The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-13
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belief in the creeds but deep distrust in
spiritual forces, In altruistic motives and
In intangible things.
The other Side.
rs this the typical American boy and
Is this the. normal output Of our colleges,
We have In mind another kind of a boy,
shy. quiet and somewhat awkward LAD
who has many chores to do, but who be-
tween long hours of work finds cracks of
time for the nook that Is borrowed or bet
ter yet, bought with hard-earned penniea.
This boys life Is somewhat Swallowed by
the menacing mortgage on the homestead,
unpaid bills or waning health of father
and mother. This boy is afraid OF the
girls. though ne dreams OF a time when
he may be eligible to their company; he
bushes when spoken to and loses his
tongue when there is company. but he
makes long speeches. writes essays and
sings when alone in the field or in the
shop. This boy has an itch to hear the
conversation Of his elders and is never 8,
happy as when he Is obscured in cornes
and overhears their talk. This boy. has
great schemes for himself or for Others.
of which he cannot talk. He begins early
TO build air castles In Spain.
He, too, IN due time, will win college,
must earn part, II not all. of the money.
When this boy arrives at college he will
De awkward IN manner, and his clothes.
though respectable. will not quite fit He
viii not be sought by the 'frats.' he will
have no time for athletics. he with not
shine In the class room. his graduation
appear after commencement; but ten
years hence he will be rising man in his
business or profession, and twenty years
morals. And when in the fullness of time ns
he dies II Will be as II one of the pillars
of the temple had fallen. Men. women
and little children will miss him. Some
thing will have gone out of the state. a
JOY out of the community. Society viii
miss a propelling power, progress will lose
After the conclusion of DR.. simonds' ad-
dress the assembly was dismissed by DIR.
Graves and the audience left the han to
the strains of a march played by Prof.
Hansee at the plano.
Great Number OF students.
In the afternoon the work OF registering
the new students was again resumed
Members OF the faculty, as before stated
have been worked continuously since
Tuesday morning. Perhaps those who
have been. II possible, n rifle buster than
mittee on admission. The latter consists
of Profs. Colegrove. Foster and Dechdolt
Prof. Landes. advisory professor to the
unclassified students, said yesterday:
There is a greater number of special
students than ever before. The quality,
too. IL better than usual. This may be
due to the fact that there are a number
of undergraduates from the Seattle high
school registered in special courres, who
have had the advantage OF thorough
preparation. There are number, too,
from our own preparatory department.
who have likewise had a thorough course
OF instruction"
Practically the same statement was
made by Prof. Reeves and Prof. Priest
advisers to the freshman and sophomore
classes. respectively. and the same senti-
mcnt was also expressed by the heads CT
the various departments In the college OF
engineering. Prof. Byers. head of the
chemistry department, has already over
hundred registered in his department
and a beginning class of seventy.
DR.. Graves said yesterday that there
were then between two and three hundred
new students registered.
This" said lie, " IF 400 OF the 900 OF last
years students should come back will
give us over 600 students. As there will
be a large number of new students to
register later the. total viii probobiy be
not for from 700.''
Work In the various classes win begin
today. The only exception 20 this rule
Will be I'm the case OF the gymnasium
classes. which will begin one week ftom
Monday. During the intervening time.
physical measurements OF the students
will be taken by Prof. vanderveer, 80
that the kind of physical exercise. re-
quired in each case may be determined.