Correspondence (outgoing) to David Starr Jordan, 1899 May-Dec

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San Francisco, Cal., December 16th, 1899

Dr. David S. Jordan.

Kind friend: -

Your letter dated Dec. 9th has been received and considered. Very briefly I wish to express myself in regard to further expansion at the present time.

My aim and my prayers have been in the past, and are still, to put up the building that face the inner Quadrangle already being used, and I feel an intense sense of thankfulness that I have been permitted to do this much. These buildings and the Chemical Building are all that I can possibly consent to this coming year.

I have thought much on these lines, feeling assured I would be pleasing the dear one gone to go on slowly and not expend money for an additional number of students, professors or teachers. Fourteen hundred students for the next few years are sufficient for us to care for. The running expenses must be kept where they are until I feel thoroughly justified in further expanding and enlarging.

I note what you have written in regard to the Engineering Department. A young institution cannot expect in its infancy to be equipped on an equality with Cornell or the Massachusetts Instititute of Technology in special departments. There are in the east you say, twenty colleges with better engineering equipment than we have. They probably are older by many years and supported by a generous public and students themselves aiding. Marine engineering and architecture no doubt will come in the future, as also other arts.

I would greatly appreciate taking a little ease

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after my hard struggle and many personal deprivations of six years and a half, and I cannot but feel in a sense appalled at the big sums you quote. Even with the blessing that has come to me, it would be inadequate to meet the demands if the University is now increased along all the lines proposed. Let me say, even at the cost of repeating myself, I intend to keep just where we are at present as far as the pay roll and other expenditures of money are concerned.

Yours respectfully, Jane L. Stanford

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San Francisco, May 13, 1899

Mr. P.R. Smith, Jr., Palo Alto, Cal.

Dear Sir:--

Your letter has been received, and I send it immediately to Dr. Jordan, as I have perfect confidence that he will deal conscientiously and righteously towards all.

Yours very truly,

Jane L. Stanford

San Francisco, May 13/99

Dr. David Starr Jordan, Stanford University, Cal.

Dear Dr. Jordan: --

Please find enclosed letter from P.R. Smith, Jr., which I refer to you; also copy of my reply.

Yours sincerely,

Jane L. Stanford

San Francisco May 13/99

Dr. David Starr Jordan, Stanford University.

Dear Doctor Jordan, --

Do you not think it would be only proper, and really our duty to have a meeting of the students and professors and pass a set of resolutions of condolence and emphathy, and send the same to Mrs. Judge Field?