The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23

BERKELEY, March 22.-James B.
Angel, president of the University of
Michigan, spent his first day in Berke-
ley at the home of Professor George
H. Howison evolving the address he
will deliver tomorrow at the forty
fourth anniversary of Charter day at
the University of California. The
speech is not going to be very long,
but it demands some sort of re-
search and study, and not even a uni
versity president may dash off 10000
words without pausing.
I'm going to tell what l think
about The Type of the State Uni
versity, said President Angel. It's
going to be short, too, because 1 don't
believe the people want to hear much
on a subject of that kind especially if
it rains''
President Angel betrays little of
the fifty years of wear and tear of ac-
tivity in his personality. He is hale
and ruddy and active.
Only in a general way would Presi-
dent Angel discuss the ways of uni
versities. Upon the ways of state, the
ways of foreign war and the ways of
politics he knew nothing for publica-
ton, but what he did say about the
universities exhibited the good, solid,
common sense thinker-not of the
theorist, the idealist. That there is
good in all institutions. State or en-
dowed, expresses in a general way
President Angelrs views, and it all
amounts in the end to progress. In a
| word he is an optimist
"The University of California enjoys
a very good reputation in the East"
| he said. 1T is everywhere favorably
known The engagement of Professor
| jacques Loeb gave the university some
! prominence. 1t was a distinct loss to
| Chicago when he left that university.
I'm a general way California and
! Michigan universities are very much
alike. There is really no difference,
| for that matter, in the methods of
conducting any university supported
| by the State. / take 1T that the State
university authorities try to provide
| the students with just what the people
of the State wish them provided.
And 1 think that this accounts for
| the development of the scientific col
leges in the state universities. They
are going in for the more practical
things. For there will always be more
students in the department that will
provide an immediate livelihood after
graduation than from those that aim
only to give culture. 1t is essentially
the duties of the, universities to fit
| their students for life.l
"The State universities have made
more progress in broadening the scope
| of the scientific colleges than the en-
| dowed universities This is simply be-
cause the State institutions have more
| money. The endowed institution
usually must wait until some one
makes a gift for some specific pur-
pose. If the State institution wants
anything the authorities appeal indi.
rectly to the people and eventually
their requests are complied with.
cit does not seem that people at
tach so much Importance to the ole
classic course that included Greek and
Latin as they formerly did. Per
sonally am for the old classic course
But. as I said young men go to the
university to fit themselves for the
struggle with the world and the future
and sc they incline toward the scien
tific colleges"
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather President Wheeler announced
to-day that the Charter day exercises
would be held in Harmon gymnasium
instead of the Greek theater as hat
been planned.