The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-21
FAVOR A NEW SITE.
The Board Of Regents Want to
Move the University.
a MEMORIAL WILL BE Prepared.
The Present Location Ongks 20 Bring
sssosooo-Two RrfornMtery Inssi-
tntiens win BE Asked For.

A called meeting Of the board Of regents
at the University was held Monday after
noon Ia the capitol at Olympia. President
John Leary and Regents DR.. ]. 5. winter
mute and s. G.. Herreu we're present.
The meeting was called by President
Leary for the purpose Of having the matter
OF the removal OF the University and the
sale of the site discussed. 1f was the
unanimous sense Of the meeting that inas-
much ns public sentiment favored il, ard
thai Il would prove advantageous to the
University itself that Il should be done,
Is vas agreed to submit 8 memorial 10 the
legislature praying for permission TO dis
pose OF the property.
II was stated 81 the meeting that IS the
deed 10 the property contained the stipu-
lAfion that the property should revert 10
the city in case il were used for any other
purpose, that the best course to pursue
would be to first obtain the permission OF
the legislature to sell the property 10 the
city Of Seattle. or 20 obtain the permission
Of the city council Of the same 10 sell it to
some one else. In this statement all OF the
members present concurred. The chair
appointed Regents Whittlesey and Herren
comnittee to draft the memorial. The
committee was named, with the understands
ing that The memorial was TO be drawn mp
Immediately and presented as soon as pos
Eible.
Reformatory institutions for boys and
girls were informally discussed. Regent
Herren. who is a member OF the lower
house. consented TO introduce bill pro-
vidlng for the erection of a reform school
In the eastern part of the state and another
IN the western part
Mr.. John Leary returned home from
Olympia late Thursday evening. and when
seen yesterday about the proceedings OF
the meeting said:
''The board Of regents wiz 90 all in their
power TO further the two propositions
which We discussed. The proceeds Of the
present University site would leave the
University in = splendid way financially.
We could get $3.50 600 for the property and
dozen sites could be obtained for nothing
on the outskirts OF the city In places which
are much more desirable than the present
one
I'VE are now out Of debt and several
thousand dollars ahead. We have sc, 900
acres Of land which would easily bring SO
per acre. Say we sold all OF the land at
that rate, why We would have 81 800, O50
besides fine university building that we
could erect with the $3.50, 600 The oppor-
tunity to place the Washington State
University on a footing eqdalled By no
state university in the United States Is at
hand and we should avail ourselves OF It.
Regarding this reform shool matter,
can only say that by the enabling act
10000 acres Of land which II expressly pro-
vides shall not be sold for less than SO per
acre, are granted for such institutions.
They are crying needs, and we should
have them by all means. In conclusion
viii say the legislature win undoubtedly
give US permission 10 dispose Of the prop
erty. and then only the permission Of the
city cornell will stand IN our way"