Hilltopper 1957

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The c l a s s of 1959 , ha s f r om its beg i nn i ng , i nc l uded a num be r of zea l ou s a ndd i l i gen t s t uden t s i n t e r e s t ed in t h e activities an d we l l - be i n g of t h e University o f Sa n Di ego C o l l ege f o r Me n . The c l a s s is well r e p r e ­ s en t ed in ou r s t ud en t gove r nm en t , va r i ous s choo l o r gan i za t i o ns , a t h l e t i c s , an d cam pu s activities. DickSh ea , Ha l Mitrovich, Lea Lacy, Bernie Lourito, an d Roge r Ralston a r e we l l known a s s t a t ue pa i n t e r s . Larry Cr omw e l l , Lee H am mo nd , a n dKen Leslie ow e t he i r campu s f a m ep r ima r i l y t o t h e ba sk e t ba l l t ea m . Gen e Borlin an d Cl yd e Gi dd i ngs a r ewo r t hy p i n g p on g op pon en t s . Da ve Op pe nh e im e r ,Larry T e s s a r y , Bill Franklin, a nd Han k Zums t e i n a r e bu t f ou r of t he ou t s t an d i n g sop hom o r e f oo t b a l l p l ay e r s . No r a r e t h e t a l e n t s of t he ve r s a t i l e sop hom o r e c l a s s con f i ned t o a t h l e t i c s . The execu t i ve abilities of Tom Fahe r t y , Vince Ma he r , Denn i s Schmi d t , Lea Lacy, Tony P i azza , Don McE l heney , a n d Roge r Ralston a r e ev i de n t in t h e key positions t he y ho l d in t h e S t u den t Counc i l , Ma s qu e r ' s Cl ub , Ka Hon u Ho i ' s , a nd Psycho l ogy Cl ub . The journalistic a sp i r a t i o ns of va r i ou s sop hs hav e f ou nd exp r e s s i on in ed i t i ng an d pub l i sh i ng t he s choo l ' s first an nu a l . It h a s com e t o t he a t t en t i on of t he p r e s en t wr i t e r t ha t s eve r a l o f his s t a f f com r ad e s —f r e s hme n , a s it ha pp en s —a r e c l a imi ng c r ed i t in l a t e r pa ge s o f this boo k . Tha t such a c l a im can no t be sub s t an t i a t ed ma y be no t ed wh en on e recalls t ha t t he ed i t o r , t h e ph o t o g r a ph e ran d his a s s i s t an t s , on e oft he a s s i s t an t ed i t o r s , an do t h e r key men on t he s t a f f a r e sop hom o r e s . Lea Lacy mi gh t be ca l l ed t h e f ou nde r o f t h e ye a r b ook ; Roge r Ralstonha s g i ven him va l uab l e suppo r t . Pe r h aps no one ha s wo r ke dha r de r t o ma ke t he an nua l a r ea l i t y , how­ eve r , t h an its pho t og r ap he r , Pau lMu l h e r n . Pau l ' s wi l l i ngne s s t o d ev o t e hou r s of his t ime t o t ak i n g a nd deve l op i ng pictures ha s m ad e t heye a r ­ book a possibility. Bernie Lourito's un f a i l i ng sup po r t can no t be ove r ­ l ooke d , e i t h e r . The s p i ans t o be f ou nd in t he c l a s s o f 19 59 i nc l ude Tom Fahe r t y , Bill M ac a t e e , Bill Franklin, an d ma ny o t h e r s . Academ i ca l l y Iwou l d s ay t ha t o u r c l a s s ha d q u i t e af ew ou t s t a nd i ng s cho l a r s a s we l l . As t he conc l us i on of this ye a r t he c l a s s o f 19 59 sha l l hav e r ea che d t he ha l f -w ay ma r k in t he i r co l l e ge ye a r s . Ma y t he nex t tw o yea r s be even mo r e successful f o r t he m.