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

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f I ' HE staff of the BLUE AND GOLX dedicates JL this 1926 Edition, Volume 53, to Charles Edward Chapman, A.B., LL.D., Ph.D., eminent authority OH Spanish history, distin- guished author, and highly esteemed professor in the Department of History. In bis books be has reconstructed all the stir- ring action and vivid charm of the Spanish peri- od of Pacific history. His History of Spain and the Founding of Spanish California and The History of California, Spanish Period, have won him international recognition, both for bis command of the subject and bis delightful style. Professor Chapman writes with the same vigor and humor that mark bis lectures and fill bis classrooms year after year with appreciative undergraduates. With immeasurable respect for the brilliant scholar, deep admiration for the distinguished author, and, most of all, sincere appreciation for the steadfast friend, bis loyalty and justice, bis sympathy and understanding, we are proud to dedicate this, our volume of the BLUE AND GOLD, to him.

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CHARLES EDWARD CHAPMAN

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FOREWORD HOW far away is long ago? For California, as far as the past of those old Spaniards who first found and claimed the shores of Nueva Espana. The old California oaks that saw their first coming have seen their passing; have seen their haciendas deserted and their missions crum- bled away. But the spirit of those Spanish men, their gallant songs, and the beauty of their race, still filters into California days as sunshine fil- ters through leaves. And because we love the beauty they left with us, and honor their memory, Volume Fifty-three of the BLUE AND GOLD, representing to the state and to the country the University of California, has for its theme the vivid strain of our Spanish heritage. Our aim has been to paint the picture of one college year in all its entirety and all its activity. And as associations of past and present have colored the actual days of that year, so may this book color the memory of it. Then we of the staff shall consider achieved our threefold purpose: ser- vice to our University, tribute to our State ' s his- tory, and the complete record of 1925-1926 at the University of California.