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

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Golden Spur Club President - - - - - Roy Holmes Vice President - - - - - George Polk Secretary-Trecsurer Louis Van lersel, Jr. The purpose of the Golden Spur Club is to try to improve the standards of the American Poultry Industry through improved breeding and management. t i a ,1 The club was started in the fall semester of 1948 under the guidance of Dr. Wilbur O. Wilson of the Poultry Division. Activities included field trips to nearby poultry ranches and movies on subjects relating to poultry. One of the outstanding speakers of the year was Stanley Anderson of Rio Linda, a former Aggie student, who spoke on breeds of chickens. FRONT ROW: W. A. Simpkin, D. C. Stewart, N. Inouye, R. L. Holmes, J. A. Welsh, L. Van lersal. BACK ROW: W. H. Frey, M. D. Black, F. W. Meckler, R. C. Banfield, Dr. W. O. Vt'ilson, A. S. Kinney, L. R. 'Vtzvhk'i'h . vgmt'v'a.

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h h 't ' Vim. Music Activities Musical activities on campus are centered around the band, chorus, and orchest a, and are led by Mr. Lawrence McArdell. The band participates at football games, rallies, and other occasions, and leads the parade on Picnic Day. During the year the chorus has carried on such activities as Christmas programs and caroling student assemblies, and a Spring Choral Festival, in which hey sang with groups from several neigh boring schools. Another group of musically inclined Aggies have ioined togeth r to form the orchestra. They have played at several school functions during the year, however, they play primarily for their own enjoyment. In recent years music activities have begun to play a more important role in campus life, and it is anticipated that these activities will continue to grow with the cumpu mwmxwmw wamwmwa mmmmxwm ' N ewmemwmmwmxwwmw-u w' xxxwmxxu um, MWMWxxleymxmmxx+wAvWNw , meWmmgwquw - mm

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Drama Club The Drama Club was re-orgcunized in the Spring semester of 1949 under the name of the Cal Aggie Players. The purpose of the club is the promotion of interest in theater productions, the cultivation of ability in that art, the fostering of school pride in intellectual pursuits, and for the promotion of fellowship among its members. The club has put on skits for the rallies, Picnic Day, and W.S.S.F. and staged a play entitled The Life and Death of Tom Thumb . FALL SPRING Herb Yokoyama - -President- - Gene Shepherd Joanne Morrison - Vice-President - Joanne Morrison Rosslyn Sloss - Sec-Treasurer - Rosslyn Sloss Paul Longacre - Bus. Manager - Tom McGinn FRONT: Ken Ritchey, Joanne Van Degrift, Phyllis Oakley, Jo Morrison, Evelyne Rowe, Rossie Sloss, Katey Niles. Twyla Richter, Dianne Streiff. BACK: Dudley Reid, Walter Loscutoff, Gene Shepherd, Dave Furnas, Herb Yokoyama, Dean Gregory.