The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-20

One Is the unusually large number Of stu.
dents II mining. forty Or Atty 90. OF %
men saving entered thz. college Another
Is the steady Increase IN the proportion OF
women to men SIX years ago there WAS
perhaps one woman 20 eve men IN tas
university. Cow tire proportion 10 ABOUT
four 20 Ave II IL Al old Joke that ne
men VII sooz bs the "co-eda."
Il e very well 10 have shs university
ouasrgpse its number IN SIX years. Oh.
hardly SO pleasant 20 SEQ the university
resources rot only fan Of ausdrrptnE, oos
even grow less. Her arms are open ~.ne
10 them alI. but she groa1z pSrforce Al
the numbers % her fosser-ca2ldren ieS
IN spite o, this the faculty mas had some
nedanls additions In late years SsScs
vcur correspondent has been IN the ur--
vsrslsy there has been added the chair OF
Semitic languages and literature. occl-
ped. through pure love for The work- Win
never = cent OF salary. BY RABBI JACOB
EooTsanger: tire chair or Industrial arr
cceL ped by PROT Ardley who IS the back
bone O. the California Art Club. the chair
OF Jurisprudence vita Prot. William Car
ey Jones: and last. but act least In posi-
bsltsles, the chair % Oriental languages
and literature This Oriental department
is made reality at last by the recent
availability OF the Tompkins fund, held IN
trust for - long time, 10 this end. until II
was called from highly responsible pest
under the Chinese emperor 10 I'll the
chair, for which he is erninently qualified
~ almost lifetime OF study and work N
the FAR Last As YET he has comparatively
few students. but he Will undoubtedly
have more az the commercial value or
Chinese and japanese become better Ap-
Irsc!ated II IL undensoie that our in
terests with China and Japan are !ncreAs-
Ing a. 8 rata TO Justify FAR more attention
20 rtGs.r customs and language than We
are nov giving.
The department OF Latin IL one OF ths
largest IN the university. and that OF
Greek Is growing very rapidly. This does
not mean a falling OF IN other depart
nsnts. Never have 30 many wanted 10
be civil, mechanical, electrical or mining
engineers. Indeed, students are glad 10
fire the engines and help run them. 20 as
TO make up for short funds in that direc-
ton. Another encouraging fact IL tne
number OF students who interest them
selves In this way or that In political and
economical matters The "Zel,geist" Is
responsible for this. perhaps. and there
are many things besides TO stimulate &C.
tlyity along this line. We have a live de-
partmsnt OF history and political science
for one thing We have the popular
courses in augmentation and forensics
conducted by Prof Gayiey. head OF the
her1y. for another. THEN there is the
stUden s congress. with fifty or sixty men.
formed on the plan Of the United States
serate and devoted almost entirely 10 po-
iiical and economic questions. And there
are the intercollegiate debates. Stanford
won the first two, California the last two,
OF the more general series. The other an
uuai intercollegiate debate is the Garnet,
for an annual gold medal offered by Bar
on de Coubertin, and mus; be on some
subject connected with French politics.
Stanford won the first, In 1895. and Cali
fornia the second. In 1886. The Institution
owes a debt 10 Prof. c. NJ, Gayley. that
debating here Is so popular. and credit Is
due Senator Perkins. who offers 500 for
three years 10 the winning team in tho
intercollegiate contests.
The first winners OF this prize Flaherty,
O'Connor and Dam. Of California devoted
a good part Of II to a fine engraving OF
Daniel Webster, to hang ia the class room
o. augmentation. The latest interest
shown in our debates was by Mr.. James
d. Phelan. Of San Francisco who has
given 500 for a fellowship in argumentA-
ton for this year. This fellowship has
the last two winning teams for CaifoI MIA
and besides captured the Garnet medal
last spring
All this OF course. argues great interest
among many students In the questions Of
the day. OF course we have a strong Re-
publican club and AN active Bryan club.
The next meeting OF the students con-
gross Viii be for debate on bill for the
free coinage OF silver. A Ike bill was lost
lasT year. SO the fate o; this one will be
watched closely.