The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-12
A BAPTIST SCHOOL.
Formal Opening of the New
Seattle University.
A RECEPTION AND A DINNER.
The First Buildings Thrown Open to
Public Inspection and the Fac
ulty Intr cd uced.

The University of Seattle, an Institution
under the care OF the Bsptist church. located
near the Lake Washington end OF the Rainier
avenue car line, was formally opened by Q re-
ception and dinner yesterday afternoon. A
number of prominent Baptists and others were
present Among them were the Rev. Rolsnd d.
Grant, pastor of the First Baptist church
OF Portland. Or; the Rev J. Sunderland. Of
Oakland, Cal; Rev. and Mrs. J. Cairns. of Van
couver; Prot Anderson. Northeast Journal Of
Efacdttoa and Mrs Anderson: Rev. D. ID.
Proper, Seattle: Rev. G. J. Burchett, president
OF Seattle university, and Mrs Burchett: Rev.
ii. l. Rugg, secretary board of trustees, and
Mrs Rugg; Mr.. and Mrs. Junus Rochester, Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. c. Rochester, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Holyoke, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Raymond,
Mrs. S. ". Beaven, Mr.. and Mrs {. Z. Adams,
Rev. 4. Devin, missionary worker; Joseph
Shipper, OF Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. Cord, Duwam-
ish; Mr.. and Mrs, c. II. Carpenter, Kent; Mrs.
William Carnes, Miss A. Main berg, Mrs. Thomas
Prosch, Mrs. w. 2. Stanley and Prof. George C.
Munson. About l25 persons were present. The
members of the faculty were presented to the
guests These are: Rev. d. J. Pierce, principal;
Mrs. Celeste Langley slauson, teacher of eocu-
ton: Miss Ne lie J. Lakewood, teacher OF art; g.
c. Munson, teacher of music, and Mrs NJ A.
Pierce, matron. Miss Maude NJ. Stetson, teacher
OF French, was absent
DR.. Pierce, the principal, is al educator OF
schools, conducted academy, has been Q
county superintendent and WAS four years q
professor in the University of Washington. He
Is also well known as a lecturer. Prof. Murson
is well known to the musical public in Seattle.
Yesterday he was accompanied by q sextette
which rendered some music Of his own compo-
sition. Celeste Langley Samson. B. l., grad
uated from the University of Illinois at Bloom
ington in 1883 end the Boston School of Ora
tory In 1SSh She has been teaching since, and
has for two years been the director of the Seattle
Conservatory of Art Miss Stetson's experience
In French was gained partly in France, where
she attended school. Mss Nellie J. Hazlewood
was a student OF the Chicago Art Institute Miss
Florence Adams, assistant teacher, took degree
as full classical graduate OF the Washington
state university.
The opening address Of the day was made by
Rev. Roland ID. Grant. hr. Grant spoke of the
foundation Of schools in the wilderness which
had since become great-sueh as Harvard uni.
versity-but declared that that school had
ceased to stand for its original Christian pur-
pose. The purpose OF the school at whose
inception they were present was TO give instruc-
ton avowediy in Evangelical Christianity-to
convey to those who come after the garnered
wisdom OF past ages.
Late in tine afternoon dinner was set out for
the guests, aud q number OF toasts were re-
sponded TO. The list was as follows:
"Public School Preparation for University
WORK" Prot. j. W. Hcston.
christian schools se Conservators OF Truth"
Rev. l. J. Goodwin, Puyallup.
THE Beginning OF g Library" Joseph Ship
pen, president OF the Harvard Club.
The young people present remained in the
evening and formed Young Peoples Society.
The officers of tho board OF trustees are Rev.
6. J. Burche,t, president; Rev. II. l. Rugg. secre-
tary, and Thomas Prosch, treasurer. The re-
naming members of the board are Rev. !. W.
Read, Rev. L. /. Goodwin, G. A. Hill, H. s.
Upper, A J. Wells, Edwin W. Craven, Rev. W.
F. Harper. Judge c. IL. Hanford. A. L. Palmer,
Thomas Houghtcn, James Weed and w. II.
Thompson.
The location OF the university is a fine one
1t is on a high knoll overlooking Lake Wash
ington, about 500 yards from the terminus of the
Rainier avenue electric road. The track runs
within 80 yards of the buildings. The build
ings are double, the front one being 45x60 In dI.
mensions and the addition 30x60. The main
building contains a chapel, 30x3o, the school
rooms entering into the chapel. school par
lor and reception room are on the first floor and
eleven dormitories on the second floor. The
rear building contains kitchen 30x20, pantry
and dining room on the first floor. and eight
dornito-ies on the second.
The spirit manifested in yesterdays proceed
fngs was one of determination to make this
school felt among those es peclaliy intended to
be benefited. The words of the trustees prop
erly set this forth as follows;
From the resolutions OF the Puget Sound Bap-
list Association in 1879 the sentiment steadily
strengthened that Seattle should become the edu-
cational center OF the Baptist denomination,
at present the home of oue-fourth the
Baptists OF the Puget sound basin. The denom-
instion in 1890 commended the effort to esteb-
lsh n university about which, in the future.
should gather the educational influences of
our state and the great Northwest beyond.