The Days of a Man 1891 



Harrison President Harrison . . . has agreed to deliver a course of 



on Inter* lectures next fall. ... I want him particularly to take up 

 national ^ su bj ec t o f International Law, and the importance of having 

 the civilized nations of the earth agree upon a Code. Com- 

 munication between nations is becoming so close and intimate 

 that the time is not far distant when war as a means of settling 

 their disputes will be impossible. I think that arbitration is 

 in harmony with the present advanced civilization of most of 

 the great nations of the earth. 



Mr. Harrison gave an excellent though rather di- 

 dactic course of lectures which were later published 

 as a volume entitled "Views of an ex- President." 



From 1893 onward to the end of my adminis- 

 tration, lack of funds caused by litigation and 

 earthquake damage made it impossible to provide 

 for any more non-resident professorships. 



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Adventur- Professors alone do not make a university; on 

 ous youth tne O p en ; n g d a y 465 students were admitted at 

 Stanford. These adventurous scholars came from 

 all over the world, but especially from the Middle 

 West. Naturally the greater number, about 350 all 

 told, entered as freshmen. As for those in the 

 higher classes, they had in general followed favorite 

 professors from the East. Practically all were 

 lodged in the two dormitories made ready only a 

 few days before. 



Presiding as mistress of Roble Hall was Ellen Thompson, 

 a graduate of the University of Michigan, and sister of my old 

 friend, Will Thompson, of the Indianapolis High School. 

 Miss Thompson's position, retained by her for five years, 

 virtually corresponded to that of dean of women. With a 

 charming personality and gentle and lovable nature, she ex- 

 erted a marked influence for good in the early days. 



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