The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-09-13
HOW STUDENTS
At STANFORD
A LARGE NUMBER IN ATTEND
ANCE-CHANGES IN BUILDING
PLANS.
lsnecIaI CorresnondenceO


the work of the new year on August
2S. Although every effort was made
during the summer to repair the dam
age done by the earthquake on April
Is, this has not yet been fully accom-
plished owing to a strike of the union
workmen in the early part of this
month. The declaration of the univer-
sity for the open shop at that time in
duced the union carpenters, stone ma
sons, plasterers, painters, riggers and
structural steel workers to stop work.
ing for a period of two months, at the
end of which time they returned. Since
then over 300 men have been steadily
engaged upon the restoration, so that
a few more weeks will see the build
ings which will be needed during the
year, i'm good condition.
There may be some important chan
ges i'm the future structural plans of
the university and certain it is that
there will be a departure in the man
ner of constructing the new buildings.
It is rumored that the new gymnasium
and the new library will be lower
buildings than those destroyed were,
that they will be constructed so as to
resist future possible earthquakes, and
that they may cover a greater ground
area. The memorial church will be
rebuilt in as nearly the old form as
possible, and will be a far more sub
stantial structure than formerly. 1t is
expected that this will take three
years. Such of the costly mosaics and
windows as were injured will be re-
placed. The massive memorial arch
will be torn down to the base and will
probably not, if at all, be rebuilt for
years. Every building has been care
fully examined by two separate boards
of engineers and wherever there are
any signs of defects they are being
remedied. Important in their scope
have been the resignation of c. r.
Hodges, long the resident architect,
and the severing of the McGilvray
Stone Company of it's connection with
the university. The Colusa Stone and
| Granite Company has taken up the
work of the latter.
The fact that a larger number OF
students than were expected have re-
turned to college has caused a general
good feeling. In commenting upon this
ieditorially the daily college paper says;
"The large number of returning stu
/ dents clearly demonstrates that the
spirit of Stanford has been strengthen
ed rather than broken by the disaster
of last April. For the past week, the
vicinity has been filled with Stanford
men and women who arrived days ear
| lier than usual in their eagerness to
return. Calamity and misfortune have
shown that the Stanford Spirit Of
which we boasted was a reality. We
strate this loyalty.
"In spite of unfortunate delays ard
setbacks during the summer months,
! the work of reconstruction is now well
under way and will go forward with
out intermission. Perhaps to those of
us who knew the University before the
disaster a feeling of loss will at times
dim the goal that lies ahead and the
noise of singing be mingled with the
noise of weeping. Yet this feeling will
serve only to intensity our enthusiasm
The present is no time for the doubter
and pessimist 1t is not the season to
lament a vanished past, but to pre-
pare for the certain future. There is
no real reason for Encouragement.
With the return of an overwhelming
majority of the old stuSents, and with
indications of a Freshman class larger
than that of last year, with our mag
nificent resources, with the skill and
energy of those who are engaged in
the work of repairing and rebuilding,
we can see no reason for feelings 9TH
err than those of hope and confidence"
Hawaii has this year again sent
some more students to Stanford in the
persons of Harry White, a graduate
of the High School, whO is taking up
Civil Engineering, and Stanley Ash
ford and Adolph Schnack, both grad
yates of Oahu College, who are taking
up electrical engineering and chem
istry, respectively.
A. d. Larnach is back for his third
and last year of law work. He, to-
gether with his wife and son, spent the
summer in Santa Cru2
T. r. Robinson, formerly of the Ka-
mehameha Schools, also takes up his
last year of law. He spent the sum-
mer in Los Angeles where he was ad-
mitted to the bar in July. Mr.. Robin
son and Mr. Larnacn have both receiv-
ed appointments as Librarians in the
law department.
Another former Honolulu man in the
law department is w. Galbraith, Jr.,
who spent the summer in Mexico.
F. Schnack begins his law course
this year
e. N. Smith has been appointed to q
position on the Daily Palo Alto, the
college daily He worked for a part
of the summer upon the university
buildings
The Misses E. Pearce, N. Craig and
L. Wells have returned from vacations
in the islands and are continuing work
in their respective departments, Latin
English and physiology.
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