Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-23
THE STANFORD ENJOYMENT.
Expressions OF the interior Press Upon
the Muniiicent Gift.

IAAPfcSsiUhS va the anterior Press EIISDE,
the Muniiicent Gift
The princely gift of 81 900 acres of land
estimated at $5000,000, by Senator Leland
Stanford and wife to found u university. in
its broadest sense, in California. is one Of
the grandeSt events that has happened in
the history of the State II reads. as does
the whole life of this remarkable man. like
the story OF an Aladdin. The youth of both
sexes OF California may not be able to real
lze, all at once, the Vastness and usefulness
OF this legacy; all speculati0ns as to its
growth and lntipence upon coming genera
tfonS may be idle. but il needs no alelphic
oracle to prophesy what the verdict of the
future will be, viz, &" lie bUilded better than
he knew This will be one of the most
heavily endowed institutions in the world.
1t VIII be industrial, mechanical, scientific
and classical, and in every way in It's curri-
culum far beyond anything ever vet CON
celVed OF IN ancient or modern times Its
agents, like those of the Ptolcnies at the
founding OF Alexandria. will scour the
world Ior the most costly apparatus and
abiest professors living. BY the time this
great project, mere embryo ut first of
course, IS perfected in all details by the
addition OF many more millions. it is safe
to say 1t viii eclipse anything Of the kind
known IN all history, even the public giffs
OF that great FlOreHine family and patron
of art and letters-the Medici. The motive
by which all gifts are tested is far nobler
than any that could have been imagined in
that sordid and volupluous age. While it
IS the reflex of man blessed with intel
Iectual culture as well as riches. with
man s highest welfare at his heart, vet it is
not gilt Tor mere ACKNOWLEDGMENT or
OF Yenal pride. but an offering of devoted
parents in fultillment of the wishes, and to
the sacred memory, of q dead son. II is
this feature OF the act that must impress
every thoughtful mind, and well might it
be said
Though to the altar all good gifts are brought.
900, ir4nkl1censc ANA myrrh. 10 it is uought,
Ii he who gives gives not ut loves command
While travelling abroad. and still in the
enjoyment Of health. Leland Stanford, Jr.
IS said 10 have expressed the wish often to
found at his own home in California an in
sutUu0n IN which his poor foster brothers
might also find all the advantages that
wealth and travel had afforded him. Now
that wish is to be carried out and a monu-
meHt, embodied in this noble and unseIfsh
work, erected 10 his memory, with no ele-
glac verses, but the simple inscription
Leland Stanford, Junior, University He
VIII sleep Ill the midst OF his inheritance
more honored than in Il tomb in West
munster Abbey Independent Calistogan.
California may well rejoice in the benefi-
cent Slit OF Senator Stanford 10 the cause
OF education in this State. The amount of
land decided for the endowment of the pro-
posed memorial university is princelv in
Its value, and leaves no room for anxiety in
regard 10 the financial interests of its
future. No grander monument could be
reared 10 the memory of young Stanford
than this institution, endowed by his father
for the benefit of the young men of the
future. 1t will have its influence not only
upon the educational, bat on the moral
and political future of this coast. Such in
shtutlons are mighty factors in free gov
ernment. No greater blessing 10 a com
munity could have grown out of the Sena-
tors sad bereavement than that which will
accrue to it through this memorial univer-
sitv, if established and sustained upon the
wise and liberal basis proposed. Through
such institutions the influence OF men is
perpetuated through ages. That Young life
which men spoke of as ended some months
since, may yet exert a power upon the
rising generations of this State, through
this new center of learning, such as itnever
could have extended had his years been
heightened to three score and ten. The
end is not yet Los Angeles Times.
OF late years much has been written
OF the dangers which, it is alleged,
menace our country from the accumula-
ton and concentration of wealth in tie
hands of few men, whose sagacity OF
superior opportunities have enabled them
to rapidly acquire enormous fortunes. In
one prominent instance, that of Leland
Stanford, all doubts as to g wise and cener-
ous'use OF large accumulations have been
set at rest by that gentleman's recent
munlhcent and almost unparalleled en-
dowment of new public institution of
learning, which, if wisely managed, prom
lses to become lasting memorial of the
public spirit of its founder and of almost
incalculable benefit to the State.-TGrocer
and Country Merchant
Senator Stanford has made a princelv
bequest. Deprived of heirs in direct line.
he virtually bequeaths his vast estate to
the people of California, to be held in trust
Tor the education of their children. The
Senator has laid the foundation for an
educational institution that should last as
long as this country exists. 1t will be
grand monument of his public spirit and
noble tribute to the memory of his SON
Jacksonville Pajaronian.
The munifcent gift of Governor Stanford
recently made for the founding and endow-
ment of the Leland Stan ord. Jr.. Univer-
slty, is receiving universal encomiums as
an act OF generosity unprecedented in the
history OF the country California has
every reason to feel proud of wealthy
man who relirquishes his millions to found
an institution for the benefit and prosperity
OF mankind. The memory OF such q man
Will live in history long after the average
millionaire shall have been forgotten
[Galt Gazette.
1t is a royal gift, in extent or value far in
nf I
Yldual in the history of the nation Years
centuries, we hope-after the family of
Leland Stanford, the railroad millionaire,
has passed away, this University will re-
main, an indestrUctiblc memento of
prince among men-CaliiOrniaS million
aire philanthropist.-[GridIey Herald
The endowment for the University is
muniticent one, and if carried out in COM
pliance with the intentions of Mr.. Stanford
1t Will become among the most important
institutions in the land, and stand as an
lmperishable monument of the generosity
of the donor.-LGrass Valley Union.
The magnificent endowment proposed bv
Senator Stanford to found an educational
institution that will commemorate the
name of his much lamented son and the
Gift of $3f 900 by Chas. Crocker
to the Boys and Girls Aid Society, entitle
them to rank with the foremost and most
practical philanthropistS of the age
Dixon Tribune
No rich man has ever been so liberal with
his wealth before. The Leland Stanford
Junior University will have more available
assets, and its property will be more valu-
able than that of any university in this
Amador Sentinel
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