The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-06
NEEDSOFUNIVERSITY
New Departments Established
and More Proposed.
LEGISLATORS FAVOR THEM.
Approximations Asked for Maintenszes
and BaiIdlns-<seoieEtesls Sur
vey cf tlse State.


Frfasy evening. Edward s, sieany. seere-
sary Of tse board OF regents OF the state
uasg srsIsy, appeared By Irritation 10 tell
them Of the past. present and future Of
me state university and Of Is needs.
Eleven 90 the rinetaeH members Of the
.seiegass0n we're present., ard Herbert s.
Cenner, representative of Skagis esuriy..
and Capt L. Ii Coon. representative OF
anoiomisn county, we're present by In
vitatlon-
Ar. Meany fiFsf called attention 10 the
re. departments Of the university. The
first was the observatory established tn
Eepfe.nber, 1851. under the direction OF
Prof j. NJ. TAILOR. professor Of rnasise-
snatics asd astronomy. and atted UP At
q cost Of ss,zS.ss. The Instruments con-
ssss OF a slx-inch equatorial telescope. a
seig-registertng thermometer. two Their
saosretarg, maximum and minimum: meF-
curIal barometer. selg.regi2terinS aise-
navznefer and wiud vane.
Next in order came the department OF
pharmacy. which was established on
July 10. 1891. with Prof. Charles Hill ~
acting dean. Circulars were @ent out 70
all inauIglng students and pharmacists
OF the state. and the result was that
twenty-five students entered and were
: registered. which IL considered a fine
beginning at.n the brief period between
the ofgaaiza ton Of the department and
rs opening Is considered. The WASH
ington state board OF pharmacy has ex-
tended every possible cooperation. and
~ It's September meeting Ia Tacoma
agreed 10 hold It's spring examinations
ton In cooperation with the faculty OF
this department. OF pharmacy. The Wash
ington State Pharmaceutical association
also indcrsesl the new department.
The tfArd department established was
that If mines AMI mining. On November
"a, 1875. the board OF regents adopted a
resolution establishing this department.
with the expectation that The legislature
nj the session OF 1886 wouid see It's way
clear 10 appropriate money enough TO
put u into active operation. In anticipa-
lion of this action friends of the univer-
ssty Ut the Worlds fair made collec-
tina IF minerals from all parts OF the
world. which viii be of Immense value
in equippang the necessary laboratory
II has been demonstrated that this state
possesses a vast storehouse of minerals.
and the mining Industry is destined To
become one OF the most Important II was
therefore deemed eminentiy proper that
there should be offered 10 the young men
OF this state course, OF instruction In
this important industry. tbs establish
ment OF this department will require but
> small outlay OF money. but Il will be
necessary to secure the services OF a
specially qualified man to be the dean.
On July * 1894. the board adopted a
resolution formally establishing a de-
partnaent of Law. after a conference with
the leading lawyers OF the state, but to
wait Tor legislative assistance and To
1850 the Intervening time for further In
sestisation before putting the depart
ment Into actual operation. 1t Is believed
that the department can be pat Into
operation Tor the comparatively small
salary of one professor of law. who
should be dean of the department.
The regents desire as soon as ptae-
tlcabie TO extend the course Of inatrtic-
tion 50 as TO include department of
mechanical engineering including such
branches as electrical engineering. steam
engineering, hydraulic engineering aud
general mechanical engineering. Tho
main expense such department would
be the original equipment
AIR. Meany dwelt al length on the ne
cessity OF a state geological survey. Wash
tngton has great ml1.erai and other re-
sources ani many times has reliable in
formation on these points been greatly
needed Ivy those who have sought Il, adj
vance the material interests oe the state.
etz.. Att al IL Fafs
Very slowly. The beard OF reg.ats had
takcn up this matter and there has been
considerable eesresp onaerce in relation 10
~ In Ntnneseta tac state geological sar-
vsy Is being carried on under the au-
Fn1ses OF the state university. Hon.
taaFies p, Woleoti. chtes OF the United
States survey. reported that he Is now
pnFsu.nS Plan that il producing the
most satisfactory results That IL. an
equal cooperation between individual
states aud the United States geologtcal
saryey. Tnis plan ia be!ng pus snto aper-
alton 81 New York. Conaeeticat ana other
states, AIR. WulTost states thar If WASH
snStoa viii appropriate $1,000 for the
next two years rae United states survey
WI set aside similar SUM aud This
would mese au excellent beginning for
this great wegk. The hoard OF regents
therefore, requests authority IA Gator
inse a centfaet With the United States
geological survey 70 undertake yalntav the
work of typographical map ard reogas,g.
cal survey 81 the state OF washtnpfor
and that an appropriation Of siens, h..
made - cover the states STARE Of the sx.
pesssss tar the next teo years
Thaa Mr. Maaay told the history ~ .hn
university ard ssse great difficulties ~,
Il hstf - caatcnd wigh In SIS early aays
Tina the legislature oaly approe,.i.,s,,
ss,soa q year for lga maintenance b,,t
after the territory became a STAT. ~.
legislature became mere liberal. In sbs
old days tEls ~ were oalv few teachers
ard very leN wages were pad one pro-
1e$sar taasst four or ave branches for
so per month. The sass legislature wr-
tszspFisted SSsea 20 ray teachers salaries
and Tor the expenses cf the hssayf az r,.
genss, TIE duties 10 tire REGENTS we're en-
lsSse3 hS law aud they bad 10 look ss,.
Ter the construction &c tie ncw vniyer.
Sis building an1 do other work watch
was formerly deae hy a separate Gem.
fnssssea, The rcSasss also received Nancy
ifera various sources. s9gch "a fees ana
;se Vssn@as 90 cid debts lsas sa7oe s,ss.
AsSss thai swe'set TIE total og tha tn.g.-
feaaace fund vp To sc .sis =. Tags sam
Pas nNiatalnssi the university for si,s
past tho years
1ss law passed ~ ,hs last legislature
s@sAe tassaan sggs. To sssew ihe effect ~
sas Z may Se sassi that en- February n
~. sae aansser cf enrolled psassgs as
- sssd Ia a htiie ever year esser. en-
sNssS.sseeF =. 1874. tae teal ear,s,r,aat