The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-17
READY FOR THE Inaugural.
STATE UNIVERSITY PREPARE!
FOR THE AuSPICIOUs EVENT.
President Graves to he Formally
Installed November 30-GOv. ROg-
ers and Professor David starr

Preparations for the Inauguration OF
President Frank 2. Graves at ths Univer-
Sly OF Washington. November 50. ara 60
ing on apace. Today a committee VIII
commence 10 decorate Denny hall for the
suspicious occasion. The programme has
been completed. and Will be as follows:
Overture ........ wagner's orchestra
Invocation Rev Edwin NJ Randall y. D.
Address OF Welcome.
Hon. George H. King President OF Beard
Of Regents
the Individual Life. ...........'......<
.....................G Gov JOAN r. Rogers
Violin solo ..............- Mr.. Aubrey Levy
Higher Education and the State.
David Starr Jordan. LII d. president OF
Leland Stanford University.
Vocal SOLO ...-.. Mrs. George a. Edmunds
Welcome from faculty ard students.
................ Prof. Charles r. Reeves
Oath OF office. Administered by Pres King
Inauguration!s Carmen Gaudeamus
igltur" $50. Latin department. students
THE Future of Our University
March ..-...- .......-... ...--.-. Orchestra
Aboa. 1890 invitations have been sent out
by Horace Phillips. who is acting az Sec
rotary for President Graves. That the cere-
Eony VIII be OF a most interesting char
actar goes without saying. The addresses
Of Gov. Rogers and David Starr Jordan will
be among the best ever delivered In the
state and the address Of President Graves
viii receive the closest attention. not only
of the educators Of the state, but also OF
the hulk OF the people: The Latin song by
The classical club VIII be a great novelty
in the West, and IS being daily reaearsed
under the enthusa site leadership of the
classical students.
The faculty and the students of the uni
versity have sent a letter to those varsity
men who are on their way 20 Manila in
the First regiment Of volunteers, sending
them greetings and promising them some
Christmas \
was appointed by the students. consisting
Of Miss Edith Prosch and c. NJ Larson and
President Graves in raising popular sub
scr!ption fund for purchasing Christmas
gift for the soldier boys.
The senior class has decided to form a
football team, and has issued general
challenge to the three other classes. either
10 play them separately or two OF them at
a time, or the three OF them combined. The
senior class has a majority OF the best
players in the university. and viii prob
ably have very strong team. Among its
the L. OF w. team Of '9S; Richardson. who
has played on the L. of W. team for the
last four years, Hill. who played on Il last
year: Chestnut. formerly of the p. S. u.
team: Brownscocmhe. formerly of an In
terror California school, and many others.
There will be no more drill at the univer-
sity this term. and the proposed joint drill
with the Seattle high school Will not be
held. The l. Of w. battalion is on a bet
ter footing now than 1t has been for years.
owing chiefly to the hard work Of G. 3.
Blethen, the acting instructor. There are
at present two companies in the battalion,
Company A. which is captained by Z. II.
Schroeder. and Company 3; which is cap
tanned by Thomas Mitchell.
The next indoor meet will he held in the
Armory on December 2. and will consist Of
the following events: 40 yard race pole
vault. running broad jump. three-legged
race Of two laps. relay race of one mile,
four men. and a catch-as-catch-can wrest-
ling match
Athletics among the co-eds. look very
promising. They will have an indoor meet
some time at the beginning of the winter
best ever given in the university The fair
athletes will have a better basket ball
team this year than ever before. Among
the prominent coed athletes at the col
iege may be mentioned Miss Ann Mitchell.
Miss Mabel Ward. Miss Louise Iffland.
Miss Bessie Mcdonnell. Miss Edith Prosch.
Miss Mabel Lynch, Miss Ann Hubert. Miss
Blanche Winsor and Miss Pearl Mcdaniel.
The Rellingham Bay football team Of the
university VIII play Wilson'S Modern Bus
mess college today at =. m. Wilson's
men are very Light. but put up an inter
esting game. while the Bellingh1m Bay
men are heavy-weghts In comparison. and
will probably run UP big score against
the. others game has been arranged he
tween the Reli!ngham Pay team and. the
Seattle high school. but the latter have
withdrawn. candidly admitting that the
odds were against them. The Bei!ingham
BAY team will play the Whatcom high
school next week in Whatcom.
The Women's Culture Club met yester-
dav afternoon in DENNY hall and listened
70 the following excellent programme:
Club Women ........ Mise Ella D0ugan
Guitar solo ....-..... Miss blanche Miracle
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