Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-04
COLLEGE MEN IN
SOLID PHALANX
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION IS
FINALLY FORMED
OFFICERS DULY ELECTED AT
INITIAL SMOKER
Captain Fries, Made Secretary and
Treasurer, Is Recipient Of Ovation
Marked by Extraordinary
Enthusiasm


markable ovation at the initial meeting
of the Association of College Men of
Southern California at Levy's last
night. "But for one man the harbor OF
San Pedro would never be consum-
mated, and that man is Capt. Fries"
said DIR. William LeMoyne Wills, who
presided, and the prominent men who
were present to form the new asSo-
citation cheered the sentiment Justify
and in a thoroughbred college days
style.
The association starts out with sew
eral hundred members. 1t was con-
ceived three years ago by DR.. Wills, but
did not take shape until last January,
when graduates of leading colleges
formed themselves into committee to
start the association. The smoker last
night was evidence that their work has
been done thoroughly, and the associa-
ton intends to enroll in its membership
every college man in Southern Califor-
mia.
A declaration of the aims Of the ASSOC
citation, which was adopted last night,
had been prepared with great care. 1t
is as follows:
.'The Association of College Men Of
Southern California is to be as a body
partisan-though its Individual
members may be of any and every
B0dUG OIL pOllllCdl anu olhOA bNAANNg -.
tisan or otherwise-and Its objects
shall be:
s'To incuIcate high ideals of citizen
ship to be practically applied In the
actual government of the city, state
and nation.
''To pay attention to the educational
needs In city, county and state, ana
particularly to insist upon the non-par-
tisan administration OF school affairs.
ITO foster In a definite and practical
way the altruistic and the artistic side
of the citys life, and help to advance
every other movement that makes Tor
better and more enlightened citizen
ship. such as art galleries, music in the
parks, Fairgrounds, public comfort sta
tions, and similar institutions.
"And to these ends above expressed,
TO cause to be investigated by COM
mittees of its membership and TO De
reported to its several members an
impartial statement of the facts spe-
officially bearing upon questions con-
corning such objects which may from
time to time become questions Of pub
lie Importance so as to enable Its menu
ber.3 and others interested therein to
act more intelligently thereon"
Officers Duly Elected
Officers were elected as follows:
DR.. William LeMoyne Wills, Harvard,
president; Capt. Amos A. Fries, west
Point, secretary and treasurer. and the
following central committee Or.
Charles B. Nichols, Association OF New
England colleges; Max Loewenthal,
University of California; Nathan New
by University of Virginia; DR.. Francis
n. kellogg. Yale; DIR. Sherwin Glib
hons. Harvard; DIR. w. A. Edwards,
University of Pennsylvania.
In addition to the officers and CEN
trail committee the executive commit
af M following. HaT-
rington Brown. Princeton; r. H.
Minor, Annapolis; Raymond Stevens,
University of Virginia; DR.. Willis l..
Morrison, Princeton; Hugh Adams,
Columbia: DIR. J. A. Colliver. Stantord;
H w. O'AIelveny, University Of CALI
fornia; Professor u. {. moore, 1oiuin -
bia; Father Clifford University OF
Washington, d. c.; Charles nj. Lat
timer, Yale; DIR. Hill Hastings, Uni
yersity of Wisconsin; Judge z. u.
Wilbur Annapolis; Judge Charles j..
Moves. Union: Frank Garrett, Unlver-
sity of Michigan: $. v. Mcclure, west
Point: Marshall Stimson, Harvard;
w 81. TAYLOR. Yale; Jefferson p. Chan
der. Princeton; Mark H. Gregg, Uni
yersity of Michigan; DIR. A. S. Lobin-
gier University of Michigan; DR.. p.
b. X. Johnson, Columbia; Walter
Schmidt, University Of California; A.
J. Copp, jr, Stanford, and DIR. +. +.
Gerson, Pennsylvania.
College Tunes Sung
The members of the association sat
down to a buffet luncheon. Between
the short addresses an orchestra played
old-time college tunes, to which the
men present sang the words. Among
the speakers called on by Dr. Wills
were Judge Charles ]. Noyes, Dr.
Francis o. Kellogg, Harrington Brown,
Nathan Newly. DR.. A. S. Lobingier,
DR.. John r. Haynes, DR.. Charles b.
Nichols, Seward A. Simons, III. II. May
berry and Lynn Helm.
II. H. Mayberry suggested in his re-
marks that college men who had not
seen fit to attend the luncheon last
night were not fully assured that a
scheme did not exist to enlist the asso-
citation in the recall campaign. This
was Indignantly and emphatically de-
MED by President Wills, who said that
no such motives entered into the or
ganization. Captain. Fries and others
affirmed the statement by Dr. Wills
that the only purpose of the associa-
ton was of a permanent nature. DR..
Wills showed that the idea of such an
association had taken shape before
Mayor Harper had been elected to
office.
The association instructed DIR. Willis
to forward telegram today to DR.. w.
A. Edwards, who is at Washington for
the inauguration. asking him to tender
Mr. Taft who is a Yale man the best