The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-04-12
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
Large Appropriations for Improve
meuGs -Forestry Department
20 BE ADDED

The state Legislature OF washington
has granted over half million dollars
to the Washington State College for its
maintenance and support during the
coming two years. OF this amount,
S322,0 will be spent for new build
ings and S217 900 for maintenance. In
addition to the amount appropriated by
the Legislature, the college will receive
approximately $145, 900 from the Nor
rill. Hatch and Adams funds, making
an approximate total of 100000 for
the next two years. A recent act OF
congress provides that the Morrill, fund,
beginning in 1908, will be increased at
the rate of $4,000 per year, until the
yearly appropriation to the college from
this source has been increased from
SIS, 900, as it is at present, to $50, 900
per year. The Morrill, fund is granted
under the Morrill, act of congress, which
authorizes the existence OF colleges Of
mechanical arts and agriculture.
The buildings and facilities now
used by the college would comfortably
accommodate about FIVE hundred stu
dents. The college has an enrolment
OF about one thousand, which crowds it
very badly. The appropriation of
1922, 900 which has been granted for
new buildings will just about double
the student capacity Of the institution.
The new buildings which it is hoped
to complete within the next two years
will include new auditorium and libra
ry building costing $3.50, 900; recita-
ton building costing SIPS, 900; do
nestle science building, S25 900; farm
barn, $1,000; veterinary science hospi-
tai, Sill, 900; hydraulic laboratory and
laboratory for testing steam and gaso-
line engines, $4,000; farm lands,
$4,000. In addition to this, there is
provided $4,000 for cooperative work
in irrigation; $4,000 to investigate in
cereal and dry farming; $4,000 for
farmers institute work. Dry farms"
for experimental purposes have already
been started in several Of the dry local
tiles Of eastern Washington.
Next year two years course in for
esuy will be added to the curriculum
of the college. Professor Thornber of
the department of horticulture has been
outlining the course during the past
few weeks, preparatory for announce
ment in the new college catalogue
which will soon be in print.
Calls for college graduates in forestry
have been so numerous of late that the
college authorities consider it impera-
tive that such a course Of instruction
be established. The numbering inter
ests of the Pacific northwest will use
scores of the graduates, and the care OF
the national forest reserves is yearly be-
coming matter of more importance.
A large number of inquiries for ex-
pert foresters have been received at the
college from the owners of large eS-
tates, both individuals and corporations.
The course will involve study OF
the methods of cutting, logging, trans
porting logs, and conducting camps.
Since the college is conveniently stu
ated with reference TO the wooded re-
gions of the state, student trips will be
made to the mills and woodworking
establishments OF the district. A col
lection of shade and forest trees will be
placed in the college arborium, which
will enable the students 10 familarize
themselves with foreign and native
trees and shrubs.