The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
THE 6OpERNMENT OF WASHlN6T0N.

Lisa male and .5sl tsnsal. teachers, the
average ,uon1hly salary % The males ts=tng
sA-ss ard % the feEsA.ss 1914. hiie the
pirate schools employed zl3 teachers. The
total value OF school properly was s:.sSs,-
Az the bonded debt $3.s4s 80 ana me Go2E-
.ng dsat s47i.53s
The state University.
The state university occupies a COM
uanding position on site Of 80 acres be-
tween Lakes Washington and Union, at
Seattle. capable OF being made into mag
nlficent arooTetgm- TIE buildings are
main building % pressed brick. stone and
terra Gotta: an observatory OF Puget SOUND
sandstone; an armory and drill hail OF
Puget sAsand tir. and a power house OF
brck. All he most useful arts and SCI
ences. az we: as English and the classics.
ar. taught there, by a faculty which -
enlarged AMI strengthened from year 10
year. and departments Of pharmacy. sngi-
neering and mineralogy have recently been
added. A controversy as 10 the presidency
has been happily ended by the selection Of
DR. Frank f. Graves, president 81 the
University OF Wyoming. who possesse@
qualities eninentiy fitting him 10 be en-
trusted with the task. The university has
now about 20 students and graduated sew
enteen on May ~.
The Agricultural College.
Next IL not equal. IN rank 10 the Uni
veTasy OF Washington Is the agricultural
college and school OF science al Pullman
This institution occupies seven buildings.
In addition to the heat. light and power
plant and the farm house and barns, the
boys dormitory with its contents having
been burned during the last year inyolv-
ting loss Of s40,eR The number ot stu
dents has steadily mere ased under the abe
management OF President l.. n. Bryan
and is now 3,9 In addition 20 those in the
wlnter school for farming and In the uu-
sic depar tZasnt The curriculum IL ar
ranged on the plan Of majors ard minors
IN the following departments: Civil engi-
neerfng. chemistry. botany and zoology.
agriculture, horticulture. the English Ian
Huage and literature economic science and
history. mechanical engineering oncluding
electrical. steam and nydrauicp. modern
languages. mining engineering. Ii addi-
ton to this there are seven schools
which aim directly at technical training.
with the exception OF the last. These are
the schools of farming. da:rying. phar-
macy veterinary science. business, mining
and The preparatory school
In the experiment. station work has beea
conducted on the physical ana chemical
ANALYSIS OF soils and on sugar beets, on
fungus diseases and insect pests: In ex-
pSrlnentS 1T DACtsEiotoESt With pax tiCA1dI
reference 10 diseases of the squirrel,
with grains and grasses and with feeding:
in practical horticulture and investigation
OF The results Of frost on orchard trees.
The Normal schools.
One Of the measures OF economy adopted
By the last legislature was the closing OF
the Cheney normal school. which has large
brick buildings and In its last year had
over 200 students. No appropriation hav-
Ing been made for the Whatcom normal
school, for which a building had been
erected at a cost OF $4,000, it has never
been opened and the institution at ElienS-
burg, which has large. handsome brick
structure, is the only one now In opera
ton N the state, and has several hun
dred students.
The state Penttcntiary.
The state peuitentiary at Walla Walla
has a large range Of brick buildings.
which were populated on September so.
1857 by $50 convicts as compared with $50
year previous. The eonv.cts are en-
ployed In making jute grain bags, which
are sold - the farmers at near the cost Of
production. the price now being SIC per
thousand. and in making brick. most OF
which IS used n the institution. During
the last year many men have been en-
ployed in building a brick wall sixteen feet
high around the penltentiary yard. A num-
her o. men have also been en-
gagged In making clothes to be
given the prisoners on their discharge.
During the year ending September Sc. 1927.
The conyicts manufactured 2.g.1. so grain
bags. worth SOL. Ss3,5. 2.i37 oat bags.
worth SliS $: $40 wool bags. worth 500 20:
other jute fabrics worth sisGI.0s: l,oAooo