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Show STANFORD PRESIDENT ; OBJECTS TO FRILLS . j Simplicity Marks Installa-' tion of Ray Lyman Wilbur as Head of Institution. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oil... Jan. 22. Ray Lyman Wilbur, 'A. M., M. D., was installed today as president of the Leland Stanford, Jr., university in a ceremony perhaps unequaled tor simplicity in "any institution of similar grade. He succeeds Dr. John Casper Brainier, who relinquished the presidency presi-dency December 7, 1915. Dr. Da id Starr Jordan, first president of the university, who preceded Dr. Brannc-r, is now chancellor. Dr. Wilbur is ki years of age and was one of the first students at. Stanford, which is said to have the second largest endowment of ! any institution of learning in Ameri-'u ; Flowers, banners, robes and gown:., and the ceremonial features frequently accompanying them in eduen ticma i events, were almost wholly wanting, in ! deference to Dr. Wilbur's known disapproval dis-approval of anything tending to make education undemocratic, or to carry that impression. The tiled roofs and low red sandstone walls of the university univer-sity buildings were undecorated. and participants in the ceremonies, for. the most part, wore business suits. Another precedent was upset when Dr. Wilbur announced that he preferred to appear first of all before the student stu-dent body, and did so yesterday, sweeping sweep-ing aside suggestions from those who . fetl it more fitting that his inaugura-; inaugura-; tion begin with an address to trustees, i faculty and alumni. ! The inaugural address was given in i the Memorial chapel, the restoration of i which, following the earthquake of j 1906, has just been completed. It was j short and outlined the purpose and policies poli-cies of the new president, who has expressed ex-pressed himself in favor of high standards stand-ards of scholarship rather than any groat increase in the student body. Scorn of mere "book learning" unrelated un-related to life; an appeal for simplicity and against snobbishness and an outline out-line of his views on what Leland Stanford, Stan-ford, Jr., university should be, were features of the address of Dr. Wilbur. Among the projects which he proposed, pro-posed, and which were considered by alumni to constitute issues of large importance, im-portance, were: Limitation of the number of students. Reduction of the amount of elementary ele-mentary work offered. Weeding out dead timber in faculty and student body. Readjustment of the major department depart-ment system to make it elastic. Leadership in the larger things of the world's life, for the university, and "superior merit' ' for the alumni in their vocations, were goals set by Dr. Wilbur. "The university," he said, "should not be something apart from the world about it. It should break down barriers bar-riers that tradition or ignorance have built up, and it should stand out in a masterful relationship with all worthy endeavors setting standards, stimulating stimulat-ing projects." |