fnfSfl COLLEG E GRAND J UNCTION, COLO. 1941 Marjorie Penberthy clu•ters main hall She is a member of the Chamber Mu· Boy friend, Lloyd Jones. plots how to with her annual spring cleaning. sic g roup and appears on the radio. get Marge behind the eight ball.
TYPICAL STUD~NTS
Marjorie Penberthy who with five other st uden· ~ was se lected Student Body president and Mesa s mos- typical man stu k reoresent t'le typical students of Mesa college fo• the News cent, J ohnny McNomora. ·hinh +hat a ll g irls are swell. He Mag be ieves rhat life is filled wi•h excitement and interesting ind'ca'es no preference for either blondes. brunet-es, or red proolems. heaos, but prefers shor• girls-especially when ~e s oancing. Marge a rY"usic ma·or, p.ays the v:ola in' the college sym· ~e thirks women shou1d have a moderate amount or in pnony orchestra and plans to cor•· nue her music courses after td igence and should be good conversationa lists - a 1tl--ough comole-·ng her wor~ at Mesa. She prac;ices her viola daily tl·is ooes not mear tha• they mus- be too wi-ty. J onnny, famous more fo· Mr. Sarooni's benef• than for mire sre says. for his witticisrrs anci brigh- reMarks wil -ake care o! the She l'kes a span; her favori·es are baske·oa• football and comecy en a da•e. pool. Sl,e pays pool with Lloyd Jones, wl--o calls ner Pool 0 I· ml.s· oe the 16sh in me that makes me ike green Clothes rooM Saoie ' end says ;hat alrhoug'l he ·s an expert olayer, says Jonnny in exp:a:n·.,g his passion for green. He l' Studious J ohn McNamara often seeks McNamara ana Harmon o iscuss com· " Doc" appeases his in~edectual c uri re!axar;on from 1-- 's ore·meo major. me'lcement oance w;rh Les Mann. osity with his science courses. Horolo Samuels M~r, Scalzo Charles Sch eqel Ethe Shree< Almu Shriver Rooer• S Moqore' Sk'nner Verna Snipes Morie~a Spor BLOSSOMS The News Mag ·s no; an organ for a Chamber of Commerce bur when the picture shown here of rhe apricot blossoms in bloom was ~urneo in, tf-.e editors decided ir was an artisric picture with plen~y of news value. lr was taken by Dr. Richard W a ldapfel of Grano Junction. Incidentally the picture was taken in March when b l izzard~ were rag· ng in many sections of the east, typhoons were en· gulfing Flor·aa and flooos were ravaging California. "It is a privilege to live in western Coloraoo.' Visitors to Grand Valley in rhe soring claim rhe view of the orcharos in bloom with snow·capped Grand Mesa in the Grand Valley blossoms fortn. background is one of the mosr beauti~ul scenes +o be found. M~r·ho Stell Aqnes S·evens Virq·n:a S·evenson Frederick Toqqe Dorothy Tharp Frank Too•hoker Gra~o Juncion Grand Junction Gra'>d Juncfor Grand Junction Palisade Portervil.e. Calif. Mar·na Torgny Myra MMie Treece Adel"ne Von Gundy James 11anlandinqham Eod'e Viomar R'chmono Voils Mcn·rose Gr~,o Juocion Grand Junc:ion Parrn Texas Faoni~ lonq Beach, Calif. Morgnr• the Woldopfel Bob Young Morio Wo loco Ermo Woover Lorsn Wot>ver Aniln Wil~on Gr11"d Junclool' Grand Junctoon Grft d Junella Glenwood Snrings Grond Junction Grond Junction Getty J on W ~on Goo o w,t,on Mori en Wo~ ester llozel Wolgomoll Hozle!l Wubben Boll Young Gro d Junctoon C rtoz Telluride Strot'ol' Grond Juncioon Cedored~o COMM~RC~ L~AD~R Business cour~es, added to the Mese curriculum this year, When the M club sent a rep· have ellrllcled many students who pion to enter business after resentative to school at the early groduation. These courses, typewriting shorthond, bookkeeping hour of 7:30 a. m. to be the first business English, ond occounling, givo commercial mojors a thor club out tOO per cent for the ough background and experience in oil business problems. News Mag, that messenger was S•udents specielizing in commercial wod are not limited to closely followed by Mr. 0. R. the business subjects, but may toke other courses which will prove Lindesmith, science instruclor and invaluable to them in ;heir future positions. Mesons in the com the first individual to buy a News mercial deportment also minor in speech, French science, dro Mng. L'ndy is also sponsor of matics, music, history, and other courses. Kappe Sigma Nu. Grand Mesa i a short drive from the campus and The enchanting Rockies in western Colorado ore the vacationists' paradise provide boa uti ful settings for outdoor sports. for ex ellt>n t boating, hi king. fishing. hunting, and skiing. CAR~~RS IN T~~ MAKING Bringing stud ent life into western slope homes, Mesa College There'll b e no burned biscuits and outraged husbands tn the On The Air intimately portrays a cross section of campus life. homes of girls who major in home arts courses. Resembling a primary school room, Future Teachers loborator) Thru an instructor's eyes, Miss Marie Killeheffer, F.nglish depart enables students to work under realistic conditions. ment head, views studenh insatiable thirst for knowledge. W ell equipped scierce labs encourage Mesans to spend leisure Library's quiet , restful atmosphere is conducive lo study and hours probing into scientific theories. promotes ex+ra-<.urricu!ar romantic activities. r I Under the baton of Conductor Lawrence Sardoni, Meso college High-Stepping, Colorful Billy Louise Carson decorutes the band symphony orchc 'ra presents two brillinnt concerts o yeor. Mr. with snappy twirling muncuvers at football gumes. She adds Sardoni is rupidly gaining a wide reputation thruout the West sporkle to the Maverick band. which is considered to be one of for his keen knowledge and interpretation of mu,ic. the most ouhtonding junior college bonds in the region. Trimly uniformed, the Moroon and White band plays for mony :ies ond assemblies. Members proctice three hours a week and (.;ol ·giate e 1ents including football, basketball games, pep ral- rt.ceive three quarter hours credit a year. -• 1_1; PROMOTER CARNIVAL Chot He l~~nd, w~,;l ~ nown Grand S'iers, neo r-skierl> prospective June! ion s: icr, worh overtime to ckiors ond just ordrnory ionny dunk interest college students and ers porticipated in the first Meso row1spcople in the sHing possi college s~i carnival l,eld on Grond bilities of Grond Meso. As guest Mesa during the winter quorler. speaker on the " Meso College on Ire Air program which feoturod Over 100 carloads of students and facul~ members were on the s~iing , Mr. HeiiMd enlightened o Iorge number of people on the Mesa during the day. deve1opment of ~iing in western Eighty-six inches of snow on the Colorado. cour~e the duy of rhe carnival cur An odive member of the Grand tailed some of the day's events. Meso ski polrol which is interested Some of the Meson who ore in developing skiing on GrMd adept on sl is are Jad Atkinson, Mesa. Mr. Hellond rs one of the Oob Bowman, Jim Silcox Duane group of Gr!'lnd Junction men who Dykstra, Le~rry Deshe~yes ond Alva put up the ski tow. Boettler. Women students who Holder of scverol owords in hove become proficient are Miss locol skiing events, lv1r. Hollond Louise Roloff, coach, Jean Gor spends most of his time when such, Lorraine Peterson, Barbaro awoy from work on skiis. Dufford and Virgini:s Stevenson. l'tJgC' \Jiriii\IIIC'd b\ J. (. Pt:-.;~t' Cu., G~.t nd Junctron NEWS MAG GO~S TO PARTI~S News Mag has attenoeo almosr every tyoe of school party lhis year. From tuxedo-and-forma' soiree and Homecoming ~o ' rady parties at which oes~-dressed man. Frank Toothaker, appeared in a gunny sack and a11cient oerby, News Mag has ra~en ~hem al in. A great many of Mesa's school parties a•e come as you are' aJ. wn.ch anything from slacks to spike heels and besr dresses ' for the women and air.y coros ro Sunduy suits for ihe men are acceptabre. Standard wear for ;his type of party is, how9ver. skirts and sweaters or olouses. ankleh. ana low heels for the women. and sports suits or slack ensembles for the males. Homecoming is an a'l-day occasion which starts with a parade ·n J.he morn·ng ir which appear floats sponsored by organiza+·ors ana indiviouals. During rhe afternoon. a football game a"'a fres~man ano sophomore conre:;ts are held. lmmed iatelv following +he game an alumni tea is sponsored and served by the s·udent body for all former students and graduates of Mesa. A~ nigh+ rhe formal Homecoming aance is he d. Graduates, graduates-·o-oe, inv:ted outs;de da+es, everyone with any claim of kinship with Mesa college turns out in new gowns and suits. Mesa girls, who sometimes assume dirty sadale oxfords. anl·le sox, and comfortable skirts, suddenly burst into bloom with sleek coiHeurs ana sree:ker formals, tooped o~f w:th charm irg ana sophisticated fT'anners and conversation. Soiree is the most important formal school activity of the year. lr lakes place at tre close of •he wimer quarter and is notable chiefly for the fact that i+ is the only formal school party of the year aJ. which corsages and ooutonnieres are whole Loveliness personified by Margaret Hall, Barbara Clark Jane heartedly approved and encouraged. Soiree ·s also the longest Ann Akers surrounds charming Homecom·ng Queen Verna dance of the year, lasting until abour 2 a. m. Snipes, who, in white lace formal, reviewed day's activities. In direct con·rast •o these ;ypes of dances. regular school Verna and Margaret, sophomores, and Barbara and Jane Ann par+'es have "ncluded the "tacky dance, "sports" dances. and freshmen. were elected by student vote. the ' hat" dance. All these gave students a chance to appear ir old and comfortabre clothes and encouraged by their com pete lack of sel!