The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-18
Prospects Of the State University
Are Very Bright.
PROFESSORS WELL PLEASED.
yNlAespread and Rapidly Growing
Interesf tn WashfagfOns First
school of Learning President
Graves Makes an Interesting
Statement for the EcDefit of Thone
Wishing to Become Teachers.

The students are still coming into the
state university. 1t would be Impossible To
compute 1szst now many .a1ye entered so
Ear. as quite a large number have not .e-
turned their registration blanks set. owing
caicay 20 the conflicts between the differ
sEt s;udisa. All OF the professors nre well
p,.2scd with tho prospect fer good worh
during tho coming year. Monday will see
tire WHOLE institute buckle Gown to work.
There 10 widespread and rapidly growing
interest Ia the state university along ali
.:ies q. work, and this has led many TO
inquire as 10 the advantages presented to
tbo.e who wish 10 educate themselves for
TIE class room as teachers. In answer 20
this President Graves makes the following
erisf statement:
We offer this work for those In the
vicinity who eahnoG conveniently attend
the state normal schools and with no
Thought OF interfering with the Work 81
those institutions. There are at least four
classes or teachers or people who must he
Interested In the answer; and AZ ~ our
wish and purpose To SO formulate our plan
Of -ork as 10 satisfy the desires OF these.
"Ffrst-Thc graduate students OF normal
schools who wish to take advanced work.
'.Seoond~Teachers In the immediate vi
entity or within easy reach OF Seattle who
can spare but one year from their duties
In the school room.
'"rhsrd-Many graduates OF four-year
high schools who can spend but one year
IN taking a professional course: -
year high schools who can spend two or
three years with us
IF sufficient number OF teachers, now
employed in the schools Of the vicinity,
In this and neiehboriGg counties. express
wish TO have MS do so. we shall give a
Saturday course In the subjects OF eco
Monies. sociology. English, French. Ger
man. pedagogy and other subjects. II is
hoped that all who wish to avail them
selves of the Saturday course will LEI us
know the fact at once so that We may
know just what 10 depend upon
In answer To questions regarding the
work contemplated in pedagogy for the
present year President Graves says:
Il understand that the work VIII consist:
"First--Of a study Of the history of etlu-
cation as found in the text books upon the
subject. anticipated by lectures and sup
ploInented by educational classics.
"Second-Of "A careful study OF the sub
Ject or pedagogy as seen In the books. the
school room and the lecture.
Third-Of the study of children as seen
through the eyes Of authors and other writ
ers. teachers. parents and as the children
act themselves.
"Fourth-Of the study OF school econ
omy: that Is, state control and support
the school Law being used as the basis OF
discussion. school organization and gov
"Fffth-Durlng the mid-winter term, of
tho study OF methods or teaching the sub
5ects required by the state board OF edu-
cation, and in this work the various pro-
9essors Of the university will be- invited
to give lectures TO the Students OF the de-
partment.
In short. Il is our purpose to give our
students such a survey, Knowledge and
grasp OF the educational problem as shall
equip them for beginning their life work
as teachers.
Z. 10 -.t1
department OF education there are two
chairs. philosophy and pedagogy. Or.
Hamilton OF the former and his work. are
too well known TO need comment
The course is arranged for the Junior
and senior classes of the university: but
special students. who so wish may de-
vote themselves TO IL exclusively. II Is
hoped that ali who can possibly do so Will
spend AZ least two years during which
time they may take the work thus pro-
vidcd for. and much I'm some of the other
courses OF the university"
The student organizations are getting
into good shape already, and in athletics,
society work, etc, the outlook Is very
promising. Yesterday the football men
held ii meeting and made arrangements for
getting into training at once. Quite a
large nuInhar or the students VIII try for
place on the first and second teams. Seq.
sral veteran players fsotn the higi, schools
have entered college and Will materially
strengthen the university forces The
Ph!lenashean Literary Society anet yesfer-
day ana elected the following Officers.
executive. president. Jackson 4 Corbet.
5r.: vice president. isadarc X. S,nrorynan y.
secretary. Miss Audrey Soudcr: ift isurer.
frank Giles. sergeaut-at-arms. Don Ii.
PAlrne<. Judicial. judge. Charles Nfct'ann.
prosecuting attorney, T. I Wilglts. clerk
of court. II, l.. Richardson. balm. Jack
G. Story After varied and interesting
programme the society changed ts time az
WestAig 20 30 on Friday evening.
The I. NJ. (. A and fho Y W 1. viii
give reception % The new students mex;
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Arthur Crookalt. the well-known grad
nate * the university. who has been IN
Dawson ever since the - boom. j. now on
q wait To Seattle Tor the winter lie
brings interesting information concerning