Pacific University - Heart of Oak Yearbook (Forest Grove, OR)

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7he 7f$idl7fd . , . COLLEGE RECEPTION University life received its first impetus in the annual college reception held on September 17. This was the 1n1t1a1 comlng out for all the new students especially freshmen. The key note of the affair was sounded in President Clarkis favorite reference to iiThe Pacific Family. Townsmen, students and faculty gathe ered in Brighton Chapel in as large a gathering as the veteran meeting place has yet witnessed to become better acquainted Wlth each other and the school in general. Various amusements and different methods calculated to augment the feeling or relation- ship thruout the crowd made the evening disappear rapidly. President Clark spoke to the new students and friends in an energetic speech of welcome, hearkening into the past and prophe- sying into the future as to the Worth of Pacific U. i His speech was followed by solos sung by Arthur J ones, which led off into College songs and yells that made a fitting close for the first college event of the year. From the time that the Faculty receiving line was success- fully braved until the last strains of iiHail, Old Pacific, Hail? had died away on the September air, dull moments were out of order and good fellowship reigned supreme. RALLIES Custom decress that the Freshmen furnish the nucleous for the premier Rally of the year and this years class could scarcely be accused of slacking in any way. A pile of timbers of every description towered high into the air 'and as the spark from one small match grew into curling flames the crowd sang and cheered. Great yellow tongues of flame pierced the topmost frame work of the pile and the whole bulk became a red-hot seething mass, breathing the life and spirit of unquenchable de- termination into the heart of eV- eryone. Speech followed speech, and song followed song, yell af- ter yell echoed thru the oaks and the crowd enthused and iirarini tq g0 ended their celebration- With a lengthy street parade and JYmeteen.