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STANFORD UNIVERSITY. 



other things necessary and appropriate to a 

 university of high degree. In that deed the 

 purposes and objects of the institution are set 

 forth thus : 



Its nature, that of a university, with such semina- 

 ries of learning as shall make it of the highest 

 grade, including mechanical institutes, museums, gal- 

 leries of art, laboratories, and conservatories, together 

 with all things necessary for the study of agriculture 

 in all its branches and for mechanical training and 

 the studies and exercises directed to the cultivation 

 and enlargement of the mind. Its object, to qualify 

 students for personal success and direct usefulness in 

 life. And its purposes, to promote the public welfare 

 by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and 

 civilization, teaching the blessings of liberty reg- 

 ulated by law, and inculcating love and reverence 

 for the great principles of government as derived from 

 the inalienable rights of man to life, liberty, and the 

 pursuit of happiness. 



All sectarian instruction at the university is 

 absolutely prohibited both in the trust deed and 

 in the act of the Legislature ; but the immortal- 

 ity of the soul is taught, and the " existence of 

 an all-wise and benevolent Creator, and that 

 obedience to his laws is the highest duty of man." 

 It was provided that a church should be erected, 

 wherein the professors of various religious de- 

 nominations shall from time to time be invited 

 to deliver discourses not sectarian. The trust 

 deed also provides that the rights and advan- 

 tages of association and co-operation are to be 

 taught in the university, not in the spirit of 

 agrarianism, communism, or Nihilism, but sub- 

 ject to the rights of man as declared in the Dec- 

 laration of Independence ; that, for the protec- 

 tion of these rights in each individual, the 

 combined force of the whole State should be used 

 and exercised ; that equal facilities and advan- 

 tages should be given to both sexes ; and that a 

 farm shall be maintained on the Palo Alto estate 

 for instruction in agriculture in all its branches. 

 The following are the provisions that allow any 

 person at any age to perfect himself in any spe- 

 cial branch of science, mechanics, or agriculture : 



1. To establish and maintain, in connection with 

 the university, such a number of free scholarships as 

 the endowment of the institution, considering all 

 its objects, will justify. Such scholarships must be. 

 given either to those who, by good conduct and 

 study, have earned the right thereto, or to the deserv- 

 ing children of those who, dying without means in 

 the service of the State or in the cause of humanity, 

 have a special claim upon the good will of mankind. 



2. To fix the terms and conditions upon which the 

 students generally may be admitted to all or any of 

 the privileges of the university. 



3. To fix the terms and conditions upon which the 

 students of the public and private schools and other 

 deserving persons may attend the lectures of the 

 university, or engage in original research thereat, and 

 the terms and conditions upon which the agricultural 

 farms, laboratories, museums, art galleries, mechanical 

 institutes, conservatories, and other institutions, part 

 of the university shall be opened to deserving per- 

 sons without their becoming students thereof. 



4. To establish and ha,ve given at the university, 

 by its ablest professors, courses of lectures upon the 

 science of government and upon law, medicine, me- 

 chanics, and the other arts and sciences, which shall 

 be free to the post-graduates of the colleges of the 

 university hereby founded and to the post-graduates 

 of all other colleges and universities and to all de- 

 serving persons, to the full capacity of the lecture 

 rooms, under such rules and regulations as the trustees 

 may adopt. 



In 1886 the Palo Alto farm was made the site 

 of the university. The railroad station of that 

 name, 3 miles distant, is nearly 40 miles south of 

 San Francisco. The site, containing 100 acres, 

 is at the edge of the foothills on the eastern 

 side of the Santa Clara valley. The prevailing 

 style of architecture is an adaptation of the old 

 California missions, low buildings with heavy 

 walls and roofs of tile. The main group of 14 

 buildings incloses a quadrangle 600 feet long by 

 250 feet wide. These buildings are mainly in- 

 tended as class rooms. They are of cream-col- 

 ored sandstone, are 70 by 50 feet, and the height 

 from the ground to the roof tree is 60 feet. The 

 materials used in their construction were wholly 

 the products of the State of California, with the 

 exception of the tiles. The buildings open 

 upon an arcade that runs around the whole 

 quadrangle. The main entrance, covered by 

 a lofty arch, is in the middle of one side of 

 the quadrangle. On the opposite side is the 

 museum, and on the west side the memorial 

 church. The surface of the quadrangle is cov- 

 ered with a heavy coat of asphaltuin pavement. 

 Eight circular beds in the quadrangle are filled 

 with semitropical trees and plants, which add 

 grcatll to the beauty of the scene. The separate 

 dormitories for boys and girls are outside of the 

 quadrangle. That for boys, known as Encinia 

 Hall, is of sandstone, 5 stories high, with accom- 

 modations for over 300. The cost was $400,000. 

 That for girls, known as Robles Hall, is of con- 

 crete, 3 stories high, with accommodations for 

 100. Near the dormitories are the cottages of 

 the faculty. These are so arranged that addi- 

 tions may be made to the group at any time, and 

 it is expected that the majority of the professors 

 will be domiciled there as well as many families 

 of those who have children in the university. 

 The museum contains many works of art that 

 had been collected by Mr. Stanford. The plan 

 includes the erection of a conservatory of music. 



The requirements for admission are as follow: 



Candidates must be at least sixteen years of age, 

 and must pass satisfactory examinations in the fol- 

 lowing subjects : 



General requirements: 1. English. 2. Arithmetic. 

 3. Algebra, includirig quadratic equations. 4. Plane 

 geometry. 5. Geography. 6. American history. 1. 

 Latin, including 4 books of Ctesar, 4 orations of 

 Cicero, and Latin prose composition, or German, or 

 French. 8. Physics or any one of the subjects num- 

 bered 9 to 14. 



Scientific requirements : Any one of the following 

 to be passed before the beginning of the second year : 

 9. Mathematics, including advanced algebra, solid 

 geometry, and plane trigonometry. 10. Free-hand 

 drawing. 11. Chemistry. .12. Physiology. 13. Zool- 

 ogy. 14. Botany. 



Language and Literature : Any two of the follow- 

 ing to be passed before the beginning of the second 

 year : 15. Latin, including 2 additional orations of 

 Cicero, 6 books of Virgil, and Eoman history. 16. 

 Greek, including Book I of Xenophon's Anabasis. 

 17. Greek, including Books II-IV of the Anabasis, 2 

 books of Homer, Greek prose composition, and Greek 

 history. 18. French. 19. German. 20. English 

 literature. 21. History. 



Students of mature age who are not candidates for 

 a degree and who wish to pursue some one study and 

 its related branches may be permitted to dp so without 

 having passed the usual entrance examination (ex- 

 cepting that in the English language) on recom- 

 mendation of the professor under whom the specialty 

 is to be taken. 



