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DON CAROTHERS
l'ice President

BILL OTHART
President

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T

HE largest freshman class in Cal Poly's
history met for the first time in September,
1946. John Wright was elected class president from
the group of over 1000 men. Ray Harding was elect­
ed vice-president, Gerry O'Ferrel, secretary-treas­
urer, and "Lefty" Downey, yell-le'ader.
John Wright soon advanced to sophomore stand­
ing and Ray Harding checked out of school, leaving
two vacancies in the class organization. A special
election placed Bill Othart at the helm of the class
and Don Carothers as his assistant. Both Bill and
Don are outstanding freshmen, belonging to sev­
eral active clubs on the campus.
The athletic department welcomed the. class with
open arms and did rather well with the array of
talent in all the major sports.
At the first of the year several energe.tic sopho­
mores saw to it that a group of freshmen volun­
'
teers cleaned the "P" on the hill overlooking the
campus. A bonfire and rally was also held by the
class in the area on which is now located the new
athletic field. In the spring of the year, energetic
Bill Othart and about 50 freshmen re-cleaned the
"P" and brought a lot of comment from the towns­
folk with the swell job of lighting done on the "P".
The final event of the year was the staging of a
successful dance for the. graduating senior class.
To Spelman Collins, head of the sheep depart­
ment, and class advisor, goes many thanks for the
interest and support he gave the class.

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THEY LIGHTED THE "P"
and it only took 50 Frosh to do it.

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JIM E GLISH
J?ice President

LTHOUGH the Sophomores got off to a slow
start, 'they ended having had a reasonably
successful year. Their first problem of the year was
"who is going to clean the 'P'." After much dicker­
ing, it was finally conceded that the Freshman and
not the Sophomores should clean it.

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TED HASKEL
Secretary

The highlight of the year was the election o:t
officers. During one of their periodic class meetings
a very competent set of officers was elected a n d
installed. They were Leon McAdams, president,
an E . E. major; Jim English, vice-president a n d
SAC representative, meat animals major; and T e d

Haskell, secretary, also a meat animals major. The
advisor of the Sophomore class was Norman
Sharpe, an air conditioning instructor.
Into each life some rain must fall, but why did
it have to fall on the Sophomore class party which
was planned for the beach at Avila?
One sore spot in this year's schedule was the
volleyball tournament in which a team was entE)red.
The results are not yet mentioned among the
members of the class. However, here are the facts.
The first game was dropped by default because of
a mixup in game time. The second game was won
when another team got mixed up on game time. The
third game was lost after a hard fought battle.
With their achievements overbalancing their dis­
appointments, the year was finished in good style,
and the officers should be congratulated on doing
a fine job.

Sophomores in action . . . Also inaction

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JOHN MILLER
Prnident

CLINTON M ERITHEW
Secretary-Treasurer

BILL ROTH
l'ice President

activities and the money of the class.
Among the juniors are several well-known personalities. Some of whom are Dick Lavery, student
vice-president; Gil Brown, yell leader; Jay Tucker,
Poultry
and inJimtheColeman,
business
managerClub
of Elpresident,
Rodeo. Also
Junior class
are
Don Seaton, manager of the Collegians and Jack
Anderson,
are
but few Publications
of the third photographer.
year men. whoThese
are well
known on the Poly campus.
The junior class, under the watchful eye of
visor Dave Cook, expects to finish the year successfully with a few get-togethers.

T THE beginning of this school y ar the majority
of the upperclassmen did not know definitely
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whether they were· sophomores, juniors or seniors.
Also at that time of the year many of the clubs,
departmental and otherwise, organized providing
activities for practically everyone. For these two
reasons the junior class did not try to organize.
In Febuary when most of the fellows had straightened out their schedules and knew their status, the
juniors got together for a dinner meeting. At this
meeting John Miller was elected president of the
class, Bill Roth was chosen vice-president a n
Clinton Merithew was asked to keep track of the

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AVON B. CARLSON
Presidmt

MAX KOEHLER
Pice President

Secretary

G

RADUATION this June for some sixty or so
seniors is the culmination, in many cases, of
seven or more years of attempting to do what they
originally intended to do in four. Looking back on
the days before Uncle Sam beckoned, we recall the
freshman-sophomore brawl, hazing, dormitory life,
and all the activities which make college life so
much fun. In those days little did we realize what
would be following and that not until now would
we be able to finish our schooling and get

Treasurer

was only a small part of what it is now. Time was
when you s id howdy to everyone you passed, but
with the growth of the enrollment it is impossible
to know all your fellow students.
Another indication to the returning upperclass­
men that Poly was growing was a new landmark in
the shape of the Administration building. What
seems to many pre-war students as the biggest
change is the abundance of women and their off­
spring on the campus.
With all changes being taken in stride, we hope
the history of succeeding classes may differ from
ours in that they fall back into the routine, and re­
quire no extra-curricula subjects such as "World
War III."

our

niche started in the business world.
Also missing to a lot of the old timers is the in­
formal spirit that was ours when the student body

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Mrs 1/valyn Jacobsen, '28 out-going alumni association preident,
congratulates R eg Bown '38, alumni president elected at the
Homecoming held October 25, 27.
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geles, second vice president ; John Hanna, '28
of San Luis Obispo, secretary ; Howard
Brown, '44, of San Luis Obispo, treasurer.
James McGrath, Cal Poly faculty member
and graduate of the class of '38, was reelect­
ed editor of the alumni newsletter.
President Julian A. McPhee, guest speaker
at the banquet, told visiting alumni plans for
the future development of the college. Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brussow, Mr.
and Mrs. C. 0. McCorkle, Mr. Henry Figge,
and Mrs. Merritt B . Smith were honored
guests at the banquet.
Highlight of the homecoming schedule of
events was the football . game between Cal
Poly and Whittier college, which the Mus­
tangs appropriately won for the benefit of
the alumni guests.

VERYBODY came to the big 40th anni­
versary homecoming of the Cal Poly
alumni association - even Kilroy. Yes, Kil­
roy was here. He registered as "K. A. Kilroy,
Class of 1906," but he failed to list his ad­
dress. Next oldest grad to register at the
Homecoming celebration held Oct. 25-27 was
Alfred Felix Miossi, of San Luis Obispo,
Class of '07. Altogether more than 200 alum­
ni members representing every class from
'06 to '46 attended the three-day program
of events.
Avalyn Jacobsen, '28, turned over the
alumni association gavel to the newly elect­
ed president, Reg Brown, '38, at the annual
banquet held Oct. 26. Other officers elected
at the business session were : Alta Fae May­
hall Jame.s, '23, of San Francisco, first vice
president ; Orvis Hotchkiss, '28, of J;os An­

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1. Long, wasn't it ?

2. Co-ed movement

origin­

ators dream on.

3. Little flower of Cal Poly.

4. Chamberlin cuts one.

5. John and Joe.

6. Poison-oak festival.

7. Organized mob-scene.

8. Studious

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studs sun-tan­

ning.

9. Avila 1 03 .

10. At the first assembly.

11. Garoian greets

ible.

the gull­

ROGRESS was the keynote of stu­

P dent body activities during the school

year 1946-47. Facing the greatest en­
rollment in the history of Cal Poly, SAC
took the increased problems connected
with a larger student body well in its
stride.
President Garoian appointed a com­
mittee to write a new constitution for
the Associated Students. Under Blick
Wells' guidance, the committee wrote a
well-balanced constitution, which was
accepted by the student body. This plus
Poly Royal, marked the greatest under­
takings by the student body.
SAC, one of the most active during
the history of Cal Poly, was comprised
of many students of former years.
Student body dances were held twic e
each month, with Crandall G y m always
packed. The student body participated
in civic proj ects as well, helping wit h
active drives for the Red Cross, Infan­
tile Paralysis, and Community Chest.

LEON GAROIA
Student Body Pruident

DICK LAVERY
Yice President

KEN LUCAS
Secretary

Treasurer

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GIL BROW
Yell T.ead er

Activities early in the school year in­
cluded a bonfire rally, lighting of the
"P", assemblies, and pre-game rallies.
Highlight of the rally "schedule" was
the car caravan to Santa Barbara in
which more than 1 5 0 cars from Poly
participated.
Assemblies, which were held on the
athletic field while weather permitted,
were soon "retired" to the Engineering '
Auditorium, where similar assemblies
were held at consecutive hours for the
agricultural and industrial divisions.

JOHN JONES
Student Manager

LEO ROGERS
Athletic Manager

BACK ROW ( left to right ) : Dick Lavery, Blick Wells, Leon McAdams, Cy Hovig, Art Gilstrap, AI Quist,
Leo Rogers, John Croqvson, Avon Carlson, Leon Garoian; CE TER GROUP : Ken Lucas, Melvin Bell, Herb
R iley, Jim English, H. P. D avidson, Jo!tn Jones, Gil Brown.

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JACK SPAULDING
Yell Leader

GIL BROWN
Yell "King"

FTER a lapse of five years the Rally
was reorganized under
the leadership of Gil Brown. This com­
mittee was organized to act as ushers

DO
ELY
Yell Leader

at all sports events, to work towards
stimulating and preserving college
spirit and to perform such other duties
as may be designated by the student af-

A Committee

FIRST ROW ( left to right) : Gil Brown; Bill Armstrong, John Miller, Jim Dixo n ; SECOND ROW : D o n Eley,
Harold Mattos, Henry flalcarce, Gary Petersen, John Lesley, Bob Hunt; THIRD ROW : Stan Thompson ' B o b
Nixon, Dick Thompson, Erwin Gove, D an O'Donnel.

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fairs council.
Bill Armstrong was elected chairman
and John Lesley, secretary. A rooters
section was formed with student wives
aking part in the cheering section.
The rally committee arranged a joint
rally and car caravan to the Santa Bar­
bara game.
With aid of the music department the
Rally Committee put on a nice show for
the towns peop e during the Whittier
game. After Betty Jo Bewley finished
twirling her flaming batons, the rally
committee passed out matches that were
lit in the dark by the rooters. For the
homecoming game with San Francisco
a Serpentine rally was held in down­
town San Luis Obispo, with a huge bon­
fire rally held on the campus. The "P"
on the hill was lit up in red flares to
add to the sight.
For the El Toro game a huge bull
was made out of canvas and a regular
bull fight was held in the middle of
the field with El Mustang Bill Arm­
strong as the challenger.
Before the Chico game a large thea­
ter rally was held.

tut/eht Ccu1-t

HE Student Court is composed
T of students who pass judgment
on the law-breakers here on the
Poly campus. Working directly
with the Security Officer, Ernest
Steiner, and the S.A.C., this group
has aided in keeping the accident
rate down and the welfare of the
students and faculty at a high lev­
el. This year found Melvin Bell as
chairman, Jay Tucker, court re­
porter, Jim Coleman, Don Fiester,
Manes Rudden, AI Parks, and Cris­
pin Wood rounding out the re­
mainder of the court.

LEFT TO RIGHT : Melvin Bell, Crispin Wood, Jim Coleman, James
R u dden, Jay Tucker, Al Park.

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CTIVITIES of the Publications de­
A partment at Cal Poly are on as
large a scale as they are at many col­
leges where Journalism is a major sub­
ject. With not even an English major
available to draw students from, the
proselyting of staff members from agri­
cultural and industrial majors, and the
training of them in writing and editing
fundamentals are two of the many prob­
lems which fall to the lot of the college's
director of public relations and instruct­
or of Journalism.
With the recent establishment of the
new major in "country printing,"
which requires a minor in journalism
courses, the department's activities will
be further extended in quality as well
as quantity.
ROBERT E . KENNEDY
Director of Publications

HEcomposed
Publications c o m m i t t e e,
of the editors and
Tbusiness
managers of student pub­

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lications, formally met to have
pictures taken during the Spring
quarter. Informal meetings through
out the school year decided ques­
. tions of policy and size of El Mus­
'bmg, El Rodeo, the Goal Post, and
d±he Frosh Handbook.
The committee was also consult­
as to the personnel and duty of
' ep.
a·revised
"new board
to be setMost
up under
the
constitution.
import­
ant meeting was the one for the
cameraman.

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FIRST ROW ( left to .right ) : Robert Kennedy, John Patterson, John Shea
Jim Coleman; SECOND ROW: Glenn Arthur, Paul Madge, Jiro Kai.

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'

for the 1947 El
THERodeostaffweremembers
drawn at large from the

student body. John Shea, editor for this
year's El Rodeo, came by his position
through several years of yearbook work.
Coming to Cal Poly in 1939, with a
year's experience, he was made -assist­
ant business manager for the 1940 book.
Again in 1941 he was business manager,
while in 1946 he was assistant editor.
With Shea at the helm, a twelve man
staff was soon organized, having on it
one other man from the 1946 staff,
Chuck Chapman, photographer. Avon
Carlson, assistant editor, handled the
details involved in scheduling advertis­
ing pictures, sales promotion, and mail­
ing of books. The end sheet and division
page cartoons are the efforts of Bob
Rowe, who recently left Poly for work
at the University of California.
Section editors, Kent Freeman, Grad­
uates ; Neil McCarty, Activities ; Bill
Othart, Organizations ; Art Gandy,
Dormitories ; Harry Endo, Faculty ; Joe
Griffin, Athletics ; and Bernard Epstein
all did a bang-up job in rounding out
their sections. The advertising section
was capably handled by Cy Hovig and

JOHN SHEA
Editor-in-Chief

Jim Coleman, who together with Advis­
ing attraction.
The main brunt of the work fell on
th shoulders of Editor Shea, who spent
many an "extra" hour on layout work,
writing copy and prepar­
ing all pictures for the
engravers. Bob Kennedy,
the mainstay of Cal. Poly
publications, did a noble
job in those departments
requiring a diplomatic
touch. His work in tak­
ing and printing pictures
editing copy and his
moralizing effect, a l l
made El Rodeo-1947,
what the staff hopes, a
worthy book.
Editor Jolm Shea, seated in center,
explains to his El Rodeo staff some
intricacies of layout and editing
of a yearbook . The worried looks
weren't posed.

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A VON CARLSON
Assistant Editor

BERNARD EPSTEIN
Section Editor

JIM COLEMAN
Advertising

ART GANDY
Dormitories

JOE GRIFFIN
Sports Editor

KENT FREEMAN
Graduates

ROBERT ROWE
Art Editor

HARRY ENDO
Faculty

NEIL McCARTHY
Activities

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CHARLES CHAPMAN
Photo Edito r

CYRUS HOVIG
Advertising

BILL OTHART
Organizations

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Chapman up to his usual
tricks.
"Glamor s h o t" Mills
shows Editor Shea how
it is done.
"Big" Harry Endo does
his studying the easy
way.
Ruth Johnstone does her
bit for the yearbook.
Sports Editor Joe Grif­
fin tells photographer
Jack Anderson how he
wants Betty Jo to look.
Kennedy's hospitality br­
ings out that contented
look.
Shea hard at work for a
change.
The "work horses" of El
Rodeo-1947.

9.

"Pop" Fellows mugs while
Shea, Hovig, Parker and
Rowe look on.

{//JtuJtllh9

JOHN PATTERSON
Editor

EL MUSTA G STAFF AT WORK
Paul Trittwbach, Editor Patterso n, Paul Madge, R oy Bethel

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L MUSTANG'S staff, finding a sud­
E denly grown up student body, in­
creased the size of the weekly student
paper several times during the year. El
Mustang reached full tabloid size with
six pages during the Winter quarter.
The paper's policy was decidedly liberal
for a student publication. The paper,
acting as the official organ of the stu­
dent body, sponsored many items of
constructive work in student affairs
during the year.
Continuous checkouts and changes in
curricula forced complete revision of
the staff many times. Patterson's chief
worry was always, "Who have I got
working on the staff this week?" Num­
ber two worry was the absence of copy
at deadline time. After that, Patterson
could always worry about the press,
"Will it last for one more issue?"
None of the staff will ever forget
Hallowe'en, when a perfectly good issue
fell to pieces before i t reached t h e
press. Following that date, the staff
managed to get out many ex­
cellent editions, but somehow
they always appeared dazed
and punch drunk after each
issue was off the press.
This year El Mustang was
printed in the college's own
shop. This kept the editorial
staff !lnd the production staff
working in close collaboration,
and resulted in considerable
saving to the student body.
The editorial staff thanks A.
M. Fellows, director of print­
ing, and his classes for the ex­
ceilent work done in printing
the weekly editions of El
Mustang.

Paul Madge, drafted into the j ob of
business manager, kept the paper sol­
vent with good management and plenty
of advertising. Madge doubled in brass
as the assistant editor for most of the
year. Bob Rowe, staff cartoonist, kept
the customers happy with his drawings
until he transferred to another college.
John Patterson, editor, kept the student
body aroused with the editorials which
were alleged to be radical. Patterson
maintains that at heart he is a Republi­
can and that the editorials kept "Dear
John" column full of letters.
Bob Kennedy, advisor, was kept con­
tinually busy laying oil on the troubled
waters. Carrying a full time load in sev­
eral other departments. Kennedy al­
ways managed to keep the staff on the
beam when assistance was needed,
which was often.
Going down the line for student con­
stitutional reform and revision, and ev­
er emphasizing the importance of effi­
cient student government and extra­
curricular activities, El Mustang was
truly considered representative of the
student body.

PAUL MADGE
Business Manager

El Mustang, throughout the year,
managed to keep a considerable staff
busy most of the time, and so, perhaps,
out of more serious mischief.

EL MUSTANG STAFF (left to right ) Fir tRow: Gu y Thomas, Bob Sau n ders, Eugene Kemper, Jolm Patter­
son, Herb Bundeson, Joe Griffin, Carl Taffera. Second Row: Carter Camp, Donald Miller, Otho Budd, Bill
Roth, R. E. Kennedy, Glenn Arthur, William Nolan, Paul Tritenbaclt and John Columbini.

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Post i s actually a cooper­
THEativeGoalpublishing
venture between
the

Publications department and the Ath­
letic department. Advertising, which is
the sole revenue other than sales, is
handled by the publications advertising
manager. Photographs of team mem­
bers are taken by publication photog­
raphers. After all expenses for engrav­
ings, printing, photography, commis­
sions to advertisin g solicitors and s tu­
dent salesmen are paid, the net profit
is divided equally between Publications
and the Athletic department.

GLENN ARTHUR
Editor

N NOVEMBER the first and last issue
the 1946 Mustang Roundup ap­
peared here on the campus. The would­
be 25c monthly was greeted with polite
but restrained enth usiasm.
Many students volunteered reasons
for the magazine's short life. Some said
the articles were too general and did
not interest the majority. Others held
that like similar college 'mags' the car­
toons should be racy and plenty of them.
The typical "kid campus" wanted more
hot gossiv and men's room j okes like­
"people who live in glass houses
shouldn't," or "familiarity breeds."
These may have been contributing
factors for the publications failure, but
the real reason was the shortage of
staff members for such an undertaking.

I of

HARVEY K RAMER
Editor

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LEVEN tho and pictorials of Poly
Royal publicity were sent out this
year to every state in the United States
and to many t e rritories and foreign
countries. These attractive eight page
pictorials, containing stories and pic­
tures of past Pol y Royals, plus cover­
age of this year's events, were mailed
free by Cal Poly s tudents and faculty
members early in April to their friends
and relatives, inviting them to the "or­
iginal country fair on a college campus."
Editing the pictorial is another of the
many activities of the publications de­
partment, but production costs of the
pictorial are paid from the Poly Royal
fund.

E

PAUL MADGE
Edito r

HIS booklet of informatio n is publish­
ed for the benefit of all new stu­
dents. The primary purpose of editing
this Handbook is to present to the in­
coming student all essential information
pertain i ng to the college curricula, and
to Poly traditions and customs. All
school songs and yells as well as the en­
tire constitution are printed for the
convenience of the students.
No funds were received from the
SAC t o finance the venture in 1946,
but advertising revenue paid the bulk of
the bill and El Corral paid the balance
for the privileg of distributing 700
copies i n the store.

T

JIRO KAI
Editor

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/

. M. (BERT) FELLOWS left an ex­
A cellent position with the Graphi c

Arts Industry o f t h e state t o accept the
position as head of the Printing Depart­
ment of Californi a State Polytechnic
College, which has ·announced a "School
for Country Printers." This will be a
four-year degree course second in the
nation only to Carnegie Tech.
The students enrolled and majoring
in this course are producing the college
paper, "EI Mustang." They are doing
the composition, makeup and bindery
work necessary to produce the Califor­
nia FFA magazine. The composition
and makeup of "EI Rodeo", the college
annual, was handled entirely by this de­
partment under Bert Fellow's supervis­
ion.
Many thousands of dollars· have been
invested in new equipment and the lat­
est type of presses, so that when this
department is installed in its new, mod­
ern quarters i n the Administration
building, it will be known as one of the
outstanding schools of printing i n the
United States.

BERT FELLOWS
Director of Printing

FIRST ROW (left to right)
D o n Miller, Guy Thomas, G e r­
ald Craig, Ed Durbin, Stanley
Thompson Bert Fellows, in­
structor; Gene Kemper, R o b­
ert Saunders; NOT IN PIC­
TURE: D o n Chatters, E m m o ns
Blake.

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1. Kennedy

teaches

them

how to throw the bull.

2. Patterson takes the air.

3. Journalists (JG) of Am­
erica.

4. Saunders at folding ma­

chine.

5. Press Club feeds faces.

6. More of above.

7.

"Bert" shows him how.

8. Press Club Big Wheels.

9. Time out for inspiration.

LO. Poly Print Shop.

/JtqJic

again Cal Poly's Music Depart­
ONCE
ment has resumed its pre-war posi­

tion as a source of enjoyment for tl1e
students and a means of publicizing Cal
Poly. As enjoyment for the students the
Music Department has a dual role. It
furnishes an outlet for the artistic tal­
ents and tastes of the student body and
at the same time furnishes music for
many student and student body social
events and athletic activities. The Music
Department acts as a publicity medium
not only by appearing at athletic events
and on local programs, but each year
makes a tour. On tour the Glee Club and
dance orchestra appear before many
thousand people in different sections of
the state.
HAROLD P. DAVIDSON
Director of Music

Because Cal Poly is a technical college
for agriculture and industry, the M u sic
Department is in a class apart from
most other college music departments
with all musical activities being solely
the outgrowth of the voluntary efforts
of the students. It is commendable t hat
without a music major or minor being
offered at the college, Cal Poly's M u sic
Department has been able to maintain
very high standards.
The Music Department has grown
right along with the school and h as
great hopes for the future. It seems
only natural that soon will be seen a
department expanded to fit the funda­
mental goal of training at Cal Poly.
Sound engineering as a whole, inclu d ­
ing music reproduction and transmis­
sion, is a study which might well b e in­
cluded in the curricula.

MILTON RIGGS
Drum Major

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pRETTY Betty Jo,

wife of Lew Bew­
ley, one of the many Poly naval
trainees who returned here as a civilian
student, added the final touch of show­
manship to the colorful presentations of
the Poly band this year. Betty Jo won
the national baton twirling champion­
ships in 1940 and 1 94 1 in contests held
at Baylor University, Waco, Texas, and
the ovations she received from football
fans at home games and in Los Angeles
at the Pepperdine game indicated they
knew a champion when they saw one.
Her flaming baton act is tops.

50-piece Poly band, led by drum
T HEmajor
Milton Riggs and high-light­

ed with the spectacular, baton twirling
of beauteous Betty J o Bewley, put on
some fine performances this year at the
football games. A variety of stunts,
marching formations, j ump tunes, and
marches were featured. In connection
with the games the band played for the
traditional snake dance held on the
streets of San Luis Obispo and the rally

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FIRST ROW ( left to right ) : John Tisdale, Bob Hansfi eld, Jolm Woods, Albert Knipper, Bud Lee, Lee Lady,
Sal R eyes, Dick Caldwell, D o n Hovley, Darrel Rumley, Bob Roney, Bob Strong, Everett l'tfiller,
Bob
Raybourn, Fred Waterman; SECOND ROW: Bob Olsen, Ernie Heald, Cal-vin Gill, Don Lansing, Jack Hughes,
Charles Hitchcock, Glenn Gillette, Wayne Smith, Raymond Zanda, Francis MeNeil, Bob Connolley, Marvin Pyle,
Roy Hoover, AI Perry, Pressley Cooper, Art flan Etten, Bob .Newell, Don Seaton, Bill H u nter, Bob Peters o n,
Paul MacCormack; THOSE NOT IN PICTURE : Clark, Coon, Elerick, Hubbard, Klo k k e, Riggs,
Tall m a n ,
Pasco, Ayala, Jay, Seely, Lowe, Risling, Miller, Zeutzius, Kruse, Bracker, Chatters.

at the bon fire preceeding the home­
coming game with Whittier.
At a rally held in the Fremont Thea­
ter the band helped accelerate the spir­
it before the final home game. The band
accompanied the team to the Pepper­
dine game i n Inglewood , where the
Pepperdine audience was very appre­
AND Betty Jo.
ciative of the band

They were also on hand to add spirit,
noise and music to the Fresno-Poly
b asketball game .
In addition to the ball games a n d
Poly Royal, the band p layed for vario u s
other school activities and put o n a
short concert for the Young Farmers
Convention.

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ERNEST HEALD
Prnidmt

ROBERT RAYBOURN
Student Director

ROBERT STRONG
Manager

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LEROY LADY
Librarian

NDER the tutorship of Harold
Davidson and manager Don
U
"King" Seaton, the Cal Poly Col­
legians of 1946-47 topped all pre­
vious achievements.
A fourteen piece outfit - four
saxes,
six brass kept
and four
rhythm
the Collegians
Polyites
well
satisfied at more student body
dai\Ces than ever before held on the
campus. The type of music makes
no-Rhumbas
differenceliketo this
organization
"Siboney"
come
as easily as do "The Anniversary
Waltz," or the old Dixieland spec­

ial, "Tailgate Ramble". Old favo­
rites like "Stardust" and current
hits filled out the Collegians re­
pertoire.
Several of the men are married,
and one can always count .on the
"little woman" being on hand at
every dance to collect hubbies share
of the "booty." Bob Roney, Darrel
Rummley and Jim Stewart are old
timers at this married life, while
Don Buehring was just recently
ushered into matrimony with the
whole orchestra officiating.
DON SEATON
Manager

FIRST ROW ( left t o riglzt ) : Wayne Smitlz, John Tisdale, Wally Clark, Don Buehring, Orrin G obby, bass,
D o n Seaton, piano. S ECOND ROW : Bob R aybourn, Fred Waterman, Jim Stewart, Joe Parker, guitar.
THIRD ROW : Darrel Ru mley, Darrol Davison, Bob R o n ey, Jim Cox, drums.

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qlee Clu6

ALVIN QUIST
President

WAY 1E MISEMER
Manager

ROGER RIGHETTI
/lice President

Club is an institu­
THEtionCalnotPolytooGlee
old, h aving begun its

JOH ' VAN DYKE
Secretary-Student Direclo

been one of the major objectives ever
since. In 1938 the club visited the Oak­
land area ; in 1939,_Southern California ;
in 1940, the lower Sacramento valley,
and in 1941, it visited the upper Sacra­
mento valley.
After a lay-off of five years, the re­
organized club again went on its Spring
tour, this time in the northern San
Joaquin Valley. It was accompanied by
the dance band, the Cal Poly Collegians.
As a fitting climax to a successful
year's work, the traditional Home Con­
cert was presented directly following
the completion of the Spring tour.

functions in 1936 with the arrival of
Director Harold P. Davidson. Members
of this organization devote much time
and hard effort towards producing a
musical organization worthy of Cal
Poly, and they contribute much in the
way of extra-curricula activity at Cal
Poly.
One of the highlights of the year's
work is the Spring tour. The first tour
was held in 1937, when the club visited
the San Joaquin valley. Meeting with
success the annual Spring tour has

OFFICERS OF THE GLEE CLUB
President
Alvin Quist
Manager
Wayne Misemer
Roger Righetti
Pice President
John Van Dyke
Secretary-Student Director
Librarian
Gail Allen
A cco mpanists
Gillian Brown
Robert Newell
Alan Fisher
Chairman of Stunts

GIL BROW
Accompanist

ROBERT NEWELL
Acco mpanist

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'48-Des Moines, Ia.
'48-Honolulu, Hawaii
BARITO ES
'48-San Pedro
Ahrendes, Archie
'SO-Wilmington
Brunner, Robert
'51-New York
Evans, Kenneth
'SO-Glendale
Johnson, Donald
'47-Sacramento
Luce, Vernon
'47-Drake, No. Dak.
McCarty, Neil
'48-Los Angeles
Merithew, Clint
'47-Santa Barbara
Misemer, Wayne
'SO-Alhambra
Nolan, Richard
'50-Bakersfield
Ray, Marlin
'49-San Luis Obispo
Righetti, Roger
'47-Hoopa
Risling, David
'48-Ukiah
Van Dyke, John
BASSES
'49-New York
Abrahamsen, Aron
' 49-Red Bluff,
Allen, Gail
'SO-Bakersfield
Anderson, Deane
'50-Bakersfield
Cross, Argyle
'47-Palo Alto
Freeman, Kent
'49-Santa Cruz
McAdams, Leon
Miller, John
'48-Houston, Texas
Quist, Alvin
'47-Fresno
'51-San Luis Obispo
Robinson, John
Tallman, George
Wong, Robert

FIRST TENORS

Armstrong, David
Barr , Ben
Bu dd, Otho
Coff ey, Frank

'49-Modesto
'47-Hollywood
'48-Laguna Beach
'49-Alhambra
Hov ely, Don ald
'48-Simi
Imbach, Mel
'SO-Van Nuys
James, Travis
'49-Santa Paula
Lupo, William
'SO-Wesson, Miss.
Moore, Edgar
'47-Alhambra
Purdy,
Robert
'49-Fresno
Taylor, Kenneth
'49-San Luis Obispo
SECOND TENORS
Brown, Gillia n
'48-San Luis Obispo
Eley, Donald
'48-Monrovia
F ishe r Alan
'47-San Diego
Goold, Wm.
'47-San Luis Obispo
Haskell, Ted
'49-Monterey Park
Hickman, Roland
'49-Avenal
Miller, Everett
'49-Calexico
Miller, John
'49-Avenal
Newel, Robert
'49-San Leandro
Raybourn, Robert
'47-Sequoia
Reese, Kenneth
'SO-Chicago, Ill.
Shafer, John
'49-Tustin
Taffera, Carl
· s-Old Forge Penn

·

,

,

.

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-

LEFT TO RIGHT: Deane A ndersott, Gail Allen, John J1 an Dyke, Everett Miller, Gil Brown, Clint M eritherw,
Otlto Budd, Ben Barr.

ARSITY QUARTET .. . Adding variety to

OCTET .. . is composed of eight men
the glee club selected for their voices
TandHEfrom
their showmanship. Specializing in the

of the music depart­
V thethisvocalgrouppr6'gram
ment,
enjoyed a successful season,

"barber shop" type of songs, the group per­
formed
successfully on numerous occasions
before local
clubs, on the Spring Tour, and did
themselves especially proud during the Home
Concert.

appearing before many local civic organiza­
tions. They likewise made a hit on the. Tour
and at the Concert with such classics as
Man Noah," "Jerusalem Mornin'," and "The
Desperado."
"01'

VARSITY QUARTET: K e n Taylor, Bill Go old, Dave
R isling, AI Quist.

COLONELS: Don Seaton, Charlie Knokey, Bob Hands­
.
field, and Joe Parker.

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ill!*

•

•

•

1. First stop going north on

tour.

2. Going on the air.

3. On the tour.

4. Davidson and Waterman.

5. Collegians

swing

it at

student body dance.

6. Gil approaching to make
points.

7. Davidson and . . .

8. The four Colonels i n front
of a uditorium.

Cclcne/J

HE smallest, but perhaps the
Tloudest of the three instrument­
al aggregations is the "Four Col­
onels." This group supplies the
"changer music" for various local
conclaves and has been well re­
ceived by community and campus
alike. Since there is safety in num­
bers, the "Colonels" usually team
up with the Varsity Qua1·tet to
present a well-rounded musical
program. This year's Colonels
boast two Collegians, Don Seaton,
and Joe Parker, and two former
Collegians, Charlie Knokey and
Bob Hansfield.

ACH year· Cal Poly opens its doors to
show visitors and friends the edu­
cational progress of this college which
is recognized nationally as a pioneer and
model of vocational training on a col­
lege level. Operated as a "country
fair on a college campus," Poly Royal
combines educational features with
breath-taking entertainment to provide
a pleasing and i nstructive program for
the "show window" of both the indus­
trial and agricultural d epartments at
Poly.
Cal Poly's "country fair on a college
campus" was originated in 1933 and
each year has i ncreased in popularity
and attendance. This y ear, under the
guidance of General S uperintendent
Milton Brown, E lectronics major, and
Carl Beck, advisor, Poly Royal was des­
ignated as the m ost diverse and largest
attended open house in the fifteen year
existence of the "show window" of the
educational program at this unique
technical college.

E

MIL TO 1 BROWN
Gweral Superintwdent

LEFT TO RIGHT: Jolm Elder, Secretary o f Poly Royal; f7ernon
Luce, Director of Industrial Exhibits; Milton Brown, Superintendent
of Poly Royal; John Jo nes, Assistant Superintendent ; Bill Othar'f,
Director Division of Arrangements; Paul Madge, Director of Pub­
licly; Carl E. Beck, Faculty Adviso r for Poly Royal; Cy Hovig,
Treasurer.

