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VOL XXXIII GRAND JUNCTION, COLO., JUNE 6, 1956 No. 23

So1phomore~s to Attend Commencenr1ent Exercies Friday· Morning at 10:30

Anna C. Petteys, Brush, Colo., Mac Kendrick, AA; · Lula Y. fylc­ Sanford, Dip; Barbara Schwaba­ will deliver the keynote address new, AS; Kal C .. M1.ckelsen, AS; to approximately 105 graduating uer, AA; Walter B. Schwietert, sophomores of Mesa College at, Wiliam -D .. Miller, AA; Marilyn AS; Bernard Shaw, AA; Frank L '. Commencement excercises in the G. Mistler, AA; Jess David Mit­ Shea, AS; Leon G. Shell AS· colleg,e auditorium, June 8. Ex­ chell, AS; Thomas Morrish AA­ Vaughn D. Shell, AS; Pauline A: ercises are scheduled to get un­ Ralph Moyer, AA; Donaid D~ derway at 10:30 Frid,ay morning Shiolas, AA; · Patricia M. Smith, in the Mesa College orchestra, Mundell, AA; Willis N eisus, AS; Dip; Harold E. Smith~ Dip; John under direction of Harry Hammer Delores Neilsen, AA; S. J. orcon­ A. Sullivan, AS; Faith L. Sundal playing the Processional, "Aida n~r, AS; Lola J. Orton, AC; Tra­ AS; Ross L. Talbott, AS; ,J:>hi1i~ ,,, by ,Verdi. , vis L. Park, AC; Leo A. Patricks, D. Tesitor, AS; Robert L. Towers, Mrs. Petteys, who is co-pub­ AS; Donald K Pauly, AA; Tedra "Made it!" Books fly as graduating sophomore Roger Carson lisher with her husband of the I Payne, AA; Gordon C. Place, Dip; Dalton D. Walters, AS; leaps from the main entrance of the Alma Mater, diploma (or Sterling , Journal Advocate, re­ AS; Rol;>ert Price, AA; Eva B. James E. Walton, Dip; ,John Wea­ reasonable facsimile thereof) in hand. Criterion photo by Glenn I ceived her AB Degree froIV, Grin­ Raff, AS; Frederick M. Reynolds, ver AS; Agnes Wilkie, AS; Walter Wise, who's also leaping .. nell College, Iowa, MA Degree AA;· Glenda E. Moeber, AA; Dor­ J. Wiliiams, Dip; Rog~er Wilson, from Colorado State .Teacher's othy Jane Romans( AC; Buddy J?,. Dip; and Glen C. Wise .Jr:, AA. College, and Honorary Doctors :Oegree from Colorado State. Redlands Country Club Site of Active In Organizations , Mrs. Petteys is also chairwoman of the Colorado State Board of Education and is active · in busi­ Annual Sophomore Dinner Dance ness and women's clubs; she is a Heiny To Receive member of the Colorado Federa- Tomorrow evening, June 7, Mesa sophomores and their tion of Women's Clubs and many other organizations. guests will dine and dance at the Redlands Country Club Miss Mary Rait, Mesa Vice-,pre- to the music 0£ Frank Gibbs Orchestra. · ·sident and President Horace Wub- Doctorate Degree Th.is year's f qrmal Sophomore mal dinner will be floral center- ben will make the presentations Dinner-Dance marks the tradi- pieces, Weaver announced Thurs- of the diplomas and scholarships tional end of a two-year whirl of day. aside from making the necessary Lowell Heiny, Registrar, will Having graduated from 'A,pple- f college activities for members of announcements. receive a doctorate d,egree Ju:rie ton High School, he attended i 'he graduating class of 1956 Planning for the event has been 8 ·at Colorado University., Mesa College; when it was known ~ t · · · Dora McDaniel, outstanding F 0111 ow1'ng th e f orma 1 dmner,. · iin the hands of various commit-· mmber of Mesa's vocal ensembles, Mr. Heiny will receive his Ed as Grand Junction Junior College, . w· h·ch1 ·beg1·n s ·at 7 : 00 , s o ph' om ore tees of classmen since ithe sopho- will sing a vocal solo,. Malotte's D. degree with a maor in science for two years. Pres].dent· Jack Weaver· w1·11 open .more meeting May 4. At that time "The Lord's· Prayer." Ceremon- education. His thesis consisted of After graduating . he taught the program with .a class wel-. lby vote, admission was set at ies will e:nd with the orchestra a sur\rey of physical science grade school at Campo, Model \coming address. :$3.oo . per · couple. playing the Recessional March, courses for general education in and Clifton, Colora:do. Featured speaker fo the even- Last May 28 at the traditional Mendelssohn's "March- of the unior colleges throughout the Un- Finishing college ·at McPherson, ing will he Abbott Fay, director Presidential reception, Mr. Hor- . Priests'". ited States. of publications as M J C. His race Wubben entertained a num- 1 After sending questionnaires to Kansas, he returned to Grand topic, "There's Something Funny A practice session is scheduled lber of sophomore students and f Th d ft t •, ' junior colleges, authorities in Junction to teach at the Grand Here", will concern the value of or urs ay a ' ernoon a ,., o - science are up to par with science Junction unior high school. humor in successful and hap,py faculty. The reception was held c 1oc k In· th e sc h oo1 , ,au d·tI onum · t o :in the backyard· of Mr. Wubben's · t th h "th courses in the universities. · In 1940 he joined the weather living· . acquam e sop omores w1 Mr. Heiny has been going to bureau at Stapleton field, in Den­ Music will be provided during home, the tables being dee, orated th eir· h espect• 1ve p 1aces. It rn· re- the dinner and for the formal with garden flowers. For refresh- quested that as many sophomores summer school for the past five ver, transferring to ·washington, years, and has been working on D.C., for six months. dance immediately afterwards by merits there were punch, coffee, as poss1'bl e a tten d th e praeLICe.,._. Frank Gibbs and his orchestra. sandwiches, and cookies. . Vern Alver Arbaney, AS; Shirley his thesis since 1954. Mr. Heiny began teaching ·at He · received his A.B. at Mc- Mesa in 1942. He began instruct­ Miss Marie Killheffer will give , May 24, Miss Mary Rait follow,- Ann Ayer, AA; Wyne Charles Pherson College and his masters ing chemistry, meteorology; and . a short reading duri11g the dance ed another annual tradition when Bailey, AS; Sue Gwendolyn Ba­ at Colorado State College of Edu- navigation in preflight training intermission. Also scheduled at she invited some 50 sophomore con, AC; Donna June l3ailey, Dip; this time is a humorous skit by women· and faculty to tea. The Hugh S. Beaudoin, AS; Jan Ann cation ,at Greeley. ,for Navy pilots. Laver.n Robinson. reception was held at Miss Rait's Beck, AA; Fred R. Beyeler,, AS Table decorations for the for- home. , Wayne Leon Bolman, AC; M·ari­ lyn Bricker, AC; LaRue Brinker, . I AA; Jack Logan Brookshire, AS; Stanley James Brown, Dip; Don­ na Mae Burger, AS; Richard P. Caravan Banquet Highlights The Burgin, AC; Norma- Dale Camp­ bell, AA; Percy Z. Campbell, AA; Roger H. Garson, AA;,Jonnie Mac Chamberlain, Dip; Wayne Ed­ Finell Student Council Meeting ward Che'edle, AS; Merial Coop­ er, Dip; Ronald Covalt, AS; Allen Retiring ASB president Wayne About the only item that raised r Davis Jr., AA; Leonard L. Dav- . any discussion was the question Is, AA; James H. Decker, AS; . chee dl e ca11 e d ·th e 1as t meet mg of which student council confer- ·Bryan J. Dewell, AS; Eugene L . . of the 1955-56 Mesa College stu- ence to send delegates to next Duncanso'!l, AS; Alex Bernard dent council to order May 24 fol- fall. It was finally concluded that, Duran, Dip; Wayne G. Felt, AC; lowing_a dinner at the Cafe Cara- if at. all possible, Mesa should at- Melvin D. Flowers., AC; John JI. van. On hand were most of the tend both conferences and then Fuller, AS; Mary P. Fuller, .Dip; ficerscouncil for members next ye and,ar, besidesstudent theof- let the delegates the,mselves sel- B e tt y G e tt e 1, AA ; R u th E . c.x1. ·1 es, ect which one they feel is more AC; Edger S. Gorrell, AS; JR1ch- · three faculty sponsors and Presi- advantageous. The regular An- ard D. Grover, AA; Jo Ann Gun'" dent Wubben. nual Goodwill Conference will be derson, AA; Gary L. Hainey,, AC; , The agenda was light, most of held Oct. 4, 5, .6 at Snow College. Marlent K. Hansen, AC; Glen Het­ the business being 'recommenda- The new conference is -slated. to zel, AS; .Wilma M. Hight, AQ.; Ed­ tions for next year or polite con- begin Oct. 18 at Casper College. ward G. Hill, Dip; Jack M. Hills, gratulations all around. The con- Final business of the year came AAS; Jane K. Hilton, AA; Mack . stitutional revision committee re- when sophomore president J ,ack M. Hoover, AA; Robert J. Inge­ port~d complete , breakdown of Weaver renewed an .earlier re- britson, Dip; · R1;mald · H. Jarvis, agreement. It~ members andasked quest that an effort be made' to , AS; Leon El Jaynes·, AS; Melvin for incoming president Orval remove the high school's team , W. Jaynes,. AA; Harold C. ~Tohn­ Johnson to appoint more mem- name from the front steps of the son, AS; Norman D. Jones 'AS; bers and plan on working over college. El Toro ,president Grant Ra,ymond P. Keein'an, Dip; Cheryl t.he summer to get a new. docu- .Hill· again promised to hav~ it D. Kirby, AA;. John , R. . Lacko, DR .. LOWELL . HEINY rne'nt in shape .for voters nex~ fall . . taken· ca:re o{. DiDp;, Eva .J :, ,Leslie,, AA.; Dan. PAGE 2 MESA COLLEGE CRITERION JUNE 6, 1956 Editorials \ CRITERION FRESHMEN ARE THE G·REATEST In looking over the past' Just to cite, a few of the GOODBY PER HAN:SA, SAYS POGO , ~OF_M_ESA_Esta..-....blish.-...ed -l~_OLL_£G,----;o:f year of activity at Mesa Col­ high points of the year's acti­ lege, a · sophomore re.adily vity we might include home­ "Daa-Da-De-Da-Dtta-Dafta/' are the sickening strains Published by the students of coming, all the formal dan- ·. which float, faulter, then fall into Pogo's protruding ears Mesa College every Wednesday notes a more successful pat­ morning at Grand Junction, Colo­ ces, pep and interest display­ as he solemnly stomps. up the stair-stoops to receive his rado. te.rn of activities. It has been ed previous to and through­ Associate in B.S. Degre~. Co-Editors______Lou Grasso and more successful in the light out the 100-98 thrilling Pue­ Oren Williams of participation, planning Fond recklelections swin thru his haid. With touching Associate Editor ______Don Mundell blo-Mesa cage . contest, the te.ars in his swold-up eyeballs, he recalls the mostest tender- Sports Editor ____ Dan Mac Kendrick and execution. chili suppeT, .athletic, dramat­ est moments realized at N.A.U.. · Editorial Staff: John Norwood, In noting the improve­ ic, musical and we hope jour­ .Glenn Wise, Gale Speer, Flash ments, we must salute ithis nalistic accomplishments and Econ-omics learnt him that inflation's bad, deflation's Reynolds, John Wiggins, Loren year's · freshman · class. In­ worse, and reflation's worst-of.