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secured through the generosity of Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, of San Francisco, who intends to start those plans on their road to completion by erecting two large buildings in the near future.
The buildings of the State Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind—one of the finest schools of its kind in any country—are just south of the University.
Berkeley itself, within nine miles of San Francisco, with half-hourly train service, is a charming residence city, the college life giving society there its own peculiar tone.
To the southward again is Oakland—the "city of homes and schools and churches," as it has been called, though its manufactures are important, and its commerce increasing. This is a city of 66,960 inhabitants, according to the census of 1900, notable for many mansions, a complete electric street railroad service, and its quick accessibility to the metropolis.