Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
CORNERSTONE OF
UNIVERSITY LAID
MASONS ASSUME CHARGE OF
CEREMONIES
BAPTIST INSTITUTION AT RED
LANDS is BEGUN
Following the Exercises Attending
Placing Rock in Position, Trustees
Hold Meeting to Transact
Business
Especial to The Herald.1


by the Masonic grand lodge of Cali
fornia, Deputy Grand Master Dana r.
Weller of Los Angeles being in charge.
There was a large attendance of citi-
zens of Redlands, Baptists of this sec
tion, and Masons, also the trustees OF
the university, who came to witness the
ceremony and to hold meeting later
in the afternoon and evening.
Deputy Grand Master Weller and
other Masonic officers and the univer-
sity trustees arrived at Redlands at
IL o'clock and Immediately the grand
lodge was convened in the Masonic
hall in the postoffice block and ar
rangements made for the ceremonies,
and the march to the site of the col
lege on Cotton avenue and University
street was begun at IL o'clock, the
ceremonial work of the order being
tanning names Of trustees of the old
Baptist college in Los Angeles, the
new university in Redlands, a list of
Redlands city officers and copies of
local newspapers, was placed in the
corner stone and sealed. Following
this the address of the day was made
by Rev. Frank B. Matthews, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Redlands.
Other Addresses Made
Other numbers on the program in
cluded a welcome by Rev. j. N. Field,
president of the college, music by the
Redlands band and the Baptist male
quartet of G.. Haydn Jones, U. G.
Boynton, z. E. Meeker and Irwin Best,
and Rev. j. Lewis Smith, DID,, of the
Long Beach Baptist church and
trustee of the university, gave the
benediction, the services concluding
about 2 o'clock.
A canvass of Baptists in Southern
California was started following the
state convention in Los Angeles in
December, 1907, Rev. j. N. Field of
Redlands being selected by the tenn
porary organization of trustees to do
the work and this canvass was COM
pleted last January, total of $3O0,O0O
being subscribed, one-third of this
amount by the people of Redlands and
two-thirds by the Baptists Of Southern
California Since then this amount has
been increased $4,000.
Work on the administration build
ing, the principal structure of the new
university, was started in April and
has been rushed by the contractor, j.
f. Atkinson Of Los Angeles, in order
that it may be occupied and the col
lage opened September 20.
Building of Cement
The building is of cement, reinforced
with iron rods and is a substantial
structure, to cost about $85,00O. 1t is
admitted that the contractor will not
be able to complete the entire structure
by the date of the opening of the col
lege, September 20, for the year, but
the first two floors will be finished and
used and it will require only few
weeks more to complete the top floor,
sF ha n N0Wpm her De-
cember.
In addition the work has been
started on the remodeling of the Still
man home, which was located on the
knoll on which the administration
building is being erected, into girls
dormitory, located near the admins
tration building. Plans also have been
drawn by Norman F. Marsh, the archi-
tect, for the presidents mansion, col
lege of liberal arts and several smaller
structures, and work will be begun on
some of them during the summer.
The large crowd that gathered for
the corner stone laying today was sur
prised at the progress of the work ana
EXPRESSED delight that the university is
so rapidly becoming reality. This
feeling was in a way expressed by
Rev. Matthews in his address, as the
representative of the Baptists of
southern California
Gets Inspiration
1.-THE plain living and high think
ing of the university is an inspiration
to those that have good talents. From
these our scientists. poets. scholars,
orators, statesmen and ministers usu-
ally come; education meets their needs
precisely. The intercourse of other
minds IS tonic to their systems and TO
81, c a clear lift from
mediocrity to the high and fruitful
walks of life.
Thirdly, the function of the uni7er-
sity is to qualify the youth for citizen
ship. We have no institution in this
land which better Qualities for citizen
ship than the training received in
higher education.
"Fourthly. the function of the UNI
versity is to teach Christian manhood;
without this accomplishment it fails.
With it the university is an agency OF
Righteousness in the land. For alder
men, trustees. district attorneys,
Judges, governors, the cry today is men.
We call loudly for men who have con-
victions: men who cannot be bought;
men who are just; men who DO not
fear threats: men who are not cowed
by the ostracism of organized forces
of evil men who love the truth ana
VINO, Dy IIle grace VI OOut oAS NAh'2
to see ii prevail We need men, and
it is the observation of those who are
closely m touch with the higher edu-
cational work of our land that the coll
lege man is we'll qualified in manhood
to meet the requirements of the day.
Follows an Ideal
In response now to this noble ideal
the University of Redlands is being
built. From near and far will come
the sons and daughters of anxious
parents. The preservation and the
welfare of these their children will be
the subjects of their daily prayers.
"All speed, all prosperity and all
blessing then to the University Of Red
lands. In influence let 1t rise until 1t
matches in grandeur those mountains
wonder which meet the sun In Its COM
ing and where parting day fingers
FolloVlng the laying of the corner
stone the trustees of the university
held meeting in the parlors of the
First Baptist church and discussed
routine business matters. also hearing
a report from President Field, who ar
rived home this morning from a trip
of five weeks in the east, conferring
with applicants for places on the fac
ulty of the university. 1t is expected
the faculty will soon be completed,
four selections already having been
made. DIR. Mellen, DR.. DuPoncet, A.
Harvey Collins and the matron. There
are nearly forty students signed to
enter the university In September, and
1T is expected that this number will
be increased materially before the col
lege opens.