The San Francisco call., 1910-05-16

BERKELEY, May 15.-To top of edu-
cationally the notable carnivals with
which the state Of California has this
May been celebrating its beauty and
prosperity. the University OF California
win this week honor with festival,
pageant play. banquets. dances and re-
unions Of graduates the golden jubilee
OF its foundation.
strictly speaking the celebration has
already begun. The production Of
Sophocles' tragedy, "Oedipus. the King"
m the Greek theater on Saturday morn
\ was the first scheduled event. The
Pacific coast intercollegiate conference
field meet on the Berkeley oval Satur-
day afternoon was also part of the pro-
am But the real celebration viii be
held during this week More than 900
graduates Of the university and former
students viii be back in Berkeley to re-
unite with their classmates and 10 par
ticipste IN the various exercises which
have been planned by the committee Of
100 alumni and others connected with
the university
PLANNED YEAR AGO
The project for a celebration OF the
nftieth anniversary Of the foundation OF
the College Of California which later
developed into the University Of Cali
fornia, was first announced one year
aEo at the commencement day meeting
II the alumni association. President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler and Governor
James n Gillett outlined the plans
But al that time the extent OF the re-
union was not anticipated by the uni
Ncrsity president and authorities
From all over the United States old
children Of. the alma mater of Cali
fornia are nov 1OckIng to Berkeley.
Not only have they come TO Berkeley
10 see The development Of their old col
leEe and 10 make 2 holiday of the
golden jubilee. but practically every
class that ever graduated viii unite its
membership, or at least a. considers BILE
portion Of its living members, and while
they are celebrating the prestige of the
university, viii also celebrate their own
class traditions and revive their old col
lege friendships.
The city Of Berkeley is also taking
part in the celebra tion of the institu-
tion which dignihed the place and forms
r center for its activities. The business
. 9uses and residences are brightly dec
2 Grated in the American national colors
and the blue and gold OF the university.
HADLEY ARRIVES
President Arthur Twining Hadley OF
Yale university, who viii deliver the
Jubilee address at the Greek theater
Tuesday morning, arrived in Berkeley
this evening and is the guest OF Prof.
Thomas =. Bacon. professor of mod
ern European history Of the university.
Doctor Hadley's selection as the jubilee
orator is particularly happy, as it was
from Yale university that the first dom
fnant traditions Of the youthful Univer-
sity Of California We're absorbed by the
youthful University Of California.
Doctor Hadley is famous as an au-
thority on railroad economics and has
published several books on that sub
ject. While he is in California he will
be entertained by Yale clubs. Tomor-
row evening he viii be the guest OF
honor at a dinner to be given by the
University club of San Francisco and
the Yale club at the University club
house Powell and California streets.
Today the only exercises of the COM
mencement period was the delivery Of
the baccalaureate sermon by Rev.
George c. Eldredge. pastor Of st Johns
Presbyterian church, Berkeley On ac-
count Of the heat in the Greek theater
the sermon was delivered under the
oaks IN Coed canyon, near the Faculty
club. President Wheeler presided and
Prof c. ". Wells Of the English de-
psrtment read the lesson.
Tomorrow viii be devoted to the
graduating class. II viii be class day
and all the traditions of that day viii
be honored by the men and women of
the jubilee class of 1910. The class
pilgrimage will be held in the morning,
when the seniors VIII for the last time
visit points of interest about the
campus, pay their parting regard to
the halls in which they have studied
and the spots at which they have made
knerry.
y The pilgrimage is a custom which
grew out Of old class day exercises
In 1886 the first pilgrimage was held
when the class visited Founders rock
Later these pilgrimages became what
they now are, when the class, faculty
and visitors visit all buildings and
points OF interest about the campus