[ 40 ]

This year's Poly Royal was op­
ened officially by President Mc­
Phee at the assembly held Friday
morning, May 2. Guests introduced
by President McPhee were Dr. Roy
E. Simpson, state superintendent
of public instruction, Dr. Williams
provost of Santa Barbara college,
and several other notables. A von
-Carlson, senior class president, pre­
sented Don McMillan, alumni mem­
ber of the class of 1916, who spoke
humorously on "Shades of the
Past." Following the opening as­
sembly an intra-squad football
game featuring the Whites oppos­
ing the Golds took the limelight.

HE Fifteenth Amtual Poly Royal
T culminated in the Coronation
Ball which was held Saturday eve­
ning in the beautifully d ecorated
P oly gym. At 10 p. m. the corona­
tion ceremony began with a pro­
essional of both q ueens, their es­
corts, and the four princesses with
their escorts. In an impressive
eremony Miss Patricia M u nchoff,
he 1 946 queen, from San Jose
tate, transferred a crown of flow­
ers from her own head to that of
fiss "Katie" Dupont, from San
Diego State, Miss Poly Royal of
947.

Thursday night the Student
Wives' club sponsored a reception
for the queen and princesses at
Hillcrest lounge. Queen Katie and
the four princesses, Eva Brebes,
Louise Kirk, (Jo Ann Martinsen
and Carolyn Wait, greeted an es­
timated 500 guests.
POLY ROYAL ''ROYALTY"
Queen Katie Dupont and Queen Pat Mrmchoff

LEFT: LAST YEAR'S CORO ATIO WITH QUEE Pat Muncho/f. RIGHT: Princeues Eva Brebes, Louise
Kirk, Jo A nn Martinsen, and Carolyn Waite.

[ 41 ]

FIRST ROW ( left to right ) : flernon Luce, director of industrial exhibits; John Schaub, Dick Williams, John
Jones, assistant superintendent ; Leon Garoian, student body president ; Bill O thart, arrangements directo r ;
Bill Taylor, K en Andrus, D o n Halstead. SECOND ROW: Myr o n Glen, Milton Brown, general superintendmt;
John Seaton, Arthur l'an Etten, James O'Donnell, John Elder, secretary ; James Jessup, James Crampton, R ed
Mason, Len Merritt, Nick Stavrakis. THIRD ROW: Carl Beck, adviso r ; Charles Burroughs, Raymond Har­
wood, Paul Madge, publicity director; John Patterson, H erbert Winn, Frank W ebster, A drian Harders, Jack
Coyle, Cyrus Hovig, treasurer; D ick Lavery, student b o dy vice-president; Harry Melton, Ben Barr.

ERHAPS one of the most i mportant
features of Poly Royal is t he fact
that this great event is organized and
carried to completion by the students.
Besides giving the public a view of
Poly's campus and educational program,
Poly Royal gives the students practical
experience i n planning and presenting
a country fair.

a s heads of divisions c omposed of mem­
bers of the various college departments,
undertook, a nd ably completed, a ll
functions which appeared under the i r
respective divisions.
John Jones h ad the dubious honor of
"holding down" two positions on t h e
Poly Royal Executive Committee. He
was assistant superintendent and also
director of special events. John Eld e r,
a s secretary, and Cyrus Hovig, a s
treasurer, worked many hours i n ord e r
that all "paper work" for the Fifteenth
A nnual Poly Royal would be in perfect
order at all times.

P

As general superintendent of the fif­
teenth annual Poly Royal, Milton B rown,
second industrial student to hold this
position, had the tremendous t ask of
seeing that all events appearing on the
schedule of events were prepared and
ready for the public by May 2-3. Milton
was assisted in this broad undertaking
by Bill Othart, director of arrange­
ments ; Paul Madge, director of publi­
city ; Gene Pimentel, director of agri­
cultural exhibits ; Vernon Luce, director
of industrial exhibits ; and John Jones,
director of special events. These men,

Acting as a "silent partner" in this
greatest event of the s chool year, Carl
B eck, advisor since the first Poly Royal
was held in 1933, greatly aided the ex­
ecutive committee by giving examples
of how problems were handled in past
events.
[ +2 ]

1/teet 7 e Queen
Annual Poly Royal,
THEwithFifteenth
Milton Brown as general su­

perintendent, and C arl Beck as advisor,
got under way Thursday, May 1, when a
reception was held at the Southern Pa­
cific depot for both the 1946 queen,
Miss Patricia Munchoff, of San Jose
State college and this year's queen,
Miss Katie D upont, 1 9 year old coed of
San Diego State college. On hand to
greet the queens were Milton Brown, •
I
Carl Beck, the four princesses and their ,
escorts, and a large percentage of the
Cal Poly student body.

(1) Royalty meets . . . scholars, no less. (2) Co-Ed
Proponent Litzie crowds in close. (3) Oompah, oom­
pah . . . oomph! (4) Ex-Polyite Bob Wilton inter­
views Queen Katie for radio audience.

QUEE KATIE AND FRIEND
Red Cap Brow11 takes over at depot

[ 43 ]

SONS 0' GUNS BROADCAST FROM CAMPUS
Cpl. Shirley Cowart & Pfc. Caesar Curzi and Poly Glee club sing

the feature attractions
ONEthisofyear's
open house was th£

of

FRIVOLOUS FILLIES FROLIC
Poly Royal Fun Frolic Fills Recreation Hall

[ 44]

radio broadcast on the Poly cam
pus of "Sons 0' Guns," a m usica
program produced by the Sixtl
Army Recruiting Headquarters
On the air from 8 to 9 p. m., Thurs
day evening, the program feature<
the Hamilton Field Fourth Air
Force band, selections by the Pol)
Glee Club, talks by President Jul
ianA.McPhee, Student Body Presi
dent Leon G aroian, and Queem
Katie Dupont and Patricia Mun
choff.
An added attraction of thh
year's Poly Royal was the Fur
Frolic h eld Friday evening in tht
USO building d owntown. Music fo:
the "converted" barn dance wa:
furnished by Poly's ''sophisticatec
Swingers", the Collegians.

RESIDENT McPhee and Dr. Simpson
participated May 2 in the opening of
the new $60,000 athletic field. Follow­
ing short talks, McPhee tossed the first
ball to Major J. C. Deuel, with Vernon
Meacham at the plate. Carl Beck umpir­
ed the action. Following the dedication,
Cal Poly, in a non-conference ball game,
beat the Pepperdine Waves 8-5 in the
first game to be held on the new field.

P

( 1 ) Crowd watches Mustangs trim Pepperdine
W aves, 8-5. (2) Frazier scores first Poly run.
( 3 ) Golds beat White squad, 19-0 in Poly Royal
feature. ( 4) Fisher thrown out at first. ( 5) It's
a long one . . . incomplete. (6) "Jarrin' Jim"
Yates on one of his long rambles.

( 1 ) Lucky Papa kisses Queen Katie. (2) " I 'm thrill­
ed." ( 3 ) Don McMillan, Sage of Shandon, gives out
with "Shades of Past." (4) Royalty row. ( 5 ) "It's a
college, now,"

says the Chief.

( 6) "This i s TOO

much." ( 7 ) Queens are improving . . , Pat got five,
Katie got 12. ( 8 ) Sack sewing contest. ( 9 ) McPhee
dedicates new field. ( 1 0 ) Dr. Simpson adds a word.
( 1 1 ) Coach Mott gives McPhee the "apple." ( 12 ) Mc­
Phee puts one "near" plate.

UPERVISED by the Boots
and Spurs club, th is year's
oly Royal barbecue was at­
ended by more th an 3,700
ungry visitors who "did
way with" ten steers which
d been on feed at the Poly
f unit. Serving continued
m 11 a. m. until 1 :30 p. m.
"th chefs composed of mem­
rs of the Boots and Spurs
b. A. L. Noggles, cafeteria
ager at Poly, also gave
istance. Besides a tasty
tern barbecue, visitors
re treated to a medley of
unes by the Cal Poly band,
nder the able direction of
arold P. Davidson.

1. Musical interlude.
2. What's left of ten Poly

steers.

I

3. 3,700 people ate here.
4. Dr. Livingston, I presume.
5. Come and get it.
6. Parker and Jack

Barlow

season grub.
7. More meat coming up.
8. That contented feeling.
9. Photographer

Anderson

take s time out to eat.
0. Hume and Coyle dish it
out.

GREAT number of vi
i tors took tours throug
the many industrial d
partments. Each of the d
partments had on d isplay
representative s ample
the course as it is taken b.
Poly students.

A

1 . G randpa inspects mod
air age engine.

2. Mechanical

E nginee

exhibit.

3. On the air from i nside
quick freeze cabinet.

4. Parker and

friends

s pect an in-line engine

5. Modern

home

mod

from Architecture exb1
it.

6. I t mystifies,

it's elec

fied.

7. Man-made

lightning

display.
8 . Army jet job
tention.

draws

1. Aero club drags skeleton
out of closet.

2. "Let's

put

these

two

things together and see
what happens."

3. Poly's air armada.

4. W h o left the faucet open,

Richard ?

5. C u b comes i n for landing

on Poly flight strip.

6. Electrical Wee-Gee board

7. P. A. system

gets over­

h a u l.

8. Dit . . . Dit . . . Da.

I ,

Ag,.icultu
ONTESTS

sponsored by
various departments of
the college attracted m any
visitors who attended Poly
Royal. The adult organiza­
tion livestock ujdging con­
test, sack sewing contest,
and the nail driving contest
took place in the main ar­
ena. The horticulture de­
partment sponsored two
contests : plant identifica­
tion and floral arrange­
ment.

C

1. Poly's great white way
la Crops department.
2. Honey.

3.

SLO Grange walked awa
wit h the prizes.

4. Stand 'purty',
j ud ges.

for

tb

5. Bee exhibit.
6. Championship lineup.

7. Meat Animals goes on tb
air.
8. Flamson tells how h e doe
it.
9. More crowds.

1. Move over, please.

2. The Egg and we'uns.

3.

Plant Identification con­
test.

4. Grand

Champion b e e f

s h o wman, Ronald Hutch­
ings, Bakersfield.

5. Feather Merchants on pa­

rade.

6. M ustang in seed.

7. Ag Mechanics

farm ma­

chinery exhibit.

8. We sell 'em, you squeeze

'em.

9. This little pig went on the
air.

10. P h i 1

Grigsby,

reserve

champion beef showman

LITTLE over 3,700 people at.

A tended the Poly Royal barbecue

held May 3, at noon in the Poly
Grove. Along with tasty steaks,
beans, potato salad and drinks, the
visitors were provided with a med­
ley of tunes by the Cal Poly band.
Following the barbecue was the
rodeo, which was the m a i n attrac­
tion for many of the Poly Royal
visitors. An estimated crowd of
4,000 visitors watched t h e rodeo
•which was held i n the m ai n arena.
Featured on the all-student pro­
gram were bull riding, calf roping,
steer tail tying, sto.ck h or s e j udg­
ing, team roping, a n d m usical
chairs.

GRA D E N TRY AT RODEO
Zuncho was the show-off . . . .

PHIL LI DSAY UP
Walter T. Wells presented Zuncho to the college

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illf

•

•

•

HRILLS and chills were
T abundant at the Poly Roy­
al rodeo which was attended
by a capacity crowd. Sponsor­
ed by Boots and Spurs club,
the rodeo was under the de­
rection of Red Mason, rodeo
director. Featured on the pro­
gram were bull riding, won by
Dave Mason ; calf roping, won
by Cotton Rosser ; steer tail
tying, won by Cotton Rosser;
stock horse class, won by
Mike Griffin; team roping,
won by Jim Wilson and Dick
Otto; and musical chairs,
which was won by Red Mason.
All participants in the rodeo
were Poly students except in
the stock horse class open
event.
Queen Katie and Mrs. Ade
Harders up.
2. Deane "Water Boy" An­
derson down . . . who's
muggin' who.?
1.

o h n n i e Loftus g e t s
"lofted."
4. Out of the chute.
3. J

Dave Mason tops a win­
ner
6. He crosses over and the
lady flies home.
5.

Red Dale swings a loop.
8 Sandy M u n r o checkin'
out.
7.

Headin' for a fall.
10. Dick McNish will pick 'em
up.
9.

ATIE

DUPONT,

"Miss

Poly

K Royal of 1947," was crowned i n

M I S S E S POLY ROYAL 1 946 AND 1947
Queens Pat 1\l!uuchoff .aud Katie Dupont are prese11ted to the crowd

an impressive ceremony held Sat­
urday evening, May 2, at the cor­
onation ball. The formal ball start­
ed at 9 p. m. and at 10 the corona­
tion ceremony began. Participating
in the regal event were Miss Du­
pont, and Miss Munchoff, with
their escorts, and the four prin­
cesses with their escorts. Two
musical selections were furnished
by the Poly Glee club. Decorations
and special lightin g for the festive
formal dance were handled by the
Poly Phase club, u nder the gener­
al direction of John Seaton, club
president. Music for the ball, which
lasted until midnight, was furnish­
ed by the well-known Poly orches­
tra, the Collegians.

(1) The advance guard. ( 2 ) Her majesty, Miss Pol y Royal of 1946. (3) And the
Catherine Dupont ( 4) Queen Pat prepares to turn o ver her crown to Queen Katie.

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queen-to-be,

Miss

ifll*

•

•

•

1. Royalty . . .
present.

past

and

2. Queen Pat accepts loving

cup gift from Sup·erin­
tendent Brown.

3. Pat crowns Katie.

4. Sophisticated Swing.

5. Intermission.

6. The J ohnstones in match­

ing ensemble.

7. Editor Shea and

friends

mug for cameraman.

8. I'll hit him again, too.
,.

J

ULIAN A. MCPHEE, B. S., M. A. . . president o f
the college and state director of vocational educa­
tion . . . grand sachem . . . potentate . . . "the chief'
. . .through his able. statesmanship Cal Poly has h a d
its greatest development . . . he molly-coddled Cal
Poly from a weak little junior college of dubious
standing to a model of vocational education o n a col­
lege level . . . through his efforts Poiy became a
three-year technical college . . . a four year degree
granting college . . . and now an accredited college
for training agricultural and physical education
teachers . . . came here i n 1933 i n dual capacity a s
president and chief of the bureau o f agricultural ed­
ucation . . . held both jobs - and well - until he
gave up bureau of ag job in favor of director of vo­
cational education . . . still runs both and has energy
to do both well . . . his enthusiasm for Poly's future is
boundless . . . although Sacramento claims much o f
his time, he is never out of touch with what goes o n
. . . he's the father o f s i x daughters, four o f whom
have married former Poly students.

CHESTER 0.
M C CORK L E, B.S.,
M.S.
Dean of instruction . . .
used to teach economics
. . . now shoulders res­
ponsibility of directing
instructional activity . . .
very l ikeable.

.

·

DONALD S. NELSON,
A. B.
Comptroller . . . super­
v i s e s balancing o f
ste·adily increasing bud­
get . . . heads highly ef­
ficient staff. . . former
athlete, he still looks "in
the pink" . . . Sacra­
mento also claims much
of his time.

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EUGENE A. EGAN,
B. S., M . S.
Dean of student welfare
. . . given distinction of
being most accommo­
dating gentleman on the
campus . . . wins "good
will" of all with his cor­
diality . . . quickly ad­
vanced from instructor
to registrar, to dean of
student welfare.

WARREN ANDERSON,
A.A., B.S.
Electrical industries .
schorlarly . . . graduate of
U. of Minnestoa, Louisiana
State . . . with Plant Eng­
ineer Agency in Philadel­
phia during war.

HILDRETH PEARL
BAYLESS, B . S., M.A.
English . . . instructor of
English at Mare Island
Naval Apprentice School,
during war . . . degrees
from Tarkio College and
U. of Denver . . . gradu­
ate work at the U. of Wyo­
ming and USC.

EMM ETT A. BLOOM, B.S.
Animal husbandry . . .
popular . . . gives compre­
hensible lectures . . .
lectures with diagrams . . .
one of the boys.

HOW A R D BROWN, B . S .
Ornamental
horticulture
. . . Poly grad back to
teach . . . served 4 years
in t h e AAF . . . amiable
. . . enduring humor.

WGAN !S. CARTER, B.S.,
Ph. D.
Soils, related sciences . . .
Came to Poly in January
from U. S. Bureau of Re­
clamation, Washington, D.
C. . . land development
specialist

FRANK E. BARTLETT,
PH.B., ED.M .
Mathematics . . . acting
Director of Guidance and
Counseling . . . degrees
from U. of Vermont and
graduate
Harvard
work at
Syracuse
U.,
Akron U., and U. of Calif­
ornia . . . former AAF
Lt. Col.

CARL G. BECK, B. .
Accounting and Economics
. originated
"Poly
Royal" 15 years ago . . .
possesses subtle wit all his
own . . . teaches a thor­
ough and difficult course
in accounting . . . a per­
manent fixture.

'

WOODFORD E. BOW LS,
A.B., M.A., PH.D.
Physics . . . excellent lec­
tures at Cal Poly since
1937 . . . teaching fellow
in physics while at the
Univ. of Calif.

ERLE S. CAMPBELL
Farm foreman, farm skills
instructor . . . has manag­
ed large ranches in various
parts of state for many
years . . . knows his farm
machinery and farming
methods.

H ENRY P. CLAY, B . S .
A'grlkulture
enginee.I):ng
Conducts thorough courses
in agr. mechanics and
surveying . . . formerly
of
Associate
Professor
agr. engineering at Texas
Tech .

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SPELMAN B. COLLINS,
B.S.
Animal husbandry . . .
sheep are his business . . .
recently traveled to Holly­
wood to appear in a full
length Walt Disney movie,
"How Dear to M y Heart."

DAVID W. COOK, B.S.
Electrical industries
.
scholarly instructor
of
electrical theory and high­
er math . . . the slide rule
is his badge of authority.

ARTH U R L. COLWE L L,
B.S.
Related subjects . . . shoul.
ders married vets housing
troubles . . . intermingles
amusing personal e x pex.
iences with complex t}u.
orems . . . superinten d ent,
principal, and instruc tor
at serveral high s c h o o ls
before coming to Cal P o ly
in 1943.

NEIL M . DANIELS, B .S.,
M .A., PH.D.
Education, psychology . . .
homo multarum literarulll
a m a n of many letters . .
counsels future teachers.
HAROLD P. DAVIDSON,
B.A., M.A.
Music, psychology . . . typ­
ifies genuine friendship
and spirit about the cam­
pus . . . under his guid­
ance the music department
gains greater hei hts each
year.

JOSEPH C. DEUEL
Related subjects .
in­
strumental in obtaining
outside employment
for
students and their wives
. . . sports enthusiast . . .
sponsors Block "P" . .
head dorm superintendent.
.

RALPH W. DILTS, A.B.,
M.A.
Political science, history . .
His eloquence i s incompar­
able. . . . unpredictable
a highly flexible mind . . .
instructed here during the
war in the Naval Academ­
i c Refresher Unit.
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.

PAUL DOUGHERTY, B.S.
Crops, fruit production . . .
lectures rapidly, but every
word expounds his vast
knowledge on fruit and
vegetable crops . . . a pro­
ponent of more and better
county fairs throughout
California.

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MARJOJUE DOUD, A . B .,
M. S.
Physical, biological science
gives athletes a break . . .
has taught botany, biology,
and chemistry . . . and
now t e a c h e s bacteriol­
ogy . . . served two years
overseas with the Ameri­
can Red Cross.

GEORGE M. DRU M M ,
M. S .
Dairy production . . .
et . . . unassuming . .
boys bring home the
. . . prized Holsteins.

B.S.,
qui­
. his
milk

?tLeult•
GERALD A. ELLIS, A.B.
Engineering drafting .
taught 500 students draft­
ing during the fall quarter
. . . one of the few eligible
bachelors among the fac­
ulty . . . a former naval
officer.

ALBERT M . FELLOWS
Printing . . . a lifetime de­
voted to the printing in­
dustry . . . has worked
tirelessly to convert a non­
functioning printshop to an
efficient classroom for fu­
ture printers and publish­
ers . . . second only to Car­
negie Tech.

RUS S E LL L. FREEMYERS,
A.B.
Drafting . . . came to Poly
January 24 . . . a graduate
of C hico State . . . took
graduate work tl•ere until
beginning of this year . . .
flight instructor and flight
commander, March Field,
1943-1945.

E. C. G LOVER, B.S., A.M.
Electrical industries . . .
exten s i ve and varied ex­
perience in his field . . .
research, design and plant
electrical engineering . . .
five years teaching exper­
ience in math and indus­
trial arts in Kansas, Colo­
rado, and California.

CHARL E S HAGEMIESTER
Poultry . . . plant foreman
and instructor . . . a 1939
Poly grad . . . attained
rank o f major i n Army
Trans portation Corps.

FREDERICK M . ESSIG,
A. B., Ph. D.
Zoology, plant pathology . .
his sincerity is evident on
the first meeting . . . a
Phi Beta Kappa at U.C . . . .
undertook graduate work
for the Bachelor of Divin­
ity and served as chaplain
for 40 months in the U. S.
Army.

V . A. FOLSOM, B. A., M . S.
Math, physics . . . degrees
from Iowa State and Colo­
rado U. in physics . . .
naval officer for three
years . . . formerly assistant
professor o f math a t
Southern Methodist.

M AURICE G. GARTER,
A.B., A. M.
Agricultural mathematics,
engineering drafting, Eng­
lish . . . reported to Poly
January 6 . . . taught in
N AS civilian training pro­
gram, N AS, Alameda . . .
before then was inspector
. Ford assembly plant, Wil­
low Run.

S TANTON GRAY, B.S.
Fruit production . . .keeps
students busy with assign­
ments . . . popular . . . ex­
tensive experience in the
field..

R I C HARD HALL
Aeronautics . . . Poly al­
umnus . . . orients all
freshman aero majors in
maintenance . . possesses a
rare knack for teaching . .
at McClelland Field for six
and a half years.

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LEWIS E. H A M M ITT, B.S.,
M.A.
Physics . . . taught math,
physics, and chemistry in
Washington before enter­
ing Armed Forces . . . Com­
munications officer with
U. S. Navy.

LEO 0. HIGH, A.B., M.A.
Physical science . . . keeps
students under pressure . .
surprises them with better
than expected grades . . .
a graduate of Antioch Col­
lege and Ohio State U.

ROBERT F. HOOVER, B.A.,
M.A., Ph. D.
Botany, biological science
. . . served with the U. S.
Army Medical Corps . . .
wears Phi Beta Kaooa Key
. . .soft spoken . . . is col­
lecting materia l for a man­
ual of flowerin g plants in
California.

WILBUR B. H O WES, B.A.
Ornamental horticulture . .
an institution i n the horti­
culture department . . . .
demands to excess but ex­
pects little . . . gets results
. . . benevolent personality
. . .goes out of his way to
help those in need.

JOHN J. HYER
Electrical testing, drawing,
gained
construction
experience the world over
. . . at Cal Poly since 1927
. . .practical knowledge ov­
er theoretical will prevail
as long as he's around.

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C.

E . H A N S H E W , B.A..
M.A.
Mathematics . . . teaching
and administrative exper­
ience . . . algebra and trig­
onometry . . . formerly em­
ployed as an engineer for
a private corporation.

ROBERT E. H O L M Q U IST,
B.A., M.A.
Physics . . . a wearer of
the Phi Beta K a pp a Key. .
formerly Teaching Fellow
in Physics at Purdue and
in­
Washington U.
specting supervisor f o r
Boeing Aircraft
during
war.

A.

L. HOUK, B . S., M.S.,
Ph.D.
research
Chemistry
chemist for thirteen years
. . . his exams couldn't be
rougher . . . gives the ag­
riculture majors a break
. . . to get rid of them.

LYLE H O YT, B.S.
Animal husbandry . . . serv­
ed as enlisted man and of­
ficer i n U. S. Army . . . a
graduate of Iowa State
College. . .conducted class­
es in animal husbandry at
South Dakota State Col­
lege.

ROBERT M. JOHNSTON,
A.B.
Architectural drafting . . .
over six feet tall . . . qual­
ified instructor in meteor­
ology and weather fore­
casting . . . taught cadets
at Randolph Field.

1tJcult
ROBERT E. KENNEDY,
A.B.
Journalism, publications . .
college public r e lations
since 1940 . . . enduring
wit . . . bow ties look good
on him . . . human dynamo
. . . rarely in his office . .
his wiie is a top-notcher.

C . E . KNOTT, B.S., M.S.
Director of industrial div­
ision . . . performed gi­
gantic task during N a­
tiona] Defense training
here . . . his '33 Dodge
suffers a broken axle every
800 miles . . . carries two
extra axles for emergen­
cies.

ROLLIN J. LANDER, B.S.
Animal husbandry . . . left
Cal Poly to study at Iowa
State . . . back now to
teach . . . swine production
is his specialty.
RICHARD I. LEACH, B. S.
oultry . . . student pro­
Jects under his supervision
receive premium prices . . .
attends all important poul­
try conventions . . . one of
Pacific Coasts outstanding
poultryman.
V. D. LEWIS, A. B., M. A.
Mathematics, physics . . .
has a good word for most
of his students . . . ex-naval
officer . . . formerly high
school principal .
D E A N C. LINDLEY, B. S.,
M. S., D. V. M.
College veterinarian, bio­
l ogical science . . just one of
the boys . . looks his age­
young . . . received D . V.M.
d egree fi'om Washington
State in 1946 . . . veteran .
REYNOL D H. LONBERG,
B. s.
Truck crops . . .crops maj­
ors like him . . . Director of
Vocational Agriculture, S
MUHS for 10 years . . . ex­
perience in vegetabl e pro­
duction in Santa Maria
Valley.

ENA MARSTON, B.A.,M.A.
English . . . prim . . . pre­
cise . . . exacting . . . served
as C. 0. in U. S. Marine
Corps ( Women's Auxili­
ray ) .

OSCAR F . LUCKSINGER,
B. S., M. S.
D i vision head, related sub ­
jects . . . shoulders burden
o f operating "EI Corral "
. . . prepares would-be ora­
tors in his speech classes
. . . gave up on Joe Griffin .

M . C . MARTINSEN
Aeronautics industries . .. .
w idely traveled . . . worldly
knowledge in aeronautic s
. . . holds CAA pilot and
aircraft and engine mech­
anic certificates . . . taught
n avigation at U. S. Naval
fli ght preparatory school.

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J A M ES M O R R E LL
M c D O N A L D, B.

S.
Air conditioning, refriger­
ation . . . Cal Poly graduate
in 1943 . . . naval officer for
three years. .has returned
to teach.

B. A .
A i r conditioning, refriger­
ation . . . survivor of Bat­
aan Death March . . . En­
gineer Officer aboard US
Army transport, YuSang
. . . Steam Engineer license
unlimited, 1935 to date.

J A M E S McGRATH,

V E R N O N H. M EACHA M ,

B.S.
Acting registrar, related
subjects . . . most versatile
faculty member . . . teach­
es math and surveying . . .
active in athletic events
. . . formerly Commission­
er of Calif. Central Coast
Officials Association.

B.A.
Agricultural engineering . .
has been teaching farm
mechanics at Poly since
1 936 . . . brought Poly na­
tionwide publicity in TIME
magazine when he broke
his arm showing students
how to crank tractor so as
not to break an arm.

P. M E E K E R, B.S.
Aeronautics . . . authority
on guided missiles . . .
ass ' t. chief on Air Staff
for guided missles, a t
Washington,
D. C . . . .
bombardment \Production
engineer
ex-Army
officer.

DAVI D

J A M E S F. M ERSON,

K. M I L HAM, B.S.
taught
Chemistry
mathematics his first quar­
ter here . . . prefers teach­
in chemistry . . . formerly
research chemist for Car­
nation . . . ex-Army of­
ficer.

ROY F. M ETZ

Aeronautics . . . bound­
less
knowledge
of
all
types of engines . . . gain­
ed experience while work­
ing for variou automotive
and aeronautical concern
. . . holds CAA A i rplane
and E ngine certificate.

FRANK

ROBERT A. M OTT, B.S.,
M.A.
Physical education
coached m o s t
spirited
basketball team i n con­
ference . . . his b aseball
squad is among the best
. . takes pride in his boys.

HOWARD "HOWI E"
O 'DANIE LS, B.COM.

Physical education . . . a
tough exterior . . . tackle
on Santa Clara "All-Time"
team . . . his teams are
always top performers.

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OSBORNE, B.S.
Dairy manufacturing . . .
practicai
methods . . .
informal 1 e c t u r e s . . .
friendly . . . always seen
with a pipe.

DON A L D

?11eult
l\f. R A Y PARSONS, B.S.

engineering
A g riculture
graduate of orth Dakota
A griculture College . . .
i n s t r u c t o r at North
A g g i e s before entering
service . . . one of the
galaxy of new instructors.

ROBERT HOWELL REECE,
B.S.

engineering
Mechanical
. . . considerable exper­
ience as estimator and
mechanical engineer for
private corporations . . .
with the city of Chicago
. . . ex-naval officer.

B.S.
. .
associated with RCA ! n
Chicago and NBC in New
York . . . used to lecture
on t e l e vision.

CHARLES PAVELKO,

A.B., B.S.
Physical education .
former backfield ace au
Santa Clara . . . p layed
on L.A. B u I I d o g s and
Hollywood Stars profes­
sional football teams . . .
ex-athletic officer,
U. S.
Navy . . . a genuine per­
sonality.

A.B.
. . every­
math tea­
athletes a
refreshing

MARIE PORTER,

Mathematics .
one's favorite
cher . . . gives
break . . . a
nersonali ty.

CLA R ENCE R A DIUS,
Radio, electronics .

R E ES, B.S., M.S.
Mec h a nical engineering . . .
graduate of the U.S. Naval
Aca d e m y a n d Columbia
University . . . 24 years
as communications officer,
U.S. Navy . . . knows his
engin e s .

PAUL. E. PEND LETON,

A.M., PH.D.
English . . . genial . . .
helpful . . . heads the Eng­
lish department . . . for­
mer AAF officer.

OWEN

B.A.
Welding, machine shop
Extensive experience in
industrial plant construc­
tion and machinery instal­
lation . . . served in U.S.
Navy.

C. C. RICHARDS,

TORLEIF M .
R I C K A NSRUD,

B.A.,
M . S.
Physical
science, math­
ematics . . . jovial . . .
teac h e s physics and chem­
istry . . . director
of
Science
department
in
Lansing, Iowa before com­
ing h e re in 1943.

B.S.,
M.S.
Economics . . . impartial
knows most of the angles
. . . an army vet himself
. . . gives comprehensive
exams.

J A M ES ST. CLAIR,

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LEO SANKOFF, B.S.
Poultry . . . Cal Poly grad­
uate . . . used to teach agr.
mechanics and irrigation
. . . now devotes time and
energy to first love, poul­
try . . . his exams are
meant to be rough and are.

JAMES STEEL SMITH,
A.A., B.A., M.A.
English . . . soft spoken . . .
latitudinarian . . . a profes­
sional writer.

FRED A. STEUCK, B.S.
Electrical· Industries . . .
quickly wins respect of his
students . . . one Ume
radar officer, U. S. Navy
. . . with Naval research
laboratories in Washing­
ton, D.C. . . . and radio­
tech laboratory at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.

WILLIAM R. T R OUTN ER,
B.S.
Supervisor of resident stu­
dents and instructor in
plant science . . . accommo­
dating . . . resident prob­
lems keep him busy . . .
usually has phone in hand.

CARL D. VOLTM ER, B.S.,
M.A., Ph. D .
Physical education . . . Di­
rector of Athletics . . . 12
years U.S.Army physical
reconditioning officer . . .
director of athletics and
football coach at Missouri
State College.

[ 66 ]

MORRIS EUGENE SM ITH,
A.B., M.A.
Political science, history
. . . coaches tennis team . . .
star player in his day . . .
a ready smile . . absorbing
lectures . . Army intell­
igence officer in the Pacific.

F. C. SNOW, A.B., M.S.,
Ed. D.
Economics, . . . gives few
A's . . . rumors say he
makes up exams on the
way to class . . . 15 years
experience with school ad­
ministration i n Texas and
Oklahoma.

DAV I D H. THOMPSON, B.S.
Biological science . . . per­
petual smile . . . excellent
lectures . . . ex-army of­
ficer.

ALDEN L. TURNER
Aeronautics . . . Cal Poly
class of '36 . . . instructor
aircraft maintenance
in
. . . experience with U. S.
Air Services Ltd., Stear­
man Aircraft, Lockheed
Aircraft, and Hancock Col­
lege of aeronautics
Ex-AAF officer.

RALPH VORHIES, B.S.,
A.M.
Crop production . . . Mis·
souri drawl . . . makes fre­
quent references to exper­
ience gained i n Missouri .
. . a ggresive energy.

?11cult
KENNETH J. WATSON
B. A.
Electrical industries . . .
four years experience with
radar in AAF . . . training
officer for radar flight men
. . . graduate of San Jose
state in radio Engineer
a n d industrial arts . . . a
regular guy.

AINS L E Y A. WHITMAN,
A . B . , B.S.
H e a d librarian . . . has
d o n e wonders with the
school library . . . should
have new library in several
years.

PAU L C. WINNER, B.S.
R e c order, instructor econo­
mics . . . his office is al­
w a y s busy . . . between
evaluations and teaching
agricu ltural econ. he finds
t i m e to worry over stu­
d e n t s under Public Law 16
and 346.

FRANCIS F. WHITING,
B. S., M. A.
Machine shop . . . s uper­
vised Naval Machine Ship
training as navy officer
. . . masters degree from
U. of Minnesota in indus­
trial education.

R ICHARD C. WILEY
Welding . . . master me­
chanic and welder for sev­
en years . . . war produc­
tion training instructor
during war.

HARRY K . WOLF, B.A.,
M.A.
Radio and electronics . . .
academician . . . likeable .
. . U. S. Army Signal Corps
training program instruc­
tor in 1942.

