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Last evening Prof. Royce was greeted by an audience which filled Sever 11 to overflowing. Prof. Royce gave a brief recapitulation of his first lecture and then proceeded to give a sketch of Californian society since the Bear Flag movement. Marshall, who first discovered the gold, was found to be a thoroughly worthless man. The people of the early history of California often descended to a state of semi-barbarism, yet there was always a spirit of manhood and heroism which has brought California to the strength she has today. The miners were allowed to work the mines...
...which our government gained a foothold in the state. It is thought that Captain Fremont received secret instructions from Washington to incite the American settlers against the Mexicans. As a result of these underhanded negotiations there was an uprising of the settlers which became known as the Bean Flag affair. The leaders in the movement were Dr. Semple and William Ide, two original products of this rude civilization. A battle was fought in which but little blood was shed. Soon came the intelligence of the declaration of war with Mexico. Had not this precipitated matters, it is probable that...
...first of a series of lectures on the history of California was delivered by Professor Royce of the philosophical department. It was a masterly presentation of the beginnings of the history of the gold bearing state, and the lecturer did not allow the attention of his audience to flag once. Dr. Royce is admirably fitted for the task which he has undertaken. He has spent much time in California as an instructor in the state university, and his recently published history of California in the Commonwealth series, evidence the writer's thorough mastery of the political, economic, and social status...
California History. The beginnings of the American occupation of California: The Secret Mission, and the Bear Flag. Prof. Royce, Sever...
...first lecture, Nov. 2, will have as topic: The Beginnings of the American Occupation of California: The Secret Mission and the Bear Flag...