Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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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

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. WOODWORKING SHOP I

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DRAWING ROOM