Stanford University - Quad Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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nmvin simian Jolnnfxm . . came to Stanford in 1893, bringing courage, ideals, and vision to his leadership of the young university. Today Chancellor Emeritus Jordan is pridefully watching the success and progress of Stanford for which he has been so largely responsible, his eyes still to the future. A Stan- ford's duty is to be in the lead educationally. Incidentally it can lead in other ways, as in dramatics, where a great deal has been done, and in football. Its founders wanted Stanford to begin where other univer- sities left off, and it is our responsibility to give people what can't be obtained elsewhere. J Stanford University will be the greatest insti- tution in the world if it is well directed. It will not be the largest in num- bers, but it will be the most advanced. Right now we are doing the most advanced work and are training the most independent characters. 1 By building character Stanford can be' of the greatest influence. More than anything else we want our students to be independent indi- viduals who learn to think and act for themselves. They should form a common unit, but should have their own ideas and get knowledge for themselves. Those students who are earnest, honest, and industrious are the ones who will amount to the most. In each class that comes here are men and women who should be heard from all over the world. Even as a freshman, Herbert Hoover had a great deal of influence, and if we graduate one Hoover in a year we are doing more than if we send out fifty Rotarian presidents. ' A We want our students to try hard intel- lectually. Real scholarship lies in working out true answers to old and new problems. A university education should teach a man or woman to think independently and to accept or reject a thing on the grounds, not of conventionality, but of truth. Through this attitude one learns to be a real liberal, which implies a steady hand in dealing with old and new ideas. The liberal man will consider every side fairly. A Students should not work just for their diplomas. These are a convention: it is what is back of them in personal achievement and growth which counts. Let honesty and individuality be the watchwords of every student here, and his years at Stanford will give him the key to success in life.