The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-08

ishea. bat wiu be ready fer occupancy ~
January I. X w5sl be presided ever ~
Mrs y /. Van Dcren as precepTress.
who is also professor of English literature
she s a LADY q refinement aad great ex-
per. encs-fust such 81 ere a. parents
would desire n have tae8r daughters come
in contact With, she inspires her pro-
teEes 70 high Ideals and exercises over
then. that firm ard lov.rS care 50 essen
sZaI n the genuine education q girls
The Faculty and Curriculum.
II IS fact not generally known that
the state agricultural college and school
cf science Of Washington = one ~ the
best equipped Institutions IN tire Pacific
Northwest Il has 4 larger faculty than
any other. Il one excerpts instructors n
music and art ard such matters from
the faculty roll. and notably larger ma
ter5al equipment than any ether. When
its magnificent endowment Of lands =
converted into a productive endowment
( VIII have a very handsome income. Its
faculty now consists Of seventeen members
and three tutors. not counting teachers CT
music.
THIS faculty has been selected with great
care, and has in Il representatives Of many
Of the best institutions II the land. Pres
ident Bryan is graduate Of Harvard ana
the University Of Indiana. Michigan uni
versity, Chicago university. the university
Of Missouri. the university Of Nebraska,
the Maine state college and other We'll
known institutions have furnished men,
bers 70 this faculty. The members are
all young and energetic and imbued with
the spirit OF modern college work They
believe thoroughly IN the institution
which they represent. and expect 10 see
il rank among the greatest institutions II
its kind in the Union.
The courses offered are chiefly scien-
tihc and technical There are SIX engi-
neering courses. and courses in botany
zoology. chemistry, agriculture and horti-
culture. BESIDES these there are more
purely literary courses, w. economic
science and history. and the English lam
guage and literature OF course ample
provision is made for German and French,
these being considered essential 70 sue
cessful work in both scientific and techni-
cal studies. Latin is taught, bat Greek
finds no place in the curriculum. In meth
DDS and educational value all these courses
parallel the work in the best universities
and colleges.
II Is well known to those who have given
the matter attention that the larger part
OF the original scientific investigations
which are being carried on in this country
today is being done in institutions or this
kind. or in those universities OF which
the agricultural colleges form an integral
parf and IN such cases is being done Win
funds devoted TO the use of agricultural
colleges.
In the very nature Of things the oppor-
tunlties for original research in connec~
ton with the experiment station are I'M
usually fine. Students Of science will no.
where else find such excellent opportu-
mites as in the institutions connected
with these experiment stations.
The board of regents consists of five
members appointed by the governor for
a period of six years. The terms of office
expire at intervals Of two years. Governor
McCiraw. two years ago, appointed the fol-
lowing members: Charles r. Connor, Of
Spokane. +. :. fngraham. of Seattle; j.
W. Stearns of Tekoa: T. r. Tannat, of
Pennington, and II. S. Blandford. Of
Walla Walla. On account of prolonged
absence from the state Mr.. .Connor after
two years Of faithful service. rendered his
resignation a short tine ago, and j. W.
Arrasmith. ex-speaker Of the state house
of representatives, was appointed in his
stead.
Mr.. Blandford is a leading attorney Of
Walla Wala and has served as prosecut-