Pacific Passes 50Th Anniversary Mark
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VOLUMES 5* NEWBERG, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1941 NUMBER 10 Idwin McGrew !x-President, Pacific Passes 50th Anniversary Mark fill Speak Here Vera Larson Chosen Retiring President Varied Program Only Living Ex-President President of Honorary Will Be Given To Deliver Commencement Vera Larson, last year a fresh Address June 10 man at Pacific, has recently been For Celebration elected president of Sigma Epsilon Dr. Edwin McGrew, oldest liv- Pi, women's honorary at Oregon Program, Tea, Banquet College of Education. Member Slated for Monday, g ex-president of Pacific Col- June 9 je and now president : of Wil- ship for this organization is im Penn college, Oskaloosa, based on high scholastic standing. A program to commemorate the- She is also a member of the OCE fiftieth anniversary of Pacific wa, will be principal speaker college will be presented at 2:00 the Pacific college commence- a capella choir and of other stu p. m. Monday, in Wood-Mar hall. But exercises, Tuesday morning, dent organizations. Prepared by Cecil Kinshaw, it 10 o'clock, in the college chap- will include a short history of the college by Professor Amos C. Final Chapel Stanbrough, a member of the first Another high light of the pro- class and now a professor at •am will be the induction of the Sees Move Up Oregon state college of educa >w college president, Professor Move-up of classes, athletic tion. Musical numbers by the ulley, into office and his speech string trio under Mr. Hirtzel's awards, the junior prophecy and direction and a skit by the aTum- ' acceptance. Mrs. Murdock will senior will, and the presentation ni will be given. ng a number and Mr. Wagner of a gift to president and Mrs. Miss Jessie Britt is to be the id Mr. Hirtzel will play the first Pennington from the student body school teacher for the skit which ovement o£ Grieg, a violin and —all were important events will include an impromptu reci lano sonata in G Major. which crowded the last chapel of tation by a number of alumni. the year last Thursday. President Those who are to be included Degrees will then be confer- in the presentation and their ;d on the five seniors, Janet Pennington gave a short talk and subjects are: Lenora Pemberton, hipps, Mark Fantetti, Charles turned the meeting over to presi '06, "Boston Tea Party;" Laura niith, Joe Kycek and George dent-elect Gulley. H. Glover, '11, "Washington 'nomas. Mrs. Marian Sanders awarded Crossing the Delamare;" Perry letters to the girl athletes and D. Macy, '07, "The Raid at Har student-coach Golden Noble gave per's Ferry;" Eula Lewis,' 09, ilrs. Murdock Resigns large chenile numerals to foot "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me ball, basketball and baseball let- Death!" Professor R. W. Lewis, Ls Music Teacher ter^an. '10. "Green Mountain Boys;" and Mrs. Florence Tate Murdock, The senior class prophecy was Levi T. Pennington, Presid »nt of Pacific college for thirty Clarence J. Edwards, '93, "Paul •acific college voice instructor, years who will now serve as president emeritus. Revere's Ride." inished her third year as instruc- humorously presented by Ed Har mon and Dean Tate, and Janet A tea will follow the program or of voice at Pacific college this at 4:00 in Wood-Mar hall. A une, 1941. Phipps related the senior class College Trio Will will. Freshman Play feature of the tea will be an ex Mrs. Murdock will limit her hibit of pictures to be inspected The gift to the president and Perform Twice Monday :ctivities in the future to the The college trio, consisting of by visitors. nstruction of voice in Corvallis, Mrs. Pennington from the student Nets 20 Dollars Robert Hirtzel, Richard Binford Dr. Burt Brown Barker of Sugene and Salem. body—a lovely silver candelabra The freshman play cast for Portland, vice president of the set—was presented by Bill Rar- Her resignation from the music "College Daze" can take their and Hazel Mary Houser will per University of Oregon, will be ick, president of the student lepartment will be greatly missed form for the old grade banquet toastmaster at a banquet honor body. tests with zeal this week, know ,s she leaves behind a host of ing that their play, given last and get-together Monday after ing 30 years of service of Presi mthusiastic workers, students noon. dent and Mrs. Pennington. It will ind friends. Thursday