, 1878-08-22
EDITORIAL NOTES,

toral University, located at Seattle,
is ont in this weeks ARGUS with an
preparatory to open
mo the fall term of the school. The
Board of Regents of this institution
held a meeting in Seattle, on Wed.
nesday evening of last week, at the
office of Col. Larrabee. Present:
DIR. G. V. Calhoun, President; Prof.
A. J. Anderson, Sect'y; Col. Chas.
H. Larrabee, Treasurer; Rev. DanI.
Baglev; also DR.. A. H. Steele, of
Olympia, and Allen Weir, of Port
Townsend. The principal business
of the meeting was to consider the
resignation Of Prof. Anderson who
rendered it in consequence of hav-
ing received more remuneratlvc
offer from Topeka, Kansas, but who
way induced to remain, after the
unanimously expressed wish OF the
Board that he do so. The Board
expressed unqualified satisfaction
with the management of the school
during the past year, and feel as
sured that it is unde" proper and etli
cient control. President Anderson
has amply demonstrated his fitness
for the position which he holds, by
his manner of conducting the higher
departments Of the institution, com
ing under bis personal supervision,
as well as by his judicious selection
of corps of assistants in every way
qualified to carry to a successful is
sue every matured plan for the bene'
fit of the school, thus constituting
faculty under whose la5ors the Uni,
versity cannot fail to speedily find
rank among the leading educational
institutions of the Coast. AT pres
ent the school is some what deficient
in apparatus for illustrating the prin-
cipIes of some of its studies, but
under the progressive spirit that
permeates the present administration
of its affairs, such impedments to its
healthy growth cannot long exist.
1t is confidently expected that the
attendance during the coming school
year will be much larger than ever
before, and that the consequent in
creased income of the institution
will enable the Regents to make
many contemplated improvements.
Intellectually speaking, the city
of Olympia is fast approaching c
state of fermentation indicative Of
lively shines, during the coming fall
election, at that point. The "Stand-
ard" has commenced the issue of a
daily, evidently paving the way,
however, for graceful suspension
after the political contest is over. 1t
will, we understand, strike vigorous
ly in all directions, in Bro. Murphy's
happiest and most finished style, and
will do the main execution in the
Democratic fight on the Sound. The
transcript has been exhibiting
turbulent symptoms for some time,
and stopping over in style that in
dicates its proximity to the "ragged
edge" Many have long doubted
the charge that it had gone over, bag
and baggage, to the Democrats, on
account of its vehemently asserted
claim to being "Simon pure" but
its gradually increasing torrent of
abuse, directed at Republicans in
discriminatory, and its strong symp
toms of the Democratic "Ring" fe.
yer, render the fact undoubted that
it has not only endeavored to initiate
the policy of that renowned individ-
ual who "stole the livery of Heaven
to serve the Devil in," but that it
has miserahly failed in the attempt.
The "Courier," meanwhile. has been
waking up, and it evidently intends
now to wake up everybody else as
its telling hits indicate.
Olympia Union Academy will
open on the 26th inst. for its fall
term of school, with Prof. M. G.
Royal, its well known principal, in
charge. Mrs. P. G. Hale will, as
usual, assist in conducting the insti-
tuition. To the lovers of learning,
and those who desire the intellect
ual status of our population elevat-
ed, the success of such meritorious
enterprises as the above-named
school will always be gratifying.
We wish it continued prosperity.
Some time since the Olympia
transcript" brought out and fou"-
lshed the name of Judge B. F. Den.
nison, as.ITs candidate for Delegate
to Congress, but the lack of enthus-
lasm from any quarter over its pet
develops the conclusion that candi-
dates whose sole recommendation
proceeds from private and individual
sources might about as well save
their credit No, give us a square
Democrat at once,