University of San Francisco - USF Don Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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AFAY FACCLTY JW1LDIXG 13 turcs. rriic- pines wave their tops in the breeze to do Him reverence, “the birds that sinking: up to heavens gates ascend” bear on their wings and in their notes 11 is praise. Alan has power to make the universal hymn of nature vocal. He does so by giving glory to Hod. 'Phis is his destiny here and hereafter. St. Ignatius, the founder of the Jesuit Order, a soldier of chivalrous Spain, introduced into the service of God some of his ideals of military service and among them was what we might call a desire for distinguished ser-vice. Not satisfied with seeking the glory of God. he was determined to seek ever for His greater glory and for this reason he adopted the motto: “Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam”. It is not a boast of what be or bis followers have done; it is only a high ideal which I hey set before themselves as an inspirational incentive to greater labor and more enthusiastic resolve. Appropriately then is this motto inscribed in the new Faculty Building entrance. On either side of us are corridors, leading to the parlors, nine in all, where part of the Jesuits work is carried on. Passing on to our left we reach a spacious room, on the ground floor of the west wing. It is to serve as the working quarters and distributing center of the Francesca Relief Society. This Society composed of ladies who devote some time each week to sewing for the poor and whose charity cheers thousands of children annually, has become part of the Jesuit Institution. Its honorary President, and for years its active President, Airs. Berthe H. Welch, to whom the College is indebted for the building itself, thought it befitting, and befitting it most surely is. that the ladies who bore with the inconveniences of the home on Hayes Street should enjoy the advantages of more commodious quarters in the new residence. We have now visited that portion of the building which is outside the cloister. The parlors and the Francesca room will be frequently visited by men and women even after the building has been occupied by the Fathers; but only on rare

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12 THE 10S AT IAS architectural embellishments that are so conspicuously prcv alent on the Church. And yet, the architect, under the direction of the donor and with the desire of the Fathers in mind has succeeded in constructing: a home that is majestic in its simplicity and agreeable in its severity. Following the general style of the Italian Renaissance he has very artistically and with great delicacy adorned the front of the building in a manner restful to the eye. The main entrance surmounted by a cross and two shapely vases, is a little masterpiece of chaste grandeur. On the other side there is a portico running parallel with the main wing enclosed by arched windows set gracefully between pilasters of Doric suggestion. It is part of the main structure, a one-storied projection, serving the purpose, as we shall see on entering, of offices and reception rooms. Above this portico and set in from it, the main building of two additional stories rises in unadorned severity. At either end there is a two-storied wing running south, toward Fulton Street, thus forming an incomplete quadrangle. The arrangement is admirable. The morning sun will flood the eastern side of both wings, and in the afternoon the western side of tin wings will be bathed in its warm rays, while the front of the house will be assured of the golden flood of light throughout the day. The building is so tinted that its color scheme harmonizes with that of the Church, and further strengthens the suggestion that the two are but units of a greater whole. As we enter we find ourselves in a spacious vestibule and we pause to read the inscription above the door that leads into the cloister: “Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam”,—To the Greater Glory of God. It is gracefully inscribed in letters of gold on a white marble plaque and tells the visitor the purpose of the building and of the lives of the men who are to make it their home. God’s glory is sought by all who serve and reverence their Maker. God’s glory is proclaimed by all Ilis crea-

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14 THE KJSATIAS occasions will men and never will women be permitted U» enter the cloister. In this little description, however, we invite all to accompany us even into the cloister precincts. Here, in the same western wing, is the chapel tastefully tinted in huff and not without its ornamental waljs and ceiling. The light pours in golden rays through the amber windows and reveals a perfect replica of an Italian Renaissance chapel, even to the details of the red-tile floor and of the fretted ceiling. In this devotional little chapel the Fathers will assemble for their Community prayers and in the Tabernacle will repose the Divine Master of the house as an inspiration to those who dwell under the same roof. As we leave the chapel we look down a long corridor towards the East. The high wall which extends for more than one hundred feet in length is now bare but soon will be covered with specially made book cases which while serving the purposes of a temporary library will relieve the monotony of the long white wall. Behind this wall is the kitchen fully equipped for its practical purposes and conveniently located with storerooms in one side and pantry in the other. Beyond the kitchen is the spacious room, with a row of large windows on the north side, that assure an abundance of light and contribute to the cheerful atmosphere of what, in a religious house, is regarded as both sacred and solemn, the community Refectory. The ground floor of the East wing is devoted to living rooms for the Brothers. There too is a large guest room for distinguished visitors. The Rector of the College and the Treasurer have their office and living room, one room serves the double purpose, on the ground floor on either side of this wing. The second floor may be best described as a block C. The corridor runs through a long stretch of rooms on either side in the main building and on one side of the wings. The larger rooms on the South are 14 by 12 feet, the smaller rooms on the North are 12 by 12 feet. One large window fur-