-consciousness. studen+s enjoyed these parties particularly. Ore queen ana one king are elected by the students each year. The queen who presioes over Homecoming with her three assistants is elected by the vo·e of the srucient oody. She leads •f-Je parade, has the seat of ho11or at +he football qa'T1e, and presides over the formal dance and the grand march ir the evening. The King of Hearts and his +wo maves are selecrea by women students to re'gn over the A WS Valentines dance. A gold crown with the Valentine insignia +or the king and a smaller crown for each of the knaves is rresen+ed to them at the dance. Besides being the center o a•ention during the aance, each boy i5 presented with a gift-usually a box of candy. Ze~a Chi d?nce honoring footoall and basketball men gives the athle+es a chance to be heroes of the ballroom. Program, decoratiors, dances-all are arranged to p•ay up the arhletic man. An entirely di Heren; activity is the freshman-sophomore picn·c. the last week of school. Arranged by the !reshmen in ~onor of the sophomores, tne ou~· ng is an all-aay affair and is usually held on Grand Mesa. lv'en in dirty cords, and girls as usual. dressed in something guaranteed ro make them I00 per cent charming hike, ea· play ball, wade i"' the creek. or do a'most any+hing imag·nable to enjoy the day. Last ac-ivitv o! the year is commercemen+ for sophomores. King of Hearts Johnny McNamara and Knaves Orville Edlun While not classed in ·he line of school parties j~ is neverthe and Lloyd Jones. were crowned by A WS officers Bush Dean. le ss one of the most important events on ;.he calendar. The week preceding commencement is known as "sophomore week.' Reynolds ai St. Valentire ball. Said stuaent president Johnny I' is featured wi1 h teas. recepf ons, the soohomore dinner-dance to sophomore head Orville and M ' club leader Lloyd, Gosh, and numerous other activities. it isn't every night that I get a box of candy for nothing!· FATAL FEMMES E:ach year incommg Treshmen coods ore rushed into a round ol social octivities sponsored by lho two sociol sororities, Gnmmo Kap P"' end Zeto Chi, .-.ho stalk the I oils ond compus fo· prospective members. Acti~e in oil school events and octivilios the sisterhoods boast a combined membership of over si~ ty with mony out-of-town girls on tne roll. Tho Zeta Chi sorority gove a clever skit written b 1 Agnes Bar Zeta Chi .orority sponsored the first all-school ten dc'lnce of the year, Apr 9. ton, which presented a glimpse Front row: Oberly, Griffith, Sporkman, Herron, Webbl"r A,hbough. Foster Second: Van into the future for tho stunt night Cundy. Feder, FounTain Snipes, Boroh, Williamson. Third: Dickerson, Myrr M' Card t~udience. man SHirks, Bush. Back: Hendrie\ son Penber!hy, Ry H' W r .ester, Perkins. Garr.mo Kt~ppo went to the other edreme for stunt night with M I'JCI, arranged by Dorothy 1herp nnd Myra MMie Treece, giving the lowdown on o kinder· gorten. Socii'JI activities began for Gl'lmmo Kappo with the rush teo held in He homo of Myro Marie Treece, followed by o reception for pledges at tho home of Mrs. Reed Miller, first president of Gnmml'l Kappa. A leo wo• ol~o given of the home of spon or Dr. Mo!lie F. Dorsey in honor of Zeta Chis. Zeto Chi gave o pledge dance in the library of the college and held its initiation bMquet in the Blue Room of the Lo Court. A Zeta Chis relax on front compus after work Gamma Kappa p1on offcnsiv!> strotegy to benefit teo dance, to roise funds ing on their spring formol do'ICO. opturc l1qible men for spring formol. for o gift for the college, was given by the sorority. Heoded by Morjorie Penberthy, president. Ze1o Chis officers in clude Florence Fountoin, vice president; t..Aory Elilt'lbeth Bush secretary-treasurer; Ruth Starls. scribe; Clara Feiler, historian. Patronesses for Zoto Chi are Mrs. Clorence Kurtz, Mrs. Charles Rump, Mrs. Mor~ R. Schmidt, Mr •. R. H. Penberthy. Mrs. C. D. Smith is honorory potroness ond Mrs. Marshall Miller is an honor ilry member. Gc1Mma Kappa officers include MMCJorel Holl pre idcnt; Elnora Lomberson, vice president: Anito Wilson, secretary; Cotherine Fos ter, troosurer· Mory Crockett his· torion· Billie Louise Corson, chop l Nationally known artist, Miss Cecilia Cardman, art department Mechanical drawing courses ore ossisting notional defense pro head. re• ently exhibited her work in the Springville salon. grom by I ro· ning ' tudents in dro ftsmonship and blueprinting. Art ~tud e nts use life models to gain knowledge of facial pro Commercial mojors prepare for secretariol and srenogrophic portion . Al.o >ludy advertising layout, color and design. po i ion by toking the business course at Mesa college. Scalzo art was exhibited in tho art gallery during the fall. Stress· Learning functions of plont ond onimal life Biology students ng fa .hion the displt'!y also included still life. disse I ct~dav~>r 0) exemplified by student ond friend. Delta Psi Omega, drama fra•ernity, presen·eo a fu I season of Future Teachers of America is a sociel organ· za·ion of educa·ion ore and nree-ad plays a.-.d created neN interesT i~ drama. Mr. ma'ors. D . Mat+ie F. Dorsey is ihe sponsor. Kenneth Ury is spo~sor of the club. Most recent produc•:on o f the group wos Charley" Aunt, a farce which offeree the membe•s a chance to show their abil'!y in po~•ayina hilar'ous comedy roles. COADJUTANTS Future Teachers of America is the mos· recef"tly orgonized Mesa college club. Purely a social group Ior those who plan to major in educa··or rhe club oevote< 'tself to beher.ng social relar:ons betwee~ i;s memoers. A number or parties were given for the 35 men ana women who were active members. includeo was a tea for teachers in whose schoolrooms the F. T. A.'s did prac· ice leDching. Wirh Dr. Ma•ie F. Dorsey as sponsor ana Glenadene Baug~man as oresident ·ne dub es·aolisheo i1seF :his year and pla~s to continue neAt year as one of ;ne most active groups ir. college. Delta Psi Omega honorary orama·"cs frater'lity provides co· h social ana business activities for its members. Producing and actinq in one-act and fearure length plays, the group re ceives ac.ual experi<>nce "'hich may prove o~ value to 'hem in a•er years. Peppy Trident, women s boo er cluo, passed anorher year. With out Iive active members o· rhe beg:nning of the They maneJvereo tH ai hlef:c games, genera red enthusiasm. present year, Delta Psi Omega wos enlarged to a membership of over 30 after the production of You Cant Take It Wirh You.' Phi Theta Kappa, honorary arts and ~cie'1ces fraternity, boasts the brains of the school. Mosr Pf-.i Theh Kaopas a·e acrive in ot~er crganizations and in outsioe acti •. tie' as well as having fhe highest averages in rhool. Active membershr ir Phi The·o Kappa is limiteo to 1hose who are ta ~ ing ar least twelve hours of arf. and sciences and who attain at leas• a '6' average. Memoarshio is based on scholarship and good moral charac•er. Four memoers Morga•et Hal, tv.ary Elizabc·h Bush, Ruth Corr~ahan Hazlett Wuboen and the ~ponsor Dr. Mattie F. Dorsey attended the annual natio~a l meeti ng of Phi Theta Kappa in Sacramen~o. California curing ~he week of April t4. Trider.:, women s pep club, will go oown in h'story as the· National honorary junior college scholastic frat, Phi Theta group that did the La Conga between halves of the Dixie.Mesa Kappa sent !ive reo•esenta·ives to natioMI meet in California. bas~etba I g'.lme in •ne col ege gymnasium. Pl-i Theta Kappa carrieo on a full schedule o! ac•'vi·'es ·n·s Trioer.t also marcr.eo oe7ween haves o! some of the foo·· year 'nJuoir.g ihe ini·'arion odnquet in •he fall, the sponsorship call games Ius· fa !-notably the Homecoming game at whic~ cf an asse:noly program during the latrer part of the winfer the memoers maneuvered in rheir new maroon and white un i quarter, and participation ·., school activities. forms for the firs t time. Enthusiastic, Efficient Aviator and Registrar, Maurice Griffirh Year-round flying condi··ons over the college and vicinity ore so heads the Civ· Aeronautics Authority program a>- Mesa college. favorable ihat CAA stuoents are seldom gro~.onded. The atmos phe•ic conditior ono G rand Junction's strateg:c location be tween Den.ter ana Los Ange es hove led ·hree major oir line WINGS OV~R Tl-4~ CAMPUS compan·es to b'd for perm'rs to estob ;sh rou· es. Ri~ing over Mesa ... o 1ege with graceful ,pira ~ w'ng ·he oird men of today •ne youth of America! Making avia· ion p•actical and flying possiole for +he average person, the Civ· Aeronaufcs Au-horiry is rapid y sending more dnd mc•e men and women into the cloud . A ready a great l"'umoer of s; Mary Eliz.abeth Hendrickson is the only Mesa coed to comple+o Student pilots must have at leas' eigh l hours of air training r CAA course ana hole a pilot s cer· ificote. oefore leav·ng tho grounci in solo flight. Margaret Hall has ambi·ion to be In addition to heading G . K., she at Margaret, an accomplished musician, come an eminent medical technician. tend ed Phi Theta Kappa conclave. recently appeareo in private recital. TYPICAL STUDENTS (continued) Margaret Hall likes to wear pastel shades in the summer but "Brave, Brawny, and Beautiful" is wr at the midole initial prefers black dresses in the winter. She wears sporrs clot hes ir his nome means according to Lloyd B. Jones, sophomore froi'T' for scr.ool. When she wants to look especially oressed up she Granite, Utah. He gets the ' Brave and Brawny' from ·he goes for black and high-heeled shoes. She is for>d of pleaLed fierce expression that he effects when playing baskeroa I and sk'rrs and mos• of hers have at leas+. one plear. She prefers the Beaurful" from his curly orown hair and big blue eyes. porkpie ha~s a"1d has several of them. H's favorite clothes for h'mse f consis• of any type o! sports Margarer enjoys all fyoes of people and wan·s to be wear, preferably coros-dirty ores. If he is wearing d'rty +riend y wi·h everyone. cords Lloyd says he doesn't have to worry aoout where he si·s As one of IV . 