University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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.iJi 4A i t ' - - dSL t ' [ mr f m EDITORIAL In the year 1880, when the present metropolis of Los Angeles was but a qutex little pueblo filled with romance and the soft stillness of the Spanish atmosphere so char- acteristic of the early days of Southern California, nine progressive men of great vision discovered a lonesome spot in the midst of a vast wheat field on the outskirts of civilization and founded a university. And as the town of Los Angeles evolved into the greatest city in the fVest, throbbing and pulsating with over a million loyal citizens, the University of Southern California has sprung into a place of leadership in civic and educational circles, and has been recognized throughout the country as one of the foremost institutions of the land. In the year 1913 the combined attendance at all of the colleges of U. S. C. was only 2,649. The current year finds that number increased to 8,750. At the former date there were 207 on the faculty roster. This semester the university records show 403 professors enrolled on the faculty lists of the school. Endowments and other moneys for the University of Southern California have increased in the same gratifying proportion. Where there was an endowment of $412,000 in 1913, the pockets of the institution now hold funds amounting ti $2,614,000.00. Extensive plans for immediate enlargement and speedy improvement are under way. At least four new buildings should appear on the campus during the next year. These few figures give something of an idea of the progress that has attended the University of Southern California since the time of its founding forty-four years ago, and especially during the last decade. However, the greatest asset of the institution is that intangible something that sets each student of U. S. C. apart as a Trojan — a distinction that makes a U. S. C. man separate from all others forever. Some call it college spirit. Others term it loyalty. But there are a thousand and one other names that will do. For the real, vital, living reality has no name; it just is. And it fixes itself into the very soul of Troy. THE EDITOR. EL RODEO P«ge Six

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