The San Francisco call., 1904-12-15
WHEELER CALLS
SPADE A SPADE
President of the University
Says the Institution Has
Been Only a Big School
Berkeley Office, San Francisco Call,
2l4S Center Street, Dec. IA.

Pas Center Street, Dec. IA.
Plain words are used by President
Wheeler in discussing for a special
edition OF the college daily paper the
''University's Relations With Other
American Colleges" Without an at
Tempt 10 gloss over matters, or pre-
serve any illusions INDUCED by Califor-
sians, President Wheeler declares that
The University Of California has been
In reality simply a big school or col
iege. The president states that its
reorganization on the way 10 a real
university is in progress"
President Wheeler says:
The university has been in reality simply a
eig school or college. Its reorganization on
The mass OF the undergraduates still think
evidently Of the place a. a school and not as
nothing can prevent H. At present as COM
pared with other universities. IL is most back
ward in its buildings and equipment. The
buildings are those OF very small college.
They were built for a college OF four or i've
hundred. They are. therefore. ludicrously in
adequate for a university OF three thousand.
The fact that there exists no lecture room
capable OF accommodating a class OF three
hundred is very significant illustration
II the question is asked, What relative
position does the University Of California hold
among the universities Of the country f.
NOul0 De eal0 mat il STANDS among the nrEt
hve or six In numbers, among the first seven
OF eight in the character and strength OF its
teaching force, among the first fifteen in its
financial resources; among the first thirty in
It's buildings and equipment
The University of California has in past
years been very severely isolated from the
Dther American Institutions. The movement
10 and fro between the Eastern universities
and the University of California has been very
limited Men have seldom beeh called from
California 20 take places an Eastern universi-
ties and only 10 a limited extent have men
been. except for the position OF instructor.
majority Of the instructors and professors IN
the university being graduates thereof.
X Is on this account THAI the East has
known very ntlle about the University OF
California. In recent years movements have
been on foot which have tended 10 change
this. The esta blshrnent of series OF publi-
cations such publications in geology, bot
any. pathology. physiology. etc. through which
the professors OF the university are encouraged
20 speak their best thought TO the scientific
world. have perhaps done more than anything
else 10 attract this attention.
n is also important that representatives OF
the university have IN increasing measure been
found the gatherings of scientific men. his
torfans etc. in the East. II was Tor in
Stance, refnarHed ny one OF me professors IN
the University CT Chicago at the recent
Worlds Congress at ST Louis that the con-
gress seemed really 20 be- California con-
gress The University OF California was better
represented. considering its size than any
Tbe sumner session has brought prominent
men from other universities 70 the University
o. "a fifornis and they have conceived strong
they have carried the good name of the uni
versifv In recent years. alto. more men OF
established prominence in the general academic
World have been brought 10 Berkeley for per
rnanent connection. This has had very de-
cided influence IA attracting attention 10 the
university