The University of Washington Territory Opens Its Doors
Newly established in Seattle, the University prepares for its first session under a new president.
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The university established at Seattle on Puget Sound by legislative enactment, and in accordance with an act of Congress approved July 17th, 1854, being completed, now opens its doors to all those who desire to avail themselves of the facilities it affords for acquiring a thorough acquaintance with the common and higher English branches, and also the usual Collegiate course of study. The Board of Regents have recently elected W. E. Barnard, A. M., president of the University. Mr. Barnard is a graduate of Dartmouth College, and was for two years at the head of one of the most flourishing Academies of New England. His subsequent experience as Principal of La Creole Academy at Dallas, Oregon, and still later, the reputation he acquired while connected with the Willamette University at Salem, as a thorough teacher and disciplinarian, justify the expectation that the University of Washington Territory under his management, will rank second to none on the Pacific Coast.
“The Board of Regents have recently elected W. E. Barnard, A. M., president of the University... justify the expectation that the University of Washington Territory under his management, will rank second to none on the Pacific Coast.”
This notice marks the humble 1863 origins of what would become the University of Washington. Today, the institution is a massive public research university, but it started with the same aspirations of local academic development that characterize regional educational debates today.
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