The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-11
THE BAPTIST SCHOOL
Seattle University Nearly Ready
for Students.
FIRST TERM OPENS NEXT WEEK.
Building Erected Near Columbia
Fine Land and Cash Endowment
SecuredA Strong Faculty.

1t will be surprise to many, even those
of the Baptist faith, to learn that the
school of that denomination, the Seattle
university. will be ready to receive and in
struct its first pupils on Monday of next
week. Such is the fact, however, as the
buildings of the school near Columbia, on
the Rainier avenue electric line, are now
nearly ready for occupancy. About year
ago there was much said and published
about a land bonus raised for the building
of the Seattle university in the southern
suburbs of the city, but after the subsidy
was secured the promoters of the enter
prise kept very quiet about their plans.
Their silence was not that Of idleness.
however, for they were hard at work COM
plying with the terms of their sub
sidy. By pIedging school dur
ing the present year the school
received gifts of land amounting to
about 100 acres and cash subscription of
SIS, 900, one-fourth of which is payable
before the end of 1892. Superintendent
Weed has been pushing the work of con-
struction on building 45x6O feet In size
with an addition 3Ox60, two stories high
with basement. and now has it SO nearly
completed that he can turn it over to the
faculty for school work before the end of
this week. The main building contains a
chapel 30x30, two school rooms opening into
the chapel, a school parlor and reception
room on the first floor and eleven Gormi-
tories on the second floor. neatly arranged
and spacious. The rear building contains
kitchen 30x20, a pantry and dining room
80 feet square on the first floor and eight
snug dOrmitories on the second, making
twenty-five rooms, finished and furnished.
This building is intended exclusively for
girls dormitory, but will be used for
school and dormitory purposes till the
school secures standing and following
which will justify the erection of boys
building, after which the university build
ing will grace the top of the hill, along
whose sides the academic buildings are
located.
A competent corps of teachers has been
secured and will commence their work
September Is. The school year will close
May 20. 1898 Rev. ID. ]. Pierce, long well
known as the pastor of the First Baptist
church and as professor in the State uni
versity, has been elected principal and has
already moved into the university build
ing. Mrs. NJ. A. Price will take charge
as matron and will assist in teaching
Prof. c. G. Munson. SO favorably known
in connection with the music of the
Methodist Protestant church, will take
charge of the music department, both in
strumental and vocal.
Mrs. Celeste Langley Siauson will give
instruction in elocution at the university
rooms. Miss Maud Stetson, born in
Havre, will organize classes in French.
Miss Nettie Lakewood will take charge of
the art department.
Bible instruction will be given after the
model of the American Institute of Sacred
Literature each Saturday between 8 and
10 a. M, which the public are invited to
attend. For the next year the book of
Acts will be examined.
The leading aim of this school will be to
establish thorough course of preparatory
study, such as will admit the student on
certificate to the University OF Chicago,
and a thorough classical course, requiring
three years of Latin, two years of Greek,
three years of mathematics and one year
of history, will be closely followed. A
successful completion of this course will
lit student for any college.
a scientific course will omit a portion of
the Greek and Latin and substitute scien-
tltic studies.
An English course constructed on the
basis of the State Normal school will be
specially adapted for teachers giving in
structions in mathematics, history, the
natural sciences and bellies lettres.
A business course, giving instructions
in the common English branches. book
keeping, shorthand and typewriting will
be provided.
The board in the dormitory will be ar
ranged on the cooperative plan and will
not exceed $3.50 per week. Rooms will be
rented at 81 per week for each student.
Cheap transportation can be secured on
the Rainier line on application. An OMEN
ing reception will be given in few weeks.