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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. 9,, HE Class of 1877, through the committees appointed for the work now completed and bodied forth in the present issue of the BLUE AND GOLD, has endeavored to express the general status of its own and its fellow-classes ; to enumer- ate the social organizations now in existence among them, and to trace the development and growth of ourselves as a collegiate body ; and especially to bespeak a voice of encour- agement and sympathy for so young an institution as ours, one that is deserving of hearty support, but unfortunately subject to serious impediments, arising from popular igno- rance, demagogism, and the various difficulties that ever beset a new organization. How far these objects have been attained must be left to the candid judgment of the reader; but at least we have the hope that we have succeeded in presenting a truthful and impartial picture of our college life. As for the nature of the contents of this the third number of our University potpourri appropriately named after the adopted colors of the University of California ' we must let them speak for themselves. Suffice it to say that we have aimed at nothing more, in producing them, than to give a lively description of our Alma Mater and her foster children just as they are; without admitting anything, either of an
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THE BLUE AND GOLD. imaginary existence or of a nature by no means indicative of our University character, we have nevertheless excluded noth- ing that is, in our humble judgment, fairly deserving of inser- tion. To those whose knowledge of local occurrences may cause surprise at the absence of some things that might have appeared to their own interest, we have to speak particularly upon this point. We have, in short, endeavored to preserve herein the salient characteristics, be they ever so meagre, of the students as a body. In doing this it is of course easy to please a few and offend many ; however that may be, we deprecate earnestly any other opinion of our motives than that they have been directed to the portrayal of our Alma Mater, such as will be both intelligible to others as well as ourselves, and interesting to all. To one feature of our task we invite attention: the embel- lishment of the pamphlet, we believe, is an innovation among publicat ons of this sort. The thought was suggested by the beauty of Berkeley ' s surroundings, already famous among all our contemporaries in other colleges; we have tried to secure a beautiful frontispiece, and trust our readers will be pleased with it. With these words of explanation and apology we dismiss our little book; nor is it without feelings of pleasure that we do so We anticipate a cordial welcome to it, not only among those who have awaited its coming, but among our brethren across the plains, to whom we look with especial deference. To them, at least, let this be sufficient proof that the Univer- sity of California is not out of the world, and that we have extracted the good out of all they could offer and that has been great. We extend to all our readers, near and (let us hope we are right in saying also) afar, a hearty salve.
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