CAMPUS
Cornerstone Moved
In 1895, the red sandstone cornerstone was moved from Piedmont Mesa to a site south of the present Carnegie Building by the Class of 1895 to mark their Class Day. As Wilson Lyon wrote in The History of 麻豆影视, 1887-1969: 鈥淚n secret the class polished the stone, trimmed its edges, and prepared it for erection on a pedestal of seven stones, one for each member of the class. Upon the cornerstone they carved their class numerals and, in Greek, the class motto, which in translation reads 鈥楴ot to live but to live well.鈥 Beneath the stone were placed duplicates of some of the papers laid under the stone originally in 1888.鈥 The stone can be seen at that location today, a reminder of the College鈥檚 beginnings. According to Charles Sumner, the papers originally placed under the Piedmont cornerstone were later buried under the Carnegie Building.
Cook House
Cook House was built by Albert Cook, next door to Baldwin House. Although the house has been altered over the years, the stone wall is original. It is currently used to house new faculty.
STUDENT LIFE
The Speculum Becomes the Metate
Upon discovering that Speculum was a yearbook title used by at least two other colleges, the juniors in 1895 sought a name 鈥渁s distinctive as possible and one that would not be duplicated.鈥 For the 1896 yearbook, they chose the name Metate, which they noted was an Indian word meaning mortar or grinding stone. 鈥淚t has accordingly been our effort to grind up and get into mentally digestible condition the year鈥檚 doings,鈥 they added. More than a century later, the Pomona yearbook is still known by this distinctive name.
FINANCES
Financial Crisis
The College set up a committee of three, including George Marston, to 鈥渕ake a thorough canvass of the affairs of the College, financial and otherwise, and report any needed changes.鈥 Marston presented a plan to raise $20,000 for current expenses by July 1, including $2,000 of his own. The College鈥檚 first budget was passed by the Board, limiting expenses to $21,000, of which over $4,000 consisted of debt service. President Baldwin submitted his resignation, which was declined.
ATHLETICS
First Intercollegiate Competitions
Intercollegiate play began at Pomona in 1895, when the College鈥檚 football, baseball and track teams first competed against other prominent West Coast institutions. Football was first played in 1895, under Coach Byron van Leuven, then discontinued for a year because it was considered too dangerous. It was then reinstated in 1897. The early teams included players from both the preparatory and college departments and were often played at high schools. Pomona鈥檚 first game with Occidental College was played in 1895, with Pomona on the losing end by a score of 16鈥0. The team finished its first season 2-1-1.
ALUMNI
Pomona Alumni Association
The Pomona Alumni Association was formed at the Commencement of 1895, with 17 members enrolled. Arthur V. Stoughton 鈥95, who would go on to become a distinguished physician, was elected as the group鈥檚 first president.
FROM THE CATALOG
College Costs
The 1895 catalog lists a number of expenses not included in the cost of tuition:
- Board: $13 per month
- Furnished rooms (per week): $1
- Fuel at cost (lighting and incidentals): $1.50
- Reading room (per term): 50 cents
- Diploma: $5
- Music: two half-hour lessons per week鈥攆all: $28; winter: $24; spring: $22
- One lesson per week鈥攆all: $14; winter: $12; spring: $11
- Art: two lessons a week (per term): $20; one lesson a week (per term): $12
- Chemistry and physics laboratory fee (per term): $5
- Zoology and physiology laboratory fee (per term) $1
- (plus $5 deposit for breakage or damages)
ELSEWHERE
- Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan at Holyoke, Mass.
- Wilhelm Rontgen identified X-rays.
- W.E.B. Du Bois became the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University.