University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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metrical in plan, it will be somewhat dit- ferent in actual structure. Because the elapse of time between the laying of the medieval substitution for the modern corner-stone and the completion of the edifice only resulted in an inaccurate materialization of the first plans, Royce Hall will be symmetrical in that it will have two towers, but different in that one of them will be ornamented by two arches and the other by three. The slight architectural incongruity is ex- pected to add to the realism of the re- production of the period. To the students and alumni of the University who have treasured the Vermont campus with its shadowy ar- cades, its flower-bordered pathways, and its groves of eucalyptus trees, the main quadrangle at Westwood will also be an artistic source of delight. Two hundred and twenty feet wide, and a quarter-mile long, the main quad-to-be presents in- finite possibilities for landscaping achievements. Pathways of paving brick, flower beds of varied hues, level green lawns, and low shrubbery are ex- pected to make the area a charming cen- ter of campus Hfe. Somewhat to the south and west of the academic center, but on the same level, is the prospective site of the pro- posed Student ' s Union. Tentative plans for the $300,000 edifice, which is to be ready for occupation in February, in- clude adequate headquarters for student activities, recreation and clubrooms, and eating places. The location is very near that of the athletic area, of which a track, a diamond, numerous practice fields, and a general play area are to be ready in February. Football accommo- dations will be available the following autumn. Probably never in the history of the world has any single commun- ity developed such an extensive edu- cational center as is now being prepared at Westwood, for the 383-acre Univer- ■■■HTf ■ View of the west wing of Royce Hall The main entrance to Royce Hall takes form The auditorium is filled with a maze of scaffolding 17]

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| i%»i33rH fe V ST f tr ' i RoYCL Hall Auditorium in the process of construction Cement tiers destined to be the auditorium balcony A WING of the auditorium and classroom building the University of California at Los An- geles will be ready for occupation. The main entrance to the University will be from the east. University Drive, the campus axis, will start at Hilgard Avenue, the eastern boundary of the territory, and will cross the bridge, where it will branch off, one drive pass- ing to the north of the academic center and the other to the south. Located on the drive itself will be Founder ' s Rock, which is destined to be the gathering place of hundreds of future college cele- brations. Weighing nearly seventy-five tons, it is one of the largest specimens of solid granite in Southern California, and its removal from its century-old home in Perris Valley marked the first official act of the University of Cali- fornia authorities in the transformation of the n ewly-acquired site. Because the site was entirely vmde- veloped when it was ceded to the Uni- versity, it will be possible to erect a col- lege town devoid of glaring architectural incongruities. The entire campus and its immediate surroundings will form a composite unit, which will take advan- tage of the natural contour of the land, thus effecting stn.ictural economy and adding to the scenic beauty of the viciti ' ity. Such an achievement is a notable departure in University architecture. Because of its suitability to the roll- ing knolls of Westwood, the Lombard architectural style of the early Christian period was chosen. And in an attempt to have the campus architecturally per- fect, the northern Italian atmosphere will be prevalent at all times. Tapestry brick and ornamental terra cotta are the materials used, for they most nearly rep- resent the orginal building stuffs. Even the entrance bridge and the paving brick pathways will be in keeping with atmosphere of northern Italy. Royce Hall is peculiarly symbolic of the period, for like many of the magnifi- cent structures of that era, while sym-

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■• ' : ' ■■ ■ rr?Ts -rTv Western elevation of Royce Hall Progress of Royce Hall in May. 1928 -sac!-. . A REAR view of RoYCE HaLL sity tract at the foot of the Santa Mori ' ica hills is but one of the many educa ' tional sites in the immediate vicinity. On all four sides of the University of California at Los Angeles will be built other institutions of learning, including the Occidental College for men, the Westlake School for girls, Harvard Mil ' itary School, St. John ' s Military Aca ' demy, and the Los Angeles Lutheran University. Practically 800 acres of the most valuable land in Southern Califor ' nia, as well as millions of dollars, are being devoted to the pursuit of educa ' tion in the Southland. Is it any wonder, then, that the Athens of America is ex ' pected to arise in Southern California? We may pride ourselves that the ideals of our ovioi University will remain the same wherever the educational edi ' fices of the institution are located. At Berkeley, at Mount Hamilton, at San ' tiago, Chile, in San Francisco, in Los Angeles, at Davis, at Riverside, at La JoUa, at Fairfax, and in every extension room which is designated as part of the University of California, and which is characteri2;ed by that great spirit of loyalty which is known as California spirit — that spirit of fellowship and honor among both the graduates and under ' graduates which holds so vast an institution together in a bond of unity — in each of these locations, the ideas and ideals are the same. And, as Presi ' dent Campbell has written and said up ' on so many momentous occasions, the purpose of universities is not that of training their students to get rich quick ' ly, or even to earn more money than do the young men and women who do not go to college; the real purpose of uni ' versities is to train their students for service to humanity, as productive schol ' ars, or as especially useful citizens, one or both. And so, despite our proposed move to Westwood, the ideal of our Alma Mater remains the same. It has been