University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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THE UNIVER-SITY The Despite its transcendent character, the Sather Tower is made of Sat her Tower solid material and facts. Its donor, Jane K. Sather, specified a quarter of a million dollars in her will to be used for no other purpose. Architect John Galen Howard has conceived its form so that its shaft rises three hundred and two feet above the ground. White California granite shields its sides, anchored to reenforced concrete and twelve vertical steel columns. A columned belfry two hundred and thirty-four feet above the Campus swings twelve English-made chimes one for each hour. Clocks below the belvedere pillars proclaim time to the four winds to the tune of bells. An elevator at the core lifts aspiring man above his world now and then. A four thousand watt light blazes from the lantern which is over all. There is no escape from the presence of the tower. Whether a star peeps over the spire in the open night, or the rolling fog hides the tip from sight, the chimes sing out and the white mass reaches up. From the Bay, it is a pearly streak against the hills, and from the hills it is a towering spire above its little neighbors. Just as a mighty friend or teacher lives for those about, not by his trifling words or works, THE PATH IN BACK OF THE LIBRARY

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THE UNIVERSITY many friends of the University took up the slogan and soon the word was passed over the entire State: Vote for Num- ber Eleven. In every city and town the alumni rallied and gave freely of both time and money to secure the necessary major- ity. It was indeed a fund- less campaign and some of the workers gave large sums to secure the advertising and to pay for the expenses always incidental to such elections. As a result the amend- ment swept the State by a majority of 175,000 votes, and the University was insured future shelter for its increase. But the real results were more far reaching. Never before in the University ' s history have the alumni and the stud- ents been so completely united for their Alma Mater. The campaign for Number Eleven was indeed the torch that has lighted a fire of enthusiasm and loyalty that has touched the hearts of all California ' s sons and daughters throughout the world. With the proceeds from the sale of the bonds additions will be made to four of the groups in the Hearst Plans. A recitation center to replace North Hall will occupy the space between the Doe Library and Sather Gate. An addition to the library will provide for ten years ' growth in the stacks and at the same time com- plete the seminar and special study rooms. A second unit of the Agriculture group will be constructed to the northwest of the present Agriculture Hall. The first unit in the chemistry group will be the last building erected from this appropriation. In a measure the immediate needs of the University as far as housing is con- cerned have been provided for. But best of all the Alumni Association and the friends of the University as well as the entire Student Body have come at last to realize the joy of a successful service. 6 THE SATHER TOWER

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THE UNIVER-SITY but by his very existence, so the Sather Tower only stands and points. As its father, John Galen Howard has written With its snowy granite and marble, its bronze clock and lantern, its chimes, its belvedere, the tower will stand as the central point of University activi- ties. Is it too much to hope that there will be housed the soul of the University? Asphalt Beds Since 1906, the Uni- of Rancho versity of California La Brea has been continu- ously engaged in a study of the prehistoric life of Cali- fornia represented to us in a marvelous collection of fossil remains, buried in the asphalt deposits of Rancho La Brea, near Los Angeles. The great quantity of material found, the won- derful state of preservation of the spec- imens, and the great variety of life represented all serve to make this locality scientifically one of the peculiar natural features of this State. The results which are coming out of a study of the collections are the most important ever obtained in this field of study on the Pacific Coast. The bone deposits of Rancho La Brea are found in asphalt pits or chimneys which are the vents through which oil and gas had escaped from great reservoirs located far below the surface. Since the first accumulation of the asphalt there has been continual trapping of animals coming in contact with the sticky pools. Wherever oil is exuded at the present time, we find birds, gophers, squirrels, dogs, and even cattle frequently entangled. This process has led to the heaping up of great quantities of remains of animals in past periods. In many of the pits the bones are found massed and matted together in enormous numbers. Literally hundreds of thousands of specimens have been obtained from these deposits. The representation of ancient life at Rancho La Brea includes numerous kinds of animals, the total number amounting to considerably more than one hundred forms. These include species of elephant, camel, and horse, a saber-tooth tiger, a giant cat closely related to the existing lion, and great numbers of extinct wolves. 8 LOVERS ' LANE