The 1940

EL RODEO
•••

Yearbook of

California State Polytechnic College
San Luis Obispo
San Dimas

Staffs

San Luis Obispo
Wayne Lowe and Charles Boggs .. ......... . .. ... Editors
Vincent Trozera . .... . .. . . . ... .. .... ... Associate Editor
WaHy Baldwin ... .. . . .. . ...... . . . . .... ... Photographer
Edward Manasse, Gregory Spando .. .. ... ... . .. Reporters
Wayne Lowe ....... ... . . . .. .. .......... . .... . Cartoons
Herbert Brownlee . .. ..... ..... . .. .... Business Manager
Redmond John Shea .... ... ....... . . ... .. . .. .. Assistant

San Dimas
Jack Lessinger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor
D on W . Adams ... ........ . ....... .. . .. Assistant Editor
Ted Middleton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photography
Eugene Hayes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports
Dan Wong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reporter

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The

''CIHIEF"
says:
I am happy that the editors of the 1940
El Rodeo have chosen to emphasize in their
publication the progress that California Pol y­
technic has made during the past three
decades. I think that this reminiscence is
particularly appropriate this year because of
the action of the state board of education in
authorizing our school to grant the bachelor
of science degree starting in June, 1942. We
hope that the next 30 years of Californi a
Polytechnic's history will be marked wit h
even greater achievements than those r e­
corded in the past. I hope the editors of the
1970 El Rodeo will choose a theme for thei1·
yearbook that will again review the prog­
r ess expected to be made during the three
decades that lie ahead of us.
California Polytechnic is a democratic col­
lege of a democratic state, alive to the wishes
and needs of the people. The years that are
now in the future will challenge us to keep
the objective of serving the people always
our motivating goaL
The El Rodeo serves as a permanent link
between the graduates of California Poly­
technic and the college with its memories
of hard work and pleasure. On behalf of the
faculty and administration I wish success
and happiness to all California Polytechnic
students, whether they are leaving us this
year or returning for additional study.

Julian A. McPhee, President.

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Cnlifonzia State Polyt echnic's new administration c. nd classroom buildin(J atop Administration hill is
scluduled to be co mpleted before September, 1941.
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Reality Replaces a Dream
New opportunities in technical and voca­
tional training in agricultural and industrial
fields opened for California youth on April
6, 1940, when the state board of education
authorized a four-year technical college at
Ca1ifornia State Polytechnic. Bachelor of
sc:ence degrees will be offered starting in
June, 1942.
In accepting the authorization California
Polytechnic pledged itself to maintain the
primary objective of training young men for
specific employment in agricultural and in­
dustrial occupations; to retain the training
on the project basis; and to strengthen and
give full support to the present two-year anrl
three-year curricula not leading to a degree.
Although the addition of a fourth year of
instruction will necessitate few immediate
changes, the editors of El Rodeo are con­
vinced that the board's resolution has opened
a new era for California State Polytechnic.
They congratulate Julian A. McPhee, presi­
dent of California Polytechnic, whose efforts
during the past decade have resulted in this
recognition.

Ur. Walt er F. Dexter slate dir ector of edu.tation, was c.u acti<~:e Ie e der of the efforts to win
jo ur-year recog11ition ior th e Califonria Polyt echn ic cours e of study .. He visited a student. body
ti. William J-1i111m elman , studrnl secretary; and PreSid e nt Nlc Phee.
/'age 7

Foreword
For 30 years the staffs of California Poly­
technic yearbooks have endeavored to better
them. That there has been a steady improve­
ment is a testimonial to the many hours of
work of the yearbook staff and the coopera­
tion of all students. The 1940 El Rodeo rep­
resents the latest effort to publish an out­
standing yearbook for the lasting enjoyment
of all California Polytechnic students.

In Memoriam
William Caldwell, meat animals student from
Bakersfield, March 22, 1940
Leonard Gullarda, cadet teacher from
Chowchilla, April 11, 1940

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El Rodeo of 1940

HONORS:
Miss Margaret H. Chase, instructor of
English, whose length of service and whose
perspective on the history of California Poly­
technic exceed those of any other person on
the campus. When Miss Chase started teach­
ing at Polytechnic in 1908, the school was
five years old. The enrollment consisted o£
fewer than 100 students housed in three
buildings that soon are to be torn down to
make way for the new administration and
classroom building.
Miss Chase has passed through periods
when the school literally waited for the edu­
cational philosophy of California to catch up
with the advanced ideas that led to estab­
lishment of California Polytechnic by the
state legislature. She has noted ups and
downs in progress of the school, but through­
out her long years of service, she has re­
mained faithful to her work of instructing
youth in the use of ideas expressed through
written and spoken language.
El Rodeo of 1940 is proud to dedicate this
volume to Miss Margaret H. Chase. Her
charm and graciousness have brightened the
days for many hundreds of California Poly­
technic students during the past 32 years.
No person on the campus better typifies the
theme of the 1940 El Rodeo­

30 Years

Paye 9

of Progres s

From the hill uo~v topped by th e radio tov.:rr the Polyteclmi c ca mpuJ appeared barren in 1910.

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Itt 1940 the vi e= from th e wme !till shows most of th e 1400-acre wmpus and adjoining fa rm twits.

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The po~er plant, dining hall, Deuel dormitory, and athletic field in 1910.
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More than 30 major buildings
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/lOW

dot the green hillside campus overlooking the city of San Luis Obispo.

Opposite page: 30 yearJ ago couoes
in home eco nomics featured the curri­
culum.

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FACULTY

Administrative
Council
Oscar F. Lucksinger
Dean of Instr uction

Wa\ter C. Patchett
Dean of Agricultural Education

Char!es E. Knott
Dean of Industrial Education

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1939-40

Faculty
Top row:

!" crti cal row:

1925

1912
J . H. Perozzi
Chief Engineer,
Power Plant

L. E. 1.cFarland
Maintenance and
Operation

1920
Capt. Joseph C. Deuel
Dormitory Superin­
tendent, Librarian

1927
Henry C. Figge
Welding and
Forge

1925
Merritt B. Smith
Industrial Arts

1927
John J. Hyer

Electrical
Industries

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Faculty
Top row:

1939-40
f/ ertiral row:

1930
Richard I. Leach
Poultry Husbandry

1931
George M. Drumm
Dairy Production

1930
i\'1 . C. Martinsen
Aeronautics

1931
J . I. Thompson
Agricu lture
Coordinator

1931
George P. Couper
Publications

1932
Ca rl G. Beck
Farm Management

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Faculty
Top row :

1939-40
f/ erti cal row:

1932

1932

Harry Parker
Meat Animal
Hus bandry

C. 0. McCorkle
Agricultural
Economics

1932

1933

Alvin H. Hollenberg
Agricul tu raJ
Mechanics

Howard R. O'Daniels
Athletics

1932

1933

Wilbu r· B. Howes
La ndscaping,
Pla n t Science

Alice !\'I. Daniel
Registrar

P age 20

Faculty
Top row:

]933
Dr. W. D. Butler
Physician

1936
G. Weir Fetters
Agricultural
Inspection

1936
Harold P. Davidson
Music, English,
Psychology

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1939-40
f/ rrtiwl row:

1936
Don De Rosa
Athletics, Physical
Education

1936
Harold 0. Wilson
Meat Animal
Husbandry

1936
Dr. A. M. McCapes
Veterinarian,
Animal Sciences

Faculty
Top row:

1939-40
/" Prtical row:

1936
Raymond P. Mason
Air Conditioning
Industries,
Refrigeration

1937
Norman Sharpe
Air Conditioning
Industries,
Refrigeration

1936
James F. Merson
Agricultural
Mechanics

1937
Paul H. Gifford
English, Economics,
Dramatics, Athletics

1937
Roy F. Metz
Aeronautics

1937
Ryro n J. McMahon
Agricultural
Education

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Faculty
Top row:

1937
Dr. Woodford E. Bowls
Physics, Ch e mistry

1939-40
f/ ertical row:

1938
S. Stratton Smith
Machine Shop

1937

1938

Dr. Bourne G. Eaton
Electrical Industries
Theory

Lyman L. Bennion
Meat Animal
Husbandry

1937

1938

.John Donald McKellar
Aeronautics

Eugene Boone
Dairy Manufacturing

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1939-40

Faculty

f/ ertiral row:

T op row:

1938
A. G. Rinn
Agricultural
Educa tion

1938

1939
Ernest A. Foster
Journali sm and
Publications

E. W. Everett
Agricultural
Education

1939
Paul Dougherty
Crops and Fruits

Administrative Office Staff

Left to right-Ba ck row: Dudley Rober1Jo11, Cecil Jones , Frank J. Coffey, Lawre11 ce Tuggl e,
Frank Malloy.
(.,'enter row: Genevieve Goff, Irene Cok er, !liberia Nolan, Mary Young , Betty Swadener, Doris
G . Dilworth.
FrQnt row: Caroly11 Ko ethen, Jo Sarter, R osita Fiuh er, !l11gie Ghirlanda, Alice Da11 iel.
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State Bureau of Agricultural Education

L eft to right-George P. Couper, E. W . Everett , A. G. Ritm , Julian A. M cPh ee, Ho wa rd F .
Chappell, B . R. Denbigh, J. l. Th ompson , S. S. Suth erland. Missing ar e W ei r Fett ers and
B. J. M cMahon .

Faculty Singers Entertain at Assembly

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.
. Publicatious staffs of
0 PpoSJt. e page.
1900s.

lite

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

John Carricaburu , President

Associated Students Officers, 1939-40

Leslie J. 1/anoncini
1/ice -Presidrnt

William Himm elman
Secretary
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Jack No lan
Treasurer

Jam es Pappas
Yell Leader

K enn eth Onstott
1/th/etics M anaqer

Left to right-Front row: Jolm Ca rricaburu , Dal e Nix, William Ru ffner, la rk No lan, R obert
Mills , Kenn eth Onstott, Joh n R oss, Danny Galatro.
Bark r ow: Haro ld Wilso11, adviser, Her bert Browuln, Robrrt Th om seu, William Him m elmau ,
H erb ert Fis cher, Dou Car/sou, J olm Bu cher, Wayu e Lo we.

Student Affairs Council
The student affairs council, composed en­
tirely of students, is the governing agency of
the Associated Students. It is in this group
that all of the projects and activities of the
entire student body take concrete form and
are put into effect. It is composed of repre­
sentatives from each department of th e
school, has control of student finances, and
has several lesser permanent committees
which assist it in administering its functions.
The S. A. C., as it is commonly known, ar­
ranged for a huge r eception and open house
for the San Francisco State rooters who came
in a special train to witness the Cal Poly-San
Francisco State game on October 27 . Eighty­
five students took a northbound train on No­
vember 4 to witness as an organized rooting
section the game between Cal Aggies and
Cal Poly. With the assistance of the social
committee, encouragement was given to the
music department so that the weekly Colle­
giate Club dances became the best attended
and most enjoyable dances in the county.
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Many entertaining and enthusiastic assem­
blies were held during the year.
The dream to replace the old band uni­
forms with more attractive attire became an
actuality when the S. A. C. investigated and
devised ways and means to purchase new
uniforms for next fall. A show given by
Fresno State on May 2 was sponsored by the
Associated Students and provided consider ­
able revenue for the new uniforms.
S. A. C. members actually went to work
themselves in April and erected a sign in
front of the Administration building to re­
place one that was torn down at the time of
the bonfire in the fall. This sign was design­
ed to attract the attention of tourists on th ~~
passing trains and along the highways.
The S. A. C. sponsored a goodwill caravan
of students to Santa Barbara State college
and communities of Santa Barbara county in
April with the joint purpose of arousing in­
terest in the Poly Royal and of establishing
friendly relations with Santa Barbara Stat e
in view of the restoration of football rela­
tions in the fall. Approximately 175 students
and faculty members made the trip.

The S. A. C. in Action

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El Rodeo
Charl es Boggs, Editor
If! ay ne Lo•ce, Edit or
H erber/ Bro'IJ:ul ee, Bu sin ess
J1la u ager
W ally Baldw in , P ho tograp hr r

El Rodeo offered an innovation in yearbook
publishing with this issue. All photographs
except those in the graduate section were
taken exclusively by students, Wally Bald­
win and Wayne Lowe. This plan provided the
opportunity to have pictures taken for a deft­
nite position in the annual. The snapshot
section was enlarged greatly because of pop­
ular appeal of these pictures.

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L eft to right-Standing: Wally Baldwin, Ernest F oster, adviser. Seated: Gre g Spando, Da'Ve
Carlin, Lov:ell Lambert, Bub Johnson , Bruce Broemser, Ho w ard Brov.:n, R oy Downing,
Charles Boggs, Roy Brophy, Don Carlson, J a ck Lange, Jay W orms er , AI Kin sey, !-larry
Wineroth , Frank Fittin, flincent Trozera , Charles Crane, Les flanoncini.

For the first time in many years the stu­
dents of Cal Poly have had a regular weekly
campus newspaper, the Polytechnic Californ­
ian, an outgrowth of the old El Mustang
Published and printed by students, the Cali­
fornian has given unbiased reports of news
on the campus. Through a special contract
with an engraving company, the Californian
in the spring regularly presented action pic­
tures of scenes and prominent students.

D on Carlson, Editor
111 aurire Freids on, Business Manager
lint ce Bro emser, Jll[ anaging Editor
Frank Fittin , Sports Editor

The
Polytechnic Californian
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Charln Boggs, Pr oduction Manag er
of the Polyt echni c Ca l ifo rnian, and
Assistant Roy Bro phy.

Student Publications Committee
With t he revival of a student newspaper
came the student publications committee,
which handled all finances and details of the
Polytechnic Californian and El Rodeo. All
work on the newspaper and much of the
yearbook work was handled in the California
Polytechnic print shop.

J.eft to right-Fr ont row : Wayn e Lowr, JVlau.rice Freidson, Johu Carricabum , Charles Boggs .
fla ck r ow: Ja ck No lan , Em est Fo ster, adviSer, Don Carlson , chairman.
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Left to r ight- K n eeling: Don Proud, Jim Pappas, Bourquin J olmson, Front row, standing:
W ayne Long, Gordon W oods, Dale Nix, W ally Hug/ding, J o/111 Shea, J im 1l1cLanahan, R oy
Carter, Donald Conaty. Back row: Robert Fo r d, f/e r non Claeys , Charles Trigg, Jolm Blake,
La r ry Bridges, Harry Taylor, Jack Lange, W alt Crance.
·

Rally Committee and Yell Leaders

Left to right: Don Proud, assistant; J im Pappas, head yell leader; Bourq u in Johnson, assistant .

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Left fo right-lltfike Libonati, L es Vanonci11i, chairman, Jam es Cochran, Robert Dove, Herb
Br ownl ee .

