, 1890-11-13
TIE NEW UNIVERSITY
It Will Occupy Pretty Site
Overlooking the Raging Spo-
kane River.
To Be Located in the Center OF an
Eighty-Acro Campus-The
Main Building.

A short distance down the stream
known as Spokane river, and upon
the bluffs that overlook 1t and en-
able the slghtseer to obtain mag.
nliicent view of the surrounding
country, there Is level plateau con-
tanning In the nelgbborhood of
eighty acres Of beautiful green
sward. East Of the plateau the
graves and monuments of Green
wood cemetery add quiet, awe-in-
spirlng force TO tho view OF the sur
rounding hills and mountain tops.
Up the valley, In still cold nights,
the cataract of the Spokane with its
ccaseless thunder may be heard
Down the slope is pleasing outlook
of fine farms, broad pastures aud
gently rolling prairies. The cackle
of domestic fowls unitcs with the
roar Of the waterfall, ms wild In its
grandeur rs 1t was 1000 years ago.
The work of nature and of the hand
of man, both visible from the same
plateau, form n pleasant contrast
and salutary lesson to the be-
holder.
such are the surroundings of the
new university to bc constructed by
the Presbytcrlaus of Washington.
The plateau OF eighty acres will
form the campus, without which
no college would be complete. Near
the center of the tract the first
LntlHfnsr will hn lpnatnl ntIAr
houses will follow. Two large
buildings, to be used as schools, will
lie projected Mt later date. The
homes of the faculty will cluster
around the group. Shady drives
and plats of flowers will follow. A
symposium Of green trees and gay
flowers, adorned hy silver ribbon,
the river, In setting of gray forests
and moss-covered rocks-such will
be the picture presented by the col
lege site in months to come.
Mr.. {. Ii. Seaton, the architect,
who WAS successful In presenting APP
proved plans for the building, sug-
gestcd that 1t he built with IA con-
sidcrutlon of those that will follow
later. The adopted style Is after the
general order known as modern co..
lOnial. Four round bay windows,
Of boulder granite, laid unhewn,
each terminating In u different
tower finish, will flank the corners.
The openings in tho bays will be
trimmed with maroon Philadel-
phia pressed brick. The re-
manning work will be entirely OF
wood.
The outer dimensions, as specified
in the plans, are 6jX ll5 feet.
A basement story, three full sto-
rlcs, and an attic viii be used for
various purposes. Tho main floor
will he subdivided into four lecture
rooms, the general Office, assembly
hall, and reception room. There
will be no dormitOrIcs, but separate
apartments, In the upper floor.
In the basement the students will
dine, and gastronOmic mysteries
will be concocted. There, also, will
be the heating apparatus and the
baths and laundry.
The whole structure will cost $l3,-
900.
Work on the foundation will be
begun at once. The difficulty of
transporting material will delay the
task of erecting the frame until the
springtime. Material for the foun-
datlon Will be rolled down the
mountain side onto the site OF the
work.
The school may properly be con-
sidered the beginning of u life In
earnest. Near It the graveyard, the
end of the life begun by it, stands,
IL solemn warning TO students who
attend, The lessons taught by able
professors will be ably supple
mentod by the monitive but silent
thoughts inspired by the surround
ings that nature seems to have
especially fitted for II schoolhouse.