News Scrapbook 1968-1969

Indians' Religion Like Christianity

USD Coeds Nomed for Who's Who Sn .. ff:_,11\ C.'ttilt tiJ,i/~ Teu coeds at the Univifrsi\~ of ;,an Diego have been no- miniated for the 1968-69 edi- tion of Who's Who Among Students in American Univer- itieij and Colleges. The national directory of distinguished students annual- ly Ii ts the campus leaders r'rom more than 1,000 institu lion· of higher learning. The girls are Lynn Ander- son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Anders'ln, 868 Loma Valley Place, San Diego, a junior; Patricia Baker, dau- ghter of Mrs. Elizabeth M. Baker, La Puente, Calif., a senior; Eleanor Blakely, daughter of Col. and Mrs. J A. Blakely, MCRD, San Diego, a senior; Anna Oou- ghery, daughter of Dr and Mrs . Francis Dougherty, Pottsville, Pa., a junior; and Teresa Graves, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Graves, 1440 Deer Hill Court, La Jol- la, a senior Also Rosemary Masterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Masterson, Pasadena, Calif., a junior; Milmary Math ews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Mathews, Birmingham, Mich., a junior; Janet Schweit• zer, daughter of Mr qd Mrs. V. P. SchweitLet, 593 Orange Knoll Ave., San Bernardino, a junior; Gertrude Simoes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jo. aquim Simoes, 3657 Martha St., San Diego, a senior, and Belita Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Tay lor, Pacoima, Calif.. a junior. The coeds were selected on the basis of their academic standing, service to the com- munity, ,eadership in extra- curricular activities and po- tential, according to Sister Helen Lorch, USO coordina- tors of student activities.

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Exhibition By Famous Artists Slated At USD etchings, wood• cuts and other graphic works by famou.s artists will ex- hibited at the University of San Diego from Dec. 2 to 15. The annual print show will include graphic works of artists representative @f pe- riods rangj.ng from the mid- dle ages to contemporary. Dr. Lee F. Gerlach, chair- man of the Cultural Affairs Committee said: "Among the artists whose ork will be available to see and to pur- chase will be Renoir. Picasso, . fa. net, Bonnard. Basktn, Utrillo, Van Dyck, Cezanne and Rou- ault. I "'lhe exhibition - hich Is also a useful place to obtain Christmas gifts - will range rom the traditional reali tic o the very abstract," he said. 'lhis is the fourth annttal exhibition and art sale U• I ranged by the University tural Affairs committee ·They are all original gra phic works," id

THE SAN DIEGO UNION t[f SD Prof Traces Indians' Religion An American Indian religi n, on "Chinigchinix" will be pub- · followt·d in Southern California hshed ~n, the univer ity an- and lhe Southwest before the nounced t·orning of the white man, i Chintgt:himx was the name of sm11lar in m~ny ways ~o the an Indian prophet who left he- f'hr1stmn reltgmn, according to hind a religious sy~tem in ,what 11n a 1st~nt p~ol asor ol history' 1s now Southern California. It at the Un1vers1ty_ of ~n Diego. wu , Moriarty said, a universal ,la s R. Monarty s research re I I g ion, cutting across the u- ,1.u""F· d//-/~ ~t rrot 1n s Religion Like Christianity American Indians in South- ern Califoml and the South• u ual l 1m It a I i o n s of trlba boundaries llis paper shows evidence to support previously published reports of the existence o an American Indian religion prior I to the arrival of white man. ••Discovery and reconstruction of the religion was made by Father Boscana, a missionary who served at San Luis Rey a r o u n d 1830,'' Moriarty said. ' "His m a n u s c r i pt was later found and translated by Dr. John Harrington, editor of the ,Smith onian Miscellaneous Col• lection." He said evidence indicates the rehg10n originated with the //- / 7 -

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An American Indian religion,once followed in Southern California and the Southwest, is similar in many ways to the Christian religion, according to an assistant professor of his- tory at the University of San Diego. · ·James R. Moriarty's research on "Chinigchinix" will be pub-