-all because it brangs more Lein, Sherrill Gardner, Joan Oliver, so many more that it would Jo Stoddard, Sue Phelps, Marilyn strumental in many new take reams of paper to re­ in-, de-, re-, sub-, post-, pre-, non-,' over-, and underflation. Grasso, Ted Rogers, Maurita Ka­ ideas and much of the im­ late. "Yessir," thunked Pogo," when I'm uresident we'll do away paun, Gloria Colosimo, Dorothy Romans. / provement, it cooperated well As sophomores graduate with flation !, deep, dark, haunting, de-pressing flation, with the upper-classmen. that knows no end." Art Staff: Loren Lein, layout; from Mesa to four-year Lynn Denby and Warren Barker, Considerable energy w.as schools and other futures, Insipid thoughts er.awl and squirm in his brain as he · photographers; Jack Dillard, staff cartoonist. expended by both classes in we hope that they carry on recon-siders Rolvaag's novel tra.degy, Giants In the Earth," Business Manager ____ John Wiggins all student endeavors. All in Mesa's fine tradition and -and when the_ snows thawed,. there lay Per Hansa, face Business Staff: Bob Wendel, Neva that energy was well spent th.at those staying will help downward in the warm, damp hay as the sun slowly drop­ Shideler, -Bruce Palmer, Tom Ek­ though, and as · one looks strom, Beverly Lane. keep Mesa in its present high ped into the West." (At this -point, Pogo uses his Davy Bulletin News Service ______back, he can see its worth. standing. Crockett knife to scrape a dry tear offin' his left cheek.) Barbara Schwabauer Office Manager ____ Neva Shideler Ordors of hydraulic ,acid (HlC) seem to permeate the Director of Publications______Council Stirs delicut membrain of his notrils. Configeratinons of digits Abbott Fay The year of '56 has seen many The student council made dy­ flash in and out of focus before his parched eyeball sockets fruitful events and happenings manic· progress, much as some (takes out eyeball, breaths heavily upon it, polishes it with come ·to pass.· One of the accom­ plishments, pe1rhaps the most people denounce the fact. They -IE': ,L ... have finally. taken steps toward his nose·-wiper, and screws it back into the socket) as· he ers beneficial to the students, school, remembers the square ( (and I do mean square) roots and finding a solution of the parking To The and any{me or organization as- problem and forming a better con­ Russian multipiculation. ' sociated is the growing interest of stitution, problems that should students in what is happening. have been solved years a.go. The "Oh, yes," reinc.arnates Po.go, "I remember ,the Coffee ·Editor The interest is displayed in Cup Sitchiation iand the hand-shaking campaign (with a many forms and many ,places people of the student government Dear Editor: sometimes takirig an inconspicu­ deserve praise for all that they fist fulla dynamite, root' beer, coffee, and cream-puffs in The purpose of this letter is ·ous backseat while at others mak­ have accomplished.· the other hand). That Reincarnation Dance ( come as you twofold. First of all, I wish to ing a spectacular display. Still along the line of student were party) was the latest, the most." (Now half-w.ay up express my appreciation to the As a result of the interest real government a brighter li,ght is be­ the stage and _engrossed in thought,· Pogo chomps on his students for their friendliness progress has, been made in school ginning to shine and a whole stu­ and co-operation. This has been during the year. The student dent body is starting to stir. It is toe--nai1s.) a good galloping year, with num­ council has shown spirited en­ the hope and desire of the Crit­ erous refere nee questions and the thusiasm for its job, becoming al­ erion that this fire so brightly lit Then· as Pogo stumbles foirward to get his dip--ploma, opportunity to furnish books to most explosive over contr~versal ,by the class in '56 will be as well he says to hisself, "Well, Mr. President; I made it! I'll students who really seem to want issues. tended in years to come. never forget that Pueblo basketball game, those picnics, them. But even such rich open­ the spirited campaigns, Homecoming, the concerts, Soi;ree, ings · for handing out advice . do Parking Gets Flowers and baseball championship (at this point, coaches Bergman not make a Hbrarian happy; it's her patrons that counts. And this congratulated. Our student coun­ and Nelson are forming a bucket-brigade to catch the year, in. spite of missing · ballet As we sophomores stand on our pedastal and look at the campus cil and Roger Carson have been heavy torrent of tears), the council meetings, and all my books, flapping venetian blinds on which we have spent two years, classes and teachers." and occasional audible conversa­ we find that this year there have lauded already, but our custodians tions, has been one of my ha.ppi­ ·been many changes, one of which who spent many hours setting Still clutching Pogo's diploma, Mr. Wubben watches est. bias ·been extremely benefifical to parking posts and marking out Pogo collapse in a dead faint with Huge droplets of swe.at My second purpose ·is to con­ the students this year and we parking spots on the main drive · gratulate the Criterion-sponsor, hope for years to come. and behind the cafeteda in the prqtruding form his fevered brow. editors and staff-on ,a most suc­ The most remarkable change cold of winter and the heat of cessful year. A school paper like has been in the parking pro·blem this spring have 'been entirely ours is to my mind the greatest which had existed before we ar­ overlooked. · single factor contributing to good fived two years ago and to our So for an of the students who ~ci~;e•!Pfi\ bigger and better knowledge for many years before are leaving this year and for those Ar I _ G oes tO CO 11 ege · ' our coming. It is only fair that of us who will be back again next As the season for passing out cllassmates in the field of art, but (,but I dont ·believe it could be those who expended themselves, year we I wish to take this oppor­ bouquets draws riear once more, allso to come to a closer apprecia- any more enjoyable) 1956-57. Sincerely, time and capital to rid the stu­ tunity to say THANKS-THANKS the Criterion would like to hand tion of artistic principles. . MARGARET ANN ARBENZ . dents of this sUuation should be A LOT. .an extra specially nice one to the Mesa College Art department for The third reason is one closest NORTH A VE:NUE COLLEGIANS By Jack Dillard its fin~ exhibit which covers the to the heart of the publications DEAR EDITOR: upstairs hall. Under the direction department. When Mesa has such We note with regret that too of Alvie Redden, Mesa art stu­ a complete exhibit as it has had many students are praising the dents have attained a high degree this year, persons flock in from Carson traffic committee's work of ability as evidenced in this ex­ over the area to take in the show. this past year so loudly and with hibit. T,his gives them a chance to see so litle understanding that we There are three worthwhile rea­ the level of work being done by fear there is danger everyone will sons for showing off students' the art department and have a soon smuggly assume that the work at such an· exhibition. First, better understanding of the ob­ problem is completely solved­ the art students, in preparing jectiv~s of Mesa College. now and forever. . their work, are given an oppor­ In connection with .this, the eve­ Nothing could be .further from tunity to learn the fundamentals n:ing ,adult art .classes ought to the truth. We have made a good · of good display techniques. Sec­ bie mentioned since they have start this year on the problem, ondly, other college students are played a big part in making but that is all. And most of what given an opportunity to see, not Mesa a community college in the was done was either handled com­ only what is being done by their broadest sense. pletely by the administration or done with its necessary full co­ operation. The accomplishments of the Great Pals parking committee have been re­ During the pa.st school year at stitution such as Mesa. Clubs of latively small in proportion to the Mesa College, relationship be- the area have taken responsibility many other successful projects tween Mesa and the Western of helping Mesa in sports, music, undertaken by Mesa students this Slope area has . grown stronger and the business field. past year. its work ought to be than it has been in the past. The Closer reliations between the held in good perspective against ,people of the community have two have certainly been achieved the background of ·a successful shown greater interest in what's by public relations efforts on the school season. going on around campus, not only part of ,the college publications Much patient and thoughtful in the sports field, which has al- and the local nets of news, but planning needs ye,t to be done. ways .been the ·biggest drawing one of the biggest factors is that We merely hope that we have card in past years, but also in the the groups of Mesa have ·been put­ laid a solid foundation for a real activities of other Mesa groups; ting forth entertainment, activi­ attack on several campus prob­ the drama ch.libs and music groups