The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20
OPENING OF U. OF ".
Fall Term of State University
Begins September :.
A WIDER SCOPE TO SCIENCE,
Professional Degrees 20 Re Given Only
to Post Graduates - First
Class SYSTEM.

The University % the state Of Wash
irsSon Vii orEa on September . The
examinations win take place or August
q. the registration win take place SIP
teEnoeF ] add the oqealmg VII take place
September
The course - study wil be practically
the same as last ysar vita the exception
that the ssasllss have heen strengthened
and hraa1eNeG. Ta2S = the case notably
with the sciences and there viii be con-
siderable Geo work For instance. Henry
f-andes. professor % geology and msn-
eTalogy, has been made state geologssg.
without compensation. Al the parapher-
MALTA. such s. minerals. Of che stata Sc
oiogtst, has been turned over 70 him. IA
trust This viii give the students an OPP
portunity fer practical field work whlca
VIII be uf great Waite "a them,
Hereafter the professional degree wiz
he given only 20 post graduates. In great
many institutions students are very poorly
prepared for professional life. For in
stance, a student WAC Is poorly pre-
pared. could enter the ordinary college OK
pharmacy ard graduate At the end OF
two years course. with a pharmaceutical
degree. That was also the case with the
University OF Washington up 20 the pres
sent year. Now under ordinary condition
a student. aspiring 20 a pharmaceutical
degree. must enter tho university as .
regular student and take full four years
course. with major in chemistry. At the
end OF this four years he Will he given a
bachelor Of science degree. Then he must
take one additional year In special post
graduate work in the tine OF pharmaccu-
teal research ard study. and then ne viii
receive the degree OF Pharmaceutical
Chemist. liz goes without saying that
such a preparation ia OF much greater
value 10 the student than an attempt 70
master the radiments OF pharmacy ana
chemistry in so short a time as two years.
This general plan applies also 20 the
engineering course. TO the degrees In ped
agogy, and. In fact. 20 all professional de-
grees. with the necessary additions OF
postgraduate work. according TO the de-
gress 90 De arrived at
President Nsrk w. Harrington, who has
been East says he spoke OF the plan as
outlined above 10 the faculties OF the coli
leges there. and they pronounced the sys-
tenn 20 he first-olass-
Charles Il. Reeves professor of modern
languages. who had charge Of German
only last term. will have charge of both
French and German during the coming
term.
John Hahn, graduate Of the class OF 1896.
with the degree of bachelor OF science,
and specialist In mathematics. is 20 be~
come an instructor in mathematics and
German during the coming term.
IL IS thought that the attendance this
term will be fully as large as last term.
when It reached $40. The faculty has been
receiving a great many requests for cats~
loaues from graduates Of the several hlSh
schools throughout Washington. Tile
standard OF requirement for entrance 10
the university has been raised, and the
high schools are responding Loyalty by get
ting their graduates In better shape than
formerly Tor admission TO the university.