The San Francisco call., 1905-02-11
LEGISLATORS
At UNIVERSITY
Welcome Extended by Presi-
dent Wheeler, the Faculty
and Students to Guests
RECEPTION is HEARTY
The Men From Sacramento
Are Cordial, but Declare
That Money Is Very Scarce
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
214S Center Street Feb. 10.

Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
214S Center Street. Feb. 10.
Frank G. Prescott, Speaker of the As
sembly, accompanied by his wife, with
; delegation of Assemblymen, paid
formal visit to the State University this
morning and received an enthusiastic
greeting by President Wheeler and the
students. Harmon gymnasium was
/ utilized as the scene of the reception,
ard there the University Cadet Band,
the rooters," the Glee Club and the
senior women in their picturesque caps
and gowns Joined in extending welcome
to- the guests from the Legislature.
, Originally it wars planned that nearly
all the Legislature should visit Berke-
ley to see, each man for himself, the
needs of the State University, and note
| the work it is accomplishing. The press
of important business in the State SEN
ate, and particularly the bribery scan
dal, has so occupied the time OF the
upper house that excuses for the Sena-
tors non attendance had to be made on
these grounds by the legislators present
to-day
The visitors included the following:
Speaker Frank C. Prescott, Redlands.
ex-officio regent of the university; As
semblyman w. A. tombstone, San
mittee, and wife; Assemblyman
W. H. Waste, Berkeley, chair
man of the University Commit
tee and member of the Ways and
Means Committee; Assemblyman John
A. Goodrich, Pasadena, of the Univers-
ity Committee and of the Ways and
Means Committee; Assemblyman r. III.
E. Espey, Oakland, CT the University
Committee and of the Ways and Means
Committee; Assemblyman Edward F.
Treadwell, San Francisco, of the Com
mittee on Commissions and Public Ex-
penditures and of the Irrigation Com
mittee; Assemblyman n. A Hawkins,
Woodland, of the Fruit and Vine In
terests Committee.
''STRAW is NEEDED.
Professor Bernard Moses delivered
the address of welcome on behalf of the
faculty and w. H. Dehm spoke for the
student body, of which he is president.
Professor Moses referred to past bene-
factions of the Legislature, by which
the university has profited, and urged
their continuance. He said that bricks
are being made at the university, but
that bricks could not be made without
straw-"and you must furnish the
straw" he declared.
Speaker Prescott responded to these
addresses of welcome. He said that he
title to be greater than that of Speaker
of the Assembly. Referring to the
bribery scandal at Sacramento, the
Speaker said:
1 hope California has for the last time
its splendid front smirched with an awful
scandal. The safeguard against such dis
grace is UP TO such as you. Show that probity
and honor come from Berkeley. Convince the
people of this State that your institution is
turning out noble and patriotic citizens and
that none of the millions spent here spent
in vain.
Assemblyman Hawkins of Wood
land, who was university student
twenty-five years ago, believed the
State would deal generously with the
university, but added that because of
many claims all that the Legislature
might desire to do for the institution
might not be accomplished.
Assemblyman Treadwell was proud
of the fact that he was president of
the alumni association of Hastings
Law College. He said it did not need
an expert eye nor even that of an
alumnus to see the present needs of
the university. He referred to the
difficulty of getting appropriations.
To accomplish this more easily, he
said, the university should be kept
close to the peoples heart. So long
as it had the affection and confidence
of the public there need be no fear
upon the large number of graduates
interested in civic and state affairs and
referred to the many college men at
Sacramento, whose loyalty is one of
the university's strongest bulwarks.
Treadwell received a hearty cheer
when he told of how he refused to
introduce a bill making the State col
ors green and gold, as he believed the
State colors should be those of the
university-blue and gold.
STUNNED BY SCANDAL.
Assemblyman w. H. Waste brought
the regrets of the Senate, which is
now, he said, occupied with its bribery
investigation. Waste said that such
Senators as Belshaw and Lukens had
approached him personally and told
him they didn't have the heart to
come to Berkeley at this time. As
semblyman Waste told his hearers
that the demands for appropriations
from every part of the State were APP
palling to the Ways and Means Com
mittee and that already the general
appropriation bill carries items call
ing for an expenditure of SIS, 600, 900.
He said that every State institution
which requires State aid was asking
for from 5 to 20 per cent more than
/ was given two years ago. He feared
that cut of claims would have to be
| made all along the line and that the
. university's friends might have to ac-
cept cut in university appropriation
bills, but said the institution would be
generously treated in any event
The members of the Legislature
were entertained at luncheon by Pres
ident and Mrs. Wheeler and were ec>
corted about the campus in the after-
noon, each department and building
being thoroughly investigated.
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POLICEMAN'S WIDOW PENSIONED.
Oakland, Feb. 10.--Mrs. Bridget Brown
widow OF Patrolman George w. Brown, who
killed by q footnad last N0Yernher has