Sec. o62, Students Represent P. L. & R. the mesa college States; 31 Communities Ninety-two sophomores were graduated from M~sa col CRITERION lege this morning at the seventeenth annual graduation ex ercises. Dr. W. D. Armentrout of Colorado State College of VOL. IX GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1942 NO. 27 Education Greeley, was the principal speaker. Of t he 92 graduates, 48 gave Grand Junctio!1. as their home address. Forty-five were from other commumties. Four · istates, Missouri, Nebraaka, Utah Mesa and Colorado were represented. CPrSI .ctory Bonds Dr. Armentrout, Yice president Vl and professor of education, Colo- rado State College of Education, p is one or the oulstanding educators Make High resente d b Y in the United States. Ile has held • Th a number of important positions I eta S and has written 1ead1ng book.Ii i11 Ph education. Average 'l'he J\fesa college chapler of GR.\OUATE8 Nine Mesa college students, I Phi Theta Kappa presented an all members of the elementary group student assembly, Thursday, l\lay Carterville, l\lo.-Heeee Bolls. of th':' civilian pilot training H. McCook, Keb.-Lesta CarmonP:, Helper, Utah. - Flossie Mae conrse passed their ground school Gold. work with high honors, according to a report just received from Thompson, utah-Ruth Greaser Dem·er by Maurice Griffith, l\Ies.1 Aspen--.\lyron G. Quam, Eu college, local coordinator for the ward Actna Roberts. arm), navy and marine coq,;; Cedaredge-Alice Jean Hamon, pro!:rams. Phyllis Jean Phippeny. · Clifton-Charles Raymond De· The nine members of the class Quasie, Eileene ::-.lelson, Leona l\:[. took the regulation government Oberly, "\Vayne Williams. tetsl:1 in civil air regulation-,, Collbran - Margaret Claire meteorology, aerial navigation Skinner. and general service of airplanes Cortez-Carmen Kemper. and made a class average of 90 Crawford - Bruce Collins, per cent. According to Denver Thomas Keenan. CA.:\ oificials the high average i:1 I Ddta - Billie Louise, Carson, a distinct achievement for the El!Jert l\Iilne Dougan, John J. students and the instructors. Th•i ...... _ Stark. tests were gi\·en b, Harley C. Cox ~ Eagle-Darrell G. Barnes. of Demer. I tt=:::L. Escalante Forks- Bernice N. 'l'luee Perfect Scol'es j · Hendrickson. ~ Three perfect scores were made. ,...... l•'ruita-Hoss C. Huntley. Bill Crutcher, Glenwood Springr, I: Fruit\'ak-A. Dean Matchett, made a lUO in meteorology, Roy W~ ta [son. Turn.to Page !!, Col. 2 ~It" ~~"' Gypsum - Joyce Madelien1t~ ---- ~-.J~·· Borah. IPic~ic Tues. :Minturn--Richard HaYnf' Casio 1 J\lontrose-Derrell Albert l\la,.- Delt Formal ~. den, Halph Thomas "\\'oods. Given by Norwood-Frank J. Lorenzi. 1 Nul'ia ·-C. Rol.it•rt 8kecs. Held Friday / Freshmen Oak Creek- George Callas. f'- 011,the - Lois Ruth Dahlin, The last event of the year for -.rz1,-. I Tuesday, May 19, the fresh l\larlha Almeda Dickerson. the Della Zeta Phi fraternity was Palisade - Kenneth L. Motz, a formal dance at the Country man clasi:. was host to the sopho more class at an all-school picnlc Lester J. Schlangen. club on Friday, May 22. This Paonia-Betty Jo Carter. dance was for Dells a nd t heir at the Echo canon shelter house. The picnic started at • p, m. anu Ri{le--George Ellery Broslua. oales only. Somerset-Tony Justin. A theme pertaining to spring dinner was served at 6. Transpor was carried out. Music for the Summer School to Be Held tation was taken care of by pri Turn to Page 6, Col. S. ' ate cars. occasion was furnished b:, nickle- From odeon. The committee which served to Refreshments were served dur- June 15 to August 21 make the picnic as much a suc New Program ing the evening. cess as they could were: General chairman for the dance Mesa college summer scheol will begin June 15 and con- P_u!Jlicity -:--- Hank Henderson, . chairman, Dick Pletka. was Bill Ela. Jim Shepherd and tinue for 10 weeks to .Aug. 21, according to an announce· I Transportation-Keith McFall