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4. A California Trianon Peter Coutts Adorn- 

 ing nature Disappearance of the "French- 

 man " Alcoholic fauna - - Ordered out - 

 Pioneering A prohibition town City fa- 

 thers Saving the live oaks "Uncle John" 



5. Naming the streets --Don Caspar de Portola 

 Provision for women The Museum In- 

 stalling the general collections Family treas- 

 ures The boy Leland 



6. Our new environment Sierra de la Santa Cruz 



Sierra del Monte Diablo Monte Diablo 

 The golden poppy Miles and miles of bloom 



The Lick Observatory The Coast redwood 



A noble outlook 



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1. Skepticism and apprehension Advice and 

 warning Changed conditions 



2. The opening day A true Golden Age The 

 first faculty of Stanford University - - Turning 

 to younger men Stillman The Indiana 

 group Some of the "Old Guard " - Not all re- 

 mained Non-resident professors Harrison 

 on International Law 



3. Adventurous youth Handling Encina - 

 Dropped off the edge of the campus - - No smok- 

 ing in the Quadrangle Sunday services - 

 Our padre 



4. The Daily Palo Alto The Sequoia The Cha- 

 parral Early characters Thoburn "In 

 Terms of Life" Prayer-- "Four-leaved 

 Clover" Hoover "De Re Metallica" - 

 The women of Stanford Friends and disci- 

 ples Wilbur Not forgotten The second 

 generation 



5. "Frosh" and "Prof" Students of mature 

 age The first football game - - University out- 

 ings Senior-faculty games- "Fanned out" 



"A Faculty Meeting" -The audience re- 

 assured -- Successful vaudeville -- A contest in 



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