The Pomona Progress Bulletin from Pomona, California • 35

SECTION II PAGE II La Verne College Completing Its 40th Academic Year THE PROGRESS-BULLETIN. POMONA. MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16. 1933 POOL AND OUTDOOR GYMNASIUM FOR SCRIPPS ths last few years ha resulted In a smaller Income Du to that f't and berause th Voorht faculty feels a neel for further work of tl type, th hisl will appreciate assistance to continue It works according te a statement. mswiTiiii 1 tlvlMes Includ praftb vi farm work.

art. shop work, mwspaper writing or such others as the boy may desire. The sthor.l was made pot-sihle by gift of 150 acres of land, the buildings and an endowmi rit fund from Mr. and Mr. C.

B. Voorhls of Pasadena, parent of H. Jerry Voorhls, the present headmaster. Altho the endowment was at first sufficient to meet the expense of ths school, shrinkage of values in In a normal life" of B0 year, A housewife Is said to spend shout ten years In doing her household shopping. WXyi IfiGG giCKEsaiD ced (iiuaas 0v gnucamuxt The model pictured above shows the outdoor gymnasium unit planned for eventual construction on the Scripps college campus.

The pool itself and the north wing of the unit, containing locker and shower rooms, are now under construction, made possible by a $30,000 gift from an anonymous donor. rwi 79,066 CARS 4 4 Of Fruit are Sold recognition. Religious preparations, Including ministerial and missionary, draw a large number of students. Until this last year, the limited student body has served as a discouragement to athletic success, but the 1933 football season marked thp ascendancy of the Leopards on the gridiron, Coach Lee Elsan's men emerging in second place In the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic conference, of which the institution Is aa accredited member. Exceedingly active T.

C. A. and M. C. A.

chapters afford the young people an opportunity to develop Christian character and to exert an uplifting Influence upon the student body and the community. Another organization, known as the Student Volunteers, engages those who are preparing for possible missionary work abroad. A student staff publishes a weekly paper, the Campus Times, and the college year book Is credita bly edited under the title, The Lambda." Future of College Planned The aim of the administration Is to secure an endowment of $500,000 for a permanent Income sufficiently large to correspond with other lines of advance in the growth of the college. Tuitions paid by stu dents cover about 40 per cent of the operating expenses. Future building plans call for the erection of a mens dormitory, a library, science hall, fine arts building and the addition of a wing to Founders hall, eventually to care for a registration of some BOO stu dents.

Expenses at the institution are nominal, a large number of the students being self-supporting Liberal scholarships are offered deserving students. Liberal contributions are usually made to the Institution during the annual Homecoming week, the climax of which is the New Era banquet, held annually since 1927 when it was Inaugurated to commemorate the completion and occupation of Founder's halL Staff of Institution Dr. Ellis M. Studebaker is serving his tenth year a head of the Institution and a staff as follows: Harrison Frantz, field secretary; Dr. X.

T. Hoover, dean of the college; and Harper W. Frantz, registrar. The board of trustees, expanded to Include 17 men. Is composed of six representatives for the southern district; five for the northern; one each for Oregon, Washington, western Canada and the alumni; and two trustees without the membership of the denomination.

They are: J. B. Emmert, La Verne, president; C. M. Heckman, Pasadena, secretary; E.

R. BUckenstaff, La Verne, treasurer; Mark D. Lehman, Los Angeles, alumni; Lester Vaughan. Laton; L. M.

Davenport, Los Angeles; M. 8. Frantz, Empire; A. M. White, Empire; C.

Myer, Sunnyslde, A. J. El-lenberger, Ashland, C. E. Bowman, Arrow Wood, Alberta, Canada; Edgar Rothrock, La Verne; 8.

O. Hollinger, McFarland: Mrs. Loretta Welty, Patterson: D. Yoder, La Verne; J. A.

Allard of Pomona and Arthur Durward of La Verne, non-denomlnatlonal trustees. GOAL IS CITED I 4 0,0 0 0 Improvements Issue Permits Building Of Needed Structures Rated second to none, Claremont public schools today were bringing Into use new facilities for which $140,000 Improvement bonds were voted over a year ago to provld a new auditorium and library build Ing, a two-story addition to the central building, and a boys locker room. The Improvements expand and replace high school facilities for an enrolment that Jumped from 264 last year to 292 this year. Clare mont was the only school district In the valley that carried out an expansion project during 1932. The addition provides for science classes, art work, muslo rooms, chemistry, kitchen and cafeteria, as well aa the auditorium.

