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California University, University of California,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC Books Books University-Chronicle~~California-University General Books LLC Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAK. By Benjamin Ide Wheeler. The University of California is beginning its thirty- fourth year of work, the thirtieth year at Berkeley. May it become of all its years the best! With your cooperation, it surely will be. Since we last met the University has suffered loss in the death of two members of its governing board. Arthur Rodgers, a graduate of the class of 1872, was appointed to the Regency in March, 1883. He was a wise man, prudent to discern the needs of the time and the drift of public thought, skilful to devise for men a common basis of friendly action, well-informed concerning academic standards and usages, sympathetic always to the best ideals of university life, devotedly attached to this university and all its interests. To its service he gave himself uustintingly and unselfishly. General W. H. L. Barnes, long a brilliant figure at the bar and in the public affairs of this state, was appointed Regent in 1899. He was a master by voice or pen of all the inspiring and persuading forces of the English tongue. The strong impulses of his heart were quick to befriend the weak and the oppressed. A fine courage and rugged frankness of soul made him often bold to speak where guile had held its peace. To this university, and particularly to the interests of the Lick Observatory, he gave gladly and proudly his best service. Address delivered by President Wheeler at the opening University Meeting of the academic year, August 18, 1902. On the 26th day of July passed to his rest from within the shelter of this state one of the most devoted friends of education this country has ever known, Charles Kendall Adams, successively professor at the University of Michigan, president of Cornell University, and president of the University of Wisconsin. ...<