, 1883-06-30

All attractive portieo. On entering the
building the visitor will find himself in q
larger hall lag feet in the clear which ex,
tends entirely through the bailding from
north to south. To the right and left as
you enter will he two large class rooms o6x
81 feet, supplied with all the modern school
room improvements. Adjoining these room.
Ale two fine hat and cloak rooms for the con.
venience of students.
From the first Aoor you ascend to the sec.
ond story by means of fine stairway eight
feet wide. 1t might here be mentioned that
the basement can be reached by a passage
under the portico on the outside and by .
stairway leading from the first floor on the
inside of the building. On reaching the
second floor the visitor enters Q hallway Of
the same dimensions of the one ON the first
story. Here We find two fine class rooms of
26135 feet dimensiona occupying one side Of
the building. Across the hall, and taking
up the entire south side or the second floor,
Is a fine large assembly room 35x53 feet. 1t
is believed that this room will be the best
of the kind in this city and will be used for
class assemblies, exhibitions, examinations,
etc.
Ascending to the third floor We find col
lege society room, 25xA feet, q library room
Of the same dimensions. two fine dormitorys
i7r22 feet. q music room l6x25 feet, and .
drawing and painting room l6x25 feet. The
whole will be surmonnted by beautiful
gothic tower in which will swing ponder
ous 1000 pound bell. The basement is to be
used for storage, the heating furnaces, etc.
1t is the intention Of the society to greatly
improve and beautify their splendid grounds
The lovely spring branch which winds and
curves through the. premises will be spanned
by numerous rustic bridges, and the shrub
berry trained and handsomely arranged,
making the place beautiful to behold.
1t is estimated that when finished this
tine educational building will cost some
thing like $4,000. 1t is but the beginning
of a series of three structures that are to be
built by this society for educational pur
poses, the remaining two to be put up Just
as soon as the funds are raised. They will
stand Immediately to the back OF the MAN
baildlng. oil Of them to join by means COW
cred courts.
Ga Thursday afternoon last the Whitman
College closed most prosperous year, dur
ing which time n9 pupils have been on the
roll. Of this number forty were college pre-
parafory students, three normal and seventy
one unclassifed students. The pupils have
been of all ages from twenty two years down
To twelve. only three or four being under
the latter age The department of the stu.
dents has shown constant Improvement dur
ing the year-that Of the young ladies has
been excellent, and unexceiled in any school
ON the coast, whether that school be clois-
tered or otherwise. 1t should e said in this
connection that the forty solid men OF Wslls
Walla who pledged themselves to see that
the members OF the faculty should receive
the stipulated salaries, will not be called
upon for one cent for the year Just closed.
During the year the institution has been
organized on a college basis. with freshman
class, college preparatory classes. . normal
course and a purely English course. Prof.
Anderson has corresponded during the year
with the Secretary of the American College
and Educational Society Of Boston. stating
carefully and fully the status and progress
Of the school, and - . result the College
Society has not only accepted Whitman Col
lege for all in securing endowment. profess
sors' salaries, library. apparatus, et'., ons
has detern ined to begin the work at once
by cooperating with an agent selected by
the Board of Trustees CT this college in can
vassing Massachusetts,. Maine. New Hamp-
shire and Vermont for one year commencing
September l, 1888. No doubt but that the
trustees will send the best man, and that
any sum from SO, 600 to $50, 900. besides
something in the line OF library and aPpars'
tus will be secured.
With the aid Of the American College So
ciety. Whitman College and Seminary. with
a liberal charter which gives it night to To-
cate at any place within the limits OF the e1-
,eps,ve county OF Walla wAlls, n bounded
in lS5e will without q reasonable doubt be-
come a great college in time. and be able to
do good work from the start, even should IL
change its location. But wsliA wala I"
where tn. college should be, and where IL
nronosss to he and remain, provided the peo-
( ME nj Wslls Walla ard surrounding country
desire it sufficiently to do the customary and
reasonable part in proportion to their ability
/ in founding a college. The Soliciting Com-
mi,tee, consisting Of Me.ss. K K Rees.
Wm. Kirkman and B. F. Stone, have re-
ceiyed subscriptions to the amount OF u, loo.
ON Wednesday Prof. Anderson received .
|, tier from Rev. Cushing Eells. d. D.. Who,
though not rich man, - everyone knows
ha. from first to last given almost S. oo TO-
wards founding the Institution, nearly $S'u0
Of which vas put into the Seminary build.
ing in 1866, and out of the remainder si'ioV
or 81 100 uss used only last year to improve
the building. and grounds. and to Par'ha't
5ssks-,bu. the institution daring the past
year has not cost our cisi1fns oee eea' eA
cept tuition fees, for which they received an
equivalent. In Rev. Cushing Eelb letter
the Professor is azshorised to Ay that b
lMr. Eell,l viii give the iass thoa.and dol
car. Of III. SIS. 900 needed 70 erect the con
templated brick baiidins this year fhers
still remains to b sabscsibsd NSD. IN
the citissna Of Wails Walls md surroand'ef