Digital Commons @ George Fox University "The Crescent" Student Newspaper Archives and Museum 12-22-1926 The Crescent - December 22, 1926 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "The Crescent - December 22, 1926" (1926). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 294. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/294 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Museum at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in "The Crescent" Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE CRESCENT \V YOLT'ME XXXVIII NEWBERG, OREGON. DECEMBER 22, 1926 NUMBER 6 PACIFIC GIVEN BOOK HIGH S C H O O L - C O L L E G E SECOND LYCEUM NUM- SHOWER BY FRIENDS FACULTY MIX NOVELTY MASS MEETING HELD BER PROVES SUCCESS Pacific's library is growing. Seventy You would hardly have known that TO COMPLETE FUND feet of new shelves were added to the there were faculties of two different reference room at the beginning of the schools present at the informal Christ- The Hulls' Program Receives school year, thus making it possible to mas affair held at Wood-Mar Hall Pacific Students Rally to the Favorable Comment remove all reference woiks from the Thursday. December l(i, for all proved Quaker Cause stack room. This will make room for to be "good mixers." This may have the new additions to the library which been partly due to the character of the The second number of the current are coming in faster than the books games and stunts of the evening. A successful mass meeting in the fi- lyceum season was presented in Wood- can be pioperly catalogued. First, each person was conducted into nancial interest of Pacific College was Mar hall on Tuesday evening, Decem- Several important additions have been a room where his profile was mapped held at Legion hall last Friday evening ber 14, by Alexander Hull, Eva Hum- out on a large sheet of paper which mer Hull, and four of their advanced received from private sources, in addi- with a representative attendance of tion to those volumes which are being was numbered. Then he was given a nunils. The program was versatile, In- little booklet in which there was a page Newberg business men and other cluding vocal solos and duets, and in- purchased from time to time from the regular book fund of the college. for eacli color of eyes, and all had to friends of the college in Newberg, strumental music, and readings. The go ui) and peer into the eyes of every- Springbrook and other adjacent terri- various numbers composing the pro- A modern collection, principally works one present, ascertain their name and gram of the evening showed careful se- on history and education, has been do- tory, and with a substantial group of eye color, and get their name down in friends of the institution from Salem lection in accord with the Hulls' policy nated by W. W. Silver. These vol- the proper place in the little book. Then of, presenting only the best in I he Held umes, known as the Silver collection, the numbered sheets of profiles were and Portland. of music. have been given a place on the shelves placed in rows on the floor and the The primary purpose of the meeting as a unit. Additions have been made to trick was to guess whose profile was was the completion of a fund of $5,000 A piano duet, "Danse Macabre" by this group since its arrival, bringing the St. Saens, as presented by Mis. Hull, before you and get the number of each which was absolutely necessary for the total number of volumes to more than one opposite the right name in your continuance of the right of the college lirst piano, and Alexander Hull, sec- one hundred fifty. ond piano, was the outstanding number little book. By that time everyone was to remain on the list of standard col- of the evening. This number was the Mrs. Lucy E. Watters has given, a getting pretty well acquainted. leges of Oregon. Half of this sum had work of finished artists ami well de- large pait of the libraries of her late Sides were chosen and a very colse already been raised before the meeting served the audience's highest apprecia- husband and herself to the college. and hotly contested game of volley ball was held, and $2,100 was raised at the tion. There are several hundred books in meeting. With other pledges which The performance of the strings, un- this group, but as all of the volumes (Continued on page three) have since been given, the $5,000 fund der the direction of Mr. Hull, was an- have not yet been received, it is im- is already completed. other high point on the progiam, es- possible to give the exact number at As a result of the