The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-20
II TIE State UNIVERSITY
\ DIRECT TAX FOR MAINTAINING
SCHOOL STRONGLY URGED.
Progress NJ Isstitmtisn In schosas-
&c sna Cias work-Psepsrafsons
far Glass Day-stneere Regret
fer President Graves tHness-

The Illness OF preodeas r. r. Gravss.
Of the University ~ Wsshingsoa, WHO -
ssHersnr from an attack Of fyrsoia lever
has caused Widespread regret snsoH9 tse
sso,iesfaus During the session % ssae
legislature President Graves was prsisr .
continual mental AMI physical strain ana
ii is generally considered at Ice college
that hts sickness IL largely 6ssa 70 fnss
fact. BE
There in a growing sentiment in the
university circles Ia favor ~ arnsysnlnS
the consultation az The state for the pEir-
poae Of lexyiug a direct TAI tor the Maif-
tenznce Of The institution TIE tax void
be In certain proportion 20 the total pop
ut2ilon Of the state. fn this way the
university would no longer have - aes ...e'
on the biennial appropriations Of HE state
legislature. ana a great element % Lh-
certainty wpsiid be removed srasn rs
progress. THIS sentiment tn favor Of tie
constitutional tax has received fresh I'M
pesus frofss President Graves Illness
Scholastic work at the university is.ran-
ming a.ogsg very smoothly The sia0ehts
are doing ueA ln their various courses.
and members Of tn. faculty seem PLEASED
with the results Much interest i taken
In Or Ranurns 81 ass tn astronomy the
msmpers Of which meet IN tae evening 2,
the observatory AMI sneer the professors
G3I5ance Indulge In star gazing.
In the Student organizations much ae-
i;vsty IL beiag displayed The dramatsc
tikD VIII Et6Ft "a IfA@- teardiras "a s9NsI
Sfoops 10 Conquer within week or so.
The phsIoraa bean Literary Society held
Its election last Tuesday and reelected H.
l.. Richardson president, +. r. Essmgnds
was elected Vice president. Miss Aida
Pratt, secretary. Miss Ella Allen, treas
ursr. and A. g. Gfiggs. sergsanf-at-aruls-
A committee 10 arrange for the annsser-
sary programme during commencement
Was appointed.
The senior class IL making arrangements
for graduation week. The elassaay exer-
ctses. Ii Is said, will be something en-
treiy original and novel
The Stevens Debating Club met last
Friday and listened To debate en- the
Euage would help 10 attain NOR. rapidly
the perfect civilization. Msssrs. NJ j.
HrIdenstine. W. e. Bethel and T. s.
Griggs led the discussion for the affsrma-
tive. and Messrs James Barkiey w A.
Grantfasm and r. L. Richards for the
negative.
The Seattle high school cadets wen: on;
10 the university last Thursday in a body
and drilled with the l.. Of w. cadets
Capt Srhsd.r, Of the university acted as
commandment and put tbs two companies
through the battalion exercises. Much
friendly rivalry Was evidenced during the
drtli. bit afterwards this gave way TO
mutual admiration. The day was perfec,.
and the efficiency OF both companies in
the different movements was OK n Very
cre0table order.
The dance given by the GaudeaYnus Club
In The Queen Anne clubhouse FRIDAY
night was attended by large number of
fne students and several OF tae faculty
The affair WAS declared 10 be one of the
best ever given by the club.