Stanford University - Quad Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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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

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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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for student feeding and opportunity for every student to take part in some kind of athletic exercise. In Toyon hall 154 men are enjoy- i n g a dormitory whose beauty and convenience are not surpassed any- where. In plan Toy- on is built to house four groups of about thirty men each. This year it housed members of Tlic iirii ' Eiicina kitchen is in many u ' ays the finest on the coast SCVeU Catmg ClUDS as well as a few men who are not affiiliated with any small group. The present idea is that succeed- ing dormitories will follow the same general architectural scheme. At the ends of the four wings are group sitting rooms, each with its fireplace and many windows. The high ceilinged, finely proportioned ballroom is the most beautiful and impres- sive room on the campus, excepting, perhaps, only the IJranner dining hall, not yet quite completed. Branner hall, named after the late John Casper Branner, the university ' s sec- ond president, is a contribution of athletics to the university. When the old dor- mitories had become so crowded that a large proportion of men in the university were uncomfortably housed, the Board of Athletic Control conceived the idea of relieving the situation by vising a part of the stadium earnings. This appropria- tion for Branner hall is one of the first cases, if not the only one, on record in which college athletics have given support to a university building plan anywhere. Unlike Toyon, Branner hall is built for men who prefer to live without any affiliation except that provided by a large group organization. Its rooms are arranged like those of Toyon: for the most part in suites of sleeping porch, dressing room, and study, or of bedroom and study, ac- commodating two men each. But it has not the group sitting rooms. As has been indicated, it has a remarkably beautiful and imposing dining hall. The two halls, con- structed of reinforced concrete designed for earthquake resistance, 30 Colonnades connect the neiu Encina dining rooms with each other and with Encina hall ■ i