Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-25
THE STANFORD ENDOWMENT.
expressions of the Interior Press Upon
the Munificent Gift

the Munificent Gift
There have been several noted benefac-
tors OF colleges, like Ezra Cornell and
others, whose endowments were of-the
most liberal character. But nothing APP
preaching the princely gifts of Senator
Stanford have ever been made. The wise
provisions for education, the scope em-
braoed IN his plans, and stability of the
lnaSH4ncent endowments are unparalleled.
LCloFerdale Reveille
| Whoever has considered the mutability
OF all fhlngs mundene-the defects of our
| educational system, the wide and periIous
gulf between the theoretical and practical
education-the thousands of our youths
who are being guttered by the established
order OF things; whoever wishes for the
| advancement of the great purposes in this
| great gift declared, must, we think. rejoice
that beneicsnce is rearing upon our shores
! one OF the grandest temples of learning
known to our age-at the same time a
monument more enduring than granite
| [St. Helena Star.
Leland Stanford has made an endow-
| ment to the University which he proposes
to found and maintain as benefactfon TO
| the youth OF California. The muDifcence
OF this philanthrOpic donation is q surprise
| To many who only know the character of
| Senator Stanford through the friendly and
adverse criticisms Of the public press, but
| to those who have 4 more intimate knowl-
| edge OF his personal traits il is not at all
| surprising. The benefit which saeh an in
stitutlon will be 10 the State can hardly be
over estimated. Ii means the higher edu-
cation of the youth of California at home,
and the attraction to this fair land of the
wealth and culture upon which great insti-
tutions of learning act as a magnet
LFresno Republican.
| Senator Stanford and wife have united
in making to the present and coming gem
| erations of California youth one Of the
most magnificent bequests ever made in
any country in the w0rld-rcal estate and
| other property to the value of S3,OO0OO0
to found and endow a great university at
| PalO Alto. This sum is much greater than
| the aggregate amount of property owned
by several OF the leading and oldest col
leges and universities in the East [Visalia
Delta
The magnificent provision made by Le-
| land Stanford and his wife for an institu-
ton of learning of the highest order. has
attracted general attention on both sides of
the continent. The munifcence of the
benefaction is due to the death of Leland
Stanford Jr., the only child of Mr.. and
Mrs Stanford. Being left childless. they
have determined to make the rising gener-
alton and posterity their heirs, and confer
upon them large part of their vast for
tune. This is a noble resolve, which will
perpetUate their memory and fame as long
as the arts and sciences are appreciated by
men and women Santa Rosa Democrat.
On Saturday last, at their residence in
San Francisco, without pOmp or ceremony,
Senator Stanford and his wife conveyed BY
deed OF trust property to the amount of
| about S5,0O0000, to twenty-four trustees, to
be used by them for the endowment and or
ganizatiOn of University, to be known as
the " Leland Stanford, Junior University"
We have not space for the entire deed,
which fully explains the object and pur-
poses of the magnificent donation, but will
make few extracts on prominent points.
Lakeport Democrat.
There is no record in the history of the
past ages of like amount being devoted
by private individual as pure benefit to
mankind. The Stanford College at the
very outset, is the most richly endowed
educational institution in the United States
At present 1t is not possible to rightly fore
cast the ultimate scope of its far-reaching
benefits. To California it will be more
priced and enduring monument to its
founder than most costly bronze statue or
elaborate marble pile. Generations of
future ages will rise up to bless the name
of Leland Stanford Petaluma Argus.
Senator Stanford's ideas, as well as their
form of expression, in making the gift for
the Stanford University, is admirable, and
give an exalted impression of the charac-
, ter of the donor. 1t would seem that he
has long carefully studied how to dispose
j OF his great fortune, when he shall no
longer need H. so as to be of the greatest
benefit not only to this State. but the nation
, and the world. A nober use to make of
wealth was never devised. The designs of
Senator Stanford are vast and far-reaching
and from this time onward his immense
wealth and great executive ability will be
devoted to carrying them out Before his
life ends it will have a vast income from
the property already donated, be in good
running order and under as perfect a sys-
tenn of management and government as
human ingenuity can devise: while, with
the further donations he will make by will
1t Is sure TO grow into an institution that
Will make this coast, in science, literature
ana art, what Greece was to the ancient
world, where the teachers, votaries and
students of these pursuits will assemble
from all countries for employment, gratifi-
cation and study, and whence they will
carry enlightenment and humanizing influ-
ences TO the universal good
THE RIVERS QUEER CArERs.-The Colusa
Sun of November DIST furnishes the fol-
lowing
The Sacramento river reached 25 feet 5
inches Thursday, being one foot below the
highest known point. Yesterday it had
fallen several feet. This is a queer river.
Mr.. Willis informs us that il lacked nearly,
if net quite, three feet Of high water at
Butte City. Al Meridian it lacked about
two inches, and AT Grimes, on Grand Is
land, it was six inches higher than any
point it had ever reached before This,
notwithstanding the fact of four breaks in
the levee on the east side of the river above
Grimes. We learn of break at Dunn's.
at the old Thursten place and of two others
not located. There is also big break at
John Browning's. on the west side. What
is il that is causing this difference in the
high water line at Cousa AID below? 1t is
not all owing to the leyees. There is but
one slough of any importance closed above
| Grimes. Ii used To be that L took high
water at Butte City TO make high water at
Grimes. The water there was not up to
the bank. The bottom Of the river at the
mouth of the Feather is as high as the bot
tom OF the river at Grimes. The water be-
! ing piled up at the head of Butte slough
some three feet higher than it should be
with the water at Butte City, that slough
was carrying off more water than both it
and Sycamore would carry at the natural
| stage. The four breaks were carving more
water than would run out ut all the other
places between Butte City and Grimes So
| it is not the levees.
|
William Todd died recently at Helena,
| Montana, from the effects of a large dose
of laudanum, given him by Michael Nc
Govern as joke" The drinker was told
that it was whisky, and being under the
influence of liquor at the time did not know
the difference.
a Mormon polygamist, when called up
for sentence recently, said that he would
obey the law If his wives would let
him
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SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR +!