I just spent some time looking through old issues of the Campus Chronicle that were donated to the PUC history museum by Milon Norling Crickmer,'53, via Barbara Youngblood,'47, professor emerita. Most of them were from the 1952 school year. I found it interesting that two things they gave each issue was "last week's weather" and the number of days to Christmas in boxes at the top. A topic of much interest through these newspapers was the Angwin church project; just about every issue had at least one article on this inspiring project. Also reported on were guest speakers or musical groups to visit the campus such as the Swiss Family Frunfelder, an alpine yodeling group; E.E. Cossentine, secretary of the General Conference Educational Department; and Mr. Francis Line, lecturer and photographer. There were also a number of mentions of leadership positions such as with Ken Ozawa,'53, who held multiple positions during his days at PUC.

Looking through these Chronicle issues offers insight into the college that transformed into this college I know and am a part of. I've come to realize it is the students who really shape this school. I believe the school was transformed through events such as veterans making up one third of the school’s enrollment in 1947 and the student support and involvement with the Angwin church building project, and that it continues to transform through events of today such as the student movement Revo PUC (you can find a full article about Revo in the Summer 2008 issue of ViewPoint) and the formation of a Green club.

PUC has a history of involved students, students who make things happen. It is a history to be proud of and a tradition to maintain. I am excited to see how the students of the 2008-2009 school year honor this history and continue the tradition.

Deborah Thornton, '03
Donor and Alumni Relations