Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-12-31
GOOD WILL ON TAP
At BRYAN BANQUET
Business Men Express Their Aztec.
ton for and Appreciation of the
Retiring President of the
College


of Commerce Wednesday evening in
honor of President and Mrs. Bryan.
Ii Regret that they are SO soon to ter
inmate their connection with the col
lege was mingled with gladness over
the remarkable success which they
have achieved, but the note of sad
ness was subordlnated and the note
of gladness emphasized by all the
speakers.
In responding to the toast, THE
Birth of the College" Judge Thomas
Neill related some interesting cpl
sodes of the fight which resulted in
= securing the location of the college
at Pullman, among which was the
letting of the contract for the first
building. The regents had come to
Pullman for the purpose of consider
ing building plans, but while they
were at supper deputy sheriff ar
rived from Colfax with an injunction
against their proceeding in the mat
/ ter. Some Pullman business men per-
u
to disturb the regents till they had
finished their supper and proceeded
to entertain him. while other bust
ness men hustled the regents into a
side room where they let the contract
H for building the crib" for $4,000,
accepted tho bond of the contractor
II and then returned to the dining room
H and finished their meal When the
Il injunction was served upon them it
H was too late. The speaker closed
Il with glowing tribute to President
N Bryan.
Il Judge Garfield responded to the
III toast, Troubles of a College Re-
IE gent" in very witty speech which
Il aroused frequent applause. He too
N related many interesting incidents in
the early history of the college and
III told of some methods adopted by the
regents to keep the college going on
insufficient appropriations, which
would have done credit to the mod
81 ern captains of finance. He empha-
iii sized the effective work of President
&h Bryan In securing fair treatment for
the college from the legislature and
Ill sserted that the brief on the func-
tions of the State College and Uni
III versity, recently written by Bryan, is
II absolutely the last word which can
u be said on the legal status of the In
4 situations.
81 r. c. Holt responded briefly to the
4 toast "Town and Gown" and urged
Fl the great Importance of hearty CO.
e operation between the city and the
e college.
E In responding to "The First
4 Freshmen" 2. C. Campbell made one
Il \ot the hi"1 of the evening and kept
& auditors In roar of laughter by
Rdroll description of the tribula-
II ms of the first students. His de.
Fl scription of their efforts to enroll
was gem of rare humor. He stated
81 that when 1t was announced that e
= A. Bryan had been chosen as head OF
the institution the students had lost
interest in the subject of college
presidents, but after he had been al
the helm few days they realized
that at last the college had secured
a man of presidential timber. He
recalled the first address made by
President Bryan in Pullman and as
81 serted that even in those early days
Bryan had planned the campus as II
stands today, even including the
Presidents mansion.
Prof. o. L. Waller paid a glowing
eulogy to the enthusiasm and hard
B work of the members of the early
faculty, whom he mentioned by
name and closed by asserting thai
while he know the college could gel
y along with President, Bryan, he die
not know how 1t could get along
without him.
In responding to the toast, "Tht
First Lady of the College" Mrs. ]
w. Mathews paid a beautiful and
touching tribute to Mrs Bryan, who
sne asserted, had contributed much
TO the success of her husbands ad
ministration and had been a potent
influence for good in the community
zl She spoke of the Fortnightly and
Matrons clubs, both of which had
been organized by Mrs. Bryan, and
said that the women OF Pullman
CONTINUED en- lazt uaRe)