The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-07
THE THROOP REQUEST.

As there seems to be something of
a middle as to Prof. Jordan's propo-
sition in regard to the Throop Be
quest, | submit herewith copy of
the original proposition from Prof.
Jordan. AS will be seen, his first
proposition could not be considered,
because manifestly not in accord with
the Throop will; and to avoid misap
prehension, has recently been with
drawn by Prof. Jordan, after consult
ing Mrs. Stanford; which | not only
approved, but informed Prof. Jordan
we were working on the lines of the
second proposition, as | had at first
told him. To which he replied:
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, LELAND STAN
FORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, PALo ALTO,
April 10. 1894.
Rev. L NJ. ANDREWS, SANTA PAULA,
CAL.
Dear Sir:-In response to your kind
note of April 16. permit me to say;
/ made to you at Santa Paula two sug-
gestions which can enlarged into definite
propositions.
The first was, that the interest on the
fund in question be every year devoted
toward the maintenance OF "Throop
Professorship" in Stanford University
in some branch of religious or theology.
cal or ethical investigation, this person
to be member of the University Fac
ulty, with all privileges accorded to
other professors, the incumbent of the
chair to be at all times mutually salts
factory to the Trustees of the fund and
to the President of the University, and
his choice to be made jointly.
AS the religious teaching Of the Uni
versity must be undenominational this
plan would apparently not accord with
the terms of the will. This at the time
1 stated to Prof Jordan. L. M. A.
The second suggestion was that the
Divinity School contemplated be located
at Palo Alto, that a suitable build
ing be erected or rooms rented and that
one or more professors of some line or
lines of subjects Of value in the training
of Universalist ministers be located
here. To this faculty in Divinity we
would give free access to our libraries
and lecture rooms.
II any part of their work we're found
to be generally useful and we'll taught,
we would permit the faculty to hold
classes in our lecture halls free Of charge,
on condition that our students should
be free to attend their lectures. Credit
toward our degrees might be given for
such work at the discretion of our com
mittees.
The use Of the rooms for class purposes
would be free and limited to such sub
jects as we're non denominational and
which might be regarded by our Faculty
as being of assistance to our own stu
dents.
The students in the Divinity School
would be received as students in the
University on exactly the same terms
as other students.
The Register, which send, tells what
we actually have. There will be no inn
portant additions for two years. but we
have in mind several chairs, covering the
history of religions, Bible studies, and
wider extension of ethical research.
Your other questions are answered in
the Register. There is no special reason
for making this confidential so far as
we are concerned.
Our rule with all such propositions
will be to cooperate to the fullest pos
sible extent with all good agencies. At
the same time we would not regard as
part of the University any organization
not within the control of the University.
The denominational and technical work
of the school would therefore necessarily
be in Palo Alto village, or perhaps in
rented rooms on the grounds, in some
one of the local houses or boarding
houses.
l had already written to Mr.. Good
enough the substance of our converse
ton. am, very cordially yours,
DAVID S. JORDAN.
AS to the University being closed
on account of the Stanford estate
losing their suit in court,"-that is a
remote contingency two courts hav-
ing decided in their favor, as our best
lawyers expect the Supreme Court to
do. Tuition there is free; they have
every chair filled that we could need,
except the UNCONVENTIONAL chair.
Father Throop told me of his will a
*Sinee the above was In type the Supreme
Court has decided that the government has no
claim on the Stanford estate. The decision was
handed down on Monday. March 2