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D----- GLASS SHORTLY AFTER THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, BUSI- ness tycoon Andrew Carnegie commissioned the great glass artist Louis Comfort Tiffany to design a window for the cathe- dral m Dunfermline, Scotland, the town where Carnegie was born. Tiffany responded with a design for a traditional window with biblical themes. Fru ·trated by the standard design, Carnegie told Tiffany: "I don't want any of these old-style windows with the figures of Bible prophets and cro es and that sort of thing. I want an outdoor cene. God is in that sunset. God is m the great out- doors. I want a window Just like that." Should church windows be created with only realistic relig- ious motifs to edify their congregations? Or should landscape pictorial windows and abstractions be used as spiritual enlight- enments in religious settings? No right answer exists, of course. Since the late 19th century, church windows in San Diego and elsewhere have been created with exceptional effects in both mode. See GlaH on Page F-2 BY CAROL OLTEN

Abov • n 11- by-18-foot Tif- fany window at Christ Church Unity. Designed round 1900, th window was In talled In San D1 go this ye r. Righi, detail from a window t Chrt t EplSCO· p I Church on Coronado. The windows, which d te to the 1890s, recently tored d d.

Contemporary glass work, installed by Alpine Stained Gla~s, offers a sharp contrast to the Tiffany window at Christ Church Unity.

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Glass-,-- conhnu d from F-1 At th Immaculata at the Umver- ty of San D1 go, windows built over pa t 20 years interpret rehg1ous or1 In the cl 1c tradition Al All oul Ep1. opal Church on Point ~ma, 10 year ago arti t Jame ub II creat d an ab tract inter- ~r t tion of the pint. 'W don't really have th e cathe- dral type plac m San Diego with r lly ht h ceilings and vaultmg wh re church are laid out with transep and er hapes," said gla arll t Jeff Dalrympl . "But we do hav church with a lot of glass, with tyl rangmg from the Gothic to the very modern " Dalrymple ha worked with An- tofte Studio in th building and res- toration of many cles1astical win- dow in the San Diego area. For those who want to sec the la art in church outside worship rvice tim , 1t' a good idea to phone ahead to check hours. Take bi- noculars if you really want to enjoy d tails of tbe work m windows high up and far away. The only true Tiffany known to x1 t in an eccle ia tical etting in he San Diego area is at Christ Church Unity in El CaJon. The church actually was built around th window early last sum- mer. Depicting an enthroned Chn t urrounded by worshipers, the win- dow command the front of the hurch It IS 11 feet wide and 18 feet high. The window w designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany about 1900. It was in d1sr pair and covered with soot when It a di covered several years ago m n old chu ch in Wilkes Barre, Pa. Th Rev Arthur Hammons of Christ ully learn d th wmdow was being offered for sale and, with the assist- nee of donor, purchased it and brought 1t to El CaJon Th Tiffany wmdow tood outside 111 th church yard for months before fund could be raised to build the actuary When money did become available, the wmdow was taken p rt nd r I ded by Antofte and I tailed in the new church. Other excellent examples of tradi- 10 1al eccle 1a llcal windows are h at t Paul' Episcopal Church, 728 .')IXth Ave. 1xty-three windows, including an xtraordinary rose window that is 10 f ·t m diameter, were built by Jud- son Studios of South Pasadena. The window wer mstalled at St. Paul's over a 10-year period, starting in 1953 In traditional reds, blues and golds of old stain d-gla work, the win• do w re bulll to enhance the neo- oth1c tyle of the church. Those in the mam body of the church tell the life of St. Paul, the church's n1m ake. Th tory of the sacraments is in- t rpreted In the chapel windows, and high clerestory windows depict vari- ous !lints. At the back of the church is a window dedicated to the Holy 1'rm1ty; th subject of a large win- dow in th south transept is the Lord' Prayer. At the w t end of St Paul's is the spectacular r e window, with 12 tals repr ntlng the 12 apo ties. Th center, or heart, of the ro e how Christ enthroned. Also by Judson Studios is the out- tanding t of windows at All Saints

San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) San Diego Business Journal (Cir. W. 7,500) DEC 2 5 1989

Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Co.) Daily Journal

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_z' The Uni,ersit} of Safi Diego announced the first 1x graduatesrom its certificate pro rum in international business: Bob Gonz le of Union Bank, Marianne Gon- zales of 1onitor Labors, ancy Jones, Kim Mun on, and, ancy Porter of Taylor Made Golf and Howard Smith of Ghamex. New officers for the Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce for 1990 are Presi- dent Carol Rocha, director of marketing for Sillman/ Wyman and Associates, an architectural and engineering firm; 1st Vice President Richard Alvord, president of Otay Mesa Development; 2nd Vice Pre ident Susan Gordon, account execu- tive Y.1lh Pacific Bell' s major business marketing group and Treasurer Pat Sbar- baro, general practice manager at Coopers & Lybrand. Directors for the chamber are Mike Strode, senior vice president of Cali- fornia Structures, Jane Signaigo-Cox, marketing representative for Trammell Crow Co., John Riley, vice president of operations for Vertek International and Joe Ellis, president of Solidus Systems Inc., a commercial and industrial real estate brokerage. Guillermo Marrero, partner at Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye law firm, is general counsel of the Otay Mesa chamber. Dan Burger, editor of the Solana Beach Sun, was elected to the _ Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for a two year term. Marv Steadman, vice president and divi- sion manager of The Lusk Co., has been elected president of the Sorrento Mesa Busine Council, an association of devel- opers, property owners and tenants in the orth City employment center . Don Howard, radio personality on KPOP AM 1360, has been named spokesman for PrimeTime Association, a new nonprofit organization serving San Diegans age 50 and older and their caregivers. Gerard Buckley was elected president of the San Diego Theatre League. Frank Panarisi has joined the Policy Board of the Private Industry Council/Regional Employment & Training Consortium. The Mexican and American Foundation will be hosting a special California Forum Luncheon at which heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson and promoter Don King will be honored. Letha Brown and James Han- cock have been named chairman of the San Diego Center for Children Board /of Trustees.

