University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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also put up at this time. '75 The observatory was planned by former Prof. j, hl.'Ta3dor,vvho set up A 5 the present telescope. ,The college began its sessions in the new build- ing in the fall of 1895. The first class to graduate OLD POWICII HOUSE. therefrom being that ot 1896. ' Two years ago 355,000 was secured for two dormitories, which have aided materially in unifying college spirit. Last year 55270000 was secured for maintenance and for the erection of a new, modern power house and a well equipped sci- ence building. V with these facilities, it is 0nlV to be expected that our students would stand 1 well in scholarship, in ath- letics and in debate. The high grade of work now NEW' rownu HOUSE. demanded is an index of

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' INTERIOR GYMNASIUM. well equipped modern university. It is bers and prominence as the state forges scholarship, While the steadily growing college 'spirit shown on the grid- ion, the baseball diamond, the track and the halls of debate in d i c a t e s that VV a s bin g t on men are proud of their records. T he institution is now launched as a fairly bound to increase in num- ahead. VVith a keener ap- preciation ot what constitutes scholarship and a well sustained interest in the established forms of student enterprise, our loved Alina Mater will come to be known as that famous seat of learning by the shores of the 'W'estern Mediterranean. Surrounded by lakes, in full View of two mountain ranges, overlooking the city of Seattle, the uni- versity has the best, of physical advantages, , 5:11123 Y V: wfswdffff- L15 , Wi 2, an av, '-' ,, np. Q. f - X, - Aw., - - y , .- 4.56-:1-' we -.4 ., -gp - 1-fbi? J Q-ma . -'r 17 . -A.-bw: '-M , - .5, , '-r.-. . WV-- .4 A,-..p. . . 1 . .Qs , , , vvswlyr- xii, . Q . vi., Ex ., 3.b?55Qxs1p 5. I -rg ,f 'gg .54 sf 1 1. i Y -s if 2. Q' an A 2 W ,,,1,..2??+s stir. . 9 5 a .N , , .- ,.,, .,4,.. . 4, ....., I ..,. , 5, Km. 1- 1 N , N Ab ia, N rr . .1 E. -s ' '.-355 'M sp U4 A V- mir . ' 1 r- 1 ' ' . --s::w--v-,--'iw-3, N 4: 1 -- '- ,,., - 1 r 1, f .nf f 5 . 5 1 ll sv.: A xyljgg N Jim -is .- n g -bg . af ' ', 's , .,.V:14 A V if ri' l J 'T 1'!Ef:.:. fl - ,A . 'JV -ll 1,1 396353 i f litem 2 . 1 wr.-mmsslf. V -, I-+.:,:-A a I :F-4-. -sir is -2. 19? 4' fe 'fav r,-it 9 'ws li i L . 1 , 1251 - vs J w ' ' f f 'wg W? -xflfilf N.: w H XR' 'Q f w 1 Q Q' - , - f, 1+ 1 5 1 , it--:V 3,-1-1+ my Af . ' 4 .- . 1 ..,,.A, 4 f.-.f . --5. 5 , , ,L xr,, sa . . . A . . INTERIOR LIBRARY,