The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02
TRIBrrE TO Mrs. STANFORD.
President Jordan Euiogizcs Her Devotion 10
Her Husband and Stanford University.

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STANFORD UNIVERSITY, PALo ALTO, Cal.
March DIR David Starr Jordan. president
Of Stanford University said to-day
The sudden death OF Mrs. Stanford
has come az n great shock TO all Of us. She
had been 20 brave and strong that We hoped
for her return well rested and also that be-
last look on earth might be on her beloved
Palo Alto. But it was a joy to her to have
been spared so long-to have lived to see
the work of her husbands life and hers
firmly and fully established.
Hers has been a life OF most perfect
devotion to her own and her husbands
ideals II in the years we know her she
ever had a selfish feeling no one ever de-
tected ii. All her thoughts were OF the
university and Of the way to make it effect
i've for wisdom and righteousness. No
one outside Of the university can Under
sta nd the difficulties in her way in the final
establishment of the university. and her
patient deeds OF elf-sacrifice can be known
only to those who saw them from day to
day.
Some day the world will know part
of this 1t will then know her for the wisest
as well as the most generous friend OF learn
ing in our time 1t will know her as the
most loyal and most devoted Of wives,
who did always the best that she could
Wise, devoted steadfast. prudent patient
and just. Every good word we can Use
was hers by right The men and women
of the university feel the loss not alone Of
the most generous Of helpers. but the dear
est of friends
STANFORD UNIVERSITY CLOSED.
PALo ALTO, Cal. March stamford
University began work az usual to-day
u few minutes after 8 o'clock and just after
the first hour classes had assembled the
news of Mrs. Stanford's death spread from
building TO building and the students and
professors alike dropped all work. By
the time that the official notice that tho
university would be closed until further
notice came from President Jordan's Office
the student body had retired quietly from
the quadrangles.
Everything at the university is sus-
pended temporarily and the university
and 1000 inhabitants of the campus are
mourning the lost of the last OF the founders
of Stanford University. Charles c. Lathrop.
treasurer Of the university, left for San
Francisco this morning to try TO OBJ
tain further information regarding the cir
ounstances Of Mrs. Stanford's death.
The body Of Mrs. Stanford will be re-
turned from Honolulu on the first steamer.
Until its arrival it is probable that the uni
versity will remain closed The funeral
will take place from the Stanford Memorial
Church and interment will be made IN the
Stanford mausoeum on tho campus,
The death of Mrs. Stanford will stop
the student activities that have been
for the next few days. Baseball |
games, track meets and student theatrical |
have been postponed.
President David Starr Jordan, when |
interviewed this morning, was overcome
with grief He said that the death of
Mrs. Stanford would result in no change
whatever in the policy of the university; /
hat matters have been in the hands OF |
the board OF trustees for some time, and !
that the trustees are in entire sympathy |
with Mrs. Stanford's wishes
President Jordan said:
In view OF the fact that Mrs Stanford |
las been in such fine health, it was ex-
pected by every one she would live for |
several years TO come. Her death at this !
inc was wholly unexpected