Whittier College Poet Commons The Rock Archives and Special Collections 12-1949 The Rock, December, 1949 (vol. 11, no. 3) Whittier College Follow this and additional works at: https://poetcommons.whittier.edu/rock _1i t4O BASK T 90.z1 351k Hrr N 17 'will he go.273f R GAUFC 73 ITTlTl ' - L ".2,73 -.---.- -The W141-TTIER ,,' 'l fr .- _4•'_ Oli1' NVIIATTI -oR'' ----- - \V U1 - o ThE ROV A ST REETCAR RIDE TO A DOCTO R'S D EG REE (SEE PAGE 13) I Eaokz i 'LEEth21 THE ROCK !25e424 &74ien & . & 0 OF Another Homecoming is a thing Ken Beyer... of the past and we look to the next WHITTIER COLLEGE one with anticipation for we know Kenneth Beyer G. Duncan Wimpress that as each year goes by the annual Associate Editors affair at the college improves. The attendance this year at general affairs such as brunches and meetings was far above that of last year, but the ALUMNI OFFICERS attendance at the dinner was some- what lower. The number of persons 1949 attending the dinner this year was 347 as compared with 369 for 1948. President Edward J. Guirado, '28 Perhaps some of the decrease was Broadoaks President due to persons wanting to go to the Mrs. Howard Mills, '45 game earlier than they could have if Vice President John Hales, '41 they had attended the dinner. At- tendance at the game, as could well Secretary-Treasurer Ken Beyer, '47 be seen, was tremendously increased. Social Chairman Speaking of the Homecoming foot- Newton Robinson, '37 ball game following the dinner in the gym makes me feel that some sort of Historian Edna Nanney, '10 an explanation is due those unfor- Past President Paul Pickett, '22 tunates who did not get a seat in the reserved section as was promised them. Over 400 seats had been re- served at the game for those who wished to gather in Wardman Gymnasium for the Homecoming dinner. CLASS REPRESENTATIVES Three hundred forty-seven persons were at the dinner. The section of 400 seats at the game failed to seat everyone!!! Logically this does not make 1904-10 Anna Tomlinson, '05 sense, but, if you had the view I had of this wild, frantic and surging crowd 1911-16 Mrs. Lisle Hubbard, '13 you would know that many persons, neither alumni nor friends of alumni, 1917-22 Oscar 0. Marshburn, '17 forced their way into this reserved section when it was opened to dinner ticket holders. To those of you who were deprived of a seat are extended 1923-28 Mrs. P. M. Alexander, '23 my most sincere apologies. 1929-34 W. Paul Batson, '33 It was certainly a pleasure again this year to meet many of you for the 1935-40 Mrs. Wm. Soeberg, '36 first time. There are still countless numbers of you who attend alumni affairs whom I fail to meet because of the demands of the moment. I am sure I 1941-46 William J. Bruff, '41 have passed many of you on the campus during those busy days without 1947-49 Thomas V. Deihl, '47 as much as a word of welcome. A question was asked of me the other day regarding married alumni re- ceiving only one piece of mail per household. I find that this is a common concern of many couples who are both alumni of Whittier College. Our SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES addressograph is equipped with a code system whereby we can eliminate one mailing piece per family when two alumni reside under the same roof. When Athenian Mrs. Judson Wray, '37 you compute the expense of nearly 5000 pieces of alumni mail for each mail- Franklin William Hockett, '39 ing, the saving in printing and postage when the married selector is employed is quite important. There are perhaps 300 such cases in our files. Lancer Preston Mitchell, '40 The Long Beach Chapter of the Alumni Association is again planning a Metaphonian busy year of activities. With Walt Hooker at the helm there is much Mrs. Carl Siegmund, '36 optimism in the ranks of the harbor alumni. Am6ng other plans this group Orthogonian is contemplating "adopting" a future Whittier College student by way of Alonzo M. Valentine, '39 offering a Long Beach area scholarship for some fortunate Long Beach youngster who qualifies. A number of projects for the purpose of raising Palmer Flo Barmore, '45 the necessary funds and stimulating interest are in the committee planning Thalian Mrs. Erik Madsen, '41 stage at this writing. Wm. Penn Ed Ruxton, '44 President Jones met with a group of alumni in the San Francisco area and reported on the progress of the college. The meeting took place on December 12, at the Oakland Y.M.C.A. A publication of Whittier College, published dur, San Diego alumni have expressed a desire to become active in forming ing the months of October, December, March and June at