0. R. Lindesmith s chemistry laboratory assis cr whether h;s cords look pressed. tan·s Ma•gare+ he.ps to pass out suo~1ies .to first-year students. He rooms w;•h 'SI(illy, ' Ci-auck Schlege., Honer Wade and Saturday afternoons, she spenos working n •l,e li!borarory and Tex McCa I who are responsiole !or nary of his flashier o~t~its. ass;sting beginners wi;h experiments. Whoever leaves +e house rirst ·, rhe morning ·s the besr Bioloqy is fascinating to Margaret. but the !orTialdehyde dressed. and whoever leaves -.,e l,ouse .ast ·s lucky if he is u~ed in ~t,e laboratory is 'lo· her :dea of "'he most rantarzing d•essed at a I. according to Lloyd. cdor she has ever smelled. She doesn t mind dissecting ca•s, As presiden+ of the M" cl~;b, Loyd declares that the mos· owls, or any other animals, but she obiects ·o the emba ming importan· function of the grouo is ·o te I 'okes and have a gooo fluid used. She thinks thaL she may have to bring her own time. Orher of Lloyd's activiries include being sophomore perfume ro class if she 's to survive for the rest of the year. class vice-presiden~ and playing oasketball and football. Margarel has a teacher's degree in music. b ut doesn't think Lloyd has played guard on rhe Mesa basketoall team for she will ever use it. She plays the piano for her own amuse two years. He has a lso played guard on the Maverick foot ball ment and can play anything from Gershwin a nd Debussy t o team since he has been in Mesa. Bach . Scales and finger exercises are im portant parts of her He is majoring in physical educa~ion and, if the draft doesn't practice periods, and she enjoys them, beca use she t hinks t hey get him first, he will probably complete his course at a state help her piano-playing technique. ccllege in the ne~t iwo years. Lloyd takes time from library cleaning Lloyd Jones helps Sports Eoi~or Brock Many Mesa men polish up in men's to cram for examination. man to cover a•hletics for cr:te.' locker rooms before classes. Gronci Jur:ction businessmen and housewives cooperate with T~~ LABORING MASS~S the college pl11cement bureau and whenever it is poss"o1e, Meso One of tre r r. t ·,.... P"' • en. o pe•son receives \"/hen enter college srudents ore given preference in work placemen•. ing Meso college is ~ne ex•reme friend iness of rhe s•uoents. With a pooulo!ion of neor•t 20 000. the ciry is believeo to ' Remorkoole ' soy many who compare it wiLh ·har of other in offer more work opportunities for col'ege studen·s than any stitutions· but there is o definite reason for rh"s congenia a· o'her colleqe town in the sta•e. Because of · ne many wholesale mospnere. houses · n Gr011d Junct:on. many saJOenrs f nd uor~ in these Accoroing to a reccn• survey nea• y 89 oa· cenr o' ·he orgonizotions. students do por+ or full-time wor~. wh"d: enaoles ;hem ro oay all or porr of ·heir school onci liv"ng exoe:-ses. With so many Tne retail traoe oistrict covers an area ;he s"ze of ··e s·ate uni·ed in o common ir:•eres•, tha• of wo••ino to ;urther their oi lowo. N11turolly local mercnants are ir: consrant oemand ol eoucation, a frend y ana cooocra;ive =eeting towa•d fellow sruoent help ro serve the residents o: this vast area. s•uoer:ts is on y notura!. Usual y there are more jobs !or women in private homes Many of the working students oota"n jobs v:hich will help than in o·her occupational fields. During the 1940-41 school them learn to meet tf:e puolic and i~ o:hcr ways fit ·hem for ye:>r •here we·e not e~ough women to !·11 all or the jobs avail the occupations they wish to pu•sue ai~er leaving Mesa college. able in privote homes. Radio Announcer, D11ve Wo per, now doing ~im~ in the army. Fred Wirth i employed by college boo(store manager, Elo "ne was eMployee by •o+;on KFXJ before being draftee by U. S. Myer · help• her dispense books, candy soft drinks. Student fountaineers ere instrumental Spring has come and with it Ralph Delivery boy J im Arney and many in dispensing the pau .e thet refresh Woods. one of the meny highly others receive part-fme employment es to thirsty Grand Jcncfioners. traineo srudent fertilizer Technicians. from local rerai mercharTs. THE MASSES (continced) THE MASSES (continued) Scurr · ng over ·he roce of Grand T'1e tf-earres of Grand Juncrion Junction l"ke ·he oroverb'ol busy arc well reoresented by Mesons. bees are rhe worl ing students of iloob'e Clar! Ma•y Liz Hen Mesa college. They are employed d ick.son, dancer Viole· Corrigan in ever·{ !ype of 'ob =rom dioper a·•a ac-ress Jane An!! Akers grace chJrging ~o I aulin~ dynami·e. In the bo,-o!fces of ;ne four ~he {ac- ·r rhere is any type o= job on atrcs. S1..ch decora ·ive males as -,e wes;ern slope not being en !::o) Youno Loran Weaver Reece gaged in oy some student, i· is BoIs Rola:~d Marasco and J'mmy prooaoly because the college ran Samuels ·ake care of the usher' ng out of students who we•e see~ing and tidet ·ak'ng. Reece also has employme-:•. t e aoub·ful honor o! chang· ng the In ·he first place, to~e the wom marquee in al kinds of weather. en. Since the woman s place is in Composed entire.y of college the home it is on y natural to f nd stuaenrs rhe popu ar Collegian such coeas as Joy Johnson, Erma orchestra is kep~ ousy playing for Weaver and Gerry Hilliord busily ~ ops over the entire wes•ern slope. engaged in renaing •o house· ~eep Heaoed by the Dufiord brother 'ng duties in sorTie of Grand Junc ad. Jim and Bill, and Bob Wamp· tion s homes. Here they tidy up ler the orchesrra also boasts the rooms prepare meals and in Gene Spinoler Johnny Bell, Bill Gerry s case even mind the babies. Lillian Skinner has par•-time employment in a dry Lylle, Gerald Giffi,., and Joe Han But Meso gir are also career gooos s•ore. Lillian clerh aoes stenographic wor~. nigan. womera. Georgia Coo( Myra Night workers a•e represented Marie Treece and v· rqinia Steven by watchmen Car Metcalf and son wor:- in clothing departmenrs Weldol'! Griff·, who protect the of local stores. Surrounded by Daily Sen· inel from ff+h column beauriful gowns ana p eo,ant cus· ists arsorais7s ana 'lews hounas. tomers, ·:-.e g'rls earn their weeHy Orvi le Ealun a so soerds sleep ess oay checks and leo•., how to mee• nig!.•s,. mo•hering a wnolesale arug and influence people. firm. Les:er Nagel and E"eret· Parke Bel-1-.opoi~g col eg'a;es Boo are lao assiston·s ·o Mr. 0. R. Bowmar, Do" Dar Billy Be lmire Lindesmith. In ~he copac'ty of ond Eadie v·amar assume the ·ne·r positions they assist tuden:s du··es o= a college chamber of ·,./th rheir e~perimen:s and keeo commerce in ma~ing hotel-·ourists the chemical · ables ..,. ell supplied well aware that there ·san up-ana wirn wha· u'1scien·'fic students call comir:g col ege 'n the town. rhar smelly stuff!" Borh of these Va r' ety stores · n Srana J1..ndion boys plan careers in which this cf'er emp!oyment for many of ;he practical experience Nil! prove in coeds who work Saturdays and aft valuable. ernoons during the year. They Bu· ·nere are a great number of au'-ol"latically go on full-time dur fellows who toil at in between jobs ing rush season of Christmas. . . . podions that are necessary to Bill Regian and Jimmy Keegan, brioge the gap between education representing the at hletic depart and final voca·'on. ments of football ar;d basketball Soda fountains 'rom one end of College office g'ves inva uab e training to Fern Os respec;ively. are sw:1chboard op the town ro the other are fountain born. who is interested · n entering Civil Service. era;ors in the local Public Service eared by co lege men ona in some company, before and after of!ice cases women. Don Harp tokes a Markets cUer emo1oyrnent ·o John Do'an and other nours. The'r job 's ·o contact ong Sunday shift at one popular Mesa mero. C er-'ng is one of their va•'ed aulies. trouole shoo·ers who are called eatery and Ham Waller Stal to !ix elecr·ical eauipmen· in all na,er is a steaay emp oyee a· a par·s o! •he city. Ore o! rhe most arug s·ore station. One marvels e•ci~- ng phases of ·heir work a· this droopy-eyea •oda-'er, who comes when a fire alarm ·s sound ca mly ;osses glasses around '"irh ed. 1• 's -he·· duty TO find out supreme self-confidence un•i one where ·he fire is a:~a ·o ge· in ~nows •ha· Hom's summer job is ·cucn wi·r. rhe 'trouole shooters hauling aynamire nr .J the oil 'ielas wno mus· cu· elecrr'cal wires in ·he o~ Te·as. burni!lg bu'lding to ~revent them Co~e disoenser Eleonor Wilson from soar! ir:g and p•ead;ng rhe g•aces anotner poo~lar collegiate f're. (We mean the wires, not Bi ll relaxing spor with Lois Dohlin ond and Jimmy.) Phyllis Nason hooping the curo in Me>a girls are a so emoloyed as cowgirl ou·fits. Carmen 'Goooer switchboard opera·ors. Francine lee Kemper has wor~ed in an Flanagan and Gertie Griffith both ether drug-fountain since orriving work at the telephone company; at Mesa college from Western Francine in Grand Junction Ger· Srate. tie in Pal:sade. MASSES (continued) Boys oer.eatr. " e soi, are Lar·y ana Russell Mc Manus, rhe mining brothers. During rhe summer months and school vacations these boys head for the hills and mine vonooium. True coys of tne soil are siUaems who live at -~e col ege fa•m on the Rea anas. It giv• .;,s employme:n ana living quewers to :ihy boys with on oaditional fifty non-;-es1den; stuaents. Resident stuaen·s wor~ one hundred hours per month ana