Social Committee and Cafeteria-Dormitory Committee

L. eft to right-L es Fauon cini, chairman, Georqe Raym ond, Herb Brov.mlee, 1/rthur Me ek, W il­
liam Bradley, Mike Libonat1.
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Left to 1·ight-R obert Dove, c!Jcairman, Mik e Libonati, Chflrles Solomon, H enry Warr en, Bru ce
Bro emser, H er b Bro w nlee, Ben Snow.

Student Court and Alumni Association Officers

/ .eft to right-Young Louis, state secretary; 1Vfrs . Charlotte Smith, stat e president ; Ill !/dams,
state vice-president.
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Hn·bert Brownlee, G rneral Sup erint end ent

Eighth Annual Poly Royal Officers

L eft to ,-ight-Jolm Carricaburu, stud ent body pr esident; Ja ck Nolan, treasurer; Wayne Mise­
mer , program edito•· ; He~·b_e rt Brownlee, general sup erintendent; Robert Thom_sen, se cretary ;
Jame s llfcLanahan, pubh ctty dtr ector ; Georg e Clut e, asSistant g eneral supermt endent.
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Left to right-Front row: Waytze Misemer, W ells Gibs on, Ja ck Nolan, Jim Jl1cLan aluuz , Lester
McCray, W esley Bridston, Geo rge Clute, J olm Carricaburu, Robert D ove, Ca rl G. Beck.
adviser.
Rack row: Floyd Sp essard, Leona rd Hobby, L est er Brown, Robert Th oms en , Charln Solo mon,
William Bradley, Lloyd Dille, William S chmid, R ichard Whitn ry, H erbert Br ownlee , gen­
eral wperintendent.

Poly Royal Executive Committee
Despite rain and cool weather, the
Eighth Annual Poly Royal on April 26 and
27 was the largest ever held on the Cali­
fornia Polytechnic campus. Approximate­
ly 6000 visitors crowded the various ex­
hibits and entertainment events. Sixteen
hundred persons were served in an hour
and a half at the barbecue lunch, and mur~
than 1000 packed the gymnasium for the
coronation ball. All figures represented in­
creases over the attendance of previous
years, according to Adviser Carl G. Beck.
Rain dampened the opening assembly
and cancelled plans for an open-air rally,
but 500 persons attended the ceremony in
the auditorium of the new Engineering
building. Muddy grounds forced postpone­
ment of the baseball game and the annual
Poly Relays until the following week. The
rodeo attracted 3000 persons and the
greatest interest of any single event, and
plans were made for an intercollegiate ro­
deo next year.
Miss Jea nn e Defosset , Queen.
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Opposite
page·. G raduatiug
Class
of 1906.

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GRADUATES

Graduates
Top row:

June, 1940
f/ ertical row:

Oliver Bruce A kers
Aeronautics, Technical;
Pismo Beach; Aero Club,
C. A. A. Flight Training

James Kay Blake
Meat Animals, Technical;
Beverly Hills; Gamma Pi
Delta, Block " P ," Boots
and Spurs, Future Farmers

Arthur Marne Beaulieu
Electrical Industries, Voca­
tional; Cloverdale; Poly
Phase Secretary, Track
Team

Nathaniel Blankenship
Aeronautics, Technical;
Beverly Hills; Block "P,"
Aero Club, Track

Victor E. Bitter
Aeronautics, Technical;
Fresno; Aero Club

Paul Bjurman
Dairy Production, Techni­
cal; Alhambra; Los Leche­
ros; Varsity Football;
Block "P"

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Charles E. Boggs
Meat Animals, Technical;
Los Angeles; S. A. C.,
Sigma Phi Kappa, Future
Farmers, Polytechnic Cali­
fornian, El Rodeo

Andy Everett Bowman
Poultry,Technical; Layton­
ville; Poultry Club, Gamma
Pi Delta, Block "P," Deuel
Dorm President, Boxing,
Varsity Baseball, Interde­
partmenta~ Basketball

Graduates
Top row:

June, 1940
f/ ertiral row:

John 'Vesley Bridston
Meat Animals, Vocat1onal;
Alhambra; Football, Two
Years; Basketball, Three
Years; Block "P" Treasur­
er and President, Boots and
Spurs, Athletic Chairman
1940 Poly Royal

John Carricaburu
Meat Animals, Technical;
Los Olivos; Associated Stu­
dents President, 1939-40,
Boxing; Gamma Pi Delta,
Future Farmers, Poly
Royal Executive Commit­
tee, Boots and Spurs

Bruce A. Broemser
Air Conditioning, Techni­
cal; San Jose; Air Condi­
tioning Club, Polytechnic
Californian, Student Court

Chester Nathaniel Cash
Dairy Manufacturing,Tech­
nical; Santa Barbara; Los
Lecheros, Band, Glee Club,
Social Committee

Lester A. Brown
Meat Animals, Technical;
Shandon; Gamma Pi Delta,
Future Farmers, Boots and
Spurs

Donald Carranza
Electrical Industries, Voca­
tional; Santa Maria; Poly
Phase Club

Vernon C. Cassity
Electrical Industries, Vo­
cational; Volta; Poly Phase

Moses Clemente
Aeronautics, Technical;
Gonzales; S. A. C., Aero
Club, Deuel Dorm C lub

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Graduates
Top row :

June, 1940
t' ertical row :

Donald F. Conaty
Air Conditioning, Voca­
tional; Downey; Air Condi­
tioning Club, Rally Com­
mittee

Marcel C. DeBrish
Meat Animals , Technical;
San Luis Obispo; Future
Farmers, Boots and Spurs

Ivan J. Crljenko
Electrical Industries, Vo­
cational; San Francisco;
Rally Committee, Poly
Phase Club

Lloyd Fremont Dille
Meat Animals, Vocational;
Santa Maria; Boots and
Spurs, Future Farmers,
Band (Student Director,
Manager), Poly Royal Ex­
ecutive Committee, Future
Farmer Band Manager;
Collegiate Club Manager,
German Band

Francis L. Daugherty, Jr.
Meat Animals, Technical;
Alhambra; Block "P" Yell
Leader 1937-38, 1938-39,
Sigma Phi Kappa, Swim­
ming, S. A. C., Track, Fu­
ture Farmers, Boots and
Spurs, C. A. A. Flight
Training

Robert Dove
Meat Animals, Technical;
LaVerne ; Poly Royal Ex­
ec utive Committee, Student
Court Chairman, Boots and
Spurs, Future Farmers

Lloyd Leo Davis
Aeronautics, Technical ;
San J ose; Aero Club

Richard C. Dowdakin
Meat Animals, Vocational;
·weaverville; Future Farm­
ers, Boots and Spurs,
Boxing

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Graduates
Top row:

June, 1940
I' ertical r ow:

Jack J . Eagan, Jr.
Aeronautics, Technical;
Windsor; Aero Club, Band,
C. A. A. Flight Program

Raymond Fischer
Electrical Industries, Voca­
tional; Paso Robles; Poly
Phase Club, Band

Clark E. Farrell
Aeronautics, Technical;
Oregon, Ill. ; Aero Club,
C. A. A. Flight Program

Robert Freeman Ford
Dairy Manufacturing,Tech­
ni cal; Cucamonga; Los
Lecheros

Dale Leon Ferguson
Aeronautics, Technical ;
Atascadero; C. A. A. Flight
Program, Aero Club

Ru ssell C. Friend
Electrical Industries, Voca­
tional; Visalia; Poly Phase
Club

Emmett E. Ferguson
Electrical Industries, Voca­
tional; Coalinga ; Poly
Phase Club

Danny P. Galatro
Dairy Manufacturing,Tech­
nical; Los Banos; Los Le­
cheros, S. A. C., Future
Farmers, Gamma Pi Delta

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Graduates
Top row:

June, 1940
/1 ertical row :

Wells Drummond Gibson
Air Conditioning, Techni­
cal; Santa Barbara; Alpha
Gamma Epsilon, Air Con­
ditioning Club, Poly Royal
Executive Committee

Lowell Osburn Lambert
Meat Animals, Vocational;
Modesto; Glee Club, Colle­
giate Quartet, Future Far­
mers, State Farmer, Poly­
technic Californian, Boots
and Spurs

Howard Graham
Meat Animals, Vocational;
Lancaster; Future Farm­
ers, Boots and Spurs

Roy Frederick Lantz
Meat Animals, Technical;
San Jose; Block "P," Boots
and Spurs

Leonard E. Hobby
Aero Drafting, Vocational;
Sonora; Aero Club, Poly
Royal Executive Commit­
tee

Francis H. Leach
Electrical Industries, Voca­
tional; San Luis Obispo;
Poly Phase, S. A. C.

Harry Francis Harris Jones
Air Conditioning, Techni­
cal; Pacific Grove; Glee
Club, Varsity Quartet, Air
Conditioning Club

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Ralph H. Lyall, Jr.
Meat Animals, Vocational;
San Bernardino; Future
Farmers, Boots and Spurs

Graduates
Top ro'L:::

June, 1940
l'ertical row:

William Eugene Melvin
Air Conditioning,Vocation­
al; Lakeport; Air Condi­
tioning Club President

Mino r u Nitta
Poultry, Tech nical ; Santa
Ana; Poultry Club, Future
Farmers

Raymond F. Michael
Electrical Industries, Voca­
tional; Santa Maria; Poly
Phase Club, C. A. A. Flight
Program, National Aero­
nautics Association

Dale L . Nix
Electrical Industries, Voca­
tional; Delano; S. A . C.,
Rally Committee, Poly
Phase Club Secretary

Robert John Moss
Meat Animals, Technical;
Altadena; Future Farmers
Sigma Phi Kappa, Boots '
and Spurs

We ldon Wade Ol son
Air Conditioning, Vocation­
al; Turlock; Alpha Gamma
Epsilon, Varsity Football,
Glee Club, Collegiate
Quartet, Air Conditioning
Club Secretary-Treas urer

Jack Andrew Nilsson
Meat Animals, Technical·
San Luis Obispo; Boots '
and Spurs, Future Farm­
ers, C. A. A. Flight
Program

James Pappas
Dairy Production, Techni­
cal; Hayward; Yell Leader
1939-40, Rally Committee,
Los Lecheros

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Gra!luates
Top row:

June, 1940
r ertical ro'W:

Jack Austin Roesch
Meat Animals, Technical;
Cajon; Boots and Spurs,
Future Farmers, Rally
Committee

Henry Clinton St. John
Electrical Indu stries, Voca­
tional; Solano Beach; Pol y
Phase Club, Band, Track,
C. A. A. Flight Program

I{ enneth

C. Root
Dairy Production, Techni­
cal; Turlock; Los Lecheros,
Future Farmer Alumni,
Delta Pi

Donald Sande
Dairy Manufacturing,Tech­
nical; Dos Palos; Future
Farmers, Los Lecheros,
Gammi Pi Delta

John E. Ross
Air Conditioning, Vocation­
al; Seattle, Wash.; Air
Conditioning Club, S. A. C.

Leo Edward Sankolf
Poultry, T echni cal; Arroyo
Grande; Poultry Club,
Gamma Pi Delta, Poly
Royal Executive Commit­
tee

William Franklin Ruffner
Electrical Industries, Voca­
tional; Lompoc; Poly
Phase Club, S. A. C.

/·age 49

William A. Schmid
Electrical Industries, Voca­
tional; Cleveland, Ohio;
Poly Phase Club P resident,
Poly Royal Executive Com­
mittee, Rally Committee

Graduates
Top row:

June, 1940
Fntiwl row:

Benjamin E. Snow
Aeronautics, Technical; In­
glewood; Aero Club, Foot­
ball, S. A. C., Student
Court, C. A. A. Flight
Program

Richard John Wasson
Meat Animals, Technical;
Gustine; Boots and Spurs,
Future Farmers, Glee Club,
Varsity Quartet, Band

C harles J. Solomon
Poultry, Technical; Reed­
ley; Poultry Club Gamma
Pi Delta, Poly Royal Exec­
utive Committee, Social
Committee, Student Court

.Jay "Vormser
Air Conditioning, Techni­
cal; San Francisco; Air
Conditioning Club, Poly­
technic Californian, Swim­
ming

Floyd '1. Spessard
Electrical Industries, Voca­
tional; Santa Ana; Poly
Phase Club, Glee Club,
Poly Royal Executive Com­
mittee

Victor John Tomei
Meat Animals, Vocational;
Sherman Oaks· Block " P "
Football, Inter~ollegiate '
Boxing, Intercollegiate Ro­
deo, Boots and Spurs, Dra­
matics, Alpha Gamma Ep­
silon, Chase Hall Preside nt

Philip Sanders York
Air Conditioning, Techni­
cal; Campbell; Alpha Gam­
ma Epsilon President, Col­
legians Dance Orchestra,
Band President

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Graduates, June, 1940
No Pictures
George Barnett
Meat Animals, Vocational;
Madera; Boots and Spurs,
Future Farmers

Alfred L. Canclini
Aeronautics, Vocational;
Ferndale; Aero Club

John A. Chamberlain
Meat Animals, Technical;
Pasadena; Boots and Spurs,
Future Farmers

Mervyn Chamberlain
Air Conditioning, Techni­
cal; Reedley; Air Condi­
tioning Club, Delta Pi

Joseph Halliday
Meat Animals, Vocational;
Point Arena; Boots and
Spurs, Future Farmers

William Himmelman
Air Conditioning,Vocation­
al; Sacramento; Alpha
Gamma Epsilon, Air Con­
ditioning Club, Delta Pi,
Secretary Associated Stu­
dents 1939-40

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Ray Mondo
Aeronautics, Vocational;
Los Gatos; Aero Club

Lester McCray
Agricultural Mechanics,
T echnical; Santa Rosa; Fu­
ture Farmers

Alex Park
Meat Animals, Technical;
San Diego; General Super­
intendent 1940 Poly Royal,
Gamma Pi Delta, Future
Farmers, Sigma Phi Kap­
pa President, Student
Court, Poly Royal Execu­
tive Committee, Boots and
Spurs

George Silva
Meat Animals, Vocational;
Los Banos; Varsity F oot­
ball Block "P" Future
Far~ers , Boots and Spurs

Jack VVashington
Meat Animals, Vocational;
El Cerrito; Boots and
Spurs, Future Farmers

Arsham Zakarian
Aeronautics, Vocational;
Fresno; Aero Club

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JJ

0 pp o.r it e pag e: Farm er.r' Jn .rtitut e in
the JQOO.r; forerumzer.r of th e Dairy
cl!ib: early The.rpian.r .

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ORGANIZATIONS

The Sigma Phi Kappa service
fraternity was established in 193!)
through efforts of Walter Crance
and W. B. Howes, adviser, to serve
the college and community at
large.
It has been influential in aiding
the local chapter of Boy Scouts to
promote interest in scouting.
Officers for this year have been
Charles Boggs, president; Walter
Crance, vice-president; and George
Raymond, secretary-treasurer.
Plans are being drawn up for a
fraternity house.