ties, sport·s ,that meet the public's lems by students next year. to just name two. approval. It is this . one single Most sincerely, It is a good .thing that the com- thing that cause the residents of The Carson Committee munity and Mesa strengthen their , the community to come back to ties, as it does both good. More viiew the efforts that are offered DEAR EDITOR: public support means a richer col- ,by the students of Mesa. Looking back over the year, I lege life and more college sup- Those here at Mesa who are note that it has been a . good sea­ port in the · community gives the freshmen and will be back next son for activities at Mesa. I think area more patronage, that it year should remember . these some people in the school would otherwise would probably never things and keep the ball rolling agree with me that it has also receive. The college should have toward even closer relations with been a relatively good year for respect for its communiJty and the the Grand Valley and Western the publications staffs. area should have pride in an in:. Slope. (Continued on Page 9) MESA COLLEGE CRITERION PAGE 3 Student Council Keeps 1955-56 Activities~ Rolling Smoothly Throughout' Past Year- c,;,e,;on Recap Tells Big Schoo,# Government News; Succe·ssfuf Events Hailed Activity-wise, 1955-56 has been hailed as a good ye.ar at Mesa College. Reflecting on the season's happenings, student leaders s.eem to be in agreemE:1nt .that the ASB government has been largely responsible for that success. Even President Wubben in a but made Jack Weaver one of the carefully-considered conservative most respected and able personal­ statement recently told the coun- ities on the 1955-56 council. cil, "At least weve never had a Committee Work Hailed better year from the standpoint In commirttee activities, the on- of activities · • · I'm very proud campus traffic committee, named of what youve done." • Because all student activities for its chairman, Roger Carson, at Mesa border on the work of hogged the headlines throughout the year. Through the Carson SC, it is difficu1 t to pin-point ex- Committee the student govern­ actly a news review of the events and personalities in the 9 5_5 ment studied the traffic and park- ( 1 5 6 ing problem on campus, made re- / studenrt council.' N everthe1 ess, commendations to the adminis- -here's a summary of the big news- tration, helped register cars, and makers: Biggest News Social , directed the buildings and the Rating most . space in the col- grounds division in initiating lay­ COORDINATING THE YEAR'S ACTIVITIES was the job of Mesa's student council, the college's lege newspaper's columns was the out of the program and its en­ · legislative body. This group, more than any other was responsible for the successful seaison just council's planning of the various forcement. Although organized past. This photo shows councilmen listening to ASB pres~dent Wayne Cheedle. weekly social events, ranging during the last part of the 'fall Year of Traditions An Unforgettable Thrill Careful Budge·ting' . · quarter, its program was not op­ f rom a c hlle supper to pep ra11 ies, erating smoothly until well into In the most forward-looking ac- In the area of school spirit, stu- 'Block A kept a tight reign on from get-acquainted mixers to spring quarter. It was designed tion of ithe year, the council pass- dent leaders teamed up with a the · budget this year, although it the very formal winter soiree. In- primarily as a pilot program for ed a resolution calling on all de- winning basketball ccrew to give did offer financial assistance for eluded in this tally are the SC- future years. · partments of Mesa College to use sports fans in the area a touch of organizations to attend confer-· sponsored elections which picked Other standing committees, not the official colors (maroon and color they won't soon forget. The ences and . spon~or all-school Gwen (Smi.th) Bacon as home- taking so many of the Crite's white) instead of the mixed scar- week previous to the Mesa--Pueblo dances. It kicked m a generous coming queen . and made Ralph headlines, but doing highly im­ let and white ~hich had been in game here, student council listen- ~hare for the .Pep group to take Moyer ,and Tedra Payne Joe and · 1 widespread use by the athletic ed patiently while a couple of. its heartb_reaking it?ur to C~sper Jane College. Also the student portant . work, were the socia committee (headed by Yvonne department and the cheerleaders. Maverick boosters from the com- and Scottsbluff durmg the wmt~r. government was· responsib1 e for McNew), publicity (Ralph Moy­ By the end of the yeiar, the fruits munity belittled school spirit at It donated a good chunk to the the committee work which handl- of this request were clearly no- Mesa. Councilmen then went out swimming pool fund on behalf of ed the thousand little details in- er), and the assembly committee. Several temporary committees ticable although the action was and sparked off an unprecendenit- Mesa students. It reprimanded volved in the big social events. briefly caught the spotlight. These planned to take two or three ed back-the-team drive which one organization for going ove~ The student council made this as included the elections commit­ years to complete. eventually saw Mesa tip Pueblo its p~dget for an all-schol social good a social season ·as .Mesa has tees, the committees for the big In other action later in the 100-98 in a thrilling. second-ove:r- .function. ever had. season, the council officially time basketball game. More than In almost its last business, Weaver Is BMOC spec,ial events, and the constitu- swept away suggestions to change ordinary enthusiasm was display- Block B recommended that left­ Top name in this year's coun- tional revision committe~. the Maverick emblem design from ed occasionally by the stud.ent over funds from this year be set cil news columns, other than Initiation Hit Hardest the belligerent little calf with a body during 1955-1956. aside for the contsruction of a newsmaker, Wayne Cheedle, ASB Drawing the most editorial cti- sailor hat on his head. Unques- hi-fi radio-phono-P.A. system by, president, was sophomore presi- 1ticism this year was the student tionably, 1955-56 was a year for Hot Elections the physics department for later dent, Jack Weaver. A member of leaders' conduct of the initiation preserving traditions. One of the most controversial use in the new student union cent- both Block A and B, Weaver not program during the first half of But it was also a year for es- matters ,brought before the coun- er. only sponsored much of the long the fall quarter. High point of tablishing traditions. Farsighted cil was a discussion of a decision Sore Spots range school legislation and sue- frosh disillusionment came when council members lent sympathe- by the all-school election com- Sore spots in an otherwise foan- cessfully led debate for its adop- nobody r~membered to bring , a tic encouragement to the organi- mittee in the case of pre-camp- quil record for the past three· tion, but gained respect among rope for the traditional tug-o-war zation of the first rodeo club at ·aigning advertising. In an· atmos- quarters include: (a) method of friends and opponents alike by at . the homecoming pep rally. Mest following an enthusiastic phere charged by the upcoming choosing cheerleaders at the first his fearless chairmanship of var- However, the first mixer dances and carefuI.ly planned presenta- general ASH officer elections; SC of the year (b) choice of dance ious controversial committees, in- were w·ell aitte.nded and the sop­ tion by Pete Gorrell and Fred finaUy decided to back up the bands (c) granting of concession cluding the important all-school homore-freshman picnic on the Beyeler. · firm stand taken by the commit- stands at home basketball games election committee. Monument was a success .. Despite Conference Happenings tee. (d) awarding of letters for re- His attacks on unconstitutional themselves, candidates in the . F th f. "'t• · cognition to Stepperettes (e) procedure early in the year not spring elections bent over back­ C?nference-Wise, Mesa sent a or e irs:L ime ~n many years methods of interpreting the ASB only led embarrased SC members wards to agree with one ,another stafaonwagon load of. delegates . a full slate ~f cand1d~t~s was el- constitution and settling disputes, to tag him a stickler for. details, about next year's initiation. ,to the. annual Go<;>d_w1ll Stude~t .ected :bY ~ smgle pohtical party. particularly as they apply to el- Councll meet at Dixie College m The victorious Mavocrats, headed · ections , St. George, Utah. Delegates re- by populiar 0:rv;al Johnson, not · 1 turned, some with ideas, some only elected all of their hopefuls, In Retrospect _. without. Since then, council mem- but swept them in by overwhelm­ Most SC members admit '"that . bers have been pondering join- ing majorities. Following. this re­ they have made a lot of noise in proportion to their accompUsh­ ing a new JC student government cord vote, the freshmen turned ments this year, but they point conference to be organized next out to elect a Mavocrat-endorsed 1 fall at Casper College, Wyoming. candidate for class president next out that the 1955-56 student gov­ Council memebers briefly hit year. Flushed with victory, the ernment has done an effective the lime-light in the fall when Mavocrats are busy ·boasting of .job of keeping things running smoothly this year, besides doing Mesa became the first -1:ollege in unity ·and big plans for next year. more planning with an eye to the the Sou~hwestern United StatE:s " ...of Ships and Sealing Wax" to contribute t-0 the World Um- . future than have Mesa councils versity Service proceeds from The most perplexmg problem for a long time. Most councilmen the homecoming