The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-29
A SCHOOL OF MINES.
New Department Of the Uni
versity Of Washington.
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ALSO.
Regents Decide Upsn I've IDpersane
sssps-A New site Chessa fsr
the Builaings.

The board Of regents Of the state unfvsr.
sisy u iss meeting yesterday established .
school OF mises and mining - one Of the
departments Of the university. and steps
we're also taken towards establishing .
college Of medicine in the university.
At O'Clock in the morning the regents
met 1t the university and remained two
hoars, attending chapel, comforting with
the faculty and visiting in the recitation
rooms. At IL o'clock they went 20 their
meeting room in the Peoples Savings
bank Regent Allyn offered resolution
directing the committee on instruction to
inquire into the feasibility Of es-
taolishing . college of medicine. DR..
A. p. MItten II chairman Of this
committe. and ~ its head he
will make ell necessary inquiries and re-
port At an early date. The law provides
Tor she establishment Of all the usual pro-
fessional colleges in the university Is rap
Idly ~ demand and available means call
for them.
Speaking Of tho establishment Of the
school of mines and mining Judge William
d. Wood, secretary of the board OF re-
gents, said last evening:
This was without doubt the most i'm
portant action of the board daring the
year. We passed . resolution directing
the president and faculty to prepare .
course Of study for this department and
to arrange for opening the same at the be-
ginning OF the second semester In next
January. The regents have taken action
as to this special department At this time
because of the growing importance Of the
mining industry in this state. II is our
purpose to give special attention to this
department and TO give it . high
rank as soon as the necessary means
can be secured therefor. Such q
school in the university can be OF
great benefit because, in. addition to the
instruction of that department, the stu
dents will have the beneft OF other depart
ments whose studies are absolutely neces-
sary TO q thorough course in mining and
metaliurgy: for instance, the entire course
of mathematicDand civil engineering. OF
geology and chemistry. The most sue
cessful schools Of mining in the country
are those which are conducted in conjunc-
ton with the State universities. In Min
neso,a they not only have fiourishing de-
partment Of mining in their state uni
yersity. but the state has also allowed the
university to conduct its geological sur
vey. This has been in progress for
many years and is now almost COM
p.eted. The work has been economically
and thoroughly performed and all the
data and scientific information, with the
cabinet Of specimens secured, are kept in
the university. where they are rendering
the greatest possible service to the state.
4. 8. Meaney has secured at the Worlds
fair . large collection Of minerals. both
domestic and foreign. as nucleus for the
use Of this new department here. Ores
will be- secured from ali the mining dis
tricts of the state. and every effort will be
made to make this department not only Of
practical value. but OF high scientific
order"
The regents visited the university tract
yesterday afternoon and decided to locate
the proposed building at a point about
1000 feet south Of the north line of the
section. and 1900 feet east from the west
line. TIE building will face the east. over
looking Union bay and Lake Union. and
stretching to the front will be forty acres
of level ground. which will be used as a
campus and athletic field.