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This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the University of the Pacific ubP lications at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Pacific Review by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PACIFIC REVIEW VOL. IV COLLEGE OF THE PACIFIC, STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY, 1930 No. 3 Spring Semester Pacific's Pater Faanilias Summer School Debate Schedule Opens June 23; To Be Extensive Dr. Tully New Features

Pacific Orators Attend National C. Knoles Spanish Language House Will Forensic Convention; Eight Be Directed Again By Contests On Campus who Evelyn Miller

Eight debates at Stockton and four­ A Modern Demonstration School teen in other United States cities are and a School of Social Sciences are scheduled for men and women debat­ the two outstanding new features of ers at Pacific this spring according to this year's summer school at Pacific, an announcement made by Dwayne June 23 to August 1st, announces Dr. Orton, Debate Coach. The extensive G. A. Werner, Dean of the summer program for this semester results from session. the increasing interest which is being Marion O. Pease, supervisor of ele­ shown by student debaters and those mentary cadet teachers will direct the interested in platform speaking. Demonstration School which will in­ Pacific's most able debaters, men or clude all the elementary grades. The women, will be selected by Professor Social Science School, under the sup­ Orton to form a team that will attend ervision of Professor Paul Schilpp, will the Convention of Pi Kappa Delta, offer courses for social workers, ad­ national honorary forensic fraternity, ministrators and teachers. The pur­ in Wichita, Kansas, March 31 to April pose of this school is to give social 4. Approximately one hundred colleges workers special and practical training will enter the debate, extemporaneous in their field. speaking, and oratorical contests at the Courses will be offered in practically convention. The contests to be entered all departments, including Art, Avia­ by Pacific representatives will be de­ tion, and Music. Work in all schools termined after the team is selected. and departments will be on a universi­ This team will also debate in five cities ty basis. enroute from the Convention. Spanish School Extemporaneous Debate The Spanish Language School, a suc­ A special feature of the home sched­ cessful feature of last summer, will be ule will be an extemporaneous debate European Summer School Quota repeated with a larger and better pro­ with Oregon State College on the even­ gram. It will again be held in one of ing of March 20. The topic for this the sorority houses with the same re­ debate will be chosen at one o'clock on Filled; Parallel Tour Is Arranged quirement that the students' English the day of the contest, allowing only a tongues be left outside the portals of few hours for preparation. Synchronous with the fact that the full quota of thirty-five enrollments the Spanish House. Classes, social The complete schedule for the spring for Pacific's Fourth Annual European Summer School has been reached, four hours, and all other activities are car­ semester is as follows: months before the date of sailing, comes the announcement that a supple­ ried on in Spanish so that the student Oregon Normal, February 18, Stock­ mentary, parallel tour to this first quota has been arranged and is open for is afforded an opportunity to become ton; Fresno State, February 20, Fres­ enrollments. The extraordinary interest manifested in the 1930 tour, under fluent in Spanish conversation that is no; Pomona College, February 21, the direction of President and Mrs. Tully C. Knoles, has necessitated this not possible in the average clossroom. Claremont; Redlands University, Feb­ additional arrangement. Evelyn Miller, who has spent several ruary 22, Redlands; Fresno State, Feb­ Much of the time, group two will years in Hispanic America and Spain ruary 26, Stockton; Santa Rosa J. C., merge with group one, the original and speaks Spanish fluently, will again February 28, Stockton; Santa Rosa thirty-five, and will enjoy the lectures, Rally Committee be the Social Directora. J. C., February 28, Santa Rosa; Stan- fellowship and sight-seeing with the continued on page 4) earlier quota. These later members will travel on the same conveyances Wants Old Songs when accommodations are possible. Commencement Is Katherine Case *28 Is Different coaches on trains and sep­ All alumni who have copies of Paci­ arate hotels may need to ze used, but Advanced To June 9 First Pacific Aviatrix this will not preclude a definite binding fic songs which were popular in former years are requested by the Rally Com­ of the two quotas together. Commencement at Pacific this year Katherine Case '28 has the distinc­ If by chance, due to illness or other mittee to send them to the Alumni Sec­ will be June 9 instead of June 16. This tion of being the first College of the cause, any members of the first group retary immediately. This committee announcement was