Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-11-03
JACK EARLY BACK
FROM PHILIPPINES
Graduate Of State College Visits Old
Haunts After Five Years in
Philippine Islands.

Jack" Early, a graduate of the
State College with the class of 1904,
is visiting old friends in Pullman
after an absence of seven years, FIVE
OF which have been spent in the
Philippine Islands. Mr.. Early is en-
ployed by the government as gov
ernor of one of the provinces of the
islands, and is now enjoying his first
vacation of any length since he left
Pullman. He will return to his work
about the first of the year.
Mr.. Early has become prominent
in government circles in the Philip
pine Islands, his biggest stunt" be-
ing. to teach the native the art of
brick making. He speaks two ma
tive languages out of possible
thirty that are spoken In the islands.
Mr.. Early went to the islands
in 1905, two years after he had grad
uated from the State College in eco
Monies, and this is his first trip
home. He has visited China, Italy
Turkey and London, England, on
the trip over. When asked what he
thought of the old place, Mr.. Early
said:
Friday evening last reached
Pullm an, about five hours after the
Oregon game was history-thanks to
strikers and strikebreakers on the
Hartman system, and Saturday
morning / started up College hill
to see what time and man had done
while had been gone-a matter of
some seven years.
II found that man had been busy
indeed, but that the old long boy |
with the scythe had left few of his
destructive gashes-old College hall |
has fallen and the greenhouse, after |
effective footwork, has taken refuge |
behind new brick structure, where |
1t stands painting and Wheel
ing, but defiant-but aside from
these the constructor has the best |
OF it at all points.
Entering the grounds, passed |
through fine arch, near a place |
where a barbed wire fence used to
protect my class from the village
cattle, and on passing through the
arch | found a fine cement walk,
lined on either side by concrete lamp
posts, surmounted by real lamps,
contrast to the shoem aker's friend,
the old gravel walk up and down
which we used to prom enade, imag-
lining in our innocence we were on
the Champs Elysees. In the AID.
building | met Mr.. Barnard, an old
friend and classmate, and he kindly
guided my feet over the new ways
and In and out of new buildings,
through the fine auditorium-a
building which dominates the
campus-with its nicely arranged Ii
brary and stack rooms and the ap-
parently complete equipment for the
rapid transaction of business. Here
| thought of our ever good natured
Miss SaXton. hugging her charcoal
burner in the attic of the Al. build
ing, in an attempt to ward off pneu-
monia while she transacted the bust
ness of the day, and marveled that
the paths of advancing generations
are made so easy. College hall, a
fine new building, is another new
one, and looking across the campus,
another little stranger, Van Doren
hall, snuggles down as complacently
as a suffragette. AS we walked
toward the old athletic field | noted
number of fenced areas and won
dered, Have they the temerity to
grow chickens on such a scale near
the dorm, but coming closer I
saw tennis court after tennis court.
As / helped make the first court on
the campus ten years ago and still
remember how we were watched by
peering, curious or expectant eyes
in our every movement of work and
play, l knew again that the world
do move
Il have not yet had time to see
the college at work. but no doubt
! will see as great advances in inside
work as l have seen in outside i'm
provement, all of which am storing
up as & treat for myself"