Student at the <"\ nf San Diego were sponges instead o[ m the sponge, The sponge thru n Wed- --.\ nesday, was in the p,atio ot ( the student cafeteria m good fun to raise funds fo1 an ex- periment in a new ~oncept_ of Christian community hvrng :::, fo1 college students. "- Rev. Benjamin J. Carrier, l~ Un1versitv of San Diego chap- \f'J lain, 1s directing the first try- this v. eek- end. 8.O.S. ·. stands for Big Old 'haring Session a name thought up b tlH' students. Fat her Camer saH{ For y students ar 'sp nu ing the \I. eekencl at the Old , ·O\ 1t1ale in i''.I Ca1on, accord ing to ~·ather Carrier. B} coming together in a co111- munit>, the students hope to de, elop an •·encounter", giv- ing them an opport unity to discu s openly ancl !rankly their problems. he said. • . For a nickel a tune, l n1- \ er ity of San Diego students threw sponges at three of their favorite laces, Dr. Curl W. Spani , a so ·iatc profPs- sor of biolog); Rev. lames H Rankin, instructor in l)htlo- sophy, and Rei. LaurcnrP Do• Ian, instructor in theology. USU Prorcs. or out of B.O.S.S.

lished by the Hodge Fund Publications as the tenth vol- ume in its 31-year history of publishing significant con- tributions to historical re- search. Chinigchinix was the name of an Indian prophet, Mori- arty said, who left behind a widespread religious system in what is now Southern Cal- ifornia. It was a universal re- ligion, cutting across the us- ual limitations of tribal boun- daries. Moriarty's paper shows evi-

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dence in support of previou s- ly published reports of the existence of an American Indian religion prior to the arrival of white men. "Discovery and reconstruc- tion of the religion was made by Father Boscana, a mission- ary who served at San Luis Rey around 1830," said Mori- arty. "Father Boscana made an objective study of the reli- gion practiced by the Ind ians near the mission. His manu- script was later found and translated by Dr.John Harring- ton, editor of the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection." Moriarty said that Fa tber Boscana had been impressed by similarities between the Indian religion and Christian- ity. "The religion attributed to Chinigchinix, as well as what little is known of his life has parallels in the Christian re- ligion," said Moriarty. "He preached an evangelistic religion, unique among In- dians. Also, legends claim he was resurrected after death, and he returned to lay founda- tions for moral laws in a series of commandments to the people. "Some of his commandments had to do with care of parents, participation in religious ri- tuals, obedience to priests, and admonitions about hon- esty." Moriarty said evidence in- dicates the religion origina- ted with the Gabrieleno In- dians and spread south, and east as far as the Colorado River."

Compared With Christianity An a;,stStant professor of history at the University of San Diego says an American Indian religion, once follow- ed in Southern California and the Southwest, is similar in many ways to the Chris• tian religion. James R :v!oriarty makes the compan5on m his re• seat ch on 'Chimgchinix,'' which will be published by I the HodgP Jo und Publications. The profe ,or said Chin• igl'hm1i- \I.as 1he name of an Indian prophrt who est.ablish• ed a w1despr1?ad ligio~ s:, tem in SouthPrn Ca•lifor- nia • J>i ·me,~ and reconstruc• tion o( the rpJigion was madtt J by J<';Jther Boscana, a mission- ,ary who srrved at San Luts I , l{()y around l 830," said Mo- natty. ,:-.tonaty noted that Father Bo c·ana was impressed by similarities between the In• dian reltgion and Christiani- ty. "The religion attributed to Chin1gchinix has parallels in the Christian religion," Mo- riarity stated. "He preached an evangelistic re Ii g ion,, unique among Indians. Also, legends cla11n he was resur• rected after death, and he re• turned to lay foundations for moral laws rn a series of commandments to the people, ' "Some of his command• menfs had to clt> with care of parents, pa11icipation in 1eligious 111.uals, obedience to priests and admonition about honesty."

