Viking_Yearbook_60

VIKING VETS DR. FRANK ROBERTS Advisor DR. FRANK WESlEY Advisor ED WESTERDAHl President VIKING VETS CLUB OFFICERS PRESIDENT......... . .... ..Ed Westerdahl, Jr. VICE-PRESIDENT. ....... ...Ray Damerell SECRETARY ... .. .... .. ... ....... .. ....... .. ...Keith Haggard TREASURER.... .. ........ ............ . ..Jim Capel SGT. AT ARMS... "" " " " '.. " ..John Pierson, Don Berke CHAPLAIN....... . ..... .... ........ .... .... ...Mike Richmond The 1959-60 school year saw a continuation of the program established in 1958 when a group of ex-servicemen first conceived the idea of of an organization for veterans at Portland State College. A program of activities designed to accommodate the needs of several hundred ex-servicemen, both single and married, was carried out by this year's Viking Vets club. Starting with a small nucleus of members, the organization increased its membership consistently throughout the year The club, in accordance with its three-point program of: service to the school and the community, an adequate number of social activities, and a specific interest in the reporting of Veterans Affairs, undertook numerous projects throughout the year. A Christmas drive shortly before the end of fall term resulted in the contribution of approxi­ mately 1,000 packages of cigarettes and other items to patients at the Portland Veterans hospital. The club also received a sizeable amount of money that went toward the purchase of a wheel chair for a crippled child. Volunteer members of the group constructed a storage room in the arts and crafts section of the college center and participated in the decoration of the college center prior to Christmas vacation. A dance held in February, numerous informal ga therings, and a picnic spring term were othe~ activities of the Viking Vets. The group also published the VETS NEWSLETTER periodically throughout the year to inform veterans of pertinent information. Advisors during the year were: Dr. Frank L. Roberts, Dr. Frank Wesley, and Mr. Joseph C. Blume!. 256