earn pocke; money oesides room and board. Th0 college farm is constantly growing with the boy> budd1ng the odoirions ;hemselves. Kenneth Motz. owns h's own farm wni e his cousin, lv1erle is ni•ea on ano•her. Bed Galligan is Mesas g·tt to the D. & R. G. W. railroad. ' Tne-mon-who s·always-there, I-ron' Kose, represents the Keal S'IK Hosiery company. Vanoals are warned to Keep away from the col lege building after dar,, for no orner than Max Davidson is ~he nignr \•,atchman. MaA also nas o·ner dur'es such as sound-efleds-mon-exrroord'nary for the co ege aramafc ven·ures. A number of girls have en"'p oyment ,eeping the oliice records straight under rhe airection ot Mrs. Glenrose Krigooum. ~uch girls as A modo Dickerson, Carol Lynn Elurd:d. Jeon Murray, He:en Selan and Martha G•aharn are gainir.g experience in office ''ork as we I as learning how 10 get a ong with hun dreas of st~;denfs who rush in daily with some ·ran·ic need. Homer Waae, bosketoall ace, is an eAperienced carpenter by trace, bu· Mesa col ege athletics, ora maries and studies keep him ;oo busy to use his ex perience-as a carpenter of course. Cor sa•esman deluxe is Vance Thornourg who ente•ed the auto motive business from hoss' trad' ng. Ga1e Borah is receiving a most hb~rol eoucation in onn~;i·'es and tv.enty-pay l'fe. Miss Borah · em ployee as a reaaer by termer Sena1or Roy Cnapmd'1 who is in the insurance business. Gl!l e s s1ster Joyce worh for Mr. James rom lin, awyer. Interesting are the jobs of some students. Leah June Hopper, believe-i1-or-not, is wo, ~ing her way thru col ege as a magazine sa esman. Willord Roper has 1he Grana J,.mction oir.-oal consession. Ace line Van Gunay ana Mary Liz Bush give music lessons on ·r.e ce lo. Bas~e~oal man Rodney Strain is a aemsti+cher ·n a local clorhing s•ore. Ken· Sutt·e tends oar in a locai drir.(ery. A paper route occupies the time of ln ternatior'Jal Relations Club pre~y Hazlett Wuo ben. Ed Roberts is employed by a flour mill a"'d James Yanland'nghom is •ne physical educa•;on in struc•or at a CCC cornp. These are so:-ne of rhe srude"fs who are em ployee oorr. ir !ul and par.-rime joos. There is anorher gro:.~p who toke only ood 'obs, ~uch as might come along. One boy received excellent pJy tor sitting oeside a telephone operator an entire n;ght. Leroy C~arlesworth ano Marsha'! Olson earned e\·ra spend'ng mor'ley mooeli•tg mens c otl'ng in the ci·y-v/ae fashior. show. Ana wno cor. fo•get Joe Bo;:ce c•essed as a heac-n~.;"·er march'ng up ana down Main street in back oaint, fo sa tee·n and a hondfuil of straw! 1i may have oeen o oir peculiur me dresseo like a cannibal to aovertise mens hats," said Joe, ''But who! do I care. Did you see those two girls who wolked around w· th me:' IN T~E GREEK CAMPS To ·he oe.,.,.;loereo freshmen, just entering col eg~ !or ·ne r'rsr ... ·me ·he mos• awe-·r.soi•'ng ex pere'1ce is prooab y oeing rushed by a socia fra"e•·,-~y. Mesa col lege is no excep·'on for within i•s wa11s owe Kappa S1gma Nu and Delta Ze-a Ph' ·ne rrienoly rivals. Having been four.deo in 193 7, Kappa Sigma Nu is ~he older of H·e two •rats v.ith De'ta Zeta Phi sw·nging i'1to ac'on in 1938. Each year prospective "T'embe•s are ' rushee to dinners mov'es and other events, calcul':lted to draw Kappa Sigma Nu, mens social fraternity, engaged in numerous a.::riviries d~ring the year. them into the brorherhood as rap bample: 'The Ten Types of Necking ' a skit presented on Stunt night. idly asJossible. Front row: Marasco, Rood, Vails, Mr. 0. R. Lindesmi th, Lytle. Bowman, Boeti er. A re -letter event was the co-op Middle: Weaver Vaughn At! in son, Pau, Ow ens Rog Sr•ain. pledge oance held ir. the college Back : Young Rod Strain Edm.Jndson, Suttle. Harp. Widman, Harris. audi+or'um. The frats planneo the sport hop +ogetrer and carrieo it out in true brotheri10od spirit. The programs at this dance gained wide-spread •ecognition, espec'ally tram ·he pledges. The programs were in ·he form o! m'niarure padd es! ne Kappa S'gs "dO two im por·ant events ot..rirg the fall Md win·er a~,;ar·ers. One was a oro gressive · cinner and rhe other was a Du·ch Lunc"l at ihe La Coun Hotel. Tre la·ter proved ·o be the most ;a keo abou·. In Feoruary ;ne Delts helo a Swee·fleart Formal dance in the college library at which M'ss Betty lee Morse was crowned Sweet heart in The center of a huge heart. Popula; co1lege sport engages Kappa Sigs. Delfs c•own Be~ty Lee Morse Sweetheart. Mos~ ambi~ious u'1dertaking of the Delts provea to oe the moving of the victory bell from the o ld college to the fieid ., bad of the ne·.v campus. The bell boomed out many fmes ot..rir.g The a·hletic season eno while the De l~s felt prouo of themselves for m 3 king the vic· tory radet poss'b!e, rhe neighoor hooo surrot:noing 7f-e college si ently curseo. Composec of 26 memoers, ao v'sed by Mr. 0. ~. Lindesmi·h Kappa Sigma Nu ·s heaced by George Paul, presioen•; Bob Young vice presioerr; Don Harp secre·ary· and Rola'10 Marasco treasurer. Wi;-!, 32 memoers to its cred't ond Mr. Rolland Ba 1 as aoviser, Delta Zeta Phi went hi loilly for Stunt nighr ana won secane prize. t:,e Delts ha"e the rollowing of Bnoo Bur'1·, a mountaineer b:~nd, ana a litt e wooden shack. ficers: Orville Ed un, president; Front row: Morton, Hef in, Tooliss, Ed:un, Peterson, McDan'els. Keith Topliss, vice president; Pat Second: Be I, Samuels, Bond, Deshayes SoderstrurT' Hu.,ter, Tnor!'lburg, McCoy. Peterson. secretary· George Hef Third: Giffin. Wubben, Ely, Reed. Mahannah. Arney, Ballard, Treece. l'n, treasurer· Gerald G'ffn. his Back: Simpson McCow CANNY KENNY OUTWARD BOUND A versatile man i. Mr. Kenneth D arna brancned ou• this year Ury, oirector of aroma··,... heao ond covered more territory ;han of Ire soeech ana biology depart ever before. One of the most im ments. He caMe ro Mesa co1lege porlont acfvi·'es the oepartmen• this fall from Westminster college engaged in proved jo be the per in Solt Lake City. formonces given outside the col lege thea;re. Mr. Ury, who gained his oack Presenting one-act ploys to va grouno in dramatics from one a! r'ous service clubs 11nd org<~niza the leaoing schools or drama in tions not only here in Grona Junc the Uniteo S•a•e;, pu ~ his oy tion ou• ·o surrou'lding towns as namic persona ity ir.to his work well, the orama:ics closs devel and gove theatre patrons of the opea professional-li~e entertain ment over the entire western western s.ooe a rf'')Sf complete slope. season of orama. The one-acr play, Connie Cops In directing bo·h light comeoies ·ne Boss," proved •o be •he most ana heavy drama he d'splayed a pop~.;lor, and was pre Said embarrassed actor Hazlett Wuoben a~ he ana "Charley's Aunt" cowers under Kenneth Ury oirects with deft Jane Ann A(ers buffooned in Goodnigh~ Caro bombas+ic direction. Play used theatricol technic. presenting a line,' lr front of o I ·hose people-in o nigh·sh'rt? two in+eriors ana one exterior. full season of dr:lmar'c hils. Coach Pete Carlston Charlesworth, Dahlin, Rose Assistant Coach Crandall SID~LIN~ PAC~RS GRIDF~ST Mesa's successful ath1eric program is under tre direc~ion of Meso s 1940 footoa!l season was generously sprinkled w'th Coach Pete Carlston who is completing his second year as 1as" minute touchoowns. low scores and roin washed games. The athletic coach and director of physical educa~ion. ~/avericks produced a hard-fighting squad packeo with ·earn Coach Carl ton came to Mesa from Westminster where he sp' rit and enthusiasm. COI"s'stently ·umed out brilliant athfe~ic teams and oeveloped o The Moroon ana White gridde•s wrote the finale to their strong intramural program. gria season by smashing out o 20 to 6 win over ·he strong Car In h's fi•sr year ar Mesa rhe Maver'cks wor. the conference toon college team. for a season record of s·l( w'1s, two games ·irles in botn footbo I and track a:-ao the single; ;·- e in tennis. lest and one tied. This year rhe Mesons tieci for second in the pigskin race, fed In au--of-conference play the Mcsans oefeared Greeley for third in basketball and won the wrestling crown. State and Colorado Mines Freshmen squads. Aoams State, and The physical education program at Mesa is ga',.,ing a wide tieo with Pueblo. re:putation. For every man i'l college. Mentor Carlston advo A orilliant fray was the 6 to 0 victory over •he hare-fighting ca tes physical exercise thar can oe carried over 'n·o later life. Brancn Agg'es frorr Ceda ~ City, Utah. This was the aMual A· the Ur.iversi·y of Utah, where he was a stuaen· Cooch Wisemer. duo sponsored qame ana drew one or the largest Corlston gaineo all-conference honors in bo~h foo·ool and c•owcis of •he seasoP. bas~e•oal. In •he r·nal home game of the ~eason played on Colorado's Ass'star.r Cooch Irvin Cranooll o so won all-con1erence Turkey Day November 2 1 the fighri ng Mavericks went a own honors a; ihe University of Utah. Coach Crandall helps with in a bitterly fought game before the league 1 itlist• Aloion football. basketball ana track. S·ate of Albion. Idaho, 23 to 7. The "M" club is strongest and most ocfve orga:1ization on the President Lloyd Jones ·he M cluo conrrols campus poli ~ i cs . campus. It is comoosed of let·ermen of a I soor+s. Headed by The group wl!s ~he first to suoport the News Mag I 00 per cent. Tor~y Jus•in Poon"o Bill Bellmire ~u. Uloerd, Goss ana Justin pack a lot o+ power at the guard PIGSKIN PR~VI~W posts. Regian and Briggs are two of the mos· ciangerous tackles Prospects for a winn· ng football team in 194 1 appear bright ir. the loop. They both weigh well over 200 oounds and a re if rhe successrd spring prac;ice is an indic:a+ion of •he strength shifty. Reg·an is also one of the best dropkickers in the region. T'ley w· I oe a ideo by Scnlegel of Minturn. o~ the squad. lv.en who are e~oected to •e· urn neK· year are: Captain Devire v.no comes from Ca i=ornia wflere he played ou· P~ul Briggs Bi I Regian Charles Schlegel, Ricnaro Goss. War stard:ng preo school ball, is a heady ouar·eroad. Jim Giese, ren U lericK. Tony Justin, Lou·s Donoho Max Dav·ason Don +rom Paducah, ie~as, is expected ·o rove a oig sea on. In · he Devine, Jim G "oson. Bill Belom.re, Eddie Vidmar Ralph Wood Aloion game last year he rurneo in the most scintillafng run of and W arren Beloon. The season, making a dash from his own 16-yard line and oehind At the terminals Coach Carls'on has a shortage of material dean blocking snakea his way to a touchdown. l:::u · will bu· d around Dol' Darr only returning eno !er erman. In Bel m·re, who played l-ois best gome of last ~ea~on against the bacd;elo Devine, G"oson a'1o Belm"re wil form the nucleus. Caroor a· Price Utan, is oeing groomed for a leaoing role in The center of the Maveric\: '"re shou d be one of +e strong the Mesa offense. est ir. the Intermountain confere'lce. Donoho, freshman f•om Several leading foo· oal men who wi I graouate from high Salem, Ill., who turned in some brillian; ball curing ast season, .chools in western Coloraoo ore planning to er.