The San Francisco call., 1899-10-05
PRESIDENT WHEELER'S ADDRESS.
N RESIDENT WHEELERS address to the
~ students at Berkeley has the ring OF true elo-

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~ students at Berkeley has the ring of true elo-
quence He might have marshaled with the
skill OF the ablest rhetorician multitude OF lofty
words concerning ideals OF and science and phil
osophy into sonorous phrases and massive sentences
and yet have achieved less in the way of affecting the
understanding, the magnations and the hearts OF
men than he did by address simple as to hardly
seem skillful at ALL and yet full OF the truest wis
dom and sympathy that it will be read by the whole
people OF California with much delight it
listened to by the students.
The central thought OF the address is that unver-
sity is not a thing OF statutes reports buildings
nechanisns and observances, but a living organism
an association OF men and women. From this
hour,' he said Il know that l a member in
real and living association, because | am joined in
association with The only thing that is of in
terest to me in university is men and women, AS
long as l live l trust l may never be interested in
university OF mechaniss reports and paper, but only
in a university OF human beings
For moment the president, under the inspiration
OF the scene and the OCCASION indulged the glow of
poetry and OF prophecy This said he is slim
ulating sight This golden sunshine coming down
in genial, lazy haze smiling upon the ripened brown
OF these magnificent hills remind of my beloved
Greece 1t is more than Heas that have here.
Greece looked out toward the old oriental world;
Berkeley looks out through the Golden Gate toward
the oriental world that has meaning for to-day"
From the alluring theme set forth in that picture
Of the university and the farreachng world and life
that stretches out from it the ocean and through
future ages the orator turned the important
subject of the university itself. Concerning that he
said "This university is living thing; the real
university is alive. Blood pulses through its veins
The spiritual life of the men who have gone before
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Tor of courses; it is thing OF life And what you
will get out of this university that is worth your
while that will stand by you is what you will get
out of association with it living thing Therefore
| say we are not mechanism for providing people
with equipment; alive, have heart And
to the family life charge you students of the Univer
sity of California be loyal 1t is worth your while
1t is your duty. Be loyal to the university. Be loyal
to all its parts Say that you love it. Those who
take the misunderstanding and the quarres of the
inside to ventate them in the outside world are
traitors to (Applause) We are a family
You cannot make university out of minds and
brains In university, elsewhere in the world
heart is more than heads and love is more than rea-
SON. Hold you fast to that love for this university
Stand strong shoulder to shoulder, when you do its
work. Let every according to his ability do
what the university asks OF him. and let every man do
in support OF the other mans work what he cam
1t would be we'll if the sentiment of those words
could find abiding place in the minds of all Califor
mans whether students of the university or not A
State is itself association of living beings hav-
ing mutual interests and aspirations Loyalty to it
should be part of the mental and moral life of every
one OF its members There should be among all citi
zens that helpfulness and cooperation which are
necessary the speedy realization OF the glorious
possibilities that lie before it
1t is gratifying have in the high office of presi-
dent of the State University man whose scholar
ship has not estranged him from sympathy with the
common OF men and who does not value learning
or culture above the men and women with whom he
has to deal His influence is certain to be felt far
beyond the bounds of Berkeley, and all California will
be in measure benefited by his presence his in
auence and his work