Correspondence (outgoing) to David Starr Jordan, 1900 May 17 - Dec

Rome Grand Hotel Dec. 14. 1900

Dr. David Starr Jordan. Dear friend.

I delayed answering your telegrams"Turmoil practically over, faculty with scarcely an exception loyal and true. As for Ross, you were right not I." and the second one -

"Howard regrets rash speech, wise to treat him leniently." taking time to allow the newspapers to arrive that would give me the information I needed as to the cause of the unnecessary tumult which had arisen in consequence of the dismissal of a Professor. At this date I think I understand the situation clearly, as on my arrival here, besides a large batch of newspapers, I also received many letters from friends who have given me their imprssions and their sympathy, an I also found here your personal letter and those which you had received from others.

In conclusion I find the subject too distasteful and too distressing to say any more than I have already said in the past.

In regard to Professor Howard, it could not possibly satisfy you to receive an individual apology when he made his unwarrantable and pernicious address to the students, which was given to the newspapers and reached thousands of people, but he should make his apology through the same source and retract his unchristian attack upon you, myself, my husband and the University, and even this can not efface the injury that has been done.

In my heart I wish that the world could know from you, as I know, that you "thought Prof. Ross a consummate fool, a miracle of tactlessness but found out "that he was at bottom just a dime novel villian." This really expressed your honest opinion, and in time the world should know it, in order to vindicate and protect

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the character and the wellbeing of the University. I could lay down my life for the University. Not for any pride I have in its perpetuating the name of our dear son and ourselves, its founders, but for the sincere hope I cherish in its sending forth to the world grand men and women who will aid in developing the best there is to be found in human nature.

While I have not expressed to you, or to anyone, what I have suffered myself, I will say that I feel the deepest and most heartfelt sympathy for you, and regret the effort that has been made by the newspapers to estrange our relations towards each other. I am ever, as in the past

Your friend Jane L. Stanford

Hotel Meurice 228 Rue de Rivoli Paris

Oct. 8th. 1900

Dr. D. S. Jordan. Dear friend :-

Your commmunication dated Aug. 19th I read with deep interest, and I approve fully of your wish to perfect each Department, one by one, in such a way that they will have all the necessary books at their command for their future benefit. If you will kindly consider and give serious thought to the Department which is at present suffering the most for want of the proper books, I will see what can be done during my absence. Of course you know, dear friend, that whatever I have to spend must be spent carefully and judiciously as there is not enough of income to give all the necessary needs while the necessary and most important buildings are being erected. Administration rooms you do need and need them badly, at least those that I am building, and it is such a pleasure to me to be able to see them go up during my life time.

I want to do in every respect that which in your judgement you consider the most important, for I know that you have at heart the future of the University

almost as sacredly and closely as I myself. The Professors as a rule (but there are exceptions, and golden exceptions) think they want many things that they can do without. It is so easy to spend money, but oh how hard it is to get it. You + I know.

Sincerely your friend, Jane L. Stanford