The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-16
Opening Of the State University
Tomorrow.
ADDITIONS TO THE FACULTY.
rhres AbIs Teachsrs-Ths Preparatory
Coarse Il Abolished-0utline OF
the work-Admission.


-, - ,sSen nv Mis- Louise Prayer, q graduate
- ase,liu. and tescher OF elocution aud rhetoric
=. rsr vork here viii be in elocution,
..-,o,sc ana Esglish literature. She comes
hi.hlv recommended Professor c. r. Reynolds
hss resirnss and gone East, and he Is succeeded
- pvoisesr Marx Bailey, jr., who viii teach
s.s.-nf leuxuages. Professor Bailey was gradn-
80 frou he Oregon State university, and after
80 sneof three years AZ an undergraduate
- - year AZ q postgraduate at Harvard. His
,r~teyrduate courses included Greek, Latin,
Hsssev and 6anscrit He Is man of rare
sebs.nship. and win add strength to the uni
yentsy faculty.
a daughter Of Lieutenant A b. Wyckoff, of the
Uu5ted States navy who is now in charge of the
construction OF tie drydoek at Port Orchard.
Miss wyckoff 10 an accomplished German stu
dent. having passed three years at Dresden In
completing her edueation
The old and tried members OF the faculty who
come back are President 7. NJ. Catch, An, Phi.
D.. mental and moral science; o. b. johnson,
IL b. natural history and science; J. NJ. Tay-
lor M, mathematics; Miss J. l. Chamberlin,
director conservatory, piano and harmony; Z.
D. crandail, voice culture; Mrs. G. (. Patterson,
piano and pipe organ. Charles q. Reynolds, A.
B., ancient languages: Miss Claire Catch teach
roi art and Librarian: Mile. Marie Camenen,
teacher OF French.
the preparatory department with arithmetic
and the other branches of the grammar schools.
Last rear this department contained l76 OF the
as pupils at the university, but in spite of the
change there win be between 200 and so this
year There Is still q sub-freshman course OF
one year, and in the university prrper there are
three courses of study, each requiring four years
for It's completion: The elias ical course in
which the Greek and Latin languages constitute
the basis, and which leads to the degree of
bachelor OF arts; the Latin scientific course,
which Is Identical with the classical except
that German is substituted for Greek, aad leads
70 The degree OF bachelor of science, and, lastly
ths English scientific course, which differs only
IRON the Latin scientific in that Anglo-Saxon rs
taken In place Of Latin, and French may be sub
stitufed Tor German, and leads to the Same de-
gree. The following table shows these courses
In detail:
sUB-rREsHxAS
firsf semester-Latin lessons or early English,
CIVIL government, eiocution, algebra. second
senssfsr-cssar or early Engii b, natural phil
oep1y, eiocution, plane geometry.
CLASSICAL COURSE.
freshmsn-First semester-virgil. Greek les
sons, HISTOLOGY, higher algebra second semes-
e.Cicero. Greek lessons, Anabasis, botany,
sophomore-First Semester -Anabasis, Homer,
OVID, Horace, trigonometry, zoology. Second
semester-Homer, Rerodo.us, Lvy, analytic
Junior-First semester-Herodotus, Plato,
calculus, chemistry. astronomy. Second semes.
Er-Edipus, Prometheus, mechanics. miner
senior-First Semestsr-Rhetoric, English lit
efature, psychology, geology. second semester
-Senersl history, English literature, logic,
ethlcs, criticism, oratiOns.
LATIN SCIENTIFIC couRsEA
Freshmsn-First Standardization Virgil.
physiology, higher algebra. Second Semester
kloeution, Cicero, botany, solid geometry.
Sophomore First semester-German lessons,
OVID. Horace. trigonometry, zoology second
Semeser-German grammar. Lyy, analytical
geometry, biology.
yunior-First Semester-German reader Cal
enlus, astronomy, chemistry. second Semester
William Tell, mechanics, political economy,
mineraiogy
senioi-First semester-Rhetoric, English lit
sssturs, psyehol1gy geSlo,gy second Semester
criticism. oratious.
ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC COURSE.
Freshman-First Standardization, early
and middle English, higher algebra, Physiology
second Semester-Elocution, middle English,
solid geometry, botany.
6ermsn or French lessons, trigonometry,
biology. Second semester-Modern English,
German or French grammar, analytical
Junior-First Semester-German or French
reader, calculus, astronomy, chemistry. Second
semester-william Tell or French, mechanics
1s
senior-First semester-Rhetoric, English
literature, psychology, geology. Second Semester
General history, English literature, logic,
ethics, criticism, orations.
This work is 80 divided that Professor Catch
has three classes daiiy-senior, physiology: sub
freshman, civil government, and junior, Cicero
Professor Johnson four-Senior, geology, sopho-
more zoology; freshman, physiology and jun
ior, chemistry Professor Taylor six-Junior
calculus sue-treshman. early English; fresh
man Algebra; sub-freshman, algebra junior,
astronomy, and sophomore, trigonometrv. Pro-
lessor Bailey hve-Sub-ireshman. latin. fresb.
man. Cesar: sophomore, Gdipus: sophomore,
analysis, aud freshman, Gresk Miss Fraxvar
iour-treshman. elocution; senior. rhetorIe.
senior, English literature, and freshman.
Middle English Miss Camenen two
sophomore, French. and junior, French.
Ass .sckon, two-Sophomore, German.
ana junior, German The work in the de-
partments OF art and music will be largely ar
ranged TO suit the hours of the pupils, most OF
wnon receive individual instruction. In the
arr department under the competent manages
ment OF Miss catch, instruction is given in the
handling OF charcoal, crayon, pencil and India
INK copying from the fiat: drawing from OBJ
!'s, casts, stii,iiie and landscapes; painting
n Oils. frequent excursions are made with the
eiass IN sketching. Pupils are required to pro-
vac easels and material The studio il wen
snpplied with casts and studies.
Miss Chamberiin has brought the musical de-
partlnent 10 high state of efficiency and sba
ably assisted by Mr.. E. D. CrandalI and Mrs.
Z Patterson. The branches taught are piano.
voice culture, violin, harmony and compo.,-
ton
ihe university has, among other equipments.
sooo reading-room. The library contains
soous Sto bound volumes and 600 pamphlets
pyscs OF the legislature $50 is now annually
ssYaopfiatea Tor the university library. Several
iva'csis are kept on Tile in the reading-room.
charge avg Vi
,..a s university Is also provided with appa-
- suitable tor illustrating the physical |
ss The facilities for experimenting in |
NSiy are especially fine, among them may
msaaoned a superb electrical machine.
a@ with great force in all kinds of |
- large forty-cell galvanic battery
...sas powerful magnets for illustrating the /
- magnetism, and many other valuable |
- iof showing the recent discoveries IN the /
seaees, the latest addition being six fue COM
Poaho microscopes, imported expressly for the /
aaa'efsity. Professor Johnson has placed in /
A. cAOnet OF the Young Naturalists, Society. |
~. s1s cement oil all pursuing scientific studies. |
g.. sAdre private collection, consisting OF over
- % specimens, distributed through the yari. /
80 80 branches OF his department, making vain.
~ addition to the facilities for class work
a soah me fauna and fora of the Puget sourd /
L., ooth upon land ana water, Professor /
,r-.-N making constant additions OF we'll
r.Pa,eo speei mems TO this collection.
AppueSn's Tor admission this year must pre-
&ht satisfactory testimonial, AT sood chs,sr,as
sua Students coming f,oru other sehools mrs, /
certificates of honorable dism ssion |
~ahssslon 20 the freshman classes they /
- MSS satisfactory examinations in reading