DOROTHY S. W RIGHT,
B. A .
Librarian . . . assistant col­
leg e l ibrarian . . . degree
in philosophy and English
. . . graduate work in lib­
rar i anship . . . learned .
exceedingly helpful.

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?11eult uitAcut pictu/'eJ

LYMAN L. BENNION, B.S.
Animal husbandry . . .
chief interest is in thor­
oughbred unit . . . graduate
of Utah State College . . .
with the Agr. Extension
Service, Univ. of Calif.
before coming to Cal Poly
in 1938.

EVELYN A. DENSMORE,
B.S.
L ibrarian- . . . heads cata­
loguing department . . . a
graduate of St. Catherine's
in Minnesota . . . librarian
at Holv Cross and with the
Charity Hospital in New
Orleans before coming to
Cal Poly.

HENRY E. GRAY, B.S.
Biological science . . . con­
ducts absorbing lab perioi:ls
in entomology . . . grad­
uate of Missouri U . . . .
studying for master's de­
gree.

WILLIAM LEARY, A.B.,
M. A.
English . . new here since
M arch . . . took G lenn Ar­
thur to task for misplaced
"but" . . . teaching fellow
in English at U. of Wash­
ington and U.C.L.A . . . .
taught English at Kern
County Union high school.

JOHN MACKEY, B.A.,A.M.
Englis h . . . taught here
during Naval Program . . .
instructed at Stanford and
Montana Universities.

1 �;1 .

HARRY PARKER
Animal
husbandry
graduate of Kent College
in England . . . more than
twelve years ,experience
with meat animals before
coming t o Cal Poly in
1932
. . his special a la
Parker steak sauce has
become a tradition.

CLIVE REMUND, B.S.
Agriculture
engineering
. practical instructor
.
for practical course in
agriculture mechanics . . .
likeable . . . offers count­
less helpful suggestions on
any and all projects.
•

.

NORMAN S HARPE, B.A.,
M .A.
engineering,
Me.chanical
air conditioning . . . heads
the active A.C. Division
. . . keeps his boys on
their toes with frequent
quizzes . . . welcomes per­
sonal conferences.

ERNEST A. STEINER
Poly's security officer
vet of two world wars . . .
served as Sgt. i n Marines
in WW I and Lt. Comd. in
WW II . . . formerly Bat­
talion Chief of Long Beach
city fire department.

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B YR O N J. M C MAHON
Chief of Bureau

GEORGE P. COUPER
Auistant to Chief

H E College has been the headquarters since
Bureau of Agricultural
Education. This division of the State Depart­
ment of Education administers vocational ag­
riculture in 175 California high schools and
junior colleges, including the program for the
F uture Farmers of America, California Young

T 1 933 of the State

Farmers,

Veteran

Institutional

] . I. THOMPSON
Livestock Specialist

J. D LAWSON
Assistant Supervisor
.

training, and adult evening classes in agricul­
ture.
The annual convention of the California As­
sociation of Future Farmers of America has
been held on our campus most years since
1 933. The 1946 meeting was an activity of
early October. It brought nearly 400 earnest
young FF A leaders from more than 150 chap­
ters in as many California high schools.

On-F a r m

E A DED by genial Bill Hill, the contact of­

:ruce. for San Luis Obispo County has
H
administered to veterans on the college campus

on the campus are the training and guidance
sections. The training office, headed by Leo F.
Philbin, training officer in charge, was estab­
lished on the campus in April, 1946. An addi­
tional service e stablished on the campus is
that of veterans guidance under J. Paul Hyl­
ton, chief of advisement.

. s i n c e June, 1945. The contact office was moved
to more spacious offices in the local U. S. 0.
b uilding in April of this year.
Veterans Administration offices still located

GU IDA CE AND TRAINING: ( left to right) Florence Keyser,
Orin Nay, Mary Skeeter, Leo F. Philbin, Lois Hubbard, and
J. Paul Hylto n .

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CONTACT OFF I CE : (left to right) Bill Hill,
Luker, Carl Haun, Lorraine Macebo.

MISS AMELIA GIA OLI
General Office

Infor mation and

C

the campus, but Amelia handles it with dis­
patch, finesse, and a smile.
Another equally tough job is handling the
Cal Poly switchboard and information desk.
Each day Olga Martinson a n swers hundreds
of questions, places scores of long-distance
calls, and does it in a way which makes her
one of Poly's finest public relations personnel.

ATERING to the stenographic needs of the
faculty, Bureau of Agricultural Education,
and administration is Amelia Gianolini's job.
She and her forty odd "charges" dictate, type
correspondence, maintain mailing lists, cut
stencils, mimeograph exams, and gel}erally
undertake anything with which no one else will
be bothered. It is one of the toughest jobs on

FIRST ROW ( left to r ight ) : Ruth Patchett, A nna Grey Dexter, ( sitting ) : Shirley Far rar, Martha Hall Pat
Grube, June Glenn, Marie C aven ey, Vera Silva, Calire Fluitt; SECOND ROW : Nonie
Gauld,
Edna Helig,
Blanche Lancaster, Hil degarde Wilson, Christine Lee, Joyce Wilson, Florin a Prezler, Pat M eyer, Eloise
Hasenkamp, Dorothy A walt, Leona B o erman, A va Span gle, Esther A r mstrong, Frances James Catherine Nolan,
THIRD ROW : Elizabeth Albaugh, Lucy D evine, Marion Tanner, Kathryn Rowland, Vir inia Cox Helen
'
MeManus, Betty Overall, Ruth Johnstone, Doris D ilwo rth, Barbara Sesur.

;

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T

YPICAL of the great strides be­
ing made towards progressive
improvement here at Cal Poly i s
the. library. Ainsley Whitman,
Dorothy Wright, Evelyn Dens­
more, and nine assistants have
completed an index of bound and
unbound magazines to facilitate re­
search and have undertaken com­
plete
recataloguing o f books.
Hopes are high for the foundation
layin g of the new library to b e
located directly behind the Admin­
istration building in the quad­
rangle.

FIR T ROW ( left t o right ) : Pat Grube, D orothy Wright, Ainsley
Whitman,
Evelyn Densmore, Beverly Bartro n ; SEC O D ROW : June Glenn, Walter Ronson.

PcJ t

O((ice

HE Cal Poly student-run Post
T Office handles about 1,000 let­
ters, 50 packages, and several mail
bags of papers and other second
class matter daily. Art Meek, Ro­
land Sears, Ben Barr, Bob Ross­
man, and Hank Toulson devote
much of their time out of the class
room in performing the duties re­
quired of a first-class post office.
About 1100 students have their
mail delivered into mail
boxes
while 300 of them pick theirs up
at general delivery. Over 100 boxes
take care of the faculty mai l . Be­
sides the regular mail handled in
the Post Office, there are hundreds
of notices that daily find their way
into the proper hands through the
medium of Poly's post offic e de­
partment. El Rodeo staff says
"hats off" for a thankless job ef­
ficiently done.
LEFT TO

R I G H T : Bob Rossman, A r t

Meek, Hank

Toulson, Rolland Sears.

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HEN you need something, see
That statement could
refer to M cCorkle, McPhee, Mc­
Mahon, etc. . . but it usually re­
fers to L. E . McFarland, head of
the Cal Poly maintenance depart­
ment. "Mac" and his crew of able
and willing workers can always
find a way to solve campus main­
tenance and building problems.
Whether it's to construct a n e m er­
gency platform, a throne . for a
queen, or a hundred and one other
things, the maintenance depart­
ment always comes through . . .
and with a smile.
"

WMac."

F I R S T ROW (left to right) Frank
Piper, Frank R o m era, Levi Hull, Ma ­
s o n ·Bagley, Clyde Whitaker; S E C ­
O N D ROW : A ndy Anderson, Mike
Terrell, L. E. McFarland, John Per­
ozzi, Oscar Han sen.

S

ERVICING and repairing a pool
of thirty trucks and cars-all av­
eraging twenty and twenty-five
thousand miles per month - and
fifteen tractors is the "back-break­
ing" job of Jim Carrington and his
staff of five student mechanics.
Carrington acknowledges and op­
enly praises the cooperation ·given
him by student and faculty oper­
ators in making the motor pool a
s mooth functioning segment of the
college.

L E FT to R I G H T :

Albert M cDermid,
Jim Carrington, Wm. Moore, Don
H o vley, Leon Pellisier.

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FTER emerging somewhat vic­
A torius over post-war shortages,
"Snooks" Noggles immediately en­
tered the battle of rising food
cost. Where most individuals would
have given up in despair, "Snooks"
has restrained his provocations by
daily quotations of Shakespeare,
Longfellow, and Keats.

FIRST ROW ( left to right ) : Angelo Cio cchi, Pet Medlock, Mary Thomas, Pal/a­
lee Albrecht, Sally Lindsey, Charolett Ma ybee, J o e Hampl; SECOND ROW : Fran­
cis Cttreen, Charles Penwell, Lynnie Pete rson, W illiam Pennick, II. R. Noggles.

Ten percent of the student body
pass ·through the portals of the
school infirmary weekly, and nine­
ty percent of these are diagnosed as
hypochondriacs, according to Bill
Drake and James C. Grisham,
night and day attendants.
Under Nurse Hele-1 Philips, the
infirmary offers emergency treat­
ments, daily sick call, and post op­
erative facilities. Mrs. Philips is
notorious for her generosity in is­
light duty slips.

'lUing

LEFT TO RIGHT :
Walter Bixler,
patient, Mrs. Helen Philips, nurse;
Dr. L. C. Gaebe.

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I
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BOB RONEY

President

AL GOR E N BE I

H O L L I S BAR ES

Jlice President

Secretary

W

ITH the initiation of new members last fall, the
Aero Club began a year of successful extra­
curricular activities. The initiation of new members
was carried out at the Oceano sand dunes with the
usual beer and swinging of paddles.
But the purpose of the Aero Club is not social. Its
primary purpose is to promote an interest in aviation
among the members. To fulfill this purpose this
year, the Club again began taking field trips ­
trips which were. discontinued during the war. The
first trip was taken to the San Francisco Bay region
and included visits to Pan American Air Lines,
Unite d Air Lines, and Ames Laboratory at Moffett
Field. The object of the trip was to observe and
study the maintenance and operation of l a rge trans-

Treasure

oceanic air depots, and to acquaint the members
with th e procedures and methods used in modern
aeronautical laboratories.
The Club, however, does not ignore social func­
tions entirely. During the year i t held several very
successful dances, and as a special event to pro­
mote a general i nterest in aviation on the campus,
the Club held an evening meeting to which faculty
members and wives, wives of the members, and
friends were invited.
For a second field trip, the Club traveled south
to the Los Angeles area to visit the Stress Labor­
atory at Lockheed Aircraft, and the "Big Four Co­
operative" Wind Tunnel at the California Institute
of Technology.

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WESLEY W ITTEN

•

•

1. Getting cut-a-way engin e

ready for Poly Royal.

2. Servicing the C-64 air-l in­

er.
3. Starting Mus tang flyin g
club plan e with Bode in
cockp it.
4. Bode and Mee ker work­

ing on mini-jet engi ne.

5. Students in aero shop .
6. Airli ner ready to take off.
7. Starting min i-jet engi ne.
8. Starting the P-5 9.
9. Mus tan g plan e.

10. Anothe r view of P-5 9.
1 1 . Jack at pun ch pre ss.

OPPOSITE

PAG E - FIR ST

ROW

Dar rel
(left to right ) Tom Wat son,
Coyle,
John
er,
Heis
es
Jam
son,
Davi
/(en neth
s,
Sear
d
olan
R
t,
Ehre
John
Mor ris
Berbernes, Pete r Peterson ,
Rob inso n, Wil lis
Ricknia, Glen n
Q u in­
Leach, Don Lansing, To mas
tana, Burt on f/an , Ald en Tur ner,
.4ugust M ottm ans, Alb ert Mil ler;
RO W : Wes ley Wit ten,
ECOND
Chu ck
Robert Ron ey, Jack Mor rell,
Rawson
Card, Bob M o h r, Ben Bar r,
enb ein,
Hipp, Hollis Barnes, A I Gor
Har ry
Dan Leddy, Fre d Caldwell,
gfor d,
Lan
e
c
Bru
s,
Kilt
h
Ralp
p,
Kram
: M. C .
ROW
IRD
H
T
Jay;
r
Edga
M etz,
.\lartinsen, Rich ard Hal l, Roy
Fre d
Joe Sutter, Dar rol R u mley,
Har vey
Watu man, f/aldez Bate s,
Mc EI­
Quigley, Joh n Walker, Don
rall ah,
ain, Ed Fle m min g, E m il Nas
n L ee,
.\tel Gal er, Bob Aldridge, Ala
Joh n
Lowell Fields, Walt Pfle gha rr, ms,
d Ada
Collins, Eug ene Geo rge, Fre
, Hou s­
David Meeker, Pressley C o oper
Gle nn
ton Choate, Chu ck Lar son ,
TH
.\!orris, Willia m Wolff ; FOUR
Ken
e,
lilli
n
o
D
en,
All
in
:
ROW Edw
Wo od,
Taylor, To m Dec kma n, Chr is
FIF TH
Travis James, Phil Gar ners
man ,
ROW : Larry Wells, John Dyk
Beth el,
Charlie Swift, Bill Bode, Ray
Nor ­
Ray Youn g, Weston Bru ckne r,
dae Rhodes. Standing n ear cock pit,
, O rin
Charles Pierce, Sitting on Prop
Compton .

BILL REDDICK

President

RIC HARD CALDWELL

/lice President

T

HE Agricultural Engineers club was organized
in September of 1947. It is composed of agricul­
tural students who are interested in furthering
farming by advance engineering methods. The. or­
ganization started with a membership of thirty stu­
dents and has increased steadily each s emester.
At the meetings each week farm problems were
discussed. Films showing the advantages of advance
agricultural engineering methods to improve upon
the present farming conditions were shown.
In January the Club sponsored a " H ard Times

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LEON PEL L I S SIER

Secretary-TreaJurer

Danc e " which was held in the school gym.
During this past year a number of inspection
evidence with their coke concession. They were
responsible for the display of implemen t s which
were of the latest design of the nationally k n o w n
implement companies. Along with this d i s p l a y of
farm equipment, projects made here at Poly by the
students were. exhibited.
One of the features sponsored by the A gricultu ral
Engineers for Poly Royal was the ladies nail driv­
ing c ontest.

i4f

•

•

•

1 . Don Fiester at the hard

times dance.
2. Clay's shop.

3. Swing your partners.
4. The

"Mac's"

"Monk's"

and

at the

the
Hard

Times Dance.
5. Dodge and

his beat-up

Buick.
6. Field

Trip - Woolridge

Mfg. Plant. ·

7.-8. San Francisco

Field

Trip - learning how on a
big scale.
9. 'Babe' Bill Armstrong and

Do n

Fiester,

couple at

Hard

winning
Times

Dance.
10. Just a pose, he can't drive

OPPOSITE PAGE - FIRST ROW
{left to right ) : Dwight Holcomb,
Willis Bronson, William Slater, Laird
Hail, Gtne Jones, Per Nielsen, Rob­
ert fl. M o o re, Rudolfo flare/a, Leon
Pellissier, Nick Stavrakis ; SECO D
ROW :Joe Mooneyham, Bob Noble,
Robert Bro oks, Grant Chaffee, Allen
Dodge, Dick Caldwell, A lfred Go mez,
Jack James ; THIRD ROW:
Clive
Re mund, James Merson, Htnry Clay,
Ray Pars ons.

FRED L E AVITT

WILBUR MAYHEW

President

Secretary- Treasurer

HE school year 1 946-1947 brought with it a sud­
den and ever increasing influx of students to
practically every college and university in the
country. Cal Poly was no exception. Enrollment
reached 200% of the peace time high mark. The
Voorhis branch was reopened at San Dimas after a
three year lay-off and again became headquarters
for Agricultural Inspection and Citrus Production
students.
A sizeable number of advanced inspection stu'
dents, however, remained at Cal Poly throughout the

year picking up their 1·elated courses required for a
degree.
With state and county examinations to occur
throughout the year, the. need for organized club
meetings was recognized. Under the capable direc­
tion of Dr. Frederick Essig, department head, many
interesting and informative meetings were held.
Climax of the Inspectors' activities was participa­
tion in the . 15th Annual Poly Royal on May 2 and
3. The usual inspection station was set up at the
main campus entrance.

T

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bill!- . . .
1 . Prexy Garoian at Santa
Barbara pre-game rally.
2. Dick Dana (on the short

end ) and a couple of his
borde r pals.
3. The Inspection gang a­

gain.
4 . John,

E velyn

and

Bill

smile pretty.
5. The same threesome.
6. Libraria n

Evelyn Dens­

more with one of Poly's
Thoro ughbreds.
7. The l o vebirds.
8. The State line.
9. A one l egged tennis play­

er, no less.
0. Your guess is as good as

ours.
1. Fun and

frolic at the

county park.
2. Just can't get away from

these two.
3. "Gashouse" Hansen draw­

ing another.
14. "Pretty boy" Litzie and

friend.
OPPOSITE

P A G E - FIRST

ROW

right ) f/unon Shahbazian,
Taylo r, R ichard Dana, Leon
Caroian, llvon Carlson; SECON D
llOW : Clem Crowley, Eugene Scltultz,
ll.ichard Davis, Jack Warren ; T H I R D
llOW : Wilbur M ayhew, Fred Leavitt,
lJon Eley, Paul Madge, /Ill en Gard­
l'trnon Freduick, Wallace Clark, Dr.
l'rtdtrick Essig.
(ltft to
ll'illia m

ROBERT MILLER

President

HE Air Conditioning Club is fast approaching the
T pre-war level of club participation. Field trips,
projects, and socials are causing many A. C. majors
to become members.
The purposes of the A. C. Club are to promote
fellowship,
provide toa organize
means offield
contacting
members
on vital problems,
trips, and
other
club functions.
Thirty club members visited a Union Oil high
pressure pumping plant in March. A trip to Fresno
to inspect air conditioning, refrigeration, and heat
exchangers was scheduled for late April. The big

JOHN
PiC!! President
trip of the year was to be to Los Angeles in Ma:r
where a four day tour was to be arranged to ob­
serve refrigeration manufacture and operation, and
air conditioning on an expansive scale. This gives
the members an opportunity to see the practical ap­
plication of air conditioning and refrigeration in the
field.
club has
stag parties
anThe
informal
picnic,hadandseveral
an ali-day
deep seaincluding
fishing
trip. This club had the outstanding industrial
hibit in last year's Poly Royal and expects to out­
do itself this year.
VAN DYKE

ex­

ifll-

•

•

•

1 . Art Cram and one of San

Luis Obispo's own.
2. Even the drafting depart­

men t gets in the picture.
3. "Slim " Phegley at Avila.
Moore and his
crutches .

4. Willa rd

5. Part of the gang in the

A. C . department.
6. Typ ical A. C . students
show ing how the cowboys
do it.
7. Coun try club refrigera­
tion experts soifing their
han ds.
8. Put a nickle in the slot

and you get a cold one.
9. The " D oc" working for a

cha nge .

OPPOS I T E

PAGE - FIRST

ROW

(left to right ) Earl P. Jam, G eorge
Porter, E. A . Httrli man, Jolm A. Mil­
ler, J1an D o nlin, Russ Barr, Gme
Weiunberg, R ichard Ehrlich, Boyd
Chee; SECO D ROW : Bud Cham ­
berlain, D o n ald A. Ross, Gordon Faw­
utt, Leo n ar d E. A bbott, Kenn eth
Wutm orela nd, Bob Frandsen, G eorge
.\fcBride, R obert Mullis, Henry J!al­
carce, Fra ncis McNa m a ra, Alvin D.
Bush, H e n ry Ford, Bob Purdy, Rob­
n, R obert
ert Mille r, John A. Hoga
H erbert Woods, J!erno n
Stim mel,
Banta, D o n G ar m an ; TH IR D R OW :
Charles Sesse r, Bruce Pearson, Arthu r
Gugliel m elli, Philip Born, Nicholas
J. Murph y, Yoshio ito K omoto, Gary
H9Sme r, B each D. Lyon , Elwyn Fraz ­
ier, Donal d Cordier, Herbe rt Haire ,
Wallace G uglie lm elli, E. L. Miller,
James McD o n ald, Jam es McG rath;
FOURTH R OW : Willia m Neild, Al­
fred Engel , Clifford Bonn er, Willi am
Heaston, R obert A. Bruns , K eith
Sanford, J e rry Zalm, Rober t King ,
D. R. La F. A. Cram , Willia m L. Grotz ke,
John J!an D y k e, J!icto r L. Schm idt,
Jl Bonin, C. J. Kall enbo rn, M a rt in
Oedekerk, N o r m Baxte r, Robe rt Mc­
Intyre, C h a rles Mons on, Howard
Redmond.

,

J O H N CROWSON

President

R I C H ARD BANTA

f/ice President

HE Architectural Club was formed during the
Winter quarter of the past school year with the
T
purpose in mind of providing e xtra-curricular act­
ivities for students with architecture as their major
subject.
Since the club was so recently formed, it has

O L I VER POOL

Secretary- Treasurer

sponsored neither activities nor student d a n c e s ;
however, many field trips are being planned a n d
arrangements f o r guest speakers have been m ade.
For Poly Royal an i nteresting exhibit, c o n s i sting
of model houses and plots which are c ompletely
landscaped, was exhibited.

FIRST R O W (left to right) : G. E. Ellis, A .dvisor, D o n Landry, B e n Franklin, Bob Emerson, James 0'D o nnell
Delmer Cook, G o rdon Landry, Bob M o ore, Elbert Goa/well, Ray Kemp Ed Motmans, Lou Litzie, Jim Pi/beck:
Dick Banta, Oliver Pool, Marshall Miller, Bob R o we, J ohn Ct·owson, Lloyd Schumacher, Gene Trepte, Ray Birge.

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F I R S T ROW

SECOND

(left to right ) : D o n ald Halstead, Jo!m Jones, Ray

Garret,

Avon

Carlson,

Herbert

Winn;

ROW : Paul Winner, Earnl!st Heald, Loren McNicho/1, Hans Hansen, A . G . Park, William Othart,
Don Eley, Donald Simpson; THIRD ROW : Robert Mills, David Flipse, Marion J ewell, Lloyd Reed, Franklin
Webster.

HE Cal Poly Collegiate Chapter of the Future
T Farmers of America was organized in 1946-47.

designed primarily for prospective agricultural
teachers and membership is confined to those pre­
paring to obtain teaching credentials and to any
former active member of the FF A.
It is felt that the k nowledge and practical exper­
ience gained from the association with the Cal Poly
Collegiate Chapter of the. Future Farmers of Amer­
ica will better fit prospective agricultural teachers
to meet the needs of their profession.

Alt h o u g h it is not on a parallel with high school
FFA c h apters, it is chartered by and is under · the
auth o r i ty of the State associations of the Future
Farme r s of America. Activities m u st always be in
harmony with the State and National FFA policies.
T h i s c h a pter, as are all Collegiate chapters, is

Secretary

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Treasurer

!llcck P

LEO ROGERS

President

HA

]!RO K A I
f/ice President

S HANSEN

Secretary

ART G I L S TRAP

Treasurer

Other highlights of the year were the two fun
nights sponsored by the Block 'P'.

HIS year found Block 'P' again at its prewar size.
addition to new members coming in, many
pre-war letterman returned. Led by Pr sident Leo
Rogers, the organization gained recognition as one
of the more active clubs on our campus.
Club activities began with football season when
the club set up concession stands at convenient spots
in the stadium to sell cold drinks, peanuts and pop­
corn. The success of this enterprise was due largely
to the untiring efforts of Secretary-Treasurer Bill
Meilly.

T In

Football letterman were initiated into the club
at the end of a three day conditioning period, with
the annual overnight trip to the County p a rk on
February 7-8. At the climax of the 1947 b a seball
season, another initiation was held which brought in
basketball and baseball lettermen.
An i mportant undertaking by the club d uring the
year was the building of a new all-metal m o bile
"chow wagon" which will be used at future games.

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idf

•

•

•

1. I am a Neophyte.
2. Egan gives lesson to Bud

in rope twirling.
3. We see it, Gene.
4. Jersey Jce down for the

count.
5. Jersey Jce still down.
6. Here comes 'By.'
7. Over the hurdles with ol'

man Dulitz.
8. Sloppy sex-tet.
9. Neophyte scuddles suds.
10. Shea takes six as "Fitz"
strains on crutch.
11 . Townsend trio treed.
.

12. Pilot to gunner.

FIRST ROW

( left to right ) : John
Ehret, Don Dulitz, Jim Yates, Clint
Jluitlu�·, Ben Barr, Jiro Kai, A rt
Gilstrap, Hans Han sen, Leo Rogers ;
ECOND ROW : flern Meacham, Eu­
gtne Egan, Roy Af etz, D ave Risling,
Lu Rosa, Jack Morrell, Marsh Sam­
uels, Al Gardner, Clem Crowley, Fred
Caldwell, Cy Hovig, Jack Coyle, Fred
McHenry, Jack Bolton, Bill Roth, Jack
Barlo'U.', Wilber Mayhew, John Shea,
John Wright, Larry Wells, Joe Griff­
in, Byron Culver, Jack Anderson, Dr.
l"oltmu, Jim Morris, Al J a m es, Ray
Remmel, Al Perry, Glenn A rthur, Spud
Jfeyers ; THIRD ROW : Bud Mac­
Dougall, Bob Mott, Don Crawford,
Bob Benntlt, Pinky Bebernes, Charlie
Hoffman; FOURTH ROW : D eane
Anderson, Max Kohler, Floyd Leiser,
John Fitzgerald, Charles Pavelko,
Howie O'Daniels.

R OBERT METZGER

President

"

D ICK ARNOLD

J?ice President

HE breeder of animals . . . directs the spark of

T life itself. The possibilities of his art are almost

infinite." This s tatement by A. H. Sanders was
quoted by one of the speakers at a Boots and Spurs
Club meeting, and keynotes the ambitions of the
members of the organization. The club is an asso­
ciation composed of students majoring in Animal
Husbandry , with members of the faculty of the
Meat Animals department as advisors. This year
the membership reached 107.
The program of the club includes monthly busi­
ness meetings followed by speakers prominent in the
livestock industry in California. These sessions al­
ways include ample time for questions, and thus the
members are enabled to profit by the experiences of
others, and acquire much practical information.

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WARNER S M I TH

Secretary- Treasurer

Showing livestock is not strictly a club f unction,
but members of Boots and Spurs won a large s hare
of premiums a t the G rand National Livestock Ex­
position in San Francisco's Cow Palace, and at t h e
Great Western Livestock Show a t Los Angel e s w i t h
their f a t sheep, hogs and cattle. Mr. B e n n i o n , M r.
Collins, Mr. Landers, Mr. Parker and Mr. H oyt ad­
vised the students during the fitting and s h o w i n g
o f their animals.
Members of the club had charge of the Poly Royal
rodeo and livestock show, and also conducted a n adult
livestock judging contest at Poly Royal. A n imals for
a statewide judging contest held during the FF A
convention at Poly were prepared by Boots and
Spurs members.
The. biggest project undertaken by the organiza­
tion this year was the sponsorship of the Poly Roy­
al Barbecue.
·

ill/'

•

•

•

1. Showing at Grand Na­

tiona!.

2. Ventura's

Griffin shows

at Great Western.

3. Avila 1 02.

4. Davis

and

Souza

help

with foal.

5. Cheap college transporta­

tion.

6. Deane "Water Boy" An­

derson

sticks

out

his

chest.

7. The G uptons.

8. Bill Moore with bride to

be.

9. Lindsey

with his

pride

and joy.

10. Brandon bathes buddy.

1 1. All dressed up - and a

place to go ?

JOH
SCHAUB
President

DON D A Y
f/ice President

R A Y GARRETT
Secretary

W

ITH the greatly enlarged enrollment at Cal Poly
in the fall of 1 946 a corresponding growth was
experienced by the Crops Club. On i itial sign-up
approximately 100 students reported for the organ­
ization's fall activities.

BOB MILLS
Treasurer

Winter quarter officials were : Don Day, presi­
dent; John Schaub, vice-president; Dave Flipse,
secretary; and Ray G arrett, treasurer. With the
advent of spring quarter, John Schaub took over
the presidency, with Floyd Leiser, vice-pt·eside n t ;
Ray Garrett, secretary; and Dave Flipse, treasurer.
Social highlight of the club's calendar occurred
with the sponsorship of the all-college Valentine
Dance i n February. Other social activities were a n
OctobeJ.' beach party, a fall open house a t the home
of Instructor and Mrs. Paul Dougherty, and a stu­
dent party during winter quarter in El Corral, the
studen t store.

'Because of the growth it was decided that tenure
of the club's officers would be limited to one quar­
ter. Those elected for fall quarter leadership were :
Dave. Risling, president; Don Day, vice-president ;
Bob Mills, secretary ; and Herman Lederer, treasur­
er. Art Gilstrap was selected as SAC representative
for the entire school year.

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•

•

1. Dougherty and

class i n

almond orchard.
2. Don Seaton keeping

his

Hawaiian tan.

3. McKendry a n d Leavitt
right i n character
dishing out fertilizer.
4.

Stanton and the boys cut­
tin' 'em up.

5. Poly c orn is big enough

to climb.
6. Chow C all,

Crops

Club

style.
7. Draw one !
8. Smoe Leiser gets a cold

one.
9. Queen Katie.
10. "Soup's On" !
II.

"Cutie " Flamson airs how
crops department does it.

OPPOSITE P A G E

-

F I R S T ROW

iltft to right ) : Ouar Atcheson, Lloyd
Borla nd, Har o ld Erulem, Dick Love­
/act, Len M uritt, Bob Bassett, Bob
.\�.ron, Stanto n
btr§; SECO D

G ray, Reynold Lon­
R O W : Ralph flor­
lits, Paul D o ugherty, Stew Porter,
l rl lfl insl o H.
Taylor, John
lms, Jack Hughes, Lee McHenry,
!tan St . llude ; T H I R D ROW : How­
trd .lfarshburn, Harold Nordall, llrt
Gilstrap, D o n Dulitz, Wm. Flynn,
Tur Holmes, B o b Croce; FOURTH
RO\\': Max K o hlu, Floyd Leiser­
!'. Pm, Clyde D o w n ey, Jim Flamson,
laci Fleming, Johnnie Schaub-Pres­
idtnt, John f/illard, Don Day, Fred
llcHenry;
F I F T H ROW : Charles
Pum, Bill H u nt e r, Guido Pronsilino,
Bill 4 /drich , Ernie Heald, Bill Gof­
f,,, .lftlvin Pugh,
Jo/m Colombini;
llXTH ROW : Dave Flipse, Treas­
Jrtr, Don Wheeler,
Ray Garrett­
stcrttary, Finley Bailey, Bob Green­
l::t/i, Dave Risling, Eugene Kemper,
Don Halstea d ; S E VE 1TH ROW :
Beb /!andtrvo et, Bob Mills, Iindy
Brydon, Eldrigt Cornell, Jim Butter­
.

!uld.

IN

AL PARK

President

AL QUIST

Pice President

BENTON CALDWELL

Secretary- Treasurer

During its existence Gamma Pi Delta h a s l i ved
up to the original high standards for mem be rshi p
and at the present time has an active membership
of 31 members. During this year the fraternity held
a barbecue at the beach and a dinner-dance.

1934 a committee of bers recommended to the. Cal Poly chapter of the
Future Farmers of America that an h o norary de­
gree be established, based on scholarship and act­
ive participation in student activities.
The
recommendation was accepted and the present
Gamma Pi Delta Fraternity resulted, although the
charter for the F.F.A. chapter was surrendered.

Gamma Pi Delta was inactive for two years dur­
ing the war and upon its reactivation this year finds
many of its members with enviable war records .

FI RST R W Ueft to right ) : Dwight Wait, Loren McNichol, Don W orden, A I Park, George Forrester, A l Q u ist,
.
Alfred Fzhppom,. Wayne- Keast ; SECO D ROW : Charles Hagemezster, Leo Sankoff, Bill Goold Benton
Caldwell, Bob Mills, William Kouns, La Carl
Beck. MISSING MEMBER S : Leroy Lieb, Richard Whit ney, Rollin Lander, Bill f/erdugo, E a rl A mbrosini Herb
Brownlee;
EW MEMBERS : A nthony A moto Adrian Harder, Wilbur Ma yhew, Walter R iley, Hans H atzsen,
Arthur Gdstrap, Frank W ebster, Wyley Day.

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FR O N T R O W ( left to right ) : Pierre Anderson, Jim Jessup, Alonzo Howard, Marion Hepburn, Gary Petterso n,
Milton Brown; SECOND ROW : Dr. Frederick M. Ess ig, G o rdon Landry, A'Von Carlson, Bill Othart, Town­
se1ld Rose, David Roe, K eith Sanford.

HE
T its

organization, established last January, had
e arly beginnings guided by the YMCA
Spo n soring Committee, under the able leadership
of Dr. Frederick Essig, chairman, and Dave Thom­
son, s e c retary. Other faculty members of the com­
mittee t h a t helped the student Y on its feet were :

AVON

CAR LSO N

Pr e s ident

PIERRE A NDERSON

Hubert Semans, James McGrath, Gerald Ellis, Dr.
Robert Hoover, Clarence Radius, and Dr. Paul
Pendleton. The College. Y has also obtained the
assistance of Brice B. McGuire, Regional Director
of Student Councils and G eorge Miller, local YMCA
secretary.

MARION HEPBURN

f/ice President

Secretary

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TOWN SEND R OSE

Treasurer

•

/lcl* ticultu/*e

JAMES COLEMA

President

DAVE PITTS

/lice President

RAYMOND LARSON

Secretary - Treasurer ,

by the "ohs" and "ahs", and congratulations by tbt

HE Horticulture Club, one of the most active on

T the campus, had its largest complement in 1946­

women in attendance at these affairs and their stu.
dent escorts.
The first public initiation of the new year

47.

