HITMAN COLLEGE, located at Walla Wash. It was founded by Cushing Ells 1 emorial to Marcus Whitman (q ) it i14`, artered in 1859 as Whitman Seminary, s not open to students till 1866; in 1882 were extended, the standard raised a acharter obtained in 1883 by which the ...• was changed to \Vhitman College. Wottten • admitted on equal terms with men stildents. e organization includes in addition to ithe ge Department, the Conservatory of _Millie 0the Academy. The college con the de f' es of bachelor of arts, bachelor b • for of science and bachelor of Certain studies, including Biblical liter are required for all courses; Greek is eel fpf,the H.B. degree, French or German or e B.L. and B.S. degrees, and one year s wo Itt theory of music, history of music, har mony and counterpoint for the music degree_ Each student by the end of the freshman year must elect a major study in which three years work must be done; the major for the B.S de gree must be in mathematics or a science. The rest of the required number of hours are free electives. Courses in pedagogy are included in the curriculum. Practical music work does not
count toward a degree in the above-mentioned courses; but in the conservatory the degree of bachelor of music is conferred on students who hold a bachelor's degree and complete the reg ular music course. There are 20 scholarships and one loan fund; students are aided in secur ing employment. The students maintain Chris tian associations, literary societies and an ora torical association, glee clubs, athletic associa tions and a general organization known. as the 'Associate Students"; the college is affiliated with the Inter-Collegiate Debating Association and the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association. The campus consist of 27 acres near the centre of the city and includes a small lake. The buildings include the Whitman Memorial, Bill ings Hall (men's dormitor•), Reynolds Hall and Prentiss Hall (women's dormitories), Asso ciation Hall, the conservatory and the gymna sium. • The library in 1917 contained 27,000 volumes; the students numbered 495, and the productive funds totaled $684,044.