Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-11-18
wEDNEsDAY, NOVEMBER Is.Iss,
st.ure a.. Ed.rationaI Mon umens

stan TO DIS Educational MOnuheht
Senator Stanford, OF California, like
many others, has become immensely
wealthy By fortunate Investments, and
IL there Is anything in luck that may
be taken into account. But the 5 ma.
tor unlike many others as highly
favored, has determined TO put his
money where it will do the most good
In an educational point Of view. A
few days ago we stated the fact that he
Had decided t. the Safe OF California
landed estates valued at 81, 500, 900 for
the purpos Of founding university OF
learning. Since making this generous
offer of itself he has evidently been
thinking the matter over and he has
come to the concl usion that he had bet
ter give some cash along with the gift
to make up the shrinksge that might
follow the sale Of the real estate. Con-
sequently he has concluded TO give
$40, 900, 900 in cash, which will make
the gift of 1923, 500, 900 for the cause OF
education. This is certainly aprincely
gift for one man to make, and yet what
else could he do with his money that
would bring better results in the fu
ture9 Twenty million dollars will be
an endowment that will make every.
thing in education, II possible. Colum
bia, the richest OF all our great instttu'
tons of learning, has less than %, 000,-
600 invested for its support, and the
John Hopkins University may ever
look with wonder and amazement on a
gift of $23, 500, 900 What that amount
will accomplish in the great cause o.
education is beyond calculation.
But Senator Stanford seems TO see
through the whole business. He know
that money will not do all, it only sup
plies the means by which all else Cal
DO accomplished.
An intellectual endowment is ne
cessary rs a cash endowment. a singl
name connected with an institution O
learning has drawn thousands OF stu
depts.
He understands all this, aud he Is re
ported TO have said that II money coul,
do 1t he would rob some of the gres
European schools OF their most br .llian
intellects
So far as the scheme has been mad
public, 1t includes, in addition to a
the usual departments, museum, a.
galleries, mech anical Institute, mus
painting, and all supplemental studio
A town will be established where fam
lies may live cheaply.
Both sexes will be eligible, an
superior courses Of study will be fire.
while the rest will be Of moderate cos
This is broad program and show
that the man who projects it has
broad mind and generous heart. s q
ford is the first OF the millionaire Sen
tors from the west who have ev
thought that there was something mo
desirable in possession than the NAT
Of merely being Senator. He b
touched the right card and struck t
right line. Sharon, Jones and f.
have all come as mtlltonaires from t
west into the Senate. Sharon's ma
and fame none need envy. Jol
and Fair have been conspicuous failu
that wealth could not balance. Stanf
has already made for himself q ma
compared with which that Of q z nj
States Senator is but dross. His IA
will live for ages, while those OF W
derbilt and Gould will be forgotten
less they hasten to build for themsel
imperishsble monuments like I
which Stanford is erecting in Cali
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