Deseret Evening News | 1891-10-02 | Page 1 | Standford University

Nlanroia liilt.r.llr. Han r'lu.Ncinco, Oct. 1. The I.e land rttanferd, Jr. Uulrenlty at l'.lo Alto wa. oH'iiul thl. mornlugwllh liuiioaing cerumonlia. Keviral hun dred .tud.nt. are In attendauce. Tho unlreitlty, whhh waaerectod by l.o. land Ktauford In memory of hit tie ccaaed eon, baa an endowment tttl niatml at $JO,oua,(ioi. At tho unlrer. altygrouiidaa.lagulial Ucn erected at thu north eud of thequalrAngle, and thu ajiot bad beeu decorated with evergiccm and jiahu., tLo background tielngof arllitlcally arranged Arnerl. caullagr. On the rear wall hungnu oil lertralt of I.ehn I HUnford, Jr. Dl.tlniruUhtHl rjueat.. tni.tun. and olh irabaf aeataou thertage, the atudrnta and rttlzrna being aeatod In Ihequad rangle. On the right ot Ihuabigua choir wa. placed. Aa Kenator and Mra. Htanford av ceudi-l the j latform thero waa onthual. attto cbeorlug. The eaerclai. coualaU ed of appropriate mutlc, pra)cr. .crip hire reading aud adlreiwt.. Konalor HLiufurd tpoke at length, reviewing thu progrch. of rducallou and the founding of the unlrenlty. Alti r the vierclae. Henator Stanford enturulnud the truateea and uther. at lilt rcldeme. I'our hundred and furty etuient. have already been aJmllted to the varluu. clauia.