The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
Princeton Professor
Delivers Main
Address.
FEELING WORDS
FOR STANFORDS
President Wheeler
Pays Tribute to
Founders

day, esteemed by faculty students re-
gents and alumni as among the most
significant and interesting of those
q events which, the university annually
commentaries, was celebrated to-day,
the ceremonies being more than ordi-
narily impressive and of such interest
as TO retain the attention of a vast
crowd in the Greek theater during
nearly three hours Of the afternoon. 1t
was the thirty-fifth anniversary Of the
day.
Professor Henry Van Dyke, Murray
professor OF English literature at
princeton University, delivered the
Charter Day address, his sub
3ect being: Creative Education
in Democracy" He spoke
10 an audience that almost completely
filed the great ampitheater. The
rugged outlines of the structure were
covered by a graceful arrangement OF
greenery, while blue and gold pennons
Of the university huttered in profusion
from the sides and top row of the thea
ter's seats. The stage of the theater
was filled with professors, regents,
alumni and guests. The university or
chestra rendered music from stand
in the center of the lower dais and the
''rOoters" contributed their quota from
the center section Of the theater.
PROCESSION MOVES.
The procession. made up of the fac
ulty members, gowned and wearing the
traditional trencher cap. moved from
the university library building at 2S0
o'clock. Captain j. T. Nance. military
instructor supervised its formation and
movement. 1t wound slowly past North
Hall, and then up TO the theater where
the formal exercises were to be con-
Quoted. The alumni present led the
procession TO the gate of the theater,
followed by regents, faculty members,
.ls~s@M d. s.1r.~-N
Wheeler and Professor Van Dyke the
last figures in the line. At the gate the
marchers reversed positions, President
Wheeler and Professor Van Dyke en-
tering first, with the others i'm order.
Rev. Samuel Hopkins Wiley deliv-
cred the invocation, and President
Wheeler then spoke briefly of the sig
nificance of the occasion, referring to
the loss Stanford University has sus-
. tained in the death of its two founders.
he characterized Mrs. Stanford as
heroine, whose steadfastness and pa
thence would not be known to all until
in after years the full story of her life
was told.
The alumni chorus, garmented in cap
and gown. sang at this juncture, the
chorus including the following men:
Frank Argall. sc; DR.. Benjamin Bake
well, 'es; 7. V. BakewelI. '95; DR.. H. P.
Carlton, 'Se; A. w. Gunnison. 81; Fred
knight, '9S; Professor Walter Magee,
Hon. II. A Melvin, so; c. r.
Morse, 'se; Whitney Palache. Sc:
Thomas Rickard. 81: Dr. Emmett Rix-
ford, 81: L. p. Rixford, "a; DR. o. N
Taylor "a; H. P. Veeder, sc; G. H.
Whipple. 81.
The address of the alumni was de-
livered by Alexander Grimes Eells.
president Of the Alumni Association.
He spoke feelingly of the ties that bind
alumni TO their alma mater and then
described the effect that college ideals
have upon the lives Of those who main
tain them after leaving school. He an
nounced. incidentally. that all the
alumni organizations Of the university
are 10 be made a compact organization
IN very little while.
MANY GIFTS.
Before introducing Professor Van
Dyke as the speaker of the day. Presi-
dent Wheeler read a list of the bene-
factions which the university has re
ceived during the last year most of
which have hitherto been made public.
He said Mrs. Hearst's contributions
have aggregated about s150.00O and
cited gifts Of John d. Spreckels. who
has provided for the transfer of a
splendid collection of German books to
the university library: gifts of w. II.
Croker, who has arranged for an ex-
peoition TO Spain TO observe the total
prizes provided by Regent Taussig and
Charles Buffers. Mr.. Buffers has Just
promised TO give a prize for an ESSAY
each year, dealing with the Spanish
American life of the continent, the
subject this year TO be The part that
the United States has played in the de-
Nelopment OF Spanish American for
eign commerce" The committee 10
award this prize has been appointed
consisting Of Professors Moses Miller
and Plehn.
i am tempted at this time" con-
ciuded President Wheeler, TO violate
a confidence and inform you that Mr.
Hearst has recently told me of his in
tention TO soon complete the work of
building this Greek theater. covering
these rough seats with marble and
otherwise making il a finished prod
uct" Cheers followed this announce
ment.
Professor Van Dyke, upon being in
troduced by President Wheeler. said he
brought a cordial greeting from ..old
Princeton" TO California and ex
pressed his own nope that the future
Of the University of California might
be glorious beyond expectations or
dreams. He then spoke in part as fol-
lows:
In that admirable book. The American c,om-
monwealth, by Mr.. James Bryce. the chapter
On colleges and universities comes Immediately
after the chapter on Wall street. There is a
singular contrast between them, for while The
represents. the nearest approach TO pes
slnism in an uncommonly cheerful book tn.
other marks the highest note OF optimism 10
which British writer allow his impress
sions 70 arise. The Wall street chapter closes
with the melancholy remark that the habits
OF speculation. constitutional excitabiiity and
high nervous tension seem 20 have passed into
the fiber OF the American people, but the
chapter on colleges and universities ends witt,
the hopeful observation that: while Of all
the institutions Of the country they are those
OF which the Americans speak most modestly.
and indeed deprecstingly. they those which
seem 70 be al this moment making the swift
est progress and which have the brightest
promise for the future" In regard 10 the
habit Of modest and deprecating speech we
have faint suspicion that the authors ex-
perence Of academic anniversaries may have
been limited. Perhaps he was here in a dul
season. Perhaps he went only 10 Boston OF
Chicago Perhaps he did not understand
the sinuesities OF American humor. At all
events we trust that his praise VIII be justified
and that the day is coming when the utmost
that has been claimed for our institutions OF
learning VIII evidently fan far short OF their
actual achiexements
GUIDING STARS.
What should be tie guiding star OF educa-