The present total enrolment for the entire school system, exclusive of the kindergarten, Is 615, as compared to 619 last year at this time, The high school gained 28 students, largely because of a large seventh giade class entering In the fall, and the elementary school enrolment decreased from 355 last year, to 323, partly due to Mexican repatriation nd the current Influenza epidemic, The high school plant, valued at $165,000 before the $140,000 lm provement of this fall, accommo dates pupils from the seventh grade thru the 12th grade, with class en rolment segregated as follows: Seventh, 47; eighth, 71; ninth, B7 10th, 47; 11th, 32 and 12th, 38. The elementary school, valued at $74,000, accommodates pupils from kindergarten thru the sixth grades. There are 34 members on the faculty, Including Superintendent Earl Thompson, who also serves as principal of the high school; W. S. Wood, business manager for both schools and vice-principal of the high school; Miss Clare Kerr, principal of the elementary school; 15 high school teachers; 11 elementary teachers; one kindergarten teacher; and four special teachers In physical education music, orchestra and art, who divided their time between the two schools.

Dr. Charles J. Robinson Is president of the elementary school board and member of the high school board; Mrs. Bess A. Garner Is president of the high school board and member of the elementary school board; and E.

Percy Johnson serves as clerk of both boards. Mrs. Florence A. Beck is office secretary for the school administration staff. A public school council, 1th Mrs.

T. W. Wagner as president, serves as the community's fostering agency for the schools. Liberal Arts Institution Has Enrollment of 187; Plans Laid for Future CompI 1 1 it 40th academic year, La Verne college will next month Inaugurate an anniversary celebration that will culminate In commencement activities for 39 enlors, one more than the number enrolled at this time last year. The college la one of the eight Institutions of higher learning operated by the Church of the Brethren denomination.

No sectarian tests are required for admission, and last year the board of trustees expanded its membership to Include two I local trustees to represent the In-. creasing enrollment from other denominations. At present the college has a total enrollment of 187, including 29 seniors, BO Juniors, 48 sopho-1 mores, 3S freshmen, 10 special students In liberal arts, and seven special students In music. The Institution is a liberal art college affording a Christian environment for worthy young men and women. Originally "Lordtburg" As Lordsburg college, the Institution was founded In 1891 when David Kuns, Henry Kuns, Daniel Houser and Samuel Overholtzer, all members of the church, purchased a three story building erected for a hotel, together with several acres of ground, and secured a charter.

During its infancy, the college was closed for something over a year before resuming an academic schedule that has remained un- broken to date, thus making a total of 40 years next month. On March 28, 1908, the property was donated to and accepted ly the Church of the Brethren, Southern California and Arizona district, and In 1914, the northern district of the denomination became a Joint owner. Most of the academic activities are housed in the large main building, known as Founders hall and occupied November 1, 1920. The three-story concrete structure, admirably set off on spacious landscaped grounds, also provides a large auditorium, which Is used for most of the large college and public gatherings of the community. There Is a dormitory for women students and teachers, known as Miller hall, erected in 1918, a gymnasium building, athletlo field, tennis courts and other necessary facilities for a completely equipped college plant.

Many Facilities Provided First class laboratories afford excellent accommodations for the departments of chemistry, biology and psybics, and a fine library with many valuable volume Is maintained by the Institution. A large proportion of the graduates enter ihe teaching profession, where the institution Is accorded widespread Two La Verne Elementary Plants Show Decline Over Previous Year Vocational Guidance Given Bpys Between 14 and 1000 Now Enrolled Sale of 79,068 carloads of oranges, lemons and grapefruit that returned $79,000,000, or an average of one thousand dollars a car, was accomplished by California citrus growers during the last fiscal year, it was revealed In the annual report of Paul 8. Armstrong, general manager of the California Fruit Growers exchange. The exchange alone marketed 58,201 carloads during the year and returned to Sunkist shippers $59,856,459 for the fruit f. o.

b. car, Armstrong said. Delivered carload value of the crop was $121,634,504, of which $42,413,752 went for freight and refrigeration. Exchange shipments were 43,770 cars of oranges, 12,766 cars of lemons and 1,665 cars of grapefruit. These figures represent packed fruit only and do not Include loose fruit sales or by-products fruit, which brought added Income.

