The novelty of coeds at a mining school caught the fancy of Acme Neuspictures, Inc., which distributed a Herald-Post photographer's picture throughout the United States in 1937. Relaxing after a tennis game were, from left, Keith Teague, Rachel Bickley, Louise Maxon, Glynn Sparks, and Virginia Lavigne. After the photo appeared in the Los Angeles Daily News, College Humor, and other publications, the girls were beseiged with fan mail, including marriage proposals. Louise Maxon Rea recalls that a standing joke on campus was her letter from the owner of a California molybdenum mine who wrote that if she were not interested in marrying him, please pass along his proposal to the girl on her right. Courtesy Glynn Sparks Elliott.
The west entrance to the original part of the Student Union Building, popularly called the SUB, in 1948 led to a lounge area with the ballroom beyond. The snack
bar and recreation facilities were in the basement, with offices on the first and second floors.
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