The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
MAKE THEIR HOMES
IN BERKELEY
Many Students Attending
University Take Up Resi-
dence in the College Town
REPORT OF RECORDER

BERKELEY. Jan. 5-s+s+is+,os 20
snow that many OF the university stu-
eehts are making their homes in
beIheley instead OF in neiRbborfn,r
clues-a consummatiOn greatly de-
sired by the college authorities-sr
eo.lsalilso IN a report issued by Re
coroer James Sutton OF the Sts+e r-rS
.erslty The scattering Of the students
through the bay cities is looked 1,-on
as ukely 10 weaken college snirf+
lessen the incentives to study and in
crease the temptations 10 riotous isv-
lng There is a silent battle between
tne college powers and other Influences
20 increase the hold OF the university
upon the students lives and bacs,,sa ~
TINS conflict the fact that the nuno-
Der OF those who live in Berkeley is
steaoily increasing is gratifying to the
university powers. Recorder Sutton's
statement relating to the subject is. in
part, as follows:
IN lSs4-s5 only 81 per cent OF the
s.,ll,s sIuqenls hao their rooms IN Berkeley
curing The university sessions The
remainder of the students found their
lodEing In Oakland, San Francisco and
other nearby cities and towns The
proportion OF students loSgine IN
berkeley has increased steadily during
the past twelve years. In 1905. 7s6
to-e per cent OF the graduate students
nae their lodgings in the university
During the period referred to there
has been remarkable developnenf IN
the means OF interurban transportation
about the bay OF San Francisco. The
Journey 70 Oakland or to San Francisco
can now be comfortably made IN
scarcely more than half the time for
merly required, and the frequency OF
the trips has been trebled or quad
rupied It might be supposed tbsf fbis
Increased convenience in transportation
would have induced a relatively larger
number OF students IN the university
70 live in Oakland or in San francisco
Happily Tor the solidarity OF univer-
sity life and spirit no such result has
During the weeks following the San
Francisco disaster IN April last many
thousands OF people from San Fran
cisco made their homes IN Oakland and
berkeleE- FOR time II seemed as
III the students of the summer session
would not be able to find lodgings IN
Berkeley. Even more strongly was
II feared that the accommodations IN
Berkeley for the $500 students who
were TO be registered at the university
IN August, 1906. would be far from
adequate. What are the facts, now
that the academic year is well ad-
raQced and all the students have made
their living arrangements for the wear?
IN September. 1906. the percentage OF
undcrEraduate students who had taken
lodgings IN Berkeley was found to be
In September 1905. The proportion of
undergraduates who had their lodR-
ings in San Francisco had dropped dur
fng the year from 10 TO per cent
The number of students now coming
daily from San Francisco TO the uni-
t-ersity is only l66. AS was to be ex-
pected. San FrancscOs loss has result
"a not only IN q gain for Berkeley, but
$50 IN gain OF about equal propor-
tons for Oakland In the case OF
rhe graduate students the relative gain
for Berkeley is much greater than
amOng the undergraduates. Among
this class OF students the loss to San
Francisco has practically all been
transferred 70 the credit Of Berkeley,
and none of IL to Oakland.
The students who do not lodge in
Berkeley are relatively more numer-
Gus among the women than among the
men, S24 per cent OF the undergrad
ate men lodge in Berkeley, 77.8 Der
cent OF the women undergraduates
Si-4 per cent OF the graduate men stu
dents are living in Berkeley and so
per cent OF the women graduates stu
dents.