The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-23
BIZ CIRCUIT0US PATHS
REGENTS ABOLISH CHAIR Of MEN
TAI AID MORAL SCIENCE.
. New Department Created In the
rnfver.sfs es " Washington ks"wn
q. ..sshsIosephy and Eds~ssfon"-
Dr. HsmfIton xfrtssiI, set Out
After rrsionE~d Dfs~usssen the
Board Effects Nominal Change
which s8Ii Leaves appointment
op~s-D~gre~s for Students Al
Armed.

The chair Of mental and moral science
~ the University Of Washington has ben
abolished and department. known - ne
z@neric term PHILOSOPHY ard educafio-1
fas been created IL s. vacant.
the boarf OF university regents Travelled
a very rough and efrcuitous path i2st ntgnt
20 wind 20 AZ fhe same point frona which
they started hsIt facing different sigh
board. The Old question Of filing me va
cant chair Of mental and rncral science ~ss
discussed ~ a say seemingly indirect ana
which yet bore directly on the subject.
The result was nat the chatr ~ msntai
ard mora phiiozopslg was 4eoiiSneo ana
the department 0f philosophy and edsis&-
ton created - expressive ~ a bfaaaef
idea and one 20 which Fa@nfas atsa MOI %
Science bears subordinate relation. Inis
virtually means that Dr. Hamilton - let
out
s4x regents Chairman Wiley. Hayden,
FAY. Houston. King and Secretary Davis,
we're present az iast nights meeting as
was also President Edwards. OF the uni
vers8ty Many applications were on nand
for the following chairs. recently dNclared
vacant b. the board. Professor oil DO
Itic8i ard social science; professor OF
mathematics and astronomy professor 81
history and Angio-saxon: professor OF
mechanical engineering.
These applications and recommendations
had been turned over 70 President I'd
wards and he recommended appointments
r. follows For mathematics and astron-
omy Harris Hancock. OF Chicago uniser-
atty for philosophy aud education, Ihad-
deus l.. Bolton. Of San Jose. Cal. for his
tory and political science. J. Allen smith.
Of Marietta college Ohio.
The objection 20 these recommendations
Lag in the fact that the two last professor
ships designated are no. known IN TIE
university by such names Another OBJ
lection Was that many of the apptlea~
tions for profeasorships were from natives
of this state the applications and recon-
rnendations received should be considered
by the committee or instruction.
After much discussion Hayden moved
that a department Of philosophy and edn-
cation be created IN the university ms
carried against the opposition OF ray anu
DAVIS A department Of history and
political science was created in IKE man
ner. only Fay voting no. explaining
that he did so because chair now IN sx-
isterce covers the matter.
Fay declared II his belief that under the
generic term philosophy and education"
mental and moral science was not In
Guided. He argued that the latter name
represented something understood By all.
and IN which every. Christian man and
woman believed. while the ne~ name.
philosophy and education" might easily
be- misunderstood He moved therefor
thaf the chair OF mental and moral sci
ence be definitely established as dis
finct feature OF the university. The vote
an this was tie. those opposrrsg be-
lne Houston. King and Wiley. Chairman
Wiley In announcing the vote. declared
that under the compulsory ruling OF the
board Al its last meeting" he declared the
motion lost. And thus was abolished
The chair Of mental-,and moral science.
motion BY kir that the apartment
of phisosophs aud ednNt1on ~ filled at
once. receiyed no second and II was voted
TO refer the applications Tor prhfs~sor-
ships together with the recommendations
OF the president. 10 the committee on In
struction Fay Ia chairman Of that com
mstfee Of which Davis and Hayden are
The members.
President Edwards reported the fnliow-
Ing recommendations OF the faculty for
degrees:
A. N. Daley. r. Phi: Martin Harris.
n. Pm. Arthur Howard Hutchinson, II.
A.: Theodore NJ. Jenner. n. 8: Oscar A.
Piper. n. A.; Frank n. Frazer II. 3;
Ruth Harrington. b. s.; John JaciSoi, II.
r. Theodore J. Ludlow, r. s.: Walter =.
Wheeler. r.. s.
Master OF arts. Harry F. Giles.
Graduates Of Pharmacy: Arthur w.
Barron. Rossmonde l.. Crane. Frank Giles.
Normal diploma. Arthur NJ, Daley.
Ruth Harrington, John r. Porter. Grace
Catch
These degrees recommended were
adopted In order 10 accomplish this the
hoard considered II necessary 90 20 into
executive session. the press being ex-
ciuded.