University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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To THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Sweet Mother, Berkeley by the Sea, At thy proud name we bend the knee ; We hail thee queen, the hills thy throne, Thy crown the love thy children own. Like some clear beacon through the night Thy splendor floods with radiant light This golden land. From Bast and West Thy children rise and call thee blest. Long live ! long teach each loyal heart To love and live the better part. Long hold thy regnant place and be Our Mother, Berkeley by the Sea. BERTHA T. BRADLEY.

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fhe University of HE University of California is an integral part of the edu- cational system of the State. The work of the various high schools and preparatory schools of the State has been arranged to lead naturally into the University courses. HISTORY AND LOCATION. The University was founded by State law in 1868, and in 1869 united with the old California College, which had been in active operation since 1855. The present site of the University at Berkeley became the property of the State institution by this union. The two hundred and fifty acres of land at Berkeley form an advan- tageous seat for college operations, both from the varied beauty of the scenery and the healthiness and convenience of the location. SUPPORT. The University is supported in part by private endowment, but for the most part by the unfailing revenues of the State. The in- come of the University for the year 1893-4 is estimated at $339,- 095-53. derived from interest on investments, land sales, endow- ment funds and the University one-cent tax. The cost per student for salaries and expenses during year ending June 3oth, 1894, is $319.10, there being 133 attache ' s on the salary roll. A very mod- erate estimate of the wealth of the University, as made Dr. Bonte,