The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-19

vided by partitions, thu south end. con-
tanning about one-third q each door. be-
ing allotted to the girls, ahile the remain
der is allotted to the boys But as there IS
such preponderence o. males over fe-
males the latter have their end Of the first
and second floors, while che remainder OF
the building is occupied by the boys.
Many of the rooms which were originally
intended for two now certain four, and IN
few instances six younE men.
The rooms are ARRANGED with two Sleep
ing rooms opening upor study room
wherein the lessons are prepared. Four,
and sometimes six, boys occupy each
apartment, and thus have a jolly time
while not engaged in studying. Each
room is provided with an iron bedstead,
chairs and table, the balance OF the fur
niture. such as bedding. curtains and car
pets Gf any being furnished by the
student. Although the present quarters
are insufficient and badly crowded, the
students express themselves as well con-
tented and happy, and say they are not
uncomfortable in theih, close quarters.
Excellent board is furnished at $3.50 per
week and tuition Is fee. A monthly
newspaper of very neat appearance is pub
lished by the pupils and Is getting quite
large circulation. All tie writing Is done
by pupils of the school and the mechan-
ical work is done at the o1ice OF the Pull
man Herald.
The school work lasts until p. m. At
present. but it is the insention OF Presi-
dent Lilley. when the scsaool becomes bet
ter systematized, to havs, all the school
work before noon and to devote the after
noon to practical instruction, when the
boys will be instructed ii; agriculture. hor-
ticulture and practical business pursuits.
The girls will be taught all kinds OF do
mestic work, such as seging, cutting and
fitting, baking and housekeeping. This
part of the work is only IN its infancy, but
will be pushed after the holidays, when
the classes become better drilled.
Five reports have been published In
pamphlet form, each volame larger than
the one preceding, and these show that
the work, while as yet only begun, has
been productive of much good. Farmers
institutes have been held at various points
at which questions of vital Importance to
farmers were taken un and discussed.
Papers on leading subjects were prepared
and read by practical farmers, and the
thoughts advanced in these were discussed
in the meeting, and as q result the meet
ings have become quite interesting and
are we'll attended, every farmer who at
tends being taught something that is of
practical use to him in everyday life.
The people of Whitma:l county in gen.
eral and of Pullman IN particular are
proud of the agricultural college and are
greatly interested in the Tork. When the
h,v,I Iiv,nro of II mill
become one of great Importance to the
farming community, thes believe, and are
therefore greatly interested in having the
college receive the support and fostering
care of the state. Watcher President
Lilley is retained or not, the college is an
institution of great Importance and will
flourish and do much goed In the line in
which it was intended by the wise provis-
ions which give to each ssate such an in
stitution.
There has been considerable talk regard
ing the college since the recent meeting
of the board of regents, snd this has even
gone so far as to carry the impression that
there is likelihood of She college being
removed from Pul.mas. This is the
sheerest nonsense. 1t Is admitted that
Whitman is by ell odds she banner agri-
cultural county of the STATE. This being
the case it is but meet chat this county
should have this great institution of agri-
cultural learning. After careful delibera-
tons and close scrutiny Of the entire state
the board appointed for that purpose To-
Gated the college at Pullman, believing it
to be the best place in the best county for
its location. The land was pur-
chased, the buildings, or at least a
portion of them, have been erected
and others are under coarse of construc-
ton. Why, then, should the college be
removed from Pullman2 Then there is
another question that mast be taken into
consideration. Where would it be located
in case of removal2 Whenever one point
seemed likely to gain fhe prize all other
competing points (and there would be
dozens) would unite in oae grand effort to
defeat the ambition of the favored locality,
and by fair means or fou. they would sue.
coed.
But one of the strongest points in Pull
mans favor is the vote polled in the recent
election. With few exceptions Whitman
county went Democra8c on the state
ticket outside of Pullmal, and there is no
doubt that on governor and several other
state Objects uiiildu StrNcu Tic county "
the Republican party. and, that party be-
ing in power. it is hardls' likely that Pull
man will suffer at the hands of the admin
istration. When the Republican county
convention was held il, Colfax last sum-
mer there was stuffeG ballot on an i'm
portant question in wh5ch Pullman was
directly interested. and the Pull
man delegation. together with sew
eral others, NUMBERING forty-one in
all, left the hall. 1t was then
reported that Pullman had bolted the con-
yention and would WORK with the Demo-
Gratis, and letters were written to the
chairman of the state central committee
in which it was stated that Pullman had
turned the county over so the Democrats
and should be deprived of the college.
But when election dag came Pullman
showed her loyalty to ehe state, the ma
ton and the Republicans party, by rolling
up large enough Republican majority to
overcome the Democrats, vote of Colfax,
Palouse City and Oakessale.
Taking the vote for governor, for exam
pie, it is clearly shown how Pullman
stood up for right and Eustice. In Whit
man county McGraw had plurality of
90; but in Pullman aloae he had plural
Ity Of 211 thus showing that had it not
been for the loyalty OF Pullman Snively
would have carried the county by ma