The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-09
IEN COLLEGE PROFESSORS
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Css11esee In STABILITY 81 Mas-

HE board Of regents Of the Cni-
versity OF Waahlugsen. In ADOPT
Ing the reeommsndatfcns OF
President Graves ~ 10 the per-
- sof1nea CT the fAcugty. has NOT
only Increased public confidence
In the stability Of the management Of fhs
Institution, hut II has added materially 10
ths teaching strength and power for uss-
isine*s OF the university fer the ensuing
yeIr, President Graves apparently did not
ssSire 70 make many changes In the mem
bsrshsn Of the faculty, but the policy Of
offering more studies In the nature Of
preparatory work. in crder To bring the
university into closer touch with more az
the schools In the state has neeessIfatsd
the employment Of three tuscrs tn addition
10 the professors summoned to chairs in
regular departments In ali there are
thus far eixls. additions 10 the university
teree.
Professor Of PHILOSOPHY.
Or. r. J. Hamilton In succeeded In th;s
department. by Professor Frederick w.
Cos~grovs. who comes 90 the work with Q
magnificent preparation. He wss born in
New York. and In now "a years Cid. He
graduated from Colgate university In 1883
and then spent $50 years al Colgate sem-
mary preparing for the Baptist ministry.
For Ave years he waA principal of the
Marion Collegiate Inxt3tute, 4 school ~
good rspusf as Maricn. ~ n. raw ahrSS.
years he hsA TIE chair u Lsotsn ~ Coz
gate university. He was president Of Or
fawa university. Kansas. for four years,
fWine wh.ch time ne vas henored wish
The degree 81 Doctor of Divinity Dur
ing the year 1881 81 he pursued pos; grad
uase studies at Clarke uniyersity. Wor-
etsser. Mar. where he received the de-
gree OF Doctor OF Philosophy. He u nov
IN. Germany. where for the pest year he
has been pursuing advanced studies at
l-rtpsig and Heidelberg. Or. Colegrove 10
4 man 81 broad. liberAl culture. and will
surely prove a strong member Of the uni
versity faculty. He has been motined q
his election. but a. set President Graves
has not received notice Of hi acceptance Of
tbe place Mr.. Colegrove y . graduate
Of vassar college.
rrsfessos Of nhetosie anA Osatesy.
The department Of English has long been
Overta1td n The unsvessity. It Was I'm.
poswtbie TO offer the range OF studies de-
sired with but ono professor in the de.
partment. This condition has been fecti-
Ned by the creation OF the chair Of rhefor-
ic and oratory and the election Of Profes-
sor A. n. Priest to the place.
Professor Priest In about n years ola.
lie graduated from the DE PAW nniyer-
aisy. Indiana, In 1853, and did post sradu-
ing the degrees OF Master Of Arts and Doc
Nor of Philosophy. He was then made
professor of rhetoric and orafory In d.
FauW un!verssty and held the place until
financial troubles made the university re
Auee salaries. He Their obtained = posi-
ton - aauieHont professor OF rhetoric and
oratosy In wisconsin state university.
which posation be sttli holds He psefers
20 be tho head Of his department In some
IN
70 the University OF Washington. While
a. De PAW GniverAty. Professor Priest
had resnAxkable success training students
Tor many victorious oraforicai contests
and debatcs Desirc for this kind OF train
M ID RAPIDLY tncreastng In American coli
IeRes Mru. Prest will Also be- a desirable
edition 70 tho university family
Asssstast Professor - naeleUy.
Tho wonderfully successful career OF Tire
vor Kincaid in biology IL we'll known. He
h Just finishing his course In the Uuiver-
sfty ~ Washington and will graduate with
the riasm of ts3A with the degree OF Bach
chr o. Science He was horn In Peters.
borough. Canada, In 1878. and attended
Tiers the eosnmn schools and the Cole
9lat. institute He entered the univer-
0ty OF Warrington In INA as suh-fre-h-
man, During the paae four years he has
held the position OF laboratory assistant in
6tnioay, and In addition 20 that work and
M own studicA he has given instruction
U soctoey ana botany, first with the rank
o. tutor and later with the rank of In
1uuc,or. Hts genius has been nstingiv
fecoEpssed BY The regents. who have raised
Him 10 tho rank Of assistant professor, TO
Nile erect 90 August Int. after he has re-
eolved the parchment ~ his graduation
psofessor Kincaid has made saAny discov~
cries IN natural history, which has made
hie name we'll known among the scientists
q Europe, ~ we'll a. America In the
essv'ssef ~ isss he wssA volunteer assist
anA TO 4rosessNr David Starr Jordan o.
tAnSrrd unssessssy on Aia commission 20
tAe seal islands % HerIng Sea for the
Un.sed States government Professor
ktncaid vii, spend the summer vacation
10 studying the biological laboratories and
nhfafteu Of stamford university ana the
Cnfvefsity Of California. The Following
summer vacation he viii devote 20 similar
advanced studies In Eas..rn universities
Carat~v ~ the S1oseum.
Edwin chspln stArks. Though not more
than " s~arS ~ are. has made ar envias,.a
reputation a. naturalist Fer several
Years he was special student I'm Stanford
university, pursuing SielcwfeAl rrsas rsss@s
Under the directioa Of Professor Jordan AMI
Professor Gilbert. During that time he
supported AsmsrK ard his mother hx a
high Grstf- OF natural h.sse cry work, This
was the collection and pr.nsrar on OF yer
tchras skeletons especially ~f fishes. for
the British. the Austrian ana the RuSxasn
national museums.
The museums require the nsazs careful.
s.a accurate wcfk IL h sssass sfIyssrasl.
thing tc oSsasss a- arrortttait~ ~ aasklrx
for them. an8 Nr- Ssssks evidently gave
@eunsans satisfaction sar be IN stai de-.
voting his srArs ssna# IS thaf science
When Frss4.snt ,forsssn esns ess A l,'sslssrs-
cal expedition 80 Mexico. My stark. was
ora ~ hts s%xsssarss IN TIE SIMMER Of
1S& President Jordan Was as9es 30 sers,
q representative Of stanford university .ss
the ereSfsins expedition 81 Puget sound
snaugarstsd ~ the Young nsspssafssss ~
Sesssie - IRE r-nisvrsftv % Washington
Mr. Ss.sks xs- selected For shis work AMI
hss exreusss were sAsS hs TSnsshv Hap.
klus. cue az stanford university hest
sriea.ss The result az tAss IN seassis,n ~s.
y ruhisCssion hs NJ. Stalks in s1w Pre-
s~esslsxs IT ~. Arassessss os Natural
SssSnees Of Philadelphia giving the
description ~ n~~ gsnsgR ~ asA
named s0sdsais. In sanres ut Pres.
sdsus Jordan. Later there arpearvS;
tS>ok nv President Jordan aa,
Mr.. SSaFks ss saias authors ssssng Us,
ef PaHsss Sound fishes, aaa sescvih.nx ter