The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
PULLMAN COLLEGE.
The State Agricultural College, En-
pertinent station and school
az Science.

THE Agricultural College. Experiment
Station and Rohool Vt Science OF the State
Of Washington" - Ste somewhat cumher-
sorls uafne -, IL located at Pullman. Whit
man county. and was organized IN Janu-
AIRY. lss2 THAT was in the very midst or
the boom days. when every enterprise"
Was sure 90 succeed rapidly. Everything
gave promise OF rapid growth OF the in
Etttution so far as numbers we're con-
csTned but before = year had gone by The
institution was plunged lItto ths midst OF
,fisAs,ryus difficulties which almost result
"a IN ss< ruln. Al she date cf TIE reoFRan-
iaatien kn September ISIS. there were pres
ent bsft tweufy~ghree students The -,
uoiimsnt Tor thst entre year was iia. The
year 1875 showed an enrolment fer the
entire year Of fSa. an increase Of nearly 70
psr cent. The ysar iSeS-s showed en- en-
roissnsns OF IS, sn Increase Of about s. per
cent ever ehs preceding year.
A. re Beginning OF last year one or the
preparatory glasses previously maintained
was eliminated from The course and tAe
ssaEtard Tor admission 20 the preparatory
Department was rRlsed The elimination
81 co.'s clsss numbering nfty or sixty.
ansght crave beer ~NpeCted 20 lower enc
8seen14rce, hst the number for last year
rearned approxitnats ly So I.ast YEAR wps
re flTsst stree the reorganization Ia whgcA
thers VAS graduating class. The pres
TIE work % the agricultural college ond
senoeI ~ sad1cs . srranEed under two
general hestia. namely first. THAI whtch
ans a. a n,gHer e3ucsEicn equal IN value
So tAzt & sven hv TIE besf colleges. rhotEA
drerrz IN character an8 method IRON
taal - classical and literary institutions.
sscoRa Aa esiuca tsoa 81 more elementary.
chATsCfeT, ~ whfsh ttfa tfJstnsrR eor a enc
eiac o1euFst-on 81 S3sioess preaorsfsnatss
= ssa =
ssxan.sed sea tsps-tEneu-s. Afasne-nxtst,s
snd czvsa engineering. nns,lrw ar xsnssFing.
cs&sgssstg. botany gnt Eeoscry. sErsc-lf-
tll~e. hors.esIsTgrs. Eaxltsh Language and
lissratare. eeonau.c schemes and history
srwcAAascsi essTt asars.g. tsc. wing snsIt en-
gsnrsrias, saectrsc&1 ecEtaearsnE. ntearn
engiRssraag sne sy3rsaAc enxsreerinz.
nosern s&sg1sgas, Including German.
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taezleA
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raaranzcy. V~sernsTv sct~ncs. htsss1.,se
sn9 rerarafory wcaos1.
The rlsn OF Eaueattaa.
Fer easranca - ~Ae eau~ws ssra~sr-.-.
a sho~eaga ggeDarsssrv training equal u,
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,,snre9. II rase . ssss5sre = nog fs~ -ocsra
ava nes3 - enter sas teAesrs t5sgssrsr nsn-.
as has rat fas atwan-Ages % a aira
xoasos. - Fzsy ~s-n hix preparatory rrssa-
- - sc Vreusrasary 6aFserTs-eot c. eas
college. Tyse cnl}ege curv.oelGsn ntsss ~
eas been ss1t. a. securing al e1a>s sen
Vxhgs-A saAs1 t-a eQasT IN edsasRs.of.al vz.as
- ss.At % tte best colleges - E1e cEfsutry-
A. ghz sane tine. tae subjects t-eis,sf -
as enA Fssgscs - wch tSess ars rEr-
.fas A. iusersfe3 - a0epaEse TIE etri@n.
- a,,sss-.ns Ia tie xar.aass sr&sassr.a4 p.Er-
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