Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-06-29
EDUCATION'S TEMPLE
College Administration Building Dedi-
Gated to the Cause of Education.
The Great Institution is now Fairly
Launched on the Sea Of Learning.

The handsome, stately and convenient
tural college and school OF science, hav-
ing been completed and furnished, was
on Wednesday, June Goth, formally ded-
icated to the state and to the cause OF
education.
The exercises on Dedication day were
successful to the greatest degree, and the
large crowd present was evidence OF the
interest which the people OF the state are
taking in this, their foremost educational
institution.
The early history of all great colleges
is that of difficulty and strife, and the
past OF this college has had its full share
of trouble, but at last, under the man
agement and control of its present etti-
cient president and board of regents 1t
has overcome all obstacles, until it stands
to-day freed from the scandals and petty
chickering's that marked its beginning,
and firmly and soundly established and
ready to receive and educate the youth
of the Evergreen state as they should be
received and educated.
The dedicatory exercises commenced
at 9:3O Wednesday morning, when
procession headed by the military band
of Colfax, was formed on Main street,
marching thence to the college grounds.
The procession contained the various
secret and civil societies, in uniform,
college cadets, the distinguished visitors
and CUES s in carriages, and long line
of citizens in carriage and on foot. The
procession was nearly mile in length.
Arriving at the college the e;c.cises
were commenced by an address OF well
come, on behalf OF Pullman, delivered
by Hon. .. NJ. Stearns. The response
was by Hon. II. S. Blandford, OF Walla
Walla. Following this came the Grafton
bv Col. Patrick Henry Winston, OF Spo-
kane, which was OF that eloquent gentle
mans best, and was tribute to educa-
tion and progress. After the Grafton the
flag was unfurled, and Miss Ollie Downs
recited "An Address to the American
Flag" a poem written for the occasion
by H. S. Blandford.
The presentation of the building, and
address on behalf of the regents was by
Gen. T. r. Tannatt, president OF the
board, at 80 o'clock, following which
the address on behalf of the students was
delivered by Peter Brown, OF the class OF
'97, and the address on behalf of the fac
ultv by Pres. Bryan. The dedicatory
address was then delivered by H. S.
Blaudford, the address OF acceptance be-
ing by J. E. Candy, of Spokane, who
acted in the absence OF Governor Nc
Graw. Short addresses were then made
bv number Of the visitors, including
L. s. Senator John l.. Wilson, Senator
McCroskey, Representative Soddard, and
Senator Grow. The exercises OF the day
were intersre ersed with sweet music, and
the addresses were all short, eloquent
and to the point.
The auspicious and memorable day
was most appropriately brought to a
close by banquet in the evening, which
was attended by about fifty couple OF the
distinguished visitors and OF citizens OF
Pullman. Good cheer and sociability
here reigned supreme, and the toasts
and responses brought forth a flow OF
wit and eloquence. Senator Wilson
proved a capital toast master, the toasts
being responded to as follows: "The
Old College Boys" Patrick Henry Win
ston; agriculture by Lawyer" H. S.
Blandford; "Should the State Educate
it's YOUTH" W. H. Harvey; "The New
Woman" Pres. Gault; "The Future OF
the Institution" Gen. Tannatt.
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