Never is a party or banquet given on the campus
without the keen decorative eye of Mr. Howes, or
his able assistant Howard Brawn, supervising the
decorations.

held by the Horticulture Club for its n e w memben

Different lyrics to the song "Ole Man Ri ve r -wen
heard around the propagation house o n spruce �;
days before the Poly Royal : "Lift dem w e e d s ,
that crock, i f we make a killin', we'll g e t the
"

Much pride is taken by the club members in their
undertaking of decorations at the school gym for
dances. Their painstaking work is amply rewarded

house out of hock - etc."

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1. Coolie labor on Ahrendes'

and Cooks' gladiolus pro­
ject.
2. Flowers being initiated.
3. The Fall barbecue.
4. The flowers again.
5. At the Hallowe'en dance.
6. Miniatures of barbecues.
7. The Easter dance - prize

of a live rabbit.
8. Gil Brown gives eggs to

Hank Moroski.
9. The Winter barbecue.
10. Mmmm, Listen to those

steaks.
11. Cokes

at

the

Easter

dance.

OPPOSITE PAGE

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FIRST ROW

i /tft to right } : LouiJ Lange, Wylie
Middleton Harold M attoJ, Merrill
EdwardJ,
AI Charney, Bill Drake,
Chuck Burrouglu, Gil Brown, Bill
Goold, Rupert G u rnee, Jim Coleman;
SECOND ROW : Bob Hedgu, How­
.,d Brown, Jack Rixon, Bill Stark,
Fran k Sutcliffe, Joe PreJtigiacomo,
Carl Taffera, Harry Endo, Jim Pet­
trio n, Tony A mato; T H IRD R O W :
Roy Sutto n , Paul Tritenbach, D o n
Smith, Neil McCarty, Ray LarJon,
Gtor!Jt Sweet,
Brawner C. S mith,
Bob Ftr!JUJon, Jim Dixon, Bill Young,
Dick Stratton, Jack R. A nderJon, W.
B. Howes.
,

JOH

S H EA

President

B I LL AR MSTRONG

flice President

HE school year of 1946-47 found the Dairy Club
T with almost 100 members, an all-time record.
Meeting once

a week with

J I M LAWSON
Secretary - Treasurer

the fall of the year, and several tours of surround­
ing dairies were taken by members of the club i n
regularly scheduled classes. Between the Winter
and Spring quarters, several of the seniors taking
manufacturing work, toured the northern part of
the state and visited s everal different milk proce s s­
ing plants. Don Osborne, Jack Anderson, Kent
Freeman, Frank Webster, Les Sahm, John S h e a,
and Bud MacDougall were in the party.
Picnics and beach parties were in vogue d u ri n g
the Spring quarter, and a good year was climaxed
with the judging, showmanship, and exhibits feat­
ured at the 15th .Annual Poly Royal.

a regularly scheduled

meeting, the club had several interesting speakers
during the year. Primarily a business meeting con­
cerned with events happening in the dairy depart­
ment, the social end of the club also saw much
action. Under the supervision of social chairman and
vice-president of the club, Bill Armstrong, a stu­
dent body dance was held in February.
An ice cream social event was held in El Corral in

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1. Placing

class of Jersey
cows.
2. G i I I leading Holstein
heifer.
3. Separating milk at dairy
with "Mac" in charge.
4. 'Future Farmer' Combs
milking in the Cow Pal­
ace, at Junior Grand Na­
tional.
5. Kimble and family.
6. Walker preparing to ask
for a cigarette.
7. Everyone poses.
8. Jersey Bounce.
9. I wonder w ho ? ? ?
10. Dairy men still knee deep.
11. D o n "Country Gentle
Mann."
12. Lee with b aby booze pro­
ducer.
13. Holsteins at F r i s c o's
Gra n d National.
14. Judgers at work.

PPOSlTE

PAGE

-

FIRST ROW

ft to right ) : Alvin Garber, Bob
tlly, Charles Hoffman, Bruce
tr, A l Q u ist, Hans Hansen, EuW a rd, F r a n c i s
Walker
BettenS u l l i v a n,
Ed
' R o be r t Strong, Jolm Sherr;
OND R O W : Fred Wardrobe,
tid Hiett, Jack llnderson, Dave
t7, Ben Bellefuille, Jolm Sexauer,
Brownlee, Elwyn Parkinson,
trman f/ o g ol, Harry Kimball, Ed
B1rgess, K ent Freeman, Louis Mon­
'"• Roger Righetti, William f/auglm,
laltu Olso n,
W illiam Armstrong;
THIRD R O W : D onald Osborne, Ro­
lad Wentzel, Wesley Combs, James
htr, H arry M ellon, Bill Lupo,
11as Sawyer, Paul Watson, Cites­
Beetle, B u d Lee, Peter S o mmer­
' Herb Fisher, W ayne Gill, Rob­
Ri'flers, R ay Ho use, Albert Chan­
' Ttd Cla r k, Frank Gibson, Ralph
1 9 g l e, G e o rge M. D r u m m ;
t:RTH R O W : Bud MacDougall,
l Filippo ni, Richard Whitney, Ted
l.itg, Ed M ull, D o nald Mann, /far­
rq Stlla, Fred f/oris, Chris Jesper­
111, Jr . , D o nald Crawford, Ronald
lldman, Frank W h itmore, Jim Law­
ltl, Bob
G ilpin, Lester Sa!tm, Ru­
l«fo I'arela, Frank Webster, Russell
Christiansen, Einar Knudsen, Bob
Bmows, Charles Meach, Robert
Deoley, Jolm Willia ms.

FRONT ROW ( left to ri{!ht ) : Alfred Nils e n, Jack Coyle, John Dykmans, Jim Heiser, M. Bode, Roy F. Metz,
Larry Wells, Robert Roney, Ed Flemin(!, B u rton flan, D are/ Runley, Jack O'Connell, Bill Margaroli; S E C O N D
ROW : Earl Seely, Dick Hall, Kenneth Taylor, Crispin Wood, Bill Bode, Jim Yates, Evelyn Dins m ore, D o n
Lansing, Morris Rachina, Hervey Quigley, Ed9ar Jay.

An elected board of directors administrates the
club. The present board consists of Crispin Wood,
president; AI Nielson, vice-president; Larry Wells,
secretary; Bill Bode, treasurer; Eugene Egan, Al­
den Turner, and Kenneth Taylor. One of t h e club's
most responsible jobs is held by Burton Van, who
is the operations officer. His job is to a l l ocate the
ship's time to the members in such a way that every­
one is kept happy ; he also receives paymen t for the
time on the. ship and sees that either he or one of
his assistants is at the airport at all time s . Earl
Seely deserves much credit for his un lorious but
time and labor consuming task as maintenance offi­
cer. William Carter is public relations officer.

HE Mustang Flying Association was initiated in

T December of 1946 by a group of aeronautical en­

'gineering students. It was felt that a flying club
could be of service to the Poly students who wished
to learn to fly but could not because of the high
commercial rates. The cost of the planes and orig­
1
Inal equipment was paid for by a deposit of $100
1
required of each active member. The operating
I costs are met by a charge of $3.00 per hour for the
1
plane. The club is operated on a non-profit basis;
all officers of the club donating their time free of
charge, and the only expenses are gas, oii , tie-down,
parts, and insurance.

WOOD
President

CRISP!

LARRY WELLS

AL NIELSON

Secretary

f!ice President

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W I LLIAM B O D E

Treasur e r

FIRST ROW (left to right ) : P. N. W eller, S. E. Thomps n, John Borely, Mike Zigiclz, Albert Solferino, Donald
Jolmso n, Bill Etzold, Bud Meyer, Jay Smit1z, Darrold H unter, Morris Andreoli, D uech Zigich ; SECOND ROW :

Owen R e ese, Joe Chinn, Bob Nelson, Alan R ies, Tom Banning, Ed Marble,

Wayne

Gates,

Tom Espineda;

THIRD ROW: George Skaug, F. E. Pilling, Robert Co nkling, Bert Straub, Don Garner, William Howard, R .

N

R. Adams, A. L. Grieg, James Grisham, Richard Cleek, William Wilkinson, Harry Graham.

OVEMBER 20, 1946, marked the reorganization
of the Poly Engineers Club on the Poly campus.
With Mr. 0. Rees as our faculty advisor and Thom­
as Bannin g as the club president, the Engineers
made rapid strides to participate in campus activ­
ities. Ray Remmel, as vice-president and chairman
of the committee, arranged the Poly Engineers'
dance held in the Gym, April 25th. John Borley made

TH OMAS BANNING

President

early preparations for the exhibit at the Poly Royal.
President Banning also appointed Richard Cleek
and James Grisham to act as the social committee.
They very ably arranged the club's first outing, a
barbecue held at the. c ounty park. The second out­
ing of the club was an e ducational trip to inspect the
diesel-electric power plant at Vernon, and the turbo­
electric plant at Burbank.

RAY REMMEL
J1ice President

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JAMES GRAHAM

Secretary

•

Treasurer

JOHN

SEATON

Prnident

T

MAX DECKER
flice PreJident

.
HIS year the Poly Phase club has been rather
quiet. The job of organizing a tremendously in­

creased membership was complicated by the task
of composing and accepting a new constitution. It
became apparent soon after the start of the current
school year that the constitution which served the
club from the time of its inception twenty years
ago, was entirely inadequate to handle the present
membership.
The organization has, however, carried on its

OTH O B UD D
Secretary • Treasurer

regular round of business and social meetings as
well as sponsoring two school dances.
At the social meetings refreshments are gener­
ally servl)d and technical movies as well as cartoons
and other specialties are shown.
Poly Phase sponsored the Poly Royal Coronation
Ball this year.
A field trip to the San Francisco Bay region was
held immediately after Poly Royal. The club visited
the Cyclotron and Radiation laboratories at the
University of California, as well as various indus­
trial plants in the area.

ENG I N E ER
'

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1. Don Hovely starting Dies­
el engine in power plant.

2. Queen Katie touching off

switch.

3. Radio Tests.

4. Pre-Poly Royal Broadcast.

5. Lab work.

6. Hyer passes on the know­

how.

7. Starting

generator ;

let

there be light - maybe.

8. Poly Royal clean up.

9. Working on the high ten­

sion rectifier.

lPPOSIT E PAG E- FRON T TWO :
hn Zetk o v, Euge ne Reag m; F IRST
0\V ( left t o right ) : George Harp ­

P,

Lloyd Bate s, Henry Meyer, John
Willi am D ittman, Milto n
Haro ld Garfi eld, Clare nce
TAoma, Neil Thom pson, Keith South ­
•J. Don Cara nza, AI Perry, Fred
Anuk; S E C O N D ROW : J. J. Hyer,
l. C. Glov er, Max Decker, Jack
(Phaill, J i m Rudd en, Howard Cory,
!�t;in Gove , D ean A boudara, /1 er­
llt Luce,
Ken Evan s, Leon Me- ..
Jdams, Fran k Zalm atl, Alan Fischer,
Dtt ald Mills , Leroy Youn g; TH I RD
lOW : Law rence A kerso n, William
Stolt, Bob Saga ser, J i m Stewart, Or­
"' Gabby, John Elder, Paul Ridin ­
ucas,
r, Warr en Chri stens erl, Ken L
llyron Glen n, Warr en Anderson:
ltaton,
lreq,:,n,

Pcu/t,. Clu6
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JAY M. TUCKER
President

A

T THE

last

count,

according to

TED WEBER
J!ice President

Mr. Leach,

WM. V. KON DARAT, JR.
Secretary

the staff.
Under the guidance of President Jay "Pistol"
Tucker, it has been one of the most active clubs on
the campus. A crowded social calendar provided the
members of the club with entertainment and relax­
ation throughout the year. An out-of-town stag din­
ner party started the year off, the purpose being to
acquaint the. new students with the old members of
the club and the instructors. At a following event,
the. Poultry alumni were guests of the club at the
annual Turkey Banquet held Nov. 24. To prove that
the club was not all fowled up, one of the most
successful dances of the year took the spotlight,
with the theme of a " Winter Wonderland."

Poultry department head, there were 67 mem-

bers in the Poultry club. This is more than twice

last year's total of 33 members. Expansion, other
than that of membership, has taken place in the
form of new equipment and the erection of a mod­
ern killing plant, which inclu<;les some of the finest
1nd up-to-date equipment available. The plant has
increased some 500 birds and 3000 chicks, enabling
the new students to secure projects. During the
year, Mr. Leo Sankoff, Poultry instructor, and Mr.
Charles Hagemeister, plant foreman, were added to

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1 . "Slice Server' Sankoff
slices savory servings.
2. Sankoff gets gear from

Konderat.
3. Poultry peddlers pose.

4.

Tucker tucks toddlers.

5. Slick chicks.

6. Stinson

w i n g banding

chicks.
7. Feather merchants ball.

8. Workless

L e s,

fondles

friends.
9. Hen-house. . .

10. Chicken catchers consum­
ing chow.

FIRS T ROW (left to right) : S. Har­
•on, G. H o vley, J. Tucker, Presi­
itnt, R. Anderson, T. Galli, G. Ca­
lil/, J. O'Neil, B . McCabe, H. Bonner,
K. lf'idle, A. Crou, P. Bundnen, R.
llartine�t; SECOND ROW : Z. Mc­

lat osh, B. Epstein, A. flan Etten, B.
J. Lesley, H.
lilt,, D. Bennet, T. James, D . Bul­
l, P. Cook, A. Stiensen, R. Len, C.
, T. Cunningham ; TH I RD ROW :
Gl,ss, Kouns, R. Wong, A. Hoff·
, N. Shuster, L. Grube, J. De
II, H. Moore,
D. Couchman, W.
t t. L. Harris, R . Tollgaard, R.
Lt,d,, L. Sankoff; FOURTH ROW :
C. Hagemeister, J. Larsen, R. Cox,
H. B undesen. B. Caldwell, B. B easley,
II'. Goodhart, B. Broy, H. Winn, W.
Kondrat, T. Weber, M. Farrel, F.
Jfc Crtary, R. Campbell, R. M cCa/1,
.1. Carter.
Blou nt, G. Peterson,

PJ-eJJ Clu6

J O H N PATTERSON

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President
N JANUARY

PAUL MADGE

LAWRENCE ROSSI

members of the publication department reactivated

the. Poly Press Club. Primarily a service organiza­
tion, the Press Club was

KENT FREEMA

Treasurer
Secretary
ional journalism.
Highlighting the Press C lub's activities in the
past year was the presence of Edward Kennedy, an
internationally famed journalist and foreign cor­
respondent, who addressed the club at the dinner
meeting held at the Gemeda Tea Room on March 3.
Kenn!ldy, who was formerly with the Associated
Press and who is now managing editor of the Santa
Barbara News Press, is famed for releasing the' V-E
Day news.

flice President
of the current year some thirty

reorganized to better

acquaint the students working in the various publi­
cation departments, to promote better relations
between Cal Poly and other colleges, high schools,
etc., and to study some of the problems of profess-

FIRST ROW ( left to right ) : Bert Fellows, Neil McCarthy, A rt Gandy, Avon Carlson, Charles Chapman, Bob
Kennedy, Kent Freeman; SECOND ROW : Ed Durbin, Bob Rowe, Stanley Tho mpson, Wm. Claybough, Jolm
Moroski, James Coleman; T H I R D R O W : Herb Bundeson, Roy Bethel, Jolm Co/o mbini, Gerald Craig, Jiro
Kai, Jolm Patterson, Bernard Epstein, Al Auf der Heide, Glenn Arthur; FOURTH R O W : Guy Tho mas, Bob
Saunders, Paul Madge, Donald Miller, Jack A nderson; F IFTH ROW : Joe Griffin, Jolm Shea.

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{ttl

CY H O V I G

President

elt11 8et11 /Jtu

MAJ. J. C. DEUEL

President in charge of Vice

NDER the able tutelage of Major J. C.

U Deuel, president in charge of Vice, Presi­

dent "Sigh" Hovig got his wish that a new
fraternity be formed at Cow College. Without
the aid of El Ro<;leo and its complete world­
wide coverage of any event, blessed, illegal,
or what-have-you, this frat would probably
never have become known to the average
person-no, not even to the erstwhil e members
themselves.
Everyone knows "Heavy" MacDougall - he
was unanimously elected to the Office of
Production Control-his hand has been felt in
the chocolate milk industry, baby production
(future Cal Poly football teams ) , and even
in the chem lab. As would be expected, Yell
Leader Gillian Brown assisted the president in
charge of vice, and furnished all the "flowers"
-he is a hort major. Some of his work can
be seen in the picture panel-all nice girls.
Floyd Leiser didn't make this year's select
group of officers and is seen doing a "Smoe"
job, wondering why he was left out-tough
luck, Floyd L.
This presentation of the Eta Delta Beta
Mu marks its passing into oblivion. The entire
El Rodeo staff extends its many c ondolences
to this fine group.

TOP TO BOTTOM ( left to right ) :
Jl,fy what a long nose you have,
[Jrandma. My what long hair you
have, grandma. My what big . . .
tuth y o u have grandma. My what
grandma.
a handy arrangement,
JIT atch o ut there, Leiser, no peeking
allowed.

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GIL BROWN

In Charge of Flowers

BUD MACDOUGALL

Production Manager

ki Clu6

A R O N ABRA HAMSEN
President

G I L BROWN
Secretary - Treasurer

or beginners slopes other members were learning
the fundamentals.
The club was formed for the purpose of increas­
ing the interest in skiing, and to increase the abil ­
ity of skiers. Though not able to field a team thi s
year i t i s hoped that a team can be fielded nen
year for the following e vents, salomm, down hill.
and cross country racing.

HOUGH the Poly campus is a few hundred miles
from the. nparest snow, the Poly skiers
are organized into an active club. Several times
through the school year, members of the club have
made trips to various winter-sports areas through­
out the central part of California. These. trips have
been a great success for even the injuries have been
kept to a minimum.

Tdistant

This summer while o n sand at Avila 203 the
members of the Poly Ski Club will be thinking of
those high Sierra slopes; of the hiss when y o ur
lats slide over the sno w ; of the flash of snow cov­
ered trees as you whiz past doing fifty miles per
hour. Yes ! Skiing is here at Poly.

The slopes of Badger Pass, Sequoia, Sugar Bowl,
and Lassen Park have retained the sitzmarks of the
Poly Ski Club. For upon these excellent runs you
could see the members making christie and te1e­
mark turns, field jumps, and schuss's. On the lower

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1. "Margie" and

the boys
learning how it's done.

2. Bob Bruns taking a spill.
3. Badger pass parking lot.
4. Badger Pass Lodge, Yose­

mite Nat'l Park.
5. Side steppers going up for

another run.
6. A bunch of the boys tak­

ing a break.
7. C h a r 1 i e

AbrahAmsen,
John Nickevic and Friend

8. Some of the gang waiting

for a lift.
9. J o h n

Zetkov demon­
strates a stem turn.

10. The gang's all here.

11. We're ready for more.
12. The Lodge again.
13. Bill Phegley and friend in

the snow.

FIRST ROW

(l ft to right ) : Mar­
hall Mi/l r, Elvin Copeland, Jim
Lorwm, Donald Custard, Rick Mar­
:m, Gill Brown, Dick Crout; SEC­
).'0 ROW : Marjori
Doud, Buck
!lcCab , Dale Ill/an, John Butts,
Gnu Tr pt , Chuck Hartley, Bill
Plugl y. Richard Stasand, Ed Joftn­
JU, John Zttkov, llr o n 11 brahamson.

BILL OTHART
President

AL PARK
rice President

JAMES JES S U P
Secretary

HE Young Farmer Chapter, one of the oldest
T and most active groups on the campus, is the
largest chapter in the state, having over 100 mem­
bers. Eleven state farmers and two star state
farmers are among the members.
At the beginning of the year, the Chapter set up
the
following
aims: conditions;
to further toeducation;
gain
interest
in economic
learn· moreto about
politics; and to increase recreational programs.
The middle of October found many of the Farm-

D O N C A R O T H ER
Treasu re r

ers and their gals up Serrano Canyon enjoying a
sumptuous chicken bake. Along the line of more
serious activities, the Young Farmers were hosts to
the Future Farmer and Young Farmer conventions
held this year and also initiated the local S. L.
F. F. A. county greenhands.
In the way of sports, the Young Farmers went
up to second place in the Cal Poly club basketball
games.
Chapter's advisor is Carl Beck, who solves the
chapter's toughest problems with a smile.
0.

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1. rince Hardy

resting at
the 'end' of the ride .

.. The squirrel, the fox and
the pigs.
3. The seat is

to hard

for

Frank Fox.
Young Farmers talking it
over.
5.

Carothers hands check to
lr. McMahon to pay the
world's largest young
farmer's state dues.

o. The one with the hat on
is the owner of the pigs.
i. This

is what you call
throwing the bull around
with Ted Clark and D.
Boehm.

i. Talking business.
!. One of the top intra-mur­

al basketball teams.
. Looks very interesting.
I. A very tasty dish, try 'em

sometime.

1ST ROW (left to right) : M.
I, £. Heald, D . Halstead, W.
l, F. Fox, C. Hutchins, B. Othart,
itss up, R. Zanda, C. Hitchcock, D.

otlurs, D. Custard, B. Thornton,
Corwin, J. Maho11ey, Shep, A.
ard, W. C o m b s; S E C 0 N D
': A . f/an Etten, A. Park, L.
ldidwll, L. Guiol, A. Abbott, H.
••. B. Hunt, R .
Jespersen, J.
fit/in, P. Byer, C. Couchman, J.
r..t ; THIR D ROW : W. Davies, L.
F. D artze/1, H. Kovall, R .
orchtr, W. Toth, G. lotus, P. Wat­
B. Well man, B. K imba/1, P.
Vtadgt, J. Daly, D. Howard, H.
alty, D. Murphy, H. Angus, E.
· bit, K. Andrus, W. Bixler, B.
,,, C. Chapman, T. Clark, Carl
' i. Bothm, R . Hampe, D . Simpson,
llartly, D . Thompso11, C. Clark,
Stass and, B. Twisselman, J. Pat­
1••, Joe Brown.

:!''1·

A ?ull /lcuJe
ITH the coming of the fall quarter, Cal

Poly was almost literally flooded with
W
a huge influx of new students: This sudden

increase presented a problem to Mr. Troutner
and Major Deuel, in charge of housing affairs.
The problem was mainly, "Where shall we
put the excess students?" After much con­
fusion and milling about, the serious predica­
ment was finally remedied, the temporary
solution being: the U. S. building located
on Mill and Santa Rosa Streets.
For the first month the U. S. was home
for about one hundred and fifty Poly students.
It was really crowded and could be compared
to the existence of "sardines in a can." In
October the occupants of the U. S. packed
their bags and vacated for greener pastures,
the new home being Camp San Luis Obispo,
located about five miles from town.
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RANDALL GYM first became a res­

idence at the start of the year when it
Chandled
a part of the overflow from

the dormitories. After a few weeks,
most of the boys moved out, a few re­
mained; now there are but a dozen boys
that live topside in the gym. These fel­
lows are all star athletes except one,
John Morosky, who is in the publica­
tions
and writes
Thedepartment
athletes living
in the sports.
gym are:
Hank Moroski, (John's brother, and that
who
isn't Poly's
a misspelling
of thebasketball
last name)play­
was
outstanding
er this year . . . Rolland Tilstra, an­
other Poly star basket baller . . . Car­
rol
Don Garman
hold
pitchers
downJorgensen
the firstandsack
and the who
mound respectively on the baseball team
Pete" Manning,
center for
.Poly's
. . "Bigfootball
eleven andableheavyweight
wrestler
. . . Roy
er, who both
playedBethel
guardandlastDickyearPark­on
the gridiron . . . Boxer Les Risling, Les
Ammon and Bill Quimby.
Tilstra ; TA D I G :
Carroll Jorgensen, Jolm M orosky, D o n GM­
man, flank Jlll o roski, Roy JJetltel.
SEATE D : R olland

[

1 12 ] '

ERE at Camp San Luis Obispo the men are
in the guest house and the officers
H quartered
of these students, the major­
unit. For most
housing
army camp presented nothing
an
ex-G.I.'s,
being
ity
new as far as living conditions were concerned.
Within a week everyone had settled down and was

ready for visitors and was doing light housekeeping.
There are, at present, about one hundred men
quartered at the camp, which make the living
facilities good with plenty of room for everyone. In
addition to the dwellings, there is a small canteen
which caters to the culinary desires of the students.

FIRST R OW : (left to righ t ) Bill Han sen, AI Go mes, N orman Madsm, William Flynn, Frank Sutcliffe, Erie
Campbell ; SECO D R O W : Loring Folger, Herman flngel, A ustin Hayes, John White, Bob Aldridge, Dan
Leddy, Howard Cory, R o b ert Murphy; THIRD R O W : Holl is Lilley, Robert W ills, Merrill Edwards, Paul Mat:­

Cormack, Walt Schullstrom, Steve Duer, Fred H ill man, Jack Hughes, Bob Pearson, John Wright.
D ROW : James Moore, Jim Parr,
L ouis Lange, A be Gorenbein, John Shaffer, Ralph Smi th.
F I R ST ROW ( left to right ) : Joe White, Lowell Fields, Joe Brown; SECO

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HE members of Avenger are known
Tfor being one big happy family. A

Bob Adams, one of the "sharks" a nd
the official "waker-upper" of the d o rm
. . . Jack Dahl, our representative at t h e
Sno-White Creamery . . . A. P. Evens,
our "muscle man", whose pastime is
weightlifting . . . E d Kearns, who drives
an Army command car and is known as
the "Cowboy Kid" . . . Ted Litzie, t h e
local high school "lady killer" . . . J. R .
Moorehead, who we tagged a s the ans­
wer to a lady's prayer . . . Bill S mi t h ,
who spent 4 1/2 years i n the Marin e
Corps . . . Bob Croce, our representativ e
to Poly's team o f " grunts and groans"
. . . and Bud Chamberlin and Vern
Shahbazian, who supered the dorm.

better group of boys aren't to be found
anywhere ; in work or in play, their co­
operative spirit is to be commended.
Since Avenger is such a small dorm,
it combined with a few of the other
Hillcrest dorms to participate in the
intra-mural sports program: The team
won its share of the games and all the
boys had an enjoyable time playing.
There were a number of pinochle
"sharks" in the crowd, and a game could
be found going on early or late, between
classes, during study hours and after
chow.
There are many personalities here:

FIRST ROW ( left to right) Bud Cha m berlin, Gene Kem ble, Don Howard, Bob Thornto n , Bill Smith, Jack Da!d,
Jim Mahoney, flern Shahbazian; S E COND ROW : Dick Murphy, Ed Kearns, Bob Stimmel, Fred floris, Mike Low,
Bob Adams, Jim Morehead, Wesley Henry, Bob Merk, Dave Miller.

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the greatest centers of con­
ONEstantof action
is Buffalo Dorm. A dull

with Howard Cook complaining Tschai­
kovsky and A nalytic don't mix.
John Fitzgerald, star center, dreams
up grotesque medieval tortures to in­
flict on new Block P neophytes. His
roomie, John "Make mine a short beer"
Brice is soundly indulging in his fav­
orite sport of sawing logs.
Dick (Call me in time for chow ) Mc­
Elroy, is reading the well thumbed
pages of the " Grapes of Wrath" which
he claims was banned from Santa Mon­
ica.

moment is a near impossibility as can
be seen by characters like Leo Deis and
Harold Svirsky, physicists and astron­
omers, who have their ears glued to the
radio as they pick up scientific develop­
ments from Buck Rogers.
Lou "They call me Jersey" Litzie and
George Hovley, are president and secre­
tary, respectively, of the "Cal Poly
Movement For Co-eds."
Leroy Lady patiently combs his
moustache out of his French horn, while
roomie, Bob Kennedy, removes the cot­
ton from his ears.
Ray Larsen treats the dorm to an­
other free concert via his phonograph

Art Giorvas, Doug Clark, and John
Shaeffer are i n a heated argument over
who was out with the best lookin g girl
the night before.

F I R S T R O W : ( left to right ) George Gregory, Dick McElroy, Emil Nasrallah, John Pillard, Pltil Born, How­
ard Cook, Sid BerkO _
A rt Giorvas ; SECO D ROW : Hiram Kouns, Jack Blair, Carl Caswell, Charles Ba k, Jo/m Bnce,
Bob Newell,
_
Oscar Glass, Leo Deis, Russ Pyle, John Shafer, Lloyd R e ed, Dave Johnson, Bud P1llzng,
Bob Kennedy, Dale
Gill, Jolm Fitzgerald, Hal Ensley, Ed Wortman.

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not far from the railroad
SITUATED
track, Catalina Hall survived the

Dart was constantly hopping up t h e
"blue j ob " . . . Bob Hunt traversed e very
night to the gym for basketball, track,
wrestling, or some other sport . . . b u t
the biggest l a u g h the boys got w a s
Norma Jean, w h o called u p t o talk t o
anyone who wasn't busy. It wasn't t o o
long, though, before she became a bore
here, so she tried a few of the other
dorms.

digging that went on to make the new
athletic field.
Looking back over the year we can
remember when . . . Cyril Flores wan­
dered around the dorm wondering if he
belonged in room 1 2 1 or 1 16, and how
he figured out a system to attend a
movie every night and never see the
same picture twice . .
"Buckets" Waterman did his algebra
to the tune of Spike Jones blasting his
eardrum . . . Jim Crampton thought
he'd never live down the name of Lieu­
tenant . . . Art Gandy traveled 300
miles a weekend, making a total of 1 0,­
000 for the year, to see Jean . . . Dick

With AI Hurliman at the wheel, C ata­
lina kept comparatively quiet d u ring
the year, although it did make t h e
"Dear John" column because o f t h e
noise created supposedly b y the fresh­
men . . . we are still looking for the
informer.

.

FIRST ROW ( left to right ) Bob Hunt, Rae Houke, John Se:>:auer, Walter Martinkus, Charles Meinhart, George
Porter, Gray Hosmer, Greg Ebat, Fred Duval, Carl Slusher; SECON D ROW : Wally Latreille, Wayne Beatty,
AI Hurliman, Raul Martinez, Ben Barron, Art Gandy; TH I R D ROW : Km West m o reland, Harry Hurliman,
Fred Waterman, Joe Adams, George Skaug, Bob Conklin, Harold Thomas, Bob M u sulin, Bob llfatson, B o b
B uchanan, Gordon H olleman, Ed Braly.

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Clr11Je /111ll

to conflicts with the many other
DUEstudent
activities on the campus,

active on the teams of the various
departments on the campus. The Hall
was well represented in the band, glee
club, and other student affairs.
The hobbies of its members were
varied as its membership. Among . the
most prominent ere sports, p hotog­
raphy, model making, radio building,
music, auto repairing and beach comb­
ing. Although not verified, a few of the
boys considered "studying" as their
major extra-curricular pastime.
The Hall was skippered by Major
Deuel, with Charles Knockey as his
right hand man.

the organized participation in the var­
ious affairs around the campus were
limited. At a meeting held in the earlier
part of the year the following officers
were elected : Robert Vandervoet, presi­
dent ; Bill Roth, vice-president, and
Ben Barr, secretary. Zack Mcintosh was
appointed athletic manager and worked
up a good baseball team br the intra­
mural season of 1947.
Although Chase Hall did not enter
any teams for the Fall quarter sports
program, several of its members were

F I R ST ROW ( left to right ) Zack Mcintosh, Marlin RaJ., Ted Haskell; SECO D ROW : Don Denbigh, Everett
M iller, Ben Barr, Clint Merithew, Art flan Etten, Don ,'\4' ills, To m Espineda, Joe Sondena, George Sampson, Roy
Siegrist ; T H I R D ROW : Bill K ouns, Art Meek, Rolland Sears, Paul Madge, Kenneth Evens, Milton Brown, J.
Tho mpson, Jolm Dykeman, B o b flandervoet; FOURTH ROW : J. C. D euel, Jack Carlson, flan D o nlin, Fred
111 cCreary, Tom Bowles, Walter Wells, Bob Kimball, T ravis James, David Kiewet, Dick Cambell, Jerry Root,
,.
Wes Goodhart, B o b Williams, Ben Bellefeuille, Dick Simpson, Bob Kaplan, D onald Frank.

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HERE is always something going on
at Coronado . For instance, in room
82, you can very nearly always find a
mass wrestling match with Bruce Bor­
ror, Lee Yates, Dean Clark, and a visi·
tor being the chief participants. Down
the hall in room 76, Louis Montes, Ro­
dolfo Varcela, Jorge Galvez, and Percy
Vaughan are endeavoring to develop
the body beautiful with weight lifting.
Open discussions on the past world
conflict, and any other question that
may arise, can be found being argued
in 8 1 . The usual speakers being Wesley
Coon, Ed Mull, Bill O'Hara, Jim But­
terfield, and dorm super Jimmy Smith.
These discussions are always open to
guest speakers, and usually there are
plenty of guests. Music, in the form of
recordings, can be heard drifting up

from 70, where Chuck Stark, John
Taylor, Bob Nixon, and Bill Hunter
gather to listen t o the latest stuff out
on Decca.
Coronado is especially proud of some
of the fellows w h o are outstanding in
a few of the different activities on the
campus ; namely, "Drummer Boy" Jim
Cox, who displays his talents with the
Collegians ; "Pinky" Bebernes, one of
the star quarterbacks on the gridiron
this year ; Don Carothers, Vice·-Presi­
dent of the Freshman class ; and Don
Miller, who is one of the contributing
factors in the printing of El Mustang.
This year Coronado was unable to
enter intra-mural sports due to the
many changes of occupants. However,
as they say in Brooklyn, "Wait till next
year ! !"

