Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-25
The Territorial University.

our humblest efforts in a good cause
are duly seconded by our neighbors.
In several former issues we have
called the attention of our people to
the wrong perpetuated against our
Territory by those parents who per-
sist in sending their sons and daugh-
ters to Victoria, Oregon ard Cali
fornia to be educated. The Seattle
Mteiligencer now comes to the front
and addresses some sound arguments
in favor of sustaining home institu-
tons. While the Territorial Uni
versity is the central figure, it is
we'll known that abundant educa-
tional facilities are afforded at a good
many points along the Sound. Such
facilities are quite extensive and far
reaching enough to meet TIE wants
of ninc-tenths of the pupils who are
sent away, each Spring and Autumn,
to spend their money and, in many
cases, to idle their time, in other
places. The people of our Terri
tory have made large draughts upon
its limited funds to establish a school
of high privileges and attainments,
and now, thod, OF dollars are
yearly sent to %, gon and California
to defray the expenses of the board
and tuition of scores Of young men
and misses, some of whom come
back little better off either in morals
or wisdom, than when they went
away. Such state of things sug-
gests shaky faith in our home in
situations, to say nothing more. We
belive that tue patriotism implies
allegiance to local interest as we'll as
striving to promote the welfare of
ones country at large.
While we have had, and may have
again, in our own town, many of the
most approved appliances and ia
cilities in the way of public educa-
ton, we forego mentioning any of
these while our University stands in
jeopardy on account of the neglect
or faithlessness of our people. A
double good would rebound to the
Territory by educating our children
within it's limits. Not only would u
large amount of money be kept at
home, but we should stand a good
chance of getting as much patron
age from abroad as we now foolishly
extend to foreign institutions. But
we can never hope for such good
things SO long as many of our
wealthiest citizen pursue their pres
ent unjust and dangerous policy.
Now that the University at Seattle is
placed upon q firm and honorable
basis, it becomes par erceilence, the
bounden duty of every property
owner in the Sound country, to
stand by that institution and give it
the support it SO justly deserves.
For long time, military drill was
urged as an excuse for sending boys
to the schools of California. That
excuse falls to the ground, now,
since it is we'll known that the best
Of instruction in military tactics can
be had at our own University. The
youth who wants to pursue q CLASH
cal or scientific course, will also find,
at our homo institution, every in
ducement and advantage which he
can find at the Pacific, Willamette,
or State University of Oregon, or in
any of the boosted schools of San
Francisco or Oakland. Then to
annually send an army of our young
people to those schools for the flimsy
purpose OF gaining vain notoriety,
is simply and ridiculously absurd.
Old settlers know very we'll the al
most fiery ordeal through which the
Territory has passed in establishing
its University, and thanks to few
champions of progress, the institu.
ton is no longer ir an inchoative
state. It has cast aside its swad-
ding clothes and now stands before
The world perfected enterprise we'll
deserving the good name it bears.
While everybody is crying up the
duty of our citizens to encourage
immigration, let US not forget the de-
hands of home education.
CLAN CHowDER.-Mr. Stuth has