Alcala 1969

"With the materials at hand and the contract signed for a sum under $3,000,000, His Excellency, The Most Reverend Bishop this week gave orders for the con­ struction of the University of San Diego." —Southern Cross "Ground was broken on the 140 acre site in Alcala Park in May, 1948. The campus stands on a mesa over­ looking the western part of Mission Valley and Mission Bay." —San Diego Union