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From: Rich Hansen <>
Subject: Re: College of Pacific, San Jose
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 98 20:52:56 -0800

On 2/1/98 6:23 AM, I believe Wilbur Haines wrote:

> Carolyn - UOP started at Santa Clara 1851 as California Wesleyan
>College. In 1871 they moved from Santa Clara to San Jose, in 1923
>enrolled first freshman class at Stockton. College of Pacific became
>University of the Pacific 1961. There is also room for confusion betwixt
>this facility and San Jose Teachers College - now San Jose State
>University - as they apparently were both operating in San Jose in the
>1890's.
>
> Bill

And to add to the history lesson. The site of COP in San Jose is the
present location of Bellarmine College Prep. There is a train stop there
which is still called College Station.

California Wesleyan >COP > UOP and Santa Clara College > Santa Clara
University were both founded in the same year and almost at the same
time. Thus there is some historical rivalry between the two instutions
above and beyond the religious one. The bills of incorporation from the
Legislature had Santa Clara first but the Governor signed the California
Wesleyan bill first. Thus giving both colleges the claim to being "the
oldest private institution of higher learning" in California.

Rich a Santa Clara graduate.

Sineing off.,
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Rich Hansen =-=-=-=

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