Stanford University - Quad Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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Fkank IJ. Anderson Selah Chamberlain IIarrv K. Chandler I.eland W. Cuti.kk Frank P. Deering Joseph Donohoe Grant T. T. C. Gregory Herbert Clark ' Hoover Timothy Hopkins Ira Shell Lillick C. O. G. Miller William Mayo Newhall John Thomas Xourse Paul Shoup Marcus C. Sloss THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Changes in the Board of Trustees during the year bring the alumni representation on the board u]) to one-third; five of the fifteen members of the present l)oard are graduates of the university. New members of the l)()ard are: Paul Shoup, Ira S. Lillick, Harry F. Chandler, and C. O. G. iMiller. The vacancies filled resulted from the retirement of Judge Samuel F. Leib, Charles P. Eells. William P . P ourn. and J. Leroy Nickel. Paul Sh(jup is vice-president of the Southern Pacific company, and active in many industrial and financial enter]:)rises in various parts of the state. Ira S. Lillick, 1897, of San Francisco, is an admiralty lawyer of wide reputation, and is the fifth alumnus of the university on the board. Harry S. Chandler, editor of the Los Angeles Times, is not a Stanford man himself, but has a son in the university at present and two daughters who are graduates of Stanford. C. O. G. Miller is a San Franciscan and since 1886 has constantly been a director and officer in many important commer- cial enterprises. During the war he was general manager of the War Trade board in San Francisco. Judge Leib was one of the original board appointed by Senator and Mrs. Stanford, and was the legal advisor of Mrs. Stanford during the university ' s long financial struggle. The resignation of Mr. Eells, a trustee since 1915, comes as he is embarking on a trip around the world. Mr. Bourn became a trustee in 1917. Ill health has compelled his resignation before the end of his ten-year term. Mr. Nickel ' s resignation before the ex])iration of his second term in 1929 was made necessary by his business, which retjuires his frequent absence from San Francisco. 28

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TWO STANFORD PRESIDENTS Bv Orrin Leslie Elliott RAY LYMAN WILBUR President of Stanford University since 1916 When Dr. Wilbur became president, Stanford universitv had reached something Hke an im- passe. With nothing- fundamentally wrong, the engines had about ceased working. The available income had apparently reached its maximum, with increased expenditure a necessity. When Dr. Wilbur took command, the good ship was si)eedily gotten under way. There were no more divided counsels. New sources of income were found, and expansions immediately projected. Dr. Wilbur ' s administration, still in its early stages, has been one of ceaseless activity and vigorous growth. A mere enumeration of some of the striking headlines will indicate its sub- stantial contribution to the greater Stanford that is clearly foreshadowed: the library build- ing-, the three modern dormitories, the new Union, the stadium and basketball pavilion, the Food Research institute, the Hoover War library, the increase in salaries, the expansion of depart- ments, the support of research, the beautifying of the grounds, the four-(iuarter system, the limitation of entering men, the lower division. The President is mak- ing good. DAVID STARR JORDAN President of Stanford Uni-t ' ersity, 1S91 to 191S Before Dr. Jordan there existed the outline of a university, broadly planned, and a material foundation uniquely beautiful. Stanford uni- versity was set going by a band of argonauts, in an atmosphere of romance, of the golden fleece just over the heights. Dr. Jordan was the fit leader for such an enterprise — unconventional, daring, resourceful. His was the dominating ])ersonality. He gave to the university its free- dom of outlook, its keynote of simplicity, its fearlessness in following the truth. The teacher was not to be directed by others. The student was a partner in the quest for knowledge. Rules were means to orderliness, not masters to be served. For twenty-two years it was Dr. Jor- dan ' s task to carry on in this spirit, through evil fortune and good fortune, through vicissitudes of every sort, to amend, to adapt, to retrench, to expand, as the occasion demanded, but al- ways to go forward. The essential Stanford, the essential Stanford spirit — these are fundamentally the creation of David Starr Jordan. 27

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HIGH LIGHTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRESS By John M. Marble STANFORD may well be proud of the fact that she is a young university. Life at Stanford follows no well worn channels, continuing from one college generation to the next; no moss-covered traditions bind all her sons to a certain course, and no hide- bound rules hinder her progress. So long as Stanford refuses to be bound by the past, although not refusing to accept the lessons of past experience, so long wdl she continue to be a young university and to follow a course of consistent progress. If the record of Stanford ' s progress in the year 1923-1924 may be taken as any indication, it will be long before she drops into any state of disastrous self satisfac- tion. The past year has been one of realiza- tion, and of planning. Policies of the past have matured and new policies have been carefully formulated. Accomplishments of the university dur- ing the year, which are indicative of its progress, mav be divided into three general Staimay in one of the iiezv dorm tones: a study in , c ' • • i u • i symmetrical curves classes : hrst, improvements in the physical plant — athletic equipment, dormitories, eat- ing clubs, and various other buildings: second, changes in curricular and admini- strative organization; and, finally, additions to the endowment. Additions to University Plant Important The most apparent changes of the past year, from the standpoint of an outside observer, have been in the physical plant of the university. Two new dormitories, Toyon and Branner halls, have been erected; new dining halls in connection with Encina have furnished food for over 500 men throughout the year; a program of athletic expansion has been adopted which will eventually give Stanford the finest outdoor athletic equip- ment of any university in the country; a new unit has been added to the Stanford convalescent home ; and numerous other improvements have been made, particularly in the Union. These im- provements mean that Stanford is gradually nearing the ideal of hav- ing every student a resi- dent on the campus, with university responsibility 29 Cloisters of the Renaissance: the lobby of Toyon hall