Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-02
hEARsT's GIFT TO CALIFORNIA.

HEARsT's GIFT TO CALIFORNIA.
The largest amphitheatre in the Uni
Ted States now belongs to the Unive.
sity of California. 1t was the gift Of
r. Hearst. and is a reproduc- !
ton Of the famous Greek amphithe-
atre, built when Greece was in the
height of its glory. Mr.. Hearst's speech
on the occasion of presentation is ex.
tremely felicitous. He said:
my Friends-Mr. Wood is respon.
sible for the selection of this admira- |
BILE and appropriate site, and wish
to compliment him on it most highly.
Mr.. Howard is responsible for the de-
signing and construction IT this BEAU
tiful theatre, and l wish to express
my sincere admiration for him and his
work. My mother is responsible for
the interest l have taken in this par
ticular project and l wish to thank her
most heartily.
"As for me, l feel very much like
the small boy who belonged to the
ball team. Somebody said to him:
Sonny, what position do you play On
the nine? and the small boy said:
oh, l don't play in any position,
just belong l feel as if l just belong
ed, but am very happy to belong and
pround to be associated in some way
with this great university. l believe
that this university will eventually
be the greatest in the world, because
it is the most thoroughly American.
1T is thoroughly American and char
acteristically Californian. and no in.
stitution can possess both of these
qualities and fail to reach the top.
say it is thoroughly American because
l believe that the essential elements
of American progress and development
are independence, equality and oppor
tunity, and think this university pos
sesses and expresses in the highest
degree the spirit of Americanism.
Many of the universities in the
east are modelled on those abroad
and are largely for the sons of the ia
vored few.
Many of them foster a feeling .
superiority, a distrust of popular rights
of popular education, of universal sui
frage, of most of the things that hav'
proud to be associated in some wa,
made this country great. Many of then
develop a certain snobbish class dis
tinction which ought to have been fol
ever forgotten when this nation wa
founded.
They cannot encourage complet
independence because they are then
selves dependent upon the endowment
of a walthy class and are correspond
ingly hampered and restricted by tn
timidity and prejudice of the class.
This university is dependent onl
on the State; that is to say, on tn
people here There is nothing to p;'
vent anybody, professor or studen
from thinking, and thank God all :
them are capable of thinking, and a
of them exercise that blessed Anne,
can privilege.
This university offers the most pc
feet independence, the fullest equal
and the freest opportunity.
1T does not invite the sons OF al
special part of the community, b
stretches forth it's arms lovingly
the youth of the whole people. He
there is no distinction save that
rains and industry.
"A university such as this is
perior public school and the crowni
glory of our american public sche
system. Truly I am proud and hap
to be associated with it, as have t
honor to be today"
There was another defening burst
applause as Mr.. Hearst concluded.
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