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------------------------------------------- Hair and Tooth Brushes Tooth Preparations, Perfumes and Fine Soaps W. A. KUYKENDALL Pharmacist 569 Willamette Street Very Complete Stock of DRUGS CHEMICALS and Surgical Appliances Eugene, Ore. E N G IN E E R S HOLD M E E T IN G Miss Gage, Portland. 9:15—Bible Study. Dr. Wrn. F. Co Addressed by A. J. Elton and Professor Of the Y. W. C. A. of the Northwest burn, New York. Stafford on Goldschmidt Therm it 10:15—Organization of convention. Will be Held at the University Process “ Place of the Association in College of Oregon This Week. Life. Pres. P. L. Campbell, Eugene. Last Thursday evening in front of 11 :00—Reports of State Officers. The thirteenth annual convention of McClure Hall, a demonstration of the Friday Afternoon. Villard Hall the Young Women’s Christian Associ Goldschmidt Thermit Process was 2:00—Leaders’ Meeting. ations of Oregon and Idaho will be 2:30—Scripture hour. Christ, the carried out under the direction of Prof. held in Eugene this week, beginning Stafford. on Friday morning and closing Sunday Moral Law. Miss Frances Gage. A. J. Elton briefly outlined to the 2:45— Reports of Associations. night. 3 :30—Settlement Work. Miss Val appreciative audience of university There will be delegates present from students the chemical reactions in the University of Idaho and State Nor entine Prichard. 4:00—Social Economics. Mrs. Jes volved and a few of the uses and eco mal School, from all of the colleges of nomic possibilities which this process Oregon, from the City Associations of sie M. Honeyman. opens up for the future. Friday Evening. Portland and Salem, and from New The demonstration consisted in plac 7 :30—“The Man of Nazareth.”—Dr. berg and Eugene High Schools. About ing within a crucible lined with a very 175 delegates are expected, and will be Benjamin F. Young, Portland. furnished entertainment by the Eu 8:00—National and State Work— refractory compound of magnesium- oxide and having a tapping device at Miss Frances C. Gage. gene Associations. the bottom, first a layer of sand and Saturday Morning. Villard Hall. The day sessions will be held in Vil 9.00—Scripture hour. Matt. 6:1-54 then the Thermit which is a mechani lard Hall, but on Friday night and cal mixture of aluminum and iron-ox Sunday night, the convention will meet Miss Frances Gage. in the Methodist church. On Satur 9:15—Bible Study. Dr. Wm. F. Co ide. Upon this was put some ignition powder, prepared by Prof. Stafford, day night a reception will be given at burn. consisting of barium peroxide and alu 10:15—Reports of Associations. the University to which all the stu minum into which was inserted a 11:00—Business Meeting. dents are invited. 11:45—State Association Finance. ribbon of magnesium to serve as a Special music has been provided for fuse for the ignition powder. each convention session, and the pro Miss Gage. Student Association Finances. In the process of combustion the alu gram promises to be a very interesting minum unites with the oxygen of the Miss Gage. one. iron-oxide to form a glassy slag of alu Dr. Benjamin F. Young, of Portland, Saturday Afternoon. Villard Hall. minum oxide, thus reducing the iron- pastor of the Taylor Street Methodist 2 :00—Leaders’ Meeting. Church, will speak on Friday night on 2 :30—Scripture hour. The Christian oxide to metallic iron or steel of pre “The Man of Nazareth.” This address and the other Man. Matt. 7 :l-27. Miss arranged composition. was given recently in Portland and is Gage. Within thirty seconds after the ig very highly spoken of by those who 2 :45—Comparative Study. The Ger nition of the ribbon the temperature heard it. man Railway Mission and Travelers’ of the mass rose to 5400 degrees F., Dr. Win. F. Coburn, of New York, Aid Work in Oregon. , the aluminum oxide gathered at the will have charge of the Bible Study op of the molten mass as a flux and 3 :15—Group Conferences work each day and will speak on Sun 4 :15—Delegation Meetings :1 e iron was reduced and settled to day afternoon at 3 :30. .he bottom of the crucible in a molten Saturday Evening Other interesting speakers will be s‘Me. The mass was tapped upon a 8 :00—Reception. Miss Constance MacCorkle, Secretary • i steel to show the heating and Sunday of the City Association of Portland; 9 :00—Delegates’ consecration ser velding effect. Miss Maude Ewing Ross, Student Sec vice. The Authority of Jesus. Matt. The metal immediately melted the retary for Oregon, Washington and 7 :26-29. Miss Gage. steel and then, alloying with it form Idaho; Miss Frances Gage, General ed a perfect weld. 10:30—Church services. Secretary, and Mrs. Jessie M. Iloney- This process proved to be one of the 3:30—Gospel meeting. Dr. Wm. F. man, State President of Y. W. C. A. crowning features in the success of the Coburn. The meetings will close with the 7 :30—The World’s Young Wom Japanese naval victories in the late war convention sermon preached by Dr. an’s Christian /.ssociations and the and is adopted in most if not all of the George B. Van Waters, rector of St. Share the Pacific Coast has in it. Miss civilized nations of the world as one Davids Episcopal Church, Portland. of the foremost discoveries in steel and McCorkle. PROGRAM 8:15—Convention Sermon. Dr. Geo. iron castings and weldings. Friday Morning, Villard Hall B. Van Waters. 9:00—Scripture hour. The Beati (L00—Farewell service. Mrs. Hon l'he Oregon Tablet for Seniors at tudes and the Twentieth Century. Matt eyman. LINN DRUG CO. T H IR T E E N T H C O N V EN TIO N 5:1-16.