made January 29 Pacific girl to receive a pilot's license. find it necessary to cancel registration, will issue a sixty page song book this by President Tully C. Knoles^ after a then the first ones enrolling in the sec­ meeting of the College Administration She became a full-fledged, licensed spring and it is endeavoring to get aviatrix February 20 when she success­ ond quota will be transferred to make Committee. The advance in dates was fully passed the examinations for In­ up the list of the original thirty-five. copies of all songs ever sung on the necessitated by the change in time for spector W. K. Andrews of the Federal Enquiries continue to come in and it Pacific campus. the California Annual Conference of is quite evident there would be great Methodist Ministers which will be Department of Commerce. It will have an orange binding with The government test includes two disappointment in many quarters if this June 10 to 16. a Pacific tiger depicted on the cover. written examinations and one actual parallel tour for later registrations The California Conference has been flying test. One of the written papers were not arranged. It will contain thirty-five pages of Pa­ meeting annually in September, but at covers all the Air Traffic Rules, and This year's tour will include seven cific songs, old and new, including the November meeting of the Board of the second deals with the department European countries, the Passion Play those which have been entered in the Bishops of the Methodist Church, it of commerce regulations governing the at Oberammergau, and an extension was decided to hold all subsequent annual contests, but which have not operation and inspection of aircraft and into festive Spain. conferences in June. All Pacific Coast pilots. Miss Case's percentage was far placed first. The remaining pages will Conferences of Methodist Ministers above the average in these tests. be filled with universally popular col­ will be held in the spring hereafter in­ The football trophy for the most She began flying in September, and lege songs. All music will be written stead of the fall. outstanding linesman given annually all her records are exceptionally fine. Alumni Day will be June 7 and Bac­ by Red Busher '25 was awarded this in complete piano parts. She made her first solo flight after six calaureate Day will be June 8. Final year to Frank Heath, who will gradu­ Raswell Turner, a sophomore stu­ and a half hours of dual instruction in­ examinations will begin the afternoon ate in June. The committee for making stead of the usual ten hours. dent, is in charge of publishing the of June 9 and will continue until June this choice was President Knoles, Miss case is the daughter of Rev. book, and he earnestly seeks the co- 13 according to the announced sched­ and Mrs. A. J. Case '97 (Katherine Coach Righter, and John J. Peri, sport ule. Norton x'97) of Reno, Nevada. editor of the Stockton Record. peration of the alumni. February, 1930 2 PACIFIC REVIEW —t PACIFIC BEVIEW 'er soma Is Vol. IV FEBRUARY, 1930 No. 3

Berniece Fiola '28, Editor '28 Lawrence Klein, who has been Officers of the Alumni Association '86 Marshal Hale, President of the Alumni Association, enjoyed a three with Roos Brothers in Hollywood, will President Marshal Hale 86 weeks' motor trip to Los Angeles and have charge of the College Shoppe Hale Bros., San Francisco Palm Springs in December. Comment­ owned by that company in Berkeley Vice President Mrs. Edith M. K. Tibbetts 05 ing on Palm Springs, Mr. Hale said, near the University of California cam- 1035 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley "It is a beautiful place to be in the pus. Executive Secretary - Berniece Fiola '28 1427 N. Van Buren Street, Stockton winter, because the climate is dry and delightful. It is located at the northern '28 Carolyn Brothers wrote two plays Executive Committee: end of Imperial Valley, where one has which were published in the December Nelson Marvin Parsons '02 Harold Noble '16 the privilege of enjoying the beautiful issue of the Community Exchange Bul­ 245 W. Stadium Drive, Stockton 220 West Stadium Drive, Stockton sunrises and sunsets. The change in letin, a professional journal of teachers Lorraine Knoles '21 James Corson '27 Pacific Campus, Stockton 3616 Pacific Avenue, Stockton the tints from the gray dawn gradually in America. The names of the two Robert Burns '31 Associated Students Representative changing to light blue, then pink, plays are: "No Place to Sit Down" sometimes mixed with various shades and "A Thief Through Forgetfulness." Published by the College of the Pacific Alumni Association of tan, until the heavens finally light She is teaching French and Spanish at Published six times during the college year in the months of October, November, February, up with the morning sunshine, and the Lemoore High School. April, May and June. Subscription price one dollar a year. deep shadows on the hills to the west Entered as second-class matter September 20, 1928, at the post office at Stockton, California, and to the north are very interesting. '28 Lillian Gomersall, who spent last under the Act of March 3, 1879. year doing graduate work at the Uni­ versity of Boston, is Director of Young '03 Fred H. Tibbetts was installed as People's Activities and Church School 99 commander of Oakland Commandery Visitor at Rose City Park Methodist No. 11, Knights Templar, December Church, Portland, Oregon. 