The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28
....BERKELEY'S
GREAT DAY
The University Celebrated
lis New Pros
poets.
CADETS MARCHED GAILY
AND WELL.
Governor Budd and Many Sena-
tors and Assemblymen
Present
CONGRATULATIONS VOICED BY
ORATORS.
Ers, Hearst Was Addressed by Tele-
gram as the Uaiversity's
Great Benefactress"
CONGRATULATIONS VOICED BY
ORATORS.
ErS' Hearst Was Addressed by Tele-
gram as the Uaiversity's
Great Benefactress."

''bEhhELE 1, GAL, FEB. 1.-THE great
(est celebration ever held at the State UNI
7erslty took place this afternoon in COM
\memoration of the passage of the univer-
slty tax bill through the Legislature.
.. Governor Brdd, III lawmakers from
Sacramento and large number of other
visitors arrived in Berkeley at about /
O'Clock and were accorded a royal recep-
ton by the faculty, students and citizens of
the university town. At the station they
were met by the student ca cts battalion,
which led the march to the campus The
visitors, headed by the Governor, Presi-
dent Kellogg, Senator Stratton and As
semblyman Wright, followed the soldiers
along the famous students pathway to the
campus, where the artillery of the mill
tary department was filling the air with
noise and smoke by firing salutes.
Luncheon was provided or the visitors
in Stiles Hall by the Associated women
students OF the university, under the di-
recuon of Miss c. Barto OF the class of '9S.
Covers were laid for $50 and every place
was occupied by the visitors and their
wives, mem bers of the faculty and other
guests OF the day.
After luncheon began the big military
demonstration, universally acknowledged
to- 5e one of the best military DISPLAYS
battalion was drawn up near the Harmon
Gymnasium, and passed in review before
the Governor and the legislators.
! he entire party of visitors wore blue
and gold badges. Around them was one
OF the largest crowds ever seen on the
grounds at Berkeley. the weather was
. perfect, and the scene was a brilliant one
as the soldiers began their march toward
North Hall, their costumes and weapons
gistening in the sunlight.
The crowd constantly increased while
the Dreparalions,were going on for the ex-
erClses Of the day. Captain heilner, the
\, new superintendent OF grounds and buId-
! ings, IN the morning erected new grand
! stand on the baseball diamond containing
4 seats for the speakers OF the day and other
70 honored guests.
Immediately in front were several hun
dred seats reserved for visitors and behind
them were the high benches that do regu-
lar service for spectators at athletic events
on the campus.
The brilliant military spectacle ana the
music OF the u. G. band, assisted by mem
bers of the Presidio band, were not enough
to keep the crowd from a scramble for
PLACES, and oug before the time came for
President Kellogg to call the meeting to
order every seat in the big grandstand
was. occupied and there were crowds of
people standing around and unable to
obtain eeats.
The military review having come to a
close the Governor and party of Iegisla-
tors, the faculty and regents, gathered I'M
der the speakers canopied stand, which
had been erected for the occasion, to listen
10 The remarks which were to be made
On the baseball grand stand, the benches
and chairs which were placed on the
ground IN the open air sat an audience OF
1000 friends of the university, including
representatives from every class that has
gone forth from its walls Of learning.
1t was an i'm posing scene. Every thing
had a martial air about it. Scattered
here and there through the vast throng
were cadets in martial attire; the National
colors foated 10 the breeze from their
midst ard the canopy under which the
distinguished guests were seated was
draped with streamers Of blue and gold
intertwined with the red, white ana blue
All through the exercises the greatest en-
thusiasm was displayed by the audience,
particularly the students, who frequently
rent the air with their college yells and
dee D-5ounding slogans.
Every speaker was Justify cheered, more
especially those who had been directly
connected with the passage OF the measure
which has increased the revenue of the
institution. Two men the mention of
whose names elected much enthusiasm
were Asse m blyman Howard E. Wright,
whose name the tax bill bears, and Senator
Fred S. Stratton, who was also greatly
Instrumental in the passage OF the law
vas ASSe m DIV man. MrlSnJ came TO tue
platform TIE chorus rang out, "Whats
the matter with Wright2 He's ali right,
you bet-eyery time. Who's all right?
: Wright
In the speech OF Regent Reinstein he
made reference to the student labor move
ment of year ago. and just at the cli-
maticpojnt in his allusion to the work a
shrill 1--WE will !" rang out from a thou
sand throats. 1t was 1--WE wilI'' that the
students shouted on the memorable day
would take off their coats and with pick
and shovel smooth down the finty hill
LOCKS on the campus and build a new en-
trance TO the grounds.
Those wAo were called upon to address
the assem- bIage by President Kellogg,
who officiated as chairman of the exer.
cises, were: President Elston OF the Asso-
ciated Students. Professor William Carey
Jones, President W liam r. Davis of the
Alumni Association, Regent Reinstein,
Assem- blyman Wright, Senator Stratton,
Governor Budd, State Superin tendent of
Schools Samuel T. Black ana DR.. Joseph
lie onte
The order given is that in which the
speakers came to platform, the
student graduates having been given pre-
:cedence over the Governor, legislators
ana professors because the celebration
was essen tally students affair, as 1t is
thew who are reaping the real present and
direct benefit o. the new law.
tn his Introductory remarks, President
Kellogg said:
lIhis is indeed glad day for the university,
Il the friends of the University of California
e &c OF higher education 1t is fitting that we
s5Ould meet here to-day 70 celebrate and that
Eg?Ilgin OF these ies uyities should be In the
.hnlYersity itself. The students are nearest OF
al 70 the good which the ate has seen fit to
D. SLOW upon It's university, and it is they who
have taken the initiative in this celebration.
Inc OBJECTS of education are the young men
and women of our State, who here prepare
themselves Tor future usefulness and service.
The efnsutution has recently been in q pc
cullarly straitened condition, as NAV be seen
from the last biennial report; but the people