The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-28

TO be a college president: easier TO be a
Californian. There was nothing so easy
as II had been 10 him 10 become a Cali
fornian and he was proud that he was
one. (Cheers.) He had lost interest in
all the duties OF the college president ex-
cept that Of teaching the students; the
other duties he performed perfunctorily.
lie glOried in the work OF the association.
Public duty was the religion OF civic life.
one OF the most important parts OF the
University OF California was the college
OF commerce. The merchants were q part
or that college; 1t appealed TO their in
terests The college needed funds to make
IL a success and he appealed TO the mer
chants TO help IT. Modern university edu-
were in control OF all the great electrical
enterprises OF the country: they were the
leading men In all practical lines. Ger
many led as a commercial nation because
OF her educated men who went abroad as
consuls. California would take first place
In the great commercial drama 10 be
played in The. future. He appealed to the
merchants OF California 70 grapple with
the restless, rackety. young fellow-the
next century-and hold II up to its busi-
ness. (Cheers)
The Advantages OF Higher Education TO
Business Men" He caught the humor of
the merchants when he opened by adj
dressing them as fellow millionaires and
comrades" He had no doubt OF the fu-
ture Of democracy when he saw such
gatherings OF business men. He seconded
the remarks OF President Wheeler con-
corning the sort OF men that Germany
sent abroad as Consuls, and added that
the United States needed the same kind
10 represent it. He spoke also OF the va
because they did not know better. and
some because they would not believe that
any one knew better. Some failed be-
cause there was profit in II; but these
were class that he did not care TO dis
cuss. He counseled that all business men
should have ideals. There were college
men with ideals and not much money who
would not trade them for great deal of
money; there were also men with money
who would not trade II for ideals.
The activity OF the world had travelled
westward. We were now midway. He re-
GREETED that some OF our recent posses
sions had not come with more OF title
in justice and honesty, but We now had
them, and we were bound TO dominate the
world. But not one foot OF land that had
TO De kept in subjugation by bayonets
could ever truly be incorporated into the
United States or England. The mission
OF the Anglo-Saxon was not TO subjugate.
but to permeate. Barriers were breaking
down in national affairs. The doors OF
China would be opened TO the United
States. and the doors OF the United States
had once been rghttully closed against
the Chinese. but that time had passed
away.
Regent Arthur Rodgers gave a history
of the College OF Commerce of the Uni
versity OF California, and urged that il
should have the active support and aid OF
all merchants in the State. The college
was for the merchant, and It was the OPP
portunity of the merchant to contribute
10 its prosperity.
Professor Carl Plehn. dean OF the COL
lege OF Commerce OF the University OF
Commercial Museum for San Francisco"
He adduced many interesting facts
Before introducing Mayor Phelan to the
members Of the association President
TIe.Fa
card vote taken on the needs OF the city.
II was as follows: For q new sewer sys-
tenn. 573 in the affirmative and in the
negative; for constructing new school
County Hospital. 81 ayes and noes; for
new park panhandle! 3S3 ayes and ls5
noes. The president dwelt on the differ
ence in opinion on the last Improvement
and explained the vote. He said II re-
quired a two-thirds vote and he was
pleased 10 say the votes in the affirmative
were just enough.
The Mayor was given an ovation when
he arose to address the assemblage. and
when the enthusiasm had subsidized he de-
livered a splendid speech on The Wants
ularly remarked that he knew his listen
ers were all busy men and that they
worked in the daytime. therefore. as the
wants OF the city were so numerous he
would not attempt to describe them to-
night. He congratulated the association
on the good work II was doing and on
what II had accomplished since its or
ganization. He then took up the result
OF the postal card vote read by the chair
man, and seid II was a good augury.
as II the business men OF this city, who
provements he felt assured that the work
Ing class would follow their example and
vote accordingly. He dwelt at length On
the advisability Of extending the panhan-
die and regretted that the vote against II
was so large.
In a clear argument he showed how
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such an improvement; how IL would at
tract the tourists OF the country, and how
the latter would benefit the merchants
and the people by their presence in this
between the park and the Preside the
city would extend its magnificent breath
ing spot. as the 1900 acres would Virtually
be part of the park although still owned
by the GoYerpmeQt. He copgratulated fha