The record-union., 1891-10-02

AMI tbs memorial Lc
Sacred 10 Ii G tv.
10 loNc of men and thee
Ancn, amen.
THE CONCLUSION.
The benediction was then pronounced
oy me heV- >: X. z. Bonte, and the vast
asSenblage dispersed TO examine the
various buildings. The invited guests
were taken i'll carriages to Governor
Stantord's elegant residence and enter
tanned at luncheon. Edwin H. Woodruff.
the Librarian Of the university, to whom
the press representatives were already
under many obligations, took them to
Encina Hail, the boys dorrnitorv. and
then they were served With a fine lunch.
WHAT GOVERNOR STANFORD SAYS.
The RECORD UNIoN representative had
an interview with Governor Stanford to-
day, IN which he expressed himself well
pleased with the prospects of the uni
Verslty. ''Of course.' said he, 1--WE are
just beginning, and too much should not
| be expected OF US. 1t is too early To set
UP comparisons between this institution
and the older universities. For instance.
our library is not yet what we intend to
make II, by any means, nor is any other
| department. We have row simply the
foundation Of what I hope some day will
be the greatest university in the world
! expect that in the future il Will be a
OF the world will come to pursue their
studies and investigations. You know [
ana believer in universal education.
The worlds better and happier inIpropor-
ton to the education OF the people, and
Its influence Is felt by all classes"
BEGINNING OF COLLEGE WORK.
Regular instruction is announced to
begin tomorrow. Students have been
applying in greater numbers than ex-
pected and the result is the instructors
are going to have their hands full of
work. Registrar Elliott says his lists
show that $50 students have been as
signed rooms in the dormitories. and be-
tween forty and fifty students have
entered who live in the locality. Ofap-
pllcants for admission four out of every
i've are Calitornians. There are about
sixty young women. Naturally the
freshman class will be the largest. Each
OF the three upper classes viii average
only twenty-five students and about as
many as that have asked to take post
graduate studies. Fifteen students who
nave done some work at Berkeley are
here. OF these only three passed en-
trance examinations at Berkeley this
year and then decided to enter here.
Ihe students from Sacramento at the
university are: Lena Briggs, Lottie
Stetfens, Maud Jones, Jennie Herrick.
Kate Herrick, Cyrus r. Miller, Samuel
H..
P1nkham and Lester Hinsdale.
The students on hand seem much
pleased at the prospect, although there is
yet considerable disorder about the build
ings, and more or less Irregularities due
| to the newness OF things. are expected to
occur. Counting the master of the bows
dormitory, the librarian, chief engineer
and others who are not strictly instruct
orS, the faculty list now numbers thirty.
How these few men can manage the large
number of students who have been adj
mltted is problem now to be confronted.
President Jordan says he is going to get
more men as soon as he can. He saws he
still wants professors in political econ
omy, social science, American history.
systematic botany, Greek, German Eng
llSh, phllology, mining engineering,
architecture and philosophy. Some Of
these branches will be managed for the
present by assistants, and there will be
for time considerable doubling up on
studies by the instructors.
CHARACTER OF PROPOSED INSTRUCTIONS
One reason for the unusually LARGE
number of students, as President Jordan
explains it, is that many have been ad-
mltted who are to take special courses
The idea is to give help TO all earnest
students regardless, in measure, OF their
previous preparation. These have been
allowed to take special courses. and the
only examination was peculiar one in
English. The applicant has been required
simply to write resume of his studies
and incidentally a little history of him
self. If the statement was we'll worded
and expressed the student was admitted.
the idea being that thus encouraged his
earnest purposes will compel him to soon
make up noticeable deficiencies. Several
admitted are from the mountain counties.
where needed instruction was lacking.
a number are we'll along in years. One
special student from Colusa is 36 years
old.
The group system of studies and not
specified courses Of study will be the
general plan pursued. Everything is
elective with few exceptions, provided
only that the student has instruction
footing up fifteen hours every week. The
student chooses work with one depart
ment and the professor in charge directs
his work for four years. This system is
in vogue at the University of Indiana
and also for both undergraduates and
advanced students at Johns Hopkins.
For new university the plan is some
thing of an experiment which will be
watched with interest by educators.
Religious services, conducted by yari-
ons instructors and by visiting clergy
men, will be held at SIS O'Clock every
morning in the chapel, and on Sunday
there will be regular church services
Rev. DR.. Mackenzie of San Francisco
will preach the first sermon on Sunday
next.
There are two large dsrnitory build
iHgs. Like all the rest they are of stone
with tiled roofs. The rooms are plainly
but neatly furnished. These rooms, with
board, cost $40 monthly. There is no
charge for instruction. One of the DOR
mitories is called Roble Hall the other, |
Encina Hall. The museum hall is near
ing completion.
IT'S HISTORY.