University of San Francisco - USF Don Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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A1 Baggiani A.S.U.S.F. Treasurer Jerry Desmond A.S.U.S.F. Recording Secretary Bob Ainslie Chairman of B.S.C. gave his personality to the student body and they loved it. Key figure behind each social activity was Dominic Tarantino. Lcok at the social activities—immense and numerous. They were organized by the capable, dynamic Don, Student Body Vice-President. •“Go see Al was the answer given if you wanted to appropriate funds for a student activity. And if you did, you had an excellent reason because Al Baggiani “double-entried and accounted for every cent released from the student treasury. Clubs and Organizations had grown lax in previous months. Jerry Desmond did an outstanding job in his dual role as Recording Secretary and Chairman of Clubs and Organizations by coordinating the Clubs and circulating their activity. Rick Arrelano as Corresponding Secretary provided us with mixers with every bay area girls' college and their overwhelming success was measured by the number of invitations that USF received from these schools in return. Bob Ainslie, husky B.S.C. Chairman, brought this organization to formerly unrealized heights. Chief among his contributions was the Courts and Boards, where students could appeal fines. The work of Bill Kern, N.F.C.C.S. representative, culminated as the ever-popular Senior gathered a representative throng for the Annual Mary's Hour. Finally, there was Joe Erlach, our athletic yell leader, who could outjump any other in the state. Joe had an eye open to spark school spirit at any function. Rick Arellano A.S.U.S.F. Corresponding Secretary Joo Erlach Head Yell Leader Bill Kern N.F.C.C.S. Representative

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT Dominic Tarantino ASUSF Vice-President Frank Riloy ASUSF President Late in the spring semester of 1952, six new student body officers, chosen in tense elections, took their places around the semicircular table in the Semaria Room. Thereafter, through the following two semesters, they did an outstanding job of governing the Associated Students through a successful year. Frank Riley was our Student Body President. Crew haircut, captivating smile, cheery personality he could be one of the boys or a stern administrator, as the situation demanded. Frank

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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 1st Row: Joe Erlach, Don Tarantino, A1 Baggiani. Frank Riley, Rick Arrolano, Bill Korn, Bob Ainslie, Jerry Desmond. 2nd Row: Ted Demos. Paul Collins, Frank Noonan, Ed Hurloy, Ray Perkins. 3rd Row: Geno Bortorolli, Phil O'Connor. Ray Healy, Rich Holl, John Castagnetto, Ed Antognoli. For those who may not know it, the Executive Council is a twenty-one man group, this year composed of the Student Body officers, B.S.C. Chairman Bob Ainslie. N.F.C.C.S. Representative Bill Kern, Foghorn Representative Dick Nachtsheim, Senior President Ted Demos and representatives Ed Hurley and Gene Bertorelli, Junior President Rich Holl and representatives Ed Antognoli and Phil O'Connor, Sophomore President John Castagnetto and representatives Paul Collins and Ray Healy and Freshman President Ray Perkins and representatives Angelo Devincenzi and Frank Noonan. The group had students from almost every department in the University provided legislation by which the student body was ruled. Besides all the serious discussions and motions, there were gay moments, such as the day that Student Body President Frank Riley was supposed to judge a beauty contest at a local college. With tongue in cheek” the council provided one of the longest filibusters in its history. But most of the time the Execs were concerned with serious problems, keeping in mind at all times the interests of even the most insignificant student or organization.