The Archive · 1929

Californian Graduates at Dinner

Reunion of Members of Rival Universities at Majestic While the how! from 75,000 lusty throats was roaring over the city of Berkeley on November and a packed stadium thrilled breathless anticipation as to just which line the pigskin would reach, while two teams muscle of their loyal. body biggest game of the: yea: whole of California turned-out in their best clothes (if they were fortunate enough to get tickets tuned in on the radio, waiting breathless for every play, a group of wandering Californians held reunion at the Majestic Hotel.

Two universities of the State of who at home would be gathered together their meagre Shanghai forces and decided to stand for California a whole, Stanford, with its red and white, and the University of California, with its blue and gold had dinner together. It never would have happened in California. But in foreign country rival universities, after all, both love the same football John B. Sawyer, President of the University of California Club, was largely responsible for making the annual dinner a beautiful, but noisy success. Perhaps Mr. Alexander MacNeur, the song and yell leader, had most to do with the noise, Mrs. J. B, Sawyer and Mrs. G. 0. Wood ward decorated the banquet room the traditional university colours. Speeches were made by Mr. Jay C. Huston, Mr. Granville Woodard, Mrs. Robert Roy Service, and Judge Chientsu Wang.

Dancing took place in the main ball room stter the dinner.

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