The San Francisco call., 1903-01-17
Legislators Are Guests
at the State UNI
versity.
Promise of Generous Aid
Is Given by the
Statesmen.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

ERKELEY, Jan. 16.-The Univer-
III sity of. California has some
staneh friends among the legis-
49, lators, and If the words they
spoke this morning in Harmon
gymnasium before the assembled faculty
and students are prophetic in the least
the State institution will get the half
million dollars it desires during the pres
ent session of the Legislature Assembly
mar w. Fl. Waste of this district and
chairman of the newly organized Commit
tee on Universities, is satisfied that the
appropriations will be made, and he so
expressed himself at the university meet
ing
California entertained the lawmakers
to-day and was entertained by eight of
them with speeches full o. encourage
ment. The special train bearing the
guests from Sacramento reached Berkeley
station at II a. M, an hour behind the
time originally set. Professor W. j. v.
Osterhout, Lincoln Hutchinson and A. w.
Whitney of the faculty received them at
the station and they were driven imme-
diatelY to the gymnasium. where the
students and townspeople were already
assembled. The legislators were escorted
to seats on the right of the platform and
the faculty took their places at their left.
President Wheeler presided at the meet
ing. He spoke briefly. leaving the main
task of making welcome the Legislators
to Professor Frank Soule, representing
the faculty, afd Bruce Wright, represent
ing the student body. President Wheeler
said
This is our first university meeting of
the year There are guests at our hearth
stone and we are glad that they are here
We have not dressed for the event, that
they may see us in our everyday clothes.
Our doors are wide open in order that
they may come and go as they please
and see we are.
After making welcome the legislators in
appropriate terms, Professor Soule said;
This university was founded by the
State and has been supported by it. While
in the past it has been fed we'll and fully,
in these latter days it has grown very
rapidly and in the increased stature of
vigorous youth it has considerably out
grown its clothing.
Bruce Wright, president of the Associ-
ated Students, spoke on behalf of the
body he represents.
Senator G. r. Lukens and Assembly
man Waste made the principal addresses
OF the day. Lukens referred to the great
changes in college affairs since he at
tended the university in 1885. He declared
the university to be the largest single
interest in the State. but there were
others which needed support also I'm
giving support to the university" he said,
1--WE must regulate 1t by the requirements
of the other State institutions and of the
means of the State. 1t is the sincere hope
i.Of us all that no matter TO what proper
tlons the students increase the State will
find a way to support them all. The
spirit and disposition to help the univer-
sity is admirably reflected by the mem
Of .ppiSIafurh this YOU
may rest assured that the university will
have no check to its healthy growth. We
looked after Stanford last session when
We made much of her property exempt
from taxation, and we will look after you
this time. Remember, though. as | have
said that there are other State inStitu-
tions. The problem is a great one before
us and we will meet it as best we can.
| Like Senator Lukens, Assemblymau
! Waste was hailed with cheers by the std
dents. They called him Billy and
otherwise made him feel that he was once
more one of them. Wastes speech was
| full of humor. but he had some serious
| things to say well.
| At the close of the exercises the guests
and members of the faculty were enter
| tained at luncheon in Hearst Hall by
! President and Mrs Wheeler. Mrs. Hearst
| with President and Mrs. Wheeler, re-
! ceived the legislators and faculty mem
bers at the head of the stairway leading
| to the upper hall. The tables We're. spread
! there and about 200 were seated around
them. The Senators from Sacramento
were C. NJ. Belshaw, j. ID. Byrnes, A A
! Caldwell, Clifford Coggins, Robert Cor
! lett, Marshall Diggs. Thomas Flint, B. w
| Hahn, ]. r. Knowland, W. B. Lardner
r. w. Leavitt, ]. ]. Luchsinger, G. r.
! Lukens, John II. Nelson, w. c. Ralston
Chester Rowell, John G.. TyrreH, NJ. L.
| Ward, E. f. Woodward.
The Assemblymen present were E. r.
| Amerige, ]. Glenn Bates, E. N. Baxter
Marshall Black. John A. Bliss, Henry E
| Carter, j. N. Copus, Harry Ellis, DR.. n
K. Foster, w. A. Johnstone, A. NJ. Lum-
| ley, j. G. Mattos and wife, S. H. Olmsted
Chris Pam, George T. RoIley, 10 V Sny-
! der, William II. Waste.
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