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FACULTY ADMINISTRATION 17
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BLUEOGOLD ULL in the face of many diffi- Jj culties and many needs, but in the presence of an inspiring hope, BENJAMIN IDE WHEELER PRESIDENT EMERITUS in clear conviction of my own shortcomings, but in conscious- ness of a readiness, loyally and unselfishly, with such strength as I have, to serve a public cause, I now assume with full sense of the responsibility it involves, the headship of this institution. These words were spoken by California ' s Presi- dent Emeritus Benjamin Ide Wheeler in his in- augural address on October 3, 1899 when he be- came President of the University. In this address President Wheeler pledged himself to the service of the University and throughout his term as president he lived up to his pledge and served this institution, its students, and its interests un- selfishly and loyally. For twenty years President Wheeler held this office and during that time he was the true friend and confidant of every student on the campus. He expressed this ideal of friendship to the stu- dents on the first morning of his presidency, when he said to them: The only thing that is of in- terest to me in a university is men and women ... I want you to find in me to believe from the beginning and throughout, that you have in me a personal friend. I shall regard my mission here a failure if that is not the case. And, needless to say, his mission was not a failure. During his presidency many changes occurred in the University. In 1899 but 2,600 students com- prised the student body, of whom only 1,900 attended the colleges in Berkeley; the faculty included 153 members. At the time he retired, the University had 7,380 students of whom 6,980 were at Berke- ley and the faculty had increased to 583 members. Other changes occurring under President Wheeler ' s administration included the building of California Hall, Agriculture Hall, Boalt Hall of Law, the Campanile, Oilman Hall, the Greek Theatre, Hearst Mining Building, Hilgard Hall. Above all, it was President Wheeler who gave to the University students the self-government which has kept alive the honor spirit in this institution for over twenty-five years. In his description of this system President Wheeler said: Student self-government is typical of the sort of education which serves the purposes of a democracy. It encourages men to the frank, full exercise of popular government, which is a government springing from within a man or within a community, not im- posed from without. In his conception of self-government he particularly stressed the fact that the boards and committees should be made up entirely of students, and that legal forms should be avoided. This plan of self-government reminds us today of President Wheeler ' s words: The one thing that, in my idea, is fundamental in the life of a university is university loyalty I charge you, students of the University of California, be loyal it is worth your while. It is your duty. Be loyal to the University; be loyal to all its parts. The spirit of Benjamin Ide Wheeler still has its influence on the students of the University although he no longer directs its policy as president. His interest in all the students, and his attention to their welfare has made him one of the most beloved men who have ever served the University. 18
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