The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
EVTS THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
STANFORD FOUNDERS
PRAISED BY JORDAN
University President Addresses
Students at Annual
Celebration

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. March 3.
FOUNDERS day was celebrated at Stan
ford university today by special exer-
cises in Assembly hall. at which Presi-
dent David Starr Jordan spoke and
Prof. A c. Miller OF the University of
California gave a short talk to the
students All university exercises We're
discontinued following the gathering
and will not be resumed until tomorrow
morning at the third recitation hour
president Jordan gave an interesting
eulogy OF Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stanford
ana told the students many interesting
Iacts concerning the early days of the
institution and regarding the founders
personal lives which have not been gen
erailY known.
he also gave an interesting interpret
tation of the phrase attributed to Sena-
tor Stanford, when he declared the
university was to belong to the stu
dents OF the university.
II Is Your university, yours and
yours only, said DR.. Jordan. But we
must not interpret this gift too mar
roW1y 1t is not yours, you students
of today, TO have and to hold in any
exclusive way. The university belongs
TO all the students. those who have
been here, some 10000 in all; those who
are here today. 100 more or less. and
those who are to come. Before these
we count as nothing"
What is probably the first step to-
ward student control In matters of dis
clpline and conduct of general univer-
slty affairs was made this morning
when President A. Z. Roth of he Asso-
eiated Students submitted to the as
sembled men of the institution a plan
OF organization for big representa-
tive student body. which viii confer
andtact in conjunction with the faculty
all matters OF control. The scheme
was preached by Roth Immediately fol-
lowing the Founders day exercises and
he stated the plan had been approved
by the faculty and only needed the
sanction OF the men of the university
to place it in operation.
The plan was drawn up by a COM
mittee of students appointed some time
ago by President David Starr Jordan.
The committee was known as the pres
ident's conference. and the organizatio
which they hspe TO effect is to be
known as the University Conference
Of Leland Stanford University"
The plan is not similar TO that in
effect at the University of California.
but resembles more specifically the
scheme used at Columbia university.
It consists largely in gathering~of 20
or more representative senior and
junior men, chosen from departments.
to cooperate with the faculty and aid
the student affairs committee in its
dealings with the students. The most
important duty of the new organization
will rest in subcommittee Of I'VE
students. who viii act as student ad-
visory committee.
The chief function OF the new or
ganization is told under the third sec
tion of the article of duties. In part
this clause reads:
1T shall be the duty of this conference
to consult with the president of the
student advisory and with the
administrative committees of the uni
yersity council in regard to matters
pertaining to- the general welfare of
the university. 1t shall be the medium
through which the students of the uni
versity may express their ideas, and it
shall investigate and report on all prob
lens of interest 10 the student body
The plan will come before the stu
dent body a general meeting within
the next two weeks.