17. Judge William H. Waste, past grand commander and member of the '28 Ruth Richardson is teaching in College Board of Trustees, delivered A new title appears in this issue. "Alumni Afield" is the caption the Mathematics Department at the an address at the installation cere­ under which will appear sketches of Pacific alumni and former High School in Turlock, California. monies. * * * students who are doing vital pieces of the world's work. Pacific's * • * x'28 William Davis, a graduate of the part in training leaders looms large and ever larger. '05 Edith M. K. Tibbetts, Vice Presi­ speech department of Pacific, has se­ dent of the Alumni Association, repre­ cured a position with the Radio-Keith- Any section of the files in the alumni office will give a cross section sented the Berkeley Branch of the Orpheum. He is stage-manager of a of the life of places where live our graduates. Teachers, preachers, American Association of University skit in which he acts. ^ Women at the fifth convention on the newspapermen, authors, engineers, doctors, and lawyers are but a Cause and Cure of War which met in '28 Elliott Taylor, who is doing ad­ few of those who are active in their communities. Washington D. C. in January. She ministrative work at the new Albanian gave an address at one of the sessions College in Durazzo, Albania, wrote an Some of Pacific's alumni are recognized more generally than are on "Contributions to World Peace article entitled "Adriatic Sands" which Through International Friendship wTith appeared in the Epworth Herald Janu­ others. Many of them are in public life, yet the general public sel­ Guest Students in the United States." ary 18, 1930. It is the story of his dom realizes that their early training was gained at California's Mrs. Tibbetts will leave for Europe Work with Albanian youth in the new May 22nd to attend the conference of little Balkan kingdom. Mr. Taylor oldest college. To acquaint our readers first, and through them, the International Council of Women spent last year at the Collegio Monte those with whom they speak, with the part Pacific plays in equip­ in Vienna, May 31st to June 6th. She Mario in Rome. will also spend some time in England, ping life's leaders is one of the aims of Pacific Review's new Column The Albanian government has given France and Italy. the College four hundred acres of land —"Alumni Afield." sH sfc with an olive grove and a half mile of '10 Earl Towner is on the staff of matchless Adriatic beach. It has also KPO. His wife, Grace Kinney Towner given a sum toward the first buildings, '11 is the newly appointed organist of promised twenty scholarships a year, the First Methodist Church of Oak­ and will provide one teacher. At first the training will of necessity be in the land. nature of preparatory school training, followed by a regular university course x'14 Mr. and Mrs. James Barkley and a normal course. (Freda Zacker x'14) are residing in George L. Hazzard '81 of Whittier, Elizabeth Gibbons x'28 and Ralph Benicia, California. Mr. Barkley is 28 Charles Schleicher, who was with October 8, 1929. Stowe '28 at Stockton, November 28, teaching at Suisun High School. the Y. M. C. A. in Honolulu last year, * * * 1929. is traveling as a companion to Mr. * * * Damon, a wealthy resident of the Henry H. Slavens '81 of Santa Clara, '15 Clara Clark Blalock, ELS, who island city. They have visited Austra­ Dorothy Lea '20 and Anthony Jud- June 6, 1929. has been on the list of "lost alumni" lia and expect to tour Europe, Russia, * * * son Ketman at Palo Alto, December for some time, has been located in China and Japan. Mrs. Josephine Gray, October 31, 28, 1929. * * * x * * Caldwell, Idaho. Her mailing address 1929 at Berkeley. Graduate of Napa is Box 622 in that city. x'28 William J. Houston has recently College. Margaret Okla Stout '24 and Carl been elected general chairman of the * * * Arthur Reynolds at Pasadena, August Brotherhood of Railway and Steam­ Judge R. M. Widney, November 14, 31, 1929. '16 Harold Noble, secretary of the ship Clerks, the highest office in the 1 1929. H ^ ^ San Joaquin Valley Building and Loan Brotherhood of Railway Clerks on the Elizabeth Graham '30 and Harold Association and a member of the exe Texas and Pacific System. His head­ Kimball '28. November 2£ , 1929. cutive committee of the California quarters are at Fort Worth, Texas. Building-Loan League, attended the annual meeting_ of the Savings, Build­ '29 Cyril Owen, field executive of the Elizabeth Myatt x'28 and James ing-Loan Conference of the Pacific San Joaquin-Calaveras Council, Boy Stuart Bryson, December 25, 1929. which opened February 10 in Los An Scouts of America, has just completed * • * geles. a 30-day intensive Scout executives' Dorothy Whalley '25 