University of California Santa Barbara - La Cumbre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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,itKTmJiitKT I A CUMRRL. Jtit JtSitl I The Earthquake On the morning of June 29, 1925 Santa Barbara was visited by an earthquake of an intensity sufficient to reduce many of the older buildings of the city to a state of utter ruin Practically no major structure or business house escaped some damage. State engineers estimated the loss in the business district at over $15,000,000. The State College, along with many of the citv school buildings, suffered about . 1 0,000 loss when the concrete pillars in the front corridors swayed and cracked with the force ,if the quake. Aside from the c( st of reolacinp; these nillars, the loss f HI Bf -■ ' ■i|j to the other buildinsrs on the camnu ' was ■Bf? . siiKill importance. ■j Hyl 5.,. ' Santa Barbara folk, except in rare p|| H[ 1 ■ ' instances, went on with their usual duties yH K.:i ' ' shortly after the heaviest shocks, sensibly seeking to resume their normal trend of life. In fact, it has been a source of pride to many of the business houses to adver- tise, We Never Closed. The com- mendable absence of hysteria reflected Ti.T.T.T.T.T.t.T.T.T.T.T.T.T.T.T.l§ 18 ])$••

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r«a g T »T I .A ClJMRRE. T « T»iTa THE COLLEGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THE ELEttlEnTARlJ SCHOOL The College Elementary School which came into existence in the fall of 1925 has as its faculty Mrs. Laura Specht Price, Mrs. Florence Lyans, Miss Elsie Pond, and Miss Edith Leonard. Many improvements are being made continually, one of which is a new industrial shop built this year. Here the children carry on all kinds of industrial activity under the direction of Mrs. Lyans. I ' oward the latter part of the fall semester, the children of the Elementary School gave an exhibition of the regular work done in Physical Education. This included games, rythmic work and appa- ratus activities. In connection with their art work, the children competed in the Santa Barbara Hobby Show. They entered a variety of things in- cluding boats, pictures, lavalieres and jewel boxes. Perhaps one of the most interesting plays of the year was a Circek play given by the fifth and sixth grades under the direction of Robert Wormser. This play was written by the sixth grade as a culmination of a year ' s work and study in Greek mythology. The College ? lementary School aims to be practical but pro- gressive in its attempt to arouse, guide, and interpolate purposeful, self-directed activity on the part of the children. xTxT.T.T.T.l.T.T.T.T.T.TTTTfTTTW ■M 17 ]»•

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TmJ J4 T LA CUMBRE. T ftT» T«. itself in the far corners of the city— the State College was closed but three days, and this because a great majority of the students were helping with Red Cross and special police duty in the town. The rapid return to normalcy was made possible by the ability of the people to meet an unusual situation with true American re- source, coupled with the timely assistance from our neighboring cities. The days of the quake arc gone, and will soon be forgotten. In the thought of a greater future city, our tragedies and our losses are fading away. Man ' s unconquerable faith in God and in himself has not been shaken. Out of the ruins of the Old Santa Rarban is rising a beautiful citv. . vision is becoming a realty. A dream of the future includes all the citv in a marvel- ous new growth, in whicli the Sant.i Barbara College shall share bountitulh Saint Barbara ' s Horn of Plenty shal! forever fulfill its promise. Arches lU-iiiK Torn 0 i xT.T.T.T.T.T.T.T,T,T.T.T.T7rTr •■ 19 ])$