Correspondence (outgoing) to David Starr Jordan, 1899 Mar-Apr

Mar. 4, 1899 New York . 4 Dr. Jordan [?] Accept sincere thanks for your cheering telegram. I hope the Governor will approve. I will leave for home Tuesday or Wednesday. Jane L. Stanford

3/6, 1899 New York, N.Y. 6 Dr. Jordan Stanford Univ If my leaving Taylors name in register confirmed his trusteeship leave it out. He must resign. I start for home tomorrow. J.L. Stanford

Dr. David S. Jordan Dear friend Your communication dated March 20th containing an extract of an address delivered by Dr von Holst before the students of the University of Chicago, I have read with interest, and have pondered over it with sincere earnestness.

I note that Dr. von Holst acknowledges that President Harper, also of the University of Chicago, differs from him in his opinion on the subject of "expansion".

In justice to my own feelings on this subject, let me say that there can be no one more liberal as to the liberties of others, than I am myself. I feel that all American citizens are entitled to their own opinions and to express them if they feel inclined to do so. That is the blessed liberty that American freedom gives to us all. One of the most beautiful features of the gift of my husband is his insertion among its laws that the purposes of the University are - "to promote the public welfare by exercising an

mine, if mine differ but it would grieve me beyond expression to have the President of the University which I have so dear at heart, use it for advancing, furthering or benefiting a political party, a religious sect or the advancement of selfish ambitions. I consider it a very doubtful question whether or not a president of a university who knows in his heart he is looked up to and worshipped as an ideal man, who has the veneration and love and admiration of its entire body to such an