| Show MRS STANFORDS WORK Her Great Efforts In Behalf of the California University New York Oct 2Mrs Leland Stanford of California is at the Fifth Avenue hotel in tho best of health ana spirits having recently arrived from Europe where she passed several months She will remain here a week longer and then go directly to California Califor-nia where she will pass the winter Speaking of the great Stanford univer city the completion at which absorbs her entire time and atteniton Mrs I Stanford said I I Before I left California I told my I architects to consult with Dr Jordan the president of the university a to I what further buildings he needed and they will be devoted to > chemistry and art The plans are now awaiting my approval In the library which has rom for 250000 volumes I am about to place three stained glass windows The center cen-ter one is Holman Hunts Light of the Work and this motto appears beneath be-neath I bring peace to this house The one on the left represents Moses sitting with his tablets and writing the commandments while that on the left portrays Thomas A Kempls with the Imitation of Christ in his hands I am a firm believer In object teaching The university now has 1400 students stu-dents 500 girls and 900 boys I have limited the number of girls who can attend at-tend to 500 as there was such a Influx I In-flux of thom that they outnumbered the boys and threatened to destroy the identity of the university as a masculine mascu-line sent of learning which it should be since it is in commemoration of my son sonIn all that I have done since my husbands hus-bands death I have closely adhered to the plans which he gave his approval to and I am more than thankful that work time has been given a me to finish this I |