success of the col- this time. PACIFIC GETS TENTATIVE pecially in the numbfbi's "Romance," BASKET BALL SCHEDULE lege management in completing this by Van Goens, and "Serenade," by Hnverford college, Haverford, Penn- $5,000 fund, Pacific remains on the list Pierne. The group was composed of sylvania, and Earlham college. Rich of standard colleges of Oregon. This Alexander Hull, cello; Herbert Owen, mond, Indiana, have promised a large Thi' following is a partial baBket ball sum is not sufficient to balance the bud- Clifton Parrett, Ruth Holding:, and Or- number of duplicate copies from thoir schedule as has been made up to date get for the year, however, and solicita- vilte Staleup, Violins; and Mrs. Hull, libraries. by Snnford Brown, basket ball manager: tion is continuing for additional main- piano. A large shipment or nooks from Earl- Jan. 3 3.—South Oregon Normal, at tenance funds for the year. The third number in the order of ham is now on its way, as is the en- Newberg. The meeting was preceded by a par- merit, in the writer's opinion, was Mr. tire collection from Haverford which Jan. 21.—Oregon Normal at Mon- ade of the streets put on by the col- Hull's presentation of the reading, "The numbers seven hundred volumes. While mouth. lege student body with all sorts of pep Selfish Giant," by Oscar Wilde. Mime of these volumes will duplicate Jan. 28.—Albany College! at Newberg. and noise. The students remained Miss Elaine Bechtel, who appeared works already on the shelves, most will Feb. 11.—Albany College, at Albany. through the meeting in a body and in vocal duets with Mr. Hull, possesses bo available at Pacific for the first Feb. 28—Oregon Normal, at New- their applause and enthusiasm added a splendid voice, which Newberg music time. berg. much to the success of the enterprise. lovers hope to hear frequently in the Substantial gifts have also been mode This is only a tentative schedule and Dr. Thomas W. Hester, chairman of future. by the Mossier fund of New York Year- is not as yet complete. the finance committee of the college A group of short songs, "Short An- ly Meeting of Friends, friends of the The O. A. C. l-5th squads, inclusive- board, presided at this meeting; and swers." "Plantation Ditty," and "Didn' college, and members of the college ly, ran up some 00 points against Al- Hervey Hoskins, secretary of the board, •It Rain," presented by Mr. Hull, were board and faculty.—T. R. E. bany! acted as Its clerk. Rev. Chester A. well received by the audience. Hadley, pastor of the First Friends Mrs. Hull's skillful performance at church of Portland, offered the open- the piano added much to the success ing prayer. and enjoyment of the evening. The college male quartet, consisting It is the writer's belief that the Hull's of Philip Gatch, first tenor; Carl Crane, concert will be one of the best numbers, second tenor; Wendell Hutchens, first if not the best, on the lyceum course bass, and Robert Holding, second bass; for the j'ear. opened the program with a double number which was so enthusiastically COLLEGES EXCHANGE LEADERS Old Student greeted that they responded with two The Y. M. C. A. of Pacific and Lin- other selections. field college exchanged leaders Wed- Professor Oliver Weesner, the col- nesday morning of Dec. 8. Mr. King lege treasurer, put the financial situa- gave some very interesting facts of tion before the gathering with clear- what Linfield Y. M. C. A. is doing, Reunion ness and force, and Mr. S. L. Parrett, and Mr. Howard gave a brief but president of the United States National interesting talk on the international re- Bank, made a brief but effective speech sponsibility that is resting on the Y. M. in which he urged the meeting to raise C. A. of the world. The vocal and Tuesday, December 28,1926 this fund which the college must have trombone solos were appreciated very for its successful continuance. He much, and what we have to say is, spoke earnestly of the value of the in- "Come again, Linfield; we like it!" BASKET BALL—7:30 P. M.—GYMNASIUM stitution to the town and expressed con- fidence that the required sum would P. C. VARSITY VS. OLD STUDENTS be provided. T. C. BOYS RECEIVE HONORS Pacific College Is well represented in PROGRAM—8:30 P. M—IN WOOD-MAR HALL No new contributions were asked of the Willamette Valley Conference All- more than $100 each, but a number of Star football elevens, the following men gifts of $100 were made by friends who receiving places: Glen Brown, tackle, If you have ever been a student in any department of had already made a contribution, so on first team; H.