News Scrapbook 1972-1973

M. Lench FIBERS displayed A . showing of FIBERS by Maria Lench opened on Friday in Founders Gallery at the University of San Diego. The hangings are to be on display until Dec. 22. Several of them may be purchased. A La Jolla resident: Mrs. Lench studied at the Univers1tv of Colorado and California State University, San Diego. She continued her education under the tulelage of such re<.'Ognized weavers as Gladys Karmlmn, Helga Miles and Bar ara Shawcroft. She holds memberships in the San Diego l\ieavPrs Guild, Fine Arts Gallery, Tapestry West California. Laguna Beach Art Association and the San Diego rt Guild . The artist says of her media, ' I believe that fiber 1s a media m wh 1ch an artist can express feeling of texture. Texture m all aspects of my work is very important. Color as well. In fiber, I am trying to achieve excitement of lorm with the combmations of color and texture. Exciting frontiers that add depth . I think of myself as working m many experimental areas and materials. Fiber is one of those areas " wn in La Jolla, San Diego and other cities in Southern California. Her hangings were in the "Arlzapopin· al the Salk Institute, The Jewish Community Art Fest.val and the Tapestry West Group Show m Pasadena Founders Gallery 1s open 9 lo 5 weekdays and ds by appointment The gallery J · located in f'ounders Hall on th campus of th Univer 1ty or San Diego. / / .Sr,,.,,,.,~ " /~ ·/)~ Maria Lench has

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·orre the Sport writer· - Sportscaster· Assn. luncheon at 7 Seas Hyatt Lodge The\' included: I11 The ra1 ing of $132,000 between now and the beginning of next season. 12J Two fn)l-time assistant coaches. r 3) Thirt~- five new football phyers. (4) Additio · mmunity up- TojTlorro11 ni ht. when the U foo1bal board of direc- tor& meet", V;ne is hoptn" for an endowment. •·There object ves at

..;ire three or fiur \'el') inter- ested individuals." he ex- plained. "But we also need to gPI the un1vcrl;ily invol\'ed . "l\'e can guarantee the uni- , ersit, X numbc•r of dollars per ~ear \\'c can guarantee them nothing but proJ1I. " We raised ·120.000 this }Car including capit~l im- provements but our overhead tonk care of that." \i inci has a six-year ka e on the USD stadium, a p!Pa~- ant, mtimale place for foot ball lhat has a small college

y mc1, the Un1ver Ly an Diego football coach, ha· e ned a \\inning sea5on. H ·s al o earned a vaeatrnn. But tu next job, recruiting 35 football pla~ £>rs for spring ;,ra tice heginr ng 1n Jo'r.bru ar I cs 'Jeforc him. Ht' dn tackle it se<'ure in 1 he knowledge that a ti-:;. J team \I hie · r c h t f' t of

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SOUTHERN CROSS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1972 - Page 3

Secrets of wall cast doubt on date of Old Town church

Prendergast, pastor of the Immaculate Conception parish since 1968, said the historic coins and newspaper fragments will be exhibited al the church.

became St. Joseph's church, later the diocesan cathedral, and remained there until he died in 1907. FATIIEI{ Thomas pastor or

He the amateur historians, using electronic equipment, discovered the box in a foundation wall to the nghl of the church front steps. They had located the metallic box from the side and had removed the facing wall bricks, exposing a shaft behind the front wall and below floor level. ON TOP OF THE box had been a rectangular piece of white quartzite 7:1 4 by 12 by 1 1 2 inches, and above this stone the shaft had been filled with rubble to floor level. "In all one copper and 11 silver coins, and fragments of four newspapers were discovered," said Prof. Moriarty . "It should be noted \hat there is a possibility some coins might have been lost in the crawlway under the church when the box was moved." FATHER UBACH, f,,med as the Father Gaspara in Helen Hunt Jackson's novel, Ramona, came to San Diego in 1866 and spent the rest of his life serving the Indians. He was pastor of the old Adobe Chapel also dedica led to the lmmacula le Conception - on Conde Street when he began his new church. But the big fire of 1872 which destroyed most of Old Town left the church unfinished In 1874 Father Ubach FINDINGS Professor James Moriarty of USO, top, holds rectan- gular stone found resting on erroded metallic box- within-a-box in a founda- tion wall of Immaculate Conct!l:)tion church, Old Town. He explained fiiul- ings of one copper and 11 silver coins, on table, and fragments of four newspapers dated 1869 and 1914, under glass. Bottom, history buff Jack Doyle shows Land Title ,picture of unfinished Immaculate Conception church over which present structure was erected in 1914. - SC photos reported Iha t CHURCH