T

FIRST R O W (left to right ) : Percy flaughn, Chuck Stark, Nick Stravarkas, Wesley Co o n, D o n Carothers, Bill
Slater. Bill Hunter, Louis Munoz, Pinky Bebernes, Ph il Grigsby, Laird Hail, Lee Yates, Jerry Craig; SECOND
ROW : Jim Smith, Ed Conlon, Bill Hunt, Bill O' Hara, J im Butterfield,Dick Stnssand, Ed Mull, Fernando San­
chez, Enrique flalcarce, Luis Montes, Bob Brooks, Jim Cox, Rudolfo flarela.

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btJuhtleJJ
G

" OIN' out tonight ?", Had a big
night last night", We'll murder 'em
this time !" "Good for ten points to­
night !"
All characters talking ? . . .yes charac­
ters better known as the Dauntless
Devils, and each one of them making
the dorm one of the most popular and
famous "sports-minded" places on the ·
campus.
Active in all the i ntramural sports,
and always a hot contender for the
championship, Dauntless fielded red hot
teams in softball, touch football, basket­
ball and bowling. We burned up the
league in bowling, and why not, with
boys like Vern Banta and Bob Blesse
making the strikes. The dorm failed to
"take" much otherwise because of
several injuries, inelgibility, due to
school sports, and lack of condition. But
the boys were always "in there" for

the fun they got out of it.
We had a hard time during the year
due to the loss of manpower. A few
of the boys gave up the saying "back
to school' 'in favor of "the old routine",
or some j ust took a leave of absence
for awhile. Lawrence Wylie, Frank
Friburger, John "The Mouth" Hood, AI
"The Nose" Ring, Jack Barrett, and
"Ditty" Ayla, all saw the light and
repented.
Dauntless, too, has some of the more
famous " Lost Weekend Boys" ; the top
contenders being Don Wade, Richard
"B. H." O'Neil, with "Wild Bill"
Claybaugh running a poor third as one
of "Joe's Boys".
Yes, Dauntless Dorm weathered the
storm and came out with one of the
greatest group of characters obtainable,
students first, last, and always.

FIRST ROW ( left to right ) : Bob D ericco, Jack Wallaa, Jim Peterson, Walter Money; SECOND R O W : .:1l
Johnson, T o m Young, Joe Sutter, Hervey Quigley, Ralp h Len, James Rudden, Clarence Lever, Bob Mullins.
George Goldwasser, Dick Wade; THIRD ROW : Joe U lmer, Bob Powell, D ave Britton, Jack O'Connell, Hugh
NidJOison, Bob Frye, John Crowson Byron Clanton, H oward Rosen, Gordon Fawcett, Roy Weiland, Jerry
Carter, Bill Claybaugh, B o b O'Neil, flernon Banta; F OURTH ROW : Harvey Kramer, Bob Lazar, John Ho­
gan, Charles Gee/hoed, John Foote, H erb Haire, Yosh Kimo t o, Bert Straub.

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euel
dormitory, named after Major
DEUEL
J. C. Deuel, with Mr. Frank Whiting

tered pay phone o n the second floor,
frequent bellows of "Room 1 1 , Hume,
Telephone !" are h eard. The one-time
player piano in the lounge, now without
the 'works" is usually giving out with
"Chopsticks". Othe r noises renting the
air are, "Hey, wait for me !", "Open the
door, Richard !", and "Hey, Norm !"
The softball team took the intramural
championship and o u r basketball team
did very well. To each and every one of
the fellows who participated in these
games goes our c ongratulations ; es­
pecially to Wesley Combs, who coached
the softball team, and to Frank Fox
who organized the basketball team.

superintending and Jim Keesee assist­
ing, is the largest dorm on the campus,
hou-sing some ninety-two boys. It ,with­
stands punishment, but is beginning to
show its years, especia1ly when :the
water heater "conks out" leaving the
residents a choice of a cold shower
or going unwashed.
It is a place of constant activity
around the clock. For example : down
town for a movie, milkshake or beer,
off to Avila in someone's j alopy, or·
occasionally ·to the library for an
evening of quiet study. The only means
of outside communication being a bat­

FIRST ROW ( left to right ) : Jolm R o mero, John O'Neil, Jolm Leslie, Ed Bettencourt, Wa yne Gill, Ted Clark,
Harry !'J elloTt, Dave Boehm, Ronald Hutc ings ; S C O N D R O W : Elwyn Frazier, E u g e n e Weisenberg, Frank
Fox, Bzll Fryer, Bruce Pears o n, Rawon Hzpp, Hollzs B arnes, Wesley .Combs, Btll Lupo ; TH I R D ROW : Bill
Neifd, Salvadore Reyes, Charles H a ris, John Patters on, John Rhodes ; FOURTH R O W : Rex Livingstone, Bill
.
Othart, Btll Woodward, Weslte Da'lnes, Daryl Bennett, Carl Taffera, Ed Haas, ltm McDonald f/incent Har­
dy, Bill Heaston, Ken Stephens, R u s". s Barr, Alonzo Howard, F. F. Whiting; F I FTH R O W : Bill Barnes Jo/111
Miller, Charles Hitchcock, Hank B o oksin, Eric Knudson, Ed Morris, Bill Purdy, Hans Hansen ; SIXTH R OW :
Roy Sutton, Keith Wilde, Floyd< Leiser, Bill Karlak, R ich Roberts, Joe Parker, Bill Baughn , Willoughby Houk,
Bill H u m e.

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apart . . . alarm clocks going off in the
wee hours of the night . . . the Town­
send Club members coming in at all
hours and in all shapes . . . the second
floor boys rough-housing and j u st
raising general xyz$ ! ! Besides these
extemporaneous activities, Heron also
has a top-flight basketball team con­
sisting of Messrs. English, Chin, David­
son, Toulson, Rush, and Heiser. Our
high pointing bowling team was com­
posed of Senors Wheeler, Meyer, Schul­
tz, Flipse, and Garrity.
The super of the big "H" dorm is
that notorious tyrant and p h y s i c s
teacher, Mr. R . E. :ijolmquist. H e is as­
sisted by Dick "The Little Fuhrer"
Dana, who rules the second floor with
an iron hand.

CCORDING to the boys who live

A there, Heron is the best dorm on the

campus. Besides that, it is also the home
of many prominent campus personalities
and characters : Ken L ucas, student
body secretary ; Willie Moore, agile cen­
ter on the varsity basketball team ; Bob
Raybourn, student director of the band ;
essayist, Dick Livingston ; Paul A.
··Deacon" Watson, campus character and
teachers' pest ; and sheepherders, Bob
Kouns and Ed Anderson.
Heron Hall has the reputation of
being rather noisy. The reason for this
i s, as you would see, if you were to
enter beyond its portals, that it is one
of the most active dorms on the campus.
There is never a dull moment in Heron
a s someone's bed is always falling

F I R S T ROW (left to right ) : Jack Coyle, Darrol Davis o n , George Toulson, D o n Wheeler, Dick Davis, Jim
E nglish, Rich Erlich, AI Gardner, Lawrence Rossi, M ax KoJJ!er, f'ernon Frederick, Bob Miller; S E C O N D
R O W Pete Bryer, Ed Anderson, Tom Brannum, Bill T oth, Jim Lowewn, Elvin Copeland, Wait Henderson,
Don Halstead, Don Hunter, Bob Raybourn; THIRD R O W : John Wingate, R o bert Holmquist, Mike Griffen,
Dick Livingst one, Eugene Schultz, August Mottman, D avid Flipse, Wally Clark, Dick Thompson, Bob Strong,
Doc Waite, Ken Lucas, Dave Armtrong, Willard M o o re, Roy Mallory, Erwin Gove, Fred Leavitt, Edmund
Jan us z ; FO U R TH ROW : Bob Kouns, Joe Chin, Lucian A m es, Bud Lee, Dave Couchman, Hilary Moore, Jolm
B rownlee, Paul Watson, Ja m es Heiser, Ralph Croo k, Leon McAdams, Richard Dana, Eugene Kemper.

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·

llellt/i e,.
the dorm in a turmoil day or night by
discussing the world problems.
Ex-railroadman and tennis addict
Robert Daw has a Pismo girl too, that
he sees very frequently.
The athletic a spects of Helldiver are
fair with divot diggers Barry Whitmire,
Don Lott, and D ale Daniels. The boys
claim they are all champions.
Chet "Smitty" Smith is one of t h e
athletes, too. When he isn't soda jerking
or barbaring, Smitty can be found tum­
bling or "rackin' 'em up" in ping pong.
Other notables around the dorm are
Earnie Carboni arguing that the CBI
was the best theatre . . .Jack Wesling
giving out wit h the odd sounds, the
mly recognizable one being Donald Duck
. . .Val Gimberling with his loud ties and
suspenders. . .and the dorm's newest
additions-John Bengston, Leroy Wol­
finger, Ed Littman, and Cloyd Laughlin .

ELLDIVER, which is another dorm
in the Hillcrest, area, lies
between Wildcat and Avenger dorms.
It is co-superintended by Wylie Day and
Tom Galli, with Bob Nelson keeping
the barracks clean " once a month," say
the residents.
The tenants in Helldiver are varied
as to their outlooks on life, major
courses, and hobbies-for instance :
Bob Harris, the mechanical genius
or "gadget wizard", carryi'ng a rugged
1 1 units, can usually be found under
his car installing some new fangled
gadget.
Bob "Alan" Ladd rarely sees his folks
who live in Atascadero, because of an
adorable girl in Pismo. The three times
a week journey Bob makes is because
they are engaged.
Pierre Anderson and Jay Keegan keep

H located

LEFT T O R I G H T : Ray Hampe, E d Johnson, Bill Phegley, Jack Westing, Jay Sudbury, Claus Schumacher, Jo!tn

Zetkov, Wylie Day, Paul Weddle, Tom Galli.

[ 1 22 ]

VERLOOKING the gridiron, Jesper­
O sen affords a bird's eye view of

by-word. They leave the dorm like rats
leaving a doomed ship.
Peace and quiet rein until four
o'clock, when bull sessions compete
with " Buck Rogers" and "Superman"
until five-thirty. After chow, anything
can happen until the wee hours of the
ight, and i t usually does, for that is
about the time that some of Joe's Boys
return.
Jespersen really had a good intra­
mural softball team, but became a
little negligent when it came time to
play ; therefore had to forfeit a few of
the games.
With Mr. James McGrath at the
wheel and Bill Brandon standing by,
Jespersen is one of the leading i!orrns
on the campus.

all the home games that Poly plays,
not to mention the High School and
Junior College. Also, it is only a fore­
hand to the tennis courts, which lie
directly behind the dorm.
As for the dorm as a whole, they say
they are a "band of characters," with
the emphasis on the word character.
The boys live a semi-nocturnal
life. The first noises of awakening oc­
cur at 6 o'clock, when "Fearless"
Feister arises to feed the morning mob
f course, that mob
at Cafe No. 1.
consists of only a few, if any, from Jes­
persen. Life actually blossoms forth at
fifteen minutes to eight, and it does so
with a vengeance. Congestion is the

O

•

•

FIRST R O W ( left t o right ) : Luis Montes, Jack Warren, Gene St. Aude, Chester Beacle, John • Ehi"et, Melvin
Galer, Charles Swift, /J l . Perry, Earne t Young, B o b Garvey; SECOND ROW : D o n Fiester, Bud Brandon, W, ts

Witten Morris /Jndreolt, D o n Lansmg, Walter Nowa k, Jolm flan Dyke, AI Bush, Charles Adams, Duk:
Laver Jack B olto n, D ave Rose, Bob Garver, Rod Eschenburg, Leonard Noell, Cy Hovig, George Sweet, Har­
old No dal '· T H I R D R O W : J i m Boswell, Jack Morell, Don Garner, Phil Garner, Don Dutcher, Wayne Col­
lins, Lloyd Bates, Ken /J ndrus, Bob Mohr, Harold Garfield, Keit!t Southard, James Burkes, Harold Burku,
Harold Thomas, Walt B1xler.

;

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was constructed for transient railroad
men.
The location of the dorms is difficult
to explain, other than to state 1 1 8 5 Is­
lay Street. They are right on the rail­
road tracks, about one block down and
over from the Station . . . this being
their main disadvantage.

HE bulging and overtaxed roll of

T Poly

students, made by the increas­
ing number of returning war veterans,
made it impossible for Poly to lodge
everyone on campus.
One of the emergency dorms is Las
Higueras Housi l}g Unit, which originally

FIRST R O W ( left to right ) : Cliff Feltch, Ray Birchf!'r, Harley Koval/, Larry Heringer, Ray Link, Bob Rubt,
Chuck Henkel, Gene Trepte, Rick Martin ; SECOND R O W : Emest Binscara, Don Custard, Bill Etzold, Dud
Clark, Bud. Meyer, Bill Howard, Getu Nielsen, Dick M cNish; THIRD ROW : Ken Glick, Ken Colley, Nev:t

Smtth, Jolm Butts, Lou M artini, Jim Lawson, Stan Fuglestad, Maurice Holly, Fred Allen, Don Knaus.

BOTTOM-FIRST ROW ( left t o right ) : Harry Albright, Luan Cooper, Ef!�il Padje11;, Chuc Rolfes, Pressley
_ Glow, R eg Jespersen, Guido Pronsilon o ; SEC O ' D ROW : Glen Gdlete, Elwzn Parkmson, Ted Jestts,
Cooper, Bz/1

Harold Wlwley, Kurt Brown, Howard Marshburn, Allm Fisher, Bill Wilkinson, Chuck Larsen, Dale Hereford.

[ 1 24 J

travel up
O NPolyTHEVueleftDrive,sideareastheyouLower
Units

a blind date only 5' 4", rather than
6' 4".
By glancing around we notice 1 he
madmen of cottage "C" locking one
semi-nude individual outside and get­
ting a terrific charge out of the whole
affair. John Colombini wondering if
esters and organic salts are one and the
same or two and the different. "Doc"
Suiger showing associate instructor Leo
High, handymen Charlie Trigg, Harold
Smith, and "White Top" Kemp of cot­
tage "A", an old Indian game called
" Hoki Poki".
The boys up here unite in saying that
they wouldn't trade residence with any­
one else, and couldn't be moved to sleep
at any other place . . . except maybe
Joe's.

ruled by Alf Auf der Heide, who can
usually be seen draggin g his mussette
bag after a weekend i n Los Angeles.
Upon entering, if it were a Sunday
morning, you might find a few of the
boys solid in the sack after another
A tascadero Grange dance. Upon a closer
look, they'd probably turn out to be
S andy Munro, Bill Gibford, Jim Yates,
Eli Whitney, and "Who reversed the
batteries in my flash-gun" Chapman.
Chapman has been nursin g shin splits as
a result of one square dance with vet­
eran shin busters Munro, Gibford, and
" Gyro" Yates. The smil e on Bob Mc­
Call's face is in relief of having found

Gail Allen, Jim Yates, Bob
F R O T R O W ( left to right ) : Eug ene Whitney, John Col u mbini, Harry Sella,
Franzen, N o r m an Yoe, Charles Chapman ; SECO D R OW : Fran k Doty, Jay Tucker, Bob McCall, Phil Cook,
Bob Myers, Ray H arqoood, Joe Brown, Francis Smith, Lar ry Smith, Dick Otto .

[ 1 25 J

•

the items that brought Mariner
ONEto ofprominence
was its top notch

to see a cute brunette schoolma'am-he
says she does his h omework ! ! !
Speaking of women, Ted Weber h a s
the set- up deal, s h e uses her car for t h e
date, and Ted uses i t after the date . . .
mad love. This is according to the boys
who stand by the front door on Ted ' s
night out and watch.
Seen anytime are Bob Rodell over­
bidding his hand at pinochle . . . The
Lindsay boys recuperating after a ses­
sion at the Atascadero Barn Dance. . .
and Dick Nolan wondering how profits
and losses will come out with his pigs.

b a s k e tb a l l team. Dick Nolan, Bud
Portola, Rush Alexander, Bob Piedmont,
and Albert Kong comprised the club,
which was one of the teams to beat in
the recent intramural basketball league.
Rush Alexander used all of his funds
to pay for that "hot . rod"- ("hot
wreck," to quote the boys in the dorm) .
He doesn't even have enough money to
go home, which was his original pur­
pose in buying the car.
The secret in Bob Palmer's semi­
weekly fog journey to Paso Robles is

FIRST R O W (l ft t o right ) : Dave Bullock, Jolm Borely, l/ernon Cole, Art A bb o tt, Wayne Gates, Allen Dodge,
Bill Coffee, Dwzght Holcomb, Bob Hodel; SECOND R O W : Chester Lund, Charles Plu m ber, Bob Palmer, R ich­
ard Portolan, Francis McCabe, Don Huebner, Don W right ; THIRD R OW : Dick Nolan, Bob Piedmont, Herb

Chadwell, Jack James, James Busk, Joe Clark, Lucien Cuiol, Carlos Tasse, Ted Weber, Len Corwin.

[ 1 26 ]

HIS is Seagull dorm, overlooking Cal
Poly, geographically speaking, be­
cause we are at the top of Poly Vue
Drive j ust above the upper units.
O u r talents and idiosyncrasies are
many, which include weightlifters, gym­
nasts, mad mechanics wit h their gow
jobs, and motor-bicyclists, b oxers, bow­
lers, archers, and amateur cowboys,
w h o rope everything from buckets to
student wives.
Never to be outdone, we entered a
team i n every intramural sport. Basket­

ball we don't talk about, because we
were so low that we almost fell off the
bottom of the list. Bowling was better
however, with Bud Twisselman, AI
Solferino, Mike Zigich, AI Filipponi, and
Bob Harris keeping us definitely i n the
league.

T

Superintended by Don Seaton, our
representative from Hawaii, we manag­
ed to have a lot of fun and also pass
all our finals. You see, we kind of like
it here at Poly.

McNeil, Al Filipponi, Jack Barlow; SECON D ROW : Don Seaton, Jerry
FIRS T R O W ( left to right) : Leonard
Herb Pembrooke, Jim Daly, Tony Solferino, Mike Zigich, Harry Bonner,
C h ·u Duu h Zigich, Willy Williamson,
Rhodes, Lau en Heinzen, Bill Wilder, Al Solferino , Doug Tlz ? rne, Jerry Segall.
B ll 1 Brown, B o b Harri , Nordae
Bob A l exander, fltc Bro mmo nd, James Caldwell, Carter Camp, Bzll Cotten, G eorge
MISS I N G : Wight Atkms,
Huang, John Imhoff, Ha:ry Lowe, James McBrian, Albert Miller, Bill
Forr ester, 0. K. Hoellworth, Fu Tse
.
N o lan, Tex Parons, Frank Kznnmgs,
Bob Tuck.

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---- ---- -----

er Joe Griffin, Feature Writer Glenn
Arthur, Dairy Club President and Year
Book Editor John Shea, Horticulture
club President Jim Coleman, and Cadet
Teacher Earl Ambrosini. Cottage E, on
the other hand, is usually Quiet, ex­
cept when a vocal feud occurs between
its Horticulture and Meat Animal stu­
dents, or when dorm D residents drop
by for a visit. Arch e Ahrendes, the
Upper Units genial superintendent, i
the outstanding personality. Cottage E
is noted for housing an important " se­
cret" gadget, and was the scene of
joyous Christmas party. It is reported
that there are no outstanding person­
alities ; "They just all fight in generaL"
In view of the foregoing evidence, i t
can readily be seen why we of the Up­
per Units regard it as "best in charact ­
er, campus and dorm activities, and
studies."

F YOU are looking for a homey spot,
I .with never a dull moment, you
should select the Upper Units for your
residence. This exclusive residential
district consists of three palatial cot­
tages grouped about a lawn, across
from the dairy. Married veterans trail­
ers hem in cottages E and F, and the
oft-crowded parking lot is adjacent to
D. The cottages are occupied chiefly by
Dairy, Horticulture, and Meat Animal
students. However, the few Poultry and
Industrial students who do live here,
somehow manage to survive.
Each cottage has its own particular
characteristics, depending chiefly upon
the nature of the inhabitants. Cottage
D is the most active, both in and out of
the dorm. Noisy or profound bull ses­
sions, elaborate Christmas decorations
and party, and occasional floods par­
tially characterize it. Some of the out­
standing personalities are Sports Writ­

a

FIRST ROW ( left to right ) : William Armstrong, Harry Endo, Ja mes Morris, Ed Moore, Dick .4 rnold, Har old
M altos, Jolm Shea, Kent Freeman, Jim Coleman, David Findley, Tho mas Sawyer, Robert Rivtrs, Walter
Olson ; SECON D ROW : Everett Mason, Gary Petters e n, Earl K ing, John Fisher, Paul Trittenba cll , Deane
_
Anderson, Davtd
Pttts, Ralplt Carey, Floyd Hilbig, Edwa rd Handschin, Robert Ferguson, Petu Sommufdd,
Albert Charney .
__

[ 1 28 ]

F A PERSON ever inquires as to the
I whereabouts of Wildcat, he will be di­

time we were only fourteen strong.
In this fourteen there are a few
would-be engineers, namely : La Verde,
Brewer, Carlson, Pittman, and Rodri­
quez. The cowboys are : Kennerson, Gill,
Vernon, Elke, and Drumm.
Laying claim to Erkenbrecher, John­
son, and Matsushita is the farm brig­
ade, with Garrity being claimed by
Horticultural department.

rected to the beautiful spacious apart­
ments in the sophisticated Hillcrest
area. Surely you know the buildings
that are meant, the ones that serve as
a combination rooming house, card
rooms, hermits caves, study hall, arid
veterans wives club.
On the eleventh day of September in
the year of 1946, Wildcat was j ust as
good as in storage, but a few days later
the barracks were pretty well filled up.
Since then they have had their ups and
downs - mostly downs- for at this

Superintended by Bill Drumm, Wild­
cat joined forces with a few of the other
dorms at Hillcrest to form a basketball
and baseball team.

F IRST ROW : ( left to right ) Calvin Gill, Bruce Graham, Clyde Cochran; SECON D ROW : Paul Bundesen,
THIRD ROW : Gordon
Harold HoutJ, John Clutter, Bill Pryor, Keith WattJ, Charln Holcomb, Jam n Clutter;
.
.
Bean, AI QuiJt, Art GilJtrap, Sam MatJUJillta,
George KennerJon, Albert Knpper, Harry Graham, and
Herb Bundeun.

[ 129 ]

VILLA and Poly Crest, better
VETknown
as the "houses" and " t rai­

HOME SWEET H O MES

•

.

.

400 families hope to reside in o nly 125 housing u nits.

•

DOMESTICATED ED D U R B I N . . . .
•

.

. . dresses one of his brood of three.

lers" respectively, have been h ome t o
some one hundred and fifty vetera n
students and their families a t C a l Poly.
In addition to the students and t heir
wives, approximately seventy t o e i g h ty
children are accommodated in the units.
The children range in age from a few
days to thirteen or fourteen years.
Honors for the largest fanily go to
the Lloyd Shoemakers, who now live
in a two bedroom unit. Lloyd a n d h i s
brother both attend Cal Poly a nd i n
addition t o Lloyd 's wife and b aby , h is
Mother also resides at their house. The
John Ambergs' record family of t h ree
boys has been challenged by the E d w ard
Durbins who recently added a t hird.
The Bob M. Kennedys (not t o be
confused with instructor Bob Kennedy)
can claim the only set of twins res i d i n g
i n the housing units.

UNBELIEVABLE GEORGE R U S SELL

. . . family life is complicated so lie studies in the early .tl. 1\f.

[ 130 ]

HINIAN F A M I LY
. . . tht Hinians turn to yard work for

relaxation.

The majority of the rest of the trailers
boast one child-many of whom have
never known any other kind of home.
In spite of crowded conditions, all
the married students take pride i n
making t h e units attractive a n d home­
like. Friendship and companionship are
developed through cooperative living.

families accommodated in the
are at present the Bud Salmons,
who share their trailer with two sons
Richard and Steven. Newcomers Avon
Carlsons also have two children and the
Don Conleys w h o now have a house,
formerly lived i n a trailer with their
daughter Nancy and their son Donny,
ages thirteen and three respectively.
Largest

trailers

· ·

.

.

H E L P F U L B O B M IEL Y
ht came h o m e fro m school early and had to pitch in.

[ 131 ]

BERNSTEI N GETS THE B U S I N E S S

he wipes while she dries, no p o ker tonight.

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I

I

the opening of the fall quarter o f
WITH
1946 there were two new additions t o

the Athletic Department. Dr. Carl Voltmer
arrived to take over the j ob of Director o f
Physical Education and Athletics. Dr. Volt­
mer received his Ph. D. in physical educa­
tion from Columbia University in 1934.
Another newcomer is Robert 'Bob' Mott.
Mott comes to Poly from the mid-west a n d
has taken over duties as baseball and basket­
ball coach.
The football staff is headed by Howard
'Howie' O'Daniels. O'Daniels comes to Poly
from Santa Clara University and has headed
the football program here at Poly since 1 933.
Besides coaching football, Howie handles the
swimming ,and gymnastics teams.
The coaching staff is completed with
Charles 'Chuck' Pavelko. Chuck's duties at
Poly include boxing and wrestling as well as
handling the backfield men on the grid
squad. Pavelko attended Santa Clara and
graduated from Whittier College in 1941.

DR. CARL VOLTMER

Director of Athletics

Cal Poly's new $60,000 athletic field was
officially dedicated during the 1 947 Poly
Royal. Nearing completion after almost six
months of work, the baseball field had it's
inaugural game between Cal Poly and Peper­
dine College.
A far cry from the old familiar oat-hay
outfield and adobe clay infield, the new

·

Football, Swimmi11g

[ 1 34 ]

baseball diamond will b e among the best in
the 2C2A conference. Right and left field are
both over 325 feet from home plate, and by
the 1948 season, there will be a fully turfed
playing field. The track has a quarter-mile
oval with a 220 straightaway
the inside
of which will be used for a practice football
field.
--

HE Board of Athletic Con­
trol is composed of a·
group of students headed by
the Athletic Manager. Togeth­
er with the Director of Ath­
letics they handle arrange­
ments for different sports
events, approve the budget
for athletics, and pass on rec­
ommendations for athletic
awards.
The greatest obstacle that '
was faced during the past
year was in securing enough
funds for the betterment of
athletics at Poly. Entrance
into the C.C.A.A. conference
required a larger budget than
in years previous, but that
objective was only partially
achieved.

T

LEFT TO R I GH T :

OUT

W I TH

Dr. Carl D. Voltmer, Cy Hoviq, Leo Roqers,
AI James, Fred Leavitt.

OLD . . . I N WITH N EW

Poly qets a new $60,000 Athletic field.

[ 1 35 ]

HE Mustangs did very well during their first
T season of post-war football. Coming into the
home stretch, the squad was developing power and
polish that was something to see. With the excep­
tion of the Pepperdine College game, where the
Polyites got started a little too late, everything
was up to pre-season expectations.
Opening the season at Santa Barbara with a very
green outfit, the Mustangs gave the Gauchos a bad
time in everything but the final score. On paper they
showed themselves as having the necessary poten­
tial scoring punch for a successful season.
From Santa Barbara up to San Diego State's
class was a big hurdle, but one that was overcome;
the Mustangs walking off with a 21-13 win. After
the San Diego game Coaches O'Daniels and Pavel­
ko
workwerewith.more confident of.the material they had to
The Mustangs' third test came in the Occidental
game. After being out-maneuvered and out-played
by the small, scrappy Tiger squad, the Mustangs
had to come from behind in the latter stages of the
ball game and pull a loss out of the fire. Occidental
walked off with a tie and also with the satisfaction

out of a few people who had
the daylightsthem.
scaring. under-rated
ofdefinitely
. . for
thethisopposition
provided
State
Francisco
Sanseason's
where
game
in
was
It
game.
fourth
the
their nickname,
reserves earned
Coach O'Daniels'
a fewoutgood
missing came
AfterMustangs
Troops." the
Shock
"The
on
opportunities,
scoring
top, 7-6.
for the next two ball games,
went unbeaten
Poly Whittier
to town by a score of 1 3-2, and San
taking
Diego Naval 34-6.
. to Los
took a tnp
Mustangs
point the
From this
Waves ofe,
the high riding
to tangle with
Angeles Pepperdine
gam
the ball Darwm
College. After
George were still
to Poly.
top, thanks
on scorer
Waves
the
the time.
leading andatwith
Horn' the nation's
defeat
start Bowl bid. the
after ofa slow
downchance
went the
The final
a possible
went
score
The was
last 28-18.
two games of the season were played on
home grounds, Poly taking. both contests. The irst
of these two games was with the El Toro Marines,
who were defeated 26-0.
The Mustangs
the 1946
by
out-mudding
and closed
out-scoring
the football
Wildcatsseason
of Chico
State College, 20-7.

ARSHALL SAMUELS was chosen as the
M most valuable football player of the 1946
season because of his outstanding work on de­
fense and because of his marked consistency
throughout the season. It was a general oc­
currence after every ball game for the opposi­
tion to comment on Marshall's speed and ag­
gressiveness.

UD MacDOUGALL was picked by his team
B mates to captain the '46 squad after per­
forming exceptionally all year long in his
fullback slot.
MacDougall, the silent man of the squad,
honor because of his generalship
deserved theseason
during the in and his ability
use his
football moxie the spots where toit counted
the most.

\

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tiJtiJ ticJ

e11Jctt Reccl*t/
We
6
21
7
7
13

34

18
26
20

Santa Barbara
San Diego State College
Occid tal
San Francisco State
Whittier College
San Diego Naval T. C.
Pepperdine College
El Toro Marines
Chico State

1 52

They

P oly

19
13

101
21 00
131
61
26
30
485

7

6
2
6
28
0
7

88
Won 6, Lost 2, Tied 1

BETTY JO BEWLE Y
Drum Major ette

Opponents

T.D.

We . . . . . . . 23
They . . . . . . . 8
.

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J O H N WRI G H T
Fo o tball Manager

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77

First Downs
Yards Gained
Passes Attempted
Passes Completed
Fumbles
Fumbles recovered
Penalties, yards lost
P.A.T.

14
13

1 616
156
57
20
16
255
s.

0
1

VERN BEBERNES

Quarterback

B O B B E N NETT

JACK BOLTON

End

Tackle

Dulitz's try for the extra point was blocked, making
the score 13-6 for Santa Barbara.
In the final quarter, with the Mustangs bound
goalward again, Santa Barbara intercepted a pass
and went over for their third and last touchdown.
The ball game ended 19-6 with Poly starting off
the season with a loss. The Mustang's leading
ground gainer was Jim Yates, rolling off 100 yards
in 10 carries.
Barbara
First downs
12
9
Yards rushing
238
197
Passes attempted
12
11
Passes completed
3
5
50
Total yards from passes
103
0
Passes intercepted
3
27
Average kickoffs returned
7
37
Average
yards
punts
42
4
Fumbles
5
4
Fumbles recovered
5
Penalties
(5) 65
( 5 ) 45

HE Mustangs opened their 1946 football season
T playing Santa Barbara State College at Santa
Barbara. The coaching staff had its first chance to
see the Mustangs under fire, and the boys came
through with sporadiac flashes of power, both on the
ground and in the air.
In the first quarter the Mustangs took over the
ball
and17started
themstiffened
to the
yard line,a drive
wherewhich
Santa took
Barbara
Gaucho
and took over the ball on downs. The Gauchos open­
ed with passes and went over in four plays to pay
dirt.
Santa Barbara scored again after stopping two
drives by the Mustangs, and it seemed that the
Gauchos had the game in the bag at the half. Com­
the second
Gaucho
machine
ing outintoforreverse
went
under half
powerthedrives
by "Jarring
Jim" Yates and Ray Fowler, Mustang halves, and
Bud
doingMcDougall,
the carryingfullback.
and LeeWith
Rosa these
callingthree
them,backs
the
forward wall led the way up the field
Mustang
where McDougall went over on a 17 yard jaunt.

STATISTICS

Poly

Santa

Fowler gets nailed.

Juarez goes up to toss one

[ 1 38 J

All aboard for San Diego

a bite to eat on the way

A

went over to score. Dulitz' kick for the e xtra point
was good. Poly stepped into the lead again 14-13.
The last score of the ball game came. when, after
having a touchdown called back on a backfield in
motion penalty, Rosa again passed, this time to
Harold Winslow, who crossed the stripe for the
final six points. Don Dulitz kicked the extra point
and the ball game ended 21-13.
The outstanding factor of this ball game was the
superb defensive play of the Mustang forward wall.
From end to end the boys were perfect. Bob Bennett,
guard, and Jack Bolton, end, were the two main­
stays of the Mustang line.

FTER dropping their opener 19-6, the Mustangs
roared back to dump the highly favored Aztecs
of San Diego State College, 21-13, in a brilliantly
played ball game.
Starting off with a forward pass from Lee Rosa
to Jack Bolton, Poly's rugged right end, the Mus­
tang racked up six points on the initial play of the
ball game.
Shortly after this Poly was to suffer her hardest
blow of the year as far as injuries go. Ozzie Dusina,
the M ustangs' outstanding guard, was injured and
had to leave. the field. Dusina's injury kept him from
rolling all .season and his loss was felt keenly.
S a n Diego came back in the. second period and
scored ; the half ended with the Aztecs trailing 7-6.
C o ming out for the second half the Aztecs re­
ceived and put on a sustained drive climaxing when
Berry, State half, went over to score. The conver­
sion kick was good and the Aztecs took over the
lead 13-7.
After an exchange of punts, Poly took over the
ball when AI Weimers, Poly guard, recovered a
State fumble on the State 19 yard line. Gene Pimen­
tel, M u stang half, took a pass from Rosa here and

H A L W I N S LOW
End

Poly
12
19
11
175
2
38
5
8
(20) 10

LEE R OSA
Q uarterback

J O H N FITZGERALD
Center

[ 1 39 ]

STATISTICS
First downs
Passes attempted
Passes completed
Total yards from passes
Passes intercepted
Average yards, punts
Fumbles
Fumbles recovered
Penalties

San Diego
13
23
13
196
3
40
5
2
( 3 ) 15

JOE GRI FFIN
Guard

DAVE COOL

Tackle

BILL ' H U M E

End

MAR S H ALL SA MUELS
Tarkle

AL Poly's Mustangs went into the Oxy game
C with a win, and a loss, also over-confident. The

Hume, Mustang speedy end, who outran the Oxy
defenders to score.
The try for the extra point was nullified by a
penalty and the all important second try by Don
Dulitz was good, tying up the ball game.
The game ended in a 7-7 tie and eleven w eary but
very thankful Mustangs walked off the field .
STATISTICS
Poly
Occidental College
11
First downs
11
166
Yards rushing
169
14
Passes attempted
18
4
Passes completed
6
1
Passes intercepted
1
54
Total yards from passes
15
Number of punts
8
8
Punt average
28
40
3
Fumbles
3
3
Fumbled recovered
3

Mustangs were very lucky to walk off the field with
a tie. Occidental scored their first six points after a
drive to the Poly four yard line. Tom Fleishman,
Oxy's triple threat back, faded and threw a pass to
Pearson, Oxy left end, who scored the initial touch­
down. The try for the extra point was good and
the Tigers took the lead and almost the ball game.
The Mustangs were definitely off-key, and Occi­
dental dominated the whole game, except in the
passing department.
Midway in the fourth quarter, with everything
pointing towards a defeat, the Mustangs unfolded
their last reserve, passing.
Lee Rosa uncorked a pass that put the Mustangs
back into the ball game. It was taken in by Bill

Anderson stops 'em

Lee Rosa around end.

[ 1 40 ]

"44" going down.

MacDougall backs 'em up

T

The play see-sawed until the final quarter, when
San Francisco put on a sustained drive which ter­
minated in their scoring. The 'Gator try for the
extra point was nullified on a bad pass from center.
A 'Gator back, picked up the lose ball and attempt­
ed to lateral it off to another teammate but this
was broken up by George Bonito, · Mustang left
tackle, who intercepted.
San Francisco put on a last minute drive which
was held and shortly after, the final gun sounded.
Poly broke into the win column again and looked
forward to the next contest after tucking away their
second win in four starts.

H E O 'Danielsmen took the field for the 'Gator
game with a win, a loss and a tie, and with every
intention of making it two wins. The past week had
been spent in polishing off their aerial attack. Their
performance in the Oxy game didn't at all please
Coach O 'Daniels.
The 'Frisco ball game was highlighted and won
by the. Mustang reserves, who, when given the
chance, displayed plenty of power.
E n tering the game at the beginning of the second
quarter, these boys took over the situation and
pushed over Poly's only score, and at the same time
held t h e 'Gators at bay. Gene Pimentel led the Poly
attack in the second quarter, piling up 40 yards in
eight tries. It was Pimentel, behind a hard charging
forward wall, who set up the Mustangs scoring op­
port unity. With "Pinky" Bebernes calling them from
quarterback, the ball moved from the Poly 49 to the
'Gator seven, where "Pinky" uncorked a beautiful
forwa r d pass to Byron Culver, Poly halfback, who
went o ver standing up.
D o n Dulitz, the man with the educated toe, booted
the d e ciding point. Poly taking the lead 7-0.

STATISTICS
San Francisco State

Poly

First downs
Yards rushing
Passes attempted
Passes completed
Passes intercepted
Yards gained from passes
Punts returned, average
Punts returned, total
Penalties

8
131
10
4
2
73
34
52
( 2 ) 10

9
159
7
2
1
13
35
84
( 2 } 20

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CY H O V I G

B U D MACDOUGALL

Tackle

Fullback

[ 141 J

A L WEI MERS

Guard

BYRON CULVER
Halfback

CHARLIE HOFFMAN
Halfback

DON D ULITZ

End

J O H N WRI GHT

Manager

their own 44 yard line which was culminated by
Bill Hume, who took the pigskin on an end around
and went over from the five yard line.

HE Whittier contest was picked to be the Mus­

T tang's homecoming game, and all but the weath­

er provided a h o mecoming atmosphere. It drizzled
continually throughout the game, making things
rough on the customers and ball players alike.
The Mustangs, using the O'Danielized version of
the T formation, found the sloppy weather was not
conducive to good ball handling, and this fact is
borne out by the statistics.
With Poly's passing attack not clicking, Jim Yates
took things into his own hands and rode rough
shod over the opposition. Yates scored after a drive
down to the Poets' two yard line where he went ov­
er for the first tally of the ball game. The try for
the extra point was good.
Whittiers' score came in the third period, when
Ray Fowler, Poly half back, was nailed behind his
own goal line. One of the Poet punts got past Fow­
ler and when he attempted to run it out, he was
stopped by a host of Whittier tacklers.
The play moved back and forth until the fourth
period, when the Mustangs started a drive from

The Mustangs' outstanding feature w a s the con­
sistently good defensive work. The line in general
playing a good part of the ball game in t he. road of
the Whittier leather luggers. The best the P oe t ball
packers could get for their evening's work was four
first downs.
The half-time entertainment of the W h ittier con­
test featured Betty Jo Bewley in a dazzling exhib­
ition of twirling a flaming baton, accompanied by
Poly's 50-piece band.
STATISTICS
Poly

12
106
28
10
104
40
35

A dirty game

First Downs
Yards rushing
Passes attempted
Passes completed
Yards gained passing
Punts average
· Yards lost penalties

a

[ 142 ]

high

Whittier
4

88
20
4

25
30
25

flyer.

En route to San Diego again

the boys rest a bit.

T

HE Mustangs took their second trip of the sea­
son down to San Diego to take on the Bluejackets
of the 11th Naval District.
The game with the Navy was the sixth game of
the year and the squad was looking for its fourth
victory. The Mustang reserves again came through
and scored three of the five touchdowns.
Starting the game off, the Polymen had things
well in hand from the first whistle and it looked like
the boys were going to ·have another field day. The
scoring came once in each of the first three periods
and twice in the final stanza.
The only Bluejacket tally came in the second per­
iod when Henderson, Navy quarterback, was hit by
four of the Poly forwards but managed to get off
a pass which wobbled into the arms of Hansen,
Navy left half, who took it over for the Bluejackets'
score.
!
Poly's first score came in the first period wli en
Byron Culver, Poly half, ripped off 22 yards for the
first blood.
Mter an exchange of punts early in the second

R A Y FOWLER

Halfback

period, the Mustangs brought the ball down to the
Navy's four yard line where Bud McDougall did
the honors. McDougall scored again in the third
period on a 20 yard pass from "Pinky" Bebernes.
In the fourth period after the ball was advanced
down the field to the Navy four yard line, Culver
scored his second touchdown of the day when he
knifed off tackle to cross the white stripe.
Poly got its last touchdown on a pass from Be­
bernes to Carter, Mustang left half, for the day's
final points.
STATISTICS
Poly

13
'
187
16
9
200
3
45
40
5

OZZIE D US I NA

Guard

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San Diego Naval
First downs
7
Yards rushing
58
Passes attempted
28
Passes completed
10
Total yards from passes
120
Passes intercepted
1
Punt average
39
30
Penalties
3
Fumbles

the training ta ble.

Chefs Meacha m , Pavelko .and O'Daniels

Peppetdine Z8-Pcl , 18

{'/ 7ctc 1/tlltineJ, 0-PciiJ, Z6

C

HE Mustangs, riding on a good reputation, went

AL POLY entertained the El Toro Mari n e s under
the lights at the Mustangs' home stadium and
handed the Marines their worst defeat of the s ea son.
Playing heads up ball for 60 minutes, the M u s t angs
led by Jim Yates and Bud McDougall behind a rug­
ged, hard charging forward wall, took the M arines
into camp ip every way possible.
The Mustangs scored twice before the g a m e was
ten minutes old. The. Marines won the toss a n d chose
to receive but were forced to punt. With B e bernes
calling them from quarterback, the ball w a s a dvanc­
ed down to the Marine 28 yard line. Jim Y a t e s took
the mail from here on two tries. Dulitz' try for the
extra point was wide.
Bud McDougall and Byron Culver set up t h e sec­
ond tally, bringing the ball down to the Marine four
yard line where Yates went over again.
McDougall and Yates teaming up again i n the
third quarter behind superb blocking of their line­
men again drove down to pay dirt, this time Mc­
dougall going over after taking a pass from Lee
Rosa. Dulitz' try for the. extra point was blocked.
Late in the final stanza, McDougall with a bevy
of blockers rambled for Poly's final score. M cDoug­
all capped his evening's performance by adding the
extra point. The game ended with Poly n otching
their fifth win against two losses and a tie.
The game was as near a perfect · ball game a s the
Mustangs had played all season. The linemen pav­
ing the way for the scores and being masters on the
defensive. Cool, Winslow, Bennett, to name a few,
were outstanding.

T down to Los Angeles to tangle with the Waves

of Pepperdine College, who had quite a little name
for themselves.
Darwin Horn, at that time the nation's leading
scorer, roared over from his fullback slot before the
game was five minutes old.
On the kickoff Poly stalled down on its own 10
yard line, when Jim Yates slipped and fell on the
wet turf. McDougall kicked out and Terry Bell ran
it back deep into the Mustangs' territory where
Horn bucked his way over.
The Waves second tally came when Loomus,
Wave guard intercepted a pass out in the flat from
where he romped unmolested for 80 yards over the
goal line.
Darwin Horn racked up his second score of the
ball game in the second quarter, when he went off
tackle for Pepperdine's third tally. When the sec­
ond half started, the Mustangs looked like a new
ball club. Starting on their own 40, they moved
down into Wave territory where Ray Fowler went
off tackle for Poly's first scqre.
Poly received the return kickoff and proceeded to
turn on the power, going via the ground and air
lanes the Mustangs rolled over in five plays. The
'
final counter for the O'Danielsmen came when Ernie
Gilbert blocked a Wave punt which rolled back over
the goal line, where Bill Hume, Mustang end, fell
on it to score. Dulitz' third try for conversion for
the evening was wide. The final gun went off with
Poly on the Wave eight yard line.
STATISTICS
Poly

14
30
211
34
13
3
33
2
5
1 10

STATISTICS
Pepperdine

First downs
Yards rushing
Yards passing
Passes attempted
Passes completed
Passes intercepted by
Punts average
Fumbles
Fumbles recovered
Penalties

Poly

5
96
63
14
4
2
24
3
0
25

12
266
54
12
3
4

34
5
2
90

[ 1 44 ]

First Downs
Net yards rushing
Net yards passing
Passes attempted
Passes completed
Passes intercepted
Punts average
Fumbles
Fumbles recovered
Penalties

E l Toro

6
26
4
26
9
2
35
4
7
50

FIRST ROW ( left to right ) : John Wright, Mgr., Byro n Culver, Donn Dutcher, Joe Griffin, Gordon Bean, Bob
'
Piedmonte, Gene Pimentel, l'a·n Hareveld, Jack James; SECOND ROW : Howie O'Daniels, Jim Yates, Jerry
Carter, Pinky Bebernes, Lee Rosa, Willoughby Houk, Jack Bolton, Cy Hovig, Dick Parker; THIRD ROW :
Charles Pavelko, Bill Hume, Bob Bennett, Captain Bud MacDaugall, Charlie Hoffman, Harold Winslow, Bill
Bronson, Roy Bethel, Bob Croce; FOURTH ROW : J i m McDonald, Deane /lrtderson, George Clark, //1
Weimers, Don D ulitz, John Ehret.

H E Mustangs and

the

Chico

State

alties, rolled from their 42 yard line to cross Poly's
goal line in a series of fast thrusts.
STATISTICS
Poly
Chico State
7
First Downs
13
126
Yards gained rushing
163
10
Passes attempted
10
4
Passes completed
5
Passes intercepted
2
0
87
Yards gained passing
48
41
Punt Average
29
1
Fumbles
1
1
1
Fumbles recovered
( 10) 1 1 0
( 6 ) 30
Penalties

Wildcats

T tangled in a sea of mud for the. season's finale.
'

The Mustangs, scoring in every quarter, came out
on top to the tune of 20-7.
Leaving their vaunted passing attack in their
lockers, the Mustangs stayed close to the ground.
Only one of the scores came. via the airways. The
Polymen took the opening kickoff and didn't re­
linquish the ball until they had hit the pay stripe
for six points. MacDougall smashed his way through
for the score. Dultiz added the extra point.
The. second tally came after an exchange of
punts, during which Bebernes put one out on the
Wildcats' one-foot line. Madison Spear, one of Chi­
co's outstanding backs, booted it out and it was tak­
en by Ray Fowler, who returned it to the Chico 35
yard line. After a pass and a line. plunge the pig­
skin rested on the 1 1 yard line. Chico was penalized
for too many time outs; this was followed by Yates
crashing off tackle for the Mustang's second mark­
er. MacDougall's kick for the extra point was good,
making the score 14-0.
The last Poly score of the season, came in the
fourth stanza after a punting duel between the two
teams. The Mustangs took over on their 49 yard line
and with MacDougall and Hoffman carrying the
mail the ball was brought into scoring position.
Ros then threw a pass to Poly's speed merchant,
Bill Hume, who got behind the Chico safety man

Name
T.D.
Bud MacDougall, FB . . . . . 6
Jim Yates, HB . . . . . . . . . . 5
Bill Hume, E . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Byron Culver, HB . . . . . . . 3
Jack Bolton, E . . . . . . . . . . 1
Don Dulitz, E . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Gene Pimentel, HB . . . . . . 1
Harold Winslow, E . . . . . . 1
Jerry Carter, H B . . . . . 1
Ray Fowler, HB . . . . . . . . 1
.

a n d went over standing up.
The W i ldcats, in the final minutes, aided by pen­

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P.A.T.

4
0
2
0
1
7
0
0
0
0

Tot.

40
30
26
18
7
7
6
6
6
6

POLY'S football coaching staff
CALissued
its annual spring call for can­

·

the Poly Royal. Before a crowd of s e v­
eral thousand visitors to the opening
ceremonies of Poly Royal, Captain Jim
Yates, Mustang star fullback, drove to
two touchdowns on runs of 5 6 and 36
yards as his Gold team defeated the
White squad 19-0.
Taking a pass from quarterback J er­
ry Carter, halfback Bert Woods, scored
the other Gold touchdown on a 3 5-yard
play. Carter had flipped the pass that
set up Yates for his 36-yard touch d own
run.
Thus closed the spring session. The
outlook for the fall wars appeared en­
couraging and between the coaching
staff, the gridsters, and the student
body, Cal Poly's entrance on the grid
scene of the 2C2A in the coming fall i s
eagerly awaited.

didates to try out for the 1947 fall ed­
ition of the Mustang grid squad. On
March 17th approximately 80 potential
football players turned out and work
began immediately. Among the new
men were several, who in the fall,
should develop into first string mater­
ial.
The daily workouts for the first week
were along conditioning lines and the
remainder of the spring session was de­
voted to plenty of work on the O'Daniel­
ized version of the 'T' formation coupl­
ed with the task of familiarizing the
new men with the basic fundamentals
of the game, blocking and tackling.
After five weeks of practice the
spring season was climaxed by an inter­
squad game heralding the opening of

SPRI

G A YOUNG MA 1'S FANCY TUR

O'Daniels, Pavelko and friends

[ 146 J

S.

LEFT TO RIGH T : Bob Mott, Ken
A ndrus, Bill Hume, Rolland Tilstra ;
SECO D ROW : flaldez Bates, Floyd
L eiser, Lee Row; THIRD ROW :
Hank Moroski, Ray Ball, J o It n
Wright.

jnt/ivit/u11l
We

C . P. Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Chapman College . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cal Aggies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Santa Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
College of the Pacific . . . . . . . . 57
Fresno State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Chapman College . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Whittier Colfege . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Kansas City All-Stars . . . . . . . . 41
San Dimas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
San Diego State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
San Diego State (exhibition) . . 34
Santa Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
San Jose State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
College of the Pacific . . . . . . . . 53
San Jose State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
San Diego State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Season total: Won 4, Lost 1 3

They

34
50
49
50
89
62
53
57
45
41
57
55
85
62
83
59
48

[ 1 47 ]

cc i1t9

Moroski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Tilstra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Rosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
.Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Hume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Leiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Andrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
McManus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Bronson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Walters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Frie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1012
Includes six 20-minute games at the San
Jose State Clinic, January 2-3-4.

HANK MOROSKI
Captain, most valu­
able player, 'All-Con­
ference' guard. Hank
is an expert ball hand­
ler and a set shot art­
ist. New record at
Cal Poly this year in
scoring 266 points.

ROLAN D TILSTRA
Speedy guard, good
ball handler. W o n hon­
orable mention
by
several sports writers
'All Conferen c e . ' Whi­
tey was second in
scoring for the Mus­
tangs with 192 points.

LEE ROSA
Lee is an outstanding
athlete here at Poly,
earning' letters in both
football and basket­
ball. Lee garnered 1 6 4
points o n the court.

WILLA;RD MOORE
Moore's injury in the
Santa Barbara game
was a tough blow to
both Coach M o t t and
t o h i s teammates.
Fans will never for­
get how Willard kept
Hubler bottled u p in
the Santa
B arbara
game.

Poly's basketball players at
CALIFORNIA
the start of the season realized the fact

twenty minute games. The Mustangs retu rn­
ed home with one win and a tie. The win was
over Fresno State College, and the tie was
with , the future 2C2A champs, College of the
Pacific. Out of the series Cal Poly gained
recognition in two departments .
It was generally conceded that the Mus­
tangs were the best coached team on the
floor and Hank Moraski was voted the 'most
valuable man' by the opposing coaching
staffs. Hank led the Mustang scoring with a
total of 38 points and returned to San Luis
Obispo with a trophy in testimc:my of his
ability as a top basketball player.
The Mustangs opened their conference
season at Crandall Gym, entertainin g S anta
Barbara State College, on January 1 0. The
Polymen dropped this ball game by a score
of 50-47. It was a nip and tuck ball game all
the way through and the outcome might

that the competition they were going to run
up against in their initial start would be first
class all the way through. Coach Bob Mott
started the season with about 40 candidates
out for the squad, but this figure was cut
down to about 15 players when the time for
the first game rolled around. A very notice­
able factor was the lack of height, but also
standing out was the fact that despite this
handicap the Mustangs had proved in pre­
game scrimmage that they were the "fight­
ingest" hoop squad ever to take to the Poly
court.
The Mottmen had a preview of the future
season at the annual 2C2A basketball clinic
held at San Jose State College, January 2-3­
4. Here they played a round robin series with
their future conference opponents in six

[ 1 48 ]

have been different if Willard Moore, the
Mustangs' 6' 2" center, had remained in the
ball game. Moore inj ured his foot early in the
game and as a result was lost to Poly for the
remainder of the season. Moore's loss was
hard to take and cost the Mustangs a few
close ball games.
Perhaps the outstanding accomplishment
of the season was the final conference game
for Poly between the Mustangs and the Az­
tecs of San Diego State College. The Aztecs
came down to Poly to fatten up their point
average and the Mottmen proceeded to up­
set the applecart. This contest was one of the
most exciting ever witnessed in Crandall
Gym.
The Mustangs took the lead early i n the
game and never relinquished the lead and
held it till the final gun. The Aztecs crowded
the Polymen several times and at one period
of the game came up to within 2 points of the

Mustangs. The fans at this ball game, as well
as at all the rest, were in a continuous up­
roar as the Mustangs played cagey, hard,
fast basketball. Hank Moroski, Lee Rosa,
and Roland "Whitey" Tilstra played remark­
able games both on offense and on defense
and were responsible for the Mustangs com­
ing through the season without a complete
shutout in Conference competition.
The Mustang basketeers despite their poor
record for the season in the won and lost
column, earned themselves the reputation of
being one of the "scrappiest cage outfits" in
the California Collegiate Athletic Association
during the '46-'47 season. Coach Bob Mott's
'little men' earned the respect of the rival
teams' coaching staffs and the basketball
fans no matter wlrere they played ; with a
fast break style of play and a never-say-die
spirit.

RAY BALL
Ray earned his letter
the hard way. Had all
the conference 'big
boys' to watch. A na­
tive o£ San Luis Obis­
po, Ray is an all­
around athlete.

K EN ANDRUS
Played brilliant ball
toward the close of
the season. With this
year's experience be­
hind him, big things
are expected of Kenny
next year.

FLOYD LIESER
A letterman from last
year's c a g e squad
Floyd alternated with
Andrus in replacing
M o ore. An experienc­
ed ball handler and a
good floor man.

VALDEZ BATES
Energetic b a s ketball
manager. He worked
hard for his team. The
boys appreciated it.

[ 1 49 ]

ACK of height and reserves kept the Mus­
tangs underdogs throughout the season.
Leading their display of hustle was little
Hank Moroski. Hank, who majors in physical
education, is a freshman at Poly. Being a n a ­
tive of Broklyn, N.Y., many things were e x ­
pected of Hank, and he met every expecta ­
tion. Hank was the team sparkplug all year
long and kept the boys continually in the ball
game whatever the score. While being a b i g
gun on the court, Hank set a new record h e re
at Poly as far as scoring went. His total
points scored for the season was 266.
As the season ended Moroski was still fire­
balling along, and earned the respect of his
teammates when the time came for electing
the team captain. Hank won hands dow n .
While earning h i s honors and receiving t h e m
like the top flight athlete h e was, H a n k
came off the court a t the finish of t h e s e a ­
son and was chosen as a first string member
of the All-Conference basketball team.

L

H A NK MOROSKI

R osa sinks one . . . Wee Willie Moo re goes up with the best of them.

[ 1 50 ]

Moore slips t!troug!t . . . Flying Ray Ball makes two.

Moroski and !tis famous set s!tot . . . their eyes

[ 151 ]

0 11

t!te ball . . . and t!te crowd roars.

track team, towards the end
CALof POLY'S
the season, was coming along as well

as could be expected considering the fact
that the men were mostly returning veterans
who had not participated in track events
since before the war. Up to the present time
the Mustangs have had two meets. San Fran­
cisco State and the Santa Barbara relays. In
both of these meets the Mustangs fared
poorly.
Of the thirty men out for track the field
events men did much better than the run­
·
ners. The distance men who, with this year's
experience should do well next spring, are
Bud Lee and Tom Galli. Of the men in the
field events class Marshall Samuels, Hugh
Morgan, Dick Crowell, and Verne Gutierrez
took most of Poly's total points in the meets.

FIRST ROW ( left to right ) : To m Galli, Wm. Slater, John Lesley, Bill Coffey, Jack Blair, Berkman McCabe
Keith Widdl e ; SECOND ROW: Marshall Samuels, H u gh Morgan, Bud Gutierrez, Chuck Hartley, Dick Crout,
R oy Mallory, Gary Pettersen.

[ 1 52 ]

.

It's

tlu

only way you can
Mustang run.

make

a

"But

floltmer

said this was
to do it.''

the

way

OVER H E GOES

A FIELD EVENT THREAT

Roy Mallory goes ofter Wammerdam's record

Marsh Samuels puts his weight behind the discus

[ 1 53 ]

TURNOUT of about 60 ball play­
greeted Coach Bob Mott
when he opened the '47 practice sea­
son, starting his first season as base­
ball mentor for the Mustangs. The
Polymen had a 26 game schedule
ahead of them including 10 confer­
ence tilts. Among the men to turn
out for the baseball squad were sever­
al who had in the past played either
for former Cal Poly teams or with
the local sandlot team. They were
Pinky Bebernes, Eugene Fraser, Don
Garman, Charlie Hoffman, Don Craw­
ford, and Wilbur Mayhew.
With the regular season opening
March 7th and the new baseball mond not ready for use, the Mustangs
began their practice sessions on the football
field and later used the local high school
grounds and the recreation area at Camp San
Luis Obispo. Pre-season dope on the Mus­
tangs ran from good to bad due to the fact

A ers

Strategist Molt tells 'em how to make it two.

that no one was familiar with the potential
of the other conference members.
Figuring in on this pre-season speculation
also was the fact that the Mustangs had n o
proper training facilities o n the campus.

FIRST ROW ( left to right ) : Charles Halfman, Wayn e Gill, Lee Rosa, Pinky Bebernes, Jim Fisher, Eugene
Fraser, 1/ernon Bebernn, Wilbur Mayhew, Russ Christenssen, Don Garman. SECOND R OW : George Schro­
eder, Manager, Don Crawford, Larry Hess, Jack R obinson, John Williams, Hank Moroski, Carrol Jorgenson,
Bert Haas, Bob Tate, Bob M ott, Coach.

[ 1 54 ]

POLY AT BAT

The boyJ relax while
When the Mustang diamond squad began
to take shape it became evident that the
weak spot would be around first base. After
giving the possibilities all a try Bert Haas
arrived at Poly and promptly stepped in and
filled the gap. To the present time the Mus­
tangs could ask for no better man to do this
job.
The new athletic field which is still under
c:mstruction, was finished sufficiently for
the annual Poly Royal game when the Mus­
tangs whipped the Waves from Pepperdine

college, 8-4. The new field when finished will
consist of not only a track, soft ball dia­
monds, practice football field, and space for
volley ball courts, etc., but one of the finest
collegiate baseball parks on the coast. Right
field extends 314 feet from home plate and
the left field line goes out 450 feet. The in­
field will be grass over a 6 inch bed of black
loam. The overall plant will have the finest
where drainage and sprinkling sy stems are
concerned.

[ 1 55 ]

Won

Santa Barbara*
San Jose*
Fresno* . . . . . . .
C. 0. P.* . . . . . .
San Diego* . . . .
San Dimas . . . .
Camp Pendleton
El Toro Marines
Pepperdine . . . .
Atwater
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Williams . . . . 132 33 33 29 15

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Christensen

[ 1 56 ]

S.O. Won

.750

Frie

*CCAA Conference Games

W

6 2

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A verag.a . . . . . . . . . . .423

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Season

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Pinky, scoring . . . Add another run for "Po ny" Mayhew .. . . "You're out!" says Haas

[ 1 57 ]

Mayhew raps a hit against Fresno State . . . Can Hass get that San Diego man out ?

venge seeking M ustangs. Poly t ook
both ends of that double heade r and
continued on against the Tigers o f t h e
College of t h e Pacific taking the Cats
3-0 and 3-2. At that time the M ustangs
stood with a .500 average i n the Con­
ference.
The next ball club to face the M u s­
tangs was San Diego State. The Azte cs
were rated the team to beat in the con­
ference, a n d they p roved that fact
when they walked off with two ball
games by the scores of 5-7 and 1-2.
All the aforementioned games, w i t h
t h e exception o f t h e Santa Barbara
games, were played on the M ustang
home grounds. On April the l Otli, t h e
Mustangs took off o n their sout h e rn
swing through the conference circuit.
The first stop was a non-league game
with the Voorhis Unit of Cal Poly at
San Dimas. The Dimasmen bowed to
the Mustangs 8-2. Going further south
to San Diego, the Mustangs ran i nt o a
stone wall and were walloped by the Az­
tecs in a double header 3-0, 9-6. O n t h e
return trip home the Mottmen stopp e d
a t Camp Pendleton and took o n t h e Ma­
rines in a single ball game. The M u s­
tangs won 10-7.
The remaining members of tne con­
ference teams to be played were Santa
Barbara, Fresno, San Jose, and College
of the Pacific.

opened their 1947 base­
THEballMustangs
season against Santa Barbara

College on their home field M a r c h
15. A double header was played and the
Gauchos took both ends: 8-7, 41. Com­
ing back to their home field the Mus­
tangs tangled with the mighty Spartans
of San Jose State College. The Spartans
lived up to their nickname and dropped
the Mottmen for two ball games : 13-2,
8-4. Lack of hitting seemed to be the
Polymen's stumbling block. At this
point there were four conference games
played with no wins.
On March 26 Fresno journeyed to
San Luis Obispo and met a pack of re-

CARL JACOBSON
Outfielder

WAYNE GILL
Infielder

[ 1 58 ]

With the first round of conference
play ending the Mustangs stood with
eight losses against four wins. Four of
these losses were attributed to the San
Jose ball club which was the!J. leading
the league.
Santa Barbara came up for their re­
turn ball games and split with the Mus­
tangs in a double bill. Poly took the
first game 7-3 and the Gauchos took the
remaining game by an identical score.
Following the split with the Gauchos
the Mottmen played the El Toro Ma­
rines beating them 7-6.
Following the Marine ball game, the
M ustangs went north to play the At­
water Packers, College of the Pacific
and the Spartans of San Jose State Col­
l ege. Of the five ball games played the
M ustangs took it on the chin for four
l o sses and one · win. The Atwater Pack­
ers won 4-3 ; College of the Pacific trip­
ped the Mustangs in both ends of a

double header, 6-1, 11-7, but the Matt­
men split with the Spartans 1 0-6 and
7-9.
Returning home for the remaining
ball games, the Mustangs beat Pepper­
dine College 8-5 at the opening of Poly
Royal. It was at this ball game tl}at the
new athletic plant here at Poly was ded­
icated.
Finishing up baseball for 1 947, the
Mustangs had two remaining games,
both of which were with the Bulldogs
of Fresno State College at Fresno. On
the outcome of these ball games depend­
ed much on where the Mustangs would
finish the season in the league stand­
ings. The Polymen came up with a split
in these two ball games, 9-6, 1 0-5. Win­
ning one of these ball games gave the
Mustangs a possibility of finishing in
fourth place. As yet the final tabulation
of the league games is not available so
i t i s impossible t o determine final
league standing.

( 1 ) A zt e c arrives safely at third. ( 2 ) Mustang's Crawfo rd scores against C. 0. P. (3) The u mpire an the a.n
D iego players exchange words. ( 4 ) Garman adds run against C. 0. P. ( 5 ) Hoffman gets trapped 111 PaCific
gam e . ( 6 ) Pinky connects against San Jose. ( 7 ) Fraser headed for h o m e sweet ho me. ( 8 ) Moroski never made
fir st.

[ 1 59 ]

Adams; S E C O N D
Pavelko, Al H oward, Don Hunter, Don Martin, and D ick Hutclzinsen.

FIRST ROW ( left to right ) : Bob Hunt, George Clark, Bob Croce, Fred

ROW:

Clzuck

Cal Poly's entrance
WITH
the California Collegiate

into
Ath·
!Hie Association the athletic de·
partment at Poly came u p with the

first wrestling team in the historY
of the college. The M ustang grap·
piing artists under the able guid·
ance of Chuck Pavelko did verY
well for themselves in their initial
season. Starting off with a squad
of nine men, of whom only three
were experienced, the team devel·
oped rapidly. The three experienc·
ed men were George Clark, heavY·
weight ; Fred Adams, 175, and AI
Weimers, 1 9 1 .

Pavelko tells 'em . . . . Adams shows 'em

[ 1 60 ]

The first meet took place a t U.C.
L.A. and was sponsored by the
Junior A.A.U. Adams, the most
aggressive and able man on the

Coach Pavelko took a squad of seven men
to the meet. They were George Clark, heavy­
weight ; Fred Adams, 17 5 ; Bob Hunt, 165 ;
Hollis Barnes, 1 55 ; Don Martin, 145 ; Alonzo
Howard, 135 ; Dick Hutchinson, 127.
Out of these seven men, two placed in the
finals. Adams and Martin both took seconds.
The final results of the meet were San Di­
ego State, 34 points ; San Jose, 32 points ;
Cal Poly, 1 1 points.

squad placed a first in this meet. Fred pinned
three opponents in three matches. Weimer
and Clark both took seconds, both being el­
iminated in their final bouts.
The second meet was held in Long Beach
at the Terminal Island Naval Base. This
meet was sponsored by the Senior A.k.U.
Adams was the only Poly wrestler to place.
Fred placed a second in the 175 pound class,
being defeated in his final bout.
The Mustangs' final appearance on the
wrestling scene for 1 947 was at the 2C2A
Winter Carnival. This ;y:ear's annual meet
was held in Santa Barbara with Santa Bar­
bara State College being host to other Con­
ference members.

With the overall showing the team mem­
bers made during the season and the likeli­
hood of all returning to school in the fall,
Coach Pavelko is looking forward to a big im­
provement come '48.

! NEW minor sport was added to
li the long list of athletic activ­

ities at C al Poly when a gymnastic
team was formed early in Septem­
ber. The team consisted of three
men, and was coached by Howie
O'Daniels. The gymnasts were
George Porter, Gene Wellman, and
Tom Boland. The only meet the
no participated in during the
·eason was the 2C2A Winter Car­
'val held March 7-8 in Santa Bar­
ara. Wellman walked off with the
onference championship in the
pe clim b . Porter took a second
'th the rings, and the vaulting
iorse. On the parallel bars, Boland
:ook a fourth.

LEFT T O R I G H T : To m Boland, George Porter, and Gene Wellman.

