas. .. President of Inter- fraternity Council. .. Editor of the Claw ... Presidential appointee to the Publications Board ... a good man . . , popular and well-liked . . . Mem- ber of the advanced corps.