The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-04
Pullman College to be Enlarged
By the State.
PRESIDENT BRYAN EXPECTS IT.
Tells Of the ovefeP0w0ea Condition
Of the stase Agricultural College
and How wonAerfally II Has Pros
peFed-Brtghs Future Assured
Ohtaanea ResDensfbis Positions.

President Bryan. u Che Pullman Agrf-
cultural Collage paused through Seattle
yesterday on his way homo from Kitszp
county. wAers - has been conducting In
sctxtA In "a Interview with a Post-rntsi-
lixsnoer reporter regarding the college. its
failure and prospscts Ia general hs spoke
iatsrsstsns,y and It souae length. OF its
prosperity hs said:
tim general prosperity o; the oommun-
ny + rejected In the Increased sAtsnd-
anoe and stia more In the casa with which
the students 60 tlxsugh the year without
becoming involved N financial straits. In
hard times there In little falling OF IN the
number OF those who take the course AZ
their own expense and support themselves
by their own sfYortsi and OF those who
are sent, the falling OF IL very much less.
The catalogue. which will be issued soon.
shows q total enrolment iD all depart
mSnts Of ss7. This II fifty more than last
gear. Twenty -four counties out Of the
thfrty-four are represented in the college.
and SIX states. believe We graduated
eleven from the collegiate department last
June. OF whom two were from the depart
ulent Of chemistry. three from the depart
Eaent Of civil engineering. one from the
department OF agriculture. two from tha.
OF electrical engineering. and three from
the department OF economic science. In
addition TO these four students were grad
uatej from the school OF pharmacy. These
latter presented themselves TO the state
board % pharmacy for examination about
three months before graduation and pass
ed successfully. not only gaining the GER
ticates OK the board. but its compliments
az we'll. Two students were graduated
from the school Of business and ttty-
seven from the preparatory school. These
latter win be admitted to the freshman
class at the beginning OF the next term.
THE prospects for the coming year are.
! think, most excellent. II promises to be
a prosperous one for the family commun-
i,y and consequently for the business men.
The applications for admission are not
only numerous. but cover a larger area
than ever befora- ] look for q material
iDorVase In attendance
When asked whether II was intended TO
rebuild tho dormltory that recently was
burned. President Bryan said:
Not until the legislature makes an ap-
preparation for IL. We expect that. OF
course. Tho state officially announced its
POLICY OF carrying Its own Insurance.. and
taxa II there Wal be no hesitation In re-
placing the burned structure. We expect
10 ask the state for a biological laboratory.
of which We stand very greatly in need.
The college twice heretofore has called the
/. attention Of the legislature to the need
OF this addition. but each time refrained
from asking for an appropriation TO cover
II out OF respect for the depressed finan-
cial conditions. With tho return OF pros
perity II Is believed that the state will
gladly lend It's aid TO further this I'M
poytans branch of the work and will not
hesitate TO supply the building Needed.
such r. building would accommodate
the departments OF zoology. botany. agri-
culture, horticulture veterinary science
wyk4 ts.taf xS
very much hampered for room. so much
10. la fact that during all OF last year IL
WAS necessary ~ use the presidents Office
for reeitatioRs. SO also she private labor
atory OF the chemist. The department this
coming year VIII have 10 accommodate 30
per cent more students la analytical work
than last year. and 1t will press us hard 10
provide for them
Prof. Fuimer has given an import order
for si.eeo worth or new chemical apparatus.
which Is expected TO arrive soon. The
evercrowded condition of the several de-
rsrtments would be entirely relieved ty
the new building mentioned We conf
IDENTITY expect 10 get IL. for We believe that
the rapid growth OF the college in the
face OF hard times will convince the leg
fsiasure that Ii meets great want I'm the
state. and that this fact will be recognized
tn the form OF the practical assistance
needed. The college has grown IN five
years from twcnty-threa To ISL students"
In reply TO question 81 - whether
graduates In ihe practical courses Of the
college readily found openings after being
graduated, President Bryan said.
we have had. you know, only two
Sraaaatiug classes: but ons Of the gradu-
a'es cf this years electrical engineering
course already "a In charge OF an electric
HIGHT plant ~ salary Of 500 per month
The other received an appointment to an
pear for examination sor the engineers.
corps In The army successfully PASSED the
examination and has been commissioned a
second lieutenant In The regular army or
the EVIL engineers graduated this year one
has eesn appointed 10 position by the
Northern Pacific ana another has haa his
plans for whitman county bridges a.
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