The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18

new building. The classroors were crowded beyond their comfortable capacity. Something had to be done, but what? The buildings already erected were independent of each other, placed almost haphaZard and formed no part of a harmonious design.
 When the university was founded by the State it was enioined that the buildings should be all on one harmo- nious plan, but the injunction had not been carried out.
 We ought to begin to build for the future" said MT. Maybeck, Tor it will be too late We have the most ideal longs to the State destined to be the greatest in the Union. We should adopt a plan for one State university which shall be worthy of the magni- ficent site, and also of the great State it belongs to-
 The proposition was urged upon the regents. but they could not see their way clear to adopting any plan.
 Your ideas are all right" they said. . but such a plan would cost a great deal of money. We do not think it right to spend the peoples money in that way They want buildings on the earth and not in Spain or on paper. No, we must get just as much for the money as we can.'
 They did The buildings at present in use by the school testify eloquently to the thrift Of the regents. They are good plain busnesslike buildings, but much too small.
 In 1S96 when the class rooms would not hold the students, an attempt was made to utilize tents. It was not a success. The heat of the Berkeley sun threatened to turn the heads of the poor students as they broiled at their lectures under the white canvas.
 Then came Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst She wanted to found a memorial to her husband which should show his as well as her love for California. She wanted to make the memorial part of the State University. In discussing the plan of "how and where" the whole in- definite construction of the buildings was discussed. We want to unite the architects of the world to plan a home for the university. We have the most perfect site and we want build ings worthy of the site," Professor Jones said to her.
 Why, then, do you not carry out your plan?" she asked him.
 We have not the money"
 Then allow me to bear the expense" :"
 It was the first step, and when the money question was answered the uni versity regents became enthusiastic
 
 wish in this matter-that the plans adopted should be worthy of the great university whose material home they are to provide for, that they should harmoniZe with and even enhance the beauty of the site, whereon this home is to be built, and that they should re- dound to the glory of the State whose culture and civilization are to be nursed and developed at it's university"
 Fifty thousand dollars was deposited in a London bank, but the cost has al- ready been twice this amount.
 The presidents of the leading uni versailles were all called upon for their views regarding the advisability of the undertaking. They took an unexpected interest and every one of them replied and every one said in substance what President Charles William Eliot of Harvard said in his reply:
 ''If some great benefactor of the uniA versity (Harvard) should desire to do work that should hand down his name in ever increasing honor with poster ity, he might require the destruction of all the buildings erected in the last half century, and their reconstruction with simple and beautiful designs in mutually helpful, harmonious and ef- fectitve relation to each other, so that the outward aspect of the university