Sigma Phi Kappa

Le ft to right-Ba ck row: Charlos Boggs, Georg e Raymond, Arthur Me ek, Roy Br ophy, Larry
Holmes, Elmer DeWitt, Don Carlson. Middle row: Kurt Ullrnau, Dou Wh eeler, Ford Rob ­
insou, Frau cis Daugherty, R obert Raymond, G eorge Ballert, W . B. H owes, adviser. Frout
row: Bill Hays , Willis Stribling, Walt er Crauce, Cal Iug erso ll , Buddy Dosa.
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Phil York
President

William H im m el man
//ice-Pr esident

H erb ert Brownlee
Secretary

!.eft to right-First row: Raymond P. Mason, ad'Viser, W ells Gibson, William Ward , Norman
Sharpe, ad'IJiser. Second r ow: Wayn e M is emer, Weldon Olson, Ja ck Held, Robert Blank.
Tl1ird row: Jam es M cDonald, H enry Kenny, Arno H eying, Robert Dani elson. Fourth row:
Ronald W oods, Ja ck Garden er, Roy Cart er.
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Alpha Gamma Epsilon
The Alpha Gamma Epsilon fraternity was
founded in 1936 by members of the first air
conditioning class for the purpose of associ­
ating students of the class in a fraternal or­
ganization. Advised by Raymond P. Mason
and Norman Sharpe, instructors in the air
conditioning department, it has become one
of the most active groups on the campus.
Each year the Alpha Gamma Epsilon holds
numerous formal dinner dances. At one, the
neoRhytes, having completed a four-week
pleoge period, go through final initiation and
are welcomed into the fraternity.
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Chase Hall

Chase hall has the honor of not only being
the newest of the larger dormitories but of
being named after the English department
head, Miss Margaret Chase, the only woman
member of the faculty.
This year the men of Chase hall are proud­
er than ever before of their athletes. In th e
lounge hangs the basketball banner won fo r
the second successive year and also the
swimming banner.
Some everyday happenings in the dorm:
"Cap" waking Picton up in the morning to
do the janitor work; "bull sessions" in Libo­
nati's and Rogers' room; wild bridge games
in the lounge; Cook looking for something
he thinks he's lost; Brad writing a letter t o
Berkeley ; Tomei arguing; friendly "beefs''
between Ryan and Raymond; Milich in bed
by 9 p.m.
Vic Tomei is president of Chase hall, Ben
E. Snow, vice-president, Charles Cook, secre­
tary-treasurer, and Capt. J. C. Deuel, super­
intendent.

Left to right, .rented: R obert Ryan, William W a m el, Ricl/(/rd Wa.r.ron , M ervyn Chamberlain,
Jo/m Bucher, Donald Rounberger, Amaro Perirra , Per.rhing Dahlstrom. First row: Wes
Brid.rton, Frank Ja cinto, J olm Carricaburu, Cllllrlrs Cook, Ja ck.ron Case, Lauren ce J1ifcLan·
ahan, f/enton Cook , Ben Suov.:, J olm Reagan , Mike Libonati, Jim Cochran, Capt. 1. C. D euel,
.ruperint endent. Second row , .rttmding: Bill Hazard , Bob Thom.ren , Dick Tout, Jim McLan·
ahan, Phil York , Bob Raymo nd, lark Johansf'n , Jlugu.rt Milich , Bill John s, Bob Dove, Fred
Mcildam.r, fl ic Tomei. Third row, .rtanding: Bill Norri.r, Cliff Brown, Jim Polk, [{ erb
Fi.rcher, Ja ck Eagan , Bob Brown, Darrell Jldam.r, H oward Picton. Fourth row: William
Carpenter, Jolm Jaixen, J olm Chapman, Kermetlt Baru e.r, Jlrno Heying , Dick Charlton ,
Frank Drebert, Mal co lm Woo/ colt , Charle.r Fi ck.
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Jespersen Dormitory
Recognized as the neatest dormitory on
the Cal Poly campus, Jespersen men take
pride in keeping up the appearance of their
home. It is one dormitory that stands ready
for inspection at any hour.
Jespersen's 52 student residents hail from
neighboring states and every corner of Cali­
fornia. The easy friendly atmosphere these
boys create within the walls gives Jespersen
a traditional name of "the friendliest dorm
on the campus."
Ranking highest in scholastic standing of
the four large dormitories, Jespersen resi­
dents have retained the honor throughout
the school year of having the best average
per student for grades. These boys take
courses in every industrial and agricultural
line of study offered.
Officials of the dormitory are: Bob Mills,
president; Marion Huffman, vice-president;
Jack Held, secretary-treasurer; and M. C.
Martinsen, dormitory superintendent.
Left to right-Kneeling: A mold Zum Wint erb ourne, Ed B ettencourt. Second row: Charles Steele, Wally Baldwin, Henry Kenny,
Phil Ramsdale, Charles Wa ite, Bob Jl!Jills, Ste viser. Third row: Cliff Porter, Hu'I.Oard Cuddeback, Bob Huffman, Theron Ferguson, Dick
Cromwell, Ja ck Yo ckey, Jack Anderson, Joe Munneke. Fourth row: M erle Childers, Jack
Rou, Robert Sulli Campbell.
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Heron Hall

Heron hall, the second dormitory on the
campus named after the former deputy di­
rector of education in the state, was con­
structed in 1928. For many years the dormi­
tory has been under the supervision of Mer­
ritt B. "Pop" Smith-the most waited-for
man on the campus who brings that very im­
portant mail around.
The dormitory is self governed, with resi­
dents selecting their own officers and meet­
ing once a month for discussion of regula­
tions. Bill Himmel man replaced Jack Tudm·
as president in mid-year, and Paul Jones act­
ed as secretary-treasurer.
Now for the personal history: the greatest
cause of consternation is the telephone.When
it rings nobody wants to answer it; some are
too lazy; others are afraid of talking to the
caller. Then there are the great lovers who
use the phone as a means of conveying hours
of words to their feminine friends .
Heron hall has the distinction of having
the highest dormitory scholastic standard on
the campus.
Left to right-Bottom row: Wayne Lowe, Ill Aufderheide, Hank Warr rn, H erb Brownlee,
George R adnich, Glenn Arthur, John Greenleaf, Harry Rush, Ja ck Lanqe, Joe Werinqer,
Bob Wa lker, M. B . " Pop" Smith. First row, standinq: Bill Himmelman, Paul Jones , Bill
Koolmees, Bob Norrington, Charles Crane, Tlincent R olando , Ja ck Gardener, Ja ck Lund,
Tony Gomez, Howard Graham, Roy Downing, Don Potts, flernon Claeys, W eldon Olson.
Second row, standing: Roy Mounqovan , Harold Gibson, Edqar Eimon, Dave Tompkins ,
Melvin Bro ckie, Leo S chijjerle, Bill fl alpey, Robertson Co it, Wesley Rankin, Dan Hartman ,
Ray Tuominen, Charles Shepherd, Da ve Robbins, Jack Sanders , Tom Young, Bill Bieder­
man, Harold Wimz, Ja ck Tudor, Harrison Hurd, Bob Cordell, Russ ell Come/ius, Jlfilts Bale.
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Deuel Dormitory

Deuel dormitory is the oldest and larges t
dorm on the California Polytechnic campus.
It was named in honor of Captain Joseph C.
Deuel who was one of the first dormitory
superintendents.
Within the dorm is the Deuel dormitory
association composed of the students who
live there. President of the association at th e
start of the year was Gi lbert Manning wh o
resigned and Roy Brophy who was vice-pres­
ident was elected to the offi ce of president .
Raymond Schwab, vice-president; Kenny
Hawkins, secretary-treasurer; and Arthm·
Meek, cafe-dorm representative are the other
officers of the dorm.
The Christmas party was the big social
event of the year for the Deuelites. Thi '
event was the first of its kind to be held on
the campus. It combined an open house with
an informal dance and party. This party,
whose arrangements were carried by Bub
Johnson, was so successful that it is planned
to make it an annual event.
Superintendent of the dorm is Oscar "Pop"
Hanson.

L rft to right-First r ow: O.rwr liaTI JO n , sup er int endent, K rn Ha w kin.r, Gilbert Tr illiu.r, Elm er
DeWitt, Walt er Cran ce, Il l Kin u y, Walla cr Hug /ding , Gr eg Spando. S ero nd row, seated :
Ed Fish er, Bub Johns on, If arold /-1 en uin g, Laurence Mart in , Jo/111 S tut z man , Yal e Brand,
Dave Ri.rling. Third ro w : Bill M oelnu , Lu is Eliz audo, G eo rge Ballert , R obr rt o Diaz, llrtlmr
M ee k, Bill Cooper, Buddy Do sa. Fir st r ow, .rtandiug : !Jill l'erdug o, Ch estrr Ca sh, K nu~eth
Root, Bob ft!Ietzger, Harv ey Wilk es, Rog elio F.liz ando, Ji m W oo d , !Jru ce Broe mse r, Wilham
Walker, Nat Blankettship, Roy Brophy. La st r ow: Tak es hi Kub ota, M oses Clem eut r, Gil­
more Ross, R aym oud Schwab , J oe Marshall, Hug h 11'allace, B ob J.Jr oo.::n, Ch arl es Boggs,
Rodman Danley, Ho w ard Cave, Stanley Jess en , Ph ilip Zunig a.
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! .eft to right-Bark rov.:: Willis Stribling, Phil Ramsdale, 1/ oward Johns on, JI.Jin 1\'itta, Lamar
Hi co k, £v.,•an Gudmondson, Ja ck Floyd , Ellis B oggs, Jim Bell, R obat Haa g. Middle rov.::
Les f'anon cini, Ge orge Arcand, Fred K obayashi, K. M ikuriya, Arno ld Christ en, Bill K oba­
yashi, Hugh Tinnin , Sco/1 R ogers, Willi am Hays, Rod T irma n, Ralph Lyall, Elmer Hopk ins.
Front row: T om Shirakav:a, Yutaka It o, R obert Cook, Charles H tmby, PP/ er Marston , Hi ­
dahichi Uchita, Jolm O'Brint, Leland G oo dh ea rt .

To relieve an acute shortage of living ac­
commodations, six cottages were o:r;ened in
the fall of 1939. The cottages had a capacity
of 12 men each, making a total of 72 in the
six units. The A, B and C cottages, known
as the lower units, were in charge of Les
Vanoncini, senior agricultural inspection stu­
dent. Landscaping students have planted a
lawn and shrubs to improve the appearance
of the grounds.

Lower
Cottage
Units

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Upper

Cottage
Units

I n charge of the upj:er cottage units, D, E,
and F, during the past year was Charles Ball,
dairy herdsman. Residents of the cottages
developed a close friendship and informal­
ity that would be difficult in a large dormi­
tory. The cottages of both lower and upper
units were open for inspection at all t imes
l'.l.nd developed a reputation for cleanliness.

/,rft to right-Front row: Drm Galatr o, Dan Keller , Earl t"auglm, Frank Gomez, Frank Dodge,
Lloyd Shaffer, R obert Procwl. Middle row: Charles Ball, Wayn e Long, R ay Ottman, Henry
House, AI James, Jim Pappas, R obrrt D enby. Bill Gro·ve. Ba ck row: AI Diehl, R . de Ia
Cuesta, Leroy Lieb, Louis K eller, Raymond Anderson, Dick Wiggin , Bill Pent urf, Jam es
Allen, Jolm Shea, Elmer Eb erso le , Grant Berq uist , Bill Ganger, Marshall FiJCher, Charles
Trigg, H oward Hu bbard, K enneth H olm es, R obert B ell, Mayrl(lrd Carlson .
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Left to right-Ba ck ro..::: R oy D ownin g, David Ca rli n, Ern est Foster , Paul H . Gifford, ad v is er,
W illiam H im melm an, Il l Aufderheid e, Don Po ll s. Seat ed : Pet er W eber, Paul Philbric k ,
Glenn Arthur, J ack l l nderso n, W ayn e Loo.::e, K n m eth Roo t, M ervyn Chamb erlain .

Mustang Masquers
The Mustang Masquers form the dramat­
ics club on the California Stdte Polytechnic
campus. Activities for the year 1939-1940
included three radio programs depicting ear­
ly California life that were written and en­
acted by club members, Cal Poly's contribu­
tion to the junior college and high school
exchange programs, and a play given for
delegates to the Future Farmer convention
in the spring quarter.
During the school year meetings were held
almost every Thursday night. Paul H. Gif­
ford is the club's adviser. Scripts for the
.original radio programs given by the club
were written by AI Aufd er Heide and Dave
Carlin. The two plays presented by the club
were the comedy skits "Dead Line" and "If
Men Played Cards As Women Do." The first
social event of the year was the initiation of
new members given at Avila, where in addi­
tion to the initiation of neophytes a weiner
roast was enjoyed by those present.
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Gamma Pi Delta
Gamma Pi Delta is the honorary society
for agricultural students, and its purpose is
to recognize achievement in scholarship, per­
sonality, and leadership. Its membership is
small, yet it includes students who have at­
tained high official rank in student activities
and scholarship.
Activities of the organization this year
have been largely social in nature. Two new
groups of neophytes were elected into th e
club. Several beach parties and dinners were
held-although the highlight of the year
was a party at a cabin owned by C. E. Knott
at Morro Bay.
The group revised its constitution, setting
up purposes and policies in a more definite
and concise manner. It has pledged itself to
help furnish leadership in student activities
and scholarship for the rest of the student
body.
Definite aims and duties are forme::! for
future years, and it is planned to take one
long sightseeing trip and to undertake one
project to beneftt the student body and th e
college.

/ .eft to right-Front row: John Carricaburu , Rob ert Dove, Jim Bl ake, J erry Did ier , Tom Ma­
thews, Howard Johnson, Charles Hag em eiste r. Jam es Pappas. Ba ck row: Rob ert J\11 ills, Robert
Thoms en, Lester Brown, Lester Schipper, Leo Sankojf, Andy Bo w man , Charles Solomon.
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Orum major, Bruce Ponton; assistants (left to right ) William Cooper, Ch !1rles Knok ey, Ja ck
R ose.
8and, left to right-First row: P. York, F. R obinson, C. St. Jolm, L. Mayfield, J. McDonald, T
Hays. Second row: G. Davies, J. Melvin , J . llllen, E. Trafton, R. Schwab, N. T errill . Third
row: M. Lavers, L. Finlay, J. Th ompson, R. Cromwell, R. Danley, J. Stutzman.
Fourth row: C. Cash, W . Schrock, C. Thorne, T. Brown , /J. Risli ng, H . Warren. Fifth row: D.
Lykke, R . Bell, J. Brazelton, R. Wa sson, II. H eying, G. MaT/11111(1. Sixth row: D. llnderson,
G. Spando, G. Bo{Jgess , D. Skinner, G. Rathbun, G. Clute.
Seventh row: L. Dille, Y . Brand, B. Gebhardt, II . Fan Ness, fl. Cook, R. Fischer. Eighth row:
R. Brophy, E. K err, J. Ko ehler, .] . Marshall , G. Mischel. !l'o t in pictu.re: L . Manton, H.
Nelson, R . Yourston e, H . Hurd.

