The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-24
THE NEW UNIVERSITY
Bids Wanted For " ork 10 Com
plete the Building.
TEACHERS SUMNER SCHOOL.
Thev VIII Meet at the Old University
ReorEanizinx Music Department
New Regents Here

All the members q the toarG % regents
% TIRE University % Washington ~ere
Isfssen: a. fas meeting No8day afternoon
extending until nearly midnight that ey-
.ning. The regents present we're As FOL
loss. JOAN e. Goxeg olympia. r p
-. Strickland. OF spokane. p = Heust-
con. q Tacona. and william y. Nooa,
George II. Preston. David KELLOGG and
Chancellor James 4 Hayden. Of Seattle
The principal business before the board
was the consfdera ton II plans ans sferi-
fcati0ns for additional work needed 20
make IL possible - occupy the neT build
fHgs and grounds A. tire beginning OF tHe
university year II was ordered 20 adver-
fiee for bids for the following work
F.oser house ard coal chute. machinery
aud pipe line for the heat and water
plant and for the erection - an oisserva-
tory building and the removal Of inEtrH-
fuenis from the cid observatory 70 the
pew one II Wss also ordered that the
architect obtain designs and prices on fur
nifure and fixtures for the main bu'lGirs-
The teachers 81 number o. the public
schools on Puget sound. and also few
Of the members % the university faculty
are preparing to hold a summer school
from July 70 August g. 20 be IN the ma
fure % a feachers' institute. with the
difference that the work carried on viii
he tn classes and more systematic than
the ordinary institute. Among The
branches to be taught viii be pedagogy
science. language. special subjects %
drawing penmanship physical cuif IRE
end music. The summer school has elect
81 Principal ( 4. Taylor. % the south
school president. and J +. Wilson score
fsry. These TAO officers presented a petit
fion 10 the board % regents. asking the
privilege OF uaiug for the school the old
university building. stating that among
the objects Of the school VIII he the 1T
ting Of teachers 10 participate ~ thetr
customary examinations. and also 20 ~
prospecftve students FOR the entrance ex-
aminatious at the university. The board
was very anxious 10 cooperate with the
work outlined. and concluded to place the
old building and apparatus Al the service
Of the teachers for this especial purpose
at = very moderate rental
Tire board then considered what has
been quite a vexed question Tor some
,iue namely. she reorganization ~ the
music department or the university. The
tornutttee on tnsi ruCtion submitted
preliminary report on this SUBJECT. hat
the board. finding that u could not arrive
AZ definite conclusions. again referred the
matter 10 the same committee for further
consideration.
Considerable time was consumed in the
congIfera ton ~ vouchers and reports Of
officers pertaining 90 the work transacted
since the last meeting and the board
then adjourned until April ~ AZ O'Clock
;n the afternoon. AZ which time the re-
gents viii pass upon claims for labor and
material furnished on the new building
during the present month
Yesterday Mr.. Strickland. OF Spokane.
and Mr. Houston. of Tacoma. accompa-
MED by Edmond $. Mcany, secretary,
went our to the uew grounds and In
spected the buildings ia course Of CON
sfrnction and tho other work IN progress.
They seemed weil pleased Well pleased
with what they found there. and are en-
thusiastic over the prospects OF the new
Institution.