The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 13, 1899, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, ON AR BERKELEY'S CLASSIC HILLS WILL RISE THE MOST S WAGNIFICENT INSTITUTION OF LEARNING L) LI OB YU Honotienio @ el 6 B H e et @) ¢ A World Lays Tribute at California’s Feet 3 ool o OO TS HoTeToned THAT THE MARVELING WORLD HAS EVER GAZED UPON N~ BIRDSEYE CALIFO= | far short of - of the he Call printed a description and aphic reproduction of the gen- | VAN AN A IVIE\W Of UNIVERSIT Y™ e | NEwW dapted to arning for depot ith the ho had been Pascal, Wal- » jury which n deciding 1 submitted d for the require- hundreds saw the plans ble to attend, and from photographs photographer most artistic bits of the tution of learning which fornia world renowned wt hess prevented had joined the regents 1 invitation to those who profited by the uni- the designs for the eat of learning and become ac- ed with the men who have made 1 out of the ny present- was expected that at this would make the announce- r intention to begin the ma- n of the scheme which is Whi nds wer ANANANOANAN "“'““w’“"‘\"‘“\”“""“‘”MM‘7\”M‘M"‘\A[\M“"WM’MMNM"'T‘t“'\'\\f:\‘w\” i i INTERIOR. OF THE GRAND DOME OF THE GYMNASIUM present ideal; and while the magnitude of the conception is startling at first it is among the probabilities that the | present generation will see what is now apparently but a dream become a beau- teous reality. The plans will be on exhibition at the ferry depot until next Saturday, when they will be formally submitted to the regents of the university; and should they be accepted, of which there seems no reason to doubt, the progress from idealization to realization of the project will be a mere question of time and in- clination of those who are most imme- diately interested in the future of this great State. Millions of dollars will be required to bring the matter to a conclusion and years of time will elapse before the | they might well have felt that they had completed the inception .of a mental achievement which not all the natural grandeur of the world could | enshadow or eclipse. JARREARS OF WORK BY [ THE BOARD OF REGENTS | | The Regents of the University of Cali- fornia met in regular session vesterday ! afternoon, General Barnes presiding. | Nothing but routine business was trans- | acted, the passing of bills and acting upon | recommendations from the various com- mittees. Just before the meeting adjourned Re- | gent Budd called for a vote upon th amendment of article 365 of th | by-laws, a change which he had propose | | e “(i(‘ DD et yresented by | eral idea of buildin the winner of the prize tition, but owing to the imper the illustra- of a h .4 photograph tion did but r justice to the at institution ning whick v.\;;l‘ n begin to b i on Berkeley's classic In limited space it is impossible an show the general idea ho evolved the plans and | ite beauty It is only when the e grouping of the plans is seen mind begins to grasp the full | of the competition which Mrs. | hills to do more of the artist w inaugurated. ternational architectural , after long stud that -sented the Benard had p ost complete plans for an versity it was not a judgment‘ . upon the totality of the | conception, ::.Eu.u.iv- attention to beauty of de- il combined with a most practical de- gn in grouping of the various bulld- | s which go to make the grand whole. various edifices which have been ed are not only designed with the | ost complete attention to the require- | ments of the especial study, but the | in Pl s but was also a tribute to|is OF TH++E. GYMNASIUM vnow in the realms of the ideal. It has been known for some time that Mrs. Hearst contemplated the erection of one or more buildings for the univer- sity, but it is now made public for the t time that this desire on her part was the inception of the idea to have a competition of architects to design g magnificent university. While she wished to erect a building she wanted that building to be in harmony with the future growth of the university. Her selection is to be erected as a memorial to her husband, and as he was a min- ing man her cholce was naturally the mining building. This she will begin the erection of immediately after the acceptance of the plans by the regents, and following closely upon this she will erect another as a reminder of herself. While her selection on this point has not yet been made public, it understood that it will be the women's building. 1t is announced that Mayor James D. Phelan and Miss Jennie Flood will each erect a building, and it is expected that several other of the wealthy alumni of | the institution will show their apprecia- tion of the possibilities of the future by assisting in the consummation of the FrONT ELEVATIONS ) : sy e VIENw OF THE GYMNASIUM, SHOWING THE ATHLETIC FIELD, WITH TRIBUNES IN THE BACKGEROUND mugnificent adornment of the Berkeley hills is complete, but from the day that word went.over the world that California wanted designs for the most complete institution of learning on the globe, the fame of the State and the munificence of Mrs. Phebe Hearst, who made the idea a possibility, became world wide. The jury of architects have served faithfully and well and their labors have given to California, as much as those of the sucerssful de- signer, the plans of a university that the world itself will be proud of. The labors of the jury are over and | the members will soon return to their rospective homes, undoubtedly carry- ing with them memories of the broad hospitality of the State which called them together. ed and feted by a grateful people who have found time amid the rejoicing over returning sons to give honor to | those who have done so much for the future of the youth of the common- wealth. Prior to the reception last evening the gentlemen composing the jury were given a dinner at the Cliff House, and as they listened to the roar of the waves as the surf dashed on the rocks They have been feast- | | two months before and 1d make the regular mee d the Regents t Tuesdays in nber, Decem- ch and June ment. R ndment in strc ge, contending that t s demanded that the R t once a month; but the ma ) yl‘hgtn!a present voted for the amend- President Kel a vacation, a e of absence salary. Regent I fessor Kellogg's ca opy 1 it. The r table awaiting Wheeler, gg, who is now away d"the Regents for a a cont but Rege was laid on the ival of President New changes will be _made in th fum, whi s h will be be made to th laboratory will b | ical building, the improvements aggregat- | ing $10,000. Consideral over the meda 1 indulged in At present the cost 1 highest graduating s $12, bu anual income from 2. It being a trust were in a quandary as the { scholar is the fund r fund, the what to do with the surplus matter involved some legal technicalities it was put upon the table for future con- sideration. Prof | ant at as: or Rising was allowed an assist- 00 a_vear; J. A. Rowell, library ant at $40 per month: J. A. de Cou, sistant in Latin, §10 per ‘month; W. H. Alexander, reader in Latin at $10 per month,