Come next fall the tentative
lans call for a drastic expansion
gym n astics and a bigger turn­
Gut fro m the student body.
[ 161 ]

FIRST ROW (left to rigliO : A rt Gugliemelli, Gene Pi mente[, Wylie Day, Nat Schuster; SECO D ROW : Dave

.
Rul111g , Howard R osen, Russ B arr, L. Sanchez and Bill Junggren.

neophyte boxing te"l.m came out
C'ALwithPoly's
a fair record at the close of the sea

way of elimination, Art went on to annex the
conference featherweight title.
Art was followed closely by Gene Pimen­
tel, 175 pound Poly grid star. Gene went all
the way up in the finals only to lose his last
fight on a technicality. Don Shaffer, San
Jose State, Gene's opponent in the finals
was on the receiving end of several hard
punches early 'in the second round and as a
result came up with a cut over his left eye.
Under intercollegiate rules the fight was
stopped and Shaffer was awarded the fight
on the basis of the points he earned in the
first round.
Russ Barr, 155 pounder, came up through
the finals in fine style, but was defeated
by Sam Cathcart, Santa Barbara.

son which ended at the 2C2A Winter Carni­
val held at Santa Barbara on March 7-8.
The first bouts of the year were held at
Santa Barbara and Cal Poly came out on the
short end, winning two, tying one, while
dropping four. Several of the boys showed up
very well and under the watchful eyes of
Coach Chuck Pavelko and the tutoring of the
student boxing coach, Dave Risling, the
mittsters went on to win their share of the
fights during the remainder of the season.
Led by Art Guglielmelli, Poly's 125
pounder, the Mustangs went on to place
three men in the finals of the All-Confer­
ence m et. Fi ghting his way up the ladder by

[ 1 62 ]

billf . . .
1. The gang's all here.
2. Glick bottles up Barr.

3. Mallory twins mix it.
4. Martini takes time for
prayer.
5. Rosen counters again.
6. Barr zeroes in.
7. Lover come to me.
8. Take one and trade one.
9. Little Yates finds

the

mark with Lungren com­
ing up.
1 0. The bloody beak shows.

DAVE

RISLING
Student Coach

HE Mustang mermen began their
T warmup session prior to entering
2C2A competition in the first week of
December. Approximately 40 men
turned out for the squad. The. outlook
for the coming season didn't look too
good with the possible exception of
the divers and one or two others. The
first meet was with the Spartans of
San Jose State College. The Polymen
were submerged by the score of 61­
13.
The Mustangs swam their best
meet against Santa Barbara on April
18. The final score being 26-49. The
Polymen, although dropping the meet,
took three firsts and did a much bet­
ter job than the score indicates. Ray
Kemp, Mustang diver, gave a master­
ful performance in outpointing the
two Gaucho highboard men. It was in
this meet also that the backstroke
record for the pool was broken, Dick
Thompson setting the new mark ·at
1.55.3

POLYWOGS I N ACTIO

D ivers and Splashers vie for spotliglit.

FIRST ROW (left to right ) : Bob Htnl'dsfield, Bob Con noly, Bob E m erson, Bob Frye, Byron Erkenbrecker;
SECOND ROW : /J ugie Mottmans, George Sweet, Ray Kemp,
Dick
Thompson,
Willis Stafford, Howie

0' Daniels, coach.

[ 1 64 ]

7eHHiJ
C

AL POLY'S tennis effort this year was limited
to gaining experience and building up for next
year which in Coach Smith's mind will be the year
to watch. The season opened with about 20 candi­
dates answering the call of the courts. Of this num­
ber only a few were experienced players, and the
outlook wasn 't too good. In three weeks' time the
squad was cut down to about twelve players and it
was these men that Smith took to nine different
meets.
In scheduling teams for this year's competition,
Smith arranged matches with the tennis clubs of
the surrounding area. These clubs were made up of
older and more experienced players, but that was
just the way Coach Smith wanted it. This was the
year to Jearn the hard way, not next year in confer­
ence competition.
With the coming of spring of '48 the Mustangs
will expand into 2C2A conference and take on the
top flight teams of the conference. Coach Smith
feels that with the experience gained this year his
court men will make a definite. showing. All squad
members are returning to school as of the present
time and all have a year or more of eligibility left.
Coach Eugen Smith, center, gives Marshall Mil­
ler, left, and D o 11 Seaton some racket tips.

F I R S T ROW ( left to right ) : Ronald Johns, Greg Ebat, Les Grube, Marshall Miller; SECON D ROW : Gra11t

Chaffee, Bob Redden, Do11 Seaton, Bob Bru1111er.

[ 1 65 ]

L

AST fall, two Hort maj ors, Don Con­

ley and Bill S mith, were having a
little discussion at the Hort Club .bar­
b'ecue They were pondering the poss­
ibiliti s of a bowling league for Cal
Poly. It is from this confab that the
.

league originated.
The first bowling was done on Nov­
ember the 25th, when six of the present
teams were organized. The same teams
rolled again on the 1 6th of December.
Finally on the 6th of January this year,
eight full teams rolled and afterwards
a meeting was held. This meeting mark­
ed the start of the league as it is today.
Don Conley was elected president,

HORT.

C LUB- ·

BOWLIN G O F F I CERS

( left t o right) : Chuck Pierce, D o n
Conly, B . C . Smith, l/ ern o n Banta.

Bill Smith, secretary and Jack Banta,
treasurer. Dave Flipse voluntered to
act as score keeper. John Garrety is his

CROPS-

F I R S T R OW (left t.o right ) R. Gur­
nee, J. Coleman ; SECOND R O W :

R . Larson, C. Pierce, B. Smith.

FIRST ROW ( left to right) Lefty
D owney Jim Flams o n ; S E C O D
R O W : Jack Fle m ing, Bob Croce,
Johnnie Schaub.

[ 1 66 ]

B Y E BYES-

F IRST

ROW

(left to right) L .
Bracker, H. Bracker; SECOND
R O W : J. Mallory, R. E. Rickson,
H. Weinstein.

DAUNTLESS-

bernes, Robert Frye.

F I R ST ROW (left to right) Ken
A ndrus, Robert Ferguson ; SECOND
ROW : Joe Cupp, Charltts Nix, Ray

Zanda.

SEAGU LL-

FIRST ROW (left to rig!tt) Bud
Twisselman, Mike Zigich ; SECOND
ROW : Harry Lowe, AI Solferino,
A lft·ed Filipponi.

fore the S. A. C., and it is hoped the
league will gain official recognition as a
school club. It looks as if Bowling has
cmp.e to Cal Poly to ·stay, thanks to the
efforts of our officers and cooperation
of league members.

assistant and league reporter.
Although some of the old faces have
disappeared on Monday nights at the al­
l ey, interest has been high and replace­
ments plentiful.
Bill Smith now has the issue up be-

HO L Y ROLLERS-

.

FRONT ROW ( left to right ) Harvey
Quigley, Jolm Crowson; SECON D
ROW : Jlernon Banta, Kenneth Ber­

AVENGER-

FIRST ROW ( left to right) Ea,rl

Jam,

Bob Carnahan ; SECOND
ROW : Don Curry, Bob Stimmel, B o b
Bruns.

[ 1 67 ]

H E R O N HALL-

FIRST ROW (left to right) John
Garrity, David Flipse ; SECOND
ROW : Don Wheeler, Fred Leavitt,

Gene Schultlll .

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JACK VRADENBURG
ABOUDARA
Aeronautics
Santa Cruz, Calif.
San Jose State
Married, one child
Veteran, U SN, AMM 2-c
Aero Club '39-'43-'46
El Mustang staff '40

EARL J. AM BROSINI
Dairy Husbandry
Ferndale, Calif.
Washington State Col­
lege
Married
Veteran, U. S. Medical
Adm. Corps., Motor
Maintenance Officer
Los Lecheros
Young Farmers
Gamma Pi Delta
Poly Royal Exec. Com­
mittee
Rally Committee
Newman Club
BENJAMIN S. BARR
Aeronautics
Los Angeles , Calif.
Veteran, A.A.F . Aircraft
Engineering Officer
Aero Club
Block P
Alpha Gamma Epsilon
Yell Leader '41
Athletic Manager '42, '43
Basketball '40, '41
Glee Club '41, 42, '46
Quartet '42
El Mustang Staff '40, '41
ROBERT G . BOGNER
Animal Husbandry
Campbell, Calif.
Married
Veteran, A.A.F., Aerial
Gunner
Boots & Spurs
Young Farmers
Newman Club

BENTON CALDWELL
Poultry Husbandry
earlsbad, Calif.
UCLA
Married
Veteran, U.S.N.' Deck
Officer
Poultry Club, Pres. '42
Gamma Pi Delta, Sec­
Tres. '46
Band '41

[ 1 70 ]

AVON B. C A R L SON
Agricultural Inspection
Riverside, Calif.
Married, two children
Veteran, Trans. Corps
Supt. Mil. Rwy., Jap
an
Student Body President,
San Dimas ' 3 8
A g Inspection Club
SAC '46
Senior Class President
State FF A President '38
Press Club
Asst. Supt. Poly Vue
Ass. Editor E l Rodeo
'47
Collegiate FF A
Young Farmers ' 4 6

D I C K C H A RLTON
Animal H u sbandry
Whittier, Calif.
Veteran A r m y A i r
Corps Officer
Boots & Spurs

MANSFIELD L.
CLINNICK
Aeronautics
Oakland, Calif.
Univ. of C a lif.
Married, one child
Veteran, U . S. M. C.,
Artillery Officer
Aero Club

WI L L I A M A. COLEAL
Aeronuatics
Geneva, New York
Univ. of Conn.
Cal. Aero Tech
Veteran,
A.A.F., Engin­
.
eermg-gunner
Aero Club
Diving Team ' 4 6

CHARLES A . COO K , JR.
Crop Production
Alhambra, Calif.
Veteran, A.A.F., Pilot
Student Body Vice-Pres.
'37
Block P, Vice-Pres. '46
Football '36
Crops Club

LAURENCE CROOK
Animal Husbandry
Covina, Calif.
Chaffey J. C.
Veteran, U.S.C.G., War
Dogs
Boots & Spurs, Pres. '41
Gamma Pi Delta

CLEMENT I. CROWLEY
Agricultural Inspection
Scotia, Calif.
Married, one child
Veteran, U.S. Medical
Corps, Clerk & Litter
bearer
Ag Inspection Club
Baseball '41 San Dimas

DARROL G. DAVISON
Aeronautics
Redwood City, Calif.
Cal Tech
Veteran, USN, Aircrew­
man
Alpha Gamma Epsilon
Aero Club
Collegians '41, '42, '46,
Manager '42

WYLIE F. DAY
Animal Husbandry
UCLA
Veteran, USN, Amphib­
ious Forces
Boots & Spurs
Young Farmers
Rally Committee '42
Gamma Pi D lta
Boxing '42, '46

EDWIN S. FLEMING
Aeronautics
Taft, Calif.
Taft J. C.
Veteran, A.A.F., Glider
Pilot
Aero Club
Mustang Flying Club

VERNON L.
F REDERICK
Agricultural Inspection
Anaheim, Calif.
Veteran, U . S.A.
Ag Inspection Club

ALLEN W. GAR DENER,
JR.
Agricultural Inspection
Simi, Calif.
Veteran, A.A.F., Pilot
Ag Inspection Club
Block P
Senior Class Treas.
Basketball '38, '40
Baseball '38, '40

LEON GAROIAN, JR.
Agricultural Inspection
Fowler, Calif.
Fresno State College
Married
Veteran U. S. Army
Student Body President
'46
SAC '45
Young Farmers
Crops Club
Ag Inspection Club
Press Club
El Mustang Editor '45
El Mustang Staff '46
Publications Honor Key
'45
WILLIAM 0. GOOLD
Ornamental Hort i c u l­
ture
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Veteran, U.S.A. Liaison
Pilot - Artillery
Horticulture Club
Poly Royal Exec. Com­
mittee '39
Gamma Pi Delta
FFA
Glee Club '38, '39, '41,
'46. Pres. '41
Quartet '39, '41, '46

ALBERT C. JAMES
Air Conditioning
Rosemead, Calif.
Married, one child .
Pasadena J. C.
Veteran, U.S. Signal
Corps
Block P, Pres. '40
Air Conditioning Club
Football '39

[ 171 ]

eg1-ee
JOHN EDWARD JONES
Fruit Production
Filmore, Calif.
Ventura J. C.
Married, two children
Veteran, USN
Crops Club
Collegiate FF A, Pres.
Young Farmers
Student Manager
Poly Royal Asst. Supt.

JIRO K A I
Ornamental
Horticul­
ture
Santa Rosa, Calif.
Veteran, U.S.A. E n­
gineers
Horticulture Club
Block P
El Mustang '46
El Rodeo '42

CHARLES R. KNOKEY
Air Conditioning
Tulare, Calif.
Veteran, U.S.N., Fight­
er Pilot
Air Conditioning Club.
Alpha Gamma Epsilon
Collegians '39, '46
Four Colonels '39, '46

M A X J. KOHLER
Fruit Production
Redlands, Calif.
Univ. of Wyoming
San Bernardino J. C.
Married
Veteran, U.S.A. Instruc­
tor
Crops Club
Block P
Student Body Pres. '42
San Dimas
Senior Class Vice-Pres.
Basketball '41, San Di­
mas
Baseball '41, '42 San
Dimas
WILLIAM E. KOUNS
Animal Husbandry
Riverside, Calif.
Univ. of Redlands
Veteran, U.S.M.C. Pro­
vost Marshall
Boots & Spurs

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ALLAN M AC DO U GALL
Dairy Manufacturing
Seattle, W a s h i n gton
Occidental
St. Martins C ollege
Married, one child
Veteran, A.A.F ., Pilot
Block P
Los Lecheros
Football '40 , ' 4 1 , '46

ARTHUR G. M EC K , JR.
Mechanical Engineering
Soledad, Calif.
Veteran, U. S. A rmy
'
Radar technician
Poly Phase
Sigma Phi Kappa

R O BERT H . M IL L S
Animal H usbandry
San Dimas, Calif.
Married
Veteran, U. S. Army
'
Sergeant Major
Boots & Spurs
Gamma Pi Delta
FFA
Student Body Vice-Pres
'40
Student Body Treasur­
er '40
ALV I N J. Q U IS T
Dairy Husbandry
Fresno, Calif.
Univ. of Redlands
Veteran, U . S . M .C.
Freshman Vice-Pres. '41
Sophomore Pres. '42
Glee Club '42, Pres. '46
Young Farmers, VicePres. '42
Gamma Pi Delta Vice·
Pres. '46
SAC
Los Lecheros '41, '42,
'46
Band '41, '42
Quartet '41, '42, '46
ROBERT H. RA Y BOUR
Animal Husbandry
Three Rivers, Calif.
UCLA
Veteran, USN, Deck Of·
ficer
Sigma Phi Kappa, '41,
'43, Pre . '43
Boots & Spurs '40, '43,
'46
Glee Club '40, '43, '46
Quartet '40, '42
Collegians '42, '43, '46
Band '40, '43, '46
Student Director '42,
'46

DAVID RISLING
Crops Production
Hoopa, Calif.
:Married, one child
UCLA
Veteran, USN, C. 0. of
Attack Transport
Crops Club Pres. '46
Young Farmer, Pres. '42
SAC '42
Band '40, '41, '42, '43
Block P
Collegiate FF A
Baseball '43
Glee Club '40, '41, '42,
'43, '46
Quartet '43, '46

LA WHENCE E. ROSSI
Agricultural Inspection
Marysville, Calif.
Long Beach J. C.
Veteran, USN,
Mine
Sweeping Officer
Senior Class Secretary
A g Inspection C 1 u b
Pres. '40
Press Club, Vice-Pres.
'46
Block P '40, '41, '46
Natl. Rifle Assn.
Baseball '40
Basketball '39
El Mustang
ROBERT ROSSMAN
Animal Husbandry
San Diego, Calif.
San Diego State
Married
Veteran, U.S.A., Veter­
inary Technician
Boots & Spurs

EUGE N E T. SCHULTZ
Agricultural Inspection
Turlock, Calif.
Veteran, U.S.A. Liaison
Agent for Aid Station
Ag Inspection Club
Student Body Treasurer
'42 San Dimas

ROLLAN D E. SEARS
Aeronautics
Richmond, Calif.
Veteran, A.A.F., Pilot
Aero Club
Alpha Gamma Epsilon
Poly Royal Executive
C ommittee

JOHN G. SEATON
Electrical Engineering
Lihue, Hawaii
Married
Veteran, U.S.N.,
EM 1-c
Poly Phase, Pres. '40,
'46
Social Committee. '39
Rally Committee '40
Sigma Phi Kappa, Sec.
'40
Poly Royal Executive
Committee '40
VERNON L.
'S H AHBAZIAN
Agricultural Inspection
Reedley, Calif.
Reedley J. C.
Veteran, A.A.F., Pilot
Ag. Inspection Club
Sigma Phi Kappa
REDMOND JOHN
SHEA, JR.
Dairy Manufacturing
Glendale, Calif.
Veteran, A.A.F.
Flight Test & Engineer­
ing Officer
Los Lecheros, Pres. '46
El Mustang, '40, '4 1, '45
'46
Business Manager '40
El Rodeo Editor '47
Business Manager '41
Assistant Editor '46
Poly Royal Publicity
Director '46
Poly Royal Pictorial
Editor '46
Baseball '45
Block P
Rally Committee
Young Farmers
Press Club
Junior Class Sec-Treas.
'45
DONALD E. SIM PSON
Animal Husbandry
Orland, Calif.
Furnman Univ., S. C .
Married
Veteran, U.S.A., Stat­
istician
Boots and Spurs
Collegiate FF A
GEORGE H. TOULSON
Animal Husbandry
San Mateo, Calif.
San Mateo J.C.
Veteran, U.S.A., Vet­
erinary Corps
Sigma Phi Kappa
Boots and Spurs

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ROBERT A.
VANDERVOET
Fruit Production
Lindsay, Calif.
Veteran U.S.N., Com­
munications Officer
Crops Club
Glee Club

FRANK LI N P.
WEBSTER
Dairy Manufacturing
Los Angeles, C alif.
College of Utah
Married, two child re n
Veteran, A . A . F.,
I n­
structor
Los Lecheros
Collegiate FF A
Gamma Pi Delta

WILLIAM ROWLAND
VERDUGO
Animal H usbandry
Puente, Calif.
Fullerton, J. C.
Veteran, A.A.F., Tower
Operator
Boots & Spurs
Gamma Pi Delta

DONALD W. WHEELER
Crops Production
Gridley, Calif.
Univ. of New Mexico
M arried
Veteran, U SN
Crops Club

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D. DWIGHT WAIT
Crops Production
Willows, Calif.
UCLA
Veteran, U SN, Gunnery
Officer
Crops Club, '40, '41, '42,
Pres. '42
Gamma Pi Delta '42
Secretary
Young Farmers '41, '42,
'43
Poly Royal Treasurer
'46
Editor El Rodeo '42
Block P Golden Gloves
'42

H ERBERT WALK UP
Animal Husbandry
San Francisco, Calif.
Married
Veteran
Boots & Spurs

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DONALD B. W O R D E N
Animal Husbandry
Placentia, Calif.
Married, one child
Veteran, U.S.N., Ships
Cook
Young Farmers
Boots & Spurs
Gamma P i Delta

LOUIS BARR
Aeronautics
Los Angeles, Calif.
Aero Club

HERBERT BROWNLEE
Animal Husbandry
Giiroy, Calif.
Married, two children
Veteran, U. S. A. Corps
of Military Police
Boots and Spurs
SAC '45
Football
Block P
Poly Royal Exec. Com­
mittee '45

H A LE S. BURGER
Animal Husbandry
Yorkville, Calif.
Utah State, Southwes­
tern Institute
Married, one child
Veteran, U. S. N., Exec.
Officer-gun boats
Collegiate FF A
Boots and Spurs

DONALD A. CARRANZA
Electrical Engineering
Santa Maria, Calif.
Married, one child

JOHN A.
C H A M BERLAIN
Animal Husbandry
Laguna Beach, Calif.
Married, one child
Veteran, Parachute In­
fantry, Supply Sgt.
Boots and Spurs
Collegiate FF A
Certificate of Special
R e c o mmen d at i o n in
Purebred and Com­
mercial Pork Produc­
tion

M OSES S. CLEM ENTE
Aeronautics
Philippine Islands
Aero Club

ARTHUR RICH A R D
DAVIS, JR.
Agricultural Inspection
San Francisco, Calif.
Veteran, U.S.A. E n­
gineers, Foreman of
pipeline construct"ion
Ag Inspection Club

BRUCE D. B. DAY
Poultry Husbandry
Los Angeles, Calif.
Poultry Club
Young Farmers
S.A.C. '43 & '44

THERON J. FERGUSON,
J R.
Aeronautics
Puente, Calif.
Married
Veteran, U.S.N., Pilot

JOHN A. GANGL
Agricultural Inspection
Los Angeles, Calif.
Veteran, V e te r i n a ry
Service, Food Inspection
Student Body Vice-Pres.
'38, San Dimas
Block P
Basketball Manager '39
San Dimas
Agricultural Inspector
Contributol'
Ag Inspection Club

BILL GIBFORD
Animal Husbandry
Riverside, Calif.
Univ. of Redlands
Veteran, U.S.M.C.,
Provost Marshal
Boots & Spurs

LEROY T. LIEB
Dairy Husbandry
Corona, Calif.
Married
Veteran, U. S. N.
Los Lecheros
Football
Basketball
Block P
Gamma Pi Delta

EDWIN W. MAXON
Animal Husbandry
Puente, Calif.
Married
Veteran, U. S. A. Infan­
try 1st Sgt.
B asketball
Block P
Boots & Spurs

THOMAS V.
McLAUGHLIN
Animal Husbandry
Los Angeles, Calif.
UCLA, Pasadena J. C.
Married, one child
Veteran, U.S.M.C.
Fighter-bomber pilot
Boots & Spurs
Boxing Coach and
Manager

GEORGE WILSON
Animal Husbandry
Bishop, Calif.
Univ. of Calif. at Davis
Married
Veteran, Infantry, Mor­
tar Crewman
Boots & Spurs
Collegiate FF A
Poly Royal Committee
'37

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JACK B. ANDERSON
Dairy Manufacturing
San Francisco, Calif.
San Mateo J. C.
Married
Veteran, A.A.F., Meat
& Dairy Inspector
Los Lecheros

WILLIAM G. DRA K E
Ornamental H o rticul­
ture
Inglewood, Calif.
U.C.L.A.
Veteran, U.S.N.,
Pharmacist Mate
Ornamental H o rticul­
ture Club

ARTH UR W. GILSTRAP
Crops Production
Caruthers, Calif.
Univ. of Redlands
Veteran, U.S.M.C.
Crops Club, Treas. '42
SAC '46
Student Court '41
Block P., Treas. '47
Collegiate FF A
Young Farmers
Gamma Pi Delta
Track '42
AL PARK
Animal Husbandry
San Diego, Calif.
Married
Veteran, A.A.F.,
N avigator - Bombar­
dier
Sigma Phi Kappa Pres.
'39
Gamma Pi Delta Pres.
'39, '46
Young Farmers, Vice
Pres. '46
Collegiate FF A, Treas.
'46
Boots & Spurs
Student Court '39, '46
Glee Club '37
JAMES B. MORRIS
Technical Degree
Animal Husbandry
Agua Caliente, Calif.
Colorado State A&M
Boots & Spurs
Freshman Sec. & Treas.
'42
Sophomore Sec. &
Treas. '45
Basketball Manager '42
Block P
Band '42

JAMES M. CASE
Animal Husbandry
Phoenix, Arizona
Married, two children
Veteran, Quartermaster
Corps, Motor P o o 1
Dispatcher
Boots & Spurs, Sec. &
Treas. '44
Phillip R. Parks Schol­
arship

GEORGE W. FORESTER
Animal Husbandry
Pomona, Calif.
Pomona J.C., U.C.L.A.
Veteran, U.S.N., High
Explosive Officer
Amphibious Force
Boots & Spurs
Young Farmers
Gamma Pi Delta,
Master-at-Arms

WAYNE P. MISEMER
Air Conditioning
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Asst. General Superin­
tendent 1940 P o 1 y
Royal
Glee Club Manager '46­
'47
Vocal Soloist Glee Club
'39, '40, '41 , '47

RICHARD F. WILLIAMS
Meat Animals
Bakersfield, Calif.
Veteran, 6th Air Force
Boots and Spurs '39-'4 1 ;
'45-'47

THOMAS BRANNUM
Animal Husbandry
Redlands, Calif.
San Bernardino J. C.
Veteran, U.S.A., Lab
Technician
Gamma Pi Delta
Boots & Spurs
El Mustang Staff

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7ec nical
FRANK E. DOTY
Animal Husbandry
Camarillo, Calif.
Colorado State A. & M.
Boots & Spuz:s

BERNARD EPSTEIN
Poultry Husbandry
Omaha, Nebraska
Married
Univ. of Nebraska
Veteran, A.A.F.,
Adjutant & Finance
Officer
Poultry Club, Vice-Pres.
'46
El Rodeo '47
Press Club ·

FLOYD ALLEN HILBIG
Animal Husbandry
San Bernardino, Calif.
Boots & Spurs
Young Farmers
Glee Club '45, '46

EDGA R W. M OORE
Animal Husbandry
Alhambra, Calif.
Boots & Spurs
Young Farmers
Glee Club '44, '45, '46
Q uartet '44
Charioteers '45

llccaticnal
JOSEPH W. BROWN
Animal Husbandry
Arroyo Grande, Calif.
Young Farmers
Boots & Spurs
Rifle Club
Glee Club '45
Band '45

NEIL C. McCARTY
Ornamental
Horticul­
ture
Drake, North Dakota
M arried, one child
Veteran, U.S.M.C., Ra­
dioman
Horticulture Club Sec­
retary '45
Press Club
Glee Club '45, '46
El Rodeo
Charioteers '45

VOCATIONAL

TECHNICAL

ROBERT A. M ETZGER
Animal Husbandry
La Verne, Calif.
Veteran, U.S.N., Avia­
tion Metalsmith
Boots & Spurs Pres. '46

ELMO E. CANCLINI
Electrical Engineering
Arcata, Calif.
Poly Phase
Basketball '42

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CLI NE' S ELECTRI C

" I t's a deal, Da p h n e , " says D o n D e n bigh
a fter inspecting the d ishwa s h i n g a tt a ch­
ment on the new G. E. kitchen. D a v e Find­
ley, left, offers h is a p proval a n d a dvises
future homema kers to come in a n d l oo k
over the com plete G . E . kit c h e n i nc l u d i n g
a u tomatic dishwasher, g a r b a g e " d i s pos­
a l ! , " electric r a n g e , a n d refrig e ra tor.
Daphne Gra h a m a grees that the n e w G. E.
com pl ete kitchen is the a n sw e r t o a wo­
m a n ' s prayers.
962 Mo nterey S t r e e t

S EARS M A R K ET
Bob Sears i s s hown here h e l p i n g Avon
Carl son and fa mily stretch t h a t G . l . c heck.
Poly student families find it p a y s t o shop
at Sears com plete m a rket w h e re b e s t qual­
ity meat, vegeta bles, groceries, etc., can
be purchased.

7 1 4 Marsh Street - P h o n e 2 1 80

Peterson Auto P a rts
Fra ncis F i n k , left, exp l a i n s the i n trica­
cies of a steel cutting ridge rea me r to Don
Fra n k , while Elwyn Frazier d i s p l a ys to
Arnold Van der Linden a n a ir operated
block sander u sed to pre p a re a u tos for
painting. Sta n d i n g by i s Ed Eberle.

742 Marsh Street

M I SS I O N _ RAD I O
Gerry Peterson pictured expl a i n i n g the
finer points of the Wilcox-Gay R e cordio,
com bination phonograph-radio, to Richard
"Open the Door" Fox. Betty Le G ette in
the background is helping Earl " Straw­
berry" J a m select some of the latest
recordings.

8 8 2 Monterey Street - Phone 2400

Beautiful Chrysler
"Town and Country .
The

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Vernon Shahbazia n, standing, ca sts a n envious a n d a ppraising eye over the
bea u tiful 1 94 7 Chrysler Town a n d Country Converti ble and proba bly includes in
his inspection the a ttractive companions of Bill Otha rt, driving, a n d Bill Taylor,
back seat. Otha rt's lovely is Miss Wilma Scha effer and comely Miss C h eri Hoff
is in b ack with Bill.
This is the c a r that Miss Katie DuPont, Poly Royal Queen, used during h e r re­
cent reign.

DAVI D L. FAI R
C H RYS LER-PLY M O UTH D EALER
1 3 3 0 M o nterey

S a n L u i s Obispo

J. F. Hicke n b otto m & S o n s
Senior Avon Carlson, l o o k i n g i nt o the
future, a s ks Mrs. H i c ken bottom f o r s o m e
expert advice on kitchen furn i s h i n g . Wes­
lie Combs, expert da iryma n , a g re e s with
Mrs. Hicken bottom that a Y o u n g stown
Kitchen is the a n swer to Avo n ' s p r o blem.

745 H i g u e r a Street
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LACTERMAN ' S
At Lacterm a n ' s Poly wife M a d e ly n H ick­
man models a very a ttractive G a b a rdine
suit with Kolinsky s c a rf w h i l e B a rb a ra C a r­
ter, also a Poly wife, m o d e l s the latest in
b l a c k Persian l a m b c o a t. Feature d , too, at
Lacterma n ' s is a c o m p lete sto c k for miss
and matron in j u nior, re g u l a r, a n d half
size ga rments.

7 2 8 H i g u e r a S t r e et

M o d e l Lin e n S u p p ly
On the i n side of M o d e l Linen S u pply
our roving c a m e r a finds two Poly "lovers,"
Robert King and E. B. Richards t ry i n g to
distract comely M a d g e R a n so m a n d Ma­
reen Ca ntrell. M a d g e and M a re e n are
busily enga ged i n ironing l i n e n for Poly's
cafeteria and g y m n a sium. Leave 'em a l one
you guy_s , or we won't h a ve a n y towels.

3 4 6 H i g u e ra Street

Yo u n g ' s·· B e a uty S h o p
Ann Richardson, Poly wife, a n d E . S.
Young, proprieto r, l o o k over the d a y's
bea uty a p pointments. Ann says that
"You ng's Bea uty Shop specializes in per­
m a nent waving, but does all types of
bea uty work."

I 0 3 7 Monterey Street - fho n e 3 9 1

Sno-Wh ite Cre a m ery
Dick Lavery, foreground, S.A.C. vice
president, grins sheepishly a s Don Fiester,
behind counter, mixes a cool, quick one.
Watching procedures, o r watching the
camera, to Lavery's left is Bill "Fox" Clay­
baugh, Fra ncis Wal ker and Bill Moore.

888 Monterey

KVEC
:

Doc Waite, AI James, Elwood Randolph
and Tom Woods survey San Luis from the
KVEC studio while inside I 0 0 0 watts pro­
vide transmission for station KVEC on
920 KC. The boys say to watch for the
o p e n i n g date of the new KVEC-FM station
with 1 7 , 000 watts of power, operating on
92.3 m e gacycles, with new studios a n d a
1ew n etwork.

Yo u rs a n d My Fu rniture
G e ne vieve Erickson looks to hu bby, Ray,
lor a pproval a s N. L. McKeen, Poly '25,
exp l a i ns the advanta ge of the latest in
overstu ffed furniture. The Erickson' s also
loo k ed over Yours and My stock of new
and u se d furniture and h o u sehold a ppli­
anc e s .

I 1 2 7 Broad Street

M od e rn Fa mily La undry
By a ppointment to El Corra l-American
Clea ne rs for that s u a ve , sophisticated
l oo k. M e n , bring your cleaning needs to
El C o rr a l or American Cle a ners and enjoy
the c onfidence of well-groomed a ppear­
anc e f o u n d in their quality cleaning. Seen
here are two well-satisfied customers, AI
Lewis a n d M rs. Edward Wei ner.

I 3 I 3 B road Street

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Lib erty C l e a n e rs
Da n Phelan, left, a n d V. M. H a rd y , being
helped by · attractive B etty Cro u c h a nd
Dorothy Gorham, a gree t h a t for g o o d de­
p e n d a ble service it's s m a rt to c a l l L i berty
Cleaners. At Liberty they d i s c o v e r that
their garments are h a ndled by e x p e r i en ced
a n d attentive personnel w h o u s e o n l y the
finest solvents in their work, t h u s a ss u ring
longer cloth es life a n d better a pp e a r a n ce.

7 2 7 Marsh

SC H U LZE B RO S .
George Bushon g , g e n i a l proprietor of
the popular m e n ' s cloth i n g store, offers
for Cy Hovig ' s a p prova l s o m e of h i s Ar­
row sport shirts w h i l e B.T.O. Cy m o d els a
Levi Stra u s s plaid j a c ket.

7 8 2 H i g u e r a Street

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U N I O N H A R D WA R E
Owner C. J . S m ith a sks E a rl P. J a m "try
this one for size." For your tool, h a rdware
a n d complete hou seware n e e d s C. J. asks
you to come into the Union H a rdwa re.

SM ITH B RO S.-Ow n e rs
7 2 5 H i g u era Street - P h o n e 43

Wilso n ' s Fl ower S h o p
Brown orchids a re the center o f a tten·
+ion as Robert Stimmel contemplates a
p u rc h a se for his one a n d only. Mrs. l la
Vandergon remin d s Robert that Wilson's
will style original corsa ges, bouquets, and
floral pieces for e very occa sion.

I I I 0 G-arden Street - Phone 622

Where You Get More for Less . . .

Doc Waite, Glenn Arthur a n d John
Shea lean back and get their dismal dim­
ples in camera range, while Art Cram
"cra ms" it in. They vow that the family
atmosphere, fine food a n d liquid refresh­
ments at Fra nk's Cafe a re h a rd to beat.

F RAN K'S CAFE .
"Never a D u l l M o m e nt"- AI Love l l , Pro prietor.

