Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-07-24

the year 1891 more perfect
law was enacted, embodying all
the specifications of the former
one as far as scope and purpose are
concerned, but the commission of
technical instruction was changed TO
Of the state were codified in 1897
and again in 1909, but the laws
which govern the State College re
NAMED practically the same as be-
fore The Broad and liberal scope
Of the college and its purposes and
curriculum are well set forth in this
law, which specifies in part;
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 Physiol-
ogy, Veterinary Art, Entomology,
Geology, Political Economy, Rural
and Household Economy, Horticul-
ture, Moral Philosophy History. Me
chanics, and such other courses of
instruction as shall be prescribed by
the board of regents. One of the
objects of said college shall be to
train teachers of physical science,
and thereby further the application
OF the principles of physical science
to industrial pursuits, to collect in
formation as to schemes of tech
nical instruction adopted in other
parts of the United States, and in
foreign countries, and to hold farm
ers' Institutes at such times and
places and under such regulations as
the board of regents may de-
termine.
President Bryan pointed out the
fact that the college is a United
States institution as we'll as a state
institution and that the laws of the
lsltion which apply to this institution
are even more liberal than the state
laws.
In dealing with the duplication of
courses at the two schools, which
meets with the objection of some
citizens, President Bryan stated that
duplication of courses taught is
necessary to efficiency and economy,
and that whenever the question of
the elimination of duplication is
raised it is assumed that the State
College must get out of the way, and
it is taken for granted without in
vestigation that this duplication
should not exist, He cited examples
to prove the necessity of duplication
in the two Spokane high schools,
where the same subjects are taught,
also the six Seattle high schools.
The duplication talk is only in
jected for political purposes, and
when it will be accepted without ar
gument," said President Bryan.
That the project of a common
board of regents for the various
state educational institutions will
doubtless be the first step toward
the reduction of the State College to
purely agricultural function, was
the opinion expressed by President
Bryan. The first attempt to place
all the state educational institutions
under one board was made in 1895,
and Governor McGraw at that time
was largely instrumental in having
the bill killed. Since that time
numerous other attempts of the
same nature have been made in this
state, notably at the last session of
the Legislature, when such a bill
passed one house and was killed in
the second house only after a strenu-
Gus fight.
The entire expense account of the
board of regents of the State Col
lege, who serve without pay, during
the past fiscal year, April to April,
was only $3.50, while the members
of combination board would re-
quire salary of at least $4,000 per
year, was one of the points upon
which President Bryan based his
contention that a combined board
would not be practical nor econom-
ical. The injection of politics into
the colleges, which would follow to
a more or less extent the conduct of
the educational institutions of the
state by one board he branded as
one of the greatest curses that could
befall these institutions.
The property of the scientific
school operated in conjunction with
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