and Wilbur training course given by the national Williams at Visalia, December 22, 1929. '25 Harold Milnes has resigned from organization at Briarcliff Manor Lodge, To Mr. and Mrs. Gus O. Wagner % ^ ^ his position at the High School in New York. Completion of this course, (Irene Dillman '23) of Bellflower, Cali­ Tracy, California, to go to Portland which deals with every phase of Scout­ fornia, a daughter, Martha Helen, Jan­ May Hughes and Alvin Trivelpiece Oregon, where he will be a northwest ing, finishes Owens' national training. uary 11, 1930. x'26 at Stockton, December 25, 1929. district representative of the Silver, After further practical experience he * * * Professor Paul Schilpp of the Philo­ will be entitled to become a full-fledged sophy Department read the marriage Burdette Publishing Company, a large To Professor and Mrs. George H. school book publishing firm. Scout executive. Colliver '15 (Iva Cooley '15) of Stock­ service. * * * ton, a daughter, Frances Harriet, Jan­ ^ x'29 Cliffton Frisbie, who has been uary 16, 1930. '27 Glen Paull and wife are now lo­ sport editor of the Stockton Indepen­ * * * cated in Spain where he is attending dent for several years, will go to To Mr. and Mrs. Earl Towner '10 the International Exposition as factory Woodland, California, on March 1 (Grace Kinney '11) of Berkeley, a representative of the Caterpillar Trac­ where he will be city editor of the daughter, January, 1930. Engagements tor Company of California. He has Woodland Democrat, a daily evening * * * made the acquaintance of the only paper. Mrs. Frisbie (Dorothy Ladd) American bull fighter in Spain, and has who is a senior student in the Conserv­ To Mr. and Mrs. G. Vernon Harris the name of the King of Spain on his atory, will continue her course, and will '27 of Stockton a daughter, Vernyce Ruth Ramsey '31 and John W. Far- calling list at the exposition. Mrs. join her husband in Woodland at the Dee, December 4, 1929. rar '29. Paull was Jane Shambeau '25. close of the semester in June. February, 1930 PACIFIC REVIEW Alumni Meetings Held at Teachers'

"Week In March

Pacific alumni reunions were held during teachers' institutes at Fresno, An extensive program is planned for Pacific Grove, Los Angeles and Oakland in November and December. Teach­ this year's International Week, March ers, alumni, and friends gathered to renew associations of college days. 23-30, by Robert Burns, President of These meetings attracted many alumni and former students who had never the College Y. M. C. A., and thirty attended a Pacific reunion since leaving college. These four, five other Pacific other students. The International alumni gatherings in various California cities, and Homecoming at Stockton, Week held last year was such a success made a total of ten alumni meetings during the fall semester. and the response and support of the student body and faculty so favorable The Fresno meeting on November that it has been decided to make it an 26 was a luncheon at Hotel Fresno. annual event. Paul Easterbrook '24, chairman of the Pi Gamma Mu Holds affair, was assisted by Edith Gilman All campus activities will center '23. Charles Burns '16, presided over Initiation Breakfast about Internationalism that week. Ar­ the rally-spirited program which was rangements are being made to secure outstanding leaders in International opened with college songs and yells California Alpha Chapter of Pi Gam­ led by Herbert Ferguson '29. "Her- thought as speakers for the chapel and ma Mu, National Honorary Social evening programs. These men and wo­ bie" told about the Pacific-Fresno Science Fraternity, held an initiation game on Thanksgiving Day at Fresno men will be invited to spend the week breakfast January 11th in the College on the campus and each living group and cordially urged everyone to attend. Dining Hall. The five new members Gerald Wallace of the Law Depart­ will entertain one or more of these who received keys of the fraternity leaders, thus affording the students a ment addressed the group on "Pacific were: Mrs. Fred L. Farley, Professor Progress." more personal and intimate association Dwayne Orton, Debate Coach: Bernita with the visitors. Free Dinner Salmon and Dorothy Funabiki, senior students; Mrs. Thelma Pugh and Gor­ An international frolic in the Pacific The reunion at Pacific Grove Dec­ don Knoles '29. Auditorium on Friday night and an ember 16 was the first Pacific alumni international part}' in social hall on Dr. Tully C. Knoles addressed the reunion held in the Monterey Bay Saturday night will be the closing Region. It was an evening meeting at members and Professor Robert C. events. The frolic program which will Forest Hills Hotel, the dinner being Root, National Counselor of Pi Gam­ be open to the general public will con­ ma Mu and secretary of the Pacific given free of charge to the alumni by Lyman M. King x'87 sist of numbers given by the foreign Chapter, conducted the initiation cere­ talent on this coast. Saturday night's Pierce Parsons '26 and his father, prop­ assumed the office of State Director of monies. affair will be open to all faculty mem­ rietors of the hotel. Each member of Finance, February 1, succeeding Alex­ the group donated the expected cost of California Alpha, which was the first bers and students, and the foreign stu­ ander R. Herron, who resigned to en­ the dinner and sent to the alumni sec­ chapter of Pi Gamma Mu in this state, dents on the campus will wear their was organized in November. 