Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-08
VISIT To the UNIygRsIyy.

foST IsTKLLIGEsCEs, visited the Terri
torial University yesterday morning
and remained there during the entir
forenoon, visiting the various depar,
ne,,ts, under tho guidance of Presi den
L. j. Powell. who has charge of ant
general supervision over the University
and who. by the ASST stance of compe
| tent and efficient corps of teachers, /
| making for that institution of iearnin,
a very enviable name In the Northwest.
| The buildings, consisting off, Uni
versity, the boarding house, the Presi
| dents residence, and a new iodpins
house containing sixteen rooms for pu
pills from distance, all occupy a com
mandin0 eminence in the central par;
of the city, IN the very midst of beau.
tiful campus embracing ten acres OF
land adorned with ever1reens and 9th.
er varieties of native trees. The natural
scenery of land and water, towering
mountain ranges and cloud capped
peaks, with foreground of busy streets
smoking furnaces and the white winged
messengers OF commerce, as viewed
from the University is of rare beauty
and grandeur. Cold spring water con
veyed IN pipes from the hillside beyond
supplies all the buildings. All the ele-
ments seem to com bine TO make the To-
cation of the University superior in the
extreme for beauty and healthfulness.
The present term of school is draw
ing to close, and the pupils were all
busy ia preparing their examination
papers, and seemed deeply interested
nd 49,
tendance during the past few months
Including the preparatory department
under the direction of Mrs. Johnson, a
most earnest and successful instructor }
has been about 130, but from informa-
ton already at hand il is safe to say
that the attendance next term will be
almost one third larger.
After visiting the various school
rooms, the Committee halted ia the
department where natural history is
taught by Professor q. b. johnson, late
of the Oregon Cabinet of Natural His
tory. The Professor brought with him,
and placed in The Cabinet of the Uni
versity for the profit of all pursuing
scientific studies in this line his entire
consisting of over twenty
thousand specimens, distributed through
the various branches of his department,
of almost every known bird
and insect, from an American eagle
down to the smallest gnat, making a
most valuable addition to the facilities
there Afforded for class work in that
and also making this depart
ment of the University superior to that
sf any school in the Northwest. Prof.
johnson informed the committee that
he was constantly making additions to
his already extensive collection, and not
takes his entire class upon
into the woods or aleng the
shores of the Sound, to study nature,
where il abounds, and to instruct them
"A the art of making collections aud
specimens. Prof. Johnson
las been lifetime in getting his COL
ection tegether. and it is certainly COM
)iete. The different birds, bugs and
Insects are all classified and labeled.
Here are to be seen the most beautiful
found On the globe. The
pecimens in this department of the
University must be seen to be appre-
,iated.
The committee remained in this de
)artment until noon, and on invitation
# the President dined with the students
It the University boarding house, which |
g under the immediate supervision of |
Prof. and Mrs. j. NJ. Ripley, and is con-
luctcd in a modest, home like manner,
% much SO that it gives entire satisfac-
ion. Here twenty-five or thirty young |
aides and gentlemen from different |
,ortions of the Territory board while |
the University. In conversa-
ion with these ysung folks the commit |
60 learned that nearly every county |
d Western Washington was there rep |
and President Powell says |
hat several from the counties across |
he mountains will be here in time to |
DIN the classes next term.
At o'clock, when the bell rang, every |
'upil was on hand, and at the tap of |
he bell marched in an orderly manner |
0 the chapel, where they did some |
plendid singing for the benefit of the
ommittee. Miss Matte l.. Hansee |
resided at the piano, and Prof. j. Nj. |
Ripley led and conducted the singing. |
ar. Roberts, reporter for the Oregonidn,
vas then invited by the President to |
ender some selections of instrumental |
music on the new organ recently pur- |
hased by the pupils for the use of the |
chools. The gentleman responded by |
,laying the national airs of the various |
lations of the earth, as arranged by |
himself. His effort was greeted with a
learty applause.
Messrs. Martin and Shoudy, of the
each made a shert speech,
md spoke in most satisfactory terms of
What they had seen and heard.
After rendering the committee a vote
If thanks for their visit, the students
,hanted the Lords prayer and marched
back to their respective rooms to resume
heir work.
BY reference to the catalogue we CLEAN
,ome additional facts that may be OF
interest in this connection:
A iudioious expenditure of $500, ap-
orepriated by the Territorial Legisla-
,ure of 1879 for apparatus and refer
snce books, has borne excellent fruit In
he Glasses in chemistry, natural philos-
)phy, botany, mineralogy, zoology and
,ther branches of natural science.
During the present year a valuable
addition has been made to the appara-
tus for teaching the physical sciences.
with comparatively small outlay of
=.
The new purchase consists chiefly of
apparatus for conducting experiments
in electricity. among which may be
fine electrical machine,
with great force and IN all
kinds of weather; fine, forty-cell
palyanic battery, by which the beauti-
full and wonderful effects of the Edison
and Brush electric lightsare illustrated
several very large and powerful mag
nets for illustrating the earth's magnet
ism, together with many .other valu-
able pieces for illustrating the recent
in she physical sciences.
The shelving capacity OF the horary
has been largely increased during the
present year, and the books classified
and systematically arranged. Several
volumes have been added. so that now
the students have access to about aVu
volumes and 500 pamphlets and periodi-
Gals.
The librarian will always be ready to
the receipt Of any 5000
book or pamphlet donated to the Uni
versity Library.
The addition of Professor Johnsons
large collection to the University ND
scum of Natural History has made II
necessary for tie regents TO nj up ana
appropriate another room for the recep-
tion and proper display of these valu-
able specimens, which have all been
labeled with scientific and common
rama location and, as far as known.