645 H i g u e ra Street

First by far with a Post- War Car

Dr. Neil Daniels, psychology prof., dis­
cusses with B a n n ing Ga rrett the many fin e
points of his recently purchased and high­
ly satisfactory

1 94 7

Studeba ker Cham­

pion. " Psychologically spea king, this car
is a schizophre nia p a ra noic-split person­
a l ity, that is-you c a n 't tell which way its
g oing, but it ce rtainly gets there and fast,"
said the Dr.

GARRETT MOTORS
Cars - Tr u c k s - Parts - S e rv i c e

1 2 1 9 Monterey Street

P h o n e 2476

C LAR E N C E BROWN
W h i l e M r s . R . V . Moore is h a p p i l y e n­
gaged in selectin g a " perfect b l u e -w h ite
d i a m o n d , " Hubby Bob is not so h a p pily
e n g a ged i n reach i n g for th e c h e c k -b o o k.
But N a ncy Miller, saleslady at the " H ome
of the perfect blue-white d i a m on d s , " put
Robert' s mind at ease when she e x p l a i ned
that Clarence Brown ma kes n o a d d i t i o nal
charges for convenient credit. N a n c y c a n
a l s o h e l p y o u with your selectio n of
watches, gift jewel ry and ring s.

8 6 2 H i g u e ra

Phone 1 3 1 2

M O NTG O M ERY WA R D
Loren B u rkhardt, a n i mal h u s ba n d ry stu­
dent, pic ks out a n ew bathtub from the
catalog department to install in h i s new
home which he is building. J a n e S o u za is
ta king Lore n ' s order while M rs. B u r k h a rdt
keeps you n g " Salt" Burkh ardt o u t o f m is­
chief. For u navail a bl e ite ms i n t h e s tore
try the catalog d e p a rtment.

D e n nis Dairy Lu n c h
George " Peek-A-Boo" Ba ker, e m inent
local sportswriter e njoys a bite at D e nnis
Dairy Lunch a l o n g with some of the e rst­
while members of the publications d e p a rt­
ment. Around the table clockwise a r e eat­
ers of "just good food , " J oh n S h e a , J im
Petersen, Guy Th omas, " Pee k-A- B o o , " and
Bernard Epstein, who seems to have e yes
only for the c ute little brunette wa itress.

894 H i g u e ra Street

M I S S I O N TAXI
W h e n P o l y couples like Mr. a n d M rs. Ed
Lesky, he of Poly diamond fame, w a n t de ­
p e n d a ble, courteous taxi service, t h e y
k n o w they will get i t when they P H O N E 2
-he adquarters for the Mission Taxi C o m ­
pa ny.

987 Monterey Street

Pho n e 2

Be Wickenden Window Wise
Caught in a form a l moment at this
year's Poly Wives' C l u b Fashion· Show a r e
Glenn Arthur m ode l ing a Wi ckenden s u i t
and Betty Weller mode l ing a forma l gown
from one of the local l adies' shops. M rs.
Med berry, of Milady Fashion ma g a zine , is
seen emceeing the show. Wic kenden ' s is
first choice with m a n y Poly students when
it comes to sport, beach or forma l wear,

WICKE N DE N'S
8 3 7 Mo nterey Street

The New Ford-Smooth

as a Ba by 's . . .

Behind the wheel, Don Denbigh s a ys
" Tha t's my choice. G a n gway, I 'll drive i
off." Wh ile Fred Lucksinger, former Pol
a thlete and son of Instructor Oscar L., re
stra ins Don, he a lso expla i n s to Da rre
Davison a n d J a c k Aboud a ra that Ford i
First in

'47.

DE KE TH RESH-YOU R FORD DEALE R
I I 0 I Mo nterey

P h o n e 1 02

Feeds . . . Seed

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Fe rti l izer
Shown surveying the situa ti o n in s ac ks
on the platform a re : Fra n k La S a l l e , Fred
La mprecht, George Kelley, S. 0. J a c kson,
and M a n a ger Ray B u c k ; below a re J eff
'Griffith a n d Bill Karla k. E. C. L o m i s and
Sons ca rry only the finest q u a lity lines
such a s " Double-Chec k , " La rro, Pillsbury,
a n d Ace High.

E. C. LOOMI S and SON
Closer than Your Phone . . . At You r Door
Serving the entire c a m p u s , the Mus­
ta n g Ma rket mobile food m a rt has in the
few months since it was i n a u gu rated by
student veterans, Paul Bowma n and Brad
·Arrington, become a popu l a r shopping
spot for a l l student wives a n d resident
faculty fa milies. Carrying a complete l ine
of groceries, sundries, fresh vegeta bles,
the M ustan g Ma rket m a kes shopping easy
for the on-ca mpus residents. Here we see
Mrs. Paul Bowm a n , left, and frien d doing
their shopping the easy w a y.

MU STANG MARKET
On the Campus Daily

SEA RS RO E B U C K
"Avila here we com e," with a Sears
Roebuck rubber boat to b u c k the tide. J .
Peterson and R. E. Ma l l o ry a re all se t for
a day at Poly's favorite cla ss, Avila
I0I.
Jack Rabusciotti, sports d e p a rtment sa les­
man, reminds the boys that Sears ca rries
a com p lete line of s ports goods, i ncl u d­
ing go l f equipment, fish i n g gear, a n d o u t­
ing supplies.

8 79 Hig uera Street

Pe erless Ba kery
Pictured amidst pulchitrude a nd deli­
cious ba kery goods are Arnold H offma n
a n d H a l Clark totin' off a l o a d of bread
and rolls as they bid fa rewell to c u ties Ann
Ma tts and Barbara-Dickinson.

8 5 0 Hig uera

Phone I I I I

RU-MAE SHO PPE
Ella Fern Hall, salesla dy, is shown h e l p­
ing two student wives, M rs. Don Berntsen,
rig h t, a n d Mrs. Jessie S i mpson, a s they
look over part of the com plete line of
sports wea r, formal wear, b a thin g s u its
and accessories that a re featured at the
Ru -M a e Shoppe.

I I 1 5 C h orro Street

Weishar·s City Pha rmacy
For the Brands you know
Carl J a c ­
obsen, M u sta n g outfie l d e r kn ows tha t
Anita Serafin will s t eer h i m strai ght o n
what to ge t for th e little w o m a n ( the wife,
tha t is ) . Carl also knows that Weisha r's
carries a complete line of drug and p re­
scription needs.
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8 5 8 H i g u era Street

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Phone I 1 2
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Danie ls & Bovee
Wa y ne Crosby, M a rtin Oede k e r k a nd
Bill Phegley watch with enth u si a sm a s
Ralph Da niels e xpl a ins the advanta g es of
a Packard Bell P h o nocord. Everett Bovee,
right, a d d s th a t " D a n i e l s a n d Bovee ca r ry
many other e l e ctrical a ppliances, i n cl u d.
ing small radios a nd n e ce ssa ry pa rts. " He
a l so sugg ests t h a t Poly students s e e h i ll'l
for speedy re p a i r se rvice.

64 7 H i g u era Street - Pho n e 1 3 3 5
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BAK E R & R O B E RTS
" I f it's frozen foods you want, B a ker
a n d Robe rts c a rries a c o m plete l i n e of
frozen fruits, v e g eta ble s a n d fish , " s a ys
Kent Free m a n , P o l y g ra d u ating s e n i o r. As
Pedro Moser m a k e s a s a l e to John M il l e r,
right, he rem i n d s h i m t h a t B a ker a n d R o­
berts ca rries a c o m ple te l i n e of groceri es
a n d meats.

8 3 9 M a rs h Street

Billie ' s Toy & B a by Sho p
Mr. a n d M rs. " Expectant" Mills a r e p i c ­
tured sta rtin g a w a rdrobe f o r that t h ird
member of the f a m i l y th a t is due to a r­
rive in th e near future. M rs. Alice B. H i l l ­
m a n h e l p s M rs. M il l s select some s u ita b l e
clothing for t h e future M i l l s ' heir, a n d re ­
minds her that B i l l i e ' s c a rries a complete
line of i nfants' a n d c h i l d r e n ' s wea r a nd
also a stock of H o l ga te E ducational toys.

8 5 6 M o n t e r e y Street

Sports m a n ' s Store
AI J a m es, left, Bill B e n no, owner, Joe
Griffin a nd John Fitzgera ld a re pictu r e d
inspecting the l a te s t in g u n s a t the Sports­
m a n ' s Store. Bill B e n n o is expla inin g t h e
a dva ntages o f t h e n e w Wea ver K 2 5 t e l e ­
scope t o i nterested onlooker Joe Griffin ,
El Musta n g sports e ditor. The Sports m a n ' s
Store c a n ta ke c a re of your outing a n d
sports' equipment n ee ds.

660 H i g u e ra Street

B & H Drug Store
Bill Lupo, o n e o f the $a ndrew Sisters of
Home Concert fame, u ses Florence Koe n ­
i g ' s suggestion o f Kra n k's shaving cre a m
to keep that skin you love t o tou ch. B i l l
knows that the B & H ca rries a complete
line of men's toilet articles, smoking needs,
a s well a s prescription drugs.

899 Higuera Street

D a vidson 's Furnitu re
" H ome, Home o n t h e R a n g e " ought to
b e the theme song of these three a n i m a l
h u s b a ndry students, Shorty Morris, Tom
Fitz g e ra l d , and Bill Moore. But from their
c o n ce ntrated attention to the fine points
M r. D a vidson, left, is giving them on home
fu r n i shings, maybe they ' re a ll conte m plat­
i n g that fatal step.

669 Higuera Street

H O T E L W I N EMAN
B o b M yer, left, tal k s over room reserva­
tio n s for h i s fol ks for Poly Royal with R. E.
Ste v en s , m a n a ger. Bert Wh itney, Poly stu­
d e n t a n d bellhop for S a n L u is Obispo's
n e w e st h otel, guarantees u s that rest is
assu r e d a t the Winema n H otel.

- Phone 1 8 00 -

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El O bispo Cafe
"Colonel" Ted Gre e n a l l s erves up a
couple of cold ones to " Ea ger" J oe Griffin ,
and A r c h i e Ahrends, while Guy Th oma s
a n d Fra n k Stefa nich wait their turn. Ted
sa y s , " B re a kfast is served all da y, so if
you c a n ' t m a ke it to the 1 0 o'clock come
on do w n a t I I an d h ave brea kfa st."

895 Higuera Street

M a u rice W. Fitzg e ra l d
If you want s o u n d a n d relia b l e i n v e st­
ment in real estate or insurance b e s u re to
se e Maurice W . Fitzgerald. Gettin g s o m e
of that sound a dvice from Mr. Fitzge r a l d
on the val u e of a n a utomobile i n s u r a n c e
policy is Victor J . Be rtol i n i , left, a n d Eu ­
gene Kem per.

8 5 2 Hig u e ra S t reet - P h o n e

839

M a r Ve rn B a r b e r S h o p
For " h a ircuttin g i ndivid u a l l y styl e d " t o
meet your needs, M a r Vern B a r b e r S h o p
i s the place to g o . H ere we s e e V e r n o n l.
Bobsin giving Rich a rd D a n a , Poly stu d ent,
one of those indivi d u a l tonsori a l s.

I 0 2 7 O s o s Street

R G. Wa l k e r Typ ewrit e rs
Ruth Joh n ston e , Poly student wife a n d
general office s e c reta ry, i s s h ow n getting
checked out on a new R e m i n gton K M C
( Keyboard M a rg i n Control ) by Proprietor
R. G. Walker. W a l ke r's fea tu res all m a ke s
o f adding m a c h i n e s a n d office furniture
as well a s renta l s, and service for a l l
ma kes. Wal kers i s t h e first n a m e i n typ e ­
writers.

7 8 5 M a rs h Street

Kim b a l l M otor Co., I n c.
Pictured a ro u n d Charlie Coo k's n e w
Pontiac C l u b Coupe are : ( left t o rig h t )
Ned Kimba l l , Mr. G. A. Wea ver, C h a rl i e
Cook, Mrs. Coo k a n d s a l e s m a n , M r. H. J .
Laird. Lucky Charlie C o o k says, " S e e Fred
Kimball for your new Pontiac."

2 5 2 H i g u e ra

Phone 2 34 4

Butler Book Store
J im Coleman, president of the Hort
club, consults with Dusty ( M rs. J a c k ) An­
derson on the la test i n Shaeffer pens at
Butler's Book store. You c.an't ta ke notes
with a hoe handle, eh J i m ? J im's needs in
the l ine of .greeting cards, books, station­
ery, and school supplies a re q u ickly and
courteously supplied at Butler's Book store.

1 ·1 040

Cho"o Street - P h o n e 8 6 7-W

M I SS I O N FLO R I ST
Van Etten, cente . seem to have fou nd
j u st what he was looking for in that uni­
ver s a l language of "say it with flowers."
P r o prietor Don Al bert, left, will p roba bly
m a ke it a double sale with Willoughby
H o u k saying, "Wra p u p a dozen for me,
too . ' '
A n d e rs o n Hotel B u i l d i n g P h o n e

432

Lowe l l D. Full er
SHELL S ERVICE .

Sta nton Kienle is shown here filling
Ch a rl i e A c kerma n ' s n ew Ford station wag­
on ta n k while Ed Durbin a n d Phillip Cook
sta n d by s u pervising the tra nsaction. Low­
ell tha n ks you for p ast p a rtonage a n d ad­
vises a p proved Shell products and Shell
lu b ri c a tion.

1 220

M o n t e r e y Street

Pa l a c e Barber Shop
Poly's favorite Barber Shop-:-E.a rl Twit­
che ll, c hief barber, is p ictured performing
a m a j o r opera.+ion on Polyite Bob Carmen,
while B o b Bal dridge puts finishing touches
on Jim Coleman.

M O D ERN E
Perha p s Charles Mei n h a rt will w a l o ut
with the Cape h a rt P a n a m u s a fter l isten .
ing to the advice of Ardis Davis. I n +he
bac kgro u n d Stu d e n t Wife Ol ive M c El va in
plays the la test in m u si c a l record i n g s whil e
Lou Litzie, B o b Mohr, B e nson J u ng and
Harold Mattos l e n d attentive ears.

685 Hig u e r a Street

The Littl e S ho p p e
Betty Weller a n d S u e Dra ke a d mire o ne
of the many b e a utiful n e w H i l d e g a rde
blouses, displayed by M a y B u rrows, a nd
sold excl u sive l y a t the Little Shop pe.

999 H i g u e ra S treet

HOTEL AN D REWS
Byron Newt o n , c l e r k , a ssures H . H i n n en
a n d J. Jessup, registering, that q uiet a nd
homelike conve n ie nc e s a re the watchword
at the H otel A ndrews-a n d at rea son a ble
rates. Watc h i n g proceedi n g s and a nxious
to get some sleep in the c omfortable beds
a re Mrs. J. J e s s u p a n d B a by Barbara a nd
Mrs. Hinnen. Propri etor T. B. Thiele sta n d s
at the d oorway to the homelike din i n g
room.
Phone 3 1 7

Sta n d a rd A uto Pa rts
Jess Zanoli is shown taking care of three
Poly sta lwarts' a uto motive needs. Pictu red
( l eft to .right ) a re Ernie La rkey, Fred Le a v·
itt, a nd Archie A h re ndes.
Santa R o s a a n d Hig uera

Brown 's Mu sic Store
Gil "Heartaches" Brown comes down to
Poppa's store and helps ace saleslady Pat
Gordon sell Ernie H e a l d , right, the l a test
in sheet music. Brown ' s M usic Store a l s o
specializes i n orchestra and band in stru­
ments, pia nos, repair service, a s well a s
records.

7 1 7 H i g u e ra Street
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BOOTH BROTH ERS
Ralph Len i s pointing out t o Paul Mar­
tinez the ultra-modern grill design which
a dds beauty to the new Dodge, while Rob­
ert Mci ntyre seriously discusses with S a les­
m a n H u b Hollister the safety and comfort
a dva ntages of the 1 94 7 Dodge.

I I 03 H i g u e r a Street

Th e Typ ewrite r S h o p
G e o r g e McGuire explains the features
of a S mith Corona to Bob Moore.
T h e Typewriter Shop services some of
P o l y ' s m a c h ines, and has just a dded two
n e w ones to the General Office.

I 0 1 4 C o u rt St.

Phone 1 27

S a n Luis Mill a n d Lum b e r
A t the extreme right' Poly students Luis
M o n tez and Gary Pettersen look over a 5
. x 24 foot piece of three-ply to be used i n
b o a t building. I n the pictu re with part o f
the m i l l ' s crew a re owner Lee R . Parson
a n d M a n a ger H. M. Holzinger. Besides
s u pp l ying building materials, the mill a lso
d o e s reg u l a r mill and c a binet work.

246 H i g u e r a Street

U nivers a l Auto Parts
Whether it's a new car or an old j a l o py
that needs fixin ', Poly students a l w a y s
h e a d for t h e Universa l Auto Parts. H e re
we catch Polyites Paul Madge, Pete S e ­
m a s , Wesley Davies, and A I Engel i n t h e
" shop" during a rush hour. Helping t h e
boys find the correct plugs, filters a n d
p u m p s a nd d u ro chrome tools are P a u l
Fra n k l i n , Fred Bove e , an d Jerry Doser.

969 M o n t e r e y S t reet - P h o n e 1 4 1 8
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G ENAR D I N I ' S
Super-sa l e s m a n Lou Guidetti exp l a ins
the fine points of the attractive s p o rt
sweaters while Ch arles Nix admires a n d
contemplates adding this sna ppy " re in­
deer" model to h i s wa rdrobe.

7 79 H i g u e ra Street - P h o n e 1 3 6 2

E. E. Long C o mpany
Be au Bru m m el B ill Hume looks on very
in te re stedly a s Erma Roza exp l a i n s the
superior points of the latest Frig i d a i re.
Erma c a n help you too if you a re interested
i n Easy Wa s hers, Kimball or Seinway pi­
a n os, Zenith radios a n d the la test records.

7 7 7 M a r s h Street

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POWER S for Flowers
Bob Cox, left, a n d Don Crook ta ke the
a dvice of Powers' and drop in to place ad­
vance orders for corsages for the you n g
la dies th e y will e scort to th e Poly Royal
Coronation Ball. Powers also carries a
wide selection of cut flowers, nursery
stock a n d bedd i n g pla nts.
M o ntere y Street

SAN LU I S C L EANERS
Bob Frandse n , left, looks o n intently
while Vern Ami c k checks in a ja cket with
Frances H a mpto n . Bob a nd Vern a gree
for expert care a nd l onger wear ta ke your
cleaning to San Luis C l e a n ers.

I 1 24 B ro a d S treet

Ra nell's Coffe e S h o p
"Food you' ll re m e m ber" i s more tha n
j ust a slogan a t R a n e l l 's. Home cooked
meals with fresh, h o u rly ba ked m uffin s a n d
h ot bread, a n d home ba ked pies a n d c a ke s
from R a n ell' s o w n kitchen. Seen her e be ­
iin g served are ( left to r ight) John Elder,
lEd Durbin, James Dill beck, Bob Mills, Ed
B urgess and Elvin Cope l and.
Monterey Street
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.An d e rso n H otel
W h e n " roya l ty" comes to town
they
:in v a ri a bly m a ke their headquarters at the
.Anderson H otel. H e re we see Poly Royal
1Queen Katie Dupont a n d her sister, Alma
.j e a n , signing the register as C hu c k
l oo ks on. Desk Clerk Roy Va n suggests
th at the Anderson is a lways the place to
m a ke reservations for your frien ds a n d
relatives when they visit Poly.
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BRI SCO HARDWARE
M r. Brisco, right, offers for R a y Za n d a ' s
a pp rova l the best i n wire cutters. R a y , too,
finds that Brisco's specializes in homew a re s , tools a n d sporting goods for th at
day i n the future when two will be a bl e to
J ive c h e a per tha n one.

857 M o n te r e y Street

The

Varsity Club

This motley crew pictured i n c l u d e s as
some of Ed and Bob M a d s en ' s m o b : J iro
Kai, Lawrence Rossi, All a n G a r d n e r , Cy
H ovig, Art Van Etten, Willou g h b y H o u l<,
Bill H u me, V. M. H a rdy a n d D a n P h e l a n.
Whe n Bob a nd Ed a re out c la m m i n ' , Li t­
tle J oe Soroka a n d Eddie ta ke c a re of
Poly's B.T.O.'s.

TOWN S E N D'S

"Come on Fra n k , don't disappoint the
little wom a n. ' ' For Fra n k Wh itm a n ' s ap­
prova l Dick Gra gg, p roprietor of J erra m ' s ,
shows one o f their finest compacts. Also
a s a possible choice, Dick offers watches
and other qual ity jewelry. "That's the one,
Fra n k. She'll love it. ' '

J E RRAM'S

Poly's Favorj,te Station
Pictured here is "first m a te" Orville
Thomason checking Staff Photogra pher
Chapman's tires while Ray K e m p looks on.
"Capt." Jack Bushong says, " H e has Fire­
stone tires, quality Texaco products, a n d
excellent Marfak lu brication."

As k the Poly Students
Who Tra de Here.

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. BUSHONG'S TEXACO S E RVIC E
Santa Rosa & M a r s h

Phon'e 1 8 8 7

Buzz Me, Boys .

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There' s a line u p tod a y at the Bee H iv e
a s Benny B r a y holds the d oor open i n wel­
come to a bunch of " Ma d M usta n gs."
H a rry Endo heads the mob fol l owed by
Don Grisingher, Dave Findley, Don Den­
bigh, Da rrel Davison a nd Jack Abo u d a ra .

B E E H IV E CAFE
8 8 7 Mo nterey

Phone 2 8 3

House of Better Values . . .

B a rbara

S a u nders

( Mrs.

R o b e rt

S.)

shows, for M rs. H . M . K im b a l l ' s a p p r ova l,
one of Kip pers a ttra ctive " better v a l u e "
blouses a s h u s b a n d K i m b a l l l o o k s o n a p­
prehensively.

KI P P E R'S
8 5 3 H i g u era Street

Phone 2 0 7

Marshall's for Fine Jewelry

Mr. 0. W. Koethen, m a n ager, is pic­
tured expla i ni n g the fin e q u al ities of the
H a milton ladies wrist watch to Polyites
Ernie H e a l d and Jim Lever.

MARSHALL'S
Since 1 889

790 H ig u e r a Street

Ride the Green Bus

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Poly students h ave fou n d that it i s con­
venient and economical to ride the Green
Bus ( affectionately known as the "Green
Hornet" ) . Most Poly students a re going
someplace, and if it i s to town they want
to go, the Green B u s p a sses through the
ca m pus every half hour, o n the hour a nd
the half hour. Here we see several Poly
students headed by Jim Coleman being
greeted by one of the friendly and cour­
teou s Green Bus d rivers.

692 M a r s h Street

P h o n e I 1 73

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Nine Ou'l of ten say De Soto Again

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Pictured i n front of the McGregor M
tors a re F. C. McGregor a n d Vernon Fre
erick discussing the bea uty features of tl
ru gged front end of the

1 94 7

De Soto c l 1

coupe. Checking t h e bea utiful i nterior
John Garrity.

McG REGOR MOTOR COMPANY
1 2 5 5 Mo nte rey Street
S a n Luis Obispo

For that W.ell- Groomed Appearance .

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Smiling M a rjorie Stowell shows for B o b
Myers a n d J i m Col e m a n ' s o ke y t h e f i n e
q u al ity wor k m a n s h i p a t Stron g ' s C l e a n i n g
Works. " Look a t t h e suit, B o b , the s u i t ! "

STRON G'S CLEAN I N G WOR KS
659 H i g u e r a Street

Bowl for Health .

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" I t'll be good news tonight-a l l strikes
a nd spares." That's becau s e it's Cal Poly
bowli n g l ea gue night an d those are Cal
Poly bowlers pictured here warming u p for
the red-hot tourna ment p l a y. Try your
h a n d a t bowl ing-it's fun a nd a hea lthfu l
sport for young a n d old.

E L CAMI NO BOWL
I I 1 5 Sa nta Rosa

Ph o n e 3 3 8

Lum ber . . . Ha rdwa re . . . Equip m e nt . . . G e n e ra l Co ntra cting
Red-hot tra ctor drivers, Robert Stra­
thearn and Herbert Avery l isten a ttentive­
ly while Max Matejcek, m a n a ger, explains
the intricacies of running a Case tra ctor,
whil e Gary Pettersen gets an ea r-fu l l too.
M a x reminded the boys that the A. M a ­
don n a . firm is a tri ple-pu rpose organiza­
tion which includes the M a donna Lumber
Co., Farmers Hardware and Equipment
a nd t h e A. Ma donna company, general
con t r a ctors. For information a bout a ny of
the s e a ctivities phone

99.

M a d o n n a Lu m b e r Co.

Fa rm e rs H a rdwa re

A. M a d o n n a . G e n e ra l C o ntracting
AUSTI N • s
Fin e Food
C a n dies
Pictured is Austins Restaurant Fou nta in,
where Johnny Loftus, { standing at the left
i n the a l l white "Zoot Suit " ) , rides herd
every evening on the h u ngry, the thirsty,
and those who crave the finest in sun daes,
sodas; malts, sa ndwiches or what have you.
J ohnny is a bl y a ssisted by ,Ma rie Z u pa n,
one of our loca l girls, a n d Paul H u sted
from Sa n Luis Obispo High School.
Seated from left to right are: Bronc Bus­
ters and Bull Riders, "Cotton " Rosser, Neal
Faddler and Jim Yates; three of the m a n y
Polyites w h o enjoy t h e food a n d refresh­
ments here { a nd that's no bull ! )
I n a ddition to its fine resta u ra n t a n d
founta in, Austins deluxe chocolate s a n d
other c a n d i e s a re the del ight o f everyone.
Made here on the pre mise s-they a re just
the thing for that sweet-tooth or that
extra-special gift.
" S a n Luis Obispo ' s Com plete Confectio n e ry-Resta u ra nt . "

868 Monterey Street

San Luis Obispo, California

We Ma ke Friends Eas i[y .

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With our good food , congenial a t m o.
sphere, a nd plea s a nt service, it is e a sy to
m a ke friends a n d to keep them. Join th e
m a ny, many P ol y men l i ke Dave F i n d l ey,
center, Don Denbigh, second from r i g ht,
a nd Don Grisingher, right, who m a ke the
J. C. Grill their "home a wa y from h o m e."
Proprietor

H arvey

Clendenning

( th ird

from right invites all Polyites to j o i n the
boys and girls for brea kfast, l u n c h a nd
dinner.

"J. C. " G Rl LL
I 0 5 7 Mo nterey Street

FLETCH E R C LEAN E RS
Joe Simas, d river for Fletcher Clea n e rs,

FLETCHER�. CLEANERS

stop s by his tru c k a s Poly students M a rl i n
Ray, R. C. H ic kman a nd Tom D e c km a n
l e n d J o e a h a n d b y helpin g load h i s tru c k.
M a r l i n says, " Fletcher Cleaners do q u a lity
c l e a n i n g a nd pressing." Tom a dds, "They
d o minor a lterations and repairs, and for
free, too."

Promp Pickup and Delivery
709 Hig uera Street

Phone 2 1 69

Ends

the Quest for the Best .

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"Learning by doing" is a ctually put to
practical use in the Gol den State Crea m­
ery

plant here where a number of C a l Poly

dairy students aid in the processing of ,
manufactured products. Pictured here ma k­
ing
to

ice cream for Golden State a re ( left
right ) Charles Meach, Soren Peterson,

Chester Beadle, Ed Mull a n d C. C. Kelley,
Golden State forem an. Golden State sup­
plies flavorful ice cre a m consumed i n
large quantities b y Poly stude nts.

GOLDEN STATE CO. LTD.
TOWE R . CAFE

The gentlemen shown recl in in g in true
congenial atmosphere of the Tower lounge
a re fa milia r with the de li c ious specialties
of barbecued ste a ks and chickens. Pic­
tured enjoying a cool one i He ( left to
right ) Avon Ca rlson, Luis Montez, Wa r­
ren Christense n , E. B. Richards, Gary Pet­
tersen, Jim Lever, a n d Robert King.

4 2 7 H i g u era

Phone 8 3 0

Operated for Student Benefit . . .

For your school s u p p l i e s , c a n d y , tobac.
co, and fountain wants, patron ize the El
Corral. The social group pictu r e d he re
with

head wa iter,

Clint

M e ri t hew,

in

ch arge i n c l u d e s : Pretty B oy G l e n n Ar.
thur, J i m Heiser, Doc Wa ite a t t h e table;
in the backg rou n d

a re

John

" Ed itor"

Shea, Bal dy B a rr a nd J o h n n y R e a g a n.

E L COR RAL.
B a s e m e n t of Ad m i n i stratio n
Building.

C H EVROLET

P. A. Doty poi nts out the disti n gu ishing
a racteristics of the modern grill work
the new

1 947

Chevrolet to AI Engel

d Elvin Copeland while David Flipse
ces a look i n side.

J. J. DU N N E
I 0 3 9 Monte rey

P h o n e 1 54 8 - 1 549

MAD DALE NA TI RE C O .
Charley Madda lena, right, poi nts out
Poly students Robert M c i ntyre, John
Miller, Ralph Len, an d P a u l M artinez, the
1dvantages of expert tin reca p p i n g as
one under the Guild Tire Recapping
nethod. His partner, Noel M a d d a le n a ,
)ointed out that the M a d d a l e n a service
ncludes Fiske and M obil Tires, G u i l d Tire
·ecapping, general petroleum produ cts,
ubrication, battery and bra ke service a n d
'<'heel alignment.
to

34 years of depe n d a b l e s e r v i c e 1 n

San Luis O b i s p o .

I 00 I Higue ra Street

Phone 79

EVAN S B RO K E RAGE COMPANY
"There 's n o d o u bt a bout that H e refor•
being a c h a mpion , " says Cecil G. Eva n s
a s he a n d P o l y Al u m n u s Cl iff Brown l o o
o v e r Royal D o m i n o V . "When y o u star
out to raise steers l ike that fellow, you '
want to come in a n d see the Eva n s Brol
erage company, I I 1 8 Chorro Stree·
We' re speci a l ists i n ranch properties a n
c a n a rrange for the sale or lease to you c
a beef, da iry , poultry or hog unit in or
of th e Centra l Coast Counties."

I I 1 8 C h o r ro Street
S a n Luis Obispo

P h o n e .6

McCLURE'S
A record c h a n g e r i s the topic o f t h e

m o m e nt a s R a y m o n d H a rwood, l eft, a n d

H a n s H a nsen a re seen here conte m p l a ti n g

the p u rchase of a n Arvin record c h a n g e r

o r a n Arvin Combination Ra d io a n d R e c o rd

p l ayer.

2 1 45 B ro a d Street

Va n Worm e r & Rodriq u e s
Pictured h e re is p a rt of t h e factory o f
V a n Wormer a n d

Rodriques located

at

1 2 6 Post Street, S a n Fra n cisco. H e re ex­
p e rt workmen turn o u t all types of p i n s ,
club

keys,

fratern ity

pins,

and

college

jewelry. Any o f these ite m s a n d C a l P ly
school

rings

may

be

orde red

Kent Freem a n , t h e i r c a m p u s

through

representa­

tive.

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Post

Street - S a n

Fra n c i s c o

Hillis Crea m e ry
Enjoying a coffee s e s s i o n at the H i l l is

Cream ery are

( left to rig h t )

B o b Ga rver, J i m

Bush,

Mac

Cy H ov i g ,
Thompson,

R a l p h Da lton a n d J i m Col e m a n . T h e y a l l

a gree that there i s n o p l a ce l i ke H i l l i s '

for h o m e m a d e d e l i c i o u s c a n d i e s , l u n c h e s ,

fountain dishes, or c a n d y f o r g ifts. H e a d­
m a n Les H i l l i s , center, is s h o w n b e h i n d t h e

counter with his c r e w ( l eft to right ) L e o
R u sso, H e l e n Terry, a n d M a xi n e P a tric k.

785 H i g u e r a Street

M OTEL I N N
Mr. a n d Mrs. Pa u l R. Ridenour, left, a n d

Mr. a n d Mrs. Melvin P u g h with their you n g

ba by a re seen

here enjoying the

com­

forta ble atmosphere a n d hos pita lity o f t h e
M otel I n n u n d e r t h e m a n a g e m ent o f H a r­

o l d S p i l lers.

I I 2 7 Broad Street

Hubba . . . Hubba
Irene Wallace, attractive Poly student
wife, models to great advantage a M a h s
hour-glass bathing suit m a d e of l a stex a n d
lastex mesh. Riley's a re h e a d q u a rters for
quality play togs and swim suits-low in
price-fun to wear.

RI LEYS
749 H i g u e ra Street

to extend my sincere thanks
I WANT
to those unselfish individuals who

painstakingly gave their assistance to­
ward the publication of El Rodeo­
1947, even though they were not reg­
ular staff members.
A "hats off' goes to Lou Litzie, a
pinch hitter who aided in sales promo­
tion. . . . Ruth Johnstone, who hand­
led correspondence and typing of copy
. . . Cartherine Nolan and John Jones,
the financial genius at Cal Poly . . .
and all those persons who took time out
to contribute snap-shots and written
articles essential to the book.
Credit is also due AI Auf der Heide,
Don Mills and Jack Anderson for their
work in covering events photographical­

ly, both in and out of the darkroom.
Many of the divisional page views are
the results of their handiwork.
Without the Cal Poly Print Shop, An­
gelus Engraving Company, Schauer
Printing Studio of Santa Barbara, and
the Universal Cover Company of San
Antonio, Texas, El Rodeo-1947 might
never have been a reality-they indeed
did a worthy j ob .
In passing, I hope this yearbook
meets the expectation of all readers and
goes through the years bringing to
mind the "good ol' days" that are Cal
Poly.
JOHN SHEA
1 947 El Rodeo Editor

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