Is Arranged Bob Johnson were in charge of ment made recently by President Horace J. Wubben. All chairman, Gene Welch, Wayn~ the decorations, and Dean Eble, Miss Rhoda Foss and President Bill Ela and Ted Treece were in classes will be h eld in t he coJJege building a nd will be sched· Baughman. "\Vubben discussed the home eco char.ge of the music. uled for morning hours. l~ood-Bet~y Jean Walton, nomics courses given at Mesa col Specially made corsages, with The courses will be open to an}' more than one course. The fee chairman, Elmor Reed. Irva Sly, lege where a nf'w program is now the Delta Zeta Phi emblem on one. College credit will be gh•en for one course for a county stu Bill Ela, and Jack J ones. Miss in effect so that home ec. grades then.., were given by all the men. to students who have been grad dent will be $10. The $15 fee Foss, the home ec teacher, also may be transferred to senior col uated from high school and suc will permit the student to take helped with the food. The food leges and upon graduation fro1u cessl ully complete the prescribed as many hours as he can carrr. was furnished by the freshman Mesa in home economics Jou will work. Out-of-county students will b,~ class and there was plenty for now be able to transfer as a eYerybody. New Kappa Courses to be offered include charged a tuition fee of $17.50, in Turn to Page 3, Col. 3 l>e1c:inning and advanced typewrit addition lo the course fee. An ======c====c,-=:====----===- ing, and shorthand, bookkeeping, out-of-county sludent planning to Sigs Initiated accounting, business English and take se,eral courses would p:i.y chemistry. $32.50. The regular matuculation Library Gets Many Choice $ 5 Formal initiation for new A fee of $15 will be charged fee of will be charged high pledges of the Kappa Sigma Nu Mesa county students who take school graduates who wish to take fraternity was held Tuesday evt courses for credit and have the Books From Former Teacher ning, May 12, at the home of credit recorded. The Mesa college Iibrary has cal and curren l fiction. Her wish their sponsor, Mr. Lindesmith. !'resident Wubben said Mesa I Five new pledges and one ol high school. :·.··.·!. 'Regardless of this decision she . including selling. J?aint, Chri~t?1as nI plans first to accompany fellow- trees and class1f1ed advC'rllsrng• .. , members of the Colorado Moun- Hls most novel job, however, was Mr. Earl Hightower 1 •·.• .·. ; taln club on an expedition up lbeing an extra at the MGM studios 'l'he Criterion J ·Mount Sneffles near Ouray via during the filming of "'.' ~Mesans Win Grid, Track Mesa college grad-week activi of iris centered the refreshment ties were inaugurated Thursday table ·at whch Miss Rhoda }'os:1 AD LIBS and Miss Cecilia Cardman presid· And Basket.ball Honors afternoon with the tea for sopho From the Library more women given by Dean Mary ed, assisted by Miss Marie Kill· I Rait at her home, 1005 North heffer. Other flowers were used (By Hank Henderson) .______. I avenue. The tea, held between in the house decorations, and a With the sweeping of the Intermountain Junior College I the hours of 4 and 6 o'clock was gay color note was also added b.r track and field meet, Mesa college's Mavericks hung up This is our swan song- 1largely attended with everyone en- the matching servlng plates and • joying the gracious hospitality or napkins. their togs for the last time for the 1941-42 season. Mesa's 1 title, its fourth succession in the spring sport, gave her a our last chance to put m our IDean Rait and or her sister, Miss t b 't th f' l Ad Betty.. Rait. Eire is helping its farmers ob grand slam for the season and also marked her fourth wo- 1 s wor --our ma A beautifully arranged bouquet tain more agricultural macl11nery. straight major championship. Libs-so we guess we'd bet- ======~ Never in the history of the I. for football and track while I i-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--, J. C. C. has any