The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-13

that after spending this money the prop
erty would still be yielding net per cent
on total investment of $500, 000 The
matter was referred to a joint committee,
composed of the finance committee and
the building committee, with power to
act Immediately.
1t was decided to postpone until the
next monthly meeting of the Board of
Regents the payment of the architects
fees, pending appropriation of $125
900 by the Legislature Tor the Affiliated
Colleges.
A proposition was favorably considered
for an arrangement whereby the library
of thee California Academy of Sciences
may be at the disposal of the State Uni
versity, thus giving the institution the
use OF three important libraries of refer
ence-the State Library at Sacramento,
the University Library at Berkeley and
the one just mentioned.
An effort will be made through a COM
mittee, with President Martin Kellogg
as chairman, TO esta Dlish an art loan ex-
hibit in one of the large vacant rooms in
the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art
A loan was made by the regents from
the university funds of $50 600 TO n. w.
Slower. Another loan for $40, 900, solicited
by Chris Henne, wealthy young stu
dent at Stanford University, was post
poned for action at the next meeting.
gift of Semitic works in literature is in
part as follows and explains whence came
the books and why they are given:
To the Homo, able Board Of Regents Of the Uni
Uersity of California GENTLEMEN: The growth
of Semitic learning and the popularity now
enjoyed by study of the history, languages
and literature OF the ancient Semitic nations
have long since induced the more prominent
OF American universities to institute chairs
for the competent dissemina ton OF every
branch of knowledge embraced in these de-
partments of information.
AS citizen the greater part of whose life
has been spent in Califor mia, ask the privi-
lege Of contributing modest and limited
share to the development OF the Semitic de-
partment of the University of California
Having lately fallen heir 10 a valuable collec-
ton OF Semitic works. desire to present this
collection to the university and herewith re-
spectfullv ask your honorable body's accept
auce of'thiS gift and also OF the few immaterial
conditions which | deem it proper, in memory
pend to the same.
The collection alluded to constitutes part
of the library of my late father DR.. Elias
Greenebaum, chief rabbi of Landau, in Ger
many, and one of the illustrious scholars OF
his time. DR.. eenebaum, whose name is
honorably inscribed on the pnges of German
history that of q. scholar and patriot, was a
man of progressive tendencies, who spent his
many years and his great wealth OF scholar
ship in the services of his people, and ma te-
rally aided in creating that now vast litera-
ture, which, at irst specifically Jewish, subse-
quently branched out into the many avenues
OF Semitic scholarship. Believing that the
spirit of my late dear father approves, and
acting wholly in the liberal spirit that charac-
teriZed his entire career through an honor
able and useful life of eighty years, l now
present this Semetic collection of 1000 valu-
able works to the university in my fathers
dear memory, and ask: First, that il be
known az THE GTeenebaum Cole ction of the
Semitic Library of the University of Califor-
MA" and that the books be labeled as SUCH
and, second, that the Board of Regents from
time to time make adequate provision for the
maintenance of this nucleus of the gradual
development of Semitic library OF reference
that shall be the most valuable adjunct to the
class of Semitic Languages ard lit nature.
Very respectfully, ALFRED GREENEBAUM.