Correspondence with Andrew White

United States Senate

May 5 1890

Washington D.C.

Hon. Andrew D. White

Cornell University

Ithaca New York.

My Dear Sir,

I am very much obliged to you for your letter of April 15th. I am in receipt of many applications of positions in our proposed Institution at Palo Alto. They are placed on file for future consideration but a recommendation for you will always command my earnest attention because I know you would not recommend anyone whom you did not think thoroughly competent for the place and I know you are not likely to be mistaken. I think you are aware that it is my intention to place great power in the hands of the PRsedient when he is appointed he being responsible to the Board of Trustees.

The main quadrangle composed of building intended for recitation rooms is about ready to be finished to suit the requirements. I expect to leave for Europe in a few weeks to be absent about four months. On m return I shall be very glad to call on you for some advice particularly in regard to the two gentlemen whom you recommend to

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me in your letter

It seems to me that we have not more than sufficient time to prepare the recitation room for the opening of the University which I hope will be next Spring.

In regard to the teaching of Religion while I believe that a religious sentiment ought to be strengthened and developed I want nothing of a sectarian character taught that would prevent a Jew a Mahometan a disciple of Confucius or of any other denomination from pursuing his studies at our University. I think I recognize the existence of a religious sentiment in the human family and I certainly believe that the religious and moral side of the human character should be as thoroughly developed as the intellectual. A religious sentiment means as far as finite beings may the appreciation of the intelligence and beneficence of the Infinite.

Mrs. Stanford accepts with much pleasure your assurances of remembrance and desire to join me in kind regards.

Very Truly Yours

Leland Stanford

Palo Alto

Menlo Park Cal May 6 1991

[Hou?] Andrew D White

[Thouse]

My Dear Sir

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th [ult?]?

I am glad to know you confirm your previous high endorsement of Prof. Jordan as the capacity to select proper men is a rare one I am particularly pleased with this trait in Prof. Jordan

We were much disappointed that you did not accompany him to California as he had telegraphed us that you would visit the coast in his company. His [vary] was

short. In consequence of the President visit which took up a great deal of my time. I only had two days in which to confer with him.

Mrs. Stanford joins me in Kind regards to Mrs White and yourself

Very Truly Yours

Leland Stanford

United States Senate

Washington D.C. Feb 2 1892

[How?] : Andrew D. White

Athena N.Y.

My Dear Mr. White

Owing to my absence in New York your letter of the 12th [utl?] has only recently reached me.

I enclose letters of introduction to several of my personal friends in San Francisco of whom Mr Dodge Mr Tubbs and Dr. Stebbins are Trustees of our University.

As regards routes of [asauel?] the Union and Central Pacific line is the shortest and the one I generally take but this season a Southern route is very pleasant. I enclose a [map?] over our lines in California