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USD Class Project Uncovers First Sit Bu ilding Reconstruction Hoped For 200th Anniversary Fete By LEO BOWLER EVENING TRIBUNE Scienct Wril" A team of archaeology student. has unearthed the re of a building at .Mission San Diego de Alcala that may much as 180 vears old. The discovery has stirred interest n re'igious and Jay "'hich may res~lt in recon~truction of the building in ti for the celebration m 1969 of the 200th annivcr .irv of the fou d n" of San Diego. · The find is the re ult of intensive studi by student at the l'mversity or San Diego. Two groups at the univers1tv. both· under the direction of Dr. Ray Brandes, delved into the 0 h1 wry of the mission. The first, a seminar of 16 graduate student intcre te In Spanish. borderla~d~, concentrated on old Spani h documents concernmg the m1ss1on an related topics. Each student selected a phase of the work for study and a a sub;ect fo~ compilation of a research paper. The paper will be the centra theme of the publication. the papers deal with widely diver e top cs. They range from accounts of the Spani h oldiers in the area to the ships which brought supplies from San Blas m what is now :\1exico The second group of students concentrated on the ite of tJ.e mission itself. They went over old documents and drawmg , then selected a spot 100 yards southeast of the pre ent mis 10n church to perform an archaeological excavation. Thev obtained the cooperation of .:\lsgr. James T Booth pa tor of the mi. sion church. for the pro;ect ' Under Brandes' dITection they excal'ated trrnehcs. Th 1r digging unco1·ered parts of a tile floor. a po t ho'e w ch apparentlf was the site of a column l'olding up a porch roof, the remains of wall , and numerou arhfac 1 from diff rent penods The mi ,ion "'as founded by Fr. JumpC'ro Serra on Pr d o Hill in Old To11n in 1769, then moved to its pre n :'\1iss1on Valley in 1774. The mission flourished tl: ough lb 1r t 25 yMrs of the next century. then began a decJm o !it n by the , texican revolut10n and the Amer can occurat n o California. For a time 11 11 as used as a barracks for American troops. During the period of prospern;., man· bu1ld1 ;:s were r• structed. Old documents how it as a hol ow qu•re ., the church on the southwest s Other bu )ding in th square include tho used as rooms for t e priests. storehoU: kitchens, and workrooms. The inter tr was a patio. Tile Floor, Cloy Pipes Found in Hole Among the artifacts uncovered by the htudent are the bo of two cla · pipes which may ha1 e beloo to Amer troops, a bro en :wine bottle which :·,nd thmk belonged to the troops. a flint from an F.n h nfle, bit• English china, rusted belt buckles, hand! fT( m scraps of wood and leather Brandes says some of the artifacts may dat bac1t to the early history of the mission. but much of the Ir. eri I f-Ou d of later origin. The pipes are of a type made in •·ew England. =hey be the initials TD., long thought by historians to stand f , Timothy Dexter, a :--ew England pipernaker, and 13 stars. "The trouble is, although we know that Dexter mad ucu pipes, ·everal pipes which had to come from earlier ma"ufac- turers also bear the T.D. initials.'' Brandes said. l\Isgr. Booth has hopes that the newly d1,co\cred burn!ing can be reconstructed, using the floor tiles which are stI I m place. The excavallons \\ill be rnrrounded with a fence and left open so that \'isitors to the m.iseum can see parts of the floor. es published ma smgle volume, Brandes said. Diverse Topics Covered in Papers Although the history of the mission 15

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f S Men's College Adds 15 to Faculty

library director and Rev. James H. Rolins and Mrs. Vera Hrusoff as library assistants. Father Cadden announced that Dr. Leland H. Carlson of Clairemont Graduate School and School of Theology has been appointed visitng professor in ecumenism. "All students enrolled in theology courses will attend two lectures each semester given by the noted Protestant theologian," Father Cadden said. New facilities include expanded science la- boratories and new equipment. One of the new laboratories will be used only for research projects and two others by pre-medical stu- dents and physics majors. Courses in oceanography and archeology are being offered by USD for the first time. "Evening and Saturday courses in the teacher education program enable teachers to work toward a master of arts in teaching or a California standard credential with a speciali- zation in secondary education," Father Cad• den said.

•'ew facilities, an enlarged faculty and in- creased enrollment marked the start of fall semester today at the University or San Diego College for Men. The Very Rev. John Paul Cadden, university president. announced that, for the second con- secutive year, freshman enrollment will be doubled with more than 200 new students. Total student body enrollment exceeds 500. Father Cadden said 15 teachers holding doctoral degrees have been added to the faculty. New faculty members include Dr. John S. Brad aw, Dr. R Dingman, Dr. Gerald Estbcrg Dr. Jack Opdycke, Dr. Patricia Traylor and Mrs. Gail R. Cohen. The Rev. John Kanda, Dr. Morris C. Cullot- ta, Dr. James L. Wheeler, Dr. Gilbert Oddo, Dr Steven E. Schanes, Dr. Gerald Sperrazzo, Dr Terence Donahue, Dr. Robert Fisher, Dr. John F. McGeever and the Very Rev. John E. Baer .:\trs. Marjorie A. Rosevear will serve as

TIME'S , H R])S-Thcse pieces of broken wine bottle' and ttl!' arc among historic artifacts exca- vated by th£' . tudent archaeolog1 ·ts.

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quality of tiles fot· ::\Isgr. James Booth, pastor of mis~ion church. Brandes says stud t ' papers on the work will be published in a in •Jc·book.

TILE TALK- Dr. Ray Bra11d1--s, hrad of two Uni- vrrsity of San Di!'go group. r ·c·avatmg 1·emains of a bu11ding al :Mission San Diego, describes