The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-26
NEW PRESIDENT HERE
Prof. Mark ". Harrington Ar
rives i'm the City.
HE is CONSIDERING THE OFFER.
Pleased With Seattie-The High school
and the Uniyersity-Hfs
Career.

Prof. Mark ". Harrington, VINO mas ceen
offered the presidency OF the University
OF Washington. arrived in Seattle yester-
cay afternoon direct from Washing ton
City He was met at the depot by Mr..
E s Meany. secretary OF the board Of
regents, and escorted 10 the Rainier-Grand
hotel. where Maj. J. R. Hayden. chancellor
OF the board was in waiting 10 welcome
the distinguished gentleman. After
short greeting the professor retired 10
the evening ne was shown the city Dy
Mai. Hayden and Mr.. Meany.
The prospective president is Il years old,
about 5 feet S inches tall and portly in
build. He has a finely chiseled face and
head. and irnpresses one AT a glance Of be-
ing q man Of rare intellectually and re-
finement. He is a natural educator and
bears most enviable reputation in the
East and abroad. For the past four
yeats he has been chief OF the United
States weather bureau. having recently
been succeeded by Willis l.. Moore. He
Is also one Of the recognized authorities
on astronomy. having held that chair in
the University of Michigan for twelve
years. When Post-IntelligenceT repre-
sentative was ushered into his presence
last evening he was seated in a large
rocker, looking out over the city. His
handsome face beamed with good nature
as he arose from his chair and reaching
out his hand said, Il am glad to meet
You. sir"
II do not care to make any statements
al the present time about the presidency
am not acquainted with the surroundings
or arrangements. in company with the
board of regents I Will visit the univer-
sity tomorrow, and a conclusion will prob
ably be reached within a few days.
Il will say. however. that if / take the
-
10 bring about an INTERPRETATION between
the university and the public schools. I
believe the courses in the public school
should lead TO those of the university
and the university be prepared to receive
them. The problem of the relations be-
tween the two has been approximately
solved in Michigan; in fact. more so than
IN any other state. My efforts viii be 10
put the Institution on a par with the uni
versities of Michigan, Wisconsin, Cali
fornis and Minnesota
The last time | was in your city was
In lsSc, before the fire. and even then |
had a high opinion of its future pros
perity. In the East Seattle stands very
high short time before leaving | went
to New York on business and in CONVEX
sation with a prominent business man /
told him / intended going TO Washington,
and he said / was very wise, as, in his
opinion, Washington for the next ten
years had the brightest future before
her of any Of the states in the Union
The university should be made one Of the
grandest in the country with the advant-
ages of climate and location with which
nature has endowed it,
Prof. Harrington asked a number of
questions in regard to the coal and min
Ing industries and was also anxious to
know what accommodations were 10 be
made for boarding and lodging students.
- i IA H. r-sxr
the strictest attention" he said, las car
fare 10 and from the city each day would
work a hardship on students in poor cir
cumstances."
Mark Walrod Harrison was born in
Sycamore. ILL.,, August is. 1913. He went
through the schools at Sycamore and Ed
rninston. and then entered the University
of Michigan. He also attended college at
Lepsc. He began teaching in the Uni
versity of Michigan in his senior year.
and continued in that institution OF learn
ing from 1858 TO 1921. with few Interrupt
tons. one of these being his trip TO Leip-
sic while he was assistant professor. Dur
ing this time he also made visit 10
China and Japan in iSs7-sS. where he was
professor OF mathematics and astronomy
I'm the cadet school at Picking. He also
spent year with the coast and geodetic
survey in Alaska in ISL and 1872. In 1879
he was appointed TO the chair of astron-
when he was appointed chief Of the Unit
ed States weather bureau. This position
was offered Prof. Harrington without So
licitauon on his part, and during his term
OF office he made many valuable improve
ments in this most important department
OF the public service. In 1884 he started
the American Meteorological Journal at
Ann Arbor. and continued in the manage
ment OF 1t until 1892. when it was moved
10 Cambridge, where il now Is. Mr. Har-
rington is an honorary member in a num-
her Of the principal u1eteorologicaland geo.
graphical societies Of the world: he was
vice president of the International Mete-
geological Council ~ Munich in 1891 at
which were present representatives from
al over the world: was one OF a commit
tee OF four to award prizes Of the Hodg
kins prize fund Of the Smithsonian in
stitutlon. at which Prof. Ramsey. Ct En-
gland. won the first prize for the dis
covery OF argon, the new chemical Gle
mont n he a