night in Wood-Mar be held at 7:00 in the base Dormitory Plans Call for hall, was financially successful In the evening the trio will Some of the outstanding per- ment of the Friends church. Semi-Co-op. Next Year and greatly appreciated by the again perform for the banquet ormances that have been pre- Late plans announced by Mr. ented under her supervision audience. which is being given in honor of Gulley indicate that the college President and Mrs. Pennington. vere—Oratorical, a May day con- dormitories will be run on a serni- Although reports are unoffic Almuni to Be >ert, an operetta, and this last coqperative plan next year. ial, it is believed that the play »ear featured the presentation of Much trouble was caused this Feted at Tea in entire church service in song made a profit of nearly twenty Library Receives year because the dormitory ac dollars. Mrs. Marian Sanders, re Alumni and visitors will be it a number of different church counts were kept with the college honored by a tea given by the 's over the state. accounts. Next year they will be tiring speech and dramatics teach New Brittanicas Women's Auxiliary of the college Also the chorus has appeared separate. Most of the work done er, directed the three-act comedy. The college library received in Wood-Mar Hall Monday after )ver KOAC a number of times this year by NYA students will Parts in the play were Harold this month a new set of Encyclo noon, it was announced by the inder the supervision of Mrs. be handled by the members of Duquet ("Duke"), a young man pedia Brittanica as a gift from society last week. This will be- Murdock. the dormitory. of wealth, played by Dale Mil Dr. Leonard W. Riley, president one of the main events of the 50th ler; Ma Mitchell, proprietress of emeritus at Linfield ' college, anniversary celebration of the "Ma Mitchell's Coffee Shoppe," where he has served efficiently college. Pacific's New President Plans Shirley Rees; John Wiggins, for a quarter of a century. Those In charge include Mes- dames R. R. Parker, C. W. Par The college is going to strive "Slim," a poor but honest fellow, Dr. Riley has frequently shown Keith Williams; Shirley Mitchell, ker, H. M. Hoskins, Etna Zebley, to increase its enrollment up kindness and generosity to Pacific Lida Madson, P. D. Macy, Roy Ma's daughter, Dorothy Baker; college. He has spoken for the wards to 200 students and its en Bill Taylor, the basketball cap Hanville, Fred Hutcherts and college in several commencement Fred Frost. Mesdames E. H. dowment to $500,000 in the next tain, David Thomas; Katherine addresses and it was under his five years, president-elect Emmett Skinner, "Poodles," student, Mary Woodward, J. H. Rees and Zimri administration and on his recom Mills will pour. W. Gulley stated in an optimistic Fiances Nordyke; Ella Rose Pet mendation that the honorary de "pep" talk to the students of the ers, a very studious student, Flor gree of Doctor of Divinity was ence Swanson; Vivian Parker, the conferred on President Levi T. college last week. school belle, Betty Dixon. Ossie Pennington. President to Give Professor Gulley also advo Victor, a student bully, Claude cated an enlarged Bible depart Lewis; Pete Lewis, a young bask Baccalaureate ment and more emphasis on mus etball coach, Ed Roberts; Mr. Music Stand Presented The Pacific college annual bac ic during the forthcoming years, Victor, Ossie's father and the loc Mrs. Murdock by Class calaureate for the graduating al banker, Claude Lewis. The Pacific college chorus pre class will be held in the Friends as well as some home economics sented to Mrs. Murdock at chorus church, Sunday afternoon at 3:00 and commercial work if the prop practice Tuesday, in token of p. m. er teachers can be found and Schools 50th Anniversary their high esteem of her excel President Pennington will de students show enough interest in Book Distributed Monday lent work, a beautiful music stand liver his last baccalaureate ser the subjects. One of the most important that has the latest improvements mon as president of the college. features of the 50th anniversary possible to obtain. Three musical numbers have Along the musical line, if celebration, the book "The First Galen Miller, president of the been planned for the afternoon. enough talented students are Fifty Years," was released yest chorus association, made the pre The girls trio, Mary Frances Nor available, an a capella choir and erday.