BUllE 7alijornia State Polytechnic College Volume 19, Number 11 San Luis Obispo October 15, 1968 0 H GRAD IS 1968 "ALUMNUS OF YEAR" Ronald D. Regan, a 1950 ornamental horticulture graduate, has been named Cal Poly's Alumnus of the Year for 1968. He will be honored guest at 6lst annual Homecoming festivities, which are scheduled for Oct. 25-26. Regan's recognition credits his role in the revitalization of agricultural instruc­ tion in the Los Angeles City Schools. He joined the. Los Angeles City Schools system in 1959 as a vocational agriculture instructor at Cleveland High School. In 1964 he became supervisor of agricultural education in the Los Angeles City Schools system. At the time, agricultural instruction programs in the system were diminishing and vocational aspects were being de-emphasized. Under Regan's direction, vocational orientation of agricultural instruction was re­ vived and offerings expanded. Today, 24 Los Angeles city high schools have voca­ tional agriculture departments. To compensate for the lack of opportunities to pro­ vide practical experience to agricultural students in the schools, Regan developed a mobile turf maintenance laboratory which is made available to individual agricul­ tural instructors for a week at a time. He is also an advocate of landscaping values as a member of the Los Angeles Beautiful Committee. Planning for 1968 Homecoming festivities is . presently being finalized. Among the events being planned are a bonfire and pep rally on Wednesday (Oct. 23) evening, and a concert by recording star Ray Charles and a dance on Thursday and Friday (Oct. 24 and 25) evenings, respectively. Scheduled for Saturday (Oct. 25) are the Homecoming parade, Homecoming football game, queen's luncheon, alumni banquet and social hour, and coronation ball. ARCHITECTS NAMED FOR CAL POLY PROJECTS ,Trustees of the California State Colleges, meeting in Los Angeles on September 25-26, designated the following project architects for Cal Poly: Office of Architecture and Construction for remodeling Science Building I, relocation of baseball field, physical education facility swimming pool, and 1969 utilities. Anthony M. Guzzardo and Associates for 1969 site development. Fred Keeble and George Rhoda, Architects, for residence dining facilities in Phase III. Joseph Esherick and Associates, Inc., for college dining hall conversion. - 2 - A I D FUND DRIVE SCHEDULED Faculty and staff of the college are again being urged to support AID-United Givers, the combined charitab: fund drive for San Luis Obispo County. President Robert E. Kennedy, who is chairman of the 1968 campaign for contributions among state employees working in San Luis Obispo County, said last week the campus effort would be Oct. 21 through 31. "Cal Poly people have always distinguished themselves by giving of themselves and their talents to the many endeavors throughout the communities of this county," Dr. Kennedy pointed out in his announcement of the 1968 campaign. "I am now asking that we again unite with our neighbors in making this year's drive a tremendous success so that assistance might be made available to a greater number of the disadvantaged mem­ bers of our communities." The AID-United Givers program, which is the only one authorized for payroll deduc­ tions in this area, contributes funds to 14 different community service organizations in the county. They are Achievement House, American Cancer Society, American Red Cross, Boy Scouts of America, Camp Fire Girls; Children's Home Society of California, Crippled Children's Society, Family Service Center, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., Heart Association, Mental Health Association, Muscular Dystrophy, Salvation Army, and the Young Men's Christian Association. As part of the 1968 campaign effort, the state controller has distributed pre­ identified pledge cards for everY employee of the college. Purpose of the card is · to facilitate processing pledges for those who wish to use the monthly payroll de­ duction plan. The same cards, however, may be used by those who wish to make a one­ time donation. To make certain that every member of the campus community will have an opportunity to participate in the campaign, the campus has been divided into areas of 20 employees each. Captains for each area have been appointed by President Kennedy and are re­ sponsible for ·seeing that each employee is contacted during the campaign period. - They will distribute the pledge cards and other information and will be available to an­ swer questions. The pledge cards will be picked up and returned to the Personnel Office at the conclusion of the fund drive. Reprints