•oll at Mesa will probably be anchored a t cenrer. next fall. Mot Dov"dson Leslie Monn Charli~: Forillo !l I Reg on Mon·rose M lu~ds Uioh Ra·on N. Ill Earl s: il "core Pt~u B•"qqs 1-ier"'a~ HowMrl Edoie Vidmer Don Dort Leo Smith Sol! La•e C· Gra d .. unr·"on Sole"ll Ill foon"o Gra d Junction Fruolo Johnny McNamara Harold Samuels Homer Wade Rodney Strain Walter Schmiot Salida Rock Springs, Wyo. Salt La~e City Grand Junction Grand Junction T~E MAVERICK ~ERD CASABANS Mesas M" club, composed of winners of athletic letters, The Maverick basketball team turned in the best season in i; one of the strongest and most oopular organizations in col the history of Mesa college by rying for third in the strong lege. The organ:::ation worked d iligently thruout the year to lr.termountain Junior College conference with Weber o f Ogden. stimulate an interest in intercollegiate and intramural athletics. Coach Carlston 's men lost only three games in conference The "M club displayed a defini te influence in campus play; one to Carbon college in the seasons opener, and two politics oy el~cti'lg se~e nty-five per ce~t . of its rolitical candi to Snow. dates to offtce. Thet' successful poltttcal campatgns were There were no individual stars on the Mesa crew. Westley probably due to the spirit of cooperation among the c lub mem of New Cast le; Wade and Jones of Sa lt Lake C ity; Keegan bers and the respect of the entire student body for the of Glenwood Springs; Strain and Edwards of Grand Junction, organization. and McNamara of Salida p la yed consistently strong ball. Other An active loyalty to the school and ... he various activities men who saw considerable action and should develop next year within the school is ore of the characteristics of the group. The are Bosma and Schmidt of Grand Junction; Gardner of Delta, ' M club was the first organization to get behind the News and Samue ls of Rock Springs, Wyo. Mag and make the sales campaign a success. Three Mavericks won all-conference honors. Jones was Officers of the club are: Lloyd Jones, Salt La ke City. presi named guard on the first team; Westley was shi fted from :~ dent· Warren Ullerick, Grand Junction, vice president; Russ forward position to center on the second five, and Wade was Harmon, Salida, secretary-treasurer. p laced ar guard on the third quin tet. Bill Edwards Jimmy Keegan Craig West ley Lloyd Jones Delmar Gardner Grand June-ion G lenwood Springs New Castle Salt Lake City Delta Page ponsored by ~OLKos' ME~'I's SToRE CINDERFELLAS Mesa's 1941 track season was dominated by sophomore lettermen many of whom chalked up wi nning points for the Mavericks. Principa l stars of the season were Jess Bathurst, flashy half-miler from Fruita, Mont Carlston, Salt Lake City, and Noel Crisp of Norwood, both of whom d isplayed astonishing speed in the quarter-mile . Roger Swan, anot her Fruita high school graduate constantly menaced pole vaulting records. Mesa received a handicap early in the season, when Pi nky Evans upon whom Coach Pete Carlston depended for many points in ~he dashes. was unable to compete because of phy sical injuries. Marshall Olson, speed merchant from Salt Lake C ity. ful filled Coach Carlston s expectations and chalked up a glitter ing array of points in rhe 100 and 220 yard dashes. The t·ack team compered in the Brigham Young Invitation tournament a t Provo, Utah· the Intermountain J unior College Conference meet at Utah Aggie stadiu m, Logan, Utah; an irvitational meet at Colorado Springs and the National Junior college meet at Denver. In these meets Mesa gained points and continued to estab lish a reputation as having one of the leading junior college track and field teams in the Rody Mountain section . Six let~ermen reported for t rack this season and formed the nucleus for the squad. They were: Crisp, Bathurst , Carlston, Swan, Schlegel, and Hamilton Stalnaker. These vererans were ab~y supported by 28 freshmen and newcomers to the squad includ ing: Vincent Castle, Bill Lytle, Marshall O lson, Bill Bellmire, Harlan Huskey, E3rle Hightower. Bill Ba rcus, Don Devine, Bob Skees, Les Mann Earl Linn , Craig Westley. Jim G ibson, Eddie Vidmar, J im Keegan, Bob Coulter, Bill Edwards Harold Samuels. Warren Beldon, Vernon Reed, Blair Burwell , Bill Crutcher, Don Dart, Warren Ullerick, Homer Wade, Richard Goss Durard Hiatt and Louis Donoho. RACKETEERS Tennis at Mesa college plays an important part in the p hy sical education program. Six surfaced courts in Li ncoln Park are available for student use. El ectric lights permit the use of some of the courts at night. Mont Carlston, younger brother of Coach Carlston and Conference pole-vault champ Roger Swan; shot-putter Warren In termountain Junior College conference singles champion, is Ullerick; 440-man Harlan Huskey; javelin-thrower Don Devine; the coach. He has definitely improved the games of many and tennis ace Mont Carlston limber up for the 194 1 season. Mesans. both men and women. Last year's conference winner, Swan, is shooting for the National Mont, who is especially famous for his serve. has competed junior college record at the Denver meet this year. against some of the best rac~e t men in the West. While he was liv;ng in northern California, he was regarded as one of rhe best singles players in the Oakland Bay section. Salt Lake City fans are strong in their praise of Mont who won the c ity singles title for so many yea rs it would require statisticians to compute the total victories. When Mont leaves Mesa he plans to study psychology at some Rocky Mountain senior college. PI GSKIN SCHEDULE 1941 September 27 •... Carbon ______Grand Junction October 4 • . Dixie ______Grand Junction October II _____ Branch Aggies _____ Cedar City October 18 _ Open ______October 24 _ ----- __ Greeley State Freshmen ______. Greeley October 31 ______Weber _ ___ Grand Junction Novembe r I I ______Ricks ______Grand Junction November 15 Colorado Mines Freshmen _Golden November 20 ___ W estminster __ . Salt Lake City Coeds display interest in ma t hematic~ McManus can display an interest 1n The mysteries of Mesa's intricate when explained by Larry McManus. geometric lines a nd curves. sound system d o not baffle Larry. TYPICAL STUDENTS 'continued) Tall, handsome Larry McManus, with laughing eyes and a We met one afternoon over a coke, vivacious Virgini a friendly grin is a natural typical student. Studious, energetic Stevenson and mvself. She sat across the boot h wi th her lux ana popular he is one of the best known persona liTies at Mesa uria nt hair fram i ~g he r pretty, cherub-like face and I listened college. He has an easy-going manner that pleases all and an TO her talk. Her voice was unusually exp ressive, conveying ideas attractive personality that endears him to both students and more t hru its inflections than thru the words. instructors. " I can't imag ine why you'd want to hea r me talk a bout my Among his many accomplishments Larry lists a pilots cer self, she sa id. " I haven't done anyt hi ng exciting or in te resting tificaTe from a C .A.A. course and honorable mention on this in my life. I guess that's why I want a life of excitement more year's all-conference football team. Altho pleased with such than a nyt hing else in the worl d . I'd g ive anything to be able awaros, he shyly gives the impression of boredom. to go places. meet people and do interesting tf-.ings. While Jones is a one-gal man among the typical students, ' Someday when I'm about twenty-six I d like to get married Mac is frequently seen talking with a whole group of the fairer end settle down he re in western C olorado. I don't think I' d sex in the halls, classrooms or on the campus. Rumor has it be happy a nyplace else. It seems people who are born here that Larry u:1intentionally has broken more feminine hearts in a lways have a n a ffection for it they can't lose. the school than any movie idol. Larry hates to ge· up before a crowd and once d itched ' I guess you wa nt to know wh at I like a nd d islike don't you? classes for an entire day when he was to be awarded a prize W ell. I love to dance, ski, listen to my own little radio, and just in assembly for being the best looking guy at Delta high a bout anything els e that's fun. school. "Sometimes r like to ad silly. too, don't you? Like climbing Most embarrassing moment of this year for him came when telephone poles. It's fun to dress sloppy. b ut I do love beau a coed coyly remarked, "I wonder if La rry necks all the college tiful clothes too. girls like he does the high school g irls?" Larry couldn t ima g ine We rose and started to leave the coki ng station. " I haven't what she was talking about! given you much to write about I'm afraid.'' she sa id hopelessly. Coking off - campus, Virginia Stevenson often Ginger is an en ~ hu s i as ti c sk ier; To gain experience in journalism, she pauses to refresh between classes. attended Mesa s ski carniv a l. interviews Mr. Rolland Ba ll. GRUNT-GROAN Mesa ma~ men fought ;heir way to the top th · s year with a wide margin over a I the other colleges in the lntermounrain Junior Col lege conference. rhe •wo dua meets, or:e at Mesa college and t~e orher a; Price, Utah were vic tories for ·he Maver'cks. Tne ln rc•mountair Col eg~ conference meet which includes junior colleges in Colorado. Utah. ~nd Idaho was held at Salt La Year-round golf is enjoyed by such fans as Brockman, Harmon and Bosma on sporty Lincoln Park fairways and greens. ROAD S~OW ~rave 'ng over ~.,e wes~ern slope =or the tent!