The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-11


TIE sssasersSry 81 Washington wss VIC
s:1a szrsng lie week By b distinguishes
hs.lsn naturalist. Professor u AIRY
Tnxarsox Of L4ueser sr&1gfzzzssf JnszsT-
Sly he ss sast returning from heT.Eg
eez s'here hs bad seea investigating tiss
seai pruosen4 As a representative OF fEe
British gsserrszseuf OF fbs great seal ccEa-
rssz<ssoxs. o< szssen Pressoenr David Starr
Jorssan. % Stanford University. IL prezss-
dens Professor Ts<oenpson Was sntaSsxs@s-
SIC la Ass remarks a5oHf the thoroughly
srs@nfizc vc-k accomplished H- th-
c0uzzssss~soC In speaking OF Pre@s-
Cent Iosss4n he used Qlafe crnpharse
terms 81 spssgs@1- he nss~T NeN
Q rrxan VINO bad 80 snzny details
OF scientific classification stared away
frs h4s Ea4ss ready for instant use. ard. be-
es4.-4 ne seemed 10 oe physically tlrslesz.
Tss.@e Nth whom Professor Thompson
waited here are quite ready now 20 accord
20 kSsa fs8s measure Of praise as a natss--
ais There does rot seem 10 BE- = form
o. rag&zre FROM a Jelly hsh 10 Ar tree.
tsat b. xossa r@cogrssxe v and cali on -
scientific meme al first gsgas- Re has
gathered Ny E1zxg s1e specimens for 1se
q Dandee. one Of Nxssch Is a fine, perfect
Skeleton. Of sn& fauo2s sea COW from Bsr-
snx xgsssd. This animal ~zs discovered
b. fts@ Villas Bsrsrx exredstson % I1sla aud
sn4 wrecked explorers lived on The AMI
a ce<sxury the animal ha< been extinct.
sfss - known only n the writings OF is
6s@coFeT~~. he naturalist. Stellar. and BY
re sses~soas found On E@rsng island The
skes-tDa o5t&E1exs by Professor Thompson
= lxenFy-esxhf fsss so<Ag and cos. hin SIC
a Beraas Island. Parts Of these Skeletons
are gate common there, but she large
y.fs are Used BY The natives for ssesge
rCnnars and o2her purposes. 50 that most
81 Ere skeletons found are nlsllased- II
IL only by excessive digging that pe-Fec-
Gnes can be obtained
Professor Thompson mas greatly pleased
with the University II Washington as ore
OF Aynsvica's o1tgosts q higher edscaisson.
He intends 20 visit Other iasisfefIoEAs In
she East. and viz continue. no doubt TO
cossscs notes and facts about than. as ne
did here. He VIII endezyor 20 return 20
Puget sclfsd next year a Ease time of the
rpeettng Ia Ansericasof the Britain AEsoeia-
tsoa for the Advancement Of Science
TIE tol1s discussion. by the students
regrssens1nv the Mckinley and the Bryan
esahs WAS largely attended and each
speaisr MAS generously applauded By the
enthusiastic students ln re Audience The
speakers were. Carries II. SEefTen, Ed
ward A. cruewer and Frank w Smith
rwrr~Se1ating the Mckinney club. and Mar
rim Harrs1s. Thomas Morphine and w NJ
k&rsssner r~preSswrt3ng rhe Bran club
y
Quartfsfe and by the Levy brothers on
e5e ssossr. with piano accom- parassreut
Since the University Of Washington has
discontinued work Ia the beginning courses
q Lain and mathematics leaving that
work for the high schools and academies
there has 1syeiopxS demand FOR tutors
esadenis who come from localities IN the
state where there are no hIgh schools can
shns get ibis preliminary training. II is
sasirely independent % tie university. an5
ire sta9snts pay tbs Tutors the small fees
tssy charge. Sonas Of The nnost advanced
sissdsnss sre th1s enabled 20 pay their owa
expenses and nj fhe saEas tine help along
the beginners
AFrang those who have recSn;Iy sougnt
70 Organize sach Classes are Miss Rufh
k2sr. az HcQus&sp. wse ls now pursuing
q Postgraduate coarse for the degree OF
Master ~ Arts Sc - lettering hs Latin.
Mss Clara q Whistler Is organizing a
ess@s "a scki@ geometry She is also tu-
te~zng lntsrsSssrs e tha ugllverSsf ~ work.
She = ; graduate u Iowa college. % crin-
nsE, iosa-
Tae student assembly Il wovklEg on Ire
tSs& ef'x*l*etlns aE emblem * pan % he
weFa sy tie Staa<nts ard graduates. Tas
TsSsSa ~ csf fSEcr&3 Is n ga3san stEr ztth
IT. q W an gurasa enamel letters in TIE
xsatsr AMI the esNzs year On sra az TIE
sAtin1s ~ tas star. Tnis blends me uns-
sefSsty cesess ard Also shows sgse-e the
fssn0us '-star az empire. hax .easra lsx
home Ia ;Ae sarthsas West some favor
Tire s1aszisn % tho ssnlserssty-s motto.
Lax ST. aFean1 the letters II. Of w..s
A seslgn wtsl 70 adopted socn.