Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-07-31
CHAMBER WILL RESIST
CURTA|LMENT MOVE
Commercial Organizations VIII BE
Asked to Endorse Resolutions
of Pullman Chamber

The Pullman Chamber of Com
merce, at its regular meeting Tues
day evening, unanimously adopted
the resolutions prepared by a special
committee declaring the intention of
the organization to resist any at
tempt to curtail the curriculum and
impair the usefulness of the State
College OF Washington. Copies of
the resolutions will be sent to other
commercial organizations OF Eastern
Washington with the request that
they endorse them
The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas, 1t has been announced
in certain quarters that the State
College of Washington has broadened
its curriculum so as to include
courses of study not contemplated in
the law by which It was founded and
Infringing on the work OF the State
University. and that an attempt will
be made to deprive it of certain of
its functions, which would also in
volve its property rights and curtail
its usefulness; and
Whereas, The law establishing the
State College prescribed the scope of
the curriculum as follows: THE
course of instruction of said college
shall embrace the English Language,
Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy,
Civil and Mechanical Engineering,
Chemistry Animal and Vegetable
Anatomy and Physiology Veterin-
ayr Art, Entomology, Geology, Polit-
zeal Economy, Rural and Household
Economy Horticulture, Moral Phil
osophy History, Mechanics and such
other courses Of instruction as shall
BE- prescribed by the board of re-
gents; and
Whereas The State College re-
ceiyes $50, 900 per annum from the
United States government under the
Morrill, Act, on conditions which
have been accepted and ratified by
the state, one OF which conditions
specifiec that there shall be taught
such branches of learning as are re-
lated to agriculture, the mechanic
arts, in order to promote the liberal
and practical education Of the in
dustrial classes in the several pur-
suits and professions of life" and
provides further that other scien-
tific and classical subjects shall not
be excluded and that military science
and tactics shall be included in the
curriculum of the institutions par
ticipatng in the fund; and
Whereas, The State College of
Washington has, by its strict adher-
ence to these fundamental laws, both
state and national achieved high
position in the commonwealth and
rendered to the people service of the
highest Importance in economic and
development; and
Whereas, BY the universal con
sent of the people of the State and
particularly by a compact with the
representatives of Western Washing
ton it was agreed on entrance to
statehood that the Agricultural Col
lege, Experiment Station and School
of Science should be combined and
located in Eastern Washington and
the University in Western Washing
ton, therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the Pullman
Chamber of Commerce resist to the
utmost any and all efforts, direct or
indirect, to emasculate the State
College of Washington for the bene-
fit Of the State University, or for any
other purpose, and that we ask all
friends of scientific and industrial
education throughout the State to
join us in such resistance, and be it
further
Resolved, That In our Judgment
the State College of Washington is
fulfilling the functions prescribed by
law, both state and national and
only by thus carrying out the letter
and spirit of the laws by which 1t
was founded is it able to meet to the
full It's obligations to the people OF
this comm onwealth, particularly the
industrial classes.