The Cal Poly Band
Lloyd Dille , M ana9er
Mort Lavers , II ssistant
Phil York , Preside nt
Chestrr Cash, Vice-President
Yale Brand, Librarian
/-1. P. Davidson, Director

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The Four Colonels
Will iam Cooper, Bass Fiddl e
Charles K nokry, Trumpet
J olin Stutzman , Clarinet
K en 1/ a
Adding greatly to the zest of California
State Polytechnic activities during the year
were the units of the music department un­
der Director Harold P. Davidson. The 50­
piece band played for home football games
and accompanied the team for the game
against Cal Aggies in Davis. The nine-piece
Collegians built themselves the reputation of
the finest college dance orchestra in the
south coast area. Popular for assemblies and
group meetings were the Four Colonels, an
instrumental quartet.

The Cal Poly Collegians

•

Left to right-William Cooper, Phil Y ork, G eorge Clute, Charles Kn okey, Kenneth Carson,
K enn eth Hawkins , Har old P. Davidson, dir ector, R eginald Br own, J ohn Stut z man, Morton
Lavers .
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row: T c. kes /11 t /-1 arold P. Da'Vidso n, dir ector, Reginald Brovm, c.cco mp r; uist , A !bert Die!tl, Da­
vid Risling, Bourquin Jolmson, Jack Ro se, W alter Blac k, Don Anderson, B!:ck

The Men's Glee Club F11. s:

row: W nyue Lowe, Rodman Danley, Robert Tuttl e, Rex Bowlby , Fran cis Jon es,
Joel Cohen, Robertson Coit, Ches ler Cr:sh, Lamar 1-l irok, W eld on Olson, B. J.
Hill , 1/ar'!-ey W il kes, Dirk Wa sso n, Russell Co/"1/elillS, Lestrr Schipper, Wayu e
Misemer, !-/u gh W all r.ce, Kenneth Carson, Bruce Ponton, Floyd Spessard, Roy
Brophy, Raym ond Schv.•ab .

Left to right-St anding: W eldon Olson , Lo't:.·cll Lamb ert , Bourqu in Joh nson, 1/ughbert W all ace.
Kneeling: Reginald Brown, aaompanist.

Collegiate and Varsity Quartets

Left to right-Standing: Jack R ose, R ex Bowlby, Fran cis J ones, W illiam Hill . Kn eeling: R egi­
nald Bro w n, acco mpanist.
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The Horticulture Cl ub had a very
active year, particularly in social
activities of parties and picnics.
Members a's o participated in Poly
Royal with a display booth and a
plant identi fication contest.
Highligh t cf the year was a five­
day fie' d tr!p t o San Francisco t o
visit the fl ower markets, nurseries.
parks, and t he Golden Gate expo­
sition. Num ercus field trips were
made to other nearby nurseries,
botanical gardens, landscape sites,
and flower shows.

The Horticulture Club

L eft to rig ht-Front row: W . B . !-l ow es, ad·viJI'r, Wally J-lughling , Di ck Tout , leu Arnold,
Howard Jo!mJOII , Willis Stribliu g, K ei llfikuriya, Bob Norriugton. Back row: Ken Onstott,
Carl Tunis on, Bill Hurl ey, Hov.mrd Brovm, Bob Thomsen , Elliott Waits, Lama r J-l icok, J oe
On iki, Paul Philbrick, Jim 11'1 elv in, Jim W oo d , Gl enn Arthur, K en J-1 awkins, Edward Kerr.

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Left to right-Beck row: Cha rl es Solomon, t eo Saukojf, 11/iu or u Nitta , i\Ifl rviu Friis, Eu·an
Gudm oudso n , Yal e Braud, J ack Fl oyd, Charles ll a!Jernels/rr. Middl e ro'UJ: R ."chard I. L ,"Mh,
adviser, Bill K ob ayashi, Fr ed K obayashi, J ack Lange, .llfivin Perk, Bob Cordell, Arnold
Zumwalt , 1/ruold Christen. Fro nt row: Eugen e Rose, Lloyd Shaffer, l1ndy Jl ov.:mau, Budd y
D osa, Guichi Omori.

During t he school year of 1939-40 the
P oultry club enjoyed many activities. Am ong
them were the annual turkey banquet, skat­
ing party, fryer feed, a deep sea fish ing trip
held in May, basketball tournament, and th annual Pou'try cl ub jamboree which tops off
the activit ies for the school year. Students
carrying projects have made fine records;
during 1939 all pullets in the trapnest made
a n average of 226 eggs during their first
year. RB 360 passed its 1325 eggs record and
is still going strong.

Poultry Club
Offi ce rs
Charles Solomon, Pr eside nt
Buddy D osa, Jli ce- Prrsident
1/rnold Zumwalt , Secretary
Guichi Omori, Tr ea surer
R ichard I . Leach, Adviser

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Los Lecheros
Los Lecheros is Spanish for "the milk­
men" and is the name of the dairy club for
both production and manufacturing students.
The purpose is to provide a gathering point
for the social and project activities of the
dairy students. Enrollment in the dairy de­
partment of 60 students was the largest in
history for 1939-40.
The biggest event in the year was the visi t
of 25 students to the National Dairy Show
on Treasure Island. Anima!s from the school
herd won awards in their classes in several
fairs and expositions held in the state. The
club's social activities included a dance, th e
Christmas formal for the school, a freshman
party, and a roller skating party.
Several dairy students formed a team that
won the national championship among col­
lege teams in judglng Holstein dairy cattle.
Members of this team are shown above with
Sir Bess Gettie of Taylaker, 2nd, the grand
champion bull at the 1939 state fair. From
left to right members of the judging team
are Robert Bell, Robert Denby, George M.
Drumm, coach, Danny Galatro, and James
Pappas.
L eft to right-Front row: Eugen e Boon e, adviser, Don Sande, Mills Bale, Dan K ell er, W ayn e
Long, Ray Ottman, Leonard Loduca, H enry Hous e, Rob ert Denby, R obert Bell, Bob Winter­
bourn e, f/i ctor Bingham , Frank Gom ez, Jim Pappas , Jim lvfcLanahan, G eo rg e jl1. Drum,m,
adviser. S econd row: Dave Carlin , Bill Penturf, R obert Ford, St eve St efani , Ed Sa ntos,
Leroy Lieb, Dan G alatro , Amaro P eri era, Raymond A nd erson, Stanley W eir, Rog er Wilson ,
Richard Cromwell , Marshall Fish er, Jam es Allen, Joe Marshall , Carl Bat es, Bill Jl1oe bus ,
William Brown, Jolm Sh ea, D onald Crawford, Kenn eth R oo t, Robert Pr ocsal, R od Ti ernan ,
Charles Trigg, Gerald O' Co1m or, Ch ester B onta . Kn eeling in f ront of Sir Bess G ell ie of
Taylaker 2nd, grand champion bull, is Ch arles Ball, adviser.
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Boots and Spurs
The Boots and Spurs club, composed of the
meat animals students, is one of the larges t
organizations in school. The members carried
on many activities during 1939-40.
Showing project-owned livestock, mem­
bers displayed many grand champions at the
state fair in Sacramento, Los Angeles county
fair in Pomona, and Great Western Live­
stock show in Los Angeles. The grand cham­
pion carlot of steers at the Great Western is
shown in the picture above.
Officers for the year were Jim Blake, pres­
ident; Howard Hubbard, vice-president; Les­
ter Brown, secretary-treasurer; and Leon
Austin, yell leader.

Left to right-Kneeling: Jim Blake, Howard Hrtbbard, Lester Brown, Leon Austin . Second row:
'I
Lyman L. Bennio.n, adviser, Harry Parker, adviser, Harold 0. Wilson , adviser, Frank
I
Dodge, Tony Gif"mez, Gordon Moore , Mar cel De Brish, J erry Didier, Robert Dove, Charles
Crane, W es Middle stead, Ja ck R ocsrh, Carl J'lfiller, Robert Metzger, William K oolm ees,
Jolm Carricaburu, Wally Baldwin. Third row: Dan Childs , Francis co Obregon, Ed Betten­
court, Richard Dowda kin, Bill Gallagher, M ayuard Carlson, Bob Walker, Emil Prim eaux,
Robert Bogner, 1-ack R eagan, Kurt Ullman , Torn M athev:s, Kenn eth Barnes, Bill Bradley,
Francis Daughetty, Herb Brownlee, Bob Ryan , Peter Marston , Eugene flineyard, Hugh
Tinnin, Howard Graham , Earl 1/aughn, Rodney Clar e. Fourth row : G eo rge Mishey, John
Taylor, Gordon Wo ods, Jolm Ode/berg, Jay Brazelton , Dick Charlton, Frank Ja cinto, J olm
Lopez, Elmer Ebersole, Mort Lavers,Williarn 1/alpey, Harris on Hurd, Dick Williams , RalPh
Lyall, George Barn ett, Jolm Greenleaf, Lester S chipper, William Grove, John Blake, Bob
Tuttle, Ja ckson Case, Ja ck Nilsson . Fifth ro son, Robert Bardin, Robert !\foss, Ja ck Nolan , If erman Wa smer, Richard Dennen , R obert
Hagu e, P eter W eber, Wilbur Davis, R oy Lantz, W esley Rankin, David Tompkins, Rob ert
Mills, Charles Shepherd, Dick Wigr en, Bill Ganger, flin ce nt Trozera , Gilbert Trillius , Bill
Hazard, George Martin . Sixth row: Lloyd Dill e, Ill Kinsey, J oe iHumreke , Charles Fick,
J olm Chapman, Jolm Bu cher, H erb Fis cher, Charles Boggs , Di ck Wa sso n, Cliff Brown,
Bruce Ponton, Wayn e Carpenter, Ellis Boggs, Jolm Jaixen, Ill Aufderheide, If errry Warren .
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Pag e 80

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Future Farmers of America

Activities of the California Polytechnk
chapter of the Future Farmers of America
during the past year have been many and
varied. Besides the extensive project pro­
gram which has been carried on by students
in each department, the members of the local
chapter have carried on many social events,
including a Christmas banquet; the Dog
Patch Fling, acclaimed by many as the best
student body dance of the year; a basketball
tournament, won by the poultry department;
the annual barn dance; participation in the
State F. F. A. convention and a barbecue
held in cooperation with the Boots and Spurs
club.
Officers of the year were Tom Mathews,
president; Dick Whitney, vice-president;
Robert Thomsen, secretary; Robert Dove,
treasurer; Elliott Waits, reporter; Carl G.
Beck, adviser.
Officers of the Future Farmers at California P oly are sho site page. From left to right, they are H enry Hous e, state FFA president during th e 1939 -40
year; Robert Dove, Cal Poly chapter treasurrr; R obert Jl1ills, m ember of th e rxewtive com­
mittee; Tom Math ews, president of the Poly chapt er; Robert Thomsen , secretary; Ja ck
Lange, publicity; Elliott Waits , state and ch apter report er; John Carricabum , memb er of
the executive committee; and Carl G. B ec k, fawlty adviser.

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Poly Phase Club
Officers
William Ruffu er, Pres ident
Raymoud Fi scher, Vice- Pr esident
Dale Nix, Secretary-Treasurer
Dtile Nix, W illia m Ruffu er, S. /1 . C.
Bourne Seatou , So cial Chairman
Robert !Jaltou, Pu blicity

The electrical department has bee:1. of g:)oj
service to Polytech nic. With a minimum of
expense to the school for instru ction facili­
ties, it has saved the school hundreds of dol­
lars in labor by doing such work as the con­
struction of the broadcasting line to radio
station KVEC over which Poly broadcasts
programs through t he electrical depart­
ment's facilities.
The organization of t he electrical depart ­
ment is the Poly Phase club in which every
member of the department takes an active
part. The officers of the club are listed above.
Among the instructional act ivities of the
club was the recent trip to Boulder Dam
where the group was guided through the
dam by the chief operator, a graduate of the
Poly electrical department.
No one will forget the annual Poly Phase
dance whose theme this year was "The Far
North," and the Poly Phase members h ope
that no one will forget the lighting effects of
the other dances which were made possible
by the electrical students.
/ .eft t o right-Front row: Larry Holm es, Cliuton St. J olm , Bill S chmid, Francis Leach, W illiam
Ruffnrr, Emm ett Fergusou , Floyd Spessard, Rnym oud Fi scher, il1alcolm W oo/colt . Middle
row: Jo/111 J. 1-/yer, adviser, Ed'lciu /farris, O onald R oseuberger, Harr y Rush, R obert R ay­
mer, f1 ern on Claeys, Walt er Crance , Emile Sir/, /lrthur Bea uli eu, R ex Bowlby, R obert Dal­
tou, Ivan Crljenko, Dale Nix. Ba ck row: Charles Throue, N ewell Terrill, Sydney Si m pson,
J olm Stutzman, Jolm Seatou, Gordou Southard, Ralph Southard, f/ernon Cassity, Donald
Carranza, Russell Fri end, Raym ond Michael.
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Aero Club

