The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-29
FOR A GREAT UNIVERSITY.
CALIFORNIA, HITH pl,o0o,o00 UP,
ASKS ARCHITECTS TO COMPETE.

Tho Competition to ne international. ana
Based on . Prospectus 70 ne Drawn Up by
Gnudet or Pariu-sonntor HEARTS, widow
Agrees TO Moot tho Preliminary Expenses.
Tho President Of the University Of California,
one Of the trustees. and one of the State Board
Of Regents have inaugurated a movement
which, IL their plans are carried out, will result
ultimately in the demolition Of the present
buildings and the erection Of new ones on o most
elaborate scale. The scheme has already boon
preached TO o number OF architects, some of
them In this city. One Of these. who intends to
enter the proposed competition. outlined the
plan TO Q SUN reporter yesterday.
Tho University Of California was established
by an act Of tho State Legislature, approved
March 20, 1868. 1t was the outgrowth of tho
College Of California, which was chartered in
1855, and maintained on . non-sectarian basis.
The university Is located ut Berkeley, FIVE miles
north Of Oakland and nine miles from San Fran
cisco. The land included in tho campus and
occupied by tho buildings embraces about
$50 acres. Adjoining the university prop
crty on three sides, at least, there 10
land enough that may DO acquired to meet the
requirements of an enlarged institution, no
matter how ambitious the scheme may be. Tho
Constitution Of the State Of California directs
that tho expense of maintaining the university
shall DO met by q State tax. whose amount
| shall be equivalent to the cost Of maintenance,
less tho revenue OF the institution.
All OF the buildings face the west, and from
the campus one may look out through the Golden
Gate at twilight and watch the sun 60 down in
i the waters of the Pacific. Back Of the college
buildings the foothills of the coast range
rise In gentle ascent to meet the noun
tains further east. The present buildings
| m thu Gamma inc1uda Nnrth Hall South
Hall. tho Hall Of Mechanics. the library.
which contains 10000 volumes; Agricultural
Hall, the gymnasium and tho students observa-
tory. The buildings not on the campus. but
belonging to the university, are the PROBES.
sional schools at San Francisco, including the
Hastings Law School, the Toland Medical Col
lege. the Dental College. and the College of
Pharmacy. besides the Lick Observatory at
Mount Hamilton. Tho institution is coeduca-
cxtional
A few years ago B. r. Mayback was called to
tho chair Of architecture at the university. He
Is u graduate OF tho School of Fine Arts in
Paris, and Fpractised his profession in this city
for several years before going to California.
Not long after he assumed charge Of the de-
partment of architecture he began to think of
the university future. AS he thought. no
planned for 1t. Finally. he submitted his plans
to the Board OF Trustees and the State Board Of
ISckcuIb. IL uhlNcIoity NuiCu uo u III miIlu
was planned on too broad q scale for the trus-
tees. They told the professor that he was vision
airy, and that II he would keep right on teaching
architecture that would DO all they would re-
qulre of him.
That's the way the trustees as q body talked.
One of them, J. B. Reinstein. however. thought
moro Of the young architects ideas than the
rest Of the trustees. Mr.. ReinBtein 10 q lawyer
energy. He had several talks with Prof. May.
beck: and the olssnsFr he talked the mere CON
diseussing the matter ono day. Mr.. Reinstein
through. fbelieve Init and I'll help you with
terested a number Of wealthy Californians in
sns saSs%i. SUPPORT nSs aH ss %G MP sF2P%Rt sse A. aiR ae %ass
widow Of United States Senator George Hearst.
preparing plans for tho new university. Then
Mr.. Reinstein went to work as follows, in the
word9 OF the architect with whom the reporter
when Mr.. Reinsteln had boon assured Of
enough money to do tho preliminary work. he
entered into correspondence with all the archi-
tects Of any prominence in all parts OF the coun-
try. In his letters he asked for suggestions for
the future. He also asked for opinions of those
national competition In drawing. plans among
the architects of the world. All Of these replies
| nc kept anu from lneUl ne Inaue notes.
Then he and Mr.. Maybeck made q tour Of
the country. from California to New York and
large city, consulted the leading architects and
made notes Of what they heard; Mr., Reinste!n
sTsh wens % sG dn ha1 1s s. blr h Fspu SSt %hs sssiiy s apS
thsir GSn hsssy work q As3is done y ss4t elte k
II their offices, He consulted tho architects Of
the various cities singiy and at meetings called
when they arrived in New York. the leading
/ Mr.. Maybeck at the Federation OF Fine Arts.
!, Then the scheme was laid before us. We were
told that the State OF California wanted to build
| versity was to be not only. the finest now, but Il
in The future. The general scheme had TO pro.
vide buildings fST the present: and It also had to
Each Of US was Invited to submit plans which
should show our conception Of a great uni
> vsTisl,y n9w sb sad Gq be i HoSS9G %ssIs Rs Of what a great
We learned that in all probability the great
=. plan would not be carried out at once. In fact
Blu. there b !. ToHld be more money some time q i
. S ShSn otth sS ' bsiPId iHa Or iSoaid r'fSs 81 Sailt rh tSs
: and IN architecture to those, already erected.
{ In other words, they wanted plans for build,
I iassi would Wno1SSRidi f %nIiesSo one sre ssssr% n9I Scheme ysas or W. II
were appalled, almost at the magnitude of the
: oS1 the New S"' York Ts X u aaRqsst !! E sss . on isva ps%
. the sGhemS OF an international eonpetition.,
After leaving here Mr.. Reinstein and Mr.
Maypeck went TO Europe. They visited Eng
land, France, Italy, Germany, Austria and Hun
. gary. They consulted. as they had In this coun
Try. the most famous arohileots. In all the copn
greatest enthusiasm by tho architects. escep,
n England; There their reception, was cold
English architects didn't take to tho scheme
of the scheme, invited, Reinsteln and Mayp.cl
to his house. and ,had, himself propped up OF
gave 1t his unqualified approval, and promisec
all the assistance that his age and infrmitioI
would permit.
= "Returning from. Europe, tho two ambas
sadors, as / may call Thorn, Of the university, no
ported to the trustees and tho State Board o
Regents. So favorahly was tho report receive,
that a committee OF three, consisting OF ON,
trustee, one regent and the President of the col
lege, was appointed TO conduct the preiiminar,
Influenced by tho favor of the foreign ARCH
tects of an International competitio1 in III
o making OF the, plans. the committee decide,
a to invite such a competition, Then the,