1924, the ter private business. native costumes. retary for the general treasury, $15.25. King attended Napa College in 1883- Dr. John L. Burcham, executive same year that the fraternity was na­ 85. After leaving college, he was a re­ vice-president, represented the college tionally established. It now has a mem­ porter on the Napa Register several and spoke on "Pacific's Contribution bership of forty-six students and eight­ years, and has been a newspaper pub­ ALUMNI WRITE BOOKS to Education." Olive Hangar '29 en­ een faculty members. Qualifications lisher in Redlands for over twenty-five tertained with a group of vocal solos. for membership are based on high years. He is president of the Redlands ON CALIFORNIA HISTORY Charles Easterbrook '27, chairman of scholarship and interest in Social Sci­ Building-Loan Association, one of the the reunion, was elected president and ence. There are one hundred chapters largest associations in the smaller Pierce Parsons, secretary, of the Paci­ of Pi Gamma Mu in the LTnited States "Gold Days," by Owen Cochran ,'07 cities of California, and has been a di­ fic alumni of Monterey Bay Region. with over three thousand members. and "Oxcart to Airplane," by Rock­ rector of his local bank for many years. They plan to have similar meetings Pacific faculty members and students well D. Hunt, '90 and W. S. Ament, He is well known in California pol­ are two of the five completed volumes often. who were present included: President itics, having been Senator from Inyo Tully C. Knoles, Dr. W. Carleton of a set of books entitled "California" Los Angeles Breakfast and San Bernardino counties for two which is being published by the Powell Wood, Dr. J. W. Harris, Dr. Arthur terms, and stands high among the busi­ President Tully C. Knoles was the Publishing Company. The set will in­ Bonner; Professors Robert C. Root, ness men of San Bernardino county. principal speaker at the Los Angeles Paul A. Schilpp, Dwayne Orton, C. E. clude biography, history and traditions His father was Rev. E. H. King of the reunion breakfast at Hotel Alexandria Corbin, Luther Sharp; Misses Marga­ which will be of interest to all who California Conference, and his brother, December 17. His subject was "Paci­ love the story of the Golden State. ret Anderson '27, Lorraine Knoles '21, Percy S. King '85, is Judge of the Sup­ fic's Place in the California Education­ '"Gold Days' shows the miner at Birdie E. Mitchell '27, Berniece Fiola erior Court at Napa, California. al System." Musical numbers on the '28, Clara Morris' '27, Dorothy Funa­ work," writes Roy W. Cloud, secretary program included vocal solos by Edith biki, Bernita Salmon, Mrs. Thelma of the California Teachers' Association, Knoles '25 and piano selections by Pugh, Mrs. Fred L. Farley, Messrs. in a description of these books. "It Margaret Stout Reynolds '24. In re­ George Knoles '28, Gordon Knoles '29, Little Theatre Will Present also describes his leisure time with his sponse to roll call, each member of and Gilbert Collyer. Old-Fashioned Play In March games, the dance halls and the women the group commented on his days of '49. There were bad men and good. (Continued on page 4) "Aurora Floyd," or "A Dark Deed The boom of the mining towns, the Done in the Woods," will be presented lure of the gold mines, and the hard­ Russell Bodley Composes by the Pacific Little Theatre on March ships of the diggings are shown. Owen 6, 7 and 8 in the College Auditorium. Coy has devoted his life to the story Social Science School Eight Piano Number The play, directed by DeMarcus of California and in 'Gold Days' he Brown '23, is an old-fashioned melo­ tells a story that has become a real Organized on Campus drama and will be staged in real old- living thing with him. An eight piano number, the first of fashioned style. People who attended '"Oxcart to Airplane' is in the same its kind on the Pacific stage, was the shows in the olden days are expected vein as Dr. Hunt's Short History of A School of Social Sciences at Paci­ outstanding event on the program of to enjoy the presentation of "Aurora California which was recently publish­ fic opened with the Spring semester. the fourth faculty ensemble recital last Floyd." ed. It is the story of transportation. Professor Paul A. Schilpp, head of the month. philosophy department, has been ap­ The college band will play in front He narrates the trials of the desert pointed chairman of the school which Although each of the three numbers of the auditorium, peanuts will be sold traveler. He outlines the work of the includes the departments of economics was well received by a very apprecia­ in the audience, a five-piece "old time" pony express rider. He tells of the and