The Aero club started the 1939-40 year by
sponsoring a student body dance in October.
Several new ships were brought to the aero­
nautics workshop, starting the cooperation
among club members that continued through
out the year. The flying wing, constructed
by aero students from plans originated by
Instructor John D. McKellar, brought wide­
spread publicity to the department in news­
papers, magazines, and radio broadcasts.
The new sectionalized Wasp engine, length­
ened and separated to show the inside work­
ings of all moving parts and oil lines, was of
great interest to outsiders and instructional
benefit to engines students.
In November aero seniors made a visit to
important factories. The club visited the an­
nual glider meet near Bakersfield in the
spring and came back enthusiastic for a gli­
der club in San Luis Obispo.
The Aero club won the trophy for the fin­
est industrial display at the 1940 Poly Royal.
Left to right-Front row, sitting: Hidahi chi Urhita , R oy iHetz , Jolm D. M cKellar, Walter Black,
Albert Di ehl, flincent Rolando, Arsham Zakarian , R obert Costello, J ack Yo ckey, Walter
Porter, Charles Wait e, Robert Sullivan , George Scott, Ray Tuominen. Kn eeling: M erie
Childers, Charles Hanby, Tony Stam , Leo S chifferle, Ja ck 1/boudara, Charles Steel e, Jim
Polk, Darrell 1/da'ms, Donald Christianson, August Milich, Bill Johns, Torn Young. Stand­
ing, first row: Moses Clemwte, Ben Snow, Lloyd Davis, Bob Raymond, Pershing Dahlstrom,
Clark Farrell, Cliff Port er, Jam es 111/rtutl, G eorge 1/rcand, Bob Brown, Frank Dr ebert , Tom
Shirakawa, Roy M oungovan, Fred J\1 ell dams, H erbert Stoddard, f/ ern on Cook, George
Clute, 1/ugustine Rossotti, Jack Jolum sen, Nlinato Kawaguchi. Serond row , standing: M. E.
Martinsen, adviser, Howard Cuddeback, Ja ck Eagan, Vic Bitter, Oliver .4 ken, Carol Smith,
Larry Bridges, Bill Biederman, Peter Pel/, Edwin Whit esell, ll arold Gibson, Bill Barlow,
Nfi lton Lane, William Walk er, Ill Graudwert, H erschel Forbes, t'ent Ferguson, Richa rd
Watkins , Wayne Thompson, Max Yerxa, James Dean , Har old H enning, Leonard H obby,
Elmer DeWitt , Clyde Ruth erford, Ford R obinson, Jack Say, Edgar Eirnon , Wes Claes,
Glenn il!fichel, Rob ert Shinoda, Ru ssell Stefan ciclr, Tom Cavanaugh, Nat Blankenship, Rus­
sell Cornelius.
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Air Conditioning Club
The air conditioning department under the
supervision of Raymond P. Mason and Nor­
man Sharpe has been one of the outstanding
clubs on the campus this year. Composed of
all men majoring in air conditioning, the
club has many functions including parties,
beach gatherings, and participation in inter­
departmental athletics.
The school year's activities began with the
initiation of new members. Taking the form
of a combination beach party and weiner
roast, the proceedings were enjoyed by all
who were present at Avila beach. Basketbal!
and football activities scheduled with other
clubs on the campus have kept the sport­
minded men busy throughout the year. A
basketball game played with the Poly Phase
club ended in a score of 52 to 51 favoring
the Poly Phase men.
The final graduation dance, sponsored by
this club was one of the highlights of the
school year.
Left to right-Front row, kneeling: A I Jam es, Nfervyn Chamberlain, George Gebha rdt, Henry
Kenny, Rob ert Blank, Thomas W oods, Don Carlson. Second row: Raymond P. Jlfa son, ad­
Potts, Amo H eyi ng, Bert Rinaldi. Third row : Bruce Bro ems er, Bill H immelman, W aytze
Misemer, Roy Brophy. F ourth •·ow: Charles Knok ey, Weldon Olson. Jack Gardener. Fifth
row: Bob Danielson, W ells Gibson, Jay W ormsrr. Sixth row: Lrs J ones, Jam es McDonald,
Ronald W ood. Sevmth row: Jolm Campbell , Bill Ward, Arthur Wittm eyer.
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Left to riqht-Bark roq;:: /l arry Winer oth , H enry Warrell , Raym o11d Sc hwab, K enneth Carso11,
Rodman /Ja11/ ry, Ralph H anks. M iddle row: Paul Douqh erty, adviser, Oswr HujJm !! 11,
Cha rl es Cook, Richard Pim ent rl, R ichard D rnnan. Fro11t row: K. Ik eda, David Risling, R oy
/J own inq, Edqar Fischer, Do11 Wh eeler.

The Crops club was organized during the
present school year. Officers for the year
were Ralph Hanks, president; Henry War­
ren, vice-president; and Rodman Danley, sec­
retary. The club promoted a special exhibit
for Poly Royal. This exhibit includeJ cerea!s
and other plap.ts grown in the commercial
plant garden, materials and equipment used
in the crops work and an illustrated, illumi­
nated map of the Cal Poly farm showing the
location of fruits and crops. Two contests
during the last day of Poly Royal were con­
ducted.

Crops Club

Pag e 88

Composed of men who have earn­
ed their letters in one of the four
major sports, the Block "P" acts
as a service club for campus activ­
ities. This year the club sponsored
the Golden Glove tournamee1t in a
series of Fun Nights.
Highlight of the social program
was the annual trip to Arroyo Seco
in the latter part of May. Officers
were W es Bridston, president;
Herb Brownlee, vice-president ;
August Milich, secretary; Freel
Lopez, treasurer; and Capt. J. C.
Deuel, adviser.

-

The Block "P"

! .eft to right-Beck row: S. I keda, Fred Lop ez, Ben Snow, llrure Punton, William Hazard,
Harry Wiueroth , William Nakunas , Leo Rogers, Jack 1/udersou, Rob ert Dan ielson, R odman
Danley. Middlr row: W es !Jridston, Jim Blake , Andy /Jo enship, Les /lanoncini, Charles Cook, G eorge Radnich, Gl enn Arthur, l'ir Tom ei, Capt. J.
C. Deuel, adviser. Front row: 1-ferb Brownlee, Fran Daugh erty, Dick Davis , Jim N ola1i , K.
Ikeda, J ack Nolan , Bob Martin ez, Ken Onstott.
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Left to right-Front rO'lN'.' la rk Ro rsrh, Fran /Jaughnty, George Martin, Marcel DeBrish, Dic k
Dov:dakin, Jim Blak e, G ordon Moor e, W es Middltstead. Second row: Gordon Woods, Ar­
thur W il/meyer, Jay Brazelt on, Roy Carter, Ja ck Nilsson, Kurt Ullman, Ernil Primeaux,
Gene l"inyard , Donald Simpson, Stanley W eir, Crul Bat es. Third row: Charles Solomon.
Leo Sanko/J, Jl1arvin Friis , !Indy Bo'"'m'"'· Lrs ter S<'hipper, Dan Childs, Bob Livingston ,
Carl Miller, Bill Gallagh er. Fourth ro'I.N'.' Bob Bogn er, Bob Tulll e, Jolm Blake, Georg e Bar­
nell, J oh n Ode/berg, /Jalton Srnit!t, H erman Wassn er, Lester Brown, Leoti Austill.

Off-Campus Students
For the first time an attempt was made
during 1939-40 to organize students who re­
side off the California campus. They entered
a team in the interdorm basketball tourna­
ment, and in the spring posed for the year­
book picture. The attempt at organization
was important because of the anticipated
growth of California Polytechnic under its
new four-year, degree-granting status . It
was expected that in future years, unless
large new dormitoies could be provided, lar­
ger and larger numbers of students would be
forced to reside away from the school. A
more compact type of organization was made
the goal of the future.

Pag e 90

Cal Poly Rodeo Team
Winners of Intercollegiate Rodeo at Victorville April 13, 1940

l eft to right-Carl Miller, Gifmore Ross, Jim Blake (shaking hands ~c ith President M cPh ee),
Hugh Kroupa, Gordon Moore, President MrPhee, Jim Co chran, Rodn ey Clare. Kn eel/1/g:
/lie Tomei, Bill Gallagher.
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Opp osite pagr:,
. Coeds
of J904ation
f :ldmllliSII
framed b y arl" o
buildlllg.
Page 91

THE YEAR

California Poly 30 years ago: Fa11ner.r' Institute-forerunner of the modern P oly Royals; off to
a fast start; graceful pose of Cal Poly coeds; the latest in transportation.
Page 95

September
What's that, Mary? No date to­
night (upper left)?

Going up-a September -?ew of
t he air condit ioning wmg of
t he Engineering building (up­
per right ) .

And so t he soph s won at the
brawl (left upper center).

Which one's the steer-at the
t he Great Western (right up­
per center) .

Coming out-brrr-during frosh
ha zi ng (left lower center).

After the brawl was over (right
lower center).

Denby rubs his nose in it (lower
center).

Heron moves outside during rec­
ord heat wave (lower right
wing).

Hey, Bud, where's your pants ?
(bottom left) .

Tie 'em up, boys (bottom right ).

Pnge 96

October
F. F. A. Feed-the annual ban­
quet (top).
We need higher standards (up­
per left) .
Our flying laundry service (up­
per center).
A frosh has a drag (upper
right).
Prexy confers with Fitzgerald
of S. F. State (center left) .
Ring around the rosy-the frosh
take a bath (center right).
A real horse skills class-during
S. F. State invasion (lower
right).
And two were beautiful (upper
left wing).
Ponton wheels the baton (lower
center) .
ice, those six ! (lower right).
We need a little more of t his
(botto m left wing).
S. F. S. band plays (bottom
left).
Move over (bottom right).

/'nge 9i

November
Poly on parade-before the bon­
fire (top left) .

Frosh bu ild up the bonfire (top
righ t).

I:ick Kairr:e speaks at bonfire
rally (upper center).

And up she goes in flames (cen­
ter left).

Gads, for 20 winks-on the Da­
vis excursion (center right).

Howing 'em down (lower left).

Pcly gauchos (lower right).

Aggiette (bottom right).

Bill Caldwell and Wilbur Davis
win at Great Western (right
wing).

Johnny and Heilman mix it up
at hm Night (bottom left).

Pa ge 98

December
The Friday night jam sessions
(top) .

Givi ng himself up after all these
years is James Merson (upper
left).

McPhee and hi s "Chopsticks"­
at the Christmas banquet ( up­
per right).

Chop chop-cafeteria workers
(center left).

"Gypsy Rose" Steele (lower
right) .

Aeronautics pledges get the
works at Oceano-that Paddle­
Wielder Bitter looks mean
(left \ving).

Howie must be winnnig the
game-he's smiling (bottom
left).

Jones, Lowe, and Bradley take
to woode:1 wings (bottom
right) .

/'age

99

\

January
Sorry, but the cashie r's out-a
usual (top).

Snow what (upper left) .

Lowe bites the snow (upper
right) .

Leap year comes to the ca mpus,
or Daisy Mae gets he r man­
at the Dog Patch Fling of the
Future Farmers (cen ter) .

More Lil' Abners, Daisy Mae
and sech (lower ce n ter) .

Swing the bull- like eau de
logne ( bottom left).

o­

Be nny the Barnstormer-a C.
A. A . flight training start
(bottom right).

Skinner's second childhood (right
wing) .

Pagr 100

February
Davidson t urns his back-at a
February student body assem­
bly (top left).

What are you thinking about,
Pop? Oscar Hanson (top
right).

The high school entertains Poly­
men at a little jiving (upper
center).

Tip, t he cow puncher (center
left).

Some ugly fros h (center right).
Water seems strange to these
Polyites (lower right).

"Personality Kid" Cooper," Dar­
ling of Tulare" Knokey , "Man­
ager" Stutzman, "The Greek"
Pappas, "Happy" Hawkins,
and Diana (left wing).

They act as if t hey lived here
(bottom right).

Cal Poly wool production in­
creases (bott om left).

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March
Must be Sunday-they're
dressed up (top left).

all

Bingo, goes another run for
Poly as baseball season starts
(top right).
They can dish it out (upper
right).
Good thing the horse is standing
still-Wally Baldwin ( u pper
left).
Hammering it out--Tom Slaton
in the Ag Mechanics lab (cen­
ter right).
Must be McCorkle's econ class­
Henry House catches a few
winks (lower center left ).
The midnight oil-Bill B radley
(lower left).
Ain't she sweet? (lower ri ght).
Hey, teach, let's us go to s ch ool
-the faculty prese nt an as ­
sembl y (right wing).
They must all be Camels- D ick
Pimentel (extreme left).
On your marks, get set, g o ! (bot­
tom).

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April
Troubadour Pappas (top left).
Load and unload (top right).
Pretty Boy Davidson, the cyno­
sure (upper left).
Grunt and groan by Figge-at
the faculty track meet (upper
right) .
"Deacon" Schipper-on the Glee
club trip in Newport bay (up­
per left center).
And it still isn't done (center
left) .
Cal Poly's public works admin­
istration-all supervisors ( cen­
ter right).
Bennion wins by a stomach, fol­
lowed closely by Drumm and
Davidson-at faculty track
meet (left upper wing).
Eternal triangle-Johnny, Je­
anne, and Herb (lower right).
Publicity (?) tour-at Santa
Barbara State (left lower
wing).
Potts put one over-the Apache
dance--on Ponton (bottom
right).

Pag~

103

The 1940 Poly Royal
Opening assembly, fi rst major
gathering held in new E ngi­
neering auditorium, a ttract­
ing 500 (top).

Two pretty contest winners (up­
per left).

vVater, water, ever ywhere, at
the Ag Mechanics pump dis­
play (upper right).

Four bells and five tries, and I
finally backed it in (center
left).

Uncle Dudley tells 'em-broad­
cast of the poul try exhibit
(center right).

A few more cars th a n on page
95- but, it rain ed t hat day a ·
usual (bottom).

Pagr 101­

The 1940 Poly Royal
What a bore! That was the hog­
judging contest (top) .

They say it'll fly-McKellar's
new flying wing (upper).

Scientific farming-at the dairy
exhibit (center}.

Poly cows off the hoof-at the
barbecue where 1600 were fed
in an hour and a half (across
lower center).

Oh boy, I win it (bottom right}.

Paqe 105

The 1940 Poly Royal
And all the parts move, too­
Roy Metz's separated ai rplane
engine (top) .

The staff of life- the crops de­
partment exhibit (upper cen­
ter).

Dan Childs takes anothe r rib­
bon-at the livestock s h owing
contest (center right).

Bane of the Okies-the tractor
display sponsored by t h e a g­
ricultural mechanics d epart­
ment (center left).

Greased lightning-the e l ectri­
cal exhibit (bottom lef t) .

Fresh air and hot air fo r every­
one in the air condi tioning
laboratory (bottom righ t) .

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The 1940 Poly Royal
Dots and dashes and a lot of
flashes-at the electrical ex­
hibit (top).

Coming out of chute No. 3-at
the big rodeo (upper left).

Oh, gracious! Just like sitting in
a rocking chair (upper right).

Round-up time at Poly (center) .

Past, present, and future (? ) ­
Betty Lou Aleixo, Jeanne De­
fosset, Betty Kaiser at the cor­
onation ball (left wing) .

Dentyne wins again with a part­
ing smile (lower right).

At the FFA convention Presi­
dent McPhee shows the tents
(bottom right).

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107

Opposite page: Thr old swimming
hole; the "flying wedge" football
formation ; the girls' basketball
team of 1906.

