The San Francisco call., 1904-03-24

more research is being done in the
State universities than elsewhere"
In introducing President Angel,
President Wheeler referred to the fine
spirit of sacrifice and devotion of the
older and smaller colleges of the coun-
try. They had ideals he said, higher
than mere bread and butter. They
trained men TO be, rather than to get.
OF such are Amherst and Brown and
Williams.
And this is Brown day" said
President Wheeler in closing. Il have
my brother here from Brown, my own
dear old alma mater, and l wish to
present him to you. President Angel,
born of the old college, now president
of great State university, the Nestor
Of US all"
Responding to this glowing estimate
of himself and the applause from a
multitude of hands, President Angel
expressed his pleasure that on this fes-
tai day he had been permitted to bring
the salutations of the University of
Michigan to the University of Califor-
nia-the greetings of the elder institu
tion to that Of the younger. Referring
" NLf cl5 III 1liClil5dn dluInli
bered among the faculties of the Uni
versity of California. he said it was
with tustifiable pride that he observed
the sons of Michigan so honored and
sharing in the glory of the achieve
ments of California.
TYPES OF UNIVERSITIES.
President Angel addressed himself to
saying in part:
While we in the East have beheld with won
der and admiration the phenomenal develop
that the growth OF the university has even
oUtstripped that % the state. 1t is TO the
great credit OF this young commonwealth that
while il has, like all States, had to bear
the heavy burden Of establishing all the insti-
tUtions, charitable, penal, relormatory and ed
ucaticnal which our humane civilization de-
mands, II has ever kept in the forefront the
needs of this university and has ministered
to its wants with so generous hand. When
support Of their universities, California set the
stimulating example OF establishing the / cenI
tax, and afterward raised this TO the cent
tax for the maintenance or this institution. NE
in the East gratefully acknowledge the help
which this wise act afforded as IL securing aid
in the same manner, even IL on a less gener-
Gus scale II was refreshing to us to see your
Legislature rise TO the AristOtelian view Of the
function Of the State to seek every high and
citizen This idea OF cherlshing the higher
education and bringing IL within the reach of
every boy and girl in the commonwealth has
been incorporated into the very nber and life
OF the State.
When we consider that the total cost of this
university TO tie treasury OF the State from
its foundation to this day has been only lit
tie more than So 600 600, which is less than
the cost Of frst-ciass battleship; when we
remember that It has sent out over 5000 grad
yates, and that many more have spent some
time under its roof, and that these 10000
and women are filling useful positions in all
enin- the life of the state in innumerable
ways: when we remind ourselves that the
names and works of its professors are honored
wherever IN the world letters and arts and sci
recall the fact that by general consent of
scholars the university ranks with the first in
the land. and that It has made the name OF
California known and respected not only
may we'll render our grateful tribute of praise
to the broad minded and far-sighted men who
have SO wisely laid the foundations and begun
to rear the walls of this institution.
In all this vast audience. nay within the
boundaries OF this great commonwealth.
any one be found to rise mp and declare that
the builders of this university made a mis-
take in adopting SO generous and comprehen-
sive a policy for securing the best type of
higher education for the and daughters
~ C-slifornia? Still in this country, where
unlicensed freedom of speech sometimes leads
persons Of eccentric temperament and of self
Satisfied pride OF opinion 10 rejoice in defend
ing paradoXes and in questioning the validity
of the fundamental principles Of republican
government II may not be altogether super
dro,ls or unproftable for US on occasions like
this 70 consider the proposition that / 2ropo &c
To d.scuss That proposition is this, thai il
that the higher education as well as common