The morning call., 1893-03-24
FIFTH IN THE WORLD.
A Brief Comparative History of the
University,

"a A)liSt
University.
Significant of the wisdom OF the selection
of the men in It's faculty at the beginning
Of its career Is the fact that the man who
assumed yesterday the presidency and the
man who spoke on behalf of the faculty
Martin Kellogg and Joseph LIE Conte-
were two of the faculty at its initial organi-
zation in 1869.
Closely in touch with the progress Of the
State is the history of the State University.
The university Is the resultant of two
forces-priyate enterprise and public legs-
lation.
In the early ifties Henry Durant started
a private college in Oakland, which by the
assistance Of friends was transformed into
the College Of California in 1861, with
Martin Kellogg and Henry Durant as It's
faculty.
DR.. Horace Bushnell was invited to the
headship of the institution but after spend
ing several months 10 selecting a permanent
site for the colege-the present site at Berke-
ley was purchased by the College of Cali
f0rnia TO the extent of one hundred and
sixty acres-he returned to his church in
the East. One OF the trustees of This early
college was one who as a regent was
TO give so much of his service to
the State-Horatio Stebblns. About this
Time the MOrTiIi act OF loOS gave TO eacD
State 10000 acres OF lRnq for an agricul-
tural and mechanics arts college. This was
accepted in 1864 by this State. and two years
later the Legislature appointed board of
directors for a State Agricultural and Me-
chanc Arts College, to be established in
Alameda County.
About this time the College OF California
was-thrOugh Its high requirements of
scholarship-havlnG slow expansion and
bad financial outlook, aud now--1S67--
offered to the State its property and good
will on condition that the State University
should include colleges of sciences and
letters with grade of instruction equal to
the Eastern institutions.
This offer was accepted, and on March 8,
1868, John w. Dwiaeile introduced in the
Legislature an act TO create and organize
the University of California. This act be-
came law on March %. 1868. hence the
charter day to-day celebrated.
In the fall OF 1869 the College of Califor-
mia incorporated its classes into the Univer-
city OF California. Henry. Durant, as
president, with Professors Martin Kellogg,
John LIE Conte. and shortly after Joseph
Le COnte, formed the new university's
teaching force.
The university has suffered in some re-
spects unknown to Eastern institutions.
First through lack of any amount of private
bequests and secondly through, for a long
period, the gap between the common
school and the university untitled by public
The annual resources are not so great as
It's wealth would make it appear. At the
end of the present year its entire wealth,
calculating the State tax of one cent on
every hundred given to it at per cent was
roundly S10.000,000. But of this about
s600,000 Is in buildings at Berkeley and
over S3,000000 in the Lick Observatory and
Hopkns-SearleS property. The current
years income is S2S5, 525 05, which, added
to last years cash balance of S66, ,5O2 90.
makes a net income of S352. OPT 95 But the
requirements for the year is the sum of
S365. 146 "a, leaving a deficit on June 80,
1S93 OF S13,1 81. The years income is
mainly derived from the State tax, repre-
seuting capital of 2,048. $50 40 and special
funds of S2.25o.5SS "a. The current years
salaries alone foot up to S1S9. 75i 90.
The administration of the university rests
In a governing board of twenty-three re-
gents, and trustees of the professional col
leges and other officers numbering In en-
tirety sixty-five persons. The teaching
corps OF the university numbers 216. dis
| tributed as follows: Berkeley, 70; 16 pro-
| fessOrs, associate professors, 10 assistant
| professors, and 40 in nstTuct0rs and assistants !;
! Lick Observatory, 6; College of Law. 4; of
Medicine, 33; of Dentistry, SO; of Phar-
! macy, 10.
The increase In annual expenditure, caus-
ing deficit with largely Increasing rev.
| enue, is indicative of the remarkable growth
! of the university. President Kellogg is
| high authority for the statement that-all
| in all-the university has increased so per
| cent In the past three years. In the matter
! of students. from S61 students Of 1891, il
] has increased to 1882 in 1898. In Berkeley
| the increase has been from AGO to GAS.
From one building in 1870, the institution
has grown into dYe buildings, besides spe-