of an interview with Glenn s. Dumke, Chancellor of the California State Colleges, are being distributed in the campus mail. The interview, entitled "Campus Violence--Crackdown Coming," appeared in U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 23, 1968. A few additional copies are available in the Office of Information Services (Adm. 210). MUSTANG FOOTBALLERS PREPARE FOR FRESNO STATE ENCOUNTER Head Coach Joe Harper's Mustang varsity football team, fresh from a convincing 31-0 thumping _of California Western University in San Diego last week, are in the midst of preparation for their 1968 encounter with traditional rival Fresno State College. · That game, scheduled for Saturday (Oct. 19) evening in Fresno, will be the first of the California Collegiate Athletic Association schedule for the Cal Poly eleven, which now owns a 3-1 won-lost record for 1968. Fresno State, which walloped san Fe~na~do · Valley State College 35-12 last weekend, is now 2-2. - 3 - FACULTY PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED President Robert E. Kennedy has announced the following faculty promotions for the 1968-69 college year. All are to the first step of the new rahk, effective Sept. 1, 1968, except where otherwise indicated. School of Agriculture: Duane Seaberg Edgar J. Carnegie Gerald Westeseu Frank W. Fox Agricultural Management Agricultural Engineering Agricultural Engineering Animal Husbandry John V. Stechman Dr. Robert Wheeler James Klaustermeyer Wesley Conner Raymond V. Leighty Animal Husbandry Animal Husbandry Crops Ornamental Horticulture Soil Science Senior Vocational Instructor Senior Vocational Instructor Senior Vocational Instructor Principal Vocational In­ structor senior Vocational Instructor Senior Vocational Instructor Senior Vocational Instructor Senior Vocational Instructor senior Vocational Instructor School of Applied Arts: Lawrence Baur Business Administration (Effective 1-1-69) Senior Vocational Instructor Principal Vocational In­ Philip OVermeyer Business Administration structor senior Vocational Instructor Walter Rice Business Administration Senior Vocational Instructor Roger Sherman Business Administration Principal Vocational In­ Faud Tellew Business Administration structor Senior Instructor II Dr. Edward Ernatt Education Senior Instructor I Mrs. Erna Knapp Education Principal Instructor II Dr. Bernice Loughran Education Senior Instructor II Dr. Harry Scales Education Senior Instructor II Dr. Robert Sorensen Education Mrs.Elbabeth .Anderson English (Effective 1-1-69) Senior Instructor I Miles Johnson Senior Instructor I English Principal Instructor I Willard Pederson English Senior Instructor I James Peterson English Principal Vocational In­ Vincent Gates Journalism structor Principal Vocational In­ John Healey Journalism structor Senior Instructor I Ronald Ratcliffe Music Principal Instructor I Edward Jorgensen Physical Education Senior Instructor I Miss Mary Stallard Physical Education Rod Carruthers Printing Technology nnd Senior Vocational Instructor Mana.gement Senior Instructor I Speech Keith Nielsen School of Appli!d Scie~E~ Dr. Tracey G. Call Biological Sciences Dr. Aryan I. Roest Biological Sciences Dr. Shirley R.Sparling .Biological Sciences (Continued on Next Page) Senior Instructor II Principal Instructor II Senior Instructor II - 4 - FACULTY PROMOTIONS (Continued from Preceding Page) School of Applied Sciences (Contd.): Dr. William Stansfield Biological Sciences Dr. Howard D. Walker Chemistry Sabah Al-hadad Mathematical Sciences John H. Lowry Dr. Herman Voeltz Mathematical Sciences Social Sciences Senior Instructor II Principal Instructor II (Effective Intermediate Instructor I, Step 4 1-1-69) Senior Instructor I Senior Instructor II School of Architecture: William H. Brown ~chool Architecture (Effective Principal Vocational In­ 2-1-69) structor of Engineering: Alexander Landyshev Electrical Engineering Thomas T. L. Chou Dr.: Harold Cota · Rodney Keif Electro~i~ Engineering Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering Kenneth Kimball Laurence Talbott Laurence H. Carr Roger Keech Orien Simmons Industrial Technology Industrial Technology Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Welding and Metallurgical Engineering Princ~pal Vocational In­ structor Senior Vocational Instructor Senior Vocational Instructor Principal Vocational In- . structor Senior Vocational Instructor Senior Vocational Instructor Senior Vocational Instructor Senior Vocational Instructor Principal Vocational In­ structor Student Affairs Division: Dr. Lorraine Howard Walter Walker Counseling Counseling Senior Instructor II Senior Instructor I Academic Administration: Dr. James Simmons Howard West Associate Dean, School of Applied Arts International Education Senior Instructor II Principal Vocational In­ structor GANDHI ESSAY CONTEST OPEN TO STUDENTS, OTHERS Two prizes for students and two for the general public are being offered by the Gandhi Centenary Celebrations for essays in English, French, Spanish, Russian, or Arabic. Essays up to 8,000 words must be submitted by Jan. 31, 1969, to the Embassy of India, Washington, D.C. Further details of the competition, open only to non­ Indian n~tionals, are available in the Library and from the Office of Information Services (Adm. 210). The Chancellor's Office has urged a good response by California students and others who are eligible to enter. - 5CAL POLY SETS COMMITTE£ SUPPORT IN PROPOSITION 3 LEAFLET A IITATEWIDE COI'etiTTEE SEUIIIQ PASSA8E OF PROPOS! TIOII 3 Ill THE NoVE11BER 9EIIEUL ELECTION HAS FEAT!IREO CAL. POLY Ill A LUFLET SUPPLIED 10 THE SAN luiS OBISPO CITIZENS COMITUE VIIICH IS WORXIIIG TO BRING UOUT PASSAGE OF THE 80110 ISSUE CONTAINED Ill THE PRO~SITIOIIe THE CONVENIENT IIIFORI1ATIOII SHEET (60TH SIDES SHOWN BELOW) II AVAILABLE Ill QUANTITIES FOR IIIDIYIDUALS AND GROUPS WHICH WISH TO SUPPORT THE CAI1PAI611 BY DI8TRI8UTIOII OF THE KATERIAL AS A FLYER Ill 11AILIII&S, Oil COUNTERS, OR AT 11EET1116Se CoPIES ARE AVAILABLE FROI1 THE SAN lUIS OBISPO COUIITV CITI2EII 1 Co11111TTEE FOR 'YES' 011 PROPOSITION 3, 297 SANTA RoSA STREET, ACCORDIII6 TO ALBERTS. l't>RURTV, JR., CNAII"AI, AIID FROM TNE OFFICE OF IIIFORKATIOII SERVICES (A~. 210). Will The Doors to California's Schools, coneaes, and Universities Remain ouen? _yes IF PROPOSITION WhY is Proposition 3 Enrollment in California'$ sys­ of public higher education necessary? tem increases by 14,000 students every, year. We must provide classrooms for them. HOW Willlhe funds • $1 oo million for construction be used? on the nine campuses of the L!niversity of California. • $100 million for construction on the nineteen California State College campuses. • $50 million to repair run­ down, dilapidated urban schools. PASSES Proposition 3 is the $250 million bond issue on the November ballot to provide urgently needed facilities for urban schools, state colleges and university campuses At Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo, has more at stake in Proposition 3 than any of the other 18 Callfomla State·colleges. It will receive the largest share of the bond issue to be realized for higher education's capital outlay of all the California State Colleges. Cal Poly's allotment to be realized from the bonds will ampunt to $14,647,000, to be augmented by matching Federal funds. Cal Poly will construct four major buildings: • Engineering South, $5,169,000. • Classroom Building No.3, $3,165,000. • Life Science Building, $2,230,000. • Library, $6,783,000. Work on the Engineering Building will begin in 1969-70; the other three buildings will be started in 1970-71. Should bonds be used We are moving toward pay-as­ in construction for tor construction? you-go higher education, but mean­ while bonds should be used for the same reason that you mortgageyourhouseorbuy a car on time. Is Proposition 3 No. It was passed by the apartisan measure? Legislature with both Demo­ cratic and Republican support and was signed by the Governor. It is backed by the leaders of both parties. Whal Will Average cost per person per during the 25-year life · Proposition 3 cost? year of the bonds will be about 50 cents. WhY BUild Now? Delay is costly. Construction costs rise at the rate of 5% annually. Bond money is currently available at 4Yz%. Citizens committee tor ..Yes" on Proposition 3 Bob Hope • Robert H. Finch • Hugh M. Burns Alan Cranston • M.ax Rafferty • Joseph Alioto Sam Yorty • Simon Ramo • Edgar Kaiser Thomas M. Bradley ThevAII Auree ...Yes on 3 . Suite Three, 2100 North Sepulveda Boulevard Manhattan Beach, Calif., 90266 • Telephone: (213) 379-2468 Honorary Chairmen: Mr. Bob Hope, Hon. Robert H. Finch Chairmen, Southern California: Dr. Simon Ramo, Hon. Thomas M. Bradley Chairman, Northern California: Mr. Edgar Kaiser ~7 - 6 - C S E A CHAPTER JOINS GROUPS SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 3 Directors of the campus chapter of the California State Employees' Association are among four San Luis Obispo County organizations that have joined similar groups from throughout California in their official endorsement of Proposition 3, the $250 mil- · lion college, university, and public school construction bond measure which will ap­ pear on the General Election ballot next month. The others are the Board of Direc• tors of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce, Plumbers