Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-10
BRYAN ANSWERS
SUzzALLO'S TALK
shows That w. S. Z. Is Doing the
Work Required by State and
National Laws

dote in which DR.. Suzzallo COM
ments on the ideals of the Univer-
.itv and the function of the State
College, he said:
81 shall gladly join DR.. Suzzallo
in any effort to solve the difficult
Oroblems in higher education in
which the founding of two great in
stitutions seems to have involved
us Perhaps when we shall have
fully considered the matter the
problems may not seem so serious
indeed, it may turn out to have
been a great blessing to the state.
Striving after mere greatness in
ether or any institution is a matter
Of small concern-of last concern.
Service in the education of the peo-
! Ule of this commonwealth is the
matter of greatest Importance just
now, DR.. SuZZallo may have been
understood so far as his use of
d ae phrase agricultural college is
II
0ncerned, and take it that he in
no way intended to imply any lack
of the elements of real greatness in
our present agricultural college.
AS to it's functions, with the
multitude of new duties now falling
upon him, the president has hardly
had time to make a study of the
somewhat complex legislation of this
state and of the United States, on
this subject The purpose of the
United States which richly endowed
the State College, and of the State
of Washington, which founded it,
was to create great college for the
education of the industrial classes
including in that phrase all those
engaged in agriculture, mining,
manufacture, transportation, the
1 domestic arts and sciences, COM
merce, and constructive work of all
kinds. This purpose is stated both
broadly and specifically in the laws
OF the state and of the United
States. To accomplish this purpose
the law of the state specifically
directed that college courses in ag-
rlculture and the mechanic arts be
Il given, and it sets forth in addition
70 these, or as an explanation of
these' mechanical and electrical en-
sneering, civil engineering, mining
engineering, economic science, do
nestle science, veterinary art, to-
gether with the fundamental sci
ences on which all of these are
Oased. In addition to this, there are
required by law, the liberal arts
subjects which are a necessary part
VI every college education, and the
law or the United States specifically
provides against the exclusion of
'nese. AS a permanent financial
oasis Tor a great college of the above
Vpe' congress gave 10000 acres of
'Snd tor the college of agriculture
ano mechanic arts and 100000
acres for the scientific school, and
Des'oWs annual gifts of great value.
-ne state accepted the gifts and the
.onultions of the gifts, established
'ne institution, provided for the de.
'aiiS OF Its work and gives its finan-
Wal support. At no stage of the
p'ooeedlngs was there ever a pur-
pOse revealed either on the part of
'ue nation or of the state to confine
ue instruction to the single in
suy' agriculture, but on the con-
yRuy' TO make 1t applicable to all
uuStrlal pursuits. Moreover, to
love done so would have been to
@Ae college agricultural education
~poA&ble. Not one of the great
Se'icultural colleges of the United
yates OF which the State College is
Follows either this theory OF
a''ice or could do so. When we
'eteu statehood our legislature
.0ariy and specifically m marked out
w respective functions of the Uni.
siSity and the State College, assign.
30 10 the former the liberal arts
- professional schools of law and
g. 'ine' and to the State College
ereat detail the broad field Of
... nical education above de-
Oeu' Even today, all that is
,k''Sary to an understanding o.
~. ae respective functions of the two
c A is to open Ballinger'i
'Ooe and read.
.ne college will continue to fol
,n Inc law and in doing so will full
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