Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-24
MILITARY COLLEGE.
Pullman is Again Fortunate, Having
Secured the Location of the
Military College.
1t is to be Removed from Latah and
will Occupy the old Public
School Building.

once again has Pullman won a great
prize. This time it is the military col
lege, which has been located at Lstah,
Spokane Co., but which, owing to the
better facilities in tho city of flowing
wells, will be brought here.
For couple of weeks negotiations
have been pending, and the deal was at
last closed by the payment, on the part
OF the town, of handsome subsidy for
the location of the school.
The college is one of great importance
and of considerable renown, and located
at Pullman it is sure to thrive.
The school will be removed at once,
and the fall term will open on October
lst. Chaplain Bailey is now in the CITY
making arrangements for the erection of
a dwelling house, and as soon as that is
completed will remove his family here.
School will be held in the old public
school building, which has been engaged
for that purpose, as it is expected that
the new building will be ready for occu-
pancy by the city at that time. This
building will serve the purpose very well,
as 1t is both commodious and well situa-
ted. 1t has four large rooms, and they
are convenient and well lighted.
Both male and female students are
admitted to the college, but only the
males are under military discipline.
Three courses of study are given in the
college, they being literary, scientific and
phllosophic. The military training,
which is given in connection being only
secondary, although the pupils most pro-
ticient in their classes will be promoted
in the military rank, and those with the
highest standing will receive free tuition.
ni'A- cadets are all uniformed, thus there
oan 20 ny distinction in ,dress.-hatwaAn-
the rich and the poor.
Major w. S. Walker, the commandant
of the college, will have charge of the
classes in the ancient and modern Ian
guages, and in science. The mathemat-
ical department will be under Captain
Flavus Brooks, of Pennington; the inter
mediate grade will be under 1st Lieuten-
ant Chas. Baldwin, of Pomeroy, and End
Lieutenant NJ. E. Hall, of Latah, will
have charge of the classes in grammar
and history. A commercial department
will be provided, but no teacher has vet
been engaged. The chaplain of the |
school is G. W. Bailey. In addition to |
these instructors the most proficient of
the pupils are given charge of certain
classes, providing they hold county
teachers certificates.
Barracks will be built for the bows.
and board will be furnished them at cost, |
thus their education need cost them but |
very small figure. The scholars are
always under the personal supervision
of the officers of the school.
At Latah the college had eighty five
students, but at Pullman, where there is
every advantage to cause the institution
to prosper, that number will doubtless
be largely increased.
The location of the institution here
must prove of great Importance to the
town, as it will bring in a class of citi-
zens who will prove of great benefit to
the social life of the city, and the COM
mercial interests must be largely bene-
fitted by the increased population.
In speaking of the change Major
Walker said that he had contemplated
removal from Latah for some time, and
had looked about for the new location,
and as the school makes speciality of
physical training good health is of the
first importance, and at no place could
he find the conditions for good health
better than at Pullman; that the moral
surroundings of the town are of the best,
and railroad facilities unexcelled. Taken
all in all no place could suit him as well
as Pullman. For these reasons Pullman
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