University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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foreword The Universitv of Washington campus stands as a nionunicnt to the inspired men who founded tlie Territorial Uni- -ersit one hundred ears ago. Tlirough the years of contin- ual growth which ha e passed since its founchng. the I ' nixer- sit ' has emerged as a leading state uni ersitv. In 1861, the white frame sclioolhouse opened to admit 37 pupils, onK- one of whom was a Uni ersit - student. This is a marked contrast to the 18,143 students enrolled in the I ' niversitN ' today. Now all lliat remains of this first building are the four white colimins which were moved with the Uni ersit when it assumed its present location. Tluou h the vears, students iia e inaugurated traditions which ha e become an inte- gral part of Uni ersit life, riie annual pnhlication of the Tyki: could he considered one of these traditions which will continue throu ' h the next nine hundred vears in the life of the Uni ersit ' of a thousaTid ears. .Since a earliook ' s function is that of a memor album, we have designed this sixt - second Tyke in an effort to preserxe portions of the 1960- 61 school year. Beginning ith the school colors, purple and irold, this Tykk, haxinsi been proclaimed the centen- nial edition, has moreo cr tried to capture a little histor and tradition of the ninet - nine preceding vears. If in ten or twent ears ou pick up this honk and recall fond memories of our da s at the University of Washington, then we ha e accomplished our purpose.

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One of the Uni eisit of Washington ' s lanchnarks was tliis old cliimes tower wliicli stood at the head of campus along Memorial Way. Originally built in 1894 as a water tower, it was reconverted in 1911 to house the twehe hells donated to the University by Col. Adlen J. Blethen. For thirt)-seven years these lells tolled from the highest place on campus until fire destro ed them on Mnv 23, 1949. A spontaneous fund-raising campaign began and b ' September 9, of that same ear, the huge old bells were replaced bv thirtv-seven tinv carillon-tvpe bells. Altiiough played from a ke ' board in the basenient of the Music Building, the sound of these electronic bells is am- plified from atop Dennv Hall. in memory , , . George Bailev, a blind musician, began plaving the chimes in 1917 just three weeks before he recei ed his degree from the Universitvs School of Music. He pla ' ed through two wars, a depression, innumer- able finals weeks and football victories until his final concert on the last da) ' of summer school, 1960. In 1949 when the old lexer-operated bells were de- stroyed, Mr. Baile ' went to Princeton where he learned to play carillon-tvpe bells. On the opening day of the quarter, he returned to plav his special song for entering freshmen, Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear To Tread. His concerts, alwavs marked iy music appropriate for the time, made each dav a little brighter for the students. With George Bailev ' s death on September 6, silence broke a fax ored tradi- tion amonir Unixersitv students.

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One Hundred In 1854, Governor Isaac Ingalls Stevens asked the terri- torial legislature of Washington to petition Congress for a grant of land to be used as a University, that everv vouth howe er limited his opportiniities, find his place in the . . . Uni ersitv if God has given him the necessarv gifts. Bv 1861, Arthur Dennv, Edward Lan- der and Charles Terrv deeded ten acres for the new University campus in what is now the Seattle metro- politan business district. The cornerstone for the original building was laid in Mav of 1861, nine ears after the earliest settlers had arrived in the territory. In November, the Universitv officialh ' opened, marking the first step in creating the finest educational structure in the Pacific Northwest. Asa Mercer was President of this voung Universitv with thirty students. The following year, the bell was brought around the Horn from New York and installed in the bell tower. It lias become known as the Denny Bell and is still heard each year at Homecoming. Asa Shinn Mercer, First President. The original Territorial University stood where the Olyinpie Hotel is today. The bell and the four eolnnins were later moved to the present eanipus and have heeoiue important University traditions. For several years after the University ' s move to its present location, the building was used bv the Seatllj Public Liljrary. 8