-- consecutive year, the Mes;, Co lege CoM·ac T•oupe fiMIIy came to res· this year on May 5 af•er nav'ng presented ova• 25 perform· ances and 'rove11eo approximately 2 000 mi es. Unoer the direct" on o~ versa i e Mrs. T. J. Treece, who also designed rhe mi!itary cosrumes and acted as chaperon and accomoon'st on C~ll trips •he program was bC~sed on pa•r'otism with songs and dances carrying out the theme. With a chorus of eigh· men and eight women rhe cast also i11cluded :wo drum majorertes, a rap dc!!ncer, two acrobars C~no tl.e Wampler-Du=foro o·chest•a of eight members, making it tr.e larges· troupe ye ~ to spreao good-wil ana en•ertainMent ove• this oart of :he s~ate . High schools visited this oas; seoson were: Frui;vale. Pali sade Appleron, F·ui•a Craig Rifle, Meeker, Poor·a Ho•chhs, Cedaredge, Montrose Del·a, Olathe, Glenwood Springs Grano VC~IIey DeBeque, Mesa Collbran and Grano J unction. During the spring oano tournament, many Contact Troupe members were warmly greeted by out-of-town students who re membered them from these performances. Besides its regular scheciule of high school performances, !"he rroupe or specia numbers from the program also aopeared before many service c.uos ana organiza·'ons. These induced the Granci Juncl'on Ro·ary a·10 Lions clubs Mesa County Med'. cc!ll assoc'ation, Loma Communi·y club Grand Junction Woman s club a no t~e Momrose Rotarians. The Con·ac· "'roupe c1so gave o oerformance oebre a caoacity audience in the college auoitorium, snaring :he sootl'ght with a one-act play from the droma class. The pilots of the bus were Bert McClain ono Russ Harmon. The ' Mighty Mite of Somerset, Eddie Vidmar managed the stage Md helped unloao rhe bus. The schedule of performances \·,as arranqeo ana managed oy Mr. Wll iam Hartman. Mrs. T. J. Treece, o'rec~or of vocol music. fonoly mothers · roupe of 30 Me o per=or-r.e•s on •heir visirs lo western slope schools where some preJtous · roupers now teach. Troupers put best foot forward when re prese nting Mesa. GOV~RNMtNT Studen.s of Me~o co lege have a oemocro:ic form of oovernmenr, heaoed by rhe sh.d~nf council. Members at the council, e ected by o student vote, hove comple;e charge of the activ1~ies ana ex per.d'rures. AMS ana AWS 01v'de -he stu cent oody into rwo groups-men a'lo women. Developing comrade ship among srudents a'ld en·er raining them are the chie! pur poses of these organizations. The A WS mothe·s ea in the fall is entirely arrang-ed and spon sored by the girls. The program, Efficient A WS officers Dean, Rey AM$ officers Dart Wirth, Devine planned entcrta'n decorations, ond entire entertain ·10lds Bush, Skirner e11gineered the ing assembly programs which pleoseo co lege men. ment for ihe ofterncon is under mothers tea Valentine oance. For Men Only signs publicized these meetings. student managemeni. The spring style show this year Ior A WS was presen red by stu dent mooels and ~oonsored by CLASSY CHASSIS local clothing stores. A complete th graceful !;gures flying and warorobe of over 25 cos•umes w· made every girl wisn for a new shape y legs •lashing the coeds spr'ng outfit. of Mesa col ege turn out in ener ger'c groups ·o mee• their sit The AMS assemo y orogram nours of reouirea ohys;cal eouca ' Bartle of •he Centu•y,' •evealed ··an. r~e hidoer: fair for comedy pos Pilo;eci r~ru ar-1-:ery, tennis, sessed oy Pad Briggs arao Karl swimming va leyoall, oaske~ball, Marshall, heovyweigr.ts ana Ollie st iing ice-skaring. soiroa I. soccer, Hayashi and Edoie V'omar, light norse oack rid' .,g soeeaba I ana weights who ·angled in a oo"i"g· clog fa k ana sou3re aancing oy .,.,.restling matcn, juoged by Bob active tv.'ss Louise Rc.lof!, oirecror Coulter. of women s physical eoucation the Traoitionol activ'ties are oo g;rfs of tre co lege are well-known se•ved each yeor. In the fal the for their ge.,eral healthy appeor sophomores sponsor Hell Wee~· ance and posture. and a dance for the freshmen. In Wei-known, also, among the Office rs Dahlin, Vidmar, Edwards, Hunter heao the the spring the fresrmen entertain college me" are rhe rrim shorts the sophomores with the annual that undeniably punctuate girl's freshmen; plan class activities and the all-school pic al -school picnic usually held on inlramurals with a boldface excla nic honoring sophomores in the spring. Grand Mesa. mation po'nt! Student council : Sitting-Per.ber+hy. Harmon Starks, McNam Administration officers o· the sophomore coas~ are: Elaine ara Wilsora Thornburg. Hunter. Staf'lding-Bowman, Perkins Myers L cyd Jane Orv' le Ealun and Marorie Penberthy. They Ballard Wubben. control sophomore ~ocial calenoar. Pttgc prmwrrJ bJ GaRno" roRr ~ Verna and Flo hunt big game, but they aren't stalking lions! Bert, Lois, and Dorothy tell tall tales b etween sets. Mag golfs with Phyllis, swims with Bet, has nervous breakdown. W ho notices lack of snow when Lorraine dons sk i togs? Lois Dahlin s Barbara Clark's Madame X s Phyllis Nason's Baroara Lloyd Jones' Voice Oomph ???? Muscle Line Betty Walker's Mesa Mens Ruth Srark's legs Dream Shape Giggle U/omf2n Lilli011 and George's Carmen Kemper's Mary Ragan s Joan Deans Sc~lzo s Dancing Personality H'lnds Expre,:;; lfeness Color:ulness Leah Ju~e Hooper's Ba•oar11 Dufforo s The Ediror s Elaine Myers Neva s Sa·uroay ::yes Cu•,ness Wit Hair Nigh1 Date Vance Thornburg s Bob Coulter's Misrer Z s Sk;ily s AI Goffredi s Voice Oomph ???? Muse es Line Louie Donoho's Paul Briggs Vernon Reeds Bill Edwards' Mal( Cain's Legs Bull-Slinging Complexion Shape Laugh Sa'Cv~!P .llfl!n B'll ano Francine's Cheewah s Fred Wirth's Don Harps Delmar Gardners Dancing Personality Hands Expressiveness Colorfulness Ham S1alnaker's Hashie's Ted Treece's John Volpe's Del s Annual Eyes Cuteness Wii Hair Awakening Green-tiled entrance ha I. with auditorium at right. and, at left, Modernistic, .,.,ell-lighted stairways and corri:lors ore designed adm' n· trarion offices. to prevent traffic congestion. AFT~R ~OURS Srill as new ana beau·iful as it was the day it was opened A complete and 'ntricate sound sys·em covers ;he entire Mesa college's $300,000 p'ant is one of rne mos; mooern and build'ng, allowing two-way communication oerween the main practical college builaings in the West. Thru the cooperation office and every department. OuHets permirting broadcasts of the students the builoing has shown no signs of wear to mar from both lecture rooms and concert hall are o;her features. its classic beauty. Radio programs can also be turned into one or all rooms Completed in March, 1940, the Mesa college builoing cov over the sound system. Tris year the entire student body con ers nearly half a city bloc~ surrounded oy a caMoLs of twenty venier>tly ~eard ·he inauguration of the presioent of the Un ited acres part of which is lanascapea. Housing t~e en;ire school Siates while sin.ng in their clcm•ooms. in one uni•, the building includes the adm·n·s··a•ion ofiices The mociernis·ic. art gallery is ava'laole •o students for class rooms lecture rooms, labora~ories, auoi·orium-gymnasium e"hioits of ou;side and student work. Th's scien;if'cally oesigneci ibrary, art gallery museum, special physical education rooms room is ind· recrly lighted a no beau•'fu ly oecorated. arc instructors ofiices. At a cos· of over $I 000, the Grand Junc•'on Lions dub With the scienti~ic lighting and ventilation, +ne plant is a ras maae possible ~he landscaping of parr o! tne campus. A students' paradise for srudy and recreation. Build'ng inspectors luxuriant lawn with correctly matched shrubs and trees imme and educators from many ~ections of the region have come to diately surrounds the building. Tne rema'nder of the campus will Grand Junction ·o study the unique construct:or>. be landscapeo as soon liS funds are available. Fully-equipped fooos lab otfers up-;o-aa·e conve'liences for ·he Superior li~hting focil't'es tn strea:nlined cf.em'stry labs aid f.om ec tuden•. r: ence ma tors. ... Bill Bellmire ana other Mesa men have complete gymnastic equipment for their intramural exercises. MUSCLE MEN Hoisting cent ury-weights Lamberson and Pitman Paul Briggs This year men's intramurals were carried out with a com plete system of competi+ions between teams and individuals. exemplifies virile Mesa manhood. The sports included were touch football, basketball, table