The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
CALIFORNIA STATE BUILD
ING AT ST. LOUIS IN
COURSE OF ERECTION.
mentioned in the foregoing were sent as
soon a S possible
DENY APPLICATIONS.


Some time ago the California Com
missloners applied on two sep
arate occasions to the authorities
at st. Louis to have greater space than
had been originally allotted in the edu-
cation building. Both applications were
met with the official statement that
more space had already been demanded
by States and by foreign countries than
there was IN the education building.
Notwithstanding its ample area of
seven acres. This fact was made known
to President Wheeler and the faculty
of the University of California.
Yesterday the situation was regarded
In educational circles as very interest
ing. The question was raised whether
the University of California would be
represented at st. Louis if 1t could not
have ample room. Several alternatives
were suggested in case sufficient space
was not provided in the education
building for a collective exhibit. One
was that the several unique features
of the university might be shown sep
arately in different buildings; for in
stance, the mining show of the uni
versity might be made in the mining
building, the Lick Observatory show in
another building, the agricultural ex-
hibit in the agriculture building and
so on.
The belief was current that this would
not prove to be satisfactory to the uni
versity people, for the effect of their
demonstration of the educational facil-
tiles connected with the University of
California would be practically dissi-
pated by having the exhibit segregated
into units. Commissioner Filcher said
last evening that if all other means
failed it might be possible to provide
room for the University of California
to make a collective show on a mag
nificent scale by having an additional
wing constructed on the California
grounds. He thought that this might
possibly be accomplished
SNAG IS DISCOVERED.
'I am desirous that the University OF
California shall make fine showing at
st. Louis" he said, "and everything
that can be done will be done to that
end. Only a few days ago the univer-
sity committee decided what they could
exhibit. They have fine features enough
to attract wide attention. They wish
to have in the st. Louis Exposition,
among other striking exhibits, a model
of the mining building at Berkeley,
model of the Greek Theater, a model of
the Lick Observatory, a typographical
map illustrating the topography of the
country Immediately surrounding the
State University and it's relation to
Oakland, San Francisco and the Golden
Gate. All the plans for the creation of
the greater university are also included
in the proposal to exhibit at ST. Louis
Then there are general and special ex-
hibits Of large variety and scope in
cluded in the list of things that the uni
versity committee thinks ought to be
shown. Among the articles are 300
books written by men connected with
the university during It's history.
MAY BUILD WING.
.If nothing else can be done, we may
find II advisable to add a wing to the
California State building This would
involve an additional expense of some
thing like $4,000, I suppose, There is
ground enough to hold wing to corre-
spond with the wing now connected
with the front of the structure 1 earn
estly hope that the combination of ap-
peals for space in the education build
ing will be effectual. If we are denied
the matter will soon be taken UP at a
special meeting Of the California Com