Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-27
.HE Inauguration of President John

go down in the annals Of the college as
one of its most notable events.
Great preparations had been made by
the committee of arrangements ana
the details were admirably completed
for the event.
The students were robed In the black
caps and gowns of the college and at
about 10 o'clock the line was formed
before the hall. which wended Its way
to the huge tent erected in the athletic
park of the campus. Following was the
line of procession.
DR.. Hugh K. Walker, president oil
the board of trustees.
John Willis Baer, LII. D., president
of Occidental college.
Robert e. Speer, secretary of board
of foreign missions of the Presbyterian
church.
William Shaw, treasurer of the
Worlds Christian Endeavor union.
elegates-University of California,
Benjamin Ide Wheeler; Prof. Carl
Place.
University of Illinois.
University of Iowa, Harry Webster
Hanson, Phi. b., LII. B.
University of Nevada.
Northwestern university, DIR. Stanley
p. Black.
Purdue university, Prof. Laird j..
University of Southern California.
Leland Stanford, jr., university, Pres
ident David Starr Jordan; Rev. Burt
Estes Howard.
University of Southern California,
President George f. Bovard; Prof. L.
c. Knowles.
Carleton college, Northfield, Mimi,
Miss Phebe e. Spaulding.
Earlham college, Richmond, Ind,
Mrs. S. H. Johnson, A. M, professor OF
Greek at Whit tier college.
Iillsdale college, Hillsdale, Mich,
Mr.. e. F. Augur.
Pomona college, Dean e. c. Norton,
Phi. D. ,,
belts, Prof. H. e. Harris, department of
English; Mrs. A. c. Johnson, depart
ment of Greek.
California State normal, Los Angeles,
President Millspaugh, Mrs Millspaugh,
Miss Agnes Smith, Mr.. Everett Shep-
ardson. Miss Sarah J. Jacobs, Miss Ella
G. Wood.
Los Angeles city schools, Superin-
tendent Il. c. Moore.
Pasadena city schools, Superinten-
dent James d. Graham.
Hollywood high school, Miss LODI
wig.
Los Angeles high school, H. H.
Housh, principal Mrs. s. M. Dorsey,
vice principal.
Rev. w. D. More, moderator OF the
synod of California.
r. Rev. Drummond McCunn, moderator
of the presby terry of Los Angeles.
Trustees of Occidental. college. =
Faculty of Occidental college.
Alumni of Occidental college.
Students of Occidental college.
Students of Occidental academy.
Tent Is Crowded
AS the faculty and student body, in
a color scheme of black and white,
seated themselves on the platform,
which was draped with the college COL
ors, gold and black, the audience
erected them with cheers -,
The tent was completely packed WIN
interested spectators and many stood
on the outside, shading themselves with
umbrellas, fully $500 people being pres
ent
DR.. Hugh K. Walker presided and
DR.. w. A. Young offered the opening
prayer. The students. led the music
and were enthusiastic in greeting eacn
speaker with the college yell. DR.. W.
S. Young, secretary of the faculty,
read telegrams and letters of regret
from Governor Pardee, Mayor McAleer
of Los Angeles, Mayor ID. 9. Water
house Of Pasadena and DR.. Guy WadS-
worth, former president of Occidentai
college, ana Otners, iSnNu6 III . .
about forty Others from all parts OF
the United States.
| DIR. David Starr Jordan OF STANFORD
made an address of welcome on behalf
| of the northern institution. Dr. Jor-
dan said:
John Willis Baer, you have now be
come president of California college,.
You have enrolled yourself IN worthy
profession in the fairest of all lands,
land of gracious skies, noble scenery,
ample elbow room and red-blooded peo-
ple. You have before you task worthy
of the best there is in you, and that IS
| all any man can ASK
Extends Right Hand
GAS the talking. man of sister col
1ege. one who has been in the profess
| sion longer than you, 1T Is Tor me TO
extend to you the right hand Of fel-
| lowship and the left hand OF advice.
| It is common now to divide Institutions
! into large and small copeges-those
ambitious to become universities ana
| those which have not that ambition
lust vet. A great deal has been said
of the advantages, disadvantages, the
| opportunities and the peris OF the
small college, Yours is, as yet, a small
college. What will you do with 1t?
1.-THE small college has noble record
i'm the past. Once there was no other
| ford and Cambridge still are groups or
small colleges. The English university
is the combined product of many small
colleges. The American university is
the flower of the college, once small
now grown large.
"As matters are in America, the ms
sion of the college is good work in a
few. chosen lines, that of the univer-
! sity in many lines The college Is con-
servatve, for its method is that OF driii
and routine; the university Is radical
! for II depends on the method OF inves-
tigation. College or university may be
good or bad. That depends ON the
men in them, the men who give the
color or tone. The one is great hotel,
with wide ranging bill of fare. The
other the quiet boarding house, with
few things on its menu. The question
| Is not as to the range of choice, but
as to- whether the few things are well
chosen and well cooked. The danger OF
the boarding house is that the few
things will not be we'll chosen or we'll
prepared. The peril of the small col
| lege is of the same nature, that the
few things 1t teaches are antiquated,
cheap and badly presented. These
temptations you will have to meet and
avoid. You will not pretend to do
what you cannot do; you win not pre-