sociology, education and psychol­ tive and large audience, the greatest orchestra will Ire in the pit to furnish ox team, the stage coach, the puffing ogy, history and political science, and volume of applause went to honor J. music at various intervals, and pennies steam locomotive of the early '70's, philosophy. The heads of the depart­ Russell Bodley '23 for the Scherzo will be thrown by the spectators. the automobile and the airplane. He ments involved constitute the execu­ which he composed especially for the Students who will take part in this also gives the story of the journey to eight pianos and which was performed tive committee of the school. play include: Vernon Hurd, J. Henry California by water and details the The major in social science is espec­ so delightfully that a repetition was in­ Smith, Greydon Milam, Beatrice dangers that beset the argonauts of ially intended to serve the needs and sisted upon, although a no-encore rule Churchill, Blanche Farrens, Herbert old on their journey to this western requirements of two groups of stu­ prevails at conservatory recitals. An­ Gwinn, Douglas Conway, Norris Reb- land in search of the Golden Fleece." other of the group was "March Mili- dents: first, those who expect to be holtz, and James Dollings. taire" of Schubert, especially arranged teachers of social science in high The January production of the Little for the eight pianists by John Gilchrist A Pacific Philharmonic society was school, and second, those who are Theatre was "Escape" by John Gals­ Elliott of the conservatory faculty. recently organized by the faculty com­ training for social work and social worthy, and "The Makropoulus Sec­ mittee on campus organizations. The service. It is not restricted to these The eight musicians were Mr. and ret" was presented February 22nd by aim of the society is to become a chap­ two groups, however, but may be chos­ Mrs. James Russell Bodley (Beatrice the Moroni Olsen Players under the ter of Phi Mu Alpha, national honor­ en by any regular student who feels Walton '27), Mr. and Mrs. John Gil­ auspices of the Little Theatre. ary music fraternity, which is organized that this major will meet his need. christ Elliott, Miriam Burton '14, Zell on lines somewhat similar to those of Clark, Bozena Kalas '18, and Allan Stanley Lockey, a junior student, Bacon. Mu Phi Epsilon sorority. '29 Charles Gagnon^ won the first was chosen by Coach Righter as the man who made the grittiest showing The Spring semester officers are: tournament of the spring season at the president, Lloyd Adams; vice presi­ '19 Frances Warren Haynes toured in this year's Homecoming Game. The Stockton Golf and Country Club with dent, Lephal Lasswell; secretary, the United States with the Smallman annual award is a college ring given gross scores of 71 and 78, the first Hoyle Carpenter, and historian, Louis score being one under par. Gagnon is Choir of Los Angeles in November and by P. R. Wright to the outstanding player in that game. Beuving. a six handicap man. December. February, 1930 4 PACIFIC REVIEW Pacific Leads Conference With Seven Pacific Association Wins; San Jose May Tie For Title Is Represented At Alumni Conference y The Pacific Varsity completed its Far Western Conference basketball series February 22 with seven wins and three losses. That standing still leaves The Pacific Alumni Association was Forty-eight alumni and former stu­ Pacific in first place for the Conference Championship, but San Jose State represented by its secretary at the dents of Pacific are teaching in Stock­ with five victories and three defeats has a chance to tie for honors by winning Fourth Annual Conference of District ton and San Joaquin County schools two games from Chico State on February 28 and March 1. If Chico State wins 9 of the American Alumni Council at this year. This includes the day and one game from the Spartans, Pacific will have undisputed claim to the title St. Mary's College February 8. Dele­ evening high schools, elementary gates assembled from colleges and grades, kindergarten, and special city without a playoff. school departments. universities in California, (Nevada, Ari­ The regulars of this season's team Every high school in the county has include Cecil "Moose" Disbrow, Glenn zona and Oregon. Fred Ellsworth, Director of District at least one faculty member who has O'Dale, Kent Shuman, Captain Frank Forty Lights Will Be taken work at Pacific. Ripon high Heath, and Vernon Hurd, all of whom Conferences for the American Council and Alumni Secretary at the University school heads the list with four grad­ have done outstanding playing and de­ Installed In Baxter uates on its teaching staff, the total serve much credit for bringing Pacific of Kansas, gave the opening address of the conference. Alumni secretaries number in the various high schools to first place in the conference stand­ Stadium Next Season being sixteen. The Stockton day and ings. Disbrow, Heath, Hurd and Shu­ who gave twenty minute talks were Robert Sibley, University of Califor­ evening high school has ten Pacific man are all seniors and