University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Bomb of DEGENT5. MON. GEORGE M. KING, President MON. ALDEN J. BLETMEN MON. OMARLES IVI. ESTEROAY MON. JAMES Z. IVIOORE MON. LINCOLN D. GOOSMALL MON. RIOMARD WINSOR MON. JOMN R MOY'L '

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nection, too, a word must be said about the orchestra. It has proved its unselfish devotion to the interests of the University. Still another factor which has had an important bearing upon student life is the fraternity movement. Its good results are already quite apparent, and the change it has brought about among the students is looked upon with much favor. There was on the whole a decided improvement in journalism over the past few years. Yet the students failed to support it as they ought. Next year it is hoped the narrow spirit which has prevailed will disappear, and the whole student body will have pride enough to work together disinterestedly for the success of the college paper. Athletics, too, came in for their share of the general prosperity. There was not a student who did not feel proud of the victories that were Won. Aquatics have been added to our sports, and the athletic outlook for next year is Very bright. The students who have been fortunate enough to attend this year find college life very attractive. With the many changes have come increased college spirit, a pride in the institution, a striving to uphold the Purple and the Gold. In every mind there is a confidence in the brilliant future ot' the University, since its destiny is linked with that of a state which has taken its place in the nation, and of whose reputation and assured future we are justly proud. aff, .X ,w ,, f, , .. A? I A flag - flj 51 ' 2 ,. . hr -., l l f it W, lm 7 . ,l ,I!lilll H ' tl'llHll ill wg llls i mf

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President of the Unibersify. HOUGH just completing his second year among us, President Graves is loved and respected by the entire University, and appreciated by the people of this and neighboring commonwealths of the Pacific Northwest. The reasons for this are inherent in the man. Scholarship, energy, alertness, loyalty-these are the characteristics that have enabled him to achieve remarkable success. When he ar- rived at this University as its newly-elected executive, the affairs of the institution, from various unhappy causes, were at a low ebb. The attendance hadfallen below two hundred, and there were many disheartened ones. ln less than two years the attendance has leaped above the five-hundred mark, and now discouragement has been displaced by an all-pervading and ambitious hope. But everyone knows that in college life numbers are not by any means the best standard of measure- ment. The character of the work done, a wholesome uplifting college spirit, animating both instructional force and student body, and an ambition to improve body, mind, and soul, are of far greater value. This spirit is the guide for our energetic president's ambition, and everyone familiar with the University of Washington knows what this spirit has wrought. Frank Pierrepont Graves, Ph.D., LL.D., is from old colonial ancestry. His parents were from Massachusetts, and his father is an alumnus of Harvard. The family moved to New York, and at Brooklyn the subject of this sketch was born in 1869. He prepared for Columbia in the Polytechnic Institute, where he led his classes in Greek and Latin. At Columbia he continued to make a specialty of the classics, and Won the highest prize for Latin in his junior year, and when he graduated took first honors in classics. He at once began work in the University for the doctorate in philosophy, and later had the advantage of graduate work in Boston and Harvard Universities. His first work' as a teacher was as instructor in Greek in Drisler School, New York City. He next taught Greek in his Alma Mater, and his Work was so satisfactory that in 1891 he was offered an adjunct professorship at Tufts College, Massachusetts. Here his success was pronounced, and in two years he was made Professor of Classical Philology, the chair being especially created for him. His tastes, however, were more in the line of executive work. So in June, 1896, after five very successful years at Tufts College, he accepted the position of President of the University of Wyoming, receiving a unanimous election over fifty competitors for the position. The record of his success in Wyoming seems almost phenomenal. The attendance at the institution was speedily doubled. The tone and spirit of the University were emphatically elevated. Though bur- dened with much executive work, he conducted classes in political science which were well attended. One well-known college president said of him: 't He is a good disciplinarian, a fine scholar, and has the faculty of awakening the enthusi- asm and winning the affections of his pupils. . Desiring a broader field, he accepted in 1898 the presidency of the University of Washington, and left Wyoming with the best wishes of hosts of friends in all Walks of life. President Graves is the author of several books and articles, among which may be mentioned The Burial Customs of the Greeks, The Philoctetes of Sophocles, A First Book in Greek, and The State University ideal. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa, the Society of American Wars, the Western Historical Association, and was one of the founders of the Tufts Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. He was a vice-president of the Trns-Mississippi Exposition. Q