The University of California, in Berkeley, has nearly 7000 students, tuition being free to residents of California. The Leland Stanford University, 30 miles from San Francisco, is another noted institution in the state. [Illustration: IN GOLDEN GATE PARK] To the north of the Golden Gate is Mt. Tamalpais, 2592 feet high, overlooking the bay and San Francisco. To the south is the Presidio, the United States military reservation, covering 1542 acres. Here are the harbor fortifications and the headquarters of the western division of the United States Army. Fronting on the ocean beach and extending eastward for 4 miles is Golden Gate Park, the largest of San Francisco's many parks and squares. [Illustration: IN FRONT OF THE EXPOSITION'S PALACE OF FINE ARTS] Occupying part of the Presidio and facing the water at the northern end of the city is the site of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, held in 1915 to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal. That the citizens of San Francisco look to the future was shown at a gathering of business men in 1910, when more than $4,000,000 was raised in two hours for this Panama exposition. The climate of the city (averaging more than 50 degrees in winter and less than 60 degrees in summer), the beauties and wonders of California, the romantic history of the city, exhibits from many parts of the world--all these, the citizens knew, would attract thousands of visitors from afar and make known to the world the advantages and prosperity of the Far West and its chief city, San Francisco. =SAN FRANCISCO= FACTS TO REMEMBER Population (1910), over 400,000 (416,912). Eleventh city according to population. Largest city of the Western States. One of the finest harbors in the world. The natural shipping point for the products of the rich state of California. Chief center for the trade of the United States with the Orient. Leads all American cities in the shipment of wheat. Has great canning and preserving industries. QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW AND STUDY 1. Find by measurements on a map of the United States the distance of San Francisco from New York City in a direct line. 2. Find by consulting time tables or by inquiry of some railroad official how long it would take to make the journey from New York to San Francisco, and what railroad system might be used. Answer this question, applying it to your own city. 3. Who founded San Francisco, and what was it first called? 4. When and how did San Francisco become an American possession? 5. Of what was the great wealth of California supposed to consist at first? What is the great wealth of the state considered to be to-day? 6. What are the chief exports of the city, and to what countries are they sent? 7. What are the chief imports of the city?