The San Francisco call., 1899-10-26

and as a representative from the sister re-
public of letters which California cherishes
across the bay, to add word TO the generous
dent of Eer university. My word, Mr. Presi-
dent, shall be word Of advice. Not that yGo
there is no other article of value with which
l can 90 willingly part.
1t is a saying OF Emerson that Colleges
can only serve when their aim is not To
drill, but TO create. They draw every ray
OF Varied genius to their hospitable halls and
by their concentrated tnruence set the heart
of the youth In fame.
This function OF the college rests with you.
II is for you Mr.. President. not TO drill, but
to create. 1t is for you to give personality to
the University of California Colcr and char
acter must come through your hand. Your
influence mus. draw those rays of varied
genius which shall set the heart of our youth
in fame.
II is your place. Benjamin Ide Wheeler,
as president of the great university Of our
great State. to construct your purpose and your
policy, and to give the university Its per-
sonality. It's color and its atmosphere Above
all rests with you the forming Of its moral
tone for alter all character building is the
noblest work OF the university and l am one
OF those who believe that in this work the
University may be made the most effective
agency. l have known You for many years.
DR.. Wheeler-twelve years, is it not. in all?
Always adequate to the work the gods set
you to do. I know that you will not disap-
point as now. ! know that you can meet
and will meet all that the State expects OF
you. Because this is so | regard this day.
this 25th day of October, 1853, of the
greatest, full Of the fullest of hope, of all
the days IN the calendar of California.
Some time ago q regent Of the university
said to me. Now that we have Wheeler we
must change our notion Of rivalry Hence
forth it shall not be Berkeley against stan
ford nor Stanford against Berkeley. but Cali
tornia against the world Now. in all seri-
BUSINESS, why not? Why not Berkeley and
Stanford. together and indivsible. against the
world?
1t has been Or. wheeler's good fortune and
mine to sit at the feet of the same great
master-Andrew .. White We can remem-
ber President Whites appeal to his alumni
that wherever might go we should stand
by ''our State universities. for in them is the
educational hope Of the South and West" we
of Stanford are not deaf TO this appeal. Ws
citizens of California, loyal and true We
shall stand by State university for in
its development is the educational hope of our
Wheeler our help In fullest loyalty whenever
and wherever and howsoever he may ask our
aid
An orchestral selection. "The Palms, =
preceded the Introduction of Daniel Colt
Gilman, president of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity and president of the University of
California from 1872 to 1875 who had been
invited by the regents at the suggestion
of President Wheeler, to deliver the ad-
dress. The spontaneous burst of good
feeling that greeted his appearance must
have done his heart good. 1t brought
smiles to his face and he bowed right and
left to the great throng AS in the case
Of President Jordan, 1t was some moments
before he thought prudent to wade into
the surf of applause, and time and again
throughout its delivery he was forced to
WELD to the vocferous manifestations of
the effects his remarks had upon his
hearers.
DR. Gilman's address was in three parts.
First, In the warmest terms he congratu-
lated the University of California on the
accession of President Wheeler; next, by
request, he gave a brief summary of the
recent progress of American universities
and. finally he indicated some points in
which it seemed to him that the Univer-
sity Of California should surely excel He
said in part: