Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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order to provide for certain courses of instruction, Professor Hitch- cock was made associate professor of physics, as well as professor of chemistry. Por the same purpose Professor Munn was made pro- fessor of physiology and Zoology, as well as professor of veterinary science. . The water reservoir and farm house were constructed during the summer of 1892. At a meeting of the board, held November 16, C. V. Piper, Ernest L. Newell, E. V. Claypool and james Ferguson were elected members of the faculty. During the fall term of 1892 some trouble arose between the Board of Regents and the President of the college, which culmin- ated in the removal of the latter and the election of john W. Heston to the presidency on December 13, 1892, at a meeting held in North Yakima. Apparently, as a consequence of this action of the board, the resignation of Professor Hitchcock was presented and accepted on December 19. During the same month Professor Scobey severed his connection with the college. Un December 28 G. H. VVatt was elected professor of chemistry, and P. Hendricks professor of agriculture. On january 18, 1893, A. R. Saunders was elected instructor in mechanical engineering. The legislature of 1893, after an investigation into the general condition of the college, refused to co-nfirm the nomination of the then acting Board of Regents. After the close of the legislature Governor McGraw reorganized the Board of Regents by making the following appointments: Charles R. Conner, Spoikaneg T. R. Tannatt, Farmington, I. XV. Stearns, Teko-ag H. S. Blanford, VValla NVallag E. S. Ingraham, Seattle. ' The first meeting of this board was held pursuant to the call of the Governor on May 4, 1893. They organized as follows: Chas. R. Conner, president, T. R. Tannatt, vice president, J. W. Stearns, treasurer. On May 10 the following chairs were created and appointments made: A Agriculture, horticulture and forestry, E. R. Lake: mathemat- ics and civil engineering, to be hllcclg political economy, history and 25 -

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moral philosophy, president of college: English language and liter- ature, Nancy L. Van Doren, Zoology and botany, C. V. Piper, chemistry, geology and mineralogy, to be filledg stenography and typewriting, james Fergusong principal of preparatory department, G. Halafatt. ' On the evening of the same day 0. L. Wfaller was elected to the chair of mathematics and civil engineering. and Elton Fulmer to the chair of chemistry. Un july 22 E. A. Bryan was elected to the presidency, to assume the duties of the office on September 1. President Heston and Professors Hendricks. Claypool, Newell and Munn retired from the faculty. The history of the institution, as it now exists, dates from the fall of 1893. The following facts and dates are interesting in this connection: August 22, 1893. contract let for mechanical engineering build- ing. September 30. 1893. co-ntract let for administration building. January 15, 18514, provision made for the employment of an assistant chemist. April 2, 1894, XN. Spillman elected professor o-f agriculture, and H. Balmer, professor of horticulture. May 23, 1895, contract let for Stevens Hall. June 25. 1895. chair of rhetoric and composition established. june 1895. NN. I. Roberts elected associate professor of mathematics and civil engineering. july 530, 1895, C. A. Barry elected professor of modern lan- guages. April 21. 1396. course in pharmacy re-established. june 30. 1896, Mrs. Van Doren resigned as professor of Eng- lish language and literature. june 23, 1896, .-X. E.- Egge elected professor of English lan- guage and literature. October 20. 1896. E. E. Earrowelected professor of mechan- ical engineering. ' The growth and development of the institution may be fairly 77