". . .Oxford, in those days, was still a city of aquatint. In her spacious and quiet streets men walked and spoke as they had done in Newman's day; her autumnal mists, her grey springtime, and the rare of her summer days—such as that day—when the chestnut was in flower and the bells rang out high and clear over her gables and cupolas, exhaled the soft vapours of a thousand years of learning. It was this cloistral hush which gave our laughter its resonance, and carried it still, joyously, over the intervening clamour. -- Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited Founded in 1979, the Oxford University Society, Northern California Branch, has over 600 members and also welcomes other Oxonians to all of its activities. Our participants come from among more than a thousand Oxford graduates, visiting professors and fellows, and recognized students who are resident in that part of California stretching from San Luis Obispo to the Oregon border. Ever since 1579 when Sir Francis Drake spent the long vac on a Marin County beach, Northern California has been the destination that counts for those charting new frontiers. Our own annual subscription fee covers the expenses of our own branch continues to be requested. See the membership page for more details. Please inform the Secretary of any other Oxonians whom you may meet, who have not yet Registered with us for the Mailing List and who would be interested in our activities. We look forward to welcoming you.