The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-23
COLLEGE MEN
At CAZADERO.
Delegations From Fifteen
Coast Institutions in
Camp.
ON A TEN DAYS OUTING.
Conference of Undergraduates
Affliating With the
Y. M. G. A.
TAKE THE TOWN BY STORM
Their Rah.Rahs Awaken the Echoes
in the Picturesque Sonoma
Resort.

OAZADERO, CAL. May 22-"Booma-
took, boomatock, nieka hi yayl Pacific
Coast Colleges, Y. NJ. c. A. p
Students from seven colleges in Oregon
and eight colleges in California arrived
here at dusk this evening, and the wooded
canyons resounded with their rythmical
yells as they walked from the little rail-
road station along the winding hillside
road to the hotel. They. are to be here for
ten days in what will be the first confer
ence of undergraduates of the many COL
leges ever held on the Pacific Coast.
Little was done this evening, but early
to m orrow morning the work will begin in
earnest. After supper there was short
prayer-meeting, followed by general intro
auctions, and then the gathering broke up
into little squads, each headed for the par
ticular cottage assigned to it by G. G.
Kitchener, who, as the International secre-
tary of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation in colleges, is one of the leaders at
this meeting.
Mr.. Kitchener is young man, gradu-
ate of Penn College with the class of 1890.
He arrived here Wednesday evening &C.
companied by S. NJ. Ssyford of Boston,
who has in recent years devoted his entire
time to special work of this order among
American colleges. He is the oldest "boy"
in camp, having ended his college days in
1867, when he took his degree at Gettys-
burg College.
Hugh McA. Beaver, Pennsylvania State
College '95, son of Ex-Governor Beaver,
was another of the earlier arrivals. He
comes to take charge of the Bible classes,
position for which he has had consider
able experience, as he is college secretary
of the Keystone State.
Then there were Bristol from the Uni
versity of California and MCGEE from the
University of Southern California. They
were all here in advance to get things in
shape, and the ease with which every dele
gate seems TO have fallen into the place
assigned him attests the success of the
preparations.
1t was a long ride of FIVE hours in the
little narrow-gauge train, but fun-loEing
| college men just beginning their summer
vacation were not the sort of passengers to
allow time to drag. The sport began be-
fore the ferry-boat left the slip at San
Francisco.
Oregon's delegation barked forth an i'm
promptu yell: "Oregon, Oregon, Oregon,
Oh Casa, Casa, Cazader-ol Ore gon /"
And the large crowd from Palo Alto was
quick to follow with their "rahs' and a
stamford.
There was rush OF deckhsnds to the
scene Of the commotion, while one man
hurried from the captain with peremptory
orders to stop that noise. But at Sausa-
Tito, when the ferry had landed, that noise
broke out again with ali the force of con-
scious freedom, and il continued to break
| out during the afternoon as the train
wolnd through picturesque ravines, along
steep, pine-covered hillside and through a
score of tunnels.
The train arrived at Attorney station
| just in time for the collegians to save the
little waiting shed, which was in flames.
A woman and pretty girl from the farm
| house close by were vainly dashing water
! upon it. The boys were out of the cars in
q second, and line Of bucket-passers soon
had the roof drenched and every spark ex-
| tinguished. And.as the train pulled away
two pleased and wondering persons heard
wild medley of college yells and saw
handkerchiefs waved from car windows in
I parting salute.
Occasionally the little, wheeling engine
would stop to replenish its supply of fuel
but only for moment, for corps Of
volunteers would scramble for the wood
pile and four-foot logs would be hurled
into the tender like so much split kindling.
The collegians, upon striving here
eagerly struck out afoot for the hotel, but
on the way were met by G. q. Kitchener,
who, after being greeted with a hearty
cheer, told them briefly that the recent
rain had necessitated a change to the
regular hotel, where there were other guests
and where the possibilities for hilarity
would not be so great as at the present
! camp quarters.
The Stanford delegation has a large cot
tage all to itself. and already the front
The University of California, Pomona,
Chaffey, California College and the Uni
versity of Southern California are installed
in another cottage and over the meeting
hall the Oregon delegation will dream Of
campers life and summer sports.
Mr.. Kitchener tonight led the prayer
service, which began with what is to be
the hymn of the conferences:
Stand up, stand up, for Jesus, ye soldiers OF the
| cross:
Lift high his roy al banner-t must not suffer loss
Prayers were offered by Arnold of STAN
ford, by Miller of the Pacific University,
| Oregon, and by Fisher of the University of
Southern California, while MI. Sayford
said few words of greeting.
Following is a complete list of colleges
| and delegates so far represented, with each
mans residence, year of graduation.
church atiiiation and prospective calling
University of Oregon, Eugene, Or-Stuart r.
Hanna, 1897, of Eugene, president College AS.
| ISOLATION, Presbyterian; John Handsacker.
1902, OF Eugene, yice-president College Asso.
citation, Christian, ministry.
Portland University, University Park Or
B. +. Van Dyke, 1890, of Medford, Or, leader
College Mission Band, Methodist. ministry.
Willamette University. Salem, or.-Charles
]. Atwood 1897 of Salem, president College
Association, Methodist, law.
Pacific University, Forest Grove, or-John
Millar 1899 OF Forest Grove, president College
| Association, Congregational, medicine
| McMinnville, 0r.-V. Z. Rowton 1899 of
| McMinnville, president College Association.
Baptist, ministry.
Pacific College, Newberg, Or-oscar Cox
1893 of Newberg, president College Associa-
ton, Friends, Y. NJ. c. A. secretary for Oregon /:
l.. Price 1897 of Newberg, chairman college
prayer meeting committee, Friends, public
work.
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Or
E. w. Simpson 1898 of Newport, Or, presi-
dent College Association, Episcopal.
Stanford University, Palo Alto, Cal, w p.
Clifford 1897 of Erie. Pa, president College AS.
ISOLATION, Presbyterian, law; Archibald nj.
Strong 1899 of Pasadena, on fall campaign
committee, Presbyterian, chemical engineer /:
4 Walter CLARK 1899 Eden prairia Mr.,