The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-20
STUDENT
LIFE AT
STANFORD
Harry Savage Writes Of His
Alma Mater
A MiIliOnaireS Wealth EX-
pended to Create An Ideal
Place of Learning
stanford University. CAL. Sept s.

wished me to write to them. II would
take too much Of my time to write to
twenty different people, so have
taken this means of telling you what
kind of a place this is and how am
getting along.
On or about 1887 Senator and Mrs.
Leland Stanford wished to found a
university in memory Of their son
Leland Stanford Jr They were i'm
mensely rich, their estates being
valued at about $50 100000, l think,
so they built this university which is
situated one mile from the town Of
Palo Alto, which is some thirty-three
miles south of San Francisco.
The plan of the building is that Of
two quadrangles, one outside the
other.
The Chemistry building which will
not be completed until Christmas,
1902, and the Museum, are to the right
as is also Robles Hall, which is dor
mitory for girls. To the left will be
, the new gymnasium, which will cost
about SIS, 100. and will be completed
in about two years. and the new libra
ry Encinal Hall is where | room
and which has room for about 450
young men. These buildings are all
opposite each other, and everything is
built of brown stone, finished with
marble.
This hall is probably the finest
dormitory in the United States and
one of the finest In the world. is
heated by steam and lighted by elec'
tricity. Two single beds are in each
room, and the cost is $40 per month,
or So for each occupant, It is four
stories and basement high, and has
large clubroom where the boys
gather and sing and dance. play bill
liards and read until o'clock in the
evening, when all noise must cease
The girls hall is not so large as this
one, as this school was primarily de
signed for boys only.
The Museum is a wonder as II Is
very large and beautiful. When one
first steps into the wide front door he
IA struck with the magnificent marble
stairs and carved trimmings. etc, II
Is many times more beautiful than
can describe In two rooms are lie
land Stanford. Jr's collections, birds
which he shot, carvings he made
pictures he painted, toys with which
he played, etc. In other rooms are
rare old mummies, paintings. dresses
fans, etc. etc. II takes one about
half a day to see 1t thoroughly.
The Memorial church, which is In
the inner quadrangle. is said TO be
the most beautiful and unique in the
world, 1t cost very close to $1,000 600
II is not quite completed, but will be
In very few weeks and will be dedi
Gated this month. Around the altar
of purest white marble are the life
size statues of the twelve apostles
and the background is covered Will
pure gold leaf. the walls are all GOV
cred with mosalcs and the windows OF
painted glass. are symbolic OF differ
ent parts OF the Bible. The floor is Of
inlaid marble, and in the choir loft Ii
a beautiful pipe organ when is played
from 4 to p. m. every day Every
fifteen minutes the bells in the churcl
tower chime: there are four differen
keys, and they blend together beauti
fully,
The outer quadrangle is not yet I'm
ished. and a gang OF men are working
all the time. When completed IL vii
be nearly on mile around the outsid
of the outer quadrangle. As this 4
all built OF brown stone you can wei
imagine that there is some cost to II
The different recitation and stud
rooms are very CHEEKY and comforts
BILE. The library is In the onte
quadrangle. and Is a very fine stt
dents library When the new one
built this one viii be used as las
library only.
The Memorial arch Is a very larg
. and costly structure, and In the wa
above II are engraved stone figure
representing the march Of civilization
The mausOleum where Leland Stal
ford and his son lie in state Is bui
entirely OF polished white marble;
Is only about twenty feet long an
twelve feet wide, yet II cost the roun
sum OF 100000
Student life is very exciting hel
. sometimes. as the sophomores take
upon themselves 10 initiate eyel
! freshman who enters here, but n
; class OF freshmen was so large IN
year that they scared the 'sophs on
They are never hurt here only give
a cold bath and possibly made 70 siI
! song or dance a clog dance on Il
|, table, or something OF thai kind.
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