Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-16
81 OXY STUDENTS
AWARDED DIPLOMAS
Over 700 Attend Commencement
Exercises and Hear 0pti-
mistic Predictions
BAER WANTS NEW CHARTER
Removal to New Buildings TruS-
tees Suggestion for Quarter
Centennial Celebration
BAER WANTS NEW CHARTER

Thirty-one graduates of Occidental
college received their diplomas yester-
day morning and more than 700 friends
and relatives of the class were in at
tendance at the commencement exer-
cises. Following the exercises Presi-
dent John Willis Baer made the follow
ing announcements:
First in order of Importance is a
new charter and a reOrganized board OF
trustees. The vitalizing planks in the
charter, which became effective in
April, are as follows:
Article III. The teaching and
management of the college shall al
ways be in accord with that of the
evangelical churches governing the
Fatherhood and sovereignty of God,
the deity and atonement of Jesus
Christ, the person and work of the
Holy Spirit, and the Bible as an
authoritative revelation from God
and other fundamental doctrines of
Christianity.
Article VI. The management of
the college shall be non-sectarian,
and shall be vested in a self-per-
petuating board of twenty eVangeli-
cal church members.
Quietly and modestly Occidental col
| lege began its life in 1887, and in two
more years will celebrate in a most
remarkable and appropriate way its
| quarter centennial. The extraordinary
gift of a new 90-acre campus was an
nounced through the press in February,
and the trustees on this formal occa-
sion publicly thank the donors for it,
| 1t represents the largest single gift that
the college has ever received, as 1T is
| conservatively valued at not less than
| $150000.
"And to this generous gift, valued at
| $3.50 900, the trustees report That they
have received in the past few months
| in cash and in pledges or money an du-
ditional s143,000
"With nearly 100000 of new assets
more than Occidental had at the Begin
ming of this year 1910. the trustees con
fdently expect the people of Southern
California to complete speedily the new
building fund. Two hundred thousand
dollars more is needed at once, to com
plete the proposed quarter-centennlal
fund of $500,000."
SHOULD MOVE
Continuing, the report says that after
consultation with Occidentals archl-
tects the trustees feel that they can IN
vite the people to celebrate the quarter
centennial in no better way than by
dedicating and moving into the new
buildings on the new campus in l9!2'
and declares that work of grading the
new campus road will begin within
sixtv DAYS to be followed by other I'M
provements until ground Is broken FOR
the new buildings.
All friends of the college and donors
old and new are thanked for past IA
vors. and a general appeal is made to
| everybody to assist in raising $2OO,OOO
more to complete the new college.
In regard to the academy 1t is stated
that it will be strengthened in every
way and will be moved into the present
building "if the people of Highland
Park show their practical interest IN a
high grade Christian academy IN SEND
ing their children to it,
The graduates receiving the degree of
bachelor of arts yesterday were: Nellie
Bailey, Rialto; Mary Blee and Grace
Rowley, Santa Ana; Lillard Bond, san
ia Paula; Bertha Byers, Gail Jepson
and Donna Roam, Pasadena; Anna
Christian, Harriet Foote Mary Lowe,
Falley Mclaughlin, Lulu Rice, Fred
Thompson, Williel Thompson, > Jr., We
roma Trowbridge and Arthur Young,
Los Angeles; Julia Crawford, Tustin;
Blanche Davenport, Tropico; Philip
Dodson. Muriel Fisher and Alya Gard
ner. south Pasadena; Sara Heath
Baldwin Park: Edna Leighton, Long
Beach; Jean McDougal; MonroVla;
Arthur Mcfarland, Falk's store, Idaho;
Harold Pellegrin, Anahelmi OilVe oa-
yiers and Ruby Snivley, Oxnard.
THE degre of bachelor of science was
awarded to Nathaniel Bercovitz, Es-
ther Cumberland and Charles Mee all
of Los Angeles.
The commencement program was as
follows: ~,
invocation, Prof William D. Ward,
Phi. D.: "Greetings from Pomona,
president James A. Blaisdell, M. A;
oil nurin Il
lard Bond: grafton, "The Worlds Chal-
lenge to America" Williel Thompson,
ir. oration, 1.-THE Conservation of So
cial SERVICE" Harold Pellegrin; Valle-
dictory, Edna Leighton; presentation
of diplomas, w. e. McVay, acting pres
ident board of directors; announce
ments by President Baer; benedlctlon'
ANNOUNCEMENT
Included in the announcements We're
the following: Falley McLaughlln,
EDNA. Leighton, Lillard Bond, Harriet
Foote and Charles Nee were elected to
membership in the Olive Crown Honor
society for highest percentage in schol-
arship, character and general ability.
William Brown Noble, a prominent
minister and worker in the Presbyterl-
an church, was presented with the de-
gree of bachelor of laws.
Miss Lois I4effingwell of the freshman
arship in the sophomore class by the
alumni of the college.
Scholarship honors were announced
as follows:
Blee, Ray Bond and Edna Leighton In
the first honor group, and Ruth Foote'
Arthur Young Gail Jepson, Eta CraW-
ford, Jean McDougal and Harold Pei
legrin in the second honor group, Edna
Biee Ray Bond. Edna Leighton and f.
C. Mclaughlin made "a in all work
of the last semester.
Juniors - Rowena Mushcroft, Har-
old Hopkins, Rosaniel Chase, George
Godber and Harold White in the first
honor group Eva Overton made "A
in all the work of the last semester
Sophomores-Alice Baker, Charlotte
Donaldson, Kyle Granger, Dora Raal
and Warren Schoonover in the first
group. and Georgia Brack, Anna Alex
ander, William Cumberland, Helen FL
field, Edith Osmond, Mary Peterson
and Celia Tucker in the second honor
group. Dora Raab, Alice Baker and
Charlotte Donaldson made, "A' in all
work of the last semester
Dora Raab is the only student in the
college who has made "A" in all work
the whole year
Alice Baker made "a" in all work
except one unit in gymnasium, which
was "B."
BACK
"Can Jeffries get back?' asks the
Philadelphia Press. He has our per-
mission to get as far back as he likes
clear hack out of sight, IL that VIII