WASHINGTON, University of, the State university located at Seattle, Wash. The first steps toward the establishing of the uni versity were taken by the first territorial legis lature in 1854, which petitioned Congress for a grant of land; an appropriation of two town ships was shortly aftenvard made by Congress. In .1855 the legislature organized the Territorial University of Washington in two equal insti tutions, one located at Seattle, the other oil Boisfort Plains, Lewis County; but as no further steps were taken toward the establish ing of the university, the legislature united the two institutions, and fixed the location in Cow litz Farm Praine, Lewis County. This shifting policy led the people of Puget Sound region to incorporate another university., and the fear of thus duplicating institutions led the legisla ture to definitely fix the location of the Uni versity of Washington at Seattle, and to ap point a board of commissioners to select and sell the granted lands and establish the univer sity. The main building was completed in 1861 and the university opened to students in the same year. In its earlier years the university met with many difficulties, chiefly financial, as the Territory appropriated no money for its maintenance until 1K79; its progress was slow until 1893, when the legislature provided a new site and appropriation for building purposes. Since that time the growth of the university has been both continuous and rapid, and it has talcen its place as the real head of the educational system of the State. The Board of Regents con sists of seven members appointed by the gov ernor, with the approval of the senate, for a term of six years. The university includes the following divisions: (1) The College of Liberal Arts; (2) the College of Science; (3) the College of Education; (4) the College of Business Administration; (5) the College of Engineering; (6) the College of Fine Arts; (7) the College of Forestry; (8) the College of Mines; (9) the College of Naval, Military and Aeronautical Science; (10) the College of Pharmacy; (11) the Library School; (12) the School of Journalism; (13) the School of Law; (14) the Graduate School; (15) the University Extension Service, Beginning with the year 1917-18 the university adopted the four-quarter plan, in accordance with which the academic year is divided into four quarters of approxi mately 12 weeks each. The university is in
session practically continuously, except for the month of September. The requirement for entrance to the university is graduation from a standard four-year high school course, ex cept in the case of special students who must be 21 years of age and show evidence of ability to profit by the special work desired. The total university enrolment in the pre-war year of 1916-17 was 4,82,8; in 1917-18 the en rolment was 3,871. During the first 18 months of the war the university sent forth from its student body, alumni and faculty 2,069 men for active military service. The enrolment of the university by schools and colleges in 1916-17 was as follows (the numbers in parentheses are the enrolments for 1917-18); Graduate School, 202 (116) ; College of Liberal Arts, 1,629 (1,311) ; College of Science, 452 (358) ; College of Education, 247 (201) • College of Engineering, 521 (377) ; College a Fine Arts, 200 (193) College of Forestry, 80 (47) ; School of 'Law, 173 (54) ; College of Mines, 119 (53) ; College of Pharmacy, 77 (53) ; Sum iner Session 1916, 1,386 (1,245). The As sociated Students of the University of Wash ington have charge of all athletics, the Co operative Book-store, the University Daily, the Glee Club and the Dramatic Association. The student members of the board of control of the associated students act as a committee on the student government. The university has 19 fraternities and 17 sororities, and many local clubs. The campus comprises 450 acres, lying between lakes Union and WashinFton. The plan for the arrangement of the buildings is a modification of the quadrangle, the buildings devoted to liberal arts being arranged in one quadrangle and those devoted to the applied sciences in another. Scientific laboratories are well equipped with modern apparatus, and the library in 1918 contained 87,542 volumes.