The evening times., 1898-10-19
GENEROUS, MRS. HEARST
Magnificent Gift to the Uni
yersity Of California.
MEMORIAL TO HER HUSBAND
Her Desire Is to Testify to the Love
for and Interest In the state Felt
by the Dead Millionaire and to
Promote the Higher Education of
the People.

New York, Oct I9-The Herald this
morning prints the following interesting
article from its European edition:
Upon the slopes that face the Golden
Gate, across the bay from San Francisco
al Berkley, is to rise beautiful city dedi-
Gated to education. 1t is to be the new
home of the University of California, and
il is TO a womans muniicence that this
institution of learning Is indebted for the
means necessary TO take the preliminary
steps. and from the same source has come
a promise of funds for the erection of at
Hearst is the generous donor to the uni
versity.
The first proposal to the regents of the
university was made by letter on October
% 1896:
Il am deeply impressed by the PROPOSE
tion determined upon for comprehensive
and permanent plan for new buildings
and grounds for the university. My son
and | have desired to give some suitable
memorial 10 testify To Mr. Hearst's love
for and interest in the State. We feel
that the best memorial would be one to
pie.
Il am the more anxious for a perma-
nent plan 10 be adopted as | have in con-
temptation the erection on the university
grounds of two buildings one OF them 10
be the memorial referred TO. / would
theefore, suggest that I be permitted TO
contribute the funds necessary to obtain
by International competition the plans fit
ting the architectural improvement of the
university and grounds. l desire TO say
that the success of this enterprise will
not be hampered in any way by money
considerations.
In the Paris edition of the Herald on
Sunday was published a communication
giving the results of the architectural
competition held at Antwerp. Eleven
competitors received prizes The plans
will come up for final judgment before
an International jury which meets in
San Francisco.
Mrs. Hearst is at present in Paris. and
a correspondent saw her on Monday in
the hope OF obtaining some idea of the
scope of the plans and the cost Mr. J.
B. Reinstein. regent of the University of
California, who represented the institu-
ton at the Antwerp competition. pre-
sented the reporter to Mrs. Hearst, and
explained his errInd.
anything" exclaimed Mrs. Hearst. Il
do not want to talk about the matter.
Mr.. Reinstein will tell you everything" ="
But Mrs. Hearst. will you not say
in few words an idea of what you pro-
pose to do and an estimate of the cost?
Ask Mr.. Reinstein; he viii tell you
everything" were Mrs. Hearst's last
words.
Mrs Hearst always refuses to be in
terviewed upon what she does or hopes
TO do said Mr.. Reinstein. she is eX-
ceedingly reticent in regard to her gift
to the University of California.
ITO Mr. B. r. Maybeck, instructor of
architectural drawing, belongs the credit
of originating the scheme. Then Mrs.
Hearst came forward and made 1t possi-
Bile for the idea to be developed. She has
selected as trustees to carry out her
wishes Gov. James II. Budd. of Califor-
mia; Prof William Carey Jones, of the
faculty and myself. Mr.. Maybeck was
granted a years leave of absence. He
and | visited all the principal cities of
the United States, seeking information
from the best-known men in educational
circles A meeting of architects and ar
lists was h,s 4 in New York, at which the
project was discussed and at which
about go gentlemen were present. Mr.
Maybeck then came to Europe, visited all
the great seats of learning in the British
empire and on the continent. l joined
him here and then we returned to San
Francisco, and arrangements were made
for the competition which has just been
held at Antwerp
"WiIl Mrs. Hearst give all the money
need to carry out the plan?"
''Oh, no. While Mrs. Hearst is a great
friend of the university, there are others
who intend to assist at this work
About how much money will be re-
quired?"
1T is impossible to state any amount 1
can say that the State of California has
set aside s1,00000O for the buildings Gen.
erous friends of the university have
promised the funds necessary to erect
several other buildings. and Mrs Hearst,
| in addition to furnishing money for new
| buildings for the schools of mines and
| for the endowment of its faculty, will
| present the institution with one or more
| additional buildings"
His Commission Is Made Out.