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erate charges along with opportunities for self- 

 support," ''previous personal acquaintance with 

 members of the faculty," and "a general feeling 

 that the new institution was on the right track." 

 Educa- The last idea was characteristically expressed by 



honai ^^Q q£ ^j^g upper classmen. The one said : 



I chose Stanford as the place for my final year as an under- 

 graduate because of its progressive educational ideals and a 

 strong belief in the spirit and methods of its work, a belief 

 based on four years of study and observation in two Eastern 

 universities. 



Another wrote: 



I came to Stanford because I had noted with keen interest 

 the educational ideals on which it was founded, and believed 

 that such ideals must lead to a culture broader than that of 

 any creed or party more reverent. I came also because at 

 Stanford it is possible to be always in close contact with a 

 beautiful natural world. One is much out of doors, which 

 serves to keep things in good proportion. I came also because 

 I wished to do special work in history, and had learned that 

 Dr. Howard was an able teacher. It has been a good and 

 satisfactory year. 



Still another expressed in specific terms the general 

 point of view: 



Charm of Through the East, to a great many people, California is a 



California synonym for gold and flowers and perpetual sunshine. One 

 reason I came was because it was to California, and I had 

 long dreamed of that place. Again, I expected to go East to 

 study medicine, and it was wise, it seemed to me, to spend the 

 first few years of study in the West. Had I known of our su- 

 perior advantages in the physiological and histological de- 

 partments, that of itself would have been suflScient reason for 

 attending Stanford. 



The problem of enabling students to pay their 

 way by work cariie up at Stanford much as it had 



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