The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
JOY OF THE STUDENTS.
Great Is the Rcjoicino at Stanford
University.

Great Is the Rcjoicing at STANFORD
University.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, March
This morning about 80 the rumor
became current that the final decision in
the great Stanford suit had been handed
down and that the result was favorable to
the university.
Instantly the whistle on the power-nouse
sounded the Stanford slogan and at each
toot swarms of students came running
from their recitations and the quadrangle
was soon black with a shouting, gesticu-
lating multitude of men and goods; every
body seemed wild with excitement, and
while the result was generally expected,
the removal OF suspense was like taking
off the guard from steam boiler-there
was an explosion. Soon every body began
asking every body else just what news had
been received, but no one could answer
authoritatively.
ION to DIR. Jordan's homei' became the
cry, and in the ram struggled thousand
students toward the presidents residence.
DR.. Jordan was already On his way to the
office and met the students halfway over
He wanted to know whether any authentic
news had been received, and stated to the
disappointed students that he had had no
personal informatian concerning the suit
However" said The president, ''the
news should be as you have guessed, but |
don't want to become excited until we as
certain positively. In case the favorable
opinion has been rendered my ideas about
it have been made known so frequently
that could add little to them. / may say
that if ii is as we hope, the students are at
liberty TO paint everything cardinal except
the statues in the museum.
"With drums and cymbals DR.. Jordan
was then escorted to the chapel which was
jammed with a shouting mob, and yet it
was not g mob, for the student body execu-
tive committee had already partly decided
on its plan of action. 1t was several min
utes before the chairman could make him.
self heard, and DIR. Jordan announced
from the platform that the decision ended
the long litigation which had weighed so
heavily on the noblest woman in the word.
He told something of the sacrifices that
Mrs. Stanford had made, and concluded
with "No one can ever understand or ap-
preciate the magnitude of the trials and
sacrifices which Mrs. Stanford has been
forced to undergo during the past three
years, for this university"
President Sheldon of the Associated Stu
dents then announced that the executive
committee and band members should meet
directly after the meeting. Cheers were
given for everybody, from Mrs. Stanford
and DIR. Jordan to Rufus Choate and JUS
tice Harlan. A collection was voted for
fireworks, which amounted to 800 or $100.
Students then took to wearing the stars
and stripes and the flag was run up on the
campus and cheered to the echo. Many
students got along without lunch, so ex-
cited were they all, and as the sun began
shining small bands marched about the
campus with gongs and horns, making the
walls resound with their noise A cannon
was procured at Mayfield and salutes were
fired at regular intervals throughout the
afternoon.
From noon until night excitement here
continued to increase. During the after
noon a cannon was procured from neigh
boring town, and while it would never be
of much use in war it filled the purpose of
firing salutes admirably. School children
from adjacent districts gathered on the
campus 10 assist in the celebration, and
horns were kept blowing constantly.
Small crowds of students gathered at
corners ard between Stanford yells dis
cussed the probable results of the decision
Each one had his own idea what would
result now that Stanford is really the rich
est university in the world. Most of the
students, however, were too much excited
to talk nationally on any subject, but acted
fairly Historically.
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