Manket toss f~ced by the 1955~56 ~tu~ent.co.un­ are busy patting themselves on were used for this contribution. cil ~as th~ u~even distributi~n of the back; and it is not entirely During the year, SC continued to busmess m its agenda. At times without very good cause. maintain the 16 year old Greek the fl~or ~as taken. U_P by leng­ war orphan by operating the caf- thy. dis~ussion ~f trivial matters erteria juke box. while bigger thmgs WE:re push.ed Acco.rding to Dr. Darly, presi­ through at the last mmute with dent of Colorado University, Mesa New Ammendment little serious debate. ' transfer students reach high ac­ Debate became lively in the When the council spent one edemic standing while attending , I wfhter quarter when the ASB pre- solid. hour discussing means of the university. This is attributed sident sought to appoint a new cle~ring away coffee cups from to the study while at M~sa. school treasurer. ·Before the 'fiat- ithe caf;eteria's tables, Crite edi­ ter was finally settled, a consti- tori,alist FJash Reynolds was pro­ total ,enrollment in Junior col­ tutional ammendment was voted rnpted to have Sir Baron Barnum leges in 1954 was 314,984. This by the student ,body. Under the tell Pogo, "Oiy saey od bouy, isn't total marked an incr.ease of 55, THIS SOLID SLATE OF MAVOCRAT wound up victorous in, new provision, the president may this a jolly mess? These coffee 717 over t,'!I·e previous year. their bid for ASB offices during spring quarter elections. In one replace officers with an approval cups must go!" of the hottest political battles in years, the quintet swe.pt to from SC. Eva Jane· Leslie· became Another meeting was spent ar­ Joe Lewis }leld :the heavyweight victory by a landslide student vote. Heading the Mavocrats' treasurer, and in the spring qu- guing about what to do with stags boxing title longer than any other party was Orval Johnson, president; Beth Baughman, secretary; arter Marilyn Mistler was made at soiree. They were finally ban­ fighter. U years, eight months Frankye· Brezonick, treasurer (seated): Lou Grasso, vice-presi- ASB vice-president under the new ished from the dance floor by a and seven days. Of 71 fights, \ dent ammendment. formal resolution. Louis lost only three. PAGE 4 MESA COLLEGE CRlTERION Heavy Social Calend~r Phi Theta Kappa Elects Gerald Powers was electoo. May Yearbook Staff Takes 24 to head Mesa's Phi Beta Chap:­ ter of Phi Theta Kappa next year Highlight~ Scl1oo·I Yeiar at the last meeting of that organi­ The .social activity at Mesa this Gwen Smith elected queen. :rhis zations for 1955-56. year w1as kicked off with the A. event was first inaugarated in Great Strides forward Durirtg the meeting at the Her­ bert Weldon home, retiring presi­ WB. Big-Little sister party held 1934. A record nQ.mber of floats When the school term started, have their individual pictures at the duck pond in the fall quar­ were present in the annual par­ dent Frank Shea cpn:f erred life­ work began immediately on the automatically in this year's an­ time honorary membe1~ship in the ter which drew a crowd of about ade which carried out the chosen yearbook. Mr. Abbot Fay, year­ nual. seventy girls. At this annual af­ theme "Continental Carnival." book advisor named Fred Rey­ Before the first deadline, the local chapter of the society upon fair the Sophomore girls acted January 20, "Mom" Coane put Miss Marie Killheff er. nolds editor of the 55-56 Maver­ Mes·a yearbook staff attended a Also elected to posts for next as sisters to the Freshman girls forth her be.st efforts to furnish ick. Together they began organi­ yearbook conference in Salt Lake and helped them to become ac­ over 200 students a delicious chile zinz the staff. City. The members participating year were: Dale Brinker, vice­ quainted with one another. supper. After the dinner a record Organization officers were con­ were Flash Reynolds, Maverick president; Maria Powers, secret­ Sophomores held their annual dance was held in Mary Rait ary; Verna Ort, treasurer; Frank tacted to pass on jnformation editor; Warren Barker, Maverick Moeller, student council repres­ picnic Oct. 5 at the picnic grounds hall. about club activities and other and Criterion photographer; Bob ·on the National Monument; tran­ . "Fantasia in Snow" was picked campus events to the picture edi­ Ormsbee, Business manager, and entative; and Ann Rettig, record­ sportation was provided by stu­ as the theme for "'Soiree" Feb. er. tor Sharon Dunkin. GGlenn Wise, head publications Present, besides host and hos­ dents and the faculty who h1:1d 4,. Music was provided ,by Ken Wheelright Liithographing Com­ photographer at Mesa. room for riders. White. Reigning royalty was "Joe ess Mr. and Mrs. Weldon, were pany of Salt Lak_e City, was chos­ The individual photo program co-sponsor Mr. Abbott Fay, Miss . A special all-school dance spon­ and Jane College", Ralph Moyer en to publish this year's Maverick. was carried out January 12 and sored by the student council (the and Tedra Payne respectively. Killheffer, and most of this year's The main reasons behind this de­ 13, to bring a more complete cov­ membership. Refreshments were Maverick Stomp) was attended by Social highlight of ithe :;pring cision wa:s the excellence of print­ erage to the volume of memories approximately · 60 couples Friday quarter was the formal "Gold served following the brief busi­ ing, speedy corresponde11ce and for the 55-56 year at Mesa. ness meeting. Oct. 7. The informal 1affair mark­ Diggers Ball" held April 14. This several special features, such as There were many sleepless ed the first non-mixer event on annual affair is traditionally spon­ color division sheets were offer- nights as the first deadline near­ the · social canendar this season. sored by the A.W.S. students. The ed. · The Bridey Murphy jokes are ed. The first deadline consisted coming out on the College cam­ Fall quarter highlight was the theme was "Radioaetive Wonder­ of copy. The second deadline for annual home coming dance with land". The staff consisted of Flash pus·. Here are several examples Reynolds, editor; Robert Orms­ the yearbook went in on schedule, from Weldon Payne's column in bee, business manager; John Nor­ with individual · pictures, and the University ·of Alabama's Crim­ ·wood, Maurita Kapaun, Wqrren other photo features. The third son and White. They ,are passed Annual Slo·pe Conference Barker;. assistant editors; Glenn and final deadline was met and on :to you without comment? . j Wise, Warren Barker, Dean. Van May 25 was set as the delivery "They said Morey Bernstein Gundy, photographers; Jack Dil­ date: (the author) greeted his friends Climaxes Y·ear For _I.R.C. lard and Merrill Mah~ffey, art­ Plans for a yearbook dance and with "How were you?" and they ists; Eleanor Butner, layout edi­ autograph party was scheduled reply "Search me." . . American foreign ,policy, dis­ Following the local conference tor; Sharon Dunkin, Picture edi­ by the staff. At this dance the The latest development on the armament and European political ten members of the club attended tor; John Lindsay and Willard yearbok royalty, selected by the reincarnation theory came from problems-these were but a few a district ·conference at the Uni-_ Walker, sports editors; Bud San­ student' body, would reign with a professor the other day. Com­ of the varied and interesting sub­ versity of Colorado. Mesia Junior f.or.d, siales, editor; Bob Mathews, high honors. The King and Queen, menting on whether horses have ject topics discussed by the Inter­ College was second only to the publicity and Norma Strong, Ma~­ were required to be sophomores souls or not, he said "Sure they national Relations · Club during host club as to the number of ilyn Mistler, and Jo Stoddard, and their attendants to be fresh­ have. Why the last time I was the past school year. delegaites attending. · typists. men. hypnotized I won the Kentucky Holding meetings twice a month Spring quarter saw the club not To have a better yearbook the Efficient work and college co­ De,rby." this organization, as the name so only engaged in a full business individual picture amendment to operation m:ade it possible to set And recently a Bridley Murphy aptly states, dealt with world schedule but also a busy social the constitution was proposed. the total cost of the yearbook at. fan distressed over the pressures problems today both from the calendar. ·A buffet supper was The amendment was 'voted on and four dollars. of the day exclaimed: "Oh, that's American outlook and that of held at the home of Miss Rait and passed by the student body. It During the Spring quarter, what I get for coming back." other world powers. Officers of two weeks later a picnic was held an.owed one dollar to be added Flash Reynolds, and next years the orgianization were Walter Wil­ at the Colorado National Monu­ to the activity ticket, for the two skeleton staff attended a Sprin'g conference were John Norwood, liams, president; Pauline S.hiolas, ment to close the club activities quariters remaining, making it Editors Conference in Salt Lake Marilyn Grasso, Warren Barker, secretary; and Donna Burgin, for the 'year. possible for the 550 students to City, May 11. Taking, part in this and Abbott Fay, spon~or. treasurer. Miss Mary Rait is the faculty sponsor. Climaxing the year's activities was the annual International Re­ ations Club conference at which . e local club played host. Over \50 students participated repre­ senting eight different high schools and the college. Highlight of the event was the appearance of Dr. Peter Szymanski, noted Western State · College history authority,' who dflivered the key note address. F.T.A. Holds Final Meet · With 1a membership composed entire~y of students majoring in education, the Mesa Future Tea­ chers of America Club carried