The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-11
At THE UNIVERSITY.
Valuable Additions Of Books to the
IIhrary-The New President

The Frederic James Grant memorial L.
brary 90 American history in the untVe--
slty OF Washington has Just received an
other important gift OF books, con-
sssting or a complete set OF Hubert
Howe Bancroft's History OF the Paciac
States" thirty-nine volumes. in fun sheep
binding. and James 9. Blaines ~enty
Years in Congress two volumes l1e GIT
was made By Mrs Elizabeth W. Sackman.
Of Seattle. who at the same time presented
the university library with twenty-five
valuable books comprising fifteen volumes
OF Tolstoi's works. Macaulay's History OF
England" in five volumes The Museum OF
Antiquity" and FNowlsr's Practical Phre-
nologist-" This makes a total OF sixty
three volumes additional in the university
through the Kindness Of Mrs. Sackman-
Before leaving Seattle on HIS trip around
the world by way OF Australia. Cape OF
Good Hope. England and New York. Or.
Mark w. Harrington ex-president or the
university. presented the library with
valuable collection OF books. the most OF
which are on scientific subjects, JUST the
kind OF books mostly needed AZ present.
There are t4s bound and fourteen unbound
volumes. a total OF ls0. Some Of the books
are rare and valua h3e. and every one or
them is useful. There are eleven numbers
CT "Appleton's International Science Sc
ries," number Of German and French
works en- science and mathematics, Dalfs
large work on Alaska and its resources.
Brsnde & Cox's Dictionary OF Science.
Literature and Art" in three volumes.
There is one scientific book in particular
that is valuable for its age as well as for
It's contents This is a work on the refec-
ton and refraction Of light by -saac New
ton. II Is In Latin and is nicely illustrated
and contains a fun index and collection
of diagrams. II bears the date OF iI4o. The
advanced students in science and mathe-
mates are greatly elated over this acqui-
sition of helpful books.
The election of Prof ". F. Edwards as
president Of the university to succeed DIR.
Mark W. Harrington vas made by unani-
nous vote OF the board % regents. Prof.
Edwards had already been made temper
ary or acting president, but the uncertain
~ 10 such situation was not satisfactory
10 the board or any one else. Regent Fay
therefore moved that Prof Edwards cleo
ton as president be made permanent from
August l. 1897. 10 August l. 1883. The mo-
ton was seconded by Regents Houston,
Hayden and Davis, after which President
Wiley turned TO the secretary and instruct
ed him 10 cast the unanimous vote of all
present in favcr Of the election Of Prof.
Edwards 10 the presidency.
Edwin Chaplin Starks OF Stanford uni
versity, who represented that institution
for the past two years on the marine
dredging expeditions conducted by the
Young Natura,ists' Society and the Uni
versity Of Washington. has been employed
by the division of ornthoiogy and man.
m0logy In the United States department OF
agriculture. Mr.. Starks is sure of a bright
future in the fields OF natural history. He
has made fishes a speciality, and has de-
scribed over twenty new species as the re-
suit of his Puget sound researches.