A Monument to Pullman Ingenuity
Washington State College students transform a massive boulder into a public water fountain at the Northern Pacific depot, marking a new chapter in town-gown cooperation.
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Pullman's pure artesian water will be available for all persons passing through Pullman on the Northern Pacific railway as a result of the activities of the students of the State College, who constructed a unique fountain at the N.P. depot as a part of their Campus Day activities last Friday. The fountain is a mammoth boulder mounted on concrete, the water ebbing through a hole bored through the center of the boulder. Gangs of students also improved the city parks on Campus Day. It was the first time that the students have sent gangs of workmen off the campus to do work on Campus Day and is another evidence of the remarkable co-operation which exists between the college and the city.
“It was the first time that the students have sent gangs of workmen off the campus to do work on Campus Day.”
Campus Day tradition at what is now Washington State University historically served as a bridge between the academic population and the city of Pullman. While the specific boulder fountain may have been lost to station renovations, the event highlights the long-standing, often complex, relationship between university growth and civic infrastructure in Eastern Washington.
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