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The school is open to boys of 14 to IS years of age. Its purpose being to make good citizens of youths who, by reason of their environment or other causes, may have had their energies turned in the wrong direction. The academic, agricultural and industrial courses are provided for the approximately 100 boys now enrolled thru the Chino Vocational high school, the school being a part of the school system of the Chino district. The boy attend classes one-half day, devoting the remaining time to the industrial and agricultural courses. A recreational period is a dally feature, and various sports receive their share of attention.

The Junior Republic Is located southwest of Chino where a farm of 284 acres provides the laboratory for the agricultural courses. A prize-winning dairy herd is maintained, and each year cattle are exhibited at Los Angeles County fair. Poultry, sheep and hogs are raised also. Opportunity is also given the boys to develop their talents in carpenter and printing trades, and there Is a machine and auto shop where those mechanically Inclined gain practical knowledge. The Junior Republic is well supplied with buildings.1 Besides the cottage dormitories, there are a dining hall, administration building, steam laundry, hospital, chapel and library and mechanic arts building.

There Is a staff of 28, including part-time workers and teachers supplied by the Chino high school. Charles E. Wright is superintendent A system of republican self-government Is maintained among the students, and the success of the system is a point of pride among the faculty and students. Verne's elementary system Is made up of two schools, the Lincoln school at 6th and streets and the Palomares school at Palo mares and A which this year showed a sharp drop in attendance because of Mexican repatriation. The Lincoln school, which serves the American children, enrolled 289 at the opening of this term as compared to 321 last year, and the Palomares school, which serves the Mexican colony, opened the year with only 144 pupils as com pared to an enrollment of 221 last year.

The Palomares school Is for Mexican children up to the fifth grade, the Lincoln school serving all Mexican children past that grade as well as the American children of all grades up to high school. Besides classroom facilities and the office of Superintendent Ray R. Cullen, the Lincoln school pro vldes an auditorium, the center of many public, social and civic gath erings, a cafeteria, a library room and a music room. All 21 members of the elementary staff, with the exception of one teacher who resigned to be married, were reelected for this years term at a reduced salary scale averaging five per cent less than that of last year. The economy budget called for a combined school rate of $2.77 per $100 valuation, as compared to $3.07 last year.

La Vernes was the only rate In Pomona valley lower than that of the previous year. Perry Yoder serves as president of the board of education, with O. L. Marshall, secretary, and Mrs. J.

C. Strayer as the third member. The staff of the Lincoln school Is J. M. Roynan, principal; Miss Dorothy Lum, kindergarten; Mrs.

Miriam Betts, first; Mrs. Rhea Patterson, second; Mrs. Clara Vaulin an, third; Mrs. Genevieve Jordan, fourth; Mrs. Ruth Pobst, fifth; Mrs.

Lena Bell Sickle, sixth; Mrs. Margaret Kelley, seventh; and Mrs. Florence Van Cleave, eighth. Mrs. Ada Sayler and Miss Zos Holl serve as cafeteria managers, as Mr.

and Mrs. Norman Stayer, as caretakers of both schools. Palomares school; Miss Lillian Peck, principal; Roy Hilton, fourth and fifth grade boys; Miss Peck, fourth and fifth girls; Mrs. Alice Brubaker, third; Mrs. Joyce Jones, second; and Mrs.

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Students come from all parts of Southern California, and some from more distant points, altho the academy also welcomes day pupils. It Is accredited with the University of California. Sisters of the Holy Names constitute the faculty. A high scholastic standard is maintained, and, stress is laid on instruction In music both vocal and Instrumental types being offered. Courses in domestic science and horns management are given, and In addlUon to the commercial subjects and regular academia study, art is taught The present building Is a modern two-story fireproof structure, erected in 1927 and complete with all modern conveniences.

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Sisters of the Holy Names, who conduct the Academy of the Holy Names here, are the teacher. Children come from families of parishioners, the parish Including Pomona and nearby towns. Four classrooms, each with two grades, are in use. The term opens and closes at about the same dates as the public school, Attho the building is primarily a school, it was a parish hall which serves as a social center for such organization as the Altar society, Young Catholics association and others which sponsor meetings, card rartles. dinners and dances there from time to time.

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