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not be educated, and thus to furnish the means whereby might be en-
abled to feed and clothe themselves. The first deposit of my dear son
was made February 6th, 1877, at the age of eight years and nine months.
This was $50.00 given by his father on New Year's Day, and another $50.00
given by myself on the same day and after that deposits were made of from
$12.00 down to as little as $1.50. He was in the habit of doing little
errands and chores. He was a great lover of dogs and had several, and
these dogs were fond of bones and scattered them around the place. His
father obliged him to pick up these bones, and to repair whatever damage
the dogs did about the grounds, for which he was paid at the rate of twenty-
five cents an hour; and for any other work that he might do he was paid
at the same rate. By this means his father wished to teach him the worth
of money and the advantage of earning money. This Leland kept up at our
various homes until the year 1883, when we left California for Europe.
His father was also in the habit of allowing him Ten Dollars per month
for little necessaries, such as pencils, paper and any books he might
desire to read. He had also taught him to keep a little memorandum book,
and whenever he spent any money, even if only five cents, he was in the
habit of putting it down in this little book, according to his father's
wishes. This little book we have ever held as sacred. From this $10.00
per month spending money we found after he had gone away, that whatever
was left over at the end of each month he put into the bank. From his
little bankbook we learned, upon examining it after he had passed from this
earth life in 1884, he had to his credit in the bank $1,145.79. This
money and little bankbook I have kept in the Security Savings Bank up to
the present time, and now that I am about to go away I thought something
should be done with this most sacred of all that has fallen to my posses-
sion. This money now amounts to $2,236.52, and upon thinking it over
seriously, trying to decide what was wisest and best to do with so sacred a
trust, I concluded to add to it sufficient money to endow a free scholarship,
the interest of which would pay for the clothing, board, and necessities
of a student at Stanford University who could not otherwise receive an
education there. This Scholarship will last as long as the University
lives. I have selected a choice room at ''Encina Hall'', and have called

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