The morning call., 1894-09-11
LICK MONUMENT.
The Cornerstone Was Laid Yester-
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day.
The sim plest of ceremonies characterized
the laying of the cornerstone of the foun-
dation of the Lick monument to Califor-
MAS progress inside the high board in
closure in City Hall avenue yesterday
morning. such simplicity as would have
pleased the maker of the gift to the people
of the State had be been alive to witness
it, There was no blaring of trumpets, no
sounding of drums, but there was that feel
ing in the hearts of the participants of
work well done. which is It's own reward.
About IL o'clock carriages containing g
a committee from the Society of California
Pioneers, consisting of Willard B. Farwell,
Colonel a. w. Won Schmidt. II. L. Dodge.
A. NJ. Ebbets and Edward Kruse drove up
the avenue and were admitted inside. A
few moments later these gentlemen were
Joined BY Edwin B. Mastick and Charles
Plum OF the trustees of the Lick estate.
All being ready for the ceremony, Mr..
Edwin b. Mastick stepped upon the gran-
lie and addressed those present
"a committee from the Society of Cali
fornia Pioneers" he said, has been in-
vlted TO be present to-day TO assist in lay
ing the corners tone of this monument.
This is the thirteenth trust of this noted
and eVer-to-be remembered philan nthr Diet,
James Lick. He was a lover of art and
! of science, ana, above all, he was lover
of humanity. 1t was he who gave to the
people of California the great telescope
on Mount Hamilton, which is yielding ex-
| ceilent results to science. He gave us the
Protestant Orphan Asylum of San Fran
! cisco, provided for the Ladies' Relief So
| ciety, Society for the Prevention of Cru
! city to Animals. Old Ladies' Home, Me-
chanics' Institute and the Key monument.
y tha hofH he -
of Mechanical Arts, which will be finished
! in ninety days. After these trusts are pro-
| Vidsd for the residue of his estate is to be
| divided between the Society of California
| Pioneers and the Academy of Sciences,
| and each will get about half million dol
! lars"
Willard 3. Farwell of the Society of
Pioneers was then introduced by Mr.. Mas
| tick. he said:
"NO association of men can feel more
| sincere interest in this ceremony than the
/ Society of California Pioneers. and IN be-
half of that society l am here tt express
| It's gratitude for tails opportunity to pay a
tribute of respect TO the memory of James
| Lick. This occasion is suggestive OF a
| great thought. What are the apparent
| purposes and aims of people who are de-
voting their lives to the accumulation of
wealth, and what should those aims and
! purposes be? The answer 10 the first is
silent and empty palaces on our hilltops.
! To the second question this ceremony gives
| answer. The answer Is written over the
! door of the free baths and the Old Ladies'
! Home; it Is symboliZed in that work of
art, the Key monument; it is manifested
| In those two great monuments, the
| Academy of Sciences and the Hall OF the
California Pioneers. A bove all it is written
| in sublimest text against the sky at the
! summit of Mount Hamilton, g monument
| greater and grander than ali, which is
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knowledge In all directions and productive
of more good than any similar institution
! In the world, This work of art, typical as
! it is OF California, and designed 10 honor
| the history of California, should be a
/ source of pride to every Pioneer ald every
| Native Son.
Another matter which l desire to call
your attention to is the fact that every
! thing In connection with the statuary is
| Californian. 1t Is the work of a Native
| Son, T. Happersberger. who is justly enti-
! tied to his share of credit. l desire to call
your further attention to the fact that a
| minister Of the Gospel took the Native
Sons and Pioneers to task yesterday. He
| said the Native Sons were hOodlums and
sons of IN worthy sires. That l leave to
| you and you may judge for yourselves
Gaze on this piece of work and then an
| swer ii you are not proud of your Native
! Sen who is carrying 1t out. 1t speaks for
Itself and refutes the statement made by
the minister"
Mr.. Farwen then complimented the
work of the Lick trustees. MessrS. Mas
| tick, Plum and ShOenwald, and he ten
dered them thanks for their efforts ON be-
half of every old pioneer, native son and
citizen of the State.
In placing the copper box containing the
memorials into its place in the corner
stone Mr.. Plum said he placed it there
'hoping that in another age California
ho0dlums will be alive to see it and learn
from its contents why il was buried in
this stone and the occasion for the eTec-
ton of so magnificent a monument"
The stone was then carefully lowered
into place, the copper box sealed by its
weight, containing:
From the Lick Trustees-Deed of trust
Of James Lick; formal recognition Of the
transfer Of the Lick Observatory to the
Board OF Regents of the University of
California report of the university for the
year 1884; report of the secretary of the
Board of Regents, June so. 1898; report of
the president OF the university on behalf
of the Board of Regents to the Governor
of the State. June 30. 1898; Lick photo
graph volumes l and OF tha publication
of the Lick Observatory.
From secretary of Pioneers-Constitution
and bylaws aud annual report of 1894:
list of members; account of the forty-third
anniversary celebration of 1898; MAR
shalPs Discovery of Gold"-Iecture by
John s. Hitteli; gold badge of the Society
of California Pioneers.
From ii. E. ws-Two dozen photo
graphic views of Lick Observatory sites,
scenes, etc, daily newspapers of the 9th
and 10th inst, folio views of the Colum-
bian Exposition; volume /. Encyclopedia
Britannica.
Charles NJ. Plum-Photographs of FAM
lily and store.
The foundation will be finished, the
bronzes erected and the splendid monu-
ment unveiled to the gaZe of San Fran