The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

train men and women for the manufactur-
tng Of butter and cheese by the latest and
best scientific methods. The term begins
the middle OF January and continues ten
weeks each year. 4he majority or TIE
twenty-three taking advantage or THIS
course last year are engaged in cream
cries or cheese factories.
The school OF pharmacy is a very thor
ough two years course. designed for the
preparation OF students for ths practical
work OF pharmacists. The other schools
are sufficiently explained by their names.
The average cost fer the maintenance of
the agricultural college and school or SCI
encs for the years 1865 and 1867 would
average about s3e. 900 per year, and the ex-
pertinent citation $4,000 per year. OF this
sum the state contributes about 81, 500 per
year.
New Buildings Last Year.
During the past two years the following
buildings have been constructedi The
girls dorn3tory at a cost of $50 600; heat,
light and power plant, $3.50; dairy with
bud. ding and eduipment1, about S3.0voi pig
gerry and cow barn. about 81 900; tnsectary.
$50; veterlaarian's operating room. $50.
Very considerable additions have been
rads 10 the furnishing and equipment of
the institution IN thu same time. The total
value OF the buildings at the present time
mi CHIT fairly be estimated at sls5, 900.
The experiment farm contains 100 acres
and che campus forty-esx acres. A dor
uttory system is maintained. the major
fly OF the students boarding IN the doE-mi-
tories, the rest boarding IN the town or
Pullman The average cost for boarding
for each student has been $3.50 per month
during the past two years. and the average
cost for room rent. heat and light has been
SIS per year.
The number of members of the faculty.
Including instructors, is twenty-one, be
sides two tutors and two music teachers.
The principal additions 70 the course OF IN
struction during the fast two years have
been the organization OF the schools OF
da!rying pharmacy and veterinary SCI
ence. and the enlargement Of the DEPART
meHt OF mining engineering.
The Experiment station.
The agricultural experiment station is
distinct from the college. and has no con-
nects0n whatever with the teaching func-
ton It's object Is the investigation OF
scientific problems relating 10 successful
agriculture and horticulture. and yet. be-
ing carried OF, IN connection with the col
iere IL has an important bearing on the
character OF the work done by students.
and places the ample facilities OF expert
mental laboratories a the disposal of the
college for instruction work. The results
OF the work Of the experiment station are
given TO the public from time TO time in
bulletins. which are sent free TO any clti-
gen or the state Of Washington upon appli-
cation. The following are the subjects:
The soils Of Washington, silos and ensil-
age, sugar beets. feeding OF wheat 30
swine. insects and insect pests OF Wash
fugt0n, Babc0ck milk test. vegetables.
fax culture. tAe squirrel pest. Bulletins
are now in press on: influenza, soils, the
acidity OF milk. the pruning of orchard
trees. sugar heets In Washington.
\ series OF farmers institutes have been
held throughout the state and each winter
what has been known IS The winter
school for farmers" has been conducted
81 the college.
she work or TIE college and cxperfu1sr Z
station is many s.dea and - fraught with
sreas interest not only 20 she educational
progress Of the state. but 20 its industrial
prosperity az ell.