Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-01-12
CHARGES ATTEMPT
TO ROB COLLEGE
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istence or to reduce it to insignifl-
canoe. A member of the legislature
from Pierce county did in the ses-
sion of 1897, see this disposition on
the part of the University to en-
croach and by motion struck out OF
the proposed new educational code
mechanical and industrial courses
from the University curriculum.
Again. the same disposition was sus-
pected when, in 1901, it was charged
that the request of the University for
u new heating plant was, in reality,
for a mechanical building, which was
denied by representatives of the Uni
versity in the legislature; but which,
when obtained, was made into "a me-
chanical building.
''The State College suffered these
encroachments because OF the over
whelming political power OF Seattle.
The encroachm have extended to
every field of technology-eyen the
agricultural field, both experimental
and Institutional being invaded
The University seems determined
to deny that there was an original
division OF the field of higher edu-
cation. and to claim for itself by in
herent and indcteasible right the en-
tire field of human knowledge and
human endeaYor, and to find no place
in theory or practice for a state to
divide the field of higher education.
It seems determined to pattern after
those states in which there is no
division of functions, such as Mime
sofa, Wisconsin, and Illinois. The
State College sees its own doom in
the success of this theory and would
rather suffer entire destruction than
a slow death.
Can't Teach Agriculture Alone
Friends of the University who
have perpetually fought the State
College are loud in their praises of
agriculture no one so loud as they.
They try to convince the public that
there could be school here which
would teach agriculture alone, and
claim that the University would con
ccde that much. and that that would
mean great agricultural education.
1T is fallaCy. 1t is pedagogicaily
impossible and practically impossible.
There is no example of collegiate
agricultural education in the United
States, or in the world in which il
is the sole function of the institution.
To attempt that is to fail utterly. If
the University is TO take all the rest
it ought, in the interests Of the state,
TO take the agriculture also. Let it
take all or none.
Now as to the report: 1t was
hasty and inadequate. This was the
fault of Claxton, and not Of the com
mission. The expert committee was
incompetent and had not adequate
time. 1t spent week at the State
College and only touched the surface
of things. The report is filled with
glaring Inconsistencies such as COM
putting its precious "clock-hour" sys-
TEN by figuring a regiment of cadets
under one commandant at the Uni
versity in making the average class
attendance and emitting the cadets
at the State College altogether. The
expert committee was too small 1.-TWO
members) and did not represent wide
enough range Of experience Dr. Ca
pen cultured gentleman. brought
up in the suburbs Of Boston under
the extremely classical regime a stu
dent of lingustcs in Europe, a pro-
lessor of German in America. with
single year of experience in the bu-
reau of education. had no proper I'M
Outstanding of the land grant college
system. Prof Inglis was similarly
disqualified. Claxton had not only
postponed unreasonably the pretend
ed investigation, but he had shown
his antagonism to the land grant col
lege system from the beginning
Charges Attempt to Destroy College
LAS to the report summary, there
was a final agreement as to the
money needs of the institutions
There was also an agreement on GER
tain specific points. as pharmacy and
mining, among the representative
But as to the entire report, the belief
of the friends of the State College is
that it not only enlarged the local
sphere OF the University, but that it
is contrary to the agreement at our
entrance to statehood, violates our
contract with the United States, robs
us of the field which we have occu-
pied for a quarter of a century and
also STRIKES ldIdl dow at tOG& OSe-
fulness of the institution and the
highest service to the people of the
entire state. and does so merely for
the selfish ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the in
stitution at Seattle. All that we want
is to be left alone. We don't want
TO be robbed. We don't want to be
destroyed Let the Seattle institu-
ton grow as great as it may. but do
not let it do so at the expense of this
great democratic institution that is
here TO serve the industrial classes
in great industrial democracy.
Must Have Mechanic Arts
The report says that agriculture
shall be at the State College "a major
subject" 1t is fundamental part
of our contract with the United States
that the leading object of the insti-
tuition shall be agriculture and the
mechanic arts; they are equal and
coordinate. The mechanic arts are
held by more than so great insti-
tutions of this class in the United
States TO include all the engineer
ing or technical studies We must