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Davis: Student Publications

In the 1960s, student publications were under the general direction of the Publications Council, a body which advised the Executive Committee of the Associated Students. The council was composed of all publication editors and business managers, as well as representatives from the executive committee and the faculty or administration.

The California Aggie
California Aggie, the newspaper, began publication in 1915. After 1964-65, it was issued semi-weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays during the academic year, in a tabloid edition of eight to 16 pages.

El Rodeo
The yearbook was preceded in 1911 by Agricola, a small paperback book published by the University Farm students. Agricola's content was primarily literary-letters, jokes, poems, and agricultural articles, with a few pictures and a sports section. The title was changed in 1917 to Farm Rodeo and again in 1922 to The Rodeo. In 1928, it was renamed El Rodeo, symbolizing both the Spanish fiesta and the "round-up" of the year's school activities. By the late 1960's, El Rodeo, primarily pictorial, was a book of 300 pages.

Motley
This literary magazine first appeared in January, 1964 and was issued once a semester. Its format provided for four basic categories of subject matter: fiction, poetry, features, and art. Original literature for the magazine was provided by members of the student body, faculty, and staff. Editorial policies were directed by an editorial board consisting of the editor, the creative, feature, and art editors, and two representatives appointed by the chancellor.

Welcome Aggies
Published jointly by the Associated Students and the administration, this orientation handbook introduced new students to the campus. It was written by a student editor in cooperation with the staff of the public affairs office. Although the actual beginning date is not known, a copy dated 1921 is in the library archives. Welcome Aggies emphasized campus traditions and extra-curricular activities and was published each spring for distribution by mail during the summer.

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Editors -- Cal Aggie

Arthur H. Rivett	1915
W. J. Duffy, Jr.	1916
Bill Morgan	1917
Tom Judkins
Louis B. Rowland	1918
Stuart V. Hoffman	1919
Alfred C. Marris	1920
Carl H. Spurlock	1921
C. H. Kensley	1922
H. Tempe
Thomas T. Laughlin	1923
A. M. Charvos	1924
George E. Stanley	1925
Charles Burr	1926
John B. Merriman	1927
H. Clifford Jackson
Lee Landerman	1928
Dean DeCarli
Paul Rinn	1929
Kermit Schmidt	1930
Harry A. Caldwell
Elwood J. Carr	1931
Marshall Dopkins	1932
Clarence King	1933
Robert C. Thompson
Robert M. Howie	1934
Roy W. Crouch
Erick Johnson	1935
George Reismann
Marie Olsson	1936
Ben Taylor
Clark Starr	1937
Bill Snitzer	1938
Ed Stoeckle
Ernie Tarone	1939
Robert Allard	1940
Gale Preitauer	1941
Richard Harris	1942
None	1943-1945
Jean Agers	1946
Max Fisher	1947
Bill Allewelt
Roger Chandler	1948
Horace Hampton	1949
Evelyn Rowe	1950
Mark Clevenger
Jack Boyer	1951
Sidney De Kadt
Elyse Rued	1952
Doug McMillan
Helen Paunton	1953
Frank Rumsey
Richard Ortega	1954
Jacquelyn Aubin
Reina Weidman	1955
Arlie Toulouse
Beverly Whitaker	1956
Nancy Elliot
Allan Deustch	1957
Gene Farmer
Helen Geer	1958
Bob Valine
Jerry Remmers	1959
Michael Boardman
Manny Machado	1960
Mike Payne
Karen Beland	1961
Jerry Remmers
Jim McCullough	1962
Dick Draper
Dixie Jordon	1963
Margaret Jewett	1964
Charles Conrad
Dan Halcomb	1965
Judy Green
Kris Kahn	1966

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