out a full year of activities which were concluded with the election of Glenda Wilson, next year's president. Officers of this year's organi­ zation were Pauline Shiolas Pre­ sident; · Ida Furgurski, vice-presi­ dent; and Mary Fuller, secretary­ treasurer. Mr. Le Moine was the faculty advisor. Meeting twice monthly, the club alternated between business and social affairs. The club sent delegates to two state confer­ ences. Fall quarter, Ralph Moyer attended the delegate assembly held at Colorado Springs. Spring quarter saw the local organization sending nine dele­ gates to the state conferenc-e held at the University of Colorado. At this meeting Ralph Moyer was elected to the position of state ' treasurer. Three other members were appointed to the scholarship committee. This same function also saw the local club nominating Presi­ dent Horace Wubben to an hon- . orary 1ife-time membership in the Future Teachers of America. This honor is granted to one edu­ cator in the state of Colorado each year. Final activity conducted by the dub was the first meeting to which western slope high school students were invited. The local club, due to ·~he fact th~t only one western slope high school REPRINTED BY POPULAR DEMAND is this early phoito of the Mesa Stepperettes taken during the first organization of this has a F.T.A. chapter, is current­ performing group of dancers. The girls proved to be one of the biggest moral boosters old North Avenue U. has seen in quite ly helping to organize chapters a while. One drawback to an otherwise cheerful picture: The athletes continually complained beccaus,e they had to spend game hal­ in other local high schools. times in the locker room while the c1:1rvaceous beauties did their routine for the audience out front. 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· Main music events for the year. .. were: Mustc Department Completes a Full Year October 21-Homecoming As­ sembly. November 3-Fall Concert. Of local and Slope-Wide Performances November 20-Methodist Ves­ per Service. · Under the auspices of Messers. Under the direction of Mr. November 23 _ Thanksgiving Harry. Hammer and Dale Wo1fer, Hammer, the Mesa College Sym- Concert. , the music department successful- phony Orchestra, consisting of 85 December 4-Elks Memorial ly completed several dozen en-· pieces, presented Fall and Winter Service. gagements during -the past school Concerts. Violinist Henry Gins· December 8-Student Recital. year. · burg was the soloist in the Fall .December 9--Christmas OonL- r------,' engagement while Beverly Travis, cert. · ,,... pianist, was -featured in th.e Win.- · December 11-Aws Sing. ter Concert. January 31~Winter Concert. On April 26, the newly-formed February 25.;_Weste:rn Slop€ SymphOnette Orchestra rendered Vocal Concert. · · the . works of Mozart, Haydn, : March 8-Student Recital. Bach, Bartok, and Strauss. Cli- March 19-22-Madrigal Tour: maxing the student recitals was March 30-Easter Conceirt. the Annual Spring Concert which · April 1- Easter · Sunrise Ser-· was held during Music Week vice. Besides playing at all home April 3-Madrigal Tour. football and basketball · games, April 26-Symphonetite Con- . Mr. Wolfer'~ Pep Band perform- cert. · · : NEWLY-FORMED MAVERICK WRANGLERS sponsored the SHARE THE ed on the road and for local ser- May 8-Concerts at Fruita, Pal- . first western slope square dance festival during spring quarter. vice organizations. Also newly isade, Glenwood. One of the highlights was anexhibition dance by these Tope created, the Stepperette·s ma~e. May 10---'-Spring Concert. Elementary School sixth graders. Shown · at far right ls Pe~e PROU.D MOMEN.T 19 appearances at athletic events, May 11-KREX Radio Concert. . Gorrell, president of the club. on televidon, for service clubs, . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ and for the "Great Gildersleeve." The Annual Spring Concert, the college attendance or IQ and left­ · Western Slope Vocal Clinic, Eas- handedness ?" The left-handed pol- With a fine gift from our complete ter Sunrise .Services, a~d the Ma:- lefty Has lster say.s it does. · Wra~glers. _Saddle . h d f drigal Tour of Western Color~d~ Mr. Abbott Fay, of the social stock. We ave gra uation gi ts were the important choral activi- Higher IQ?_ science department, says it does Up, Fin.al Metefing of ~uality to fit every ,pocketbook. ties for the year. not. According to him, there is Under Mr. Wolfer's leadership. absolutely no correlation between The newest club on the campus the 12 Madrigal Singers visited ~esa Poll left-handedness and IQ. He does this · year and perhaps the most 13 cities in their itinerary. Mem- admit that it would seem reason- unique is the Mesa Wrangler ro­ . bers of the group included sing­ Editor's-Note: This story slhould able that there should be· a higher deo club. Organized primarily in ers Dora McDaniel, Willa Nees­ be taken with one small grain of rate of frustration amoung left- the hopes of entering a Mesa Col­ DIAMOND ham, Wendall Johnson, Glen salt. handed persons. lege team in intercoll1egiate rodeo Following .. a discussion in a However, the staffer . who con- competition, over 20 i~udents are Barksdale, · Hein Martin, Maxine 1 .JE¥(ELERS Reynolds, Jerry McFall, Jo Ann Mesa psychology class recently, ducted the survey noted that Mr. now participating. Gunderson, Glnda Wilson, Peg one of the class members, a Crite Fay is right-handed, so his in­ Holding meetings four times a I 26 North 5th Phone 457 Prewitt, Joy Gaither, Dick Dun­ staffer, was somewhat put out by formation would probably tend to month, the club elected Pete Gor­ g-an, and Mr. Hammer, violinist. the general conclusion that the be biased. rell, president; Kenneth Steele, world would be a more convenient· vice-president; Elizabeth Soper, place without left-handed people. The left-hand~d pollster point­ secretary; Kenneth Kennedy, . He, belonging to- that hapless ed 01;1t that despite the many fru­ treasurer; and Jon Miller, council minorit;y which was so thought- strat10ns face~ • by ~eft-handed representative. Faculty advisor is lessly cast aside. objected bitterly,. p_eople, . a .relatively higher fra~­ Mr. Roy Hanna. · pointing out that it would be more. t10n of them appeai: succes~ful I? A new club with .new ideas, the "convenient" if the whole world college. tha:r:i do their .less i,ntelh­ Wran.gler's sponsored their first were compose_?'. of a race of hu- gent right-handed neighpo~s. He big event spring quarter when mans uniform in size, shape, urged ~ greater appreciation of they staged ~ square dance festi­ color, and thoughts. the g~nrns and talent given to the val in the local gym. With hopes Thus embittered the staffer world in the form of left-handed of making this event an annual KREX conducted· a survey of onei-fifth people. affair, §3 groups were invited as of the student body to find out ------well as a number of. exhibition some interesting facts about left- The Mesa College Maverick teams. Held the evening of April Radio & T. V. handers. (One-fifth is usually tak- baseball team has won the · Em­ 28, the affair reflected great cre­ en as an adequate sampling.) The pire . Conference champiQnship dit to this newest dub on the results were ·about what he ex- five times and .Were co-champs campus. pected them to be. with Pueblo J.C. one year since As the school year draws to a Out of 95 students reporting in Bus Bergman has been coach. close, the club is now engaged in Best wishes .to Me:sa's Graduates on his poll, nine said'· they werei left­ errecting a "bucking'' bost at the handed. Perce.ntagewise, this fig­ Under a new agreement signed north end of the campus. This a job . well done. We pledge a continuation ures out to be 9.47% of those recently Russia is expecteing 30% post will be used by members questioned. Assuming that the one more tourists this year than they training to compete in the inter­ of the fine service which has become a fifth , sampleing was ,an accurate had last ye,ar. (Joe will catch the· collegiate rodeo next fall. cross-sectioning, it would appear blunt of this increase again.) part of your life. that about 9.47% of the students -finals begins the· w1eek of June. of Mesa College are ,left-handed. In September of 1936, the gov- . 4. . · Now it i.s generally ,acc,epted ernment made a grant of $400 that 7% of the general population monthly as financial aid to stu­ is left-handed. On the average dents at the college. then, if Mesa is a typical college, there are about 21h% more left- First home economics courses handed people in college than in at Mesa College were offered in KEXO ·the general population. the winter quarter of 1940. Does this indicate that tht!re is HAS an important correlation b«~tween Mesa .College students beware BEEN A PROUD Bring refreshment into play BOOSTER. have a Coke . I OF MESA COLLEGE

