Stanford University - Quad Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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The original structure of the Chapel with the Gothic tower and rose window, built by Mrs. Stanford to rnemorialize both her husband and her son. A front view of the Quadrangle in its original form when building had been completed under the direction of Senator and Mrs. Stan- ford. With the massive memorial arch dominating the general facade and the medieval spire of the Chapel an ejfective contrast, the University buildings were unified.

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4 - ,. .. - .,. I ' F, V 21 -- tr ' Q-v :fi The cornerstone of Stanford University The sandstone came from a San .lose quarry, and building proceeded under Thomas W. Stanford, Senator Stan- ford's brother, was a great benefactor lo the University. ------- -' . f -f Q , . ......,...a...,..,. 1 get no ww www- f the Sdsgense TESAUUH1' and We RHS Liss! 1 TNQ? ' g ' X Gund Retaliation- tu lm Held Here and tat i fggjjgggg g that Universitq. - f llllli I'ltK7fik':i5fiEiT-Nliflk 'roxntpnx x Axjfiiiifiil A' I V X li7fsHsee1ts?'1'-2- j , Hx - '7 ' 'i -V rp um is JD5EFfjj,:JJMFQRRI5 -K 5 FilE.551!ll5,5EiNT. 1+ The Special edition of the PALO ALTO TIMES, celebrating victory in the law suit against the Stanford estate, was laid on May 14, 1887, a ceremony Senator Stanford's direction in a summer so hot that waterboys were hired at which began the actual construction. a dollar a day. During the first days of construction on Stanford University there were not enough skilled stone cutters to handle the sandstone, and Senator Stanford had to send East for experienced workmen. But the most serious objection to the foundation of a small, private institution was the competition of the heavily endowed state uni- versity on the other side of the bay. Yet Stanford University has well served the adopted children of the Stanfords, surmounting all difficulties. Trouble began in 1893 when Senator Stanford died, and the estate was immediately put in probate, preventing the Universityls access to the funds necessary for maintenance. Only Mrs. Stanford's personal allowance supported the University. This was also a time of gen- eral financial panic. The courts ruled that the faculty were Mrs. Stanfordls personal servantsg as they had voluntarily taken a large reduction in salary, the University managed to remain open through the Work and devotion of Mrs. Stanford and Dr. Jordan. Then after the settlement of the estate a second blow struck Stanford, a suit of the United States government against the estate for fifteen million dollars alleg- edly due on bonds of the Central Pacific Railroad.After a long struggle Mrs. Stanford appealed personally to President Cleveland for an immediate hearing before the Supreme Court which gave a unanimous decision in her favor. The Jewel Fund, money -for books obtained by the sale of her jewels, was another example of her devotion to the University that she felt was her sacred trust in memory of both hus- band and son. Both the safety and the expansion of the University seemed assured then, but on April 18, 1906, the earthquake in one day ruined the work of patient years. The loss was estimated at two and a half million dollars, but the Stanford spirit prevailed with both students and faculty joining the reconstruction crews in building the Stanford University of today. The statue of Agassiz with hand upraised through the broken pavement, the Art Gallery, the Memorial Arch, the Chapel-all shattered by the earthquake. V 1

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