The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-11
THE STATES SCHOOL.
University Preparatory Course
Abolished.
CHANGES in THE FACULTY.
Rev. ID. y. Pierce's Position Not Filled
Religious Exercises Modified-
University Lands.

The board of regents Of the State Univer-
sity held four hours session yesterday IN
the library of the university and completed
its work and its meeting for the year.
There were present at the meeting General
j. w. Sprague, J. j. Browne. J. p. Judson.
Judge Richard Osborn and Captain T. b.
Johnson.
The most important business which the
board transacted was the election OF the FAC
ulty of the university for the ensuing year.
1t is as follows: President, T. n. Catch;
professors, @. B. johnson and J. NJ. lay
Tor. instructors, Miss Z. J. Chamberlain,
Miss j. /. Chamberlain, Miss Claire Catch,
Mile. Marie Camenen. Louis 7. Anderson,
Z. X. Hill.
Miss f. j. Chamberlain will receive a
salary of $500; Mr.. Anderson 81 200. and
Mr.. Hill 81. 200. Mr.. Anderson will be pro.
fessor OF ancient languages anc Mr.. Hill
will be principal of the preparatory depart
ment. 4 motion to re-elect Professor
Pierce was lost by a vote of three to two.
General ]. w. Sprague was elected
chancellor of the board. Judge Osborn Sec
rotary and Messrs. Leary, Osborn and judi
son an executive committee.
PREPARATORY COURSE ELIMIYATED.
Professor Catch submitted the following
report. which was considered and adopted:
To the Honorable Board OF Regents of the
Univer.itr OF Observation-Disclosures: The fac
ulty, who were asked to submit plan for elm
mating the lower classes anc raising the stand
ard of the university, beg leave 10 suggest that
the following be adopted:
Resoiued, That he preparatory department
be abolished, TO take effect at the close OF the
ensuing college year. and that the faculty be di-
rected to arrange the course OF study for the
next annual catalogue accordingly.
Respectfully submitted, 7. NJ. CATCH,
President.
Secretary Osborn was instructed to in
quire into the status of any actions now
ponding in the superior court of King
county in relation to the title OF lands
known as university lands. and commune
cate with the attorney general OF the state
in order to protect and preserve any rights
the university LAY have TO any such lands.
COURSES OF STUDY.
For the English scientific course the fol-
lowing studies were arranged:
Ere hmen--First semestrc: Early English,
German or French, physiology. trigonometry.
Second semestrc: Early English. German or
French, botany. analytic geometry.
Sophomore--First semes.re: Early and mid
die English. German reader, zoology. calculus.
Second semestre: Middle English, William Tel,
biology. mechanics
Junior = FIRST seirestre: Modern English.
rhetoric, chemistry, astronomy. Second semes-
ire: Modern English, general history, mineral.
ogy, political economy.
senior--First semestre: English literature.
psychology, geology. Second semestre: English
literature, logic, ethics, criticism.
Natural philosophy may be elected for
either German or French in the freshman
year, and students so electing shall not be
required 10 take German in the sophomore
year.
The freshmen classes must pass salts
factory examinations in the following
studies: Reading and orthography,
English grammar and analysis. geography,
arithmetic, United States history AMI
algebra to quadratic equations. Students