The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-25

every snDdsrn appliance fsE worstnx o~
xssisg instruction "a re science Of work
sns ia wood asG flefaL
i<aes OF tie MEG haEsscal hail is TIE h5yar
Gorsnatory. 5"seer knywn as Perry nail
HaTassl IL faoror of Elisha e. Perry. FIRST
governor Of the sfAtA Of Waxtsingsoa. 4:
Is a :ixe-stegg brick building and w4s the
arst BRICK structure OF aay size erected On
sas campus. having been PIT Up III tas Iasi
and winter Of 1@l- In sfa~ basement IL 3
cosnnsodso8s dining roofa. large enough 70
accommodate 3-1 students Back % thu
are ssse Kitchens. storeToo-pz ard rs-ssfses
and AZ tns ssEea of the hall, entering froEa
the front are tsls essace ard
Elseping rooms of the steward
ard employees % the boarding. claa.
The four upper stories are devoted
10 the rooms Of the students There are
twelve rooms On esea aocf each OF which
consists OF main study room and ore or
two euytain"d az owes. From on8 10 three
students can be conveniently aceornggo-
dated Ia esch room. the building having a
capacity cf about - students
Back Of the sOTmitoFy building and al
most hidden by II rs the arn1oTy sn1 syra-
nasisDn The srTn0rs Is used g. a drill hail
for the cadet corps In increment Weather
The military department Is under the COM
fnand OF Lieut. George :. stockIa. OF the
Eighth United states cavalry The de-
paftmeni Is supplied witn ioo rifles OF the
Iateet pattern. together with side arms and
equipments. one mounted f1sldplece ard
other appliances necessary for the effI-
eient work OF the department.
The greenhouse, which stands on the
crest o. the hill ia ls1xig feet and Is more
81 "a laboratory fof aid III the insiruc-
ton Of the horticulture! department and
for the purpose OF conducting the expert
nleDta is connection with the work OF the
experiment station than FOR the purpose
Of cultigating flowers for the sake OF fio.
ers. However. many beautiful flowers.
especially roses. gre raised. and the money
received from their sale makes the green
house slesost self-suppor1ing.
The central and most conspicuous feat
ure OF the campus Ii the administration
building II Is a four-story structure.
I5ssxss fest built OF Spokane granite and
pressed brick. erected during the spring
and summer % 1885 al a cost OF 5000. The
front is guarded by two massive re InI-Clr-
eaiar towers. artissicalIy loop-holed and
giving the building a massive appearance.
Ia the basement are The physical and
chemical laboratories Offices OF the heads
OF those departments. assaying rooms.
lady students paYior and reception rooms.
On the Second floor are the waiting rooms.
the presidents office and receiving parlors
ts4s business Office. the regents rourn. the
biological and botanical laboratories. the
rooms OF the school NJ pharmacy and four
carnnlafiioug recitation rooms- ON the
thigd fioor ss situated the chapel or assem-
bly, hail. capa BILE OF seating 30 persons In
opera chairs the library. the headquarters
Of the agricultural department and sew
erai recitation rooms. On the fourth floor
81 n large han devoted 20 the collection %
natural history specimens. beginning
Of museum was made from donations
from the Worlds fair commission and this
As.w eli E..s All af IN
ton is an exceedingly large and excellent
one New and larger quarters are needed
for IL.
The College hall ls a plain square three
story frame building. one II the first erect
ed on the campus. 1t has fourteen rooms
and a large assembly hall and Is the head
quarters for n great deal OF the expert
mental work of the college. The farmers
school Is conducted In the assembly room.
and the upper story Is devoted TO the use
Of the commercial department
Tn. oldest building on the hill is the
crib. When The college was located at
Pullman q bonus was subscribed by It's
citizens. Until the legislature reconvened
this was the only fund available for hsiiid~
ing purposes and II was used in building
the crib" so called now on account Of It's
significance as the cradle Or the iustitu-
ton II IL n one-story brick building or
two rooms now used storehouse.
The newest and most artistic building
on stse grounds IL the ladies' dormttcr%,
better known nj the college as stevens
hall named FOR es-Gov. T. J. stevens. Of
the territory Of Washington. The build
ing ia Of the Dsitch colonial style Of az
chiterture. and consists ~ two stories.
basement and attic~rirtuaiiy four stories. =
II IL iDaxi5a feet In size. ann on account
OF the numerous breaks and reiiefs in the
roof. has been appropriately termed THE
house Of seventeen gables" The first
story Is of rough native hasaittc stone,
The second OF brick and the third and
fourth Of frame covered with shingles,
making very artistic and attractive
combination In the basement Of this
building Is found the dining room.
kitchen store rooms. linen and china
closets fuel rooms and ladies' gymnasium.
ON the second foer are the elegant par
loyS prereptreSses rooms and individual
rooms Of the lady students. The third
nna fourth suors are devoted Ia students
quarters. The building Is large enough
10 easily accommodate fifty or sixty
young ladies. and cost complete s28e0
THE grounds around the buildings are
neatly and gracefully graded and planted
80 lawn grass with numerous trees.
Gravel walks connect all the buildings.
ON the fopmcSt part of the hill Is siiu-
ated the reservoir. from which the col
hEEr - HNnRft%G WIN pure aftfN1AUs water.
pumped from well down town
beyond the campus. on n hill - the
"a - il the zes-acre state farm. With its
numerous and excellent buildings large
farm hotise harm cow stables. creamery.
seed house. poultry houses. piEgerv and
sheds The farm consists ~ the finsst soii
in the faiousn country, and ia divided OF
into ilelae snd riats, and devoted 20 all
manner az horticultural and agricultural
experiments There Is 4 fine twcuty-acre
orchard . nursery. thirty acrcs devoted
81 various garden platS large portion
sa field graas experiments another e.
wheat. experiments IN over Isl varieties Of
which are being tried this season. The
farm is we'll stocked with tools imple-
rnents ana machinery ot the latest pat
tern and with 1--we stock such as horses
cows pigs sheep and poultry. Every
thing - ~ the best
The agricultural college was opened n
students ia January t>a9 During SIS
fret hair wear there was ~ enrolment 81
farty-ave students. In the year - iS2s-5
there was an enrolment of %. AZ that
time there were practically no require
meats for admission sod ali applicants
v,cre admitted aua claSs'aed Branches
Of instruction such as reading and spell
sas constituted z part ~ the course aud
reading was taught from the third ard
fourth readers II was during thar event
fl} winter tNat the board ~ regents re-
moved President 1-,liy from che manage
ntsaf ~ this institution. ana placed IN
charge Prof.. J. Y Hesgon. Or the o~-a-
sion II their following Ytslt go the iUsti-
tu,teu thr reeents were ran 90 90 the
grounds nv fhe Indignant students armed
vgith srowNars ant aacicnt eggs The
legislature IT that winter Investigated the