one school so Romey Bordlgan Denver, com ter make them good. I eompletely dominated the sport,; bined basketball and track for his Some more new books . history of any single year. Dur- honors·. ing the fall quarter, l\Iesa scored Incidentally, Bordigan was the came last week. We've hardly 1· 25 touchdowns to run up a scor- only Maverick to set a new record ing supremacy of 107 points to at either track meet the Mavericks had time to more than glance her conference opponents 2 7 attended this year. markers. His feat, however was hardly at them, but they're a fascin- 1 Against other loop schools in more outstanding than Voegely's ating bunch, including a the basketball season, the Mav- jump at the B. Y. U. meet when ericks poured a total of 642 he scissored six feet to come with grand story of the building! counters through the hoop to dom- in an inch of the high jump rec up of the Mayo clinic into a I inate her rivals 5 3 5 points by over ord there. medical mecca, Ruth Suck a hundred in the 12 games. Both Skees Comes Fast Are Better of these figures seem small how- Among the most improved men ow's and Stuart Edward ever when we look over the rec- of the year were Vern Holmes, ord of the Dogies as they ran ~lwin Keller, Ted Treece, Eugene White's latest novels, an I at wild over at Logan a week ago l.;enny, Earl Hightower, and Bob anthology of 16 famous Brit Saturday. Not on·Jy did Mesa I Skees. , ish plays, a photographer's double lier next rival, ·weber, but Vern Holmes looms as Mesas Houston's she gathered in more points by bes; bet ne~t _Y~ar 0 _f neanng handbook, Cornelia Otis Skin l1erself than all the other school.; R~oer Swall; s sk)Scrapmg accoru- b. d phshments m the pole vault. ner's recent rib-tickler, "Soap I com rne · . . . Leading scorer during the foot- Behind the Ears," a collec- I The pictures you have taken at graduation will Only Mavenck to w,n a leller lll ball season was Bob Renner lead three sports this year was Ralph ing point maker of the basketball tion of four of Lillian Hell- I be even more precious in five or ten years than Voegely who was. chosen all-?on-, season was Ralph Voegely while man's plays inc 1 u ding, ference at end m football, ~ece1veu during the spring sport it was they are now-so it pays to have good ones made l the same honor at guard m ?ask- Bordigan who garnered the most "Watch on the Rhine," and Houston's will make beautiful, lifelike portraits ell>all, and was a heavy ;vmner points. the Pulitzer prize winner, at the loop track meet. v oegely (kid Machine Was Great you'll be proud to have and to give. Suitably is one of the finest all-around all1- The l\Ia,·erick football steam- "Revellie in Washington." framed, they make a perfect gift for a friend in lel<'s ever to wer the maroo_n and roller was regarded by many as By the way, we now have white colors. Two-letter wmners one of the best junior college the armed forces! for the year were: Tom Bowle, Iteams to be seen anywhere. Thl:l all the 1942 Pulitzer prize I Della, Hal Feathersto~ie, Los An- eleYen even rated fairly well on winners: History, "Reveille I geles, and Harold Bnggs, Grand a national basis with four-year J un<;tion, won their monograms schools. in Washington" by Margaret A Jarge Portrait in Folder $1 50 lt is doubtful if next year's team Leech; Verse, "Tlie Dust Priced as Low as------• average can come up to last year's standards, jn weights at least. Which Is God" by William Mesa-'42, '43 The Mesa line last fall averaged Rose Benet; biography, "Cru PHONE 261S6 FOR APPOINTMENT about 187 pounds. The Mavericks should have a sader in Crinoline" by For Prospects fair nucleus back for a team next rest Wilson, and novel, "In year, though as several lettermen Byron Houston Portraits have indicated that they will prob This Our Life" by Ellen GI.as- Look Bright ably return to school. One of gow. .ACROSS FROM AVALON these, incidentally, Tom Bowle, The school year 1942-43 at has