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By William Vogeler D•ily Journal Staff R,porttr

The Jury returned its verdict, and then the judge asked the jury foreperson to stand and be sworn in as an attorney. Barbara McAuliffe did not earn the privilege to be sworn in at Los Angeles Superior Court because she had been an exceptional jury foreperson. A new admit- tee to the California State Bar, she just happened to be fulfilling her civic duty as a juror Dec. 11, the same time that most new admittees were taking the oath to up- hold the laws of California. McAuliffe, 31, a 1989 graduate of the University of Sap Di -.so l?lu schpol, asked Superior Court Judge Aurelio Munoz, McAuliffe got teary- eyed during the ceremony, attended by six ofher fellow jurors. who was presiding over the attorney mal- practice case, if she could be excused to attend the ceremony. Munoz denied the request, but offered to swear in McAuliffe after the trial if she desired. McAuliffe happily agreed, and Munoz administered the oath to her im- mediately following the close of the trial Dec. 15. "It was actually quite emotional," said McAuliffe, an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. ·'When he was giving me the oath, it hit home what I was actually get• ting involved with. It's a big responsibility." The responsibility may have seemed even greater than usual because McAu- liffe had just announced the verdict, carry- ing a $451,000 malpractice award, against the defendant attorney. Munoz reminded McAuliffe that she had a license to prac-

The San Diego Union An example of the traditional church windows at Christ Epis-

copal Church in Coronado. Episcopal Church, 625 Pennsylvania Ave. The work was completed be- tween 1955 and the early '60s. The largest of the windows depicts Christ the King and a company of saints. Around the altar are windows with a cast of angel ranging from seraphim and cherubim to the angel of the pocalypse carrymg the in- cense of time. In 19 windows in the nave, mean- while, are saints for each century, starting with St. Stephen. A saint for the 2oth century wmdow is yet to be chosen. Said the Rev. Steven Mc:Clas- ey: "We still have 10 more years to find one." Another beautiful collection of new windows in traditional styles is at the Immaculata. The chapel, high- ly ornamented with vaulted ceilings, is filled with windows at many levels depicting saints, the Holy Family, the Crucifixion and other religious scenes. There also are many illustrations of such religious symbols as the dove, the lamb and wheat. A number of older painted glass windows are in the side areas off the main chapel. One of the oldest groupings of traditional church windows in the San Diego area is at Christ Episcopal Church on Coronado. The windows, which date to the 1890s, recently were restored and releaded. The wmdows may be the most- traveled on sin San Diego. The glass was imported from Scotland and de- livered to New York by a sailing hip. Bruce Porter, a glass artist commi sioned to do them, had ar- ranged to make them with various

craftsmen working at Tiffany stu- dios. The windows were completed in New York, disassembled and shipped around South America to San Fran- cisco. There Porter spent a year at his studios utting them back togeth- er. They were then shipped o San Diego, where Porter gave meticulous care to their installation at the church. The window above the altar de- picts Christ waiting at the door and is meant to be seen in the late after- noon light. The colors are deep, sug- gesting the end of the day, the end of a physical life and entry into a spirit- ual one. In contrast, the large "Bene- diction Window" at the back of the church has lighter coloring and sug- gests the dawn of a new day. Other exceptional church windows in the San Diego area: • The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Spring Valley, with work by glass artist John Bera of San Mar- cos. • The First Presbyterian Church in La Mesa, where 15 years ago Wilett Studios of Philadelphia creat- ed some special faceted windows held together by epoxy. • Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church on Coronado, where simple Gothic-style windows complement each side of the nave of the small turn-of-the-century church. • The First Presbyterian Church downtown, where painted windows ornament the interiors. c.. o1 o,.., ",,.. m-1

STEPHEN IAFl!RNEY / lo, The Daily Journal Barbara McAulijfe, an associate with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, was sworn in as an at- torney by Superior Court fudge Aurelio Munoz after she completed her civic duty as a ju- ror in his courtroom.

tice law and not to abuse it. "You can use it for good or bad," Mu- noz said. "Make sure you use it for good." McAuliffe said she got teary-eyed dur- ing the ceremony, which was attended by

six of her fellow jurors, the court staff and the plaintiff's attorney. But the defendant did not stay for the swearing-in. •'He was not real thrilled with me at the time," McAuliffe said. "He's not going to have a very good Christmas.''