we -t once had a religion in many ways similar to Christi- anity, commandments and all, says James R. ~orhmty, his- tory profe sor at the Universi- ty of San Diego. Moriarity says the niligion was begun by an I n d i a n prophet n am e d Clunigchinx and discovered by a Father Hoscana, a missionary at San Luis Rey, around 1830. Chimgchinx, said orlarity, left behir.d a umversnl reli- gion that cul 11cross the usual tribal boundary llmitations. "T h e religion att ibutcd to Chinigchinx as 11 as what little is known of his life has parall Is in the Chr tian reli- gion," Moriarity s

Ten University of San Di- e.,;o coeds have been nomin- ated for the 1968-69 edltion of '·Who's Who Among tu- dents in American Universi- ties and Colleges. Sister Helen Lorch. USD coordinator of student acth·- iti~s. said the coeds were se- lected on the basis of their academic achie\ ements. serv- ice to the communitv and leadership in extracurricular activities. :\"ominees are : Patricia Baker. La Puente ICalif.: Eleanor Blakelv. San Diego: A n n a Doughertv Pottsville, Pa .. Teresa Graves'. La Jolla: Rosem r .\laster- son, Pasadena. :'If maryMath- 1 ews, Birmingham 'llich. Also .Janet y. eltzer. . an Si- moes, San Diego, Lynn An- derson. San Diego ; and Be- ita Taylor, Pacoima Calf. Bernardino: Gert rude

b r i e I en o Indians and sprea south and east as far as the Col- orado River. "1 Iy findings support Father Bo cana 's manuscript. I believe this person Chinil!chinix really lived and that the religion he founded was b e g 1n n i n g to , pread t h r o u g h the Southern California Indian tribes until ii wa stopped by the white man's coming. ''Chinigchini:< preached a n evangelistic religion, u n i q u e among Indians, Moriarty said. "Legends claim he was resur• rected after death, and he re- turned to lay foundations for moral laws in a series of com- 1 ~ndment to the people."

Gains Honor Dr. Patlleta Tray! r. sistant profe sor o try at the UnivPrsit} of Dieiro. has hPen C'1P.cted the • ·ew Yo1k Academy Chemi5tr . Dr. Tra !or. on ]Pave iron, l D ha an hon01 ar ap· pomtment as rP

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO

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Richard 1xon's narrow victory in the popular vote was re- flected in a mock election held on campus Nov. 4. Vice Presi- dent Humphrey edged i\iixon 201 to 190 in the USD tally. George Wallace received 22 votes and Sen. Eugene McCarthy got 13

USD Delays For State Stud I

Law School Gains Moot Court Finals :'50 •1 C ' 1/t-t,_, The University of San Diego School of Law moot court team i one a two lo represent the West in the national moot court competition next month in New York. The USO team was placed second in regional competition Friday, Novem ber 15. in Los Angeles. Boalt Hall, University of California al Berkeley School of Law. took f'irst place. \!embers of the USO team are Catherine Chandler, 7323 Monte Vista. La Jolla: Roy B. Garrett. 335 7th St., Del Mar: both third-vear law studen ts, and Robe;t J. Zernich, 930 Thomas Ave., a second year law student. The team's stu- dent coordinator was Rickard Santwier. Seven Compete Teams from seven Califor- nia law schools competed in the contest sponsored by the Junior Barristers of the Los Angeles County Bar Associa tion. The national competition December 16 to 18 is spon- sored by the "

1Hite-in votes. Alan Cranston won by a substanlial margin over his opponent, Max Raffer- ty. Cranston received 269 votes and Rafferty got 148. Very Rev. John Baer, presi- dent of the College for Men, sent a telegram of congratula- tions from the college to the president-elect, a USD honor- ary alumnus. Nixon dedicated the College for :\!en, Arts and Science Building in 1959 and received an honorary doctor of laws degree. Students and faculty gath- ered for a consideration of the purpo~es of a liberal education last week. The discussion fo- cused on an informal debate

The University of San Diego will delay t!1e start of the Spring semester one week to help students who are affected by the overcrowding problems at state colleges. Students at USO were advised that the semester change would mean the second semester will start February 3 instead of Jan-

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The present enrollment at the two undergraduate coedu- cational colleges at USO is approximately 1200 students. "We could accommodate sev- eral hundred more and still

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