The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25

Lecture by Mai. Ingraham-Visit
From q Danish Baron.

Major Edwin Stanley Ingraham, the
most famous climber and student OF
Mount Rainier. gave the University OF
Washington a magnificent exhibition on
last Friday evening A large screen with
an arc light stereopticon showed to advan-
tage his matchless collection Of photo
graphs. These included picturesque views
of the roads, fords, chaSms and deep for
ests passed on the way TO the mountain.
Then followed picture after picture OF the
wonderful glacier system from the cav
ernous sources OF the glaciers 10 the
gorges swollen with ice Beautiful flow
ers growing and blooming on the edges OF
snow banks, ptarmigan, waiting patiently
for their pictures 10 be taken. climbers IN
dangerous and in ludicrouS positions,
maps and diagrams. all were shown and
explained by the major, who declared
that the system of glaciers around Mount
Rainier Is the most wonderful system on
the American continent. II not in the
world. The climax of the exhibition was
reached when the major began telling of
the great crater and other wonders seen
only on the summit of this great noun
tain. Major Ingraham Is president of the
board of regents of Washington Agricul-
tural College and School of Science and 1t
is expected that he will soon give this fine
exhibition and lecture at Pullman and
also before the Mountain Climbers Club
of Portland, Or. Wherever II Is given, the
audience is sue of rare treat. The lee
ture on Friday evening was given under
the auspices OF the Aletheuonean Literary
Society.
The National Geograp hic Magazine, pub
lished by the National Geographic Society
at Washington, .. G., announces for pub
LEGATION in the near future series OF arti-
Giles on THE Physical Features of Lake
Superior" by DR.. Mark w. Harrington,
president of the University of Washing
ton
Among the distinguished visitors at the
university during the past week was
Baron Helmuth de Dircklnch Holmfeld.
an artist from Denmark The baron is
making a tour around the world. He has
spent some time in Greenland and now
wishes 10 add TO his fine collection of
studies number OF Puget Sound views.
He Is likely to open studio here for the
winter.
At a recent meeting of the Student AS
sembly Frank w. Smith, of Fairhaven.
was elected manager of the Pacific Wave,
che university paper, in place OF Henry l..
Reese, resigned.
Lieut. John L. Hayden. First artillery.
II. S. A, who was professor of military
science and tactics and assistant professor
of mathema tics in the university for four
years preceding last June, is delightfully."-
quartered with his company at Fort Mon
roe Va. He makes frequen: inquiries
his experience here has been of great
value TO him. The lieutenant was stu
dent in the territorial university before
going 10 the United States military acad-
envy at West Point. When drawing for
quarters at Fort Monroe. Johnny" "a he
is familarly known among the students
here. where he is liked by all, had his
usual streak OF good luck and drew the
Lieutenant colonel's quarters. He now has
a mansion covering so much Virginia soil
that II takes Is PAGES 10 traverse from the
kitchen to the front door. He gets four
servants for the cost of one In Seattle,
and altogether he is having a novel and
enjoyable experience in his new surround
ings.
The first issue OF the university paper
Will appear next week. The long delay
has been caused by the failure Of the Stu
dent Assembly to elect a stan last spring
so that those 10 have charge might have
had ample time 10 arrange for the publ
cation of the paper at the opening Of the
year. A. present the prospects for
monthly paper are good. and there Is good
reason to believe that bi-weekly may be
undertaken next year.