The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

~ TANFORD students Of the old days
- remember great. whOle-sOuled re-
CeU--1rs given them in the big
house over al MerI0 They renem-
1 bsr moonlight drives through the
long vineyard. where the grapes hung
heavy, awaiting their time Their own
r0liesicE voices and the humping Of the
clumsy bus crashed through the stiffness.
Then the lights streamed out Of q sudden
from Crel doors and led the wav 20 two
good welcomes from two warm hearts.
one Ct these hearts stopped beauHg a
while back. There's another place filled
inside the white peace Of the little mau-
sol=uU- There's another reason for
thoughts that sweep away the laugh from
a. iL-srs lips as he strOiIs past It's steps.
Students IF late days know only what is.
7 stands with the traditions for graduate
telling how the sweet. saddeued woman
Who now walks alone opened her house
10 every boy who laid claim 70 being Z
S-4CfCriit=. and. side by side with her
husband. gave them such royal wei
come a. made every mothers son Of them
know he was Tacted- There was the
whole raft Of then. from Encina Hall
and the frat houses and the ramshaclSIe
cottages where some bach it. and every
man was dressed according 20 his lights
Judging from results. the lights varied
al the way from raIl0w candles 20 inCau-
descent drops. but did Mrs Stanford Carz7
of -leu. and the woman who has enter
tanned newshoys as Il they wore titles is
not the one 70 criticize the cut Of
q coat or the tie Of q scarf Some
Of them knew how TO do IL as IL
should be done and some bIundered pit
e0Usly. But IL was all right, once that
hand Clasped theirs ard the serenity OI
those eyes met their eyes. There IS some
thing about Mrs. SlaEEord's eyes that
smoo-hs difficulties.
Those good times came in the fall OF go.
A few months later a trouble came TO the
big house. and II was ali dark and so dig
ferert. Mrs. Stanford changed 70 lonely
woman. y no mas had almost DO care save
70 carry out the purpose Of herself and
her husband, WhIcn at MS death became
d0ubtv hers. Nevertheless. \ spite Of the
sOberGess that crept IN she has always
kept UP q lively interest IN me young peO-
PIES Goings Just as IN the ola and happier
days. Their pleasure still Is young and
sunny. even Il her skies have grown
cloudy she is too generous woman 10
l1fict her grief upon others She takes
part IN their joys even II her own have
Mrs. stanford's interest in the univer-
si-y has always been Of the most per-
sOlGl character. Il IS not enough for her
70 direct affairs ar distance ana
through ether hands. Her practical idea
OF management was displ layed in the very
first year--he year when the pioneer
class came in all It's uuaduIterated glory
and Golden Age was 10 name for the
time Then Mrs. Stanford was 50 anxious
many meal herself with the Roble girls
In their BiE rafting dining rCOu- She
ate ~ their mullins 70 try II they were
as they should be, and she committed 10
memory their Irisl stew She Is in many
resueets q thoroughly up-cO-daLe woman.
AM she knows the meaning ana values or
z sound mind in sound body Sne rep
reserts IL herself. Her physical vigor par
takes Of the West II it had been less one
might nave doubted her ability 10
stand the test Of trouble and anxiety
-.-Hir7 the past years have brought her.
During the time thai all the necessary
ec,70Tnfes OF involved properties were
drawing the students together in good
rat1!reI bond Of fellowship that luxury
cannot equal Ncs- Stanford was suffer
ing tEe severest mental strain The strain
would have been too Hucn -or 4 more
delicate physique or q lesser selL-polSe
As e was she was burdeHed Ike tne
-1r-ra- rf many children who OutgrOw
+haFr shoes too fast while wages grow
lower Lines like quick pen anu INK
strokes came into her face. tor al Lhat'
she never ialtered. pGt looA ~ ne i ort
den that * generally given ? man snoul-
dcr's to writhe under
Coura e : one 0f her strongest char
,--~-e-3ce Tr has shown IN the way
- 80 Sought her good fight, it shows
a--a- .Dv--she has gone 4bL oad LOF rest
ard diversion IN order 20 Ge ~ 49,. s-a
abIed - carry out her Work n me LutuIe-
There ls never mint OF snIrAIAa 'AS 'S
Mrs. Stanford's life has been as fuI4 OF
bright sunshine urd black cloGes as ~
s+eIea rafvre ike hers orCalns Tor
ireeIf she was Jane LathTop petoEe
fs9fifornia knew her, the daughter OF one
5'1-e- I's-brc7 Of Albany. The New YORK
-ess # Lirth and training have never leIt
Le~ r. spite Of many western years, one
Ess -eTcr become 4 typlcal san I Idt-
rfscsn. although she loves Lne son %
I--bIcT shc was transplanted. her mar
-.s1r 20 Leland Stanford led ner NE lnI{2}
-oo7e -erlil rlzable channels tnan ll HQuL1
80 beea likely to find in any otheEs
49, There arose the two great ioEes oL
- life. for her husband ana Lor ~
MI child These loves and thetr dt
,-,-r--aryfrc sorrows have been the III
er'ratfon If her great life WORK -,,
Re- troubles have come TO ner thIoufn
-tl ioss on those dearest and through tne
sever, cares that great responslnlIilyz IN IN
-7sSs Tbav have been the price para III
EvaaIr1 ard love She has paid the pt!Te,
20 ,i1o rol1th 0f America IS enjoying the
result II her reward; ..t-ad q rAr
So * q woman OF too marked a PEI
so-sIItv and TOO pronounced opinions ~
ba MD the fabby compliment OIL In uIl-
,srsaf favor She has made her e4leIn4s
rere and there who have done nonoI 70
is its- f,-5s,ee1Sr,ience ,-5,e OF thought and action:
TLev are Inevitable. From the greal
lists If American citizens VINO knoM
Le-. from the fashion Of Washington anu anu
So F-rancIsco from the learning an, anu
,-11I7o ambition Of her university, from
e4-aG.tTnrG