The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24
UNIVERSITY or WASHINGTON.
Prospect of Getting the challenge"
R~Dorss--oth~r News Notes.

Charles Efl. protsxxor OF biology IN rss
University OF WssasnEron, has received
rssc. Of valuable snA Interesting infer
nation. When darcy Thompson. profess
scr n Dun1ss university. Scotland. was IN
Seattle a few month. age ne became deep
81 interested N re natural history work
being 3one or Puget sound - he uEivsr-
slty ard 80 Young Nsturasisrs' Society.
Prof. Thompsou was one % ne two Brit
ish commissioners appointed . Investigate
fhs habits ard condition Of the fur seals.
% which commission President David
Starr Jordan. cs Stanford university,
Was president: and his friendly
Interest L. TIE work here was
great acquisition He has now written
Prof. Hll that he has arranged - have
ses OF the famous ''ChaIlsngsr'' sent TO ths
biological department. This SET OF books
is not easy 20 obtain and costs 500. which
Is but q sagnt Indication OF Its working
value for the naturalist
II D. Allison, OF Anaoortes. brought 70
the university Jar OF most interesting
fresh water crustaeea, alive and ready Cor
class room work. They were obtained IN
q pend a. AnaoSrtes. and FOR four years
they have Interested Mr.. Allison 10 such en-
extent that he concluded 70 bring supply
TO the university laboratories. Here they
VII Be classified and a number preserved
for future use.
The Erst cratoricai contest ot the year
VIII be held Tuesday evening. February 2
Tnis IS The local contest IN the University
Of Washington 10 select the representative
10 The intercollegiate contest to take pace
a few weeks later in his city. The con-
testants at the local contest viii be Miss
IIeartis Wood. Charles Fl. SteTen. Martin
Harrais. william u. HOWE and Thomas
+. Murphlns.
President Harrington has bean called 20
Olympia for a conference on come mat
ter. pending before the legislature. he Viii
probably return on Wednesday OF next
week.
AL kinds % books are useful In q work
Ing library % a university. The library Of
the University OF washington las just re-
celved a unique gif; from William A Pink
erJon. OF Chicago, and Robert a. Pinker-
ton, Of New York. The gift consists of
eighteen volumes, being the complete
works OF their father. Allan Pinkerlon. the
famous detsctiva These books Will prove
of value for reference by students In social
science.
physical culture have received an impetus
In their WORK by the commencement OF
training by number Of young meu for the
annual field day games next spring.
On December 81 the Boston Transcript
published an interesting sketch OF the
elaborate collection Of seals that has been
made by Rev. DT. Henry G. McCook, pas
ter OF the Tabernacle Presbyterian church
OF Philadelphia IL Is said to De the
largest private collection OF this kind IN
the word. among the seals are = great
many from the various colleges and uni
yeFsitles OF the world. An interesting fact
disclosed Is that grange and black ara not
the real coIors OF Princeton university.
which are officially purple and blue and
f~scr "a 81 in "a
Transcript. Registrar Meany. OF the Uni
yersiJy OF Washington. sent an impression
OF this Institutions seal and has just re-
ceivsd me following interesting letter from
DIT. McCook:
Accept my cordial thanks for the seal
Of the University OF Washington j have
placed s. xi.h a great eeal OF pleasure in
the college and university section Of my
seals 7 DO Il with al the more pleasure
because e represents the most north
western state university IL this nation and.
moreover because o. The peculiar circum-
stances in which the knowledge OF IL came
20 you Il was very kind IN you 10 think
OF me. and an glad % have your instita-
ton cheek BY fowF with the great uni
vsrssgies Of the ration ard the world 7
OAR. say that a century from now. per
haps IN much less tine. the light o. your
northern star which shines in the center
az the Geld e your seal viii De ss glorious
ard fuu IS that q even the Oldest insti-
tuttoBs 81 The East
by the way. yogr motto. Lax si,.' -
very much Ike that 81 thu motto az our
Presbyterian beard az puhiication n this
city. whlch - 81; lax I have criticised
% because. although re Lstini,y Is really
not Incorrect. yet as il seems Intended Tor
tire iatlr form a. the Divine mandate "a
shs first % Genesis. 'Bct there be light
TIE standard Latin version OF the s. ne
sheul6 have been used. That, as you
doubtless know. = 'sat lux according 70
the Na'Sats. However. Whatsoever way
We view q. lst - be thankful that Ign.
shan - IN one way or another. and shat
continue 10 grow u.;r re fun uEat OF
the Eternal Mornirw"