University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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it v ARDUOUS PREPARATION of Iralernity, sororily and hall f:--::- -.-- --- oration were not all in vam, Gamma Phi, above, p t the imtshjng louche on their winning lloat. THEIR ALMA MATER House decorations displayed the usual student humor and confi- dence of winning the football gome. Fred Fichett of Tucson, class of 1917, and his committee of judges gave Delta Gamma first piece. Alpha Phi second, and Pima hall honorable mention. In the men ' s competition they awarded Alpha Tau Omega first place. Phi Gamma Delta second, and Phi Delta Theta honorable men- tion. For the annual float parade that night before the game, campus organizations again gave homecomers a new thrill . Float committee judges had a difficult time coming to a decision, but finally awarded Gamma Phi Beta, first place in the women ' s division and Alpha Phi second. In the men ' s division the Aggie club took first place and Kappa Sigma second. Among alumni groups this year, the law college graduates did most to attract attention. They firmly established the custom among alumni groups to hold reunions for classes 5, 10, 15, and 20 years back. This custom was deemed better than having a celebration for each class or with classes having the largest attendance. In this way an a lumnus may come back every five years and expect a special celebration for himself and his own classmates. To Mr. Goodson, former alumni secretary, Mr. Slonaker, univer- sity officials, and students, goes credit for the success of Homecoming Day this year. HOUSE DECORATIONS displayed the usual student humor and confidence of winning the football game. Phi Delta Theta won honorable mention for their efforts. BEAUTIFUL Ganj- ia Phi i oj. ;:roudly passes the reviewing stand and promptly awarded the trophy as the outstanding entry. ORREC- WILL| JRS - € . I TAKING ADVANTAGE ol currer.l news. iJalta Gammas use poiiccai poster and prophesy Arizona victory — winning fust award for house decorations. COCHISE HALL group hurriedly puts float material together for evening parade. Dr. Roy, m the foreorouiid. head resident, makes suggestions. 3

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NOV GKADUATt: MANACiEP. ol alhlet,cs, foimer alumn; secretary, A. L Slonaker, registers wilh the class of ' 21. RECENTLY appointed secretary ol the Alumni Association, J. Melvin Good- son. ex- ' 28, with three rGturning graduates. He made the plans for entertainment and registration of alumni. iiii i ' iii w if Ml ' ah iii i I ii ' iiii THE SPIDER AND THE FLY iheme was used by the Pi Phis this year. Allraclive decorations but judges disagreed. GRADS RETURN TO By McCALL LOVITT AlUMNI returning to their old alma mater for homecoming either have a whirling good time with old pals , proudly show their . wives around the campus, or else just go to the football game and reminisce about the teams they used to have. At the 1940 home- coming on October 19, more than 1,000 old grads came back to the campus and did all of this. Mel Goodson, this year ' s new alumni secretary, saw to that, making the annual routine plans for entertain- ment and registration of alumni. But he did more than that. Following his appointment last June, he organized a series of fast-growing alumni groups all over the country. After seven months in office, super salesman Goodson had organized new clubs in several cities and had plans for more. His goal is pure and simple: expand and strengthen alumni groups. Students played their part in hlomecoming, too. Their committees tacked up Welcome, Grads signs on the campus, registered alumni at the recreation hall headquarters, showed them around the school, decorated halls and houses, put on o pre-game float parade, and helped to make the annual evening barbecue another big success. To top the day off, the Wildcats gave the grads a 29-6 football victory over Louisiana ' s Centenary Gentlemen. SI OKY STOVER was used to advantage in the Alpha Tau Omega hous. decoration. The novel idea won the fraternity first prize. ALPHA PHIS were awarded second in the float parade lor their Hals oit to Ariz ' jna entry

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(Above I CARPENTRY WORK in the university ' s own shop ploys an important part in the maintenance of the buildings and grounds. Altogether, the university owns 646,080 acres of land, on the campus section of which over thirty buildings are maintained at on annual cost approximating $210,000. Right! PARKING VIOLATIONS are really the smallest concern of the four campus police officers, who ore deputy sheriffs of Pima county and are responsible for the protection of the state ' s property. W. F. Carson, number-one mon labovei and his fellow officers Frank Frey, Ben W. Blair, and C. S. Hoffman, average 56 hours on duty each week, have one Sun- day off each month Friends of the students, they write off most transgressions with good-natured warn- ings, average hardly one arrest per year. Opening and closing buildings after hours is one of their big |obs. Right TWICE-A-DAY delivery is made to buildings on campus by Nick Wallace, university mail car- rier. Mail and parcels is picked up and sorted en- route, government mail being taken direct to the downtown post office. Campus mail averages 100 pieces per day, with parcel post packages adding another 25 bundles Lorge express shipments are separately delivered by truck Several times a year a heavy volume of official university mail is taken directly from the mailing bureau in the stadium. CAMPUS INDUSTRIES By ROGER MORGAN EDITOR ' S NOTE; Complicoted is the intricate business orgoniza- tion of the university, which disburses $2,000,000 annually, em- ploys 440 people, and owns land totalling 646,080 acres. Large scale consumption is balanced by extensive productive octivily. The university ' s primory function of teaching, educational service, and research, result in various by-products, portly consumed by the university ond portly sold in the open market. It provides for Itself police and health protection, heat, water, publications, ond enlertainment services. In the following pages, Roger Mor- gan gives you the picture story of the university ' s non-teaching activities. (261