Show STANFORD university comee destruction OF TW THE picturesque california COLLEGE built in spanish architecture and cost coat of BuIl buildings dinas alone was thirty million dollars will probably be ono of tho the moso serious results ot of tho the pacific coast earthquake disaster Is the destruction of stanford university near palo alto more aloro than had been expended on tho the buildings alone and the damage has been so BO severe bevere that it will mean practically an entire loss this group ot of buildings was planned and built on a prearranged scheme and has been ac counted the finest group of structures for educational purposes on this continent if not in the entire world tho the buildings were all in tho the picturesque spanish mission style with the arch as tu L principal architectural feature this fact which was so much a source ol 01 of beauty has hag probably been tile the largest source of destruction because while tho the arch undisturbed Is one of tho the most secure of building forms when thrown out of plumb it must tall fall irreparable ART LOSS the main buildings are arc built around an inner quadrangle which contains tho the offices of administration and some class rooms these buildings are all one story in height tho the outer quadrangle which comprises the principal architectural features of the university has eg as main points of interest the memorial arch with its wonderful frieze by st gaudens representing the progress of civilization in america r ca and directly opposite this through the inner quadrangle the stanford memorial church with its mosaic front depicting the sermon on the mount this building cost in construction alone exclusive of 0 the m mo and a ad carvings inside and out and its ita marble statues and art treasures from europe perhaps it may be said that the loss ot of the buildings and equipment nt in spite of their great gre at value Is the least part of the disaster because since the university was started on senator Stan fords palo A alto ito ranch it has boon been a marvelous incentive toward higher education on the pacific coast not no t only has it gone ahead with great strides on its own account but it has carried tile the state university at berkeley along with it in healthy rivalry until the two gave an equipment for higher education in california that was not rivaled by that of any other state MRS AIRS stanfor DS generosity if it were not for the indomitable spirit which seems to have enabled the university to triumph over many difficulties it might be said that its career has been particularly ill starred foi in spite of its great endowment said to exceed that of any other institution of learning in the country it has been unfortunate from the beginning vexatious litigation arose at the time of senator stanford s death in 1894 and the claims put forward by those who had received personal bequests to have them settled first seriously Imp impaired alrod the finances of the university because it was impossible to realize upon its property after that the pacific railroad suits tied up the university money for a couple of years until the supreme court decided in favor of the stanford estate but mrs airs stanford with wonderful courage and singleness of purpose unselfishly turned all of her property over to td the university saw it through its crises until her recent tragic death in honolulu Ilono lulu when the leland lelana stanford university was again thrown in despair its present dost destruction st by the earthquake seems to come as a culminating disaster yet it Is probable that it will rise again superior to the conditions which seem in league against it though it has practically been set back to an aa absolutely new beginning it Is already under sid that plans have been considered fr for f r the rebuilding of the university as the statement has been made by president david starr jordan to the students of the university asking them to remain and MM FF A MAIN STANFORD university MEMORIAL ARCH IN CONTER aid in bringing order out of tho the chaos resulting from the earthquake president jordan has been mentioned to succeed the lato late professor langley as secretary to the smithsonian institute in washington but those who are in a position to know state that it la Is be cleed that he ha will remain at the helm hella of the stanford university and see that the magnificent buildings aro are erected again stanford universia sit lad bad its conception in italy in there a four teen year old american lioy boy tossed a i his bod bed struck down lr ir a malignant fever ills fond fona mother knelt at I 1 ills Is bcd ildo and as tile his yo life passed pasca out she eho arose fil filled ledwith with an aa inspiration that ho he might aaen to her husband senator stanford she said it was ills wish anil and that indigent young inon inen should have nn an equal advantage in ing education for his siko let in erect a university where till nil shall have tin an equal chanec from that tny the aud and mrs airs stanford thear entire energies toward plau planning ning the leland stanford auford St junior I 1 Laver sIty |