Page 108

ATHLETICS

r:apt. J. C. Deuel
Baseball, B oxing

/-1 ov:ie 0 ' Dani els
Football, Basketball

Don De R osa
Football , s....·imming

Athletic Coaches, 1939-40

Paul H . Gifford
Tr ack
Page 111

G eo rg e M. Drumm
Terwis

Cal Poly Football, 1939
The Mustangs, coached by Howie O'Dan­
iels and Don De Rosa, started the season
with a bang by soundly spanking the Cal
Tech Engineers from Pasadena, 24-6. Travel­
ing to Eureka on Sept. 20, the Musta :1gs suf­
fered a bitter loss, 13-9, at the hands of
Humboldt State when an inte rcepted pass
early in the first quarter was run back for a
touchdown. P laying an entire·y defensive
game, the Pintos took a 30-0 shellackiug
from the Arizona State team at Tempe on

George Silva
R ight half

[-/ erb Broo.:mlee
R ight end

fl arry W ineroth

Ce nt er
Pag e 112

Bill Nakunas
Right ta ckle

Bill /I azard
Left md

G eo rg e Radniclt
Crutrr

Oct. 7. Although outgained in yardage by
the Ventura junior college Pirates, Poly won
by a 13-0 score.
Keeping a clean record of no losses on the
home field , the Mustangs held San Francisco
State to a scoreless tie. When the two great
agricultural colleges of California, Cal Poly
and Cal Aggies, met at Davis, the Aggies
got the breaks and won, 28-0. To prove that
the Mustangs had good reserves, the second
squad defeated San Luis J. C., 27-10. When
the frosh football team from the University

Page 111

of San Francisco visited San Luis, the Poly­
men played heads-up ball and won, 16-6. U.
S. Marine reserve power s:r:;elled defeat for
the Mustangs at San Diego on Nov. 17. Un­
til the fourth quarter the Marines were held
to a 7-7 tie, but the tired Mustangs were un­
able to stop the fresh first team of the Ma­
rines. The final gun left the score 20-7. The
Mustangs ended the 1939 season by dropping
a 13-0 game to Chico State at Chico.
George Silva, who showed a consistent
ground-gaining and defense skill throughout
the season, was named outstanding player.

J oe Santos
Left half

Jo e Stombaugh
Fullback

H oward Nelson
L eft guard
P age JU

Fred Lopez
Left guard

Dick Davis
Right end

AI Jam es
Right guard

Herb Brownlee, end, was named honorary
captain, largely as a result of his break::;
through the opposing line during the Univer­
sity of San Francisco game. Other lettermen
who recorded fine performances were Harry
Wineroth, George Radnich, Bob Martinez,
AI James, Fred Lopez, Howard Nelson, Bill
Nakunas, Paul Bjurman, Bill Hazard, Bob
Danielson, Lawrence Lopez, Jake Estrada,
George Silva, Bob Garcia, AI Duchi, Joe
Stombaugh, and Jim Nolan.

Jim Nolan
Fullback
Fage 115

Bob Danielson
Left end

Paul Bjurmn11
Left tackle

lake Estrada
Left half

B ob M arti11ez
Right g uard

B ob Garcia
Quarterback

A l Du chi
Quart erba ck

Varsity Football Squad

Left to right-First row: AI Vuchi, John Soh rr. ko/f, Ed 1H oo11eyharn, A I Jamrs , Ed H rss, Joe
Soroka, Bill Norris, G eo rge Sika, J ake Estrada . Second row: D on D e R osa, coach, K en 011­
stott, athleti cs manager, Bill Naku11as, Paul Bjurm t: n, Ha rry W inero t h, H erb Brownlee, lim
No la11 , George Rad11i rh, B ob Dat~ielso11 , Fran cis Hatha way, Ho wie O' Da11i els, coach. Ba ck
ro'l.;J: rina nt Boyd, H oward Cuddrba ck, Bill Ha z ard, B ob Marti11ez , H oward Nelso11, Law­
rrnce Lopez, 111arion Puliz , Fred Lop ez, R oh J-Jeilm tm , ma11ager.
Page 116

Varsity Basketball, 1939-40
Playing 19 games, California Poly's varsity
basketball team in 1939-40 amassed a total
of 697 points to 751 for opponents. The Mus­
tangs defeated Southwestern university 39­
28, Voorhis unit 28-22 and 38-27, Santa Ma­
ria J. C. 46-30 and 42-40, San Luis Obispo J.
C. 48-25 and 35-34, Maricopa All-Stars 56-44,

W es Bridston
Forward
Page 117

Ja ck Aolan
Gu.ard

/lar ry Win eroth
Guard

Gil Trill ius
Forward

Mal ro lm W oo/ro ll
Cent er

II award Pi cton
Forward

and the San Luis All-Stars 46-38. The Mus­
tangs lost to Placer J. C. 41-33, Chapman
college 54-31 and 63-42, Broadway Clowns
25-18, Bakersfield J. C. 39-27, Maricopa All­
Stars 45-35, House of David 53-49, Gammill's
of Santa Barbara 39-29, Chico State 61-27
and 43-28.
Outstanding players on the Poly squad
were Gil Trillius, tricky forward who sank
58 field goals and 21 free throws for a total

Page 118

Lf/t to right-Front row:Gienu llrrhur, Gil Trilliu s, lf/ es Bridst on, Edgar Fi sher , Ja ck N olan ,
Kei Mikuriya. Ba ck row : Ho v:ie O'Dani els, co ach, Di ck [) avis, lfa rry W iner oth , } ar k .4nder ­
son, Mal colm Woo/ colt, Alax Yerxa , K en Onst ott , manager.

of 137 points, and Howard Picton, wh o
amassed 112 points with 53 field goals and
six free throws. Ratings of other players
follow: W oolcott, 82; Bridston, 67; Wineroth,
59; Mikuriya, 40; Arthur, 39; Sanders, 30 ;
Nolan, 27; Anderson, 26; Y erxa, 24; Davis,
21; Periera, 14; Fisher, 12; Dahlstrom, 2;
Lievre, 2; Coates, 1.

Varsity Basketball Team

la r k Sanders
Guard
/:'age 119

D ic k Da v is
Guard

L eft to right-Kneeling: Ja ck Sf111ders , Amaro Periera. Standing: Harry Wineroth , coach, 1\fin
Nitta, B ob Martinez, Howard Picton , Pershing JJahlstrom , Wes Bridston, coach.

Junior Varsity and Mules Basketball

L eft to right-Front r ov.:: Ja ck Peebles, Ja ck Ros e, John Sohrakoff, Frank Ja cinto , f/incent Tro­
zrra. Bar k row: flarry Win eroth , coach , Peter If/ eber, W es Claes , Frank Fittin, Ja ck Lange,
W es Bridston, co ach.
Page 120

Track and Field, 1940
The first annual Poly Relays were held this
spring, attracting teams from Santa Barbara
State, Chapman college, and San Luis Obispo
and Santa Maria junior colleges. The Santa
Barbara varsity had entered a team but was
forced to withdraw when rain and a muddy
track caused the postponement of the relays
from the date in conjunction with the Poly
Royal. Chapman college won the meet by

Laurence Jl!l cL anahan
Pole vault
Pape 121

Bob B ogner
High jump

George Ballert
4/-0 and relay

Parke Fiedler
Sprints

Bru ce Ponton
/-1 igh hurdles

Don Skinner
Mil e, two mile

f our points, amassing 48 points to 431/2 for
Poly, 25 for Santa Barbara Frosh, 12 for
San Luis, and 8 for Santa Maria.
There was every indication that this event,
handled by Coach Paul H. Gifford and Stu­
dent Manager Bruce Ponton, would grow into
a major central coast attraction during the
years to come. The Polymen also took part
in several other meets, losing 35 % to 84 t o
Salinas J. C. in a four-way meet at Salinas,
winning second in a three-way meet at Taft ·

Page 122

Joe Santos
Disws

!Wax Y erxa
l c.'llelin

lark Sanders
Shot put

but nosed cut by Taft J. C., winning a three­
way meet against Santa Barbara frosh and
Santa Maria J. C. w~th 79 V2 points, and win­
ning a three-way meet against Santa Maria
and Ventura J . C.'s.

Left to right-Kn eeling: Mills Bale, Rod Danl ry, Wally /Jaldwin, manager, Ja ck Lange, Joe
Santos. Second row: Paul H. Gifford, roach, Leonard Laduca, Tony Gom ez, Lawrence !Wc­
Lanahan, Arthur Beaulieu , Howard Graham , Jack Gardener, Don D eRosa, roac h. Back row:
Don Skinner, Jim Bell, H erb Brownlee, Bob Bogner, J ack Sanders.
Page 123

Baseball, 1940
The California Polytechnic baseball team
came through their tough schedule in 1940
with a record of five wins and six losses. The
Mustangs were a tough team to beat when
they were right, as it was shown against
the Santa Barbara State varsity. The Gau­
chos were able to take the Poly team twice,
winning the first game by a score of five to
three. But next time they met Santa Bar-

Seiren Ikeda
Short.rtop
/1 ndy llov;man

P itcher

Le.r II anoncini
Catcher
Amaro Periera
Third ba.re
Page 124

Chnter B onta
Third bas e

/Jugie !Vlili ch
Pit cher

Glenn Arthur
Left field

bara was again victorious in a game that
should have been Poly's by a score of 6-5 in
10 innings.
Capt. J. C. Deuel was pleased with the
showing of his team, especially the work of
Glenn Arthur and Seirin Ikeda in the field .
Les Vanoncini led the team batting average
with .466.
Results of games follow: Salinas 5, Poly 4;
Santa Maria 1, Poly 8; Laverne 3, Poly 16 ;
Pomona 6, Poly 3; Santa Barbara 5, Poly 3 :

Left to right-Front r ov.:: iWik e Libonall, manager, /Indy Bow man, /1 mar o Periera, J oe Soroka ,
K . Ik eda Glenn A rthur, /J ugie 1Hili ch. Back row: Fr ed Bradley, assiswnt co ach , S. Ik eda,
D ick Pi,/,ent el, J olm O'Brien, Arnold Zum ·walt, Les f'an onri ni, Chester Bonta, Frank Jacint o,
Capt. J. C. Deuel, coa ch.
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Left to right-Front row: Donald Th or ndyk e, Dirk Pimentel, Min Nitta, Albert Diehl, Illaynard
Carlson. /J al'k ro Lib onati , manager.

Santa Maria 1, Poly 9; Bakersfield 1, Poly 7 ;
Taft 1, Poly 7; Santa Barbara 6, Poly 5; Taf t
6, Poly 3; Bakersfield 7, Poly 6.

Junior Varsity Baseball Team

J oe Soroka
Pit chf'r
K. Ik eda
Catcher

J ohn O'Briert
Center field
Frank Ja cinto
First base
Page 126

Varsity Swimming, 1939-40

Left to right-Kneeliug: Don Dr Row , coach. F ront row: Howard Cave, T om Shirakawa, Kurt
Ullman, William Ward , Johu Seaton. Ha ck r ow: George J1lishey, Stanley Jessen, Bob Dalton ,
Chester Cash, Jay W orm se r, Jolm Chapman .
Page 127

Highlight of the swimming sea­
son at Cal Poly came on April 19
when San Francisco State college
sent down the first full-fledged
college swimming team ever to
take part in the Poly natatorium.
Two outstanding San Francisco
girl divers, Patsy Robinson and
Leota Woodmansee, shown at the
left, accompanied the team and
presented several exhibition dives.
Miss Robinson was a student at
San Francisco State, and Miss
Woodmansee held the northern
California women's senior diving
championship.

Highlights of the Swimming Season

Events at the meet included five
diving features, springs, medley
races, and other competition. Cal
Poly's team lost the contest, but
several Poly swimmers and divers
turned in good performances.
Tom Shirakawa, diver sh_own at
right, showed up well in compari­
son to the ex{:erts.
Swimming forms the nucleus of
a minor sports prcgram to be de­
veloped in future years at Poly.
Ranking next in interest is the
tennis team, coached by George M.
Drumm, which met teams fr om
nearby colleges and junior colleges,
and the fencing team, coached by
Dr. W. E. Bowls. B)th sports wil1
grow along with increased interest.
according to forecasts.
Par;e 129

Oppo.rit e page: "Uncle Charlie" f/oorhis
and President Jul ian 3. M cPh ee
reminis ce in th e shade of a tree .
Page 130

AT SAN DIMAS

Vernon H. 1"\lfea cham, i11 Charge of fl oor!Jis Unit.

Voorhis Unit Shows Steady Growth
The Voorhis unit has enjoyed a very sub­
stantial, healthy growth during the past
year. This has undoubtedly been due to the
growing interest among the students in the
high schools of the southern region in the
fields of instruction offered. Another factor
of considerable importance in this past de­
velopment has been the success of those men
who have graduated .
Beauty of the campus and fine student
spirit are of great value in lending a home­
like and pleasing atmosphere to the Unit.
With additional effort being put forth to add
to and improve the landscaping about the
campus, the addition of propagation facilities
and improvement of dormitories, the Voorhis
unit should be a campus which lends itself to
study and living comfort to a high degree.
Addition of a fourth year to the California
Polytechnic course of study will add materi­
ally to the worthwhileness of the instruction.
Students of the future will benefit in many
ways from this change.
Page 133

Faculty, 1939-40
Top row:

Reginald Mille r
Ornamental Horticulture,
English
Vernon Meac ham
Surveying, Mathematics,
Athletics

Second row:

W. E . Court
Agricultural Inspection,
Poly Vue
Dwight Thompson
Truck Crops, English,
Publications

Third row:

Robert Balch
Agricultural Mechanics,
Plant Maintenance
Stanton Gray
Deciduous Fruits

Bottom:

Howard H. Hawkins
Citrus, Fruit Production,
Store Adviser

Page 13¢

Associated Student Officers

1939-40

D on Fen ·ell, Prrsiden/

J oe Bay
ri(e- Prnident

}ark li e/f end
S u r el nry

Don //dam s
Yell Li•ader

Ed Yarbr ough
Athletic .~Janag er

Page 135

Left to right-B ack r ow: D v.; ight Th ompso n, Charl es Graham , D on W erdmark , Bob Mills , Jo e
Bay, f/er non M eacham. Fr ont row : Don Ferr ell , Bob A ll ey, Ja ck H e/f end, Norman Burhans,
A ll rn Bak er , and Charl es Jlif urse .

The Studnt Affairs Council
One of the most active committees of the
student body on the campus is the student
affairs committee. Composed of representa­
tives from each dormitory, this committee's
duties consist of drawing up the annual stu­
dent body budget, nomination of student
body officers, and submitting suggestions for
school regulations to the faculty. Amend­
ments to the school constitution are drawn
up, and all expenditures from the student
body funds must pass this body before any
appropriations to student activities can be
made. They meet several times a year with
faculty members and make any suggestions
that they feel would benefit the school and
the students.
Page 136

Cafeteria-Dormitory
Committee

The underlying purpose of the cafe-dorm committee is to make recom­
mendations to the dining hall and dormitory division. Many problems have
been solved by this well-organized group. Through their efforts, a new tray
counter has been installed, facilitating the meal service. Meal hours have
been changed to suit the needs of students. As for the dormitories, rules
have been set up to make life pleasant and homey. Regulations govern the
cleaning of rooms, visitors, and the turning off of radios and were satis­
factorily enforced by the students of each dormitory. The committee con­
sists of one representative frcm each dormitory and an officer of the stu­
dent council.

