The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-07-01

insufficient. No special sum was named,
but it became an open secret that Senator
Stanford would make the endowment fully
equal to S20,000,000, which would only
consume one-half of his vast fortune.
This, of course, would put the Stanford
University ahead of all other institutions
in this country in the matter Of endowment,
as Harvard's available funds amount to
only 81, 500, 900, Columbia to 81, 900, 900,
while Cornell until recently was debarred
from accepting anything in excess of So
900 900. Johns Hopkins was So, 800, 600.
Senator Stanford's idea in founding the
university was to provide for the practical
training of the children of California in the
trades, sciences, and arts That is at the
bottom Of all-the training must be prac-
teal To this as much general culture
may be added as time and means permit,
but the theoretical must not elbow the
practical out of its first place.
He proposed to establish schools of agri-
culture, mechanic arts, and applied science,
and encourage students to enter these and
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nd ,be means s and the leisure bnt ali The
energies of the managers was to be directed
toward the practical training of those who
have to make their own way in the world.
Agriculture and horticulture were to have
sneo;aI nrom;nenco and next IN these mpst
opma tbo scbool Of mecbanic arts
ct.neord Gfr;rors;tv l. half nm bour,s
r;do from San Francisco hv a broad .y,uge
ra;lroaJ which rms tbrouob Santa CIayo
VaIlov Wbere This Great valley beo;nS IN
hroaSan :, tho foot &c San Fra1c;sco Inv
i Menlo Park tho home If n score If
Col;eorn;a m;Il;onaires and the most beanti.
FIJI country town in the state. From
MenIo Stanford's Palo Alto ranch is about
a milo and a half but the university is
nlaced ON the lower part of the ranch,
and only about a mile from the little town
of Mavfeld near The footbills
The buildings are laid out to form three
GREAT ouadrangles. the central one to be
devoted to class rooms, library. museum
and chanel. and the other two to dormito-
rios far bovs and Girls Around the central
onodrongle will he orouned the schools and
shons of tho snecial denartments. The
arcb;,ecturo ;s as novel as the nlan. The
DESIGN of al the class rooms is to perpetuate
the old California mission architecture.
with ;ts low massive walls and heavy tiled
roof The ouadranole is 596x246 feet
IN eocb of he Iong sides are five COLLEGE
hn;lS;n@s and on Zach Of the short sides
49, h,e;Ia;nas ,at;no fonrteen in all
Tbaso hu;ld;Dgs varv in dimensions On
the Iong sides those nearest the end are
-ov5O Foot Will tho other three are
i1nUSo e.. IN tho sbort Sides the
t III 80 80 -oS1o faet Tbo woIls are
Du III. IA On foat h;ab Will tho
aarr;ad - ,,o;n, fron, iii fonr corn
- H. 49, faat b;rb ,noL;no the
I.s' 60. fa,. - Lo;aht IT, Windows
rs, - - a;ahtooS foot b;ob with
az - t,.nso,ns m wai1s .ro all
~ M s.nds,one onorr;ed nearby
M -" $50 aroodo aronnd ,bn svbole
nsio - IA az; ;o;.;no tba J;ffaron, hr;Id
80. ..;tI 49, sort;ns,o,s ROOT
i"S m WV" y.c l.a-e ,. :. 4,n.,,
nc sl'i ,rL;1a IT, ~ ha;nh. ~ tha no~ob =
ie :',, "i@' co "1' M Nh w5oIo inner 3D. Of
el"' - 20 ,ortad hr rea,,lor sncces
tIe aicaue IT. a'd Ill., &c stona nrason,
SOU VI aaenes snu and ';as,no,l P ,rh;ah
ins an as I'M :, mi7bont neroleI in This
oonptrv One never tires Of GAZING at this
ionr s1cosss;on If nerfectIv sbaned arches
hnalan only bv he wider sween of the
.huoo ,,b;ob are 70 form the main entrance
1Miee WI -; ~ ! naar,- ,b;rd of :
IN, n,s "'I %nbt e;rouIar beJs e.cb 6ftv.four
ea ne - d;amstsr ars PLANTED to fan 1aims
.ee' - han,hoos and o,bor ornamentaI
;r a The surface IF the quadrangle Is
WEE. a ~ , Ia.t - 90 d;sarsnoas &c an
80 afi4nseu 'las 'a .s ~ - a.. III
ihch ~ siaue on III. ne sui dh ~ 'na' ,sn
s saa " VI eacb Of the e;obs fover beds The
a, rrsn@oments for seweraoc are very elabor.
80 All ,bo BUILDINGS sre connected hv
~ sor;as of n;nes and III are heated by
one go e., ,ta ~ bo;lar n tho eno;na.bouse
s. I;ah N rnns 't tba moob;nerv n tho work
s %nion i''"' ''e '''"' =
'AT re- r,o;r entrance IF tho onadranole
&C. tha aas. h. at a Gttla distance is
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