Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-17
A GREAT UNIVERSITY.
The Most Comprehensive
in America.
BROAD BASED FOUNDATION
The University of Southern Cali
fornia and its Manifold
Branches.

The University of Southern California,
which began in this city few years ago
on an endowment of land from |. w.
Hellman, o. w. Childs and Governor
J. G. Downey, has been endowed from
time to time by donations from various
individuals, the last being a gift from
Mayor Spence of 500 acres Of land. The
school has prospered from the start and
from the first building in which it started
IT will soon occupy large and handsome
building that is now approaching com-
pletion. By a wise provision in the
charter of the institution inserted by
Judge r. NJ. Widney it cannot incur
any debts and so will never be closed ont
by the Sheriff.
But the parent school in this city is
but nucleus around which will cluster
a series Of colleges, all branches OF the
parent university and all entitled to OBJ
tain degrees as from department of the
University of Southern California.
The first branch college was estab.
lished at Ontario in San Bernardino
county, on an endowment from Chaffey
Brothers, and named the Chafiey Col
ege OF Agriculture of the University of
Southern California, and is now in ac-
tive operation at Ontario.
The second college is the Medical aud
Surgical College of the University OF
Southern California in this city, and is
fully equipped and doing a noble work
The third branch is the Maclay Theo.
logical College at San Fernando, mnnifi-
Gently endowed by ex-senator Charles
Maclay, of that place. This institution
will be in operation in 1887.
The fourth branch is the newly en-
lowed College Of Fine Arts, Literature
and Science, at Escondido. in San Diego
county. The endowment is considered
ample for the support of the school.
The fifth branch is about to be estab.
lished at Cotton by combined endow-
ment Of land owners in that section.
This school will be called the Techno-
logical and Industrial College of the
University. There seems to be good
prospect for the establishment of this
important school.
Another ana very important cOiltBe
remains yet to be established and that is
a College of Mining, Mechanics and Met
allurgy. This may possibly be located
in Ventura county or in the north part
of Los Angeles county, where land can
be had for an endowment and mines Of
various kinds are near and rich. la the
clear, delicious atmosphere of that local
ity, at an elevation Of $500 feet, and
above the fogs Of the lowlands, would
be good place for the study of prao.
teal astronomy in connection with min
ing and metallurgy.
Judge Widnoy, who is the protector
of all these branches, will probably lind
an endowment for this fifth college. He
is determined that the University shall
be the most broad based of any in the
land, and rest upou as many foundations
as ancient Rome. Its roots shall be
planted in all parts of Southern Califor-
Tia in such manner that all sections,
trades and professions shall be inter-
ested in its welfare and contribute to its
support.
When the various colleges shall be
completed, full orbed and fourishing, it
is supposed that in the parent university
and in its branches anybody can learn
irbat anBbodv knoirs about angthinq.