Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-29
PROGRESS IN EDUCATION
Some Details Of the Flood Cir To the
California University.
RANGE OF coRNElus FORESTRY SCHOOL
Remarkable Growth and Grouping of
Religious Orders About the
Catholic University-Edu.
catiOna1 NOtes.

AZ tOOu " tHe university Oh CAllIOrnla.
1t Is q tribute to the memory Of her father,
one OF the big four bonanza miners OF the
early days. The property she has given
consists Of her palatial mansion and grounds
at Menlo Park, together with four-ffths of
the capital stock OF the Bear Creek Water
company.
The gift involves a great sacrifice. 1t in
cludes a home where Miss Flood has spent
much Of her fife. and through associations
she has come to love the place and its
surroundings. 1t Ia the country home
where she found sweet quietude and needed
rest. Because she loved 1t she bestowed
It on the great university. evidently fulfilling
the wishes Of her father, whom she nursed
for years, and was by his side when death
came to him at Heidelberg, In Germany.
Since the death OF her mother, a year
ago. Miss Flood found the great house too
lonely. In former days 1t was the favorite
home OF mother and daughter and was sell
dom closed.
Since Mrs. Floods death the doors have
been seldom open. The interior has remained
undisturbed, Miss Flood preferring to have
everything left In the rooms exactly as dur
Ing her lifetime, and in giving the property
to the university she requests that there
be no changes made when It Is taken pos
6eS0lOu VI " IL HA sAS 0S~s
uary and priceless works OF art are to re-
main In place, and the imperial residence
Is to be preserved as monu-
ment to the memory Of her dear mother.
This gift Of the Menlo park property came
as a surprise to the State university. 1t In
cludes the mansion, with its ornamental
grounds Of more than 500 acres, and an ad-
ditional tract Of 400 acres: and Bear Creek
Water company stock OF much value ana
yielding q steady income.
MIR. John w. Mackay, for years associated
with Mr.. Flood. says that the whole prop
erty Is worth more than $4,000. 900, the man
sion itself costing over $1,000. 900. 1t was
erected more than twenty years ago ana
considered among the finest dwellings In
the world.
It is a palace, standing in the center Of a
600.acre park brought to-the highest state
OF perfection by the most skillful landscape
gardeners OF this. country and Europe.
Forty men are constantly employed improv-
ing the grounds.
Counting the mansion at 81, 900, 900, with
8 1000, 900 for the grounds and $l.2Oo'ooo 10
the adjoining lands, you nave a total Oh
So, 200, 900, exclusive Of the Bear Creek
Water company stock.
Menlo park was always open to the public
Any one could drive about In carriages
visiting every point. The mansion Is large
substantial and handsome, reminding traV-
elers of those picturesque country seats OF
the nobility in England. The architecture
seems q combination OF the best English
and French designs.
The hardwood floors and the interior
splendor of the finish OF the dwellings are
= matter Of fame. Like most Of the CAN
sornia houses, It was constructed with =
view Of resisting injury by earthquakes
The outside Is Of wood resting on stone
foundations.
One of Miss Floods requirements IL that
the University Regents shall always keep
the house in good repair and paint 1t WHITE
its original color. Her wish is that 1t may
appear at least for nifty years exactly az
q was when her parents resided within tnat
domestic sanctuary. To every request ny
Mis-. Flood the Regents reiterated their de-
sire to comply in spirit and letter.
lust what use the Regents will put the
mansion to has not been Determined Du'
Miss Flood Is to be consulted durihe he'
lifetime on all questions. The mouse Is au-
mirably arranged for q summer o! VIM"
school and for scientinc gatheiihss y
various kinds. 1t will be a country nonne
%, the students Of the Berkeley institn'
ton. - S,. u,r,,e,
..rt Mace is self-supporting. The watei
comranv stock alone, which Ia Included IT
w. nroperty, yields an annual income o.
90 ooo II IL thought that the Regents VIII
-.ta,n the stock, OPT. selling the outfyine
,sna. and iudiciously investing the hone'
,or tho heneAt of the university. the IN
.srest will be used without drawing on I'M
principal.
co-uer,, Adirondack Domain.
The tract Of mountain recently putchasee
Nv the state Of New York ana gwen ~
charge of Cornell university Tor an expesn
ment station in forestry consists OF So'oo
aaras IN Franklyn county In the northwest
am mart of the state. 1t Is only thirteei
m,ies Of good road to upper Lake station
=, the at. Lawrence and Adirondack rafl
rood This gives better advantages for mar
ra,,no the material. The property Is soutl
and west of Saranac a The kacquett.
liver aows along the side and also through
mart Of the land, making 1t possible t
rost the soft woods and some OF the har'
woods To the railroad. The land 10 noun
famous, lying partly at the loot OF moun
seward. About one-half Is virgin. In
remaining land has been cut over
AT Axton, a small settlement near IN
center OF the property aio eO''.~|N -
buildings recently erected by a lumber hrm
which carried on work on this tract OF land
These are now deserted. This makes tn
place all ready for habitation. Prof. Fer
now OF the university expects to be ther
next summer with some Of his pupils t
study measuring. 1t Is expected that abou
1000. 900 feet OF hardwood timber. beside
5000 to 10, 900 cords Of frewood, will be GU
yearly.
Growth of the Catholic University.
The colony about the Catholic universit
at Washington Is growing steadily. Hardl
a month passes that does not record tn
sale of property In the vicinity, to be use
as a site for some Roman Catholic institu
tion. Very Rev. DR.. - Of the Hol
Cross In the United States has just pun
chased q finely situated tract on the north
ern boundary Of the university. known .
Rosemont. It Is the highest point OF Ian
In the country about there and from
there IL a beautiful outlook over town.
The plan OF the Holy Cross Is to bull
on this property q college for the seminar
ans and priests Of the order who undertah
post graduate or special work at the un
versity. The edihce will be q combinatio
OF the renaissance and colonial styles
architecture. simple In lines, but imposln
In appearance. and the plans are so mao
<ha, a. can ha enlarged without affectiu