The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-16
AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
Instructor Of French Chosen 49, View
Furniture Arrives

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= re past week was one Of great activity
University Of Washington Prob
aDiy me most important event was the
erection Of Fiorent Constant ~ be ia
Siuctor a. French Nr Constant ia "a
aaois Known As a scholarly Instructor
- tas French language and literature He
sfaduatHd from Turgof's college in Paris
~ 80. ana was professor Of French in the
...l'% schools OF Languages In New
80 49, fAlia1eiphia. Toronto and New Or
leat4s auFIng the years 1890. and has been
Engaged IN giving instruction in French
- private classes in this city for the past
- years. lie mas already organized good
.lASses IN nrSt and second year French IN
the university
1hough necessarily putting up with
many inconveniences all classes have bean
IS go IN their regular work during the
e1h- mere VIII be much greater con-
ioft during the next week. on Friaeav
Two car loads ~ furniture arrived. and
"othhnen are busy installing the new rect
Ltion chairs Nv Monday or Tuesday
each room viii be thoroughly eoulDped
me chairs VIII he of the latest des .en and
are made OF the most durable and Ser
viceabie materials The frames ars =,
IToh' the seats and backs OF five-pIv
veneer birch IN natural finish and eaeb
ehslr IS provided with a patent folding
aniet, which drops down into the most
convenient position for the students use
~ taking notes at the lectures and reclta-
lions The chairs for Denny Hall have
also arrived and will be placed IN position
for use at once
Among the visitors az the university
curing the week was Charles V. Plner. NJ
=. professor Of natural sciences in the
washington agricultural college at Pull
man. Prof Piper graduated from the
University or Washington in the class or
Charles w. Van Derveer. Instructor Of
PHYSICAL culture and hygiene. has an
nounced that the gymnasium is now thor
ougnly equipped for work. and his classes
VIII begin in earnest from and after Mon
day morning
President Harrington has added another
element Of improved university methods
by appointing in the faculty a series OF
committees. so that all matters coming M
Tor consideration are promptly dispatched
without the necessity OF so many faculty
meetings
Work Is being pushed with all possible
speed on the laboratories. and II is hoped
10 have them fully equipped for active
use In few weeks. In the meantime
the classes waiting for the laboratory
work are pushing on I'm their preparation.
40 that the work may he expected 10 go
forward with a run when the apparatus
Is finally installed The biological labors
tory has received n much-needed supply
or five new microscopes from the Rausch
4 Lomb Optical Company. of Rochester.
N Y
There have now been registered 275 stu
dents. each Of whom is in the freshman
class or above which means that the uni
Versity has abandoned preparatory or sub
freshman work. and hereafter the institu-
ton will be on this account more justly
entitled 70 the name Of university.
The board Of regents has been busy dur
ing the week attending TO the innumer-
able details devolv!ng upon the manage
meut or the institution
Prof Reeves ha. found It necessary to
divide his class in the first-year German.
over fifty having registered In II. and
Prof Hansee has found Il necessary TO do
the same with her class in English. in
which sixty-ffve students have registered.