Left to right-Back row: Cliff Talley , Bill Alexander, Jolm Garrity, J oe Bay. Front row: Do n
H' . Adams, Cecil Han son, Ray Peterson.
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L eft t o r ight- Dau W oug (writ e ups ), Eu ge ue H ay es ( sports ) , T ed M iddlet o11 ( ph ot ograph y ),
D ou W . I/ dam s ( ass istaut ed it or ), J at k L ess iuger ( edit or ) .

Like an annual plant which has but one bloom in its lifetime, the E:l
Rodeo staff similarly prepares for only one event. Here in this book is the
product of all its activity.
It has endeavored to present life on the campus in an informal and true­
to-life sytle, and also to keep this section of the book uniform with t he
rest of the annual.
Jack Lessinger is the editor, with Don W. Adams, assistant editor. Dan
Wong, Ted Middleton, photography, Pat Elliot and Eugene Hayes on the
staff. Dwight C. Thompson is adviser.

El Rodeo Staff­
Voorhis Unit

P ag e 138

The Bronc's Cheer

This year marked the beginning of one of the most important activities
on the Voorhis unit campus-the school paper. With no precedents to fol­
low, those coming together for the first time to discuss methods of proce­
dure held their breath and hoped they were setting proper examples for
future staffs. They chose the punning name, the Bronc's Cheer.
The group declared at the outset that its immediate aim was the bring­
ing about of greater interest in school activities by giving as complete a
news coverage as possible. Jack Lessinger is the editor, Dougla Tomlinson,
assistant editor, Jack Helfend, sports editor, and Dwight Thompson, the
adviser.

Left to right-Back row: Ja ck H rlf end, !lrnold Cra'L:!ford, Bob Mills , D oug Tomlinson , Ted
1\fiddleton. Front row: Ja ck Lessinger, Norman Burhans, Cecil 1-l rmson, Eug ene Hayes .
Page 139

Sunset Dormitory

During the winter quarter one outstanding event was the dance put on
by Sunset dormitory. Contributing to its success was the cooperation given
by all members of the group . It was one for all and all for one when the
group did its work of scenery-making, arranging for an orchestra, and
other necessary jobs. Other distinctions won by the men were the inter­
dorm football and basketball championships. Officers are William Hayward,
president, Roland Bridston, vice-president, and Ray Peterson, secretary
and treasurer.

/ ,eft to right-Back row: Ray Peterso11 , Ferris Floyd, Richard Davis, Ted Middleto11, Euge11e
S chultz, Charles Shaw, Sta11 Joh11s~11 , Ed Schwa11der. Fro11t row: Art Ta11sky, Bob Alley,
Wilbur Souza , Art Lm.re, Bob Joclnms e11, Ke1111y Carter.
Page 140

Left to right-Ba ck row: Clarence BaliJha , J oh n Garrity, Charl eJ J\lonf , Bill DcBerard, Ray
Nordell, Jack L owry, Sam Takaluuhi , Orval Vaughan. Fr on t row: Jud // olden, H al Pickel,
Ja ck Leuinger, Dale Nelwu, H owa rd 1/ addork, Di ck McCrea , Da11 W ong.

"We'll never forget the fun we had at Rose," is probably the opinion of
its every member. While the rest of the dorms have fun too, their brands
perhaps do not have that same oil-well-gusher-pressure developed by Rose
men. When Rose decides that it has studied long and hard enough for one
evening, it has a full bag of practical jokes to select from-and does. An­
other feature of Rose is the "barbell studio" in the back room. Howard
Haddock is president of the dorm, Jack Lowry is vice-president, and Dan
Wong, treasurer.

Rose Dormitory

l'a ge Jt/.1

Left t o riqltt-Ba ck ru lard , Law reu re R oSJ i. Fr ont ro'I.V·: G eo rq e Ston e, Gail Barq er, Joel Mart :n, Ted Kinq, P aul
BrllSJea ll , Ill/e n Bak er.

Uncle Charlie's Cottage is situated in such a way that a c::> mplete view
of a great deal of the San Dimas area is possible from the dormitory wiu­
dows. Evidence of residents' swimming skill was displayed at the meet on
the day of Poly Vue, when Baker, Rossi, Alexander and other members
of the dormitory received first place awards in their events.
Uncle Charlie's has the smallest membership of any cottage of its size
on the campus, but its members have taken an active part in student and
special committee activities. Pat Elliot is president, Paul Brusseau, vice­
president and Alan Baker, secretary-treasurer.

Uncle Charlie's
Cottage

Paq e 142

v

The Pent-House

Located immediately above the administrative offices, the Pent House
men have practically only to slide down their back bannisters in order to
get to classes. Although not turning cut to be champions in basketball,
Pent House came out a close second in that event. The Pent H ouse spon­
sored a very successful stuC:ent stag. A large number livir!g in this dorm
work in the school cafeteria. Neil Clarke is president, Joe Bay, vi ce·presi­
dent, and Don W. Adams, secretary-treasurer.

Left to right-Bark row: Mickey O'Vouue/1, J olm Bridge/and, Bob Mills , Neil Clark , lor Bay.
Front row: Reuuy Costa, Ed Lamar, Joe ilfaloof , Don W. Adams.
Page Jt/.3

L eft t o right-Ha rk row: Hask ell Han es, Charl es Graham , C arl Yong e, Bill Whitak er, Doug
Tomliu so n, Bob Perso11s. Frout r ow: D on F err ell , Jiro Kai ( Queenie), Ed Yarbrough , L ouis
B ourdet .

Aunell has many things to boast of.
1
First, there's Queenie, mascot dog, who gave birth to six pups on St .
Patrick's day. Another Aunell achie vement challenging that, was the main­
taining of the highest grade J:Oint average of any dorm on the campus for
the winter quarter.
Many of Poly's distinguished men live at Aunell. For instance, there's
Carleton Yonge, Poly Vue general superintendent, and Don Adams, assist­
ant superintendent, Cecil Graham, Jr., president of the upperclassmen, an rl
Don Ferrell, former student body president.
Hack Hanes is president of the dorm, Jiro Kai is vice-president, and Bill
Whitaker, secretary.

Aunell Hall

Page J!/.1­

Smith Cottage

Easily winning the distinction of being the most active dorm on the cam­
pus, Smith has initiated many different enterprises.
Two of the dorm's most important ideas are the "fraternity pia~" and
its system of distributing the janitor work of the house among the men,
putting the money for this in their treasury.
During the first quarter, plans were drawn up for charter and member­
ship plaques. In its steady development, the "frat," which is really a social
organization, not a formal group, gave out fraternity pins. A pledge routine
was provided for and a scholarship key was awarded.
In addition, Smith was highest in scholarship for the first quarter.
Cliff Talley is president.

l.t•Jt to right-Back row: Robert Roth, Hugh McCaskill, Tom Plrunh, Tolbert Hayes, Jim Koeh­
ler, C. F. Castillo, James Abe/or. Front row: Jack lie/fend, Cliff Talley, Norman Burliarzs,
Eugene H ayes, Anzold Crawford, Jolm Martines , Bud Robbirzs.
Page 145

Left to right-third r ov:: Mi ckey O'Donnell, Ferr is Floyd, R enny Costa. S eco nd row: H oward
H addock, Jlfr. Miller, Bill De Berard. First row : Joel Jll art in, Ray Pet erson, A /l en Bak er.

Landscaping Club
Although only recently established and initiated as part of our extra­
curricular activity, the Landscaping club has accomplished a great deal.
The club has set a few goals which it is endeavoring to reach.
During Poly Vue the club put up an excellent exhibit and sold plants to
raise money for new plants and equipments to beautify the school campus.
The members of the club are H. Haddock, president; J. Garrity, vice­
president; R. Peterson, secretary; F . Ferris, treasurer. R. E. Miller is
adviser.

Glee Club Officers

Pa ge U6

1940 Poly Vue
Officers
Carl Yonge , Gmeral Supe rintendent
Don Adams
Doug Tomlinson
James A beloe

Left to right: Don Ferr ell, Douglas Tomlin son, Nfr. W. E. Court, Carl Yongr , Arnold Cra~uf ord ,
Don R. Adams, Cliff Tall ey, Jam es A lieloe , Ja ck H e/fend.
Pc ge

14-7
f .,

At the Poly Vue
Up a tree-showing the fine art
of citriculture (top left).
No bugs today, mister-the en­
trance to Poly Vue ( u pper
right).
Campus of the skies (upper left)
Orva Dorv Vaughan and his
little sign (upper right).
Curly locks (center left).
Oh, what profile (center).
Blow hard pot washer (center
right).
Orr. elets in the raw (lower left).
Bug stiffs (lower right) .
Let's forget about it (bottom
right).
F ly catcher (extreme lower
right).
So w hat? (bottom right).
P uss in boots (rig ht wing).

Page 148

At the Poly Vue
Meacham abdicates; long live
the queen (top).
The agricultural inspection ex­
hibit (upper left).
Up a tree-the poultry depart­
ment display from San Luis
(upper right).
Hey, get out of the picture (cen­
ter left) .
Here I am, you lucky people
(center).
Coke-kay (center right).
Our Deere little tractor and
Frank (papa) Livingston
(lower left).
Giving San Dimas the bird
(lower right).
Must be Los Angeles city limits
(upper left wing) .
They're pul-lenty good at San
Luis (bottom left).
Air conditioning and electrical
displays (bottom right).

Page U-9

San Dimas Basketball
Basketball received the complete support of the school as demonstrated
by a tournout of one-fourth of the student body. With only a few returning
lettermen, but with a lot of promising material Coach Glen Tovani turned
out a team which the school can be justly proud. The squad was handicap­
ped by lack of practice due to no gym on the campus, having to travel four
miles to use a high school court two or three times weekly.
Cal Poly is not represented in any league but plenty of gam~s were sche­
duled with junior colleges and college frosh teams. Games were played with
the Poly Varsity of S. L. 0., Whittier College frosh, La Verne frosh, Glen­
dora Athletic club, Citrus J. C., Pomona J. C., Santa Maria J. C. and several
town teams.

R ossi

II bel oe

Whitak er
Pagf 150

Clark
Shav:

Alexander
Crav:ford

The team was fast which made up for its lack in height. As for indi vidual
members, eil Clark center and forward, and the other forward spot was
"Rol" Bridston, high scorer in early games. Bill Alexander, tallest man on
the team, was a good defensive player and hard to stop under the basket.
Forward and center, Bill Whitaker came through in the pinches. At guard
Lawrence Rossi, Bill Hayward and Jim Abeloe smothered opposing offen­
ses. Warren McPherson, Charles Shaw, Arnold Crawford, Arnold Solesbee,
Stanley Johnson, and Norman Burhans comprised the rest of the squad.

L eft to right-Bark row: A belo e, Whitak er , /-1 ayward, Bridst on, Alexander, Clark, Rossi, Ba­
lish a. Front row: Coarh To vtllli, Jdanagers Ada ms t.nd l'arbr ough.
Page 151

San Dimas Baseball
The junior Mustangs OJ:ened the season with only three returning veter­
ans, but about fifteen new members turned out, making a sizeable squad .
The team opened its initial game with Pomona college. Inexperience and
lack of confidence resulted in a victory for Pomona.
At Pomona J. C. the hard hitting Mustangs tied the Pomona Junior col­
lege team with a score of 10-10. Leading the Poly batters was Ray Nordell,
former captain of the Modesto J . C.
On April 6th, the team again had a victorious day at the bat, downing
the Cal Tech Varsity 8-6.
Other schools played included U. C. L. A. frosh, Claremont high school,
Citrus J. C. and the La Verne frosh.

Yarbrough

lf oldw

R ossi

Page 152

Nordell

I' auglm

Gray

As for the indi vidual players concerned, it would be well to
statements regarding each. Cecil Hanson has been the main
year's mound staff. He has improved considerably and looked
well against the Cal Tech squad.
Ed Yarbrough, last year's catcher, is holding down the same
has shown improvement. Ed is also a fair hitter.

make a few
stay of this
particularly
position and

L eft to right-Ba ck ro w: Coach Mea ch am , Cla rk , Nordell, f/nuglm, Abe/or, Ada ms. Front row:
R ossi, Gray, Yarbrough , H anson, // olden, W ong .
Page 153

Neil Clark, first baseman, is the third letterman back this year. Neil is
one of the best all around players on the squad, plays his position in fine
sha.r:e, and is a very dangerous hitter when hits are needed.
Of the new men, Ray Nordell a transfer from Modesto J. C. has probably
had the most experience. He is the balance wheel in infield and the strong­
est hitter on the squad.
Jud Holden at second, Tommy at third, complete the infield. These two
players are improving rapidly and are fair hitters.
The outfield is patroled by Larry Rossi, Danny Wong, Jimmy Abeloe and
Orval Vaughn. These boys have all been playing fine defensive ball and
their hitting strength improved as the season progressed.

fl anso n

ll beloe

Clark

Page 151­

Left to right-Third row: C eo Gra inger, Ceril H anson, Fr ancis Boone, L eo Huffman. Seco nd
row: Don W eedmark, R ay Pauls on, H arry Mirhel , Louis Graham , H . Benn ett , Ed Boett­
rher. First row: Tommy Gray, R al ph Lirhty, Ja ck King ston, Bill S runm ers, J . W hite, B ill
Lounsbury.

Off Campus Students and
1940 Graduates

Avon B. Carlson
J. Harry Michel
Agricu ltural Inspection; Agricultural In spection;
Arlington
Fillmore
P age 155

Life at San Dimas
Scatterbrains and station wagon
(top left).

Jack (Rubinoff) Lessinger (top
right).

Don't wrinkle my tux, fellows­
at the brawl (upper left) .

The three bares (upper right).

Just arrived for that big week­
end- the Glee club from San
Luis Obispo (center right).

"Any mower" grass, asks Yar­
brough (left center).

The mermen (lower left).

Penthouse No. 2-while har­
vesting walnuts (right wing).

All balled up (bottom left).

One of the "snap" courses (bot­
tom right) .

Page 156

Life at San Dimas
On the scent of the cent-Book­
keeper Tovani (top).

Four Knights and the Quee n
(upper left).

Let us trim 'em-the lettuce
trimming crew at Imperial
Valley (upper right).

A misstep and squash! (center
left) .

Hey, you got two desserts there
-Ticket Puncher Clark (cen­
ter right).

Dead-end Borger gets hi s exer­
cise (left wing).

Put up your dukes (lower center
right) .

The Sunkist kids-the citrus
marketing class (bottom left )

Switch to Edgeworth and smoke
inside (bottom right).

Page 157

Life at San Dimas
Crunch, crunch, burp, burp­
Danny \Vong munches his cel­
ery (top) .

Jumping jive, 1919 model (up­
per left).

Must be Meacham lecturing­
"Sleepy" Joe Ferris (uppe r
right) .