and Steamfitters Union 403, and the San Luis Obispo Building Trades Council. All four groups pointed, in their resolutions, to the nearly $15 million in funds from the proposed bond issue which would be used for development of new instructional facilities at Cal Poly and to the college's need for facilities to handle its mush­ rooming student body. Among the buildings that will be constructed at the college if voters approve the bond issue are an engineering building, a classroom building, a life science building, and a library building. Among groups throughout the state which have endorsed the proposition are: California Congress of Parents and Teachers Associations Board of Directors of the California State Employees' Association California Teachers Association California Medical Association California State Chamber of Commerce California Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Trustees of the California State Colleges Regents of the University of California California Association of School Ad­ ministrators International Brotherhood of Electri­ cal Workers California College and University Faculty Association NOVEMBER HOLIDAY SCHEDULE REPORTED Holidays during November will not include Nov. 5 (General Election Day), according to Larry Voss (Director of Personnel Relations). Instead, Friday, Nov. 29, has been established as a college holiday. The schedule will permit staff members to plan Thanksgiving weekends or to elect to work on Friday, Nov. 29, and thus save CTO (Com­ pensating Time Off) credits for another time. The November schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Nov. 5 (General Election Day). Scheduled workday. Monday, Nov. 11 (Veteran's Day). College holiday. Thursday, Nov. 28 (Thanksgiving Day). College holiday. Friday, Nov. 29 ("In-Lieu-Of" Day). College holiday. The CTO credit for Nov. 5 will apply to all non-academic, B-10, and B-12 personnel. Employees who do not have CTO credit to permit time off on Nov. 29 may use available vacation credit or make arrangements to work on this day. CAMPUS GROUPS ANNOUNCE DINNER DANCE FOR NOVEMBER Dansk Hostfest (Danish Harvest Festival) will be the theme for a dinner dance to be staged Nov. 15 by the Cal Poly Staff Club and the Cal Poly Women's Club. Sale of tickets for the event, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. to 12 midnight at the Elks' Clu~ in San Luis Obispo, will begin soon, according to an announcement from the sponsoring groups. M 7 - RATCLIFFE CONCERT SLATED FOR THURSDAY Compositions by five 17th Century composers have been programmed for the College Hour Concert by Harpsichordist Ronald V. Ratcliffe, which is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thurs­ day (Oct. 17) in the Cal Poly Theater. Included are the work of G. F. Handel, J. S. Bach, J. Kuhnau, J. P •. Rameau, and D. Scarlatti. Ratcliffe (Senior Instructor), a member of the faculty of the· Music Department, which is sponsor of the College Hour··Concert series, is well known as a concert pianist and harpsichordist in this area-as well as throughout California and the West Coast. He · has been a frequent soloistand. featured performer for campus concerts for the past five years. In addit~o~, the Cal Poly faculty member has performed with .the Spokane Symphony Orchestra, the Bakersfield-Philharmonic · Orchestra, and as a guest on the former "Stan Kenton Show" on national television. Numbers programmed .f or Thu~day morning 1 s~reert~ - which .will.be·presented without an. admission charge,. include the air and variations from the "Harmonious Blacksmith" portion of Handel's "Fifth Suite in E Major·" two pre.ludes ' and fugues from Bach's ''Well Tempered Clavier; u Kahnau 1 s .. '"lhe Comb~t ·of David. ..and Goliath;" Rameau 1 s "Les Cyclops;" and two Scarlatti sonatas. SET POLICY ON EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES A revision of the ~ollege policy on employment ·of relatives - has been announced by President Robert E. Kennedy, and will be incorporated in the new College AdministraM tive Manual being prepared. Under the new policy, concurrent employment of close relatives within the college and official auxiliary enterprises is not encouraged, but may be authorized when in the best interests of the college. A close relative is defined as a son,. daughter, brother~ sister, mother, father' husband, or wife. The new regulations bar appointments or reappointments of close relatives in the -same department or under the supervision of a relative. Further in­ formation is available from Larry Voss (Director of Personnel Rela~ions). :!UNIOR COLLEGE ARTICULATION CONFERENCE SET FOR NOV. 