ten nis, volleyball, tennis, softball, track and archery. lntramurals became more popular than ever before among Mesa men during the school year and 96 per cent of the college men participated in at least one of the many programs. These contesh are not planned for aud'ences, but nevertheless, draw spectators who whistle, yell. and otherwise show their approval or disapproval of the bout, game, fracas, riot or massacre, whatever the case might be. Intramural sports enable men to become acquainted with one another and also give them a wholesome way to spend rheir leisure time in building and maintaining health. Ping-pong was deve!opeo this year for the first time ano much enthusiasm was shown. Red-headed, slashing Earle High tower defeated all comers ro cop •he ping-pong championship o1 the college. Basketball proved to be the most popular intramural sport on the campus with Delta Zeta Phi socia l fraternity walking off wirh honors. Through a sys~e-n of eliminations in regularly sched uled games, the top team was chosen from the nine quintets in the league. The groups were Delta Zeta Phi, Kappa Sigma Nu, Mavericks, Longhorns (blood brothers of Mavericks), CCC ooys, and the four reams composed of individuals without club offiliarions-Mustangs, Sparrows, Whites, Reds. Intramural ··ack was inaugurated during the spring quarter. Each individual competed for his own points, rather than fo r a teams points. W inners received gold pla ted belt buckles. Golf. archery and tennis received attention during both the fall and spring quarters. From being moderately popular in the fall. all three took a sudden upswing to become the most popu lar sports en spring quarter lists of physical activities. A special activity class is organized each ouarter for students who can benefit from corrective exercises. Parallel bars, weights and d1..mbbells are part of the excel lem equipment which is available ro men interesteo in gym nastics. Balance, muscle-develooment. and body-building are all raught to the stuoen• by t~is methoo of exercise. Part of the intramural program of acrobarics included srar performances Versatile acrobats Walker ano Coulter have g iven exhibitions between halves of home baskerball games. of body control and balance over entire wesrern slope. News Mag staff plans ro present pono•ama of college life. Criterions, when distriouted, otrracr news-craving stuaents. W~ COV~R TH~ CAMPUS Behind the success of every puolishing ven·ure lurk cert,,-n Sporrs ed··ar Russ Horman spen; a lo· of 'ime orguing persoMI; ·es who snur. pub icity. These are ·he staff memoers aoout rl>e narre of the magozine. He consioe1eo tendering who conceive, plan ana execute o publication. A,y success the his resignation out when prevoiled upon ro reconsi der for the News Mog moy acn·eve is due :o the comoined efforts of oil sake of rhe gooo old traoition of ' carry on.' he reconsiciereo of the staff members. and devo'ed extra hour. to writing sports. Earle H ightower, New Mag photographer Ben Wal Proofreading is all-nignt job ana Flurry or press lime excites eoitor who Photoman Walker illus•·ates 'Crite." Frank Too•haker of· en goes unshaven. inks face; rouges type. Doe~ own developing and printing. Pagl' Spotl! oreJ b) \1A '-l.d L\ N£:WS HOUNDS Pub isheo once every three curely in her chair. When Presi weeh the Mesa college Criterion, den· Wubben and four visitors s;uden· newspaper, ·s en•irely self ·"a ~eo in ·o inspec; the Criterior. suopor•· ng. h nos a circulation of room Ear e was so embarrassed ·hat his face still has a perpe;uolly aop•oximately f i f t e e n hunorea sunburned loo . cooies ana is circula~ed ·o most of Ma•y Leise Fis~er, Virg'nia Stev· ·he co leges in ·ne Uni•ea S;a•es enson and Elvern Brockmon are ana high schools thruo~;• Colorado deoartmen• eaitors. Each ·akes ar.d Urah. complete resoonsibiliry for his sec The edi·or Mary louise Giolin, lion, assigns s·o··es, checks copy, ana her deoanmental assistants, helps wi h make-uo. Mary Loise Fisher Virginia Stev Frank Too7haker, as proofreod enson, Elvern Brodman, and Frank er, spe'laS many :; eeoless nights Tootha~er, take co •e of all the co•recting proof. When a poper copy. while Earle Hightower and is going to press, his working hour. Barbara Lloyd Jones, business and ore usually from II o clod at advertising managers, balance the night •o 3:30 in the morning. budoet. Under these various de Ace interviewer of the Criterion part;;,ent heads, Doris Seic!, Al staff is Grace Lowe feature writ· meda Dickerson, Marie Merrid er. She was or>e of the ;hree Grace Lowe, Mary Scalzo, Lloyd Grand Junc-'on people •o inrer· Jones, and Russ Harmon do actual view motior. picrure s;ar, Tyrone repor•or'al work. Ben Walker ra:es Power and his wife, Annabella, - mm~ :::!.!!.!!!. :::••••• :::: ~: l :; I :j~ Mesa College President Horace J. W ubb:m, having oeen a C olor~do h'gh school educa~or before coming to Mesa understands the h'gh school graduate's problems. s·,ce he became president in 1937. Mesa has emphasized term'na educalion. Mr. Wubben is vice preside,- of the Colorado Education Association ana will become president of ;ne o rgMizarion :or -he school year 1941-42. GROWTH GUIDANCE Sixteen years of continuous ~horoug~ grov.r+h character'ze The s;c~oer,. guidance program at Mesa college is ga1n1ng t he oevelopment of Mesa college. Beg·nning in 925 wi t h 39 a wide reputar·on ~hruou · ·ne Rocky Mountain region. Mesa students. five facu.ty members a nd a meager curr iculum Mesa college is not content with merely reg'stering a stuoenr and college has ad vanced and expa nded un til today ir is rated as letting hi m solve his own problems. The guidance program at one of the leading junior colleges in •he Unitd States. Mesa is a n individual p rogram for each student. During the current ~ear 639 regul~r•y enrol ed s-udents have At ·he pre-registratio1 conference a tentarive orogram is attended Mesa college. Thir-y fu I and par--time · nstructors outl'ned which - .e studen• may follow i= he regis'e"s a- Mesa. are on the faculty and there are I 08 courses offered in rhe I i he piMs to enter a serior college af;er leav· ng t\Aesa he will various curriculums. prooably take courses 'n a prepa·atory curriculu'l'l. Behind the g rowth of Mesa is a story of continuous ha rd If the student wishes to take a year or two of college work wor~ and the development of progress've ideas on the part of to prepare himself better to make a living. he could choose tfte co1lege adM'nistrators. facu ty members, s-udents and sup term'na courses sue~ as bus·ness. agricul•c~re ae•onau· ics, etc. parers thruou• the western s.ope who think of Mesa college as When -ne student enro• s ~~ Mesa he is a~signed to an their co lege. instructor who is · '1terested in the same fielo as -he stuoent. Mesa college is conscious of its obligation to t he people of The student a nd tne instructor have many informal confe rences the western slope and is constantly a le rt to ma ke changes tha t during the year which enables them to become well acqua in~ed. will best serve the ir·erests of the students and +"le p~•rons of The ins~rueo r takes a personal responsibility in helping the i1e college. studen- solve h's problems. Under the guidance program, Dean Marshall Miller, with the Annual Vocation conferences under +he direction o! Deans Mary other members o! the administration and faculty, aids students R~it a nd Ma rshall Miller ana Mr. Harold Routh, vocational di to plan courses a nd to solve -heir proolems. rector, assist students in choosing their life work. N~WS MAG HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS CAMPUS LIFE SEEN THRU T~E EYES OF--- WADE FISHER AND AND VIDMAR ROSETIE Homer takes a look at Eddie and Eddie looks up to s e e a lofty Homer Wade. Betty appears thus to liPie Fisher, and visa or versa from Ethel ro Bett. Landscaping donated by Lion s club at cost of over $1,000 might compare thus. Ten sanitary water dis pensers compare a bit oifferently to these two coeds. Homer gazes at Homer at close to 6' 3"; while Eddie admires Eadie around 4' I 1". Betty should stoop be low her 5' II"; Ethel go tiptoe to make up a 4' 10". Building supervisor El mer ' Pop Houston; our Mae~tro Sardoni thru the hi-lo eyes. M'elle Peebles profes seur de francais; Ar tiste Ia Cardman, to the extremists. ,CO·ED SHOES L~TT~RS TO GOLDEN PHEASANT tor f'*\(•n ' r.. ' ' 1' ~ 11 I•U\ '• ral 1~fr of 'hu1• l. , J ..... ,.. ..• T~~ N~WS BAG 1 'rJIC!'d to lLe- m.inu~c. J 1& • of :soh l h.11lJlc CAFE katber·• to :add du.h II• \our •'' 1• dtruu..::h· out the da\ ....\ lAr.:t-.. Jii1 l"'f tl u of fn w rlo1 1 Nood, Co if. J ;,ow .. BOUT THAT G~ADUATION G FT? \\l~y No S a; • ROYAL PORTABLE TYPEWRITER ... It wos a pleasure Wi·n MAG C MARGI~ _,,d TOUCrl CONTROL? to mo~e the oor· rairs W I NFIELDS, I NC. of the Meso College YOU R SCHOOL SUPPLY HEADQUARTERS ~2,( Ma·· S· . Phone I 8 students ... I L~ell [!