The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-04

were PRESENT at the exercises and occupied
seats n the platform. E. 3. Mastick also
repreented the Lick trust The audience
was cmposed of the faculty, prospective
pupil! and friends of the school.
Thu inaugural exercises were short and
informal. Horace Davis. in behalf of the
trustees of the school, spo Ike as follows:
Gentlemen of the Lick trust: We &C
cert the solemn responsibility now de-
volvbg upon US in good faith and in the
earn,st desire TO carry ont the wise de-
sign of the founder, and l fully believe
thatin future years. when the work OF the
school has had time TO prove itself and
10 bring TO the test of real life the sturdy
mer and useful wcmen who shall issue
from its doors, this endowment will be
he'll the best among Mr.. Lick's munitcent
gifts and fully justify his wisdom aud
foresight.
The buildings are intended, when full,
to accommodate $50 students, arranged in
-four consecutive classes. At present we
shall receive only students of the first
class, mum boring about 49, Next July
We shall take IN a second class, ana SO on
Until The school is fun.
AT present there will be no charge for
tuition. MIR. Lick has wisely left this
mater OF fees to the discretion Of the
tImtees. If the interest on the endow-
melt viii maintain the school at its full
efficiency there will be no need of tuition
fees Even now we can see that its field
of Usefulness could be greatly increased
by he possession of more means More
funis would enable us to provide more
tea,hers, and furnish instruction in
branches which we are now compelled TO
J ass by; again. with more teachers, we
could provide night schools for those who
must work by day for their own support.
We hope our work will so approve itself
to the public judgment that generous
frbnds seeing its fruits, will willingly
cone forward and hep US, widening the
scope of its usefulness, and still maintain
nE il as a free school.
You have observed that girls, as we'll
as BOYS, will be admitted TO the school
Willie the boys ara learning such useful
ariI as carpentry, patteTn-makiDg, forging,
modng aud machine work, their sisters
VII be instructed in sewing, millinery
and dressmaking. in cooking and other
household arts.
'The beautiful has its place here as well
as he useful. WoOd-carving, claY-mCdel-
ing and free-hand drawing will all be
taught here. The scientific principles IN
derying all this work will be unfolded in
The physical ana chemical laboratories.
Mathematics and mechanical drawing will
initiate them into those mysteries Of figures
so bewildering to outsiders, and the whole
course will be meilOWed by The presence
of history and literature. without whose
sofening touch the realities of life would
become mere drudgery.
we have devlated somewhat from the
tim- honOred curriculum recognized in
ottpr schools by giving our own course a
moe practical turn, IN accordance with
whit we deemed to be MIR. Llck's inten-
tioI and with what seems TO be the gen.
era trend of industrial education to-day.
Bulof this l will not speak further, as
Mr.. Hallidle will address you on these
points.
'Of one thing l am sure; IL the course
we have mapped out be faithfully pnr-
suel il will make self-supportiDg. self-re-
sDe,ting, honorable men and women and
cool citizens. And l close with the
opilio1 | have already expressed. that the
tinss to come will pronounce this scnooi
the best gift James Lick mas left behind
hin,
Ladies and gentlemen, the trustees of
the Calfornia School of Mechanical Arts
have invited you here to-day 10 meet the
trustees of the Lick, estate, to be present
THE establishment of the school on It's
foundation and to accenIuate by your
presence This happy occasion.
The Indictment character of the weather
forthe last three weeks and the forbid
d1rg condition of our surroundings have
betn such as to prevent our making Ii
more. OF public occasion; but it is proper
stntt-s0me ceremonies Of formal charac-