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whe re inq uir yis pu she d forw ard , and dis­ cov eri es verif ied an d per fec ted ,and rash­ nes s rend ere d inn ocu ou s, and erro r expos ed, by the col lisi on of mind with mi nd, and kno wle dge wit h know led ge. It is the pla ce whe re the pro fes sorbec omes eloq uen t,and is a mi ssi on aryan d a preach er, dis playin g hi s sc ien ce in its mo st complet e and mo st wi nn ing form, po ur ing it for th wit h the zeal of ent hus iasm,an d lig ht ingup hi s own love of it in the bre ast s of hi s hearer s. It is the pla ce wh ere the cat ech istmakes goo d hi s gro undas he go es, tre ad ingin the trut h day by da y in to the ready memo ry, and we dg ingand tig ht en ing it int o the exp and ­ ing rea son . It is a pla ce tha t win s the adm ira tionof the youn gby its cel ebrity , kin dles the af fe ct ion sof the mid dle -aged by its bea uty ,an d riv ets the fid eli tyof the old by its asso cia tio ns . It is a seat ofwis dom , a lig ht of the wo rld, a min iste r of the fai th, an Alm a Ma ter of the rising genera­ tion. It is thi s an d a gre at de al more, an d Th e begin nin g of our Un iversi ty was the brainch ild of San Di ego's Bis hop Char les F. Bud dy, Fou nder and Pr esiden t. Like eve ryt hin gels e on the hill of Alcala Par k, thi s firs t issu e of the Un iversi ty' s fir st combin edpub lica tionis hi s bra inc hil d too . And it too is a beginnin g. Backed by the Bish op's lead ersh ipand con fid enceand supp orte d by the coop era tion of the fac ulties an d stude nts of all the Un iversi ty' sdepar t­ me nts , Alca la will gro w with Alc ala Par k as "a seat of wisd om, a ligh t of the wor ld, a min iste r of the fai th, an Alm a Ma ter of the ris ing gen era tion ." T O th e co lleg ian , lea rnin gca n have th e fl atn essof a lo w la nd.O r i t ca n assum e th eexpansive h e ig h ts o f a pla te au.W h ic h eve r wayth es tu den t is dir ected , he w il l pro ce ed. I t is sti rrin gto obse rv e th a tth eU n iv ersit y 's Co ll eges a nd Schoo lsa r e no t co n te n tw it h th e lo w la ndsb u t hav e so ear ly fou ndth e ir way to th e sc ho la rl ye le va ti ons th a t gra cethis fi rst AL C AL A. I comm end our s tu den tsa n d fa cu lty whose pati ent e f for thaseff ecte d su cha worthy be gin nin g. — M SG R . JO H NL . S T O R M P res id en t of th e Coll egefor M en . ies ied f ted, - e ered ous, and posed, on , l dge ledge. It c f sor es eloqu t, ary a er, displ i g ce l te an st i g , uring it forth with the sias , ing sts s. ist d , ing ry, ing ening - . s i tion ung it , l ctions l -aged t , lity ss ciations. It is s of , l , i r , - l s t i e . - i very w . i r- sity does not yet fit our niversity of San Di o. , rsity d fit ewman's idea. But we are on the way. l od had inning. ing i sity il ' l , esi t. hing , t i ity's i ed li tion i child . i g. ip fi ence t d by the co peration o lties t i ity's t- , l l , l , r t , i tio ." (10 e l eBian, rni :P, fl t es f ".1_ l nd O ume ansive iBhts a l teau. ichever ay dent cted i11 e ir in:P, rve t iversity's l eBes o ls e t tent ith lands t e ly f nd ir e olarly vations h t :P,r e f r t CALA. mend dents f c lty se ent fort s t d h :P,i ninB, -MSGR. O N . RM esident l e ,e f en. dem and sa somewh atbett er hea d an d hand than mi ne to des crib eit well ." Newman had the hea d and han d to de­ scr ibe it ver y well . Hi s idea of a Un ive r­ sit y doe s not yet fi t our Un ive rsi tyof San Di eg o. Rath er, our Un ive rsit ydo es no t yet fit Newman 'side a. But we are on the way. On ly God hadno be gin ning.

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