8 . Invitations are -being extended to some 88 California junior colleges to send repre­ sentatives to a Junior College Articulation Conference to be held on campus Friday, Nov. 8. The purpose of the conference is to provide junior college administrators, counselors, and interested faculty with information .about· Cal Poly courses and pro­ grams and how they relate to the needs of today 1 s transfer students. Each of the college 1 s five instructional schools and the counseling center will make presentations 4uring the morning session of the conference. The afternoon has been Set aside for the junior college visitors· to meet with school or department faculty, tour the ·campus, and/or meet with their former students. All departments are encouraged to invite junior college personnel to the conference. Individual faculty members may also recommend persons to be invited. Names should be given to Don C..oatR. Assoc:f nt--<> nean. F.ifnc-~t:i.nn 11 1 Servic-es, prior to Friday, Oct. 18. .' 8 - COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS Photo Exhibit --·'Now through Nov. 3, during regular open hours, Dexter Memorial Li­ brary foyer. Exhibit of work by artist Robert Capa titled "Image of War" sponsored by the College Unio~ Fine Arts Committee. Public invited. Books at High Noon Luncheon -- Tuesday, Oct. 15, 12 noon, Staff Dining Room. Michael J. O'Leary (Senior Instructor) of the faculty of the Social Sciences Department will review John Updike's book "Couples." Public invited. Varsity Soccer --Tuesday, Oct. 15, 3:30 ·p.m., athletic field. sity of California at Santa Cruz. Public invited. Cal Poly vs. Univer­ Cal Poly Women's Club Garden Section-- Wednesday, Oct. 16, 9:30a.m., 617 Al Hil Drive, San Luis Obispo. Roger s. Bailey (Senior Instructor) of the faculty of the Education Department will discuss ceramics. Members and guests invited. Nutrition Lecture --Wednesday, Oct. 16, 7:30p.m., Engineering East Building, Room 128. Lecture titled "Nutrition and Growth: Energy Needs and Effects of Disease" by Dr. Malcolm A. Holliday of University of California School of Medicine, presented und~r joint sponsorship of the campus chapter of Beta Beta Beta biological sciences society and .American Medical .Association. Harpsichord Concert --Thursday, Oct. 17, 11 a.m., Cal Poly Theater. College Hour Concert Series program featuring Ha-r psichordist Ronald V. Ratcliffe (Senior Instruc­ tor) of the music faculty, sponsored by the Music Department. Public invited. Society of Sigma Xi Meeting-- Thursday, Oct. 17, 11 a.m., Science Building, Room E-26. Control systems will be the subject of a talk by W. F. Horton (Principal In­ structor) of the Electrical Engineering Department faculty. Also planned is election of officers. Members and guests invited. Cal Poly Staff Club Luncheon-- Thursday, Oct. 17, 12 noon, Staff Dining Room. James G. Davis, assistant area manager 'for the California State Department of Parks and Recreation, will speak and show motion pictures on the areas of Hearst Castle which have recently been opened to the public. Members and guests invited. Varsity Water Polo-- Thursday, Oct. 17, 3 p.m., swimming pool. Francisco State College. Public invited. Cal Poly vs. San Foreign Student Picnic --Saturday, Oct. 19, 11:30 a.m., Poly Grove. Annual picnic for Cal Poly foreign students sponsored by Cal Poly Wamen's Club. Members of club, their families, and foreign students invited. Varsity Cross Country-- Saturday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m., start and finish at Gymnasium. Cal Poly vs. San Jose State ·college. Public invited. re~r of Men's Cal Poly Bull Sale-- Monday, Oct. 21, 11 a.m., Livestock Pavilion. Annual auction sale of range and trial bulls jointly sponsored by Cal Poly and the Tri-County Here­ ford Breeders Association. Public invited. Cal Poly Women's Club Bridge Section-- Monday, Oct. 21, 8 p.m., Dexter Memorial Li­ brary Building, Room 129. Tables available for both beginning and experienced play• ers. Members and guests invited, (Continued on Next Page) - 9 - COMING EVENTS -- COMING EVENTS (Continued from Preceding Page) Cal Poly Women's Club Walking Section-- Tuesday, Oct. 22, 9 a.m., parking lot, Col­ lege Square Bank of America, San Luis Obispo. Walk in the feedmill area of the Cal Poly campus. Members and guests invited. Books at High Noon Luncheon -- Tuesday, Oct. 22, 12 noon, Staff Dining Room. Dale W. Andrews (Vice President for Academic Affairs) will review Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper's widely-read book, "Aerobics." Public invited. Lecture on Teaching-- Tuesday, Oct. 22, 4 p.m., Science Building, Room E-27. Theo­ dore Harding, principal of Morro Bay High School, will present a lecture on secondary school teachfng under sponsorship of the Social Sciences Department. Those interested are invited to attend. Cal Poly Women's Club Books, Music, and Art Section-- Tuesday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m., 213 Albert Dr., San Luis Obispo. Talk on ··nA New Look at Marriage" will be presented by Bruce Tjaden, a minister on the Campus Christian Center staff. Members and guests invited. Bonfire and Pep Rally-- Thursday, Oct. 23, 7:30p.m., near rear of Men's Gymnasium. Traditional rally for Cal Poly studen:s during which results of the election for the college's 1968 Homecoming queen will be announced. Sponsored by Associated Students, Inc. Public invited. Cal Poly Women's Club Newcomers' Section-- Wednesday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m., Dexter Me­ morial Library, Room 129. Talk on "Things to See and Do in this Area" will be given by Mrs. Harmon Toone. Members and guests invited. Cal Poly Staff Club Luncheon -- Thursday, Oct. 24, 12 noon, Staff Dining Room. Guest speaker will be Cal Poly Alumnus of the Year, Ronald D." Regan, who is supervisor of . agriculture for Los Angeles City Schools. Members and guests invited. Varsity Water Polo-- Thursda~ Oct. 24, 3 p.m., swimming pool. College. Public invited. Cal Poly vs. Cerritos Ray Charles Concert-- Thursday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m., Men's Gymnasium. Concert by popu­ lar recording artist Ray Charles and his orchestra sponsored by Cal Poly's College Union Assemblies Committee. Tickets, $3.50 and $4.00 for adults and $2.75 and $3.25 for ' students and children. 6lst Annual Ho~ecoming -­ Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26. Annual Homecoming activities for alumni and students sponsored by the Cal Poly Alumni Association and Associated Students, Inc. See orher cRlendar ent.-ries for details on individual activities. · Homecoming Stome --Friday, Oct. 25, 8 p.m., Men's Gymnasium. Poly students, sponsored by Associated Students, Inc. Informal dance for Cal Homecoming Parade-- Saturday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m., San Luis Obispo Business District. Annual parade of floats, special guests, bands from throughmtt the Central Coast area and other· entries. Sponsored by Associ nt"Ad Gt-.(1~m1t:s, Inc. Puhlir. invited. Varsity Water Polo Diego State College. Saturday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m., swimming pool. Public invited. Cal Poly vs. San - 10 - WHO , • • WHAT • • • WHEN • • • WHERE ? ? ? Larry F. Talbot, Industrial Technology, addressed the Western Plant Engineering Main­ tenance Conference held at the Anaheim Convention Center last month. Topic for his remarks before the conference, which was attended by some 3,200 professional plant engineers, was "The Development of a Plant Engineering Curriculum for Higher Educa­ tion." Col. Elmer H. Bauer, head of Military Science until June 30 when he retired from active duty with the U.S. Army, has been awarded the Legion of Merit medal and cer­ tificate. The citation for the award commended Col. Bauer for his contributions to -the training and .d evelopment of junior officers "and to the enhancement of the United States Army and the Reserve Officers Training Corps image in the community." The Legion of Merit is among the highest such honors which the Department of the Army awards. John H. West, associate dean of agriculture, is taking part in meetings of the Cali­ . fornia State Grange convention being held in Fresno this week. He was to have ad­ dressed today's session in the Fresno Convention Center. Scheduled to address con­ vention delegates during tomorrow's meetings is David Loquaci, a sophomore food processing major who is treasurer of the California Association of Future Farmers of America. · John G. Russell, Music, is composer of three choral music works which have just been published by Walton Music Corporation. They are "A Clear Midnight," "I Fear Thy Kisses, Gentle Maiden," and ''Who Has Seen the Wind?" Russell, who teaches voice, piano, and music theory, joined the college faculty last month. George J. Hasslein, dean of architecture, is one of 11 prominent Californians who have been appointed to the Committee on Environmental Design and Urban Studies of the California Coordinating Council for Higher Education. Purpose of the committee is to undertake studies of California's needs in those broad fields. The new group in­ cludes representatives of the various systems of higher education in California, as well as the general public and the State Architect's Office. Roger Bailey and Howell