Whitworth College
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- Jun 30, 1899The College That Could Have Been: Seattle’s Bid to Steal WhitworthAs Tacoma and Seattle compete for the relocation of Whitworth College, local boosters scramble to offer land and cash, revealing a fierce battle for civic prestige in the early 1900s.Seattle, WA
- Jul 4, 1899The Bid to Bring Whitworth College to SeattleA committee from the Chamber of Commerce scrambled to secure land donations in 1899 to woo Whitworth College to relocate, pitting Seattle neighborhoods against Tacoma’s industrial waterfront.Ravenna Park, King County
- Apr 30, 1904Whitworth Trustees Vote Out President and Popular FacultyTrustees fire popular faculty over moral disputes, sparking intense community outcry in Tacoma.Tacoma, WA
- May 2, 19041904 Whitworth College Students and Faculty Challenge Board's AuthorityA campus in crisis as trustees move to fire the president and faculty, sparking student protests and rumors of internal power struggles.Tacoma, WA
- May 9, 1904Crisis at Whitworth CollegeFaculty dismissals trigger a faculty-student revolt and a tense emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees.First Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA
- May 10, 1904Students Storm Seattle to Save Their PresidentA campus revolt at Whitworth College ends with the sudden re-election of Professor Gault after students intervened.First Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA
- Apr 24, 1909A Whitworth Student's DespairAfter reading 'trashy' novels, a 16-year-old student attempts suicide twice in one day.Tacoma, WA