The success of 'rhe Siudem' Sladium Drive is ihe deiermining faclor in assuring us l'ha+ lhe 49-50 Federaied Sludenis will go down in hisfory as one of ihe finesf sfudenl' bodies in lhe one hundred years of 'rhe College of fhe Pacific. These words by Pacil'ic's Presidenl' Roberl' Burns 'iillingly climaxed a greal' year of spon- faneous spirif and endeavor by a sfudeni body ihaf liferally lified iis school oul' of a small school sialus fo nalional recogniiion. H' was a kind of spirif 'lhai led io an unescorled IO0-car caravan of 500 sludenls in a l60-mile round +rip +o The Bay Area newspapers demanding recognilion for +heir school and all-American candidafe Eddie LeBaron. ll' was 'l'ha'l kind of spiril' which broughl' 'rhe caravan 'rrip honor and preslige for +he organizaiion and enfhusiasm 'lhal marked if one of 'ihe fines? s'ruden'l demonsrraiions in collegiale hislory. lf was 'rhal' kind of endeavor i'ha+ slimulaled lhe same s+uden+ body +o ioin 'lhe Sludeni Siadium Scrip Drive and 'rurn a cily upside down in 'rheir eFfor+s 'io raise 23,000 dollars and siimulaie a lale ci'ry fund drive 'ro a successful conclusion in meeiing a financial goal for a new 45,000 sealing capacify sladium. lf was +ha+ kind of spirii 'lhaf kepl lhe year alive and produciive and gave 'Fu+ure slu- denf bodies a high level of achievemenl 'lo aim for. H is 'rhal kind of spirif fhal' will be laken from 'lhis campus by 'lhe school's largesl' graduaiing body and broughi oul +o lheir respeclive communifies lo be channeled inl'o conslruclive parlicipalion. H is precisely 'lhai infangible spirii 'rhal manifesls iiself on ihe Pacific campus 'lhal places C.O.P. in a high niche wiih ihe nafion's academic gianls. The name of our college doesn'l have 'lo pale under ihe mighly shadows of -the leading universilies. For we have someihing lhal cannol' be erased, someihing fha? is growing sfronger every momenl. I+ is +ha'r inlangible force 'lhal breeds principles and slandards which, in 'l'urn gives birih +o sirong conscieniious communily ciiizenship. I+ is lhaf 'force which slimulales a heal+hier environment menlal and physical, for ourselves and 'iufure genera+ions. Whal' good is all our advanced academic knowledge when such a force which combais lhings like bigoiry, infolerance, and greed is very much lacking in our presenl day sociefy? ln our eagerness 'lo grab for a degree 'lhal places us aufomaiically in a higher social level, loo many siudenis and colleges neglecf +o emphasize ceriain basic qualifies of characfer which will wilhsiand weak and warped principles and sfandards defrimenlal 'io +he welfare of a communily, a people, a nalion. Weak are 'lhe filles of Engineer. Lawyer, Scieniisf, wi'rhou+ such sfandards as a foundalion 'ro build on. Pacific can 'rake pride fha? such a foundalion is l'he very essence of i'rs lhinking and +he very core of ils 'I'eaching. ll' has inslilled wilhin ils s'luden'rs fhe belief of responsible cilizenship and consiruciive leadership and lhus has done service fo i'ls charges, ils couniry, and fulure generalions. ln doing fhis our school s+ands sfrong and firm wilh lhe many universilies of unlimifed 'Facililies and facels of inielligence. For here moral obligalions and spirifed ciiizenship is. given lo +he liHle man of American main sfreeis, 'ro be used in ihe forging of a will of 'rheir own: 'lhoughfs of 'lheir own, ideas of lheir own and noi +0 be relegaled fo puppel- like masses. Paciiicl Remember whal' if slood for --- i+'s your schooll DAVE GERBER 'L -1 I
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