Occidental College - La Encina Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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DEDICATION Among the outloo s which are inspired by participation in the life of Occidental College, there is one in particular which its President, Dr. Bird, earnestly see s to arouse in the thinking of its students. This atti ' tude is embodied in the words Big Campus . It implies the recognition by the students of the fact that the interests of the college and the oppor tunities offered its students for enrichment are not confined to the area bounded by Campus Road but extend into various sections. ' Without at ' tempting to pursue a definite theme, the editors, by picturing a number of centers of interest throughout Southern California, have hoped to stimulate this thought among the students, and it is to The Students that the 1936 La Encina is dedicated. The Editor . to The Students

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President Bird at his desk FOREWORD The great metropolitan area of Los Angeles extends from the cam ' pus of Occidental at all points of the compass. In the midst of this teem ' ing urban life, upon a beautiful, spacious campus of one hundred acres, the college faculty and student body reside. The city offers exceptional opportunities for observation, study, understanding, growth; the cam ' pus offers its opportunities for reflection, training, intimate association, direction, and counsel. The student annual, La Encina, this year is dedi ' cated to the interests and recognition of this Big Campus. It is a pow er, especially available for the students of Occidental College and it is used by them. Remsen Du Bois Bird

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IN M E M O R I A M MR. ALEXANDER KIRKPATRICK ... A LOYAL FRIEND OF OCCIDENTAL BETH DEAN BENNETTS . . . Class of ' 24 ROBERT BROWN Ex. ' 32 REV. JAMES ELLSWORTH DELMARTER Class of ' 17 HELEN ROBERTS HUNT Ex. ' 20 MILDRED BAER KONANTZ . . . Ex. ' 19 LORRAINE SCOTT SMART . . . Ex. ' 12 ELIZABETH BELL TINGLE Ex. ' 33