The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-07
Aeopens Sept. IA Under the Pres
ideney of DR.. Graves.
NORMAL GRADE ESTABLISHED
Felt That New Fra In History Of the
Instttoti~n IL ApDroachfn&-bar-
nepy B~tween Fscnity aad Re-
xeuts-Inf~rest ArOus~d In the
state-To Codtfy Ruies-trnsss
ana Degrees to he Determined

: The uni=e.ssty Of Washington viii open
81. doors for the ensuing scto.as;ic year on
September H. On September Is The bookf
viii be- opened for registration OF students
Dr. Graves. president Of The uniEersisy
asd HE members OF the faculty, predict a
prosperous and an active year with the Gni-
yersity. Al the institution there Ia s. very
noticeable feeling thai u new era la us
history II approaching.
The faculty of the university held liz
first meeting snee President Frank Pierre-
poni Graves assumed The presidency Of tae
university. yesterday afternoon. E.ntffe
harmony and unity Of purpose character
lied the meeting. Important action vas
taken In regard to the detailed work Of the
university. Among other things passed OH
was the establishments Of normal grade
at the university This viii 80 lRto opef-
alton this year and will be- OF great value
90 teachers ia Seattle and vicinity VINO
Wish 10 take extra training.
DR. Graves has returned from IA trip
about the STATE in the Interests of the uni
yersity, in which he visited Nhaicom.
Port Townsend. Faifbaven aud other
towns OF toe lower Sound country. and
Olympia. South Bend and other points In
the southwestern part OF the ssfate Pres
dent Graves spoke at number of teach
ers' institutes and was every where received
with great hospitality. To PEzt-Inteli-
gencer reporter yesterday Or. Graves said
that he Wac much gratiiied with the s'ic-
cess of his trip and sanguine that renewed
interest II being aroused in the university
ali over ths state.
President Graves delivered an address Of
welcome 10 the professors yesterday. in
which he asked them for their cooperation
in making the university the institution
which Ii vas intended II should be. and
such a university as the state would be
proud OF. There followed a discussion of
matters connected with the work OF the
faculty as boyd and the courses
and degrees OF the university. A
committee of five members. Of which
DR.. Graves IL chairman. was APP
pointed 10 codify the rules governing the
faculty. These are scattered throughout
the minutes of HE PROCEEDINGS of the fac
ulty and they have been &C changed from
time 10 time that their arrangement In
sosne concise form became very necessary.
Prof Reeves H. chairman of another
committee to determine what grades and
degrees shall rule in the university. Sew
erai years ago. when the university was
raised from low grade college TO uni
vcrsity OF the highest standard az TO re-
aliremcnts for degrees. the sudden change
left number of matters To he adjusted
10 the new conditions. In fact. the entire
policy of the university is bound up In the
matter, as far as IL relates to the degrees
accorded 10 graduates,
II was decided 10 establish a normal
grade under DR.. A. II. Cofrey. professor
OF pedagogy. DIR. Coffey Is a specialist IN
this line. and II is proposed TO inaugurate
some special features in the department.
President Graves asked the several heads
OF departments for an estimate OF their
requirements for the ensuing year. Ht
has been given power by the executive
committee Of the board of regents to ap
portion funds available for the depart.
mcnts