In the early 1950s, Sebelle and her sisters turned the Lathrop family home, Alta Vista, back to the University. Built in 1900, the house was razed in 1954. The site now houses the Center for Behavioral Sciences. Now, the Stanford Management Co. wants to widen Sand Hill Road, expand the Shopping Center and build a large apartment complex and senior housing project between Sand Hill Road and San Francisquito Creek. Unfortunately, the Leland Stanford Jr. Memorial is in the way.
Preliminary plans call for moving the marker to avoid the patio of a senior's apartment.
Calif. She taught at San Francisco's Aptos Junior High School from 1927 to 1938. All three of her daughters are Stanford graduates, as was her late husband. Letters received may be edited for length, clarity and civility.