Stanford University - Quad Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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THE STANFORD QUAD Beachey's Last Flight At the Entrance XVhen the Gates Opened 361 buildings in quiet radiance and now tear off a fox-trot in the clouds. Gorgeously domi- nating the scene, the Tower of jewels is the focusing point of two hundred con- cealed searchlights. These lamps of Aladdin have made San Francisco nights Arabian. The pictures show especi- ally well one feature of the Exposition. This feature is the colonnade which forms part of the surroundings of the Palace of Fine Arts. This building and its approaches constitute an exceptionally effective harmonizing of na- tural features, flowers, trees and water, with architectural creations. The myrtles and roses which embower this colonnade and live again in the lagoon are banked against a vine none the less effective by reason of its formidable name of 111cscn1bryantlzc'n1um. In the Palace of Fine Arts is to be seen the contribution of the Stanford Art Club, and the work of H. V. Poor and other Stanford artists. Another building whose dome may be seen more than once in these illustrations is the Palace of Horticulture. This same dome is 186 feet in height and 152 feet in diameter. Architecturally the building is patterned after the Mosque of Ahmed I. in Constantinople. Horticultural Building is one of the first on the grounds to catch the eyeg

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THE STANFORD Fine Arts Building Court of the Universe From South Gardens 38 QUAD and this quality is enhanced at night by virtue of vari- colored lighting effects in the glass dome. An accompanying snapshot shows a characteristic attitude of the crowds: Looking Up- ward. There was always some- thing doing in the air. It was a crowd such as this that craned their necks one Sunday to see Lincoln Beachey sail away in his monoplane. one of the newest ships of the air. Only a little later they bared their heads as they saw his still body lifted from the ocean onto a discarded army transport. one of the oldest ships of the sea. Lincoln Reachey in his cardinal biplane Hew away with many Stanford hearts on Big Game Day, and then. stand- ing on our bleachers. modestly thanked us for them. Ile was the first man to wear an L. S. J. V. sweater: and, as was Fitting. Stanford paid trib- ute to him upon his tragic death. llut the Stanford side of the Exposition is not all sorrowful. There was lots of joy at the big show. and the Stanfordites got theirs. From and after February 20. the opening date, the week-end sale of San Fran- cisco tickets at the Palo Alto station showed an enormous in- crease. On the days of the big' automobile races in particular was the Campus a Lone- some Town. .-Xs this is being written. talk of a Stanford Day at the Exposition is in the air.