Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-24
STANFORD nEMoREAL COLLEGE.
Concerning the Proposed
Educational Institution.
fBy telegraph.l

lby telcgTGphl
new YORK, May 25d.-The Tribune re-
ports an interview of q member Of it. staff
with ex-Governor Stanford, in the course
OF which the following information con
cerning the proposed educational inStitu-
ton al Pa!o Alto was obtained, and will be
found Of interest The details of the
undertaking remain to be arranged. and I
shall avail myself OF the best ideas ! can
get | hope 10 obtain valuable suggestions
from Cornell University and from other
home institutions, and I shall also utilize
The freshest reports in technical schools,
both here and in Europe ] have, IN my
business experience, found that too mucn
Of the current college training launches
Young men on the world void of such praC-
teal knowledge OF any calling as viii ena-
bic them to earn their living at once.
Scores Of educated youngsters have been
sent to ME as President OF the Central Pa
cihC Railroad, seeking employment and
could not do anything with them, because
they would not ft I'm anywhere When
business men wish to employ people, they
have specific services in their mind. and
mere general brightness viii not serve
their purpose therefore intend, as Tar as
possible, 10 seek practical educational re-
suits. do not propose % establish
purely technical school, bus propose that
boys and giuls-ior il Is to be for both
seXes-who enter the institution and take
q fJIil course shall, when they come cat.
know some business or trade 20 thoroughly
that the question o: bread 2nr butter shall
not be a stumbling block 10 them on their
entrance into life.
PREPARATORY SCHOOLS CONTEMPLATED.
az contemplate also the establishment Of
preparatory schools 10 the end that the
scheme shall be complete in itself The
-a.8S upOn which entrance shall be had
shall be the subject OF future determination.
hu- .,av say that my own experience has
t1-l- r- ne value OfinCulCaung the spirit
O.. scli-leip ard independencein the young.
OF course shall be largely influenced by
The wee Of experienced educators. Ny
aim IS 10 make the memorial college az
beneficial if al ways as IS possible, be-
lieve that the head OF such an institution
should in The first place be very carefully
selected, and having been SO selected he
should be given paramount authority IN
educational matters i IS my desire and
intention that the endowment Of the me-
moriai college and adjuuCts shall be equal
to that Of any educational institution in the
country. / wish TO put II upon an indie
pprdent plan from the beginning so that
all experiments attempted shall have full
and free play | want our graduates,
whether men OF women, to be fitted for
action rs we'll as for reflection l seek,
therefore, 20 cultivate and develop all sides
OF their intelligence, ana so produce not
only ouick-witted but nimble-handed schol-
ars' When the preliminaries are arranged
no time viii be lost in beginning the work
and / expect TO devote 10 it the remainder
of my energies and life. Il viii be com
fort TO his mother and myself TO think in
this way we can rescue from oblivion and
perpetuate in beneicent and active useful
ness the best tendencies and ideas of our
dear son who has been taken from Us"