University of California Davis - El Rodeo Yearbook (Davis, CA)

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vfk fur Linrnm .xrrsnt r! ilir. N am .pxanf niyk ,erV'l fouli. .ylnli'tl It NH. .3 Jilin- . this bx lil' .,tt1 33 .lLJY4' 'th. . tilt! . ms ' v 4 . l'apnnnlanlndtlnlo : :' il'. : t: i. $l '--- -- -- J 4:; Q I n u y tn; 1...... 0.; spnnntllllllllllllll THE 1924 PICNIC DAY COMMITTEE Picnic Day In the cycle of modern agriculture, the agricultural college plays a very definite and important part. Much of the recent rapid advancement in development of systems, improvement of methods, increased produc- tion, etc., has been correlated closely with the growth and development of the agricultural colleges and experiment stations, which have been, in the major part, directly responsible for it. It is natural then, is it not, that California, the state in which the most rapid and extensive develop- ment has occurred, should be possessed of a College of Agriculture and an Agricultural Experiment Station whose resources, achievements, and possibilities are second to those of no other like institution in the world? One has but to consider for a moment the reputation, both local and international, which the College of Agriculture of the University of California has attained to realize the truth of this statement. And how, it might be asked, was all this brought about? The answer to which is that the people of the State of California, even from the days when the Argonauts drew up our first constitution and provided therein for a great State University, have ever been most generous in their support of their educational institutions, and have liberally provided for the growth and development of their College of Agriculture. We, the students of this College of Agriculture, realize the debt which we owe to those who founded and fostered the institution which we Claim as our Alma Mater. We realize that we who are here now are deriving the benefits of years of sacrifice and devotion on the part of those men who have built our institution into the reputation which it now enjoys. What, then, is more typically Californian than that we should feel a l39l

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h '-h .a .h twilllllll'llllll'lll' wuVJOii aplzllll ll 111,111,111, 4 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIO t'. Oll'llll'lll'lllllla . Val THE MENtS RIFLE CLUB Military Science The Rifle Teams The course in Military training as part of the required work for degree students has been in the curriculum of the University of Cahfornla since 1878, but only since January, 1923, have students at the Un1vers1ty F arm been offered this course. In the first year of its existence here the Military Department has made excellent progress both in the profielency of the company in drill and in the other subjects taught in the equipment for instruction. Two inspections by visiting re gular army officers have been made and on both occasions the officer s making the inspections expressed themselves as being quite favorably impressed. Major General Norton, Commander of the Ninth Corps Area, seemed especially pleased. Colonel Nance and Major Kelly, from Berkeley, also expressed their satisfaction. Captain Howard has been the U ' men here. bV m the future. On daV of Lieutenant Duruz. A bayonet course and a rifle range have been important additions to our equipment. The rifle r W l' . ange has been of great benefit in teachlng L rm nnents of rlfle shooting as well as w 1080 membership in the R in the v 1 . - . 0- T. C. team at Berkeley helped materially .0, ?flm standmg ,attamed by this team. We have our own company M r Hell 1188 Dartlcipated in a number of matches. mombg; 51:10 lmllge has extended its usefulness beyond the R. O. T. C- on tho c5nlpuijhifglng Sport and instruction to three other rifle teams and the Mews Rifle Chignen s lele Team, the American Legion lele Club, I38J

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h .h .llllllll'l'llll'lllll 11 . y . o ' i'. . -.'..'.' . - . 5. ..wl a!. i' 'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIlivah Vat OIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'. h .o .C h1l' ' - men that we appreciate their efforts in our deSlI'C tgnssltfzivifetftlgsihe people of this great co.mmonwealth that 8:11:23 to HdeIEO f A griculture is returning f ull value received en their investment 513d etiat it merits their futuIB support? It is With thls aim in View that, al Picnic ay. we Sgigftigigriiignsumall way in the spring. of 1908, Picn into a traditional annual event, becoming larger an influence with each successwe year, until we new ac fifteen to twenty thousand Oh this day. Included 1n. th farm industries exhibits, llvestock parade, .student . athletic events, dances, and many other original features Wthh add to the days attractiveness. The success of purenrieavors is measured in the number of friends we make for .our institutiona and the increasing numbers in attendance at each successwe Picnic Day 18 sufficient evidence that our efforts have been rewarded. It is deeply regretted that this year, for the first time si tion, sixteen years ago, Picnic Day must be omitted fr The outbreak of the foot and mouth disease Within t ic Day has grOWn d broader in its commodate frOm e. program are the J Hdglng contests, HCe itS incep- Om our SChEdule. he States and the