Stanford University - Quad Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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THE GR€ TH ( F INK I M K H S I r As the age of universities is measured, Stanford is comparatively young. Despite its share of adversities and disappointments, its history is essentially one of strong growth Irom good soil. Senator .md Mrs. Stanford endowed the University generous! V v%ith land and buildings and with a charter of lofty purpose. Stanford was to be a Uni ersity of liigh degree, they stated in the Founding Grant. It was to qualify students for direct usefuhiess in life and to teach the blessings of liberty regulated by law. Many men and women have devoted their energies and talents to the fulfillment of these aspirations. From a respected fledgHng regional institution, Stanford has grown to achieve national and international reputation. In some particulars its growth has marched interdependently with the growth of the community and the state. For instance: The development of its land assets has been related to local population increase and commercial and industrial enterprise; by the same token, the University ' s academic strength has been an attraction to research-oriented industry. Stanford ' s programs of lectures and of the performing arts constitute a strong component in the intellectual and cultural life of the community. Throughout the nation, not least of all in California, the twentieth century has witnessed an increase in the percentage of college-age youth seeking admission to colleges. Stanford has responded to this circumstance, as its enrollment census would attest. Corollaries of increased enrollment have been an enlargement of faculty and an expansion of physical facilities. Nor has quality suffered; rather, we believe it has been enhanced. J. E. Wallace Sterling President

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