~' ll tit;"!:. ~,llll t ltitll rc think c/ltJ. c-f./wa'j.l u '/, eel p/tla f,, Lut,ic...... ' TR EECE FURNIT URE CO. BYRON HOUSTON - 33b MAIN- PORTRAITS BEST WISHES Dear News-Hac: BENGE'S Ah moveo ~p to Grond Junc You'll Want a AND CONGRATULATIONS rion from Ne·,... Port, Arkansas "is· rha o· her doy and on •ound ·h·s Pair of TO THE SOPHOMORES !lyar pitcher on the woll of a fettle wooden shock out in beclc of our new nouse. Ah thin~ hits ops"de "Casuals" ... down but mah gal frcn, Dawgface Annie MocGurgle. sez hif the news Beige or paper printed hit thataway •hats La Court Hotel rha way hit goes. Tan'n White $2.95 and Tha· there's a marvelous trick. $3.95 How do the boys do ~it? Yours rooly. OUR PHOTOGRAPHS MUST- Hi•om Wo ker Everyrhing ;he 122 Crab Orchard Po. . P • se ou 3 B a t _ Co'legiare Needs Four Rases, Ken - uc~ty. 2. Be mo:::~rn ~. Modera•ely lo"' A· ihe Lowest S. M e· o I s•and&rds c· qua •y end o•&·•n.,>S Prices in Town M4y we m a~e your next photograph? DEAN'S CAMERA SHOP Reynolds Pharmacy Ne•• Avalon Corner Fir·h and M~1 CONGRATULATIONS MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT TO OUR POPULAR SODA CLASS OF 1941 FOUNTAIN OVER YOUR CENTRAL CHEVROLET COMPANY OWN FAVORITE DRINK Chevrolet o Cadi lac o Oldsmobi e We Use College Help 235 MAIN 0 PHONE 73 At Formals CAMPBELL'S or Sport Fine Foods Hops October 2 I t 940 446 Co lege Place Excellent Service Lincoln Nebr. Dean Morsha I Miller The All-American Mesa College Grana Junction CAFE Dear Deon Miller: ... I wont you peoole a; Mesa to ------ 1 ~now I oopreciote 10 sEE oUR ~ Compliments of Q \) 1>-\JI'{ "M Moni rose, Cok>'ado. J Dear Editor: J I have often thought of writing to the College to express my ap preciation for the splendid pro e.e.11~eo. grams presented over radio stenion KFXJ every Friday afternoon dur ing school months. I am a loyal booster of Mesa BEST WISHES TO College on the Air and have been MESA COLLEGE all year. I rhink the programs give STUDENTS . .. an excellent picture of college life and do much to acquaint the en W E HAVE BEEN tire western slope wi t h the won SALT LAKE HAPPY TO SERVE YOU derful preparation Mesa College gives its students. HARDWARE CO. I enioy hearing the students t a~e Grand Junction Copeland's Apothecary oart in these programs and realize 523 MAIN 00 PHONE 39 it is valuable experience for them. Hoping to hear many more col lege broadcasts in the future, I First National Bank rema1n, Sincerely yours, Victor C. Garn1s Agency Grand Junction, Colorado Mrs. D. B. Walker. *Ed. Note: This letter is printea to show the general reaction to the FIRE INSURANCE college radio programs which are Capital and Surplus, $200,000.00 made possible weekly by radio sta Dependable Insurance Since I 906 tion KFXJ . Many of the broadcasts are written and presented by stu in Grand Junction dents under the d irecrion of Mr. MeMBER FEUERAL DEPOSIT INSL. RANCE CORP. William Hartman. +"'4 MAIN ST. PHONE 99 CONGRATULATIONS To Mesa College for this great magazine Once again The Daily Sentinel, Weste rn Colorado's largest daily newspaper, and its printing department, have taken pleasure in printing this publication. For fine printing, call The Daily Sentinel. For the latest and fastest news, for a wide variety of fea tures, read The Sentinel each day. NEWS MAG Pueolo Coloraoo MESA COLLEGE Editors Dear Reg:strar: President Mory loui' G;bf;n I will be graduated from high school rhis spring and would H •roce J. W~cb. n F onk ""' '"at:er li! e to attend some college in which I can get a commercial Dean of Women Assistants course. M M 11 Vo S Ben Wo ~er, I've heard Mesa s two-year business course will prepare me Dean of Men Ed , H.anto~·er Joy Jo·~son to hole a secretarial posi1ion upon g•aduation. I nave also Morshol M • r Bo boro Du•:o·a Jeo~ Gorsuch, Registrar R~ss H$ " n been told •hat I may take classes other than those in the com mercial deo.:wment. Please send me detailed information. Maurice Gri;f ih Photographers Mesa College Committee Ben W r =1ob rt Nogel JEAN MacGREGOR ri Pe b r n o•e:;. Adviser W ocs n Hortl'l'on, D'reclor of *Ed Note: This is a typica e··er received oy Regis-:-rar Maurice Publ; Phone 905 216 So. Seventh CLASS OF 1941-- WE SALUTE YOU • INDEPENDENT LUMBER CO. YOUR HOME BUILDERS Vernon Adkins Betty Jeanne Anderson Jim Arney Berry Baker Jonn Bollard D~>rrell Barnes Los Animos Grand Junction Collbran New Castle Talluride Eagle Go.e Borah Bernodine Brooerson Carol ly~n Buraick Gyosum Fn;-vale Olathe FOTOFAN According to a recent Gallup survey, ~here are well over 1200 pictures in this magazine. Ben Walker of Montrose, official photographer for the News Mag and the Criterion, and his assistant Robert Nagel of Grand Junction, took practically all of the "shots' in this edition. Ben has gained an enviabre reputation as a photographer of leg a•t." In the p'cture at the ett Pho-ographer Walker was cought · "l a Typical position tok' ng an ar-:stic pic-ure of Billy Louise Carson o! Del+a, majorette in the college oand. For the resul-s of h's work see Page I 3. Robert Nagel has specia ized in stili l'fe pic-ures but after ta~ing many of the pictures appearing on Pages 34 and 35, Montrose and Delta combine talents for "a;t." he has decided that life subjects offer an interesting diversion. Mory E'i%obe·h Bush Mon• Carlston Lesra Carmoney Ruth CMnah~~n Billie Louise Carson Richord Cllslo Grand Junc••on Sal• Lake City McCoo~ Neb. Grand Junction Del io Minturn Georq'll Cock Rob'!rl Coulter :o-Aa·gery Cra:g Ber•hlJ M~>e Crllmer Noel Crisp Don Dar· Grond Junction For: Mo•r:on Gr.lnd J~nction Gro .a Junction Norwooo Grano Junc·ion Ma> Davidson Lois D&vis Joan De<~n A lmeda Dickerson John Dolan lou1e Donoho Montrose Cr&iq Grand J uncfion Ola·he Gro~nd Junction S<~lem. Ill. BcHO I-I~LL W~~K OFF CAMPUS Mos t outstanding week of t he Students of Mesa college are unusually fortunate in the school year is Hell Week, b ri ng· number and variety of entertain ment facil ities in Grand Junc ing seven days of unshaven lad tion. Not only do they hove the many all-school functio ns as d 'es and haggard lassies who, de well as the individual clubs, fraternities' and sororities' activi void of makeup, look like a pack ties, bu~ there are outside recreat ional opportuniTies as well. of starving zombies. Grand Junction has several popular ballrooms where t he stu Hell Week requires all ~reshmen dent is o!fered fne music in a congenial atmosphere. ro wear mon Jewell Egbert BeHy Eqqer Zelia El lis Rl)becca Felts Em:ly Flonders Ch" rlie Forillo Grano V<~lley Grond Junction Grand Juncfion N<~shvil e, Tenn. Sro<~mboa· Spr'nqs Fruit<~ Ca1he6ne Fosler Ver<~ Fosler Florence Founfo'n Beu1an Gas..,ay W. A. George Mary Lc~·se G'blin Mot"!• rose Mes<~ F ruifv<~le Grone J~.,c · ion Grl~om, Texas Gr,n:l Junc•ion I Gerold Giffin Eunice Goforth Jeon Gorsuch Ruth Greaser W~ldon Griffin Ro;'l Griffith I Gr~,d Junction Whe·Jfland. Calif. Grand Junction Thompson, Utah Dolores Collbran Shirl.ly Gustafson Margaret Holl Alice Jean Homan Arthur Hordinq Russell Harmon Don Harp Gilmon Grand Junction Delta Paonia Salida Gmnd Junction R~LIGION WI-IlT~ COLLAR There are more than twenty churches in Grand Junction. Mrs. Glenrose Kri gbaum, recent Mosi of the denominations have some type of college you ng graduate of Mesa, is the efficien people's groups. cy expert in the office. Her duties Epworth and Oxford Leagues, B. Y. P. U .. Irving Club. include being secrdary to the Catholic youth organizations, Missionary Ambassadors, Chris tian Endeavor-all give the youth of Mesa a chance to partici administration. directing student pate in church and Sunday school activities. office help and answering several A large percentage of Mesa students, both men and women, thousand queries daily, ranging attend church regularly and belong to some church organiza from what was the enrollment of tion. Mesa in 1927 to what Maverick Many \viesa college students are members of church choirs hurdler won the I 00 yard dash at and have an opportunity to receive free training under the the conference meet in 1935 . direction of some of the leading voice instructors in the state. " Information, please?" Alilea Haywood Frod Hood Bernice Hendrickson Morqaret Herron DurMd Hiott Bob Hightower rruitvalo Paonia Del to Gro.1d Junction De Beque Grand Junction Leona Holitza Eleanor Homewood John Hopper Billy Jones Wayne Jordon Tony Justin Grand Junction Olathe Norwood Collbran Grand Junction Paonia Carl"en Kompor Bornlrd Kimmey Etnora Lamberson Louise Lane M' OS LIHSOC\ Ear ;,en L~yco • Cortez Oollos Te•os Gra~o Juncrion Delio Gr~no June •ion Gron Ele.,nor Lehmann Elberta Littlejohn Howard Lowe Le•,li< M~nn Jim M Coy Leoro McCrillis Grond Junction Grand Junction Fruitvale M'unds. U l~th Fruita Gr.Jnd Juno lion SCl-IOLAROOST MISS SABIN Mesa college Murr Memorial library is one of the most Miss Ltlilln Sabin became Mesa popular department of the college. Over 7 000 selected college librarian in 1933. Pre volumes are on the open and reserved shelves, covering prac viously she hod special training in tically every field of interest. librarianship and organized county In addition ro the choice selection of books, many currenr library systems in Oregon and magazines appealing to varied interests are regularly received Mo'l•ana. at the library. Some of these are Coronet, Harpers, Better Miss Sobin has done library Homes and Gardens E· quire, Consumers Digest Theater Arts work in New York, Arizona, and Monthly, Mademoiselle, Congressional Digest, Saturday Eve at the University of Wyoming. ening Post, AtiCintic Monthly. Under Miss SDbin s supervision, The library also includes reference books covering the eight student assisl<'l:'lts take care vQ.ri ous fields of study and has a choice selection of readings in of checking books in and out. fiction, drama and poetry. filing, and other librDry duties. Russell McMonus John McNomora Marie Merrick Corl Motcelf El,in,.. Myers Ev3lyn Moyn Del to Solido Collbron tiotch~iss Creiq De- Buque Vir']inie Moyn Re d Miller Jim Moore Oo ...e Mcroy lo R"o Mor'~Jnsen Je11nno Murr~y De Boquo ~·fie Du•CIHI, Oklo. Gr~od Junction '\lomos11 Meeker I I I Losrer Naqel Rober· Noqel Fe·o Osborn EvJrelt Par I Normo Per Oo~o•hy An- Re\ "O ds I Gro"o'J Junc·io- I I