The San Francisco call., 1899-08-30
LARGE CLASSES
FOR STANFORD
University VIII Reopen
Next Week.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Aug 29.-
In another week Leland Stanford Jr. Uni
NerSlty will open her doors for the ninth
year TO students Within the past year
the outlook for the future prosperity Of
stanford has frightened so much, through
the muntncelt generosity Of Mrs. Stan
FORD, who has given practically all her
remaining property TO the university, and
through the commencement Of the new
outer quadrangle and other buildings, that
the coming year will be notable one in
many ways
In the first place, the incoming class of
new students promises TO be the largest
IN the history Of the university. The Reg
lstrar Of the university estimates that
there will be funny 30 per cent more new
STUDENTS than there We're last year,
which VIII make the total Of new students
over uVe hundred The increase in the
number of new students will be in every
me. post graduate, freshmen and those
with advanced standing. The number Of
1id students who viii return will also be
-.tt-oLl Wlt pronaply be between l2uQ and
1900. One fact that the authorities desire
20 cai! especial attention to. however, is
laaL the number of women students who
desire TO enter viii not exceed five hun
-Ffa. so there VIII be no necessity 10 dis
-IiIalEaJe thLs year in any case in order
% nEing the number within the limit re
Gently set by Mrs Stanford
he programme of the opening DAYS
OF the university is as follows:
Monday. September 4-Entrance eX-
amlnauons begin. Tuesday and
W Wednesday, September and 6-Regis-
tFatiDr of old students. Thursday.
SptemQer Reg istrau9n Of new stu
dents. Friday. September S-Instruc-
LOn begins Friday. September 10
Comforting OF degrees upon those who
have completed rheir work since last
commend cement.
During the past year President Jordan
has made number NJ new appointments
IG1t Will add ma areridIiT TO the strength
Of the faculty. The increase in the end6w-
ment has enabled the President 70 make
these additions r1 the faculty and TO en-
large the curriculum reSp9udingly.
ne lA2-l l4e.Il4nl aP99iL iLllneLl @ Wds
tnat ot Frank 4. Fetter ID be professor
# econ9mios- For the past year Pro-
t5sSer E-t-er his been acting professor
ll this department while on leave OF ab-
-aur. from Indiana University, but his
appointment % the chair at Stanford has
now been made permanent.
thur %. LoE-5oy 70 be assistant professor
-t philosophy. Miss Lillian Martin to be
the place OF DR.. Frank Angel at the head
~ the department during his absence in
Europe, Herbert Z hipp TO be assistant
professor Il German, Jackson T.. Rey-
structors In law. T. f. Huntington 10 be
INSTRUCTOR in English Richard w. Hus-
band. Stanford A b. So. \. NJ. 95. % be
instructor -n Latin. Pierre j FreIn 70 be
Instructor in French, Miss Lucille Eaves,
a. i. Stanford a. to be assistant fin his
tory 0f the Pacific Coast; Miss Josephine
Anderson A. B.. Oberlin go \. NJ Stan
ford SIS 10 be assistant in ancient his
tory William A. Cannon. \. B.. 90, 10 be
assistant I'm botany.
In addition ID these Rev. Charles r.
brown Of Oakland Will offer a course on
the Ethics Of Christ during the second
semester. and Henry H PAYNE, Ph.D-,
Harvard 90. VIII give course in Hebrew
throughout the year
The following old professors VIII return
% -rair work after an absence of a year
Or more: Professor John NJ Stillman,
chemistry. Professor Albert w Smith.
mechanical engineering. Professor Ed
ward \ Ross, sociology. Professor
Charles " Little. mathematics; Professor
William r. Hudson. English literature,
Professor Arthur 2. Clark. drawing; Pro-
reSsur Mary Roberts Smith, sociology;
Professor Harold Heath zoology.
VIII be- absent on leave during the coming
year. Professor Douglas n Campbell,
botany. Professor Frank Angel. psyClOI-
eEy. Professor Amos G.. Warner, eco
G1uies. Professor Nathan Abbott, law;
Professor Frederic A. c. Perrine. electri-
fin. German Professor David Z. Spencer.
history. Professor Stewart W. Young,
chemistry
Since last spring an important change
has been made in the Stanford department
~ law. TIE faculty has been increased
cars 9t .aw study, at the completion of
which The student viii be granted the de-
gree Of bachelor of law, or the student
may take the law courses along with the
regular courses. and obtain the LIB. aft
-r two Years Of graduate study.
President Jordan has also created the
department ~ philosophy. Of which Pro-
--sSgr L0EeI1E Will be the head.