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icle, the an.swer seemed to lie in some mythical ·printers ink flow­ ing in collegiate veins, · and the Wrestlers Chalk Up Top Criterion Achieves d~sire of staff members to help reflect. the Spirit o Mesa. And how did this item get printed over the cardinal rules of Record During Past·Season High Standards ·in the staff? A grateful sponsor sneaked it by the powers that run Coach Bob Pearce's Mesa Col­ Regular Season the Crite. They were working late lege Maverick mat squad enjoyed The Mesa matsters started the into exam week to get this edi­ an undefeated season in 1956, season off in fine style as they tton out. with the exception of one meet, romped over Western B squad by Journalistic Field ,· that being the Empire Conference the count of 31-5. This, followed. Operating for the first time on ran·into deadline difficulties, and wrestling tourney at Northeastern by a 31-3 shellacking of Fort Lew- a weekly basis, the Crite..rion this . wrote under pressure to see the Junior College. is, a. conference rival, proved the yeaf incorporated a program of accomplished efforts in printed Maverick men were the ones to broad· news coverage, special form, only to be too familiar with watch in the conference. Other feature material, · and political the issue to appreciate· it on pub­ Tennis Team Cha,ks teams to fall before the Maroon editorials. lication day. By Wednesday, when and White grapplers were Otero, In addition to syndicated car- students were picking up their 23-12, and Brigham Young Uni- toon services Little Arnold and copies, tbe staff was far advanced Up Impressive Wins versity, 14-:-11, which was perhaps Worthal, the Crite staff artist, into the copy of the following Mesa's tennis team, coached by the closest meettfor the Mavericks Jack Dillard, introduced, the pop- issue. Mary Pesman, gained second outside the Empire Conference ular f'eature, North Avenue Col- Why did they do it? To the non­ place in Empire Conference cham­ tourney. In the BYU meet things legians, to the pages of this stu- staff member . author· of this art­ pionship play, which was held at were all tied up going into the dent newspaper. Mesa May 7. The Mesans were -ed­ heavyweight matcn betw e e n A total of 36 students took part ged out of the top spot by Pueblo Mesa's Walt Goltl and the Coug- in the publication of the Criterim1 Sh k 6 b Junior College by a mere one ar's Jim Wqrner. Goltl w.on .a 3-0 thgis year, led by Don Mundell as ac ers ra , point. The tourney play wound up decision giving the meet to the editor-in-chief fall and winter "' the season for the Maverick crew. Mavericks. quarters and Oren Williams as I f I ( Don Tesitor, 1955 Empire Con~ Conference Met-t co-editor with Lou Grass? spring · ference singles champ ret~1ned n ramura age For discriminating women, Helene's that title this year def eating Fort Perhaps the most heartbreaking quarter.. _ . . ' offers the finest in quality and decision . the Mavericks saw all Handling business during the p .f ' 33 31 style of women's apparel. · Your Lewis' Jim McNamara and Ted year was the one handing North- ye!lr ~ere Bob Ormsbee and John ennan r . • . Aguilera, Pueblo, in second round eastern the Empire mat crown. Wiggms as manage!s of a small _ .. . clothing reflects your tastes, On matches of the tourney. Throughout the conference meet, crew of hard-workiI?-g. salesmen. The Shackers intramural cage the Western Slope, the ultimate in During regular season play the both Mesa and Northeastern were ' Both nati~n.al advertmng and l_o,· ~rew edged ou.t the Fruits 33-3~, good .taste is represented by the Mesa net squad took victories over battling· for top spot. The tourney cal advert~smg_contracts were fll in a play-off bJt, to wrap up the nationally advertised brands et Fort Lewis, 4-2; Western State B winner was finally decided in the led by .this d~part.ment. . Mesa .College n;1tramural bas~et- Helene's. crew, 4-2. In their first outing heavyweight match between Goltl Workmg without artif~cal re- ball title. PrE:vious to . t~e , fmal , coach Pesman's charges tied with and Northeastern's Vern Gabel. wards as a go~l, many Cnte staff ~am~, the Frmts were ndmg high Fort Lewis, 2 all, in a practice The match ended in a two all tie members put m as much as twen- m first place, but the Vets Club HELENE'$ set on the Maverick's home court with Golitl gaining riding time ty hours a week each to m~et .the knocked them off to necessitate a Members that rounded out this the last three minutes of th'e fray deadlines of .the ; publlcation. playoff game with the Shackers 954 North Avenue year's tennis · crew included: Tesi­ which .was enough to win th~ There are no paid members onthe ,who wound ~P in league play with tor, Harry Scates, Don Inglebrit­ match. However, the refene's de- s~aff, no medals. or ;etters are an 8-1 .standing. The Fruits ended One Block From Campus son, and Wally BeldO?';" cision went to Gabel thus North- given, and work is ~ntlrely based, play with a 7-2 record. ------/ eastern took the tou~neYi by only on volunteer serveices. Journal- three points 81-78 1 ism students earn an · extr:a hour r------. Thinclads Set ' ; of credit when they write for Standouts . ~ various publications as a labora- It wa:s a pretty hard thing to tory assignment. . The New Cinder Mark pick any one standout on the Lights burned in the Crite_ of- . SPARTA-N Despite a decided lack of inter- Maverick mat crew, but Bob Mar- fice late, especially on Thursday IMPERIAL MANSION I est by the main part of the stu- . ez, 123 pound Empire champion, and Monday evenings, as the ,staff /·' dent body, Mesa's track team retained his title and also receiv- worked over copy, proofs, and }§) turned in credable performances ed the outstanding wrestler award page make-up. . over the spring season. at the-conference meet. In the_167 Printing contract for the 1955- , Competing in three · meets. pound class, Mesa's Hugh Cook 1956 Criterion was handled by the Mesa's mile relay team stood out dethroned the defending cham- Grand Junction Daily Sentinel prominently. The .group consist- pion, Todenhost of Northeastern.- Printers, who patiently shared the / ed of Bob Packard, Wayne Crum. The matsters' roster for the weekly headache schedule with Dan Watson and Ken Burkdoll. 1956 season included: Marez, the 'staff. · set a new Empire Loop record a~ Cook, Goltl, Leo Brown, Glen Staff members pitched in with it ran .the· mile in 3:33.6. Wayne .Hetzle, Bob Towers, Ed Reed, fevered measures of cooperation Crum stood out individually as hP Bob Coulson, and Frank Shea. when one department or another missed the 880 run mark by .1 of a second. He took first at the conference meet with a 2:05.3 mark. See the 35-40-45 ft. Spartans now at greatly reduced prices. 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. Despite a shortage of returning series yet f.or the Mavericks was lettermen, there were only three the Weber Wildcat two-game -Leon and Vaughn Shell and meeting. Coach Bergman was Willard Walker-Mesa's baseball plenty worried. However depend­ Mavericks, tutored by Bus Berg­ able Vaughn Shell turned back man, managed to keep their grip the Cats with an 8-4 vicitory and on the Empire Junior College cir­ Rudy Charles tamed the Weber cuit baseball championship. Mesa crew 5-1 on seven bingles. has held the title for eight years. An ,all-star aggregation chall­ Standout for Mesa was Vaughn enged Mesa in a training table Shell, perhaps the best junior col­ tilt in Lincoln Park, but the Mav­ lege chucker in the, nation. ericks surprised many local fans Vaughn compiled an impressive as they broke loose to 'Upend the 9-0 won-lost slate in his final Stars 8-2. Pitching for the Stars year at Mesa. Vaughn lost only were several highly-rated semi­ one last year, and he later aveng­ professional chuckers. ed that loss by be,ating the same In a return pair of matches outfit, Ft. Carson. Vaughn got all with Western State, Vaughn but five of Mesa's 14 wins. Shell and Ray Wheeler hooked up In the playoffs with Sterling, in a pitching duel. Vaughn final­ Shell gained credit for both wins ly gained a 1-0 one-hit win as his over the Plainsmen. He worked brother, Leon, tagged a three­ all the way for a 4-3 win in the hase hit and stole home in extra opener and came on with the innings: score tied 3-3 in the finale to Set for the final and most im­ pitch 4-1/3 scoreless innings. He portant round, Mesa entered the drove the tie-bre,aking run home playoffs with Sterling. Mesa took in the ninth inning· thus giving the first game behind Shell, 4-3, him the win. but the Plainsmen fought back in Inexperience was ,apparent in the second . test for an identical early games, but so was improve­ win. Led by Shell's pitching and ment and that all-important fact­ Jim BoneHa's timely hitting, Mesa TOP SPORTS SHOT OF· THE YEAR was caught by Crite photographer Glenn Wi~e during tense or in any sport, hustle. Coach came through to win rthe finale moments of a home basketball game with McCook College. Mesa players left to right are: Bergman's charges looked rocky and the flag, 4-3. ' Vaughn Shell, Roger Wilson, Rudy Charles, and (in the opponents arms) Harry Scates. in their first series on Lincoln Park's diamond, but they dumped a visiting junior college from Price, Utah, as they won over Carbon Eagles nine by 11-3 and 12-4. Top Flight .Talent Mesa College .Cagers Look Sharp Western State's B outfit en­ gaged the Mavericks in ,a seven in­ ning brace of games in a double header the following weekend. Shines On Grid Scene Under Nelson's Watchful Eyes Mesa won the initial test 4-1 be- hind Vaughn Shell, -but fell 9-0 Although it didn't cop any foot- 14-0 bulge over Snow Junior Col­ It will be quite sometime be­ ence scoring records running the in the second tilt! ·ball title, Bus Bergman's 1955 edi- lege, but were forced to with­ fore the basketball fans of this score to 100 or better seven dif­ Regional Playoff tion of Mesa's grid squad turned stand a desperate Badger rally area forget Coach Wayne Nelson's Ft. Lewis moved into Lincoln in an impressive record, 7-3, and before preserving a 14-12 win. 1955-56 sparkling Mesa College ferent times. Five of those times were in . succession, both at home Park in search of the western some top flight displa~s of talent. Tasting defeat the first time cage crew. The Maroon and division championship in a best Mesa initiated football pract­ during the season, the Mavericks White's fast breaking squad was and on the road. two of three series to travel back ice before school officially open­ fell before a lethal quick-opening in the thick of things throughout 1 to Durango with no find. Mesa ed with seven lettermen-Tom the season in the race for the Grab League Lead Early