The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-15
10 CHANGE THE NAME AT PULLMAN
Nmt Of President Bryan to Get Rid Of TIA Wna
Agricultural"

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e snss a,rs.sdsat Bryan, q ne 61a,s Asri-
ot1nsa q which BE b the heaA 20
~ dsatrsd b the people Il tn aushor
shs pFagru1' Of this coiiesc he voud have
1noyn thai theee has been No ..ahiflings'
- tne purposes, aims or scope Of the instr
~ =. d s TIE past avs yssr.. hst that.
WITH unswexvfng hdeiity. aud that its
aDsa growth proves that il course b rde-
- y tAs esepis." 1he institution has
5scs- An examanation Of every snccsssive
cafaio9ue win reveal In the curriculum
To development OF the same ideas and
tdeais- Every pubic and private uttefancs
y the o<dntte understanding Of What the
tngettutiou - here for and how q y to A.
tain those ends In to b found the expianA-
1hs asaieis IA question shows . lack at
information - e the objects Of the insts-
tosSon. The author Gays that the college
snonn rsmain devoted to the purposes in
Sno. a ny ~ ~ ,s sam ne. Doss not the author
tngf The functions Of the college are de-
termined BY the law. not by iss name.
The name may BE- \ m1snomer- He IL sur
institution OF technology and science.o
= the Anthor Of To article ignorant OF the
faet that the very basal iegisiafion In the
ceee provided equally for the mechanic
sciences on which II u bassd? Does be
not KNOW that the purpose was 10 elevate
and strengthen all industry by bringing
e bar upon II the hat results OF modern
hs not know that the first governing board
o. this institution wAa called the COM
!naasson Of technical Instruction" and that
!, , wes p.<s g ss ausy ccscs nros
ton Adopted In other parts Of the United
States And In foreign countrfes." IN order
that they might wisely direct the techni-
ton? This stiiI remains = function Of the
governing board Of this insiitution and Of
no other In the state. II the name Il %
,rgors.nt Why does the s. ,h Of The ar :,
the college - indicated In ~ name school
ct 6c!encer Does he not know that the
functions Of the state School Of Mines or
mate and important = part at this college
a. those Of the College Of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts? In tact. that thess two
oas Ths easae "a: snsa ana a
tinuously developed its functions - deter
mined by law. and II has no present pur-
pose Of changing it, course. The article
b In duty. bound to abide by the legal pur
poeas Ok the college" PrecAely. And that
has been the chlefest aim, not only Of the
president. but Of the governing board and
purposes 81 the college,
Work of the Insaitutloa.
The discussion In the legislature over the
proposed change OF the name OF the college
revealed not only woeful miscouception
- 70 the purposes Of the college. but .
lack Of understanding Of the relation be-
tween the name and the functions Of the
institution The functions Of the tnssitu-
tion are determined by law, not by
name. The name might be anything that
the fancy OF the legislature might deter
mine. The only question In whether II mis-
or . hindrance.. II ought TO help rather
than hinder Some Legislators were az.
tonishHd that work was done I'm the
sciences. They would perhaps be still more
assonished that the law provided for In
atructien in moral philosophy. political
dred subjects, and that the Law OF the INF
ted os1tes provides that ''other scientific
and classical subjects shall not be
excluded" The purposes and work Of
laws national and state. from ls62 TO the
present time We here quote from these
.The course OF instruction of said college
shall embrace the English language. liter
allure, mathematics philosophy. civil and
mechanical engineering. chemAtry. animal
and vegetable anatomy. and physiology.
veterinary art. ensomoloxyl, geology. pc,
sccnomy. hor,icnltura. moral phiios
ophy. history. mechanical and such other
courses Of instruction ~ shall be prescrib-
"a BY the board at rcgentn One Of the oh
jects Of said college shall be TO train teach
ers Of physical science. and thereby further
the application Of the principles OF phys.
cal science 60 Industrial pursuits. TO COLI
Iect information - TO schemes OK technf'