191-t, with several American coins. It was probably the first time Iha t The Southern Cross only a two-year-old Catholic weekly then - was placed in a church foun- da lion as a record of the times. The boxes were discovered beneath a stone slab in a founda lion wall of the presen l Immaculate Con- ception church erected over ruins of the original struc- ture on San Diego Avenue. JACK DOYLE, 73, unof icial Old Town historian, aid the 1869 newspaper fragments tie in with a story in The San Diego Union, June 25, 1905, which quotes Father Ubach saying the foundation for his church "was laid July 16, 1869, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the old San Diego J\li ·sion by Father Junipero Serra "I wanted to raise up a new c:hurch as a monument on the anniversary of the old mission, but it was never completed." According to Doyle, when construction on the present church began in 1914, the smaller tin box was found wrapped in cloth inside a wall. FATHER Joseph C. Mesny, pastor of Im- maculate Conception in 1914, placed some coins and newspapers of the period in a new container, adding the materials dating from f'a ther Ubach and returning both boxes to the original resting place. The new church, built over the old one, was opened by Father Mcsny in 1917 and dedicated by Bishop John J. Cantwell of Los Angeles in 1919. The box-within-a-box was found by members of San Diego's Gem and Treasure Hunting Association, who have been researching Old Town. PROFESSOR James Moriarty, historian and anthropologist at the University of San Diego, im·estigated the findings and chemically trea'ted the newspaper fragments for preservation.

generally believed, July 10, 1868. r'ound in a corroded small tin box were fragments o( The :'ltonilor, Catholic weekly of San Francisco, dated July 10, 1869, Thf' San Diego L'nion, July H, 1869 and several U.S., Mexican and Spanish coins. THE Tl'\' BOX was inside a larger metal cash box, also badly corroded, with fragments of The Southern Cross, May 15, 1914, and The San Diego Union, ;\lay 16,

\IORI-c TBA:\' 1 ago, Father Antonio Ubach, famed pioneer priest of Southern California, placed some coins and newspapers as mementoes of the times in the founda lion of a church he was building in Old Town. Last week these mementoes were found and the, seem to confirm Iha t con"struction of his church - dedicated to the Immaculate Conception - was begun July 16, 1869, and not, as

t,SD Serra Hall, room 226, CCD high school teachers idea time 7:30-10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7.

••,d i<.:vening of --~uay, Dec. 2, St. Joseph's

Pro-Life League of San Diego debates Women's National Abortion Action Coalition 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, San Diego State University Aztec Center ' t. Martin's Woman· Club, La ~tesa, pot-luck luncheon n 11 :30 a.m. Dec. 7; Madonna luncheon noon, Dec. 9; Our Lady !_ of Fatima rosary group 10 a.m . Dec. 12, all school cafeteria. -- Unh·ersity of 1'otre Dame holds information night 7:30 Tuesday, Dec. 5, The Bishop's Schools, 7607 La Jolla Blvd., 0 La Jolla. f11 ,Univer ity of San Diego, Alcala Park, "Black Comedy" by E Peter Shaffer, 8 p.m., Dec. 2-3; Christmas concert 4 p.m., V Dec. 10, both Camino Theater. Ballet Folklorico de Tijuana 1fi po ada 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17, Greek Theater.

Dr. Author Hughes, president of t~c 1:11v~tsity of San Diego. has arranged for the umvers1ty s Madr- iga Singers to sing carols in front of Hotel de! Coro- nado Saturday night to welcome guests to the black tie COMBO dinner and auction in hotel ballroom. Dr. and Mrs. Hughes will be guests of Mr. and !virs. Eric Bass, cochairmen of the party. Others at the table will he Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hazard and Vice Adm. and ::'1-Irs. Thomas J. Walker. Mr. and 11rs. Gey Taylor will have as gue ts at ihe e\·ent-Mr d s. . C. Ze1tinge1 and Mr. and Mrs. Pete 'McCarter. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lochte- feld of La Jolla will entertain the Messrs. a d Mmes. Alton :Gulle), Joseph V. Lochtefeld and Rich- ard \\'. Callahan.

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_ ..,-D presents Peter Shaffer's 'Black C~~ctj, l niversity of San Diego Alcala Park Players are to present Peter Shafler·s "Blal'k Comedy" on Saturday and Sunday. at 8: 15 p.m. in Cammo Theater on the University·s campus. ii -30~7'2- A young sculptor·s apartment 1s the site ol the wild evening cir misadventure and -romatic woes when the eleclnc1ty tails Starring in the production ·s title role is Timo1hy Durkee 1s the handsome young sculptor Co-starring with him 1s H1I Quinlivan as Carol Melkett the spoiled, debutante hanc-ee. Other cast members include Barbara Reis as Miss Furnil'al. a spinster neighbor Steven Evatt as Colonel Melket.l, 1 Carol's commanding lather.. Christopher Redo as Har Id Gorringe. a camp owner of un antique shop. .Jo Liu in as rka·, Brmdslev·s mischievous • <:x- m1stress· Mark Zecca as the Grrman electnc,an and John Ja"lrnbczyk as the millionairP drt collector Director and set dC's1gner ot he pl~y 1s M1ehael Hermsen. 'cchmr•al Advisor is K.C Illes and Iiihting design is done by Beverlv :\ iles.. Thl' ·pnrc o1 one dollar 1s asked for non-student,; Donatiuns are askPd trom student

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