Whittier, California, Box 651. Entered as a San Diego Chapter. With the large number of alumni in that area much second class matter under the act of August 24, can be expected by way of creating interest in Whittier College among good 1912. college prospects. Sincerely, Vol. XI No. 3 KEN BEYER, Secretary Page 2 THE ROCK James, Eva McCallum Write 1'ette4 jowon Me Pudideat Of Current Conditions in China; Urge Friends to Correspond Dr. William C. Jones.. Encouraged by the generous sup- Nanking, China, Sept. 20, 1949 port of the Memorial Stadium Fund Our Very Dear Friends: by alumni and friends of the col- lege, the Board of Trustees has in- Aside from a mere dribble of April structed the college architect to pre- and May second-class matter we have pare plans for the new football field had no homeside mail since the liber- and track. It is hoped that in the ation of Shanghai the latter part of next few months actual construction May. That's what the blockade of the will begin. After a quarter-century China ports means to Americans in the development of the beautiful China, the McCallums in particular. back campus will become a reality. To have one's "Tonic" so suddenly The wisdom of farsighted trustees in and protractedly cut off has tended acquiring the Worsham Ranch is to lower our morale somewhat but now evident. Whittier College will our own personal salvation has been have one of the most beautiful and long, hard hours of work; work so adequate small college campuses in satisfying and stimulating, even in- the West. spiring at times that the hot, vaca- tionless months have really passed However great our gratification quickly. And fortunately, the sum- may be in the acquisition of another mer has been a mild one. improved physical facility we must One of our chief concerns has been not forget that these are valuable that you at home might be worried only as they improve the educational about our welfare. With all that has excellence of Whittier College. Our happened we marvel how normal Alma Mater is known as a college living has been. We cannot but ad- of high academic standing—we are mire and wonder at what this new interested only in its increasing pres- regime is attempting. There was no tige as an institution of higher learning. fighting in Nanking. The long lines of yellowish-clad troops in handmade The necessity of the independent college preserving an environment of cloth shoes marched silently into academic freedom and intellectual adventuring is most clear in this day Nanking without disorder or dis- when the public institutions, even those which have been great free uni- courtesy to anyone. The wholesale versities, are imposing so-called loyalty oaths upon their faculties. Public looting which immediately preceded hysteria, which has resulted in the proscribing of discussion on college their entry was our worst day but campuses of the most critical issues of the day, does not promise well for we remained indoors and were un- the true enlightenment of the citizens of a democratic state. disturbed. The populace, sullenly silent for weeks, were soon organized; It is only the most undiscerning who does not recognize that we are liv- schools for civilians, teachers and ing in a day of great change in human affairs. We are in the midst of world laborers were opened; new songs upheavals whose beginning we cannot mark and whose conclusion we can- were composed and song leaders sent not discern. College men and women have an obligation to try to understand all over the city to teach people the the forces at work in our world. A college is recreant to its responsibilities songs. Now group after group of yel- if it does not seek to help its sons and daughters to such understanding. low-clad "workers" and students as well as soldiers march the streets A true liberal arts college is one in which thought and discussion are free. every day singing a rousing good Great ideas and established institutions are not quickly and easily over- unison while young dramatic students thrown by falsehood. We have faith that that in which we have believed are busy preparing and practicing is well able to hold its own in the forum with alternative and conflicting plays to educate ansi arouse the popu- philosophies. As Dean Bender of Harvard University has said: "The world lace. One band of players came into is full of dangerous ideas, and we are both naive and stupid if we believe our yard only yesterday seeking a that the way to prepare intelligent young men to face the world is to try quiet place for practice and since to protect them from such ideas while they are in college.