The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-19

sUniversity Hall vas flied to its at.
most capacity yesterday sfternooa By
parents. friends and visitors. who had
assembled to witnrss the commence.
ssent exerci-es. incident to the close Of
esch scho.h YEAR of our Territorial Uni
versity. The vast sssemblAge was
csiled IN or,ier at I O'Clock, by Presi.
dent Andersen. and the exercises were
opened With duet and p ano accom-.
panIment.
Mr. w ] Colkstt. the FIRST and only
gentleman graduate Of the insti.ution
- far. road lengthy and carefully
compiled essay on the Resources Of
Warrington Territory, in which be
mentioned our vsried end numarous re-
sources. and predicted big things for
the Territory in the future.
This Was folio we'd BY beautiful solo
entitled Par Away. sung by Mics
Mile Nsher. who has Q sweet soprano
voice under good central. and wbo rem.
dered the piece In . most pleasing
manner.
Miss Lueila J wb,ttsnmyer then read
. carefully composed essay on the life
and labors r that noble snd self
sacrificing .laiy Mary Lyon. one 81
the founders Of the first female
seminary in Ao,erics- Mis-. Whit
tesmyer Is ais, . member OF the
graduating .class. aud leaves he's
studies TO tsk- charge Of . school on
Monday morning
Misses Leila Shorey and Dora Hall
sang duet. eniitled 'Samoee Song.
which wss highly appreciated By the
audience. These tao young ladies'
hsve sung tosrthss more 90 less for
several yesrs PAST. and their voices
harnnpise snd blend nicely. thus pre-
duciDg good eject.
Miss Clara u Lombard read very
Interesting essay on an important sub
jsct. that Of Conscience WHICH show wed
that much study and Thought had been
bestowed uLn ths subject by that
yang lady. Mi.s Lo,nbarl is also q
member Of the graduating class. end
will s"on enter the profe ssiou .! school
teaching
Miss Addis Go wg~. tho fourth and
last member Of the graduating class,
vas taken sick q few weeks before the
close Of the term. and Was therefore
prevented from preparing III essay for
commencement day.
The eraduatiny class. four in nnMber.
'as followC W ] Colkett. Luslla ] Wit
tsnmysr, Clara e Lowbard and
Addis George. arose end received their
diplomas frsm the hsnd OF Presidsnt
Anderson. who made nest little speech
to each separate member of the class.
Tue Parting Song was swestly sung
By Miss Leila 6horey. accompanied on
Gtbe piano by Miss Dora He'll.
Rev s A Baker, d. D.. WAS then in
troduoed, sud sesd carefully pre2ar-
ed aud somewhat lspgthy address. on
the occasion of the graduating of the
first class OF teachers in Washington
Territory.
After chorus by the school. Presi.
dent A J Anderson rendered tuh.tan-
TALLY the following report OF work done
during the collegs year:
The year jast closing has been pros-
pssn0s beyond precedent ia the history
At thu Territorial University. The
number Of students has been greater.
and the work II instruction has been
carried forward through the sophomore
year OF the Classical course. aud one
student has completed the commercial
course. end three the normal course,
During the year the University has
purchAsed . valuable microscope and
philosophical and chemical apparatus.
Quite cabinet OF specimens 10 nat
ural history has been made by vsriou.
members Of the faculty. and frisnds OF
science Of end the institution.
The Library has had an socsssion al
some forty sSolam~s, and ct this time
s0me fifty valuable reference books are
90 their way ffom New York.
Perhaps IL may not I've out of place
u this time TO state that next year we
shall have 10 our corps VI Instructors
Mr. + p 0ilMsn. A. B. . graduate Of
QUO of the best scisnti6c soheols 10 the
Est. aud although We are compelled 70
l6es Miss 6cott, valuable teacher. Who
has dsne god work in Latin aud Greek
during this past two years. Jet the pub
lie may rest assured that from the
numbsr Of applicants for the posision
yaeetsd By her. the one sslsoted, Mr.
Ne0ton AcCoy.A B.. 10 eminentiy quail
lied 81 meet the growing requirements
OF the University.
The work Of the past y.As hes been
afduous. On =. average Thirty ave
oles-es have b~en instructed d tily. The
Glasses have mum bered all the way frous
one 70 tweaty dye students. according
teadvancement AID nstureOf the study.
Tho average time Of daily recitation
has been forty mihutes.
The forthcoming catalogue vail give
names Of one hundred aud sixty Differ
sut studen,s Tor the year. and The fcl-
Lowing classification 10 "a exhibit Of the
respective numbrSs instructed Ia the
brsnches desixnAtsd:
STUDIOS ~ uxivKRsirY couRsxs.
Auslytlcsl 0semstry. I: Ceaic Dec-
tnns. 9; Surveying. 8; Asnsuration. 4:
fdgononsery. g. Gso@ssry. Is; Algs-
brs, 81.
Homer. .; H-ss,c4us. 3: Plato. 2;
xsnophon. 8; Greek 0rsmmar and
Reader. 81
Tacitus. I; Livy. l; Virgil. 3: Cissrs.
.; Cesar. IL; Collegiate herman Gram
mar and Rsadsr. ;; Z,ology, 8: Bot
any. 8; Natural Philosophy. ~; Phys
iolosy. 90
Mental Philosophy. 4; Knglish Lit
rratars. I; Raylish C0nposiii"a. Is;
Theory assd Pss0sics 81 Teaohing, 10;
Hfx,r., seme;..n ~ ffnse~N Aknt~a -. W ah.