and passing attack issued by The ' colorful Mesq crew jumped shellacked the Aggies 15-2 and Worster, Larry Nicholl, John Pueblo's Indians in a league con­ Empire Conference crown. In do­ won 6-5 in the first two games· Woodruff, Willard Walker, Gene ing so, ,the Mavericks received not into, the conference driver's seat test. Final score read Indians 33, early in the season, when they thus cutting the series short. Iberra, Dean Gardner and Jack Mavericks 14. only local but national recogni­ Mesa journed to Price for a re- Weaver. tion as they were ranked 15th in dumped Scottsbluff in the Mesa tunr set with Carbon's Eagles. In . In our first contest with a Mesa picked up its first league the final National Junior College conference opener by the count the first tilt, Vaughn Shell pitch- strong eleven from Weber at win by way of Larry Kl1,1mb's ratings. of 95-68. Coach Nelson's charges ed nine hitless innings and finally Ogden; Mesa eked out a last-sec­ line-pluging tactics and Willard followed · up with two more wins Walker's line gains, when it shut The Mavericks . played some of over . McCook, 78-59 and Sterling gained a win 5-4 on a one-hitter ond win over the Wildcats as out. The Otero Rattlers 14-0. the finer ball clubs in the nation· in the 11th. Don Labato gained a Willard Walker snatched a nine­ in the season, turning in excell­ 91-57. \1\rin in the second test, a wild af- yard shot from· Gene Iberra in Nursing a chance for the title; ent performances ·against Comp­ The first conference defeat f,air, 9-6. · the end zone. Mesa took an early lead over Ft. ton, Calif., and Tyler, Texas. The handed the Mavericks was ·at Pu­ Weber Series In the second tilt of the season Lewis' Aggie gridiron aspirants Tarters of Compton edged the eblo, when the Indians outlasted What appeared as the toughest the Mavericks ,piled up an. early and nearly went on for a win. Mesa quintet, 73-71 and Tyler the local five, 79-68. However the Aggies staged a de­ took Mesa by a slim 82-78 mar­ From this point on the Maver­ sperate COII1eback to edge Mesa gin. 20-16. icks and the Indians fought down Break Conference Scoring to the wire for the flag and a Homecoming During the season the Mesan chancce at the National Tourney · Trinidad's Trojans envaded were high scoring outfit, working in Hwtchinson, Ks. Pueblo took Grand Junction for tpe highlight from a fast break offense that the crown in the fading moments contest of Mesa's football slate, kept the best of the teams hustl­ of conference play, edging out homecoming. Mesa jerked · the ing to keep up with it. The Mav­ Mesa by a single game in the foundaition from the highly-:-re­ ericks broke all standing confer- standings. garded Trojans in the feature It was McCook that knocked game though, as it slammed out lege game, Mesa traveled 1to Scot­ Mesa out of the top spot the first a 20-:0 victory. tsbluff, Neb., where it suffered its time, doing so when the N ebraska During impressive halftime third defeat of the · year. The crew took measure of 1the Mav­ ceremonies, Larry Nicholl crown­ Nebraska club outlasted Mesa ericks by ithe score of 81-73. How- _ ed Gwen Smith, homecoming 20-13 in a cold night game punc., ever, the determined Maver~cks queen. tuated by fumbles. Mesa's final came back to throw the race into Last Loop Tilt record for loop tilts ended at a tie when they beat out Pueblo In the final Empire Junior Col- 2-3. 100-98, in double overtime con­ test, one of the most thrilling tilts to be played on ithe Mesa hard- · l'M ALWAYS REDDY... INTRODUCING wood. Following the tremendous / . come-back, the Mesa aggregation suffered two def eats at the hands Twenty-four hours a day electricity is ready to serve of Casper and Scottsbluff to once you. Just count the ways that electricity make~ again put the Indians in the top ROPER MUSIC notch which they kept the rest your life better. You push in a plug or flip a switch of the way. and, as. quick ·as thought, yo~r life is made more / COMPANY Standouts: Shell and Wilson comfortable ... easier ... or you are given some of The Mesa men were lead during the season by two all-conference the worid's finest entertainment. Yes, electricity men, flashy Vaughn Shell and de­ pendable Rog Wilson. Wilson was puts a wonderful way of life,at your finge;tips: second in conference individual sccoring, averaging better , than, 22 points per game. Shell's re­ bounding and scoring punch, along with Wilson's kept the Mav­ erick's on top throughout the sea­ son. Also, Gordon Place, Leon PUBL-IC SERV.CE COMPAN.V Shell, Ray F@tuna, aided the Mesa cause tremendously. Others OF COLORADO 439 NORTH AVENUE that figured in the Mavericks' Phone 3142 success were, Rudy Charles, Bill GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO Hanks, Dick Cummins, Seth Hunt, Harry Scates, and Fred Goodman. PAGE 8 MESA 00LLEGE CRITERION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--'~~~~~~~~~~ Bergman Lo,oks De/it.a f'si Om1e1g1a an.d' _Ha·mlets Ahe:ad lo Next A1chi:ev,e Hig~· Sif.ainda,r:ds, This Year Throug.houit the school year of Dale Stewart. The characte:rs in­ 1955-56 the Delta Psi Omega and cluded Dora McDanials, Ralph Season's Grid Cre 1w Hamlets had ,a very successful Moyer, and Carl Taylor. ,season ,as they presented to the The overall details · for the With baseball season ,and school residents of Gr,and Junction an three plays were taken care of by nearly closed, Coach Bus Berg­ outstanding variety of plays. Miss Miss Allisori. man has been working on plans Allison is to be complemented f.or On March 2, during a special for the coming grid season this the wonderful guidance, time, and assembly the play production fall. Coach Bergman relates that help she donated that turn out class presented "The Flattering 11 freshman lettermen should be such excellent plays as those this Word", a satire on the theater. It back to form a nucleus of next year. was directed by Miss Allison and year's team. He pointed out that The season for the dramatic wound up the drama activities for good contracts have been made department at Mesa College be­ .the winter quarter. around the state and in nearby gan in late September when a On May 3 and 4 the drama clubs Utah with promising football can­ number of students discussed at presented an outstanding play didates. their first meeting plans for the that was written by J·ames Hilton, Lettermen from last year's team various activities that were to be "Lost Horizon.'1 The play which include Ron Bond, Rog Brown, presented for the school year. was a story about three men mar­ Hugh Cook, Bob Coulson, De­ During the Fall quarter the two ooned in a timeless lamasary due Vaughn Demicell, Bill Hanks, dramatic groups, Delta Psi Omega to an airplane crash displayed THOUGH NOT RESPONSIBI,,E for the painting of autos during Seth Hunt, Morris Meese, Bob and Hamlets sponsored the three ,great achievement. Leading roles ·the spontaneous boost of enthusiasm preceding· the Pueblo and . Packard, Jack Watkins and Guy act play, "Father Knows Best". in the ,play were taken by Dick Trinidad court encounters, the Mesa Vets Club undertook the Cherp. Dan Wa,tson, who was in­ March 8, during the Winter Grover, Don Davis, Dorothy Jane job of washing cars free in the chilly spring weather. jured early last year, didn't let­ quarter the Delta Psi Omega ·and Romans, Bill Shriver, Neil Weig­ ter, b.ut should he recover from Hamlets presented three one-act and, Alex Duran, J.ean Latham, Medic·al men claim we :are tall­ Teacher: "What's your father's his knee injury, he should bolster plays, "The Valiant", "The Boor", and Grant Hill. er in the morning than in the name? and "Minor Miracle.'' next fall's outfit. In summarizing, the drama evening. We've noticed we're Little girl: "Daddy.'' "The V.aliant", was a story dept. of Mesa College, the Delta shorter around the end of the Teacher: "I know, but ' what about a prisoner's last hour and Psi Omega and Hamlets did a month. Larry Klumb recently of Mesa. had Neil Weig.and as student dir­ fine jo.b and were representive of does your mother call him?" drove in four runs with a pair of ector. The actors in this play Mesa College. Little girl: "She doesn't call Man is like a ~erosene lamp. him anything. She likes him. timely single to help CSCE down were Tom Lowe, Dale Stewart, The play which was a fresh whole­ He is not especially bright; he is Western State 12 .to 0. Sue Phelps, Doug SmiJth, and Bill some comedy ·about the brighter often turned down; he generally Chamberlain. aspects of family life told the smokes, and he frequently goes "Grand Coulee," yelled the de­ "Minor Miracle," a story of story of what began as a typical out at night. vout man as he hit his finger with four men marooned on a raft on evening out and ended up to be a the hammer. the ocean, had Wendell Johnson hararious riot instea:d. The lead­ An automotive invention that is "What do you mean by yelling· as the student director. The cast ing roles were held by Dale Brin­ 'Grand Coulee'? ask his wife. was made \lP of Ray Linkletter, ker and J oAnn Gunderson. Miss greatly needed is brakes that Jack Dillard, John Davis, and Allison, after the final perform­ will automatically get tight when "That's the world's largest .dam Dick Dungan. , ,ance of '.'Father Knows Be'Slt", in­ the driver does. isn't it?" he said. "The Boor," which was a story vited the members of the cast and about Russian country life was crews for a traditional after the under the student direction of play get-together. WHEN YOU THINK PARSON'S, Grand Junction's quality jewelers, extend best OF QUALITY wishes to the 1956 IN FASHIONS graduates of Mesa College. 1 We have a beautiful selection FOR WOMEN, of fine gifts for the college graduat_es. THINK OF Co!J'le in and see us. PARSON'S LIFF'S .i 51.9 Main · Phone 455 120 NORTH 5th.

