work. Afterwards Re -. M. M. Bo ard, pastor of the Fort Street Church and Mr. G. D. Compton were consulted. Lots had been offered tor a campus in East Los Angeles; bids were made also from Temple street, Boyle Heights, and West Los Angeles. At a meeting of the trustees appointed by the Church the offer from West Los Angeles, which was secured by Rev. A. M. Hough, was chosen, and it was decided to name the institution the University of Southern California, and to use every effort to make it such. The present deed of trust was, on July 29, 1879, executed by ex-Governor J. G. Downey, O. W. Childs, and Tsaias W. Hell- man to A. M. Hough, J. P. Widney, E. P. Spence, M. M. Bos ' ard, G. D. Comp- ton, and R. M. Widney. In June, 1880, it was decided to sell thirty lots at $200 each, and erect and furnish a frame building in which to begin the school. The corner stone was laid September 4th of the same year, Bishops Simpson and Wiley officiating. According to contract the building was finished the 6th of the follow- ing month. Ill August of the same year M. M. Bo ' ard, pastor of the Fort Street Church, and his brother, P. D. B i ard, took a contract to open the educational work in this building. The directors were to furnish this building and the Bovard brothers were to receive all income from tuition and endowment fund as compensation for then ser -ices. Rev. M. M. Bovard was elected President and ser -ed in that capacity until his death, near the close of i8gi. On July 10th, 1880, Mr. and Mrs. William Hodge, through President Bovard, donated Hodge Hall to the University. This was to be used as a boarding hall for young ladies, but was occupied by both ladies and gentlemen for awhile. It stood a short distance West of the campus then, but later was moved to its present location. It is now occupied by the College of Music and Y. . C. A. headquarters. in November, 1882, Chaffey Brothers tendered a deed of triist for the Chaf- fey College of Agriculture, to be located in Ontario. This land was wilued at $100,000. In June, 18S5, Mrs. Sarah E. Tanse ' donated lands alued at $20,000, to en- dow a chair of Moral Christian Ethics. The College of Medicine was organized and put in operation by Dr. J. P. Widney in 1885. The College was formerly on Aliso street, but now has a neat and appropriate building on Buena Vista street. Dr. H. G. Brainerd is now Dean over an able corps of instructors. The same year Hon. Chas. McClay gave a campus and land alued at $150,- 000 for the McClay College of Theology at Fernando. The building was dedi- cated by Bishop Bowman in 1888, upon its completion. In ' 93 the school was moved to Los Angeles and occupies the old frame University building. Dr. Geo. Cochran is Dean, and the work done is very progressive. One of those schools which died in its infancy was the Tulare Academy, for which a deed of property valued at $70,000 was secured. Other boom projects 18
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