A couple in ordinary clothes walked into the Harvard's outer office. "We want to see the president," the man said softly. "He will be busy all day," the secretary spoke1, concluding that the couple had no 2 with Harvard from what they wore. "We'll wait," the lady replied.
Four hours later, the couple didn't go away. And the secretary grew 3 and finally decided to disturb the president. Someone of 4 obviously had no time to spend with nobodies, and he 5 people in such clothes filling in his outer office.
The president, frozen-faced, walked proudly toward the couple. The lady told him, "We had a son that 6 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard and was very happy here. But he was accidentally 7. And my husband and I would like to 8 a memorial (纪念物) to him somewhere on campus. " The president wasn't 9; he was shocked. "Madam," he said 10," we can't put up a statue for every person who studied in Harvard and died. "
"Oh, no," the lady 11 quickly. "In fact, we thought we would give a building to Harvard. " The president 12 at the couple and then shouted, "A building! Do you know how much a building costs? The cost of the Harvard's buildings is over 7.5 million dollars. "
For a moment the lady was 13. Then she turned to her husband and said quietly," Is that all it costs to 14 a university?" Her husband nodded. Mr and Mrs Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California, where they established a university 15 after their son—Stanford University, which turned out to be a famous university in America.
