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Ill COLLEGE OF THE PACIFIC, STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER, 1928 NO. 2 START TREK TO STOCKTON President's Message Final Endowment To the students of the yes­ Campus to Don Gala Day Togs terdays I desire to extend most cordial greetings. And Debt Drive Many of you I have had the In Honor of Returning Alumni privilege to know personally for many years — some intimately. ALUMNI PRESIDENT Well Under Way I can assure you it has been one Football Game and Play to Be of the joys of my life to keep Features of Day's Program; Only Seven Months Remain in alive the spark of College friend­ ship. Meeting in Morning Which to Meet Pledge I trust it may be my privilege during this year as president of of Foundation the Alumni of Pacific to extend With the final arrangements about the circle of my acquaintance complete, Pacific is ready to welcome among those whom I have not back to its fold the largest group of With but seven months to go to se­ had the privilege and pleasure cure sufficient money to pay off the Alumni that have ever answered the of meeting before. To me this invitation to return "home" in history present debt and raise the present en­ circle has, with the passing years, dowment to three-quarters of a million of the school. A good many of them, ever become more beautiful and especially those from the vicinity of dollars, in order to qualify for the gratifying. quarter of a million dollars which the Stockton, are planning on attending I wish we might count it our all the functions of the occasion, which Rockefeller Foundation has pledged, duty as well as privilege to make the finance department of the College formally commences Thursday eve­ ourselves known to and to culti­ ning. The largest group, however, is putting forth every effort along this vate the friendship of every for­ line. will be on the campus for Saturday, mer student of C. O. P. at all November 3d. According to Dr. W. F. Bigler, times and in all places. financial expert from Southwestern Let us renew the old ties at The main features of the day will be University of Kansas, who has been the "home coming" and extend the football game with the Fresno called in to help in this matter, seven the glad hand to old and new State College Bulldogs and the pres­ hundred thousand dollars will have to friends on November 3d. entation by the Pacific Players of J. be secured if the College expects to Cordially, S. and Elliott Nugent's collegiate com­ realize the conditioned gift. H. C. TILLMAN, edy, "The Poor Nut." Special sec­ "We do not need to be pessimistic President. tions have been arranged at both these about the campaign," said Bigler, "nor funciions for the Alumni, and every should we be too optimistic. It means effort is being made to allow the older work, hard work, but it can be done." folks to stay with their friends and Bigler and Dr. Burc'ham, vice-presi­ classmates. dent of the College, are spending most Pacific Professor The celebration will start with the of their time interviewing potential Rally in the Gym, and the big bonfire contributors of large sums. It is gen­ immediately afterwards. This is fast erally presumed that several large gifts Is Contributor to becoming an event of importance, in have been made already, but both men which the community as well as the decline to give any information at the Henry C. Tillman students look forward to with eager­ present time, saying that a report will Civilization Epic ness. be made public in the near future. Friday morning, the assembly period Santa Clara Alumni will be given over to another ra% in Professor Paul A. Schilpp, head of charge of the students. That evening the Department of Philosophy, has the Alumni who are living in San Rideout's "Going brought renown to himself and the Hold Rally Meeting Joaquin County will assemble in the College of the Pacific by having his Social Hall for an informal gather­ critique of Western Civilization chosen ing, with the purpose of organizing Home" Is Success as one of the chapters in a symposium Under the direction of Donald Ful­ and planning for the next day, when on "Recent Gains in American Civil­ ler, ex-'24, president of the Santa Clara they are to be the hosts. Word has been received here that ization," edited by Kirby Page and County Alumni Association, about fif­ Saturday Is Main Day the play "Going Home," by Z. Ran- published by Harcourt, Brace and ty former students and graduates of The regular fall meeting of the Gen­ some Rideout, '13, has been moved to Company. the College gathered at the Commer­ eral Association is scheduled^ for 10 the Theatre Masque from the theater This collection of discussions in­ cial Building for dinner and special o'clock Saturday morning. This meet­ where it had its Broadway premier, cludes articles on Government by program. ing will be held in Social Hall. Be­ Charles R. Beard, famous historian; but that it has not shared the fate of Head Coach Righter was present tween the time this meeting is ad­ on Journalism by Oswald Garrison so many plays that have been forced and outlined the football prospects journed and luncheon time will be by contract to move. The demand for Villard, editor of "The Nation"; on given for an informal mixer, allowing Religion by Harry Emerson Fosdick, for the season. He also introduced seats is just as great as it ever was. James "Hippo" Corson, '27, former classmates and various groups to get noted New York minister; on Science Mr. Rideout, a member of the Eng­ Pacific football star, and the winner together. by David Starr Jordan, President lish Department of the University of The luncheon is to be decidedly in­ Emeritus of Stanford University; on of the third place in the Olympic California, wrote the play, which he formal. There will be no main speaker, Literature by Mary Austin; on Inter­ games discus contest. Corson related first called "Deep River." It was some of his experiences to the group. and a very few set numbers on the national Relations by Norman B. played a number of time by little program. An effort is to be made to Thomas, Socialistic candidate for Pres­ A quartette composed of George theatre groups under that name. When teach the Alumni the new songs and ident; and other general critiques of Atkeson, '30, Robert Burns, '31, Joyce it was produced in New York, a change yells, and to pep them up for the a similar nature to Professor Schilpp's Farr, '29, and James Corson, '27, sang in name was decided upon. It proved game that is to follow. a great success, and, as has been in­ contribution by John Dewey, Ameri­ several numbers during the evening. After the game, the fraternity and dicated, has survived in a pleasing ca's foremost philosopher, by Harry Henderson "Maggie" Magee, '27, was manner the necessary change of play F. Ward, well known professor at present and led the group in several sorority houses will be open, as well as the men's and women's dormitories. houses. Union Theological Seminary, and Ma- Pacific songs and yells, including many suharu Anesaki, noted Japanese writer. which have not been heard for several Each organization is planning some 1-910 Mrs. Chester Naramore (Grace o years. sort of a reception to its Alumni mem­ Chilson) and little daughter spent part 1924 Robert Bernreuter is back at bers. of the Summer with her parents, Mr. Stanford University in the Psychology Sunday morning President Tully C. and Mrs. E. C. Chilson, at their home Department for further graduate study 1927 Miss Florence Estes is attend­ Knoles will preach the "home com­ in College Park. Mrs. Naramore's after spending two years in Hawaii ing Heald Business College in San ing" sermon at the Central Methodist present home is in Broxville, New doing some research work there on Tose and living at home in Morgan Church of Stockton. This will be the York. the race problem. Hill. last official function of the occasion. HOMECOMING EDITION THE PACIFIC ALUMNI October, 192- THE PACIFIC ALUMNI Published six times during the college year, in the months of September, October, November, February, May, and July, by the College of the Pacific Mr. George Herbert Kimball, '77, a Alumni Association. Subscription price one dollar a year. Miss Amy Smith, '28, Tau Kappa Kappa, and Mr. Chester Hoar, '28. graduate of Napa College, and a mem­ Vol. 3 October, 1928 No. 2 ber of Orophilia Society, passed awav at his home in Yuba City on Mai Harold S. Jacoby, '28, Editor 19, 1928. H^ • % Entry as second class matter at the Post Office at Stockton, California, Marriages Mr.