University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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On the western shore of the golden state The blue bay laughs to the sky, And over its waters that lie at rest The white-winged ships go by. There in the haven that ' ' ' s free from storm They prepare for the voyage that must be; Then out thro 1 the beautiful Golden Gate They sail to the Western Sea. Above the sparkling smiling bay There is nestled amid the hills, A place, where the happy days of youth Are guarded from cares and ills. There, in our Alma Mater fair, They prepare for the life that must be, Then thro ' ' the last day ' s golden gate They pass to the world ' s wide sea.

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constitutional law, above referred to. He explains, for example, the nation as an organism, whose growth is determined by its surroundings and inheritance. Such evolution is not conceived of as blind, but is the result of conscious adaptation of means and powers to the attainment of more or less clearly per- ceived ends. In general he is inclined to be rather optimistic. As a teacher Professor Moses is exceptionally successful in arousing enthusiasm for his subject. He always succeeds in getting the students to study on account of the interest he inspires in his work. Many of the graduates still continue their studies in the line of History and Political Science with an avidity due largely to the stimulus they received in that direction in his class-room. It would not do for us to close this brief account of Professor Moses without some reference to the clearness and beauty of his literary style. This happy faculty for lucid expression, due, in part, no doubt, to his extensive use of other languages, is one of the most marked characteristics of the man. And this, together with the aptness of his illustrations, is what has given him such an enviable reputation as a lecturer. In calling Professor Moses, in 1875, the University of California had the advantage of obtaining as soon as any other University in this country the services of a man trained in the latest methods of historical investigation. In view of the location of our University it is fitting that his researches should have lain so largely as they do in the subject of Spanish American History. A University Professor should play tw r o parts. In the one role he should be a force contributing to the general progress of science. In the other, by just so much as he profits and stimulates his pupils, he will be the center from which new currents start. These two roles are closely united. No man can be great as a teacher who is not greater as a scholar and thinker. Only the man who is himself ceaselessly investigating, thinking, progressing can inspire others.

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That the University of California is rapidly making its way to the first place among American Universities is evinced by the words of President Eliot of Harvard, who placed it, some three years ago, among the first six of those institutions. When we consider the height which we have attained, and the comparatively short period of time in which it has been accomplished, we have excel- lent reason to be proud. But let us examine a few facts to substantiate our progress. The number of students seeking higher learn- ing has increased from 40 in 1870 to 1685 in the present year. That this phenomenal growth is due, in part, to an increase in population is undoubtedly true ; but the great number of knowledge-seekers, entering since 1890, is out of all proportion to census returns. The opening of Stanford University in 1891, it was presumed, would diminish the number of students in the Uni- versity of California. An opposite effect has taken place. The intrants in the colleges at Berkeley in the fall of ' 91 numbered about 170. The intrants in the fall of ' 93 were nearly double that number. In 1889 there were 701 students in all the departments of the University. In 1895 this number has been increased to 1685. Nor have our graduate departments suffered. Within the space of two years the number of candidates for higher degrees has increased 220 per cent. With the growth of the student body has been a corresponding augmen- tation of the actual teaching force. During the past twenty years -the faculty of the University of California has been increased from 40 to 269 members. And a faculty that contains such world-known names as L,e Conte, Hilgard, Stringham, Barnard. Kellogg, Moses, Howison and Hesse is worthy of all