Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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Chinook: The Annual The first Chinook appeared on the campus in 1899 when the State College of Washington was a mere infant col¬ lege under the name of Washington Agricultural College and School of Science. As to the name Chinook,— it was not chosen from the Indian tribe of that name, nor yet from the warm winds so called. Back in the early days when the Hudson Bay Com¬ pany was establishing trading posts in the west, it became necessary to “make” a language for the use of the western pioneers and traders. Words from the French, some from the In¬ dians, and some from the English, formed almost a standard language. It was an intermediary of expression be¬ tween the American pioneers, the French and the Indian tribes. So Chin¬ ook was coined. The class of 1900, first editors of the year book, decided to use the name Chinook for their publication, thus implying that it was to be a form of expression of college life and activities to people out¬ side the institution as well as to students. In short, it was to be an intermediary of expression just as the language had been. The first Chinook was a medium sized book bound in a brilliant blue, the college color being blue instead of the present crimson and grey. The editor of this first Chinook was Daisy Busbey, and the manager was William M. Duncan. Financially embarrased from the first attempt at a Junior year book, the two following Junior classes did not publish a Chinook. It was not until 1902 that the after effects of the first Chinook were paid off. In that year the second volume of the Chinook appeared, edited by Lewis W. Hatch. This time the book was small¬ er in size and had a red cover instead of a blue one. From this time on the Chinook became a permanent yearly Junior edition. Having thrived as a small book, the size was increased year by year until in 1910 it acquired its present dimensions. The publishing of the Chinook has become almost a tradition on the college campus. Now it is one of the biggest publications of the school year. So origin¬ ated the Chinook, thus was it named, and thus each year it is published as a brief record of our college life. Nine