News Scrapbook 1973
USD f onns President's Club programs suited to their In- happy terests such as symposlwns, programs honoring members of the club. "THE ORGANIZATION is designed to provldi> mutual benefits to members and to the university," according to Hughes. lectures and the like. tors." "In our first conversations THE N with prospective members, we are finding that the interest lies In the area of cultural and
Tilt. JI .JI~ USD chief announces donor cub University of San Diego pre 1dent Dr. A thor E HughflS oj'l1c1;i1Jy chartered the univer 1ty's new Pr<'si- den1 s Cluh last night and aid he hopes to build its n,l'mbrrsh1p to 250. ,- group, which \las an- nounceci early this month, 1s being formed to ge~rate fl. nanc1al supp<1rt for the uni- ver~1ty ''11'6 1mposs1hle to ofler a private edurat1on ;inrj throw !.hP romptete burrleq on !he tudent's ha<'k," Hu hes told 2)0 present and pro~PP.CI 1ve members at a dinner in the umv~rslly l!hrar · He said 7~•,;, of the> un1\er- 5Jty's oprrat ing budget 1s tie ng met by the 1.800 tui- tion fee pairl h · shJdents. At the cnnclus1on of his ~hort ,speech, Hughes an- n/Junced Iha I the Spani,h style lthrary on the USO campus would be renamed the ,fame S. Copley 1,ibrary in honor ol I he publisher of the Evening Tribune and The San Diego Union Stressing that the umver- tt) • can't be all thmgs to all people, and that U n is at- tPmpting to huild high quail- ! , specialized d<'partments, Hughes revealed Jans to t>ventually !'stablish two new profPs ional chno]s on the <'ampu.~ Alhed Medical Sci, ences, to tra111 physical thera- pists and specialized nurses, and a School of Arc·hitrcture. USD currently has an en- rollment or 2.800. '!'hat in- c 1 urlr 900 m the Schn0l nf ,La11, 200 graduate st11de11t and l 700 in thf' unclPr- gr riuatia rl1v. inn, wh1rh m- clurlPs the collPge of a1i and sr-ien,·es anrl s1wh set on!~ as husme arlm,nistrat1on, nur5mg and d11cat1on. I11 annnunring format 1011 of the Prcsirlent', Club lht< month, llnghrs s;11d !he 11111 versify is seeking private suppnrt 'W1tho11t lhts type of inter- est and fr1Pndsh1p fr om the cnmmum1\. 1he alterna• 1ve thlt IS piwat<> erlUC'atinn 1s ,nclan' 1 rrPd," he said ''Without ~tH'h i-11pr9rt we 1'111 not hf' ahle In keep tui lion within hatfwav dPcenl levels and this wlli not be able to i!tfract the broad pe.-tnnn of students who might oth('rw1se attend the unlver ,ty." MemhPr, nf the PresidPn 's Club rlonate ,$1,000 nr more ann11~1l , to be used toward oper.atmg expen~as of the srhool Currently, there are 42 m mhers {1k;
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Th hanasome mahogany-beamed ·e hb. ar~ m Camino Holl en the nivc1-iu of C:::an Dici>:o C'ampus turned its first imp<'rtant social I l c la t night al a riinm 1· g \"en h) h'. and Ml . Jame . Copley and gained, as a surpl'ise to ihe ho. t , a ne v name - Univel',;it\' { San Die o James S. Coplc~• librar:,. Thi designation was made by Dr. Author E. Hughes, president of 'CSD, at a dinner for 250 which celebrated the cha iering of the ·pani ·h Rcn-
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president's Club. The club i • being organized to provide pri- vate support to the value-orient- ed educational programs o USD. The setting had the romantic old. World beauty of a private Spanish palace. The enlarged campus library. first opened in 1952, and other campus buildings were in!':pired by the Spanish Renaissance architect ure of Al- cala, Spain. The party also had the social signature, with its at- tention to beautiful detail of the parties given by 11:r. and :Mrs. Copley at their La Jolla home, Foxhill. A red carpet led to the
La Jollans Mr. and Mrs. James S. Copley hosted ·a dinner for 250 in Camino Library, University of San Diego, last Thursday. The occasion officially marked the chartering of the President's Club. Male students provided valet parking. Guests entered Camino Hall on a red carpet bordered by potted shrubs. Women students acted as hostesses and conducted tours of the area. The round inner patio was the setting for cocktails. Four hors d'oeuvres tables decorated with large bouquets of mixed flowers were set in the patio. Guests were greeted by President and Mrs. Author E. Hughes and Mrs. Copley from their station in a garlanded yellow tenl Strolling violinists played until the dinner hour. Dinner was served in Camino Library, which is located within the former San Diego College for Women. It was the first such affair in the Spanish-styled room, a fitting setting with its wrought-iron balconies, hand- carved oak chairs and bronze mission-bell-shaped chandeliers. A trio played during the seated dinner. Tall wrought-iron candelabra with triple hurricane shades centered ~ch table for eighl French bouquets of aried hues complemented the book-lined shelves. Large Boston ferns ringed the room. Selected wines were served with the dinner Following dinner, President Hughes addressed the gathering and acquainted the guests with the President's Club.