been elected student body Mt>11a college is expected to be a That's a pretty good finale, 1 president for the cowing year. so we'll say our "hood-bye" IIry:======::::::======~ banner year and the enrollment, Biggest Maverick to win a let 9 according to inquiries made by ter this year was Bill Regian who now. We've had a lot of fun l1igh school graduates, should be is now working in Salt Lake City. writing for you, and we hope as great or greater than it was the Smallest was Harlan Huskey, fall quarter or the 1941-42 school plucky little two-miler. you've enjoyed reading our ;rear. The basketball squad will prob- remarks from up here. Frcshman week of the fall ably be the hardest hit for return- quarter will begin Sepl. 16 ing material as every lttter winner and continue thru Sept. 19. of this season apparently won't be There's a brand new chapter in Freedom Hegistration for both fresh- back for another campaign. the Whiskbroom Saga of this in- man aucl sophomores will be As the curtain is rung down on tl l d held s~·pt. 18, and 19. Class- rown on another successful sea- stitution. We got 1e ow own. ('S w~ll begin Sept. 21. , son in Mesa college athletics, the Lorraine Peterson finally gave !'resident Horace J. V\ ubben students of 1941- 42 can look back Soderstrum the well-known brush- or Slavery who has visited the majority of j on one of the greatest years of off and evidently the local stag:1 the high schools in western Colo- her history are happy about the whole thing. reportsrado during that theinterest spring ofquarter, high I ====~·======~======school graduates in Mesa college is encouraging for a large enroll IT'S UP To us ment. l\Iost of the high school grnduates realize they can be;;,t Graduates help their country by continuing Every man their education and becoming pro-JI A. , Woman ficient in the many fields open to merica must nia and child in young men and women, he said. We Salute High school graduates are in mum effort to Win ke . the maxi. terested in inany fields Mr. Wub- J Preserve o this War a d bt>n reports. Some of the interests ur free n You T Way of l'f, are engineering, home economics, Wo World f i e. nursing, medicine, education, law O orces h . dentistry, photography, business . . nly one can ~ ve collided. and journalism. fight to the /~rvive. It is a Prospective students who wish to learn more about l\Iesa college as it once ap ll1ish. Incredible are asked to write to the college demonstrated pe:ied it has been office for the 19 4 2-4 3 catalog. lllake war at We lllust The catalog gives complete infor . our supr mation on fees, courses to be of Yours isn't a very bright future, ,you're going. to against trea h eme effort fered, transfer of junior college c erous credits to senior colleges, social have to fight doubly hard for a successful career. ous brutism of , murder. programs, etc. More than that, you're going to have to fight to preserve the very principals you've lived for, and The- need . .Pagan enemies. . now is for .. One of the dames at Rhone learned to love since your grade school days. dier.s ci v1Iian House, Berny Hendrickson, to be in action. soJ. to the point, very much ente1- Your's won't be an easy victory, but all America tained the guests at the Dahlin is betting on you, for it is you who are the Amer Hendrickson-Martin - Carson gar- , ica of tomorrow. den party last Sunday with the most beautiful sunboin, you ever laid eyes on. Also to be noted at the gay old event, was the fact HEMRICH that Margy Skinner gave Dot Nin The. United States neman a black eye. Don'tcha hate Federal• lnaurn .. t•e that· strong arm stuff? Public Service Company Bank of G VorporNtloa As wc go to press, we find that rand Junction Federal• Depo•lt Billy Ela, soon on his way to An Reaerve apolis has Just elected himself, s,-.aem by an o, erwhelming majority, tho of Colorado in College . -- J{aadsomest Man Mesa
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