The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28

introduced President Eiston of the Asso-
ciated Students, who spoke as follows:
We are indeed glsd to meet the friends of
the university face to face upon this occasion,
and to extend 10 you our gratitude 'or your
libe rality. The assistance which you have
rendered us has come in an extremity. All
that we can say to-day Is that I'VE thank
you," but in the future we nope TO De aole 10
say more than this.
We hope to serve you as we'll as the alumni
here present have served US and served you.
We ook forward TO d roup OF noble buildings
on our most beautifully located campus, to
large teaching corps and 10 body of students
sucn as shall equal Yale or Harvard or any
other OF the great universities OF the East.
All this has been made possible by the bene-
fcence OF the people of the State
Professor William Carey Jones came
next. He said:
The university stands for the whole round
of education, for the fellowship of all that is
great and for broad literary, philosophical,
historical and ina ustrial culture. 1t stands
for the com pleie and systematic coordination
OF all the educational institutions of the State.
II aims to be organic factor of the whole
States life; it stands for character-ch Rracter
in our young men and women; honesty and
fidelity. To Governor Budd and to the Legls-
lators OF California. the university renders
thanks for your beneficence. May the uni
versity in its lie and work be TO you source
of eternal comfort and satisfaction.
William r. Davis, ex-Mayor of Oakland
and president OF the Alumni Association,
said:
The public-school system in the United
States is the greatest source of blessing TO It's
citizens of Sli its institutions, and the bull
waTk OF the public schools are the universities.
This day is the crownlng and Gu mlnatlng day
OF he greater usefulness and greater destiny
OF the University OF California.
The cities about the bay are the wheel OF
Western civilization, with berkeiey as the
hub. FromitI see a civilization, branching
out in every direction Ike the medullary
rays from the heart OF tree.
Regent Reinstein began his remarks by
referring to the condition OF affairs at the
university year ago, when its financial
tide was at its lowesl ebb
To-day its financial condition Is better than
/ it has been in It's entire history. 1t is year
| ago almost 10 a day that the students ass en-
/ bled in a battalion in lront OF North Hall to
| consider whether they would turn sh The ply
/ sical strength TO make the buildings and
/ grounds presentable. You know how they re-
! sponded. loud chorus of 1--WE WLlrO
| II seems that the first gun of the reforma-
| ton was fired by the students.
The sugges of shoveliug the earth on the
/ campus came from the students themselves.
! They were two freshmen, McLareu and Web
/ 5 ter, who put the idea into my head. 1t was
! by their ZEAL their energy and frmness of
| purpose when they begun the leveling OF the
| rough places on the campus that their charac-
! ter was hown 10 the people OF the State, and
! the State in turn rewarded them for their
good works.
Assemblyman Howard E. Wright, amid
/ loud applause, took the platform and in
a lew well-chosen sentences outlined the
! progress of the l per cent bill from its
origin through the Legislature.
Talk about your enthusiasm at Berke-
! ley, said he, 1.-THE old capitol at Sacra-
mento fairly rang with shouts from those
who had worked night and day for the
passage of The BILL"
Mr.. Wright announced that the Gov
ernor had signed the bill this morning in
I order that its lie as law might date from
! the occasion which the students were ceIe-
/ brating. He had with him the blue and
| gold pen with which the bill was signed
and which he said he intended to present
| to the regents and faculty to be placed
among the treasures of the institution.
! Senator Stratton spoke at some length.
He SAID:
While we stood up and fought for the meas
ure, 1t was not because IL was Berkeley merely
that we wished to see improved, but it was
from our desire to do all we could for higher
education in general.
Governor Budd then said:
Twenty four years ago I received my
stand under the same SKY, on the same
campus, and see about me mlghtier ana
more powerful institution than my most
sang hopes OF those days could antici-
pate. To-day l am happy 10 be the Cover nor
OF this greai State, and TO be able to sign my
name and help make this one of the greatest
The university for years has been hampered /;
its growth has outreached lis revenues. but
finally rescue has come. The university is
now known in the North, East South and
West, and all of who have been in touch
with IL cherish it with our kindest feelings
When graduate became Governor OF the
State, had himself become q regent, and had
appointed as regents two other graduates, the
Institution was bound to take stride forward.
Later, when noble woman epped forward
and offered $3.50, 600 for its Improvement, its
/ success was assured.
The university will never be compelled to
go to the Legislature again. 1t has now pro-
vision foE all time.
State School Superintendent Black and
DR.. Joseph lie Conte also spoke. The lat
ter said:
faculty and friends Of the university n re.
| Jo1clnR. One OF the great functions of un l.
versity is to create that kind of politics which
VIII better the State and be consis tent with
/ the highest moral sentiments of the people.
| II the State will cherish the university we
/ stand pledged 10 do ali in our power 10 sup
! port 1t and TO bring 1t to It's highest standard
! OF excellence.
The following dispatch was sent afier
the exercises;
Ars. Ph9be f. Hearst, Washinqton. D. c.:
! The University OF California, represented
/ by the Governor, Senators, Assem- blyuen. re-
gents, iacuI ty, graduates and students, cele-
oratlng on the campus the recent university
legislation, send greetings to its great bene-
iactress, and join with her in joyful anticips-
! Lons lot the universlty's great future: j. H.
Budd, William T. Jeter, Frank l.. Coombs, Mar
I'm kellogg. William K. Davis, Howard Z.
Wright, Fred S. Stratton, J. A. EIston, ]. b.
Kelnstein, William Carey Jones.
The Senators who attended the celebra,
tion were:
+. : stratton. J. L. Beard, Edward I. Wolfe.
?. l. Henderson - y '
assem- d iymen-W. Strain A. w Hill, E. d.
S.LI GSm IL fTa4k Houghton. z. D. Seward, +. R
otanseni J: B. Sanford. A. w North, A. Can't
netu' +. Price, John W. Keegan. Alden An
SWglSon, NJ SO scott +. Ennis, L. NJ. marlborough, b,
~ "a. Cen9Van, a. /. Foreman, Charles W. Aus
n IN ~ " ~ Eontana, Z. F. Lacy, John Allen. II.
N. N Kelly, T. 7. Treacv, John W. Power. George
o. 1oqirey, FRANK Mahoney Lawrence ] Do
| ian, henry McGrath, Harry / Mulcrevv q
FohIman, Leon I. Jones, sigmund M. Betfman
Leon Dennery, Edward S. Ryan. William n
! Gdteiy, ). W. Clark, J. A Waymire r w
LeaVlit' n d North, H. E. Wright, S. G. Good.
nue., n. f. Malcolm, NJ. e. Arnerich John q
E1lott, 1. e. McCandish, c. F. RnbeiI " r.
HUDSON; George W. Cartwright. ] NJ Mcc1ei.
ian, ian, W. r; Boone, J. Emnons, J. K. Burnett.
! Thomas O. Toland, W. s. Melick. ] q Vosbnre -
! William Mead, L. H. Valentine II. w Cbvno.
weth, +. l. L1ndenberger. w. R. Gny.
Extravaganza by Students
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 2z s.Ir
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