In 1916 following his withdrawal from the college he made a race for the United States Senate against Miles Poindexter. In the contest Poindexter was the winner. Dr. Bryan says that when he resigned the presidency he had no thought of entering the contest for the Senate. In 1917 Dr. Bryan was appointed commissioner of education in the State of Idaho, a position which he held for 6 years. Following that in 1923 he was made research professor of economics and economic history at the State college, a position which he still retains. In 1927-28 he wrote a historical sketch of the State College of Washington, which was published in 1928 by the alumni and the Associated Students of the College. Name changed to State College of Washington.-The original name given by the Territorial legislature to the institution to be provided for under the Morrill Act was "the name and style "Washington College." The purpose of this college was plainly indicated in the title of the act which read-An act for the establishment and government of an agricultural college provided for by act of Congress, approved July 2, 1862." This was reiterated in section 1 of the act, which stated "that there shall be established in this Territory a college for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, under the provisions of an act of Congress approved July 2, 1862."32 This will be discussed further in chapter XIV. The name given to the institution by the legislature of 1890 was "The Agricultural College and School of Science". In 1891 this was amended to read "The Agricultural College Experiment Station and School of Science of the State of Washington". This designation. remained until 1905 when the present name of "State College of Washington" was the legal name given by the legislature. This name was proposed in a bill introduced in the session of 1899. An amendment proposed the name "Washington School of Technology". This passed the senate but was not reported out of the house committee. The bill was reintroduced in 1901, again passed the senate but did not come to vote in the house. Other names proposed in 1901 were "The State College of Agriculture, Mechanic Arts, and Applied Science"; "The State College of Applied Science"; "The Justin Morrill College. **33 About this time several new Federal acts provided for greatly increased revenues for the land-grant colleges. Two of those, the Laws of Washington, 1864-65, p. 32. Bryan, op. cit., p. 25. Adams Act and the Nelson Amendment to the Morrill Act are quoted here. The Adams Act.-An Act to provide for an increased annual appropriation for agricultural experiment stations. That there shall be, and hereby is, annually appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be paid as hereinafter provided, to each State and Territory, for the more complete endowment and maintenance of agricultural experiment stations now established or which may hereafter be established in accordance with the act of Congress approved March 2, 1887, the sum of $5,000 in addition to the sum named in said act for the year ending June 30, 1906, and an annual increase of the amount of such appropriation thereafter for five years by an additional sum of $2,000 over the preceding year, and the annual amount thereafter to each State and Territory shall be $30,000, to be applied only to paying the necessary expenses of conducting original researches or experiments bearing directly upon the agricultural industry of the United States, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective States and Territories.84 The Nelson Amendment to the Morrill Act, 1907.-On March 4, 1907, an amendment known as the Nelson amendment to the Morrill Act was passed by Congress. It pro vided "That there shall be, and hereby is, annually appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be paid as hereinafter provided to each State and Territory for the more complete endowment and maintenance of agricultural colleges now established, or which may hereafter be established, in accordance with the act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, and the act of Congress approved August 30, 1890, the sum of $5,000, in addition to the sums named in said act, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, and an annual increase of the amount of such appropriation there after for four years by an additional sum of $5,000 over the preceding year, and the annual sum to be paid thereafter to each State and Territory shall be $50,000, to be applied only for the purposes of the agricultural colleges as defined and limited in the act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, and the act of Congress approved August 30, 1890. This same amendatory act of 1907 also "Provided, That said colleges may use a portion of this money for providing courses for the special preparation of instructors for teaching the elements of agriculture and the mechanic arts.35 President Holland's administration.-The presidential mantle was be stowed upon Dr. Ernest O. Holland who began his services on January 1, 1916, and who is at the head of the college at this writing. He has already served over 19 years. Doctor Holland was born in Bennington, Ind., February 4, 1874. After graduation from the University of Indiana with the degree of A.B. in 1895 he taught in public schools of Indiana for 5 years. From 1900 to 1905 he was head of the department of English in the Louisville, Ky., High School. From 1905 to 1911 he was a member of the department of education in the University of Indiana. He did graduate work in education at Columbia University, receiving from there the Ph.D. degree in 1911. From 1911 to 1916 he 34 34 Stat. L., 63, 669, 696. 