Robin Dunn, representatives on its faculty. Completion of the plans for lighting nia; J. E. McDowell, Standard; Frank reserve center, is also in his last year The elementary schools are a close Baxter Stadium presented by Graduate Hadlock, University of Southern Cali­ at Pacific. These men wore the Pacific second with twelve Pacific trained Manager Bob Breeden '22 will make fornia; and Miss Elizabeth Thompson, cage uniforms for the last time in the teachers in the county schools, and Baxter Stadium one of the best Mills College. William R. Lowry, series with Fresno. eight in the Stockton institutions. equipped fields in the country. chairman of the Education Committee O'Dale, a tall steady player from Two of the four members of the Mu­ There will be 40 lights of the projec­ of St. Mary's Alumni Association, Lemoore, is a sophomore and is play­ sic Department of the Stockton Ele­ tor type on 40 foot poles patterned af­ spoke on "Education After Gradua­ ing his first year on the varsity. Re­ mentary schools are Pacific alumni. ter the system used in the Pasadena tion." serves who have done some good play­ One of these is Assistant Supervisor of Rose Bowl. Breeden expects to make Professor Leon J. Richardson, Di­ ing are Paul Crandall, Everett Titte- vocal music and the other is an in­ several other improvements on the rector of the University of California more, Clarence Schrader, Bruce Hen­ structor in instrumental music. stadium including the erection of a new Extension Division and President of ley, and Byron Van Dyke. San Joaquin County is recognized as fence, repainting the seats, rebuilding the California Adult Education Asso­ having especially high standards and Scores of this season's conference and moving the press box. ciation spoke on "The Alumnus and the number of Pacific graduates who games are: The big night game for Pacific is Adult Education" at a luncheon held in have qualified in the teaching profes­ San Jose State 26; Pacific 27. slated for October 11 with Whitman. the Faculty Dining room of the Col­ sion here is another proof of the excel­ fj3 San Jose State 30; Pacific 27. Formal dedication of the system will lege. He emphasized the importance lent training given on the campus. m Cal Aggies 22, Pacific 23. then take place. Only two night col­ of Adult Education, outlined its pro­ IM Cal Aggies 23, Pacific 44. lege games have been scheduled for gress in the United States and foreign IS Chico State 34; Pacific 22. next fall, but the Stockton High School countries, and told how college grad­ Former Psychology Professor Chico State 24; Pacific 32. will make use of the convenience to uates can assist in carrying on the Dies After Long Illness Nevada 12; Pacific 27. avoid conflicts in their schedule. work. Nevada 21; Pacific 25. Contracts for football games have The afternoon was devoted to de­ Dr. James B. Webster, former mem­ Fresno State 16; Pacific 22. been signed as follows for next fall: partmental discussions and an excur­ ber of the College faculty, died at his Fresno State 29; Pacific 21. Oct. 3—Loyola at Los Angeles. sion to the Columbia Steel Plant at home in Stockton December 8th after Oct. 10—Whitman at Pacific. Pittsburg. A banquet at St. Mary's an illness of a year and a half. Oct. 18—Nevada at Reno. College concluded the events of the He was a lecturer in psychology dur­ A CAPPELLA CHOIR WILL Nov. 1—Fresno at Pacific. day. ing 1926 before becoming associate BEGIN TOUR APRIL 6 Nov. 21—Cal Aggies at Sacramento. The fifth annual conference will be professor of education in 1927. He re­ Nov. 27—Chico State at Chico. held at Mills College with Miss Eliza­ signed his position in 1928 to accept an beth Thompson director of District 9 offer to join the faculty of the Univer­ A Cappella Choir has many out of for the ensuing year. sity of Cairo, but ill health prevented town performances scheduled on its Chauncey J. Hawkins '96 his leaving the United States. spring semester program this year in San Joaquin County Alumni Dr. Webster observed his fiftieth addition to the usual number of local Writes Book on Religion birthday just a few weeks before his engagements. Dean Dennis has just Hold Annual Basketball Dinner death. A man of large human sympa­ completed the following schedule for thies, he was highly regarded by facul­ a week's tour in the southern part of "Do the Churches Dare" is a new The San Joaquin County Branch of ty and students of Pacific. the state: Modesto, Sunday morning, book written by Chauncey J. Hawkins the Pacific Alumni Association held its April 6; Fresno, Monday; Hanford, '96, pastor of the First Congregational second annual basketball dinner in the Tuesday; Visalia, Wednesday; Delano, Church in San Francisco. College dining hall, December 7th. DEBATE SCHEDULE Thursday; Taft, Friday; and Bakers- According to a review of the book Walter Pickering '27, presided over the (Continued from page 1) field, Saturday night and Sunday by H. F. Rail, Dr. Hawkins begins with business meeting and program. ford, March 5, Palo Alto; Weber Col­ morning on the return trip. another diagnosis of