The A Salute To Mesa's HIGH POINT IN YEAR'S BEST PLAY is caught by Crite photo­ grapher Warren Barker. Action is tak en from Mesa College's Mesa College quality dramatic production, "Lost Horizons". Shown here are Annette Treat, Dick Grover, and Don Davis Class of '56 Bookstore is pleased to SOME . . ' announce -Best of Everything~.~~D"'\ fS purchase and 1 PLEASURES Jl~ G\l~ .ul\ ~ re-sale of c ( \Laa used textbooks K as an additional NEVER ENDS MINERAL ENGINEERING service to is proud to ,salute the students. Among these are those DELICIOUS PIZZA PIES Santy's have made so Mesa College Graduating Class of 1956 famous in the Grand Junction area. We take pride in serving this wonderful Italian delicacy as well as other. tasty American and foreign As you take your places in the world of dishes. Come in and celebrate graduation with a palate-pleasing dish • TEXTS at Santy's. • SUPPLIES the future, our best wishes go with you all the way. • NOVELTIES • CANDY -& MINERALS ENGINEERING CO. CIGARETTES Specialists in Uraniu,; and Vanadium

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MESA COLLEGE CRITERIQN JUNE 6, 1956 Faculty-TrClvels far and Fay Announces LOu Grasso Says • • • 411/J,... le=: Wi,de· During the Summer Staff M·embers "Let's Talk Sports''~' ~ · From California t o New York, Dusting the cobwebs . out of Publtations staff members for C%:: ~ . from Canada to Kansas is the their traveling bags, Misses Hait next year were announced this wide ,area covered by tr,aveling and Killheffer are looking for­ week by Mr. Abbott Fay, director In this, our final column of the the Maroon and White throughout plans of Mesa College faculty ward to seeing 1the Tennessee Val­ of student publications. at Mesa current school year, we would the year carried on the fine tra­ members come summer vacation. ley, tp.e Smoky Mountains, New College. like to giv,e -a hearty "well done-" dition of the college. Teams which England, the Gasbee · Peninsula to everyone who bias helped to Others plan to putter at home Heading the Campus Capers ;IDaintain this high calibar of on remodeling projects, gardening and a portion of Canada. While radio series will be Gale Speer make this · a banner year in the sportsmenship and skill are a di­ in New York they plan to attend world of sports. fishing and just plain old relaxa- •as program director and. Oren Wil­ rect compliment to their coach­ ti,on! · a few plays. liams- 'as chief announcer. Both Without a doubt this year s.aw ing. Also headed for the big city of men have worked with the series .all phases of Maverick athletics The faculty helped consider­ New York and the great white during this year, and· plans are .reaching a goal which . will go ably toward increasing our athle­ 1 way are Miss Coleman, Miss Ar­ now being worked out to change down in the annals of Mesa Jun­ tic prowess, sacrificing many eve­ KiHheffer Plans benz and Miss Gibbons. and broaden the radio series. ior Colleg,e history. Not only was nings at home to help, sell tickets, the college brought into the local Scenic California is the destina­ Criterion staff will be headed announce g;ames, officiate art tr,ack tion for Mrs. Nfdegger and Mrs. by Lou Grasso as editor-in-chief limelight but it also gained na­ meets and do all of the organizing tional prominence. Semi-Retirement Sullivan. and Oren Williams as ,associate which lies behind any athletic editor. Position of business man­ To the coaching staff composed event. One of the Western Slope's Miss Allison will venture into . . foremost educators, Miss Marie ,the hills of Idaho while Miss ·ager has not :been appointed as of Bus Bergman, Wayne Nelson, yet. Mary Pesman and Bob Pearce Attendance 1s ? big asset to Killheffer, has announced her in­ Smith will he,ad for the cool air go~s a special thank you. Thruout any team and . without a doubt, tention pf entering semi-retire­ of the surrounding mountains. , Heading the 1957 yearbook, the year these coaches brought the . students th1~ year really got ment at the conclusion of this Mr. Heiny and Mrs. Day are Maverick, will be John Norwood forth t,eams which not only dis­ behmd the· v,anous teams and schooJ year. Miss KHlheffer, who making tentative plans to journey as managing editor, Maurita Ka­ tinguished themselves in the phy­ went all out to give them their has ibeen chair.man of the English to K,ansas and Wyoming respect­ paun as ,associate editor, Warren sical aspect of the various sports .support. Not only attending the department will continue to n­ ively. Barker as art director and Mari­ but also teams which displayed games the students also help.ed struct one or two classes next . Summer jobs will occupy the lyn Grasso as copy editor. Lynn the sportsmenship, typical of this with programs, announcing ,and year but wll refran from teachng time of Mr. Redden, Mr. F·ay, Denby will be head photographer. country in which we live. officiating at track meets. a fuh schedule. Mr. LeMoine and Mr. Nelson. Three meetings have been held Win or loose, be it football, · Once again we say "well done" A graduate of Cornell Univer- Mr Redden will be on duty as a by the 1957 Maverick editors, and basketball, wrestling, track, ten­ to everyone here iat Mesa and sity in Iowa, Miss Killheffer ob­ ranger at the Colorado National plans are well underway on the nis or baseball, from the opening only hope that the fine ,example tained her masters degree from Monument while Mr. Fay, Mr. cover, theme and general layout kick-off of the footh.all season which has been set this ye,ar both the University of Chicago. LeMoine and Mr. Nelson will do of the yearbook. till the final out on .the diamond by participants and. spectators contract work for the college. Criterion editors plan to have ,alik,e will continue to prevail dur­ a large issue of the weekly news­ ing the future years of Mesa Jun­ ior College. paper out during registration NEW AJ;>DITION week in September. Meetings will b~ held in Sept­ Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Nelson ember on all three·staffs to organ­ are the parents of a new baby ize, and all stud-ents are welcome WiHard Wa'l'ker daughter, Marsha, born May to apply £.or the many staff posi­ 21. She checked in with a tions, regardless of any previous weight of eight pounds and experience in high sphool or col­ G·ains Crege,r Cup three ounces. lege publications work. Presentation. of the Creger When Mesa College students Athletic Award to Willard Wal­ cast ·a 79% vote in the schoo.J ker, outstanding gratuating ath­ I.R'.C. Holds Picn'ic elections this year .that was 20% lete at Mesa College, highlighted Last rp-icnic of the year for the above the highest number of an athletic award assembly in Mesa College IRC was driven in- votes ever cast in a national el­ the college gym Friday morning. doors May 21 by rain. Plani;; ori- ection. The high for the nation Walker, who lettered two years .ginally called for .an outing on · occured in 1940 when 59% of the in football and ,baseball, picked the Monument, but members re- people went to the polls. up 180 po.ints to gain the trophy. tired to the Ross Talbott home in Some 14 diamond aspirants, Palisade. At a short business FBI reports show that the age nine cidersquashers and three meeting following the festivities, group cov,ering 21 . and 22 year racketeers received letters for election of officers was held. olds 'account for 64,839 arrests. participation in spring sports at Harry Scates was chosen by the Mesa. membership to serve as next year'·s president. Chuck Theobold History Teacher: Who was the Baseball-Don . Lobato, Roger was elected to the ·position of rottenest president in the United Helmick, Jim Bonello, Bob Bean, treasurer. The election of vice­ States? Jim Moore, Jim Wilson, Bruce Miss Killheffer · president and secretary will be Student-George Washington. Palmer, Vaughn and Leon Shell, During her teacher's career held next fall after the club or­ Teacher-Why George Wash- · Dick Cummins, Bill Hanks, Rudy Miss Killheffer taught in various ganizes its new members. ington? . Charles, Willard Walker, and Seth parts of this country ~nd also Retiring IRC president Walt Student-He has been dead the Hunt. , spent three years in Japan teach­ Williams told members that the longest. Track-Wayne·· Crum, Bob ing at a girls' school. club has been one of the most Packard, Ken Crosley, Ken. Burk­ Spending half of her career active this year at Mesa and con­ "Exam grades are all in the doll, Ray Fortuna, Ted Rogers, teachng n the Grand Junction gratulated them for their fine way you look at them." HHugh Cookk, Roger Brown, and area, both afth'e local"high school work. "Yes a 66 is a 99 upside down." Dan Watson. and at Mesa, she· also was an in­ Tennis-Wally Beldon, Don structor at Drury College, Spr­ Tesitor, and Bob ~nglebritson. ingfield, Mo. Here at Mesa, Miss Killheffer GOOD CLOTHES Larry Klumb, catcher of last has instructed both English and years championship Maverick literature courses. baseball team is doing a good A ·world itraveler, she has trav­ DESERVE ·GOOD CARE! share of Colorado State's duties eled through Europe, Canada and refreshes this ,spring. Mexico.

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