Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-09

Ine IOOln1IlS OF the oleTIdS, WIFI
a background of sublime scenery. broken
by ravines. groves of toes and other
raw material for landscape gardening,
affords a setting that is Incompatible
among the university locations in all the
world.
Plans Cost Nearly 100000.
These plans, which cost Mrs. Hearst in
dividually nearly $4,000, have finally
been adopted by the board of trustees, of
which Mrs. Hearst is one of the most &C
tive and efficient members. and will be
followed in the location and design of
buildings that may be erected in the
future. and in such landscape gardening
as may hereafter DE undertaken.
The entire plan involves fifty-five build
ings altogether, including several that
have already been erected. Nearly all of
the old buildings are of cheap materials
and can easily be spared Several, which
are built of wood. will be torn away very
soon. Several built of logs will remain
but those which are now under construc-
ton and those which will be erected in the
future will be of granite and steel. smi-
lar to the imposing building which Mrs
Hearst has recently erected as a me-
mortal to her late husband for the mining
school Of the university.
The buildings already erected and those
now under construction involve an. ex-
penditure of 81 96j,Z75 and include a
followed by d memorial gateway to the
grounds that will cost $4,000; a labora-
tory building for the department Of phys
les and chemistry, 100000; group Of
five buildings for the agricultural and
horticultural schools. which will cost
SiOO,OCO each: a general classroonr, $780,
coo; infirmary, $4,000: an auditorium
81 100000; a museum to hold the immense
collections already acquired for the uni
versity by Mrs. Hearst at a cost of more
than 500. Coo; a botany building $3.50 Geo;
laboratory and museum for the ZOO
logical department. $25O.O0O; q group Of
seven dormitories for man and five dormi-
tories for woman students, to cost from
100000 to $4,000 each: an alumni hall;
group of four buildings for the schools
of natural science: buildings for matne-
mates. history and economics. languages,
engineering; fine arts: mems gymna-
SUM, womans gymnasium; military
drill hall; a commons or dining hall; a
clock tower; a presidents house: power
plant and several concrete bridges across
the ravines that intersect the campus.
Work Will Require Several Years.
1t will be several years before this mag
nificent conception can be realized. but
gratifying progress has already been
made. The University OF California is
fortunate in having generous and patri
otto friends among the millionaires of the
come derived from a tax OF ) cents upon
every 500 worth of property. This in
come now amounts to nearly million
and a half of dollars. 1t has trebled
within the last ten years and Will con-
tinue to increase as the valuation of Cali
fornia real estate increases. The sum-
mary OF the income of the institution
last year is as follows.
From investments, $40 l3S4S: United
States land grants $1,000; taxation,
students fees. Xt1, I6l ,tS.
dental department fees, $l7. 1920; medi-
cal department fees. S7.543. 45: University
Hospital fees, Si0J26.oS; receipts from
concerts. S13. 1850: miscellaneous re-
ceipts, S'1 ,4362J: total receipts, s1,loe,-
$50 4;.
nefactions-Gifts for current use,
s;,J3 ss.as; gifts for buildings, SIS. 10:
gifts for endowments. $244,S 40; total
gifts. S1,421. $500.
Grand total, 81 .421 ,2Si.G.
President Wheeler tells me that Har-
ward and Columbia universities only have
larger incomes. Stanford University has
an income of 100000, but only about one
fourth of the number of students Of
Berkeley.
1t will be possible to use portion of
the regular income for building purposes,
and the legislature will doubtless make
specific appropriations for the erection or
buildings for the agricultural and horti-
cultural schools, which appeal SO strong
ly to the people of California. but the
major part of future buildings will doubt
less be erected by private benefactions
like those that are now In the course or
construction.
Mrs. Hearst's Deep Interest.
The Hearst memorial mining building
cost $644.OOO and has been equipped by
Mrs. Hearst with the most complete and
perfect meteorological apparatus in the
country. She has also taken deep in
terest In the department of anthropology,
and has contributed literally for the pro-
motion of its researches for it's scientific
publications, and for the maintenance
and enlargement of the anthropological
and archaeological museums. which now
represent an expenditure of more than a
half million of dollars. Mrs. Hearst has
also founded several scholarships; she
has recently given Director Campbell of
the Lick University an automobile for the
economy of his time and that OF his as
sistants and is always doing other gen.
erous acts toward the development of
the work of the institution.
William r. Hearst built open-air
Greek theater of marble and concrete at
which the public exercises of the uni
yersity are held. and which is frequently
used for concerts. exhibitions, amateur
plays and similar purposes. 1t Is a copy
of an amphitheater in Greece. and, like
those classic structures. the acoustic prop
critics are perfect although there is no
roof or sounding board.
A beautiful library now under con-
struction at. "A cost of $4,000 is the gift
of the late Charles +. Doe of San Fran
cisco, who left a beauest of $SJo.Oo0 in
his will for that purpose. The remainder
of the cost will he paid by the state. 1t
is beautiful building with capacity for
million and quarter books, and is