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

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those who mixed their work with play on the outside. A tiHard-Timesii hop made sun- shine out of rain for many. A clean-up day in the spring, onlApril 20, puta close, clean shave 0n the face of the cam- pus in every direction while men and women, only too thankful to escape the week- end tests, did their bit in mak- ing Marsh Hall shine until the ball game in the afternoon, where Coach Sohleris Proteges brought to an end a perfect day in regular Pacific style. ALL COLLEGE DAY The Day of Gladness after a night of woe for somebody K , pretty well defines A11 College 'vmlwr winds havewhi Day to the gninitiated. . callvl'ml whirlingdrifi Sophomores and Freshmen tested out their Herculean quali- ties in an all night brawl that began at seven oiclock en the pre- ' scm'cvlv a leaf waslefi ceeding evening and ended at noon, after the ceremonles. A hlllldi'cd rakesandfi The chief object of the scrap 0n the part of both Freehmen MK? piles WhiChthwand Sophomores was to preyent each other from appearmg in dump. the titake-offsi, in the morning. . Both, however, appeared this .hv smrcs uf hungryi year. The Freshmen were 1n chalns but game to the last minute. 5 th-Iwbbed WW Clever satires and impersonations of classes and indw1duals crciml. the eccentfltle occupied the entire morning program. The prgcess of seeing 10mm! wurking gm yourself as others see you .was novel to a goodly number and a wealth of originality made its appearance. The Faculty suffered . n .d I Mics evenchi graciously with all the Campgs Cutters as the objects of 1mper- u. ti 1': l ikeduringii sonating art, Schneider capping the climax 1n hIS 11fe-11ke por- le -l u iiylnel' timei trayal 0f the President. ' . . furk in i The afternoon bulked large in labor for the Jumors, who . f real work managed the School Banquet in the Dining Parlors 0f the First Hm; 9 0 one 511g? Congregational church. It bulked large for the Sophomores Who 'Nh F tact 1; 1d r0??? were more than busy arranging traps and trials for the1r fresh- mmmttcc . h edit men friends to test in the evening. It bulked large for the Fresh- hnm- marking ,nvdw men who used the tigraceii given them to pray for the1r dellvera ms! lesum 0 ' . ance a short time later. . . 1 0f goodtlf After the initiation which formally brought the incommg hm nu MN . 2 P .A A Mal insidv Ma'ShH . f I .. ' . . 711911 fy-l WO 'Zu-Al; 0'0

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777a 7779 ant days of December When the chill November Winds have whisked the Oaks clean of their leaves and scattered whirling drlfts of them about their feet. Through the courtesy of ttAustert, scarcely a leaf was left un- fallen When the big drive was called. A hundred rakes and forks soon rolled the thick brown carpet into hige piles Which the truck gang carted away to the leaf-mould dump. Herrick was invaded at noon by thescores of hungry work- ers, tramps, vagabonds and ttfurrinerstt hob-nobbed With society vamps and bowry soubrettes, While Percival, the eccentric dude, carried on With innumerable apron-gowned working girls or khaki-clad gypsy maids. Italians and Laplanders, ttDahk culled Ladiest even cherub faced youngsters of very tender years plied the rake during work- ing hours With no little zest and the fork at dinner time With equal exhileration. The side-walk gang, after a morning of real work ate- heartily With the Rakers tMary includedt in fact no one, slighted the treats that Lucy Morse and her committee had provided. Probably in the memory of many the hour marking the division :1: mdormng and afternoon Will be the most pleasant of any during e ay. t Rain cut the afternoon work short but no end of gOOd things were accomphshed by those Who worked inside Marsh Hall and

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class into the circles 'of Pacific life, the whole school attended the banquet where meat and drink and speech made everyone merry and eager for the coming events of the year. . CHARTER DAY The nineteenth of J anuary was occasipn for College and friends to celebrate the seventy-second blrthday of the school. Dean Bates read the charter that was granted 1n 1854 after the school had been organized for five years. V . Dr. Dyer, 0f the First Congregatlonal church, of Tacoma, gave the Charter Day address. Dr. Dyer spoke of the advance of civilization and the ideals of bretherhood throughout the centuries since the landing of the Pllgrlms three hundred years ago and mentioned the growth of education as indicative and preparatory for that 1dea1. He commended the school for the work her sons and daughters have thus far accomplished along that line. President J ones, of the Stu- dent. Body, then brought on the birthday cake with its sev- enty-two twinkling candles, and proceeded to cut it into small squares so that everyone could get a taste of it. Pacific Enthusiasm Wan again! refreshed with spirited Slnglng of College favorites SENIOR RECEPTION On Feb. 8th, the Seniors in cap and gown received the New Semester Students, local High School Graduates and all the frlende 0f the school at the annual mid-year reception. Dlversmn took the form of extended campaigning for the new Endowment Fund in an endeavor to make the campaign ba- by grow. Several millions were raised in a short while and the babyogrew to enormous proportions totally eclipsing' anything that 1ts promoters expected from it or any feats of the one hun- dred percent prlze Wlnners at the popular eugenics contests. A thorough acqualntance with everyone was the result anti the evenlng were away 1n short ordereending with a spirited song-fest after the disposal of ice cream and cookies. . A A t x. 7wenfj-IWO 19?: m. 1.12:; t 12.5! a 53.31! 0cm X: :53: awn : Ewan W31 :a, Tmm' m: 5$:d.',;2; :7. 1'19. Tin , w EEZPF'Q' :Q 13 5??va v W ah'f