Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-14
YOUNG BLOOD.
Senator Stanford is Infusing Some in the
University Management.

[San Francisco Evening POST
Senator stanford is devoung the great or
portion of his time to the carrying out of
his plans for the organizing and opening of
the splendid institution of learning to be
known as the Leland Stanford Jr. Uni
versity, at Menlo Park. His latest act in
connection with the University was the ap-
pointment of Joseph D. Grant as Trustee
OF the institution, vice Mr.. Ashburner. de-
ceased. Mr.. Grant is one of the best
known and most highly respected young
men of San Francisco. He is a native of
this city, 81 years of age, and is junior
member of the great wholesale dry
goods firm of Murphy, Grant Il Co. Mr..
Grant is keen, active business man. whose
position in the mercantile world is regarded
as an enviable one. He received his pri-
mary education in the public schools of
San Francisco, and upon graduating from
the High School entered the State Uni
versity, from which he graduated with
honors.
" 1 feel highly honored by the appoint.
ment | have received from Senator Stan
ford, said Mr.. Grant to Post reporter to-
day, and | shall do my best to be worthy
of The position. What were Senator Stan
fords reasons for appointing so young
man on the Board of Trustees? Well
he looked over the list the other day and
found that there were three vacancies on
the Board, and he also discovered that
there were but two comparatively young
men-Timothy Hopkins and Colonel Fred
Crocker-among the twenty five Trustees.
He made up his mind that there ought TO
be more young men on the Board, and his
choice fell on me. | understand that he
will in few days appoint another young
man as Trustee. His object in doing this
is quite evident. He desires to have a GER
tain number of men in the Board who can
reasonably be expected to survive him, and
these Trustees will be trained in the con-
duct of the institution according to his
views, so that when he is no longer here 10
direct affairs the great work to which he
and Mrs. Stanford have devoted their vast
fortune and the remainder of their lives
shall be continued in the course they have
mapped out for it, without deviation or
clash of opinion. OF course, during the
lifetime of Senator and Mrs Stanford the
direction of the University will be in their
hands and the Trustees will, of course.
concur with them in all things, but some
day the work Will deyolve on US, and it is
highly proper that we should know inst
how to carry on the great work in accord
ance with their wishes.
The position of Trustee of the Leland
Stanford Jr. University l regard as one of
much importance, and in my opinion its
success will in high degree depend upon
the exercise Of good judgment in the selec-
ton of the men who are to constitute the
corps of professors. The Stanford Uni
versity will be unlike any other in the
world. The great institutions of learning
of to-day are the result of a slow growth.
but the Stanford University will from the
start have perfect equipment, vast en-
downment, and it is intended that it shall
have corps of instructors second to none,
that is If large salaries will tempt them to
come here
In my opinion the great professors of
the East and Europe will! be difficult to Sc
cure. at least unril the University has estab-
ilshed reputation for itself. Consequently
II may be found necessary to take Young
men who have fine attachments and who
VIII De ambitious to give the institution
renown as n great seat of learning Senator
Stanford has many applications for posi-
tons as instructors, but the difficulty is to
select the right men. | believe there is a
splendid future for the University, and in
It's management we will not be hampered |
with politics, as has been the case with |
the State University in the past There
will certainly be nothing of that kind to |
cause trouble or dissatisfaction, and as we |
Will have Unlimited facilities al our COM |
mand, the task imposed upon us will be |
simply to gather TO the University the |
bright minds that will make it possible TO |
carry out the designs Of its fonnders. we
have the climate and location to attract |
people who may seek place to give their |
children an education such as will be af- |
forded at Menlo Park. and see DO reason |
why the ambition OF Senator and Mrs. |
Stanford may not be realized. and the I
Leland Stanford Jr. University become one |
Of the greatest institutions of learning in |
he world. shall eertainly use my best |
efforts to tina. end