religion and the Dr. Tully C. Knoles addressed the church. He sees ignorance in the pul­ lege, March 11, Stockton; University There is also the possibility of a trip group, commenting favorably upon the of Oklahoma, March 15, Stockton; through the northern part of the state pit, unthinking traditionalism in theol­ plan of holding an alumni reunion din­ ogy, and a futile effort to remedy the Oregon State College, March 20, as far as Susanville. If plans are com­ ner on the evening of the annual Paci­ Stockton; Southwestern University, pleted for this tour, it will probably situation by a program of "activism." fic-Alumni Basketball game. Agnes Modernism has failed to set forth a March 24, Lathrop; Wyoming Univer­ take place late in May. Clark '26 sang a group of three solos, sity, March 25, Stockton; University clear and commanding faith. His pre­ accompanied by Margaret Sweet '28. Among the single engagements being scription is a new interpretation of of Nevada, March 29, Reno, Nevada; arranged are Thursday, April 3, at the Between courses Henderson McGee Pi Kappa Delta Conference, March 31 Christianity to express and inform the '27, former Pacific yell leader, revived Adelphian Club in Alameda; and Fri­ faith of modern man. He discusses the to April 5, Wichita, Kansas; South­ day, April 4, at the Epworth League of the alumni rooting spirit so that they western College, April 5, Winfield, idea of God, the Deity of Christ, Reli­ might give their team the necessary Hughson. Glen Halik, of the Conserv­ gion or Redemption, and Worship. The Kansas; Oklahoma Baptist College, atory Faculty, will be the violin solo­ support from the bleachers. April 7, Shawnee, Okla.; Baylor Col­ book is published by Macmillan Com­ At the conclusion of the dinner, the ist for these performances. pany. lege, April 10, Belton, Texas; Western alumni adjourned to the gymnasium State College, April 14, Gunnison, An innovation in the Choir's pro­ where they watched their team lead the gram this year is a group of American Colo.; Weber College, April 16, Ogden, Pacific varsity until the last few min­ songs. Two of these arranged by the College Chorus Will Present Utah; Modesto J. C., April 25, Stock­ utes of the game when the regulars ton; Modesto J. C., April 25, Modesto; American composer, Clokey, a r e, Verdi's "Manzoni Requiem" jumped ahead four points and won Fresno State, April 26, Fresno. "Cousin Jedediah" and "He's Gone with the score 24-20. Away." Also, in this group will be Verdi's "Manzoni Requiem" will be Among the former cage game stars "And the Trees Do Moan," arranged presented by the college chorus on the who played on the alumni team were: ALUMNI REUNIONS by Harvey Gaul, and "Massa's In the afternoon of May 4, in the Pacific Aud­ Rube Wood '27, Ham Truman '28, (Continued from page 3) Cold, Cold Ground" arranged by a itorium. This will be the opening event Mollie Stark '27, Chick Stevens '23, Scotchman, Roberton. The balance of spent at Pacific and subsequent activ­ in the celebration of National Music and Cherub Royse '28. ities and occupations. the program will be numbers from the Week in Stockton. Roman Catholic and Russian Ortho­ Blanche Haugner Thompson '25 and This oratorio was produced at Pacific The "33" Club is one of the newest dox Liturgy, and modern part songs. Edith Knoles '25 were in charge of once before in the spring of 1925. It organizations at Pacific. Membership arrangements for the breakfast. o is one of Verdi's later works and was is limited to the men belonging to the The second Pacific alumni breakfast Students and faculty enjoyed a dedicated to Manzoni, the great Ital­ freshman football squad and their on December 17 was at the Women's unique lecture recently by Sam Grath- ian Patriot. coach, James Corson '27. City Club in Oakland, arranged by well of Ellison White lyceum. Grath- The chorus this semester consists The club was organized at the close Mrs. Lina McLeod Mix x'99. well delivered a stirring address on of approximately 150 voices and an of the 1929 football season with seven­ Mrs. Josephine Franks Hanscom, "Tinkers and Thinkers," and held the orchestra of over 30 will provide the teen members. The purpose is to hold President of the East Bay Alumni attention of the audience with vivid accompaniment. The soloists engaged the team together after a successful Club, presided over the following pro­ word pictures and humor while he season. are Frances Bowerman of the faculty, gram: roll call; vocal duet by Marion pointed out the value of clear thinking. soprano; Elizabeth Graham Kimball of Null '28 and Evelyn Pfisterer; address His oratorical ability will be recalled by the class of 1930, contralto; Raymond '28 Ruth Farey is attending the Uni­ by Dr. A. C. Bane '81 on the subject those who heard him on the San Jose Marlowe of the Pacific Coast Opera verse of California where she is tak­ "Of What Value are the Alumni to a campus in 1916 when he represented Company, tenor; and George Eldridge ing work toward a secondary creden­ College;" and a vocal solo by Kenneth Stanford. of Oakland, basso. tial. MacKenzie '25.