David Copley admires plaque presented to his mother, Mrs • .:ames S. Copley, upon announcement of naming of the new USC library in ,onor of her husband. Copley honored • • by un1vers1 y
Eileen Jackson hall'o mis;;on-tile floored foyer, J1un 6 with tapestries and giwn dig-nity by four richly ved 18th Centmy cl'edences topped with Boston lem. .Before con inu1ng to the great formal courtyard with its box hedges, loft} Im, and Italian cypress trees. guests were given se.rting cards by ~!rs. Terry Pemberth, Miss Shari Lo- retz, Mis, Barbara Robinson and :Mrs. Barbara Schuch. t the entran to the courtyard was a white · fringed gar- landed yellow canopy, carrying the university Sl'al and fur- nished \11th black captain chairs with yellow canvas. Here • Ir·. Copley greeted guests in a multicolored plaid skirt \litb matchmg jacket and combined with a white organic bodice accentea with large bow. Mrs. Hughes' model by Larry Aldr- ich wa a vibrant floral silk organdy print, fashioned with ruff es and ruu kirt. The large center circle of the courtyard was lighted .by tall amethyst lanterns on acanthus Corinthian capitals topping leaf-eat" ined pillars. The alfresco table presented monumen- tal arrangements of multicolored flowers. Strolling violinists and an accordion player contributed to the garden party mood. Library Has ~lission Bay View
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James S. Copley of La Jolla has received yet another honor. It was announced Friday that the recently enlarged campus library at University of San Diego will bear his name. Copley was cited twice by Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation last week. USO President Author E. Hughes made the surprise announcement at a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Copley in the library. The dinner for 250 chartered the President's Club at USD. Mrs. Copley is a trustee of the University. Following his statement on the university and its need for financial support from the comrnun ty, Hughes presented Copley with a plaque which was Inscribed. The University of San Diego James Strohn Copley Library "IN recognilion of his con- tributions to journalism, to education and to the pursuit of truth, the University of San Diego dedicates this library. "James S. Copley's concern for peace and understanding in this community, this country d "He has 'guided newspapers by stressing r P9 b1hty to enhance the int rity of the individual and ulate thought on a pse al level. "H words properly speak to the generations of students who will be motivated by his example and better their lives
August 23, 1973 Copley w s cited for his interests in ducation. The Copley orporat1on has its own epartment of Education. Within the department are on-job programs to train journalism graduates. the newspaper in the classroom program which distributes the dailies to elementary schools and high schools throughout the county as well as booklets on current topics. Copley Productions, the docwnentar fihn division of the newspapers, produces educational, documentary films which have won wide recognition. Copley studied at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., and was graduated from Yale University. Among his numerous honors was the award for inspirational I ership, Navy League of the U.S. He also received the Ohio Newspaper Association's 1971 Distinguished Service to Journalism award, and was named "Newspaper Leader of the Decade" by the California Press Association.
8 JAL !\"OTES - The library of the Unive1·sity of San Diego was the setting last night for a dinner party for 250 guests given by Mr. ancl Mr . James S. ' Copley marking the <'hartering of the new Pr<'si- dent' Cluh of the university. Mrs. Copley is a trusteP of th" uni\'<'rsity and 1hP party for friends and associates was given in lieu cf the Cople) s' usu·tl summl'r garden party at their La Jolla homr. This was the first such social event to take place .. , in the newly-<>xpa nded libr,1ry located within the form<>r College Jor \Vomcn, now cnc·om-
pa~scd with the Collri>:e for Men in the Uni, er- sity of San Di0go. The warm librar~• at- mosphere of the Span- ish-style room, with its wrought irrm bakoni<>s, hand•ca,·vect oak furni- ture and hron1.0 mission b<>ll chancieliers, was prcservPct with the suh- ctued decor of gra,·eful Bo,-ton ff'rns s<'t on t hE' stacks and around the
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. Arriving party guests ente ·ed Can11no llall nn a rt'd ,·a,·pet borrlerPd with potted plants to be greeted by lO women studrnts whn C'ondudP
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