The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-16

President bryan. Of the Washington
agrtcuitural college. arrives 81 very
unfair conclusion when he says that the
oppoeition 10 the proposed change Of
Names comes from any want Of inter-
ess il the institution: he y equally I'M
fair when he says that the spirit Of an
article In this paper rs . rather un-
ssacipus rsmindsr that one should nor
labor too earnestly for the welfare Of
The stats." That = not the point; ihs
question u. whether the motive which
prompted the Establishment u the
agricultural collage. long before Presi-
dent Bryan became connected with Il.
h not bsing misinterpretad In . COM
mendabie but mistaken difsusIvcness.
tn people Of this state are very deep
h Interested IN. the success Of the agri-
cuitasAl college. All that President
Bryan says in defense Of his proposed
excursion into new fields coui: be
- truthfuliy said Of movement TO an
mex school for teaching the blind in
austTiai pursuits.
All the authorities laying down the
scope OF education at the agricultural
college. quoted by Mr.. Bryan. emphas-
ically reiterate the purpose OK the insti.
ution. and that defniteness In not fairly
impaired by the blanket clause a, the
close Of each act, which says that the
hoard Of regents may establish 'other
departments Of said college and provide
courses Of Instruction therein" because
II ID limited by the injunction with spe-
cial reference to their applications In
the industries of life. and 10 the faelIi-
ties for such Instruction"
II has BEEN recognized that the state
Of Washington affords admirable OPP
porsuntsy for the application Of scientific
farming. The object of the agricultural
college is very specifically set forth in
the law providing for IL:
The state agricultural college. es-
pertinent station and school % science
Of the state 81 Washington. as hereto
fore located at Pullman. Whitman
county. shall. be ar Institution II learn
Ing open 10 the children Of all residents
% this state. and to such ether persons
- the beard - regent. may determine
under such rules ard regulations az may
fr fsf, ftxsA.g te4r Z Ia 49,.
shall se non sectafian In character. AM
devoted to practical instruction in awfi-
culture. mechanics and natural seieaee.
connected Herewith. as well rs a thor
oaGh course ~ instruction IN al
branches ~ learning apon agricultural
and other Industrial pursuits"
Nothing could tse more clear than chi,
definition nt purpose Witt commend
able llheralifs the law has provided thar
there shall. be rs restriction IN ah,
course ~ instruction kut "A nsssss hav.
g direct bearing upon the primary Cd
tncts - tss ec1seg~
Wherever general alissxloa IL made ,,
The curriculum. II always terminate,
with the restriction. ara tie inYsnr taar,
that everything shall and may b. den
requisite q ''the letter carys Ing out q
the object of tas college,
The means svailAhle are very Iissise,
ara the here NJ the recnse AZ this stat
Ass slwsys ben that ths sertentsurz
ooalrr~ az Washington would IN see
years ssS assssrx sAA t>~es institutions G
isS Rssa ln sa~ United ssnsss The 60,
iege sss vary WARM friends aass ~nv
rorsers wse fee thzs a MAGNIFICENT r.,
ssssatton csn ~ evssfvess frsss ~ .,asts
raj sarpisea ard snsser sAe nsa> AIRS.
tor ~ f'r~si3ens fgyaa. Thesv saar
saa' hy spreading sAe ilgssis~e srean
ever see g~~As an area there Tray N~ =,