The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-28
HONORINo ARBOR DAY.
Students OF the State University Have .
Regal Time.

students OF the State Univessity Have .
Regal Fine.
Although IL was rainy yesterday Arbor
day was duly observed by the students Of
the state university. At $50 about fifty
students boarded Third street car for the
new university grounds. but - the indica-
tons in the morning were for q rainy day
there were no young ladies in the party.
Each student carried tree or q shrub, and
IL WAS soon discovered that each one lad
good pair of lungs along with him. for
continual shouting. cheering, singing and
giving the college yell was kept up until
the grounds were reached. A few students
were picked up along the way, as well as
Prof Hill and Prot. Taylor.
Hon. 4. 8. Meany was found on the
grounds, having arrived . short time be-
fore. Mr.. Meany conducted the students
to level piece Of ground lying between
the site of the new university and Lake
Washington, where 10 was decided to plant
the trees.
Gov. McGraw and Mayor Phelps we're
invited. but neither could attend. The
governor sent dispatch sincerely regret
ting his inability to attend, and the mayor
sent the following letter:
II regret tina, municipal duties will make
il impossible for me to attend and par,ici-
pate in the A rbor day exercises Of the stu
dents OF the university OF Washington. I
am heartily in accord with the spirit and
purpose of the occasion. The young men
v no today beautify the site which is soon
to be graced by . noble hail of learning
may learn lesson which. II carried into
the active and useful lives for which they
will be fitted by their alma mater, will
make them better msa and the world hap
pier for their having learned it,"
BY unanimous vote Q maple tree vas
first planted in honor of the president,
then q cork elm and q maple in honor Of
Gov. McCiraw and Mayor Phelphs. after
which each one fell to work setting out
trees. After the trees and shrubs were all
planted Prof. Taylor. of the university,
made short speech defeating . beauti-
fui little buckeye tree to the Hon. William
Mckinley. and Mr.. Meany also made a
speech defeating the maple tree to Gov.
Mctraw. He spoke of the time when he
attended the old university. which brought
forth rounds of cheers. At the conclusion
Prof Hill proposed three cheers for Mr..
Mesny. which were given in a way that
made the woods ring. The student. then
proceeded 10 look the grounds over before
returning, and The members OF the Uni.
versity Club invited Prot. Taylor and Mr..
Meany as their guests for lunch.
The trees planted were as follows:
Maple. planted for the president: two
naples, planted for ex-President Harri-
son: $. J. Miller and u. 4. Ford planted
weeping willow in remembrance of James
q. Blaine: President Catch. OF the uni
versisy. buckeye; Howard Ames. whirs
elm. John JaekoI and ". e Durham.
Iareh and walnut; ]. r. MedeAris, black Wal
nut: Ralph d. Nickols, mulberry; c. Bar.
nett, linden; y. Tough, walnut :Osis Round
tree, pear: Harold Walton, plum; apple
tree. planted in honor OF Jerry Simrson !,
cherry. planted for Mrs. Hanna by North
Hall boys: L. Ludlow. plum. the mathe-
NAUTICAL department planted three allan
thus trees in the share of an eQuiIaterai
triangle, John Haan. ". Harris and Tom
Anderson. and Prof. Taylor set buckeye
in The center. The class OF ~ planted a
locust tree. surrounded by the following
class trees: u. A. Ford, pear ]. T.
Medearis. walnut; f. Pirce. locust; John
Porter, balm OF Gi!eaa Roger Greene
ailAnthas; Miss Anthony. apple; the Tai
versity Republican Club Get out Maine
pine In honov Of Thomas r. Reed catalpa.
George l., Andrews; John Gould and
Theodore Ludlow, tao black waluu1s
mountain ash, American elm; Y. Giles
bAlssEi. George Wallace. mountain asa
VI. n. Moss. Spanish chestnut, hard
she'll slmcnd. tcserinT almond: r. l. r.
Smith. estalpa aud iiowering almond.
Amons the neatess ani most enioyahle
Of all the exercises we're those held under
the suspices Of the Hsgsorselihoson soca.
2 v ard the members are very rrnrs ..
the fac: that, although the yoanges. shey
hold .ae honor OF being the ars. sccis,y