Into the deep-"Big Boy"
Schwanders takes his dail y
dip (bottom left).

Big Shots meet (upper right
wing).

Watch the Fords go by- Hack
"Speed" Haines (lower right
wing) .

Collecting parachutes-"Wong"
Adams (bottom right) .

Pagr 158

Life at San Dimas
Big shots of Uncle Charlie's
(top) .

Bill (Joe Penner) Hayward (up­
per left).

Straddling the fence-hazing
time at Voorhi s (upper right)

Five of an Aunell kind (center
left).

Quite a mouthful-the first
shovel on the All-American
canal (lower right).

Dimas demon hashers-the
kitchen crew (bottom) .

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San Luis Obispo

Norton Bldg.
771 Higuera St.

Mary Young, the reason why the infor­
mation counter is always crowded in the
main office.

JONES TRANSPORTATION
SERVICE
COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
DAY AND NIGHT
Ph. 1958
Ph. 1173
Broad and Marsh
406 Higuera St.

MISSION TAXI
PHONE No.2
Day and Night
Chester Haywood, Prop.

987 Monterey St.
Next to Obispo Theater
San Luis Obispo

Union Hardware and Plumbing Co.

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Phone <13
725
Higuera St.

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The Recollection of Quality
Remains Long After the Price
Is Forgotten

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Phone 16·1
1119
Garden St.

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MARSHALL JEWELRY STORE
"Since 1889"
778 Higuera St.

San Luis Obispo

Correct Lighting
Safeguards
Eyesight
Adequate lighting great­
ly reduces eyestrain

BETTER LIGHT FOR
BETTER SIGHT

San Joaquin Power
Division
Pacific Gas and
Electric Company
THE RED & WHITE STORE

A. SAUER CO.
SAN LUIS BAKERY-GROCERIES A D PROVISIONS
Phone 27

848 and 850 Monterey Street

F. J. Barcellos

W. H. Cook
PHO E 311

UNITED CIGAR STORE
Soft Drinks, Cigars, and Candy
897 Monterey St.

San Luis Obispo

COMPLIMENTS OF

SAM'S
Best Hamburgers in Town
1057 Monterey St.-"Where All Students Meet"-Next to Chevrolet Garage

DANIELS AND BOVEE
998 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo

Radios -

Electric Appliances Sales and Service

Refrigerators

COMPLIMENTS OF

ANDERSON HOTEL
Modern and Fireproof

---Home of Poly Visitors--­

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TO POLY
May your success of 1939-40 always be with you
T. SEBASTIAN'S

SANTA ROSA MARKET

Phone 326

Santa Rosa at Mill

GOOLD'S GARDENS
Corsages and Bouquets

We Telegraph Flowers Anywhere
Phone 1733

1512 Mill St.

These "girls"
couldn't c o n ­
trol Wells Gib­
son, but th e
"ceegar" did.
Alpha Gamma
Epsilon pres­
ented the pro­
gram at the
pre-Poly Royal
assembly.

ECONOMY DRUG CO.
CUT RATE DRUGS
770 Higuera St.

San Luis Obispo

UNIVERSAL AUTO PARTS CO.
Quality Service Parts for All Cars, Trucks and Tractors
969 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo
200 West Main Street, Santa Maria
Lyle F. Carpenter

Mer] F.

Carpen~er

SAN LUIS FURNITURE CO.
855 Marsh St.
San Luis Obispo
Member National Restaurant Assn.

Established 1911

BLUE BELL COFFEE SHOPS
Clair M. Butts, Owner

"Floor Show Every Night"
Monterey

Placerville

San Luis Obispo
Page 1M

HOLT BROS.
Complete Tractor Repair Work
Only Genuine Factory Parts Used
Track Pins and Bushings Serviced at Your Ranch

"Caterpillar" - John Deere - Killefer
Distributor for San Luis Obispo-Santa Barbara Counties
Paso Robles-Santa Maria-Lompoc- Goleta

SHOP AND SAVE AT

PENNEY'S
San Luis Obispo's Bargain Center

"Corky" and his on­
ions formed a skit dur­
ing the faculty assem­
bly program. Maybe
that's why Betty Swa­
dener keeps her dis­
tance. The scene is a
daily one in McCor­
kle's office.

COMPLIMENTS OF

JUILLARD COCKCROFT CORPN.
-andBest Wishes for Poly's Growth and Progress
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SAN LUIS OBISPO

871 MONTEREY ST.

The Best in Stock and Poultry Feeds will always be found at

E. C. LOOMIS & SON
Grains, Seeds, Feeds, Fertilizers, Insecticide. Also Custom Grain
Milling
San Luis Obispo
Arroyo Grande

Cadet teachers, left
to right-J. Reldon
Dunlap, Robert Glirn,
Karl Englund, Dan
Lawson, Dean Kel­
ler, Kenneth Dweller,
Bruce Jensen, Leon­
ard Gullarda, Cornel­
ius Friedrichsen.

SHELL SERVICE STATION
Corner Monterey and Santa Rosa St.
Shellubrication-Goodyear Tires-Hobbs Batteries

Manager, E. J. Anderson

Phone 1030

DRINK COCA-COLA
Delicious and Refreshing

COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.
Santa Maria

San Luis Obispo

International Trucks

Fruhauf Trailers

ROUTZAHN MOTOR CO.
1330 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo
Phone 1470
ROYAL Portable Typewriter with MAGIC MAR­
GIN, TOUCH CONTROL, Fast Action
Terms 75c week and up
$34.50 pj

JOHNNY NELSON
1044 Chorro Street

San Luis Obispo, Calif.
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We A ppreciate Your Patronage

AUSTIN'S
Homemade Candies and Ice Cream
We Also Serve Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
868 Monterey St.

Phone 86

CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES
To the Graduating Class of 1940

MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.
San Luis Obispo

HOTEL ANDREWS
Quiet and Homelike
Mrs. J. S. Kellogg, Mgr.

Corner Osos and Palm St.

Greetings to the California Polytechnic Student Body

SOUTHERN PACIFIC MILLING CO.
"Since 1885"

Lumber, Millwork, Building Materials and Building Specialt ies
San Luis Obispo

EVANS BROKERAGE CO.
REAL ESTATE
Specializing in Ranch Properties
118 Chorro St.

Phone 63

Practicing up on
the old corncobs are
t h r e e Heronites,
Whitey Lidson, Bob
Costello and Lester
McCray. Then they
appeared at FFA
Dog Patch Fling.

BAY'S MARKET
Complete Quality Market
"HONEST VALUES"
San L-uis Obispo
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Santa Maria

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May we extend our best wishes and hearty
congratulations to the

GRADS OF CAL POLY

Sears, Roebuck & Co.
879 Higuera Street

San Luis Obispo

"Quality-You Can Taste"

SNO-WHITE CREAMERY
-Where They All Meet­
San Luis Obispo

888 Monterey St.

CHEVROLET'S FIRST AGAIN
First in Sales, First in Performance, First in Features, First in Value

J. J. DUNNE
1039 Monterey St.

San Luis Obispo

For the Best Products
Ask for Dairy Products from the

HARMONY VALLEY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION
For the Best Prices
Join the Cooperative Movement
0. A. Nilsson

H. E . Cox

COMPLIMENTS OF

C. H. REED CO.
PAINTS- HARDWARE- GLASS
Monterey St.

Phone 41
San Luis Obispo, California

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Ford V 8 -

Mercury -

Lincoln Zeph yr

E. H. "DEKE" THRESH
Your Ford Dealer
R. C. Hoyt Inc.
Santa Rosa a nd Monterey Sts.

Phone 102
San Luis Obis po

Special Sunday Dinner
Lunch 50c
Table D'Hote Dinners
A La Carte Service
Club Breakfasts
1020 MORRO ST.

Freshmen looked
plenty dirty after
spending a night in
guarding b o nfire.
Front row, Bill Nor ­
ington,Bob Madison,
Bob West. Second,
Jack Peebles, Jack
Rose,Jim McDonald.
Third, Bill Cooper.
Top, Don Seeberg,
Vincent Trozera.

French Cusine
Bar and Cocktail Lounge
Dancing Every
Evening
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL.

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TITLE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY
-

Founded 1893­

A. S. Mobley, Mgr.
San Luis Obispo

777 Higuera St., Telephone 321

COMPLIMENTS OF

ASTON PHOTO SHOP
Phone 251

733 Higuera Street

ANDERSON BARBER
SHOP

ANDERSON SHOE SHINE
PARLOR

Anderson Hotel Bldg.

1012 Morro St.

Phone 1216

STANDARD AUTO PARTS
-AND­

PAINT STORE
Automotive Parts and Equipment 1085 Higuera St.
Page 169

Sherwin Williams Paint
Phone 1200

COMPLIMENTS OF

WILSON'S FLOWER SHOP
Member F. T. D.

1110 Garden St.

Day or Night Phone 1622

Don Sande and
Wally Baldwin have
spent plenty of time
in that basement
mimeograph a n d
mailing room, but
this time the cam­
era caught them in
a period of inactiv­
ity.

BEST WISHES, MUSTANGS

SAN LUIS MILL AND LUMBER CO.
Your local Lumber and Millwork Dealer
Phone 624
Congratulations, Poly, for becoming a Degree-Granting College

SMITH FRUIT COMPANY
Wholesale Distributors-Fruits and Produce
1121 Higuera St. - - Phone 1381 - - San Luis Obispo

§ANITONE

QUALITY

SERVICE

STRONGS CLEANING WORKS
H. M. Friesen, Prop.
San Luis Obispo

659 Higuera St.

401 High St.

Phone 1602

CHAS. SIGSBEE
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
AUTO FOOD DISTRIBUTOR

SANDERCOCK TRANSFER CO.
"Everything in the Hauling Line"

Phone 19

Stock Specialty-Local and Long Distance
San Luis Obispo

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COMPLETE CLOTHIERS

GENARDINI'S MEN'S WEAR
Between the Banks
Phone 1362

779 Hi guera St.

"JE RR Y" JE RRAM
JEWELER
The House oj }'ine Diamonds
COMPLIMENTS OF

STEVE ZEGAR
Coffee Shop - - - Garage - - - Taxi Service
P hones 100 or 10-J

San Luis Obispo

SAN LUIS F EED CO.
R. F . Hubbard and W. S. Fairbanks

Poultry and Stock Foods
305 Higuera St.

Phone 655
C. J. BOND

MEET ME AT THE

B. J. HALEY

STAG BILLIARD PARLOR
Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies, Magazines, Soft Drinks, Etc.
956 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo

There's no news about the
European war in the issue
of the Polytechnic Califor­
nian that Harold Davidson
is reading while George
Couper looks on with a
pocket-full of pencils. May­
be Davidson is looking for
his name in that column of
Brophy's "Sweepin's."

In the Price Range of Ford, Plymouth, and Chevrolet

THE NEW STUDEBAKER CHAMPION
At C. A. l\'Iaino-San Luis Obispo

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782 Higuera St.

San Luis Obispo, Calif.

C 0

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P A N Y,

L T

Phone 364-J

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THE NATIONAL DOLLAR STORES, Ltd.
732-36 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo

Sittin' on the 01'
Top Rail at Great
Western Livestock
Show are Roy Lantz
Jim Blake and Jack
Roesch . Poly stud­
ents copped a ma­
jority of the prizes
at the show.

DODGE AND PLYMOUTH-DODGE TRUCKS

BOOTH BROTHERS
San Luis Obispo

-Since 1916-

Paso Robles

Van Wormer & Rodrigues, Inc.
MANUFACTURING JEWELERS
Engravers and Stationers
126 Post Street, San Francisco-EXbrook 5886
Page 172

H. V. Joyaux

L. F. Richardson

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R. F. RICHARDSON CO.
"The Chapel of the Chimes"
to\'tMS£1f

~~
J'lnUonnf$rfr "' c;,:?,~

San Luis Obispo

Phone 88

.,.. 1N\IITA'T\0,.

"REST ASSURED"

HOTEL WINEMAN
A. J. Binder , Manager

San Luis Obispo's Newest Hotel
San Lui s Obispo

1009 Monterey St.

McKellar-Martinsen-Metz form
the triumvirate of the Aeronautics
department faculty.

Fresh Fish and Shellfish- Wholesale, Retail

SAN LUIS FISH COMPANY
Free Delivery
680 Higuera Street

Phone 136

San Luis Obispo

PEERLESS
BAKERY

Musical Instruments --Records--Sheet Music

BROWN'S MUSIC STORE
1126 Broad Street

San Luis Obispo

COZY BARBER SHOP
Your Patronage Appreciated
980 Monterey St.

Buck and Machado

COMMERCIAL PRINTERS
PREUSS PRESS
Office Forms, Business and Society Stationery, Booklets
981 Osos St., Telephone 1176

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171

PEP CREAMERY
FOR
Jumbo Hamburgers -

Glutton Milk Shakes

San Luis Obispo

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E. E. LONG PIANO CO.
R. R. Long

E. A. Van Vechten

THE BEST IN MUSIC
SINCE 1911

May Your Success Always be Great

VIGNEAU'S JEWELRY
867 Monterey St.

Phone 593

San Luis Obispo

Modern Homes Use

GAS for the FOUR BIG JOBS
Refrigeration- Cooking- Water Heating- House Heating

SANTA MARIA GAS COMPANY
Auto Trimming-Glass, Body and Fender Work-Auto Painting
Furniture Refinishing-Top Work

HACKETT'S BODY SHOP
F. A. Cline, Prop.
Phone 422

640 Marsh Street

San Luis Obispo

Just a couple of "snow birds."

H. D. BECKER
Complete Line of

DAIRY AND CHICKEN FEED
Albers Feeds a Specialty
Phone 587

Adjoining Poly Campus

San Luis Obispo

Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Tierney

BLACKSTONE HOTEL
Rates $1.50 up
Opposite Old Mission

Free Garage
San Luis Obispo

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--Progressing with Poly-­

SANLO MEAT CO.
Wholesale J obbers

Hotel and Restaurant Provisioners

P hone 482
Gasolines -

340 Higuera St.

Di esel F uel -

Stove Oils -

San Luis Obispo

Lubricating Oils and Greases

NORWALK
Distributor, J . B. Dewar
P aso Robles

Santa Maria

San Luis Obispo

"Here's to the Mustangs"

Phone 42

San Luis Obispo

GLASER BROS.
Your Distributors For

CANDIES- PIPES- TOBACCOS- CIGARS
Phone 1600

735 Marsh St.

San Luis Obispo

The Voorhis Unit cafe-dorm committee in action.
Once Again
"MOLLOY-MADE Quality and Workmanship"
Scores as the 1940 E L RODEO
Is Cased in a MOLLOY-MADE Cover from

THE DAVID J. MOLLOY PLANT
2857 North Western Avenue

Chica go, Illinois

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