We include this illustration about the founding of Stanford University as a warning. It is almost all incorrect. Stanford itself has rebutted the story. Perhaps it can be used as an anti-illustration to your congregation on being careful what you hear and read. Here it is followed by the actual facts:

In 1884 a young man died, and after the funeral his grieving parents decided to establish a memorial to him. With that in mind they met with Charles Eliot, president of Harvard University. Eliot received the unpretentious couple into his offic…