34 Stat. L., 1256, 1281. was superintendent of schools in Louisville, Ky., resigning there to become president of the State College of Washington. President Holland entered upon his duties at a very auspicious time. The college was functioning smoothly and efficiently. It was growing rapidly and the means for its growth were being supplied generously by the State. There was the utmost internal harmony with faculty and students. Still it was a very difficult situation for the new president. The very efficiency and the popularity of Dr. Bryan were certain to cause comments concerning inevitable changes in procedure. Dr. Holland at once manifested strength of leadership and has been able to maintain things on an even keel throughout nearly two decades. The college has continued the high rate of progress has enlisted the generous support of the legislature and the people. Early in Dr. Holland's administration the United States entered the World War. The college like most other educational institutions was sadly disorganized, suffered many irreparable losses, and made many supreme sacrifices. During 1915-17 the State higher institutions of education underwent a survey to determine the legitimate field of each institution. That struggle is discussed in another chapter. Dr. Holland fell heir to the controversial problems and immediately proved himself an able partisan for the State college. Throughout he was intense, vigorous, but withal judicial and well poised. Dr. Bryan believes that the State college emerged with even greater functions than it had before.30 Reorganization of divisions.-Early in Dr. Holland's regime a rather far-reaching reorganization of the college was effected. Due to the growth in numbers and the widening of functions the simple depart mental organization seemed to need revision. On June 12, 1917, the reorganized system of colleges and schools was adopted. The work was grouped as follows: I. The college of agriculture, which included the departments of agriculture, horti culture, forestry, and the agricultural experiment station. Prof. George Severance was made acting director and vice dean. II. The college of mechanic arts and engineering, including the departments of mechanical and electrical engineering, mathematics, physics, civil engineering, and architecture. Prof. H. V. Carpenter was made dean. III. The college of sciences and arts with Prof. W. G. Beach as dean. In this were included the departments of botany, zoology, geology, chemistry, economic science and history, English, foreign languages. IV. The college of veterinary science with Prof. S. B. Nelson, dean. Bryan, op. cit., p. 423. 1. The school of mines, Prof. Francis A. Thomson, dean. The departments comprised in this school were mines and metallurgy. 2. The school of education with Prof. A. A. Cleveland, dean. 3. The school of pharmacy with Prof. P. H. Dirstine as head and later dean. 4. The school of music and applied design with Prof. Herbert Kimbrough as dean. 5. The graduate school was organized later, 1922–23, with Dr. C. C. Todd, head of the department of chemistry as acting head of the school. 8. Statistics of Growth No detailed and minute analysis of the statistics of growth of the college will be possible here because of the limitations of space. The financial data afford a record of remarkably generous facilities for higher education. The statistics of enrollment indicate an appreciative response in utilizing the advantages afforded by a paternal government, National and State. The table representing faculty membership through the years indicates that teachers have been considered as central in the equipment of the educational institution. Financial support, 1891-1933.-A perusal of the bare statistics of the financial provisions for the State college impresses one profoundly with the generosity of the Federal Government and the citizenry of the State toward the education of its youth. At the very outset for the first biennium, 1891-93 the college received $60,000 from the State and $72,500 from the Federal Government, a total of $132,500. That was a large sum for that time. Attention, however, should be called to the fact that some of the $60,000 was to be spent for a temporary building on the college campus, and about 60 percent of the money obtained from the Federal Government was appropriated specifically for agri cultural experiment station work. During the same biennium the uni versity received only $26,600 and the two normal schools nothing. The State appropriations increased gradually during the first decade and a half and then for 1907-9 were more than tripled. By 1919-21 the amount was again more than tripled, reaching nearly 2 million for State appropriations and more than 21⁄2 million, including the local receipts and the Federal grants. The amounts from local receipts are, of course, State appropriations and now reach approximately a million dollars biennially. The amount for the biennium, 1929-31 reached the sum of $3,104,321.99 from the State and $497,201.53 from the Federal Government, a grand total of $3,601,523.52-nearly $4,000,000 for the biennium, or $2,000,000 annually. Table 32 shows graphically the growth in financial support. TABLE 32.-Income of the State College of Washington from all sources from the date of its foundation 1 1 Kindly furnished by W. C. Kruegel Bursar, of the State College of Washington. 156, 167. 18 114, 549.35 250, 139.82 236, 393. 24 278, 648.84 296, 666.96 717.847.24 784,058. 51 824, 390.39 1,088, 452.77 1, 232, 122. 54 1,521, 701. 17 2,500, 132, 39 2, 564, 776.96 2,785, 162. 25 3,941, 071. 51 3,693, 146. 46 3,601,523.52 3, 222, 919. 82 Enrollment by years, 1892-1932.-The registration in 1893-94 was but a corporal's guard when compared with the four and a half thousand of today. However, considering the sparseness of popula tion, the low status of education of that time, and the small number |