Pinkston, both Education, are currently exhibiting their prize-winning ceramics and sculpture in the Delta Art Association Juried Exhibition in Antioch. Bailey won first prize in the conservative pottery category with his lidded pot and second prize in progressive pottery for his ''moon pot." Pinkston re­ ceived first prize in progressive pottery for his ''horned box" and second prize in progressive sculpture for his "pork pie box." Richard T. Kombrink, Mechanical Engineering, spent two months this summer working as a consultant in the use of computers for designing shipboard ventilation ducts at South San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard. He also conducted a seminar on programming of computers for key engineering personnel at the huge Bay Area base. Vaughan -Hitchcock, Physical Education, has won two national honors in recent weeks. He has be~n named 11College Division Coach of the Year 11 by "Amateur Wrestling News" magazine, and appointed to coach the West team in the National Collegiate Athle~ic . Association's annual East-West All-Star Wrestling Match for 1969. Hitchcock, who also finished third in voting for 11 coach of the year" among all colleges and univer­ sities, has been head wrestling coach at Cal Poly since 1962. During that time Mustang wrestlers have won two national championships (1966 and 1968) and have never lost a dual match to a California college or university team. . ... - 11 - DESIGN BY ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS WINS NATicmAL HONOR . The design for the Steel Bridge Studio by students · of Cal Poly's School of Architec­ ture is one of 15 structure designs from across the nation which have received Amer­ ican Institute of Steel Construction Awards for Excellence. More than 150 designs were considered for the awards which were presented during the annual convention of the California Council of the American Institute of Architects last week in San Francisco. More than three years of work by architecture students went into design and construc­ tion of the building which is located in the School of Architecture's project a~ep in Poly Canyon just north Gf the main camlfs• Paul R.~ Neel (Senior Vocational Iii~ structor), who is presently studying in E~land while in sabbatical leave, was facul­ ty advisor on the project. In addition to the Cal Poly students' design, five other California projects and architects received AISC awards. Included were the Alcoa Building, San Francisco, by ·skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, Architects; the Fairchild Semiconductor Hea~quar­ ters Building, Mountain View, by Povl Rasmussen-Simpson, Strata and Associates, Architects; and the Los Angeles Federal Savings Building, Los Angeles, by Douglas Honnold, Honnold and Rex, Architects. COORDINATING COUNCIL RECOMMENDS TERMINATION OF ENGINEERING AT HUMBOLDT STATE Termination of the engineering degree program at Humbolqt State College was recom­ mended by the California Coordinating council for Higher Education during its meeting in Los Angeles last week. Also recommended by the council, which advises the gover.­ nor and the legislature on matters pertaiqing ' to highe~ education in the state, were annual reviews of the engineering programs at both san Francisco and Chico State Col­ leges. All three recommendations resulted from extensive study of engineering education by Frederick E. Terman, former provost of Stanford University. That report said: ~hat in 1967 there were only 8 degrees in engineering granted by· Humboldt State, 16 by San Francisco State, and 31 by Chico State. In other action, the council voted to recommend that $5 million be allocated to finance faculty research in the California State Colleges during 1969-70; to ·endorse.. Propositio~ 3; and to oppose Proposition 9 which would postpone the college and . uni­ versity construction bond issue, 'if appro~d. LLOYD; GORDQ~--~TM.'J.'.l:IEA~N DIE I;N. AIRCMFT CRASH ' Two prominent alumni of Cal Poly perished in the crash of their twin-engined aircraft in the . Gulf of Mexico near San Felipe, Mexico, last week. Killed with their £:.a ther, David L. Strathearn, 73, of Simi, they were Lloyd M. Strathearn, 40, of· Monterey and Gordon· c;; Strathearn, 37, of Klamath Falls, Ore. A brother, Bruce, was a witness to . the crash, but not injured. The dead brqthe~s we~~ among five sons of the elder Strathearn who attended Cal Poly during the years following World War II. Lloyd and Gordon were both animal husbandry students. They are survived, in addition to Bruce, by David, Jr., and Robert. All three'are residents of Simi. - 12 - POSITIONS ON CAMPUS SUPPORT STAFF VACANT • Two vacan