The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-16
LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS,
Objections Raised to the Use
of Stiles Hall by the
.UnitarianS.
The Schools Fail to Accommodate
the Great Pressure of
Numbers.

Some of the orthodox denomi nations of
Berkeley have shown an inclination to de-
muir at the advantage which the Unitari-
ans enjoy over them in preaching to the
students at short range through having
Stiles Hall as their house of worship. This
hall was erected three years ago by Mrs.
Ann Stiles for the use of the university
students as place of assemblage The
Young Mems and the Young Women's
Christian associations having had no regu-
lar place of meeting, the use of the hall
was granted them upon the condition that
they keep up the expenses of lighting and
authorship and in consequence the build
ing has come to be known by some as the
Y. M. G. A. Hall.
1t is Unlimited that some of the members
of other churches have looked with ieal-
ousy upon the growth of the Unitarian in
fiuence among the college people and that
there have been suggestions that the use of
Stiles Hall by the Unitarian Society for
regular services is not consistent with the
purposes for which it was built. Matters
have reached such point that prominent
pastor of the town has been making a
quiet investigation of this point, and it is
said that he was at the Hall of Records re-
Gently looking up the articles of incorpor-
ton.
: 1t was ascertained through this investi-
CATION that the powers of the trustees of
the Stiles Hall Association, as efined by
the articles OF incorporation, are, among
other things. to erect, or lease, and to hold
buildings at Berkeley under such condi-
tons as the board of trustees may pre-
scribe, primarily for the use, occu-
pancy and accommodation of the Y.
NJ. C. A. and the Y. w. c.. A.
of the University Of California and
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meet with the approval of the directors or
the trustees OF the corporation; secondly
for the promotion of the religious, moral
and social interests of the students of the
university, without regard to religious per-
suasion or belief"
Lack of School Facilities.
The lack of proper school facilities in
Berkeley is showing itself more notceably
just at this time than ever before. The
High School building is so overcrowded
that the Salvation Army hall on Shattuck
avenue and Woodmen Hall on Center
street are being used as overflow rooms.
There are six more pupils at the Maloney
School than there are seats for. The grades
at the Whittier School are all filled. There
is no room at the High School building for
the sixth-grade pupils residing between
University avenue and Dwight way, but
the children must go either to the lie Conte
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Rose-street School. The lie Conte and
Whittier sixth grades are full to overflow
ing, and all who apply for admission to
this grade will be obliged to go to the Rose
street School.
As means of alternating the present
situation, the Board of Education is now
considering the plan of erecting tempo
rary structure for the use of the High
School.
Crescent-Reliance Meet.
The Crescent Athletic Club wheelmen
held special meeting on Wednesday even
ing for the purpose of considering the in
vitation of the Reliance Club to take
part in a bycicle meet to be held at the
Oakland Trotting Park September 7. The
invitation was accepted and it was decided
to select three sub-captains from the club,
who should choose five men each.besides
themselves, and train them for try-out
race to be held next Sunday morning.
University News Notes.
Yesterday was registration-day for all
students in the colleges at Berkeley, with
the exception of the freshmen.
About 700 sophomore, juniors, seniors,
specials and graduates filed their study
cards for the coming term.
The recorder has announced that the
reports from the entrance committee will
be ready by next Monday, at which time
cards indicating whether those who have
applied for admission will be admitted to
the university.
About 40 applications for admission to