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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1900)
-SFr 'ss'sf?!n,' ? 3?:Z'?,SF'5:- 'i v'-fT 1fflr " V J?j JJW rirrwy- ;-"33 "-",:i "'s -, y""' p" a ?- ?wirfgpg(g " ?? - """ -W-s' f s"?t - ,. T 12 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1900. UNIVERSITY An Educational Institution Which Offers 150 Courses of Instruction. EIGHT COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS; 29 DEPARTMENTS Lands, Buildings, Apparatus and Machinery Worth $160,000 Per manent Endowment Fund of $100,000 Villard Fund $50,000 f F2rultv txnects Larue The university of Oregon -was founded and located at Eugene In 1S72 by an act of the legislature. In 1876 students, both men and svomen, were received for regu lar Instruction. In 1884 the school of law was established at Portland, and In 1SS7 the school of medicine "was also established at Portland. The affairs of the univer sity are administered by a board of re gents, appointed for a term of 12 years by tho governor of the state, and confirmed oy the senate. The board at present Is composed of; Dr. S. Hamilton, Roseburg; Hon. C. C. Beekman, Jacksonville; Hon. C. A. Dolph, Portland; Hon. William Smith, Baker City; Judge R. S. Bean, Sa lem; Hon. Charles Hilton, The Dalles; Hon. S. H. Friendly, Eugene; Judge a B. Bellinger, Portland; Hon. N. L. Butler, Monmouth, Support. The permanent endowment Is about $100, 000 realized from the sale of land granted to the state by the general government for tho purpose of establishing a univer sity, and a fund of $50,000 given by Henry Villara, of New Tork city. It also re ceives an annual sum from the state, ap propriated by the legislature. No tuition Is charged, but there is an incidental fee of 510 at the opening of each year. Situation. The university of Oregon Is situated in tho western part of the state, at Eugene, i.ane county, about midway between the Cascade mountains on the east and the Pacific ocean on the west, equally dis tant from the northern and southern boun daries of the state. It may be added that this seat of learning is within two de gress of being equally distant from the north pole and the equator. It is 125 miles south of Portland, at the head of naviga tion on the Willamette river. It is on tho Southern Pacific railroad, 31 hours from San Francisco, and five hours from Portland, and has two trains bound north and south daily. Eugene, the county seat of Lane county, has about booo mnam tants, and Its three banks hold deposits amounting to nearly 5700,000. It is an in tedectual center of the state, and a city of churches. Religious activity and social refinement characterize its people. The university campus, containing 25 acres, on an elevation, commands a view of re markable beauty. Building's and Equipment. The aggregate cost of the grounds and buildings on the campus is approximately $130,000. There are six brick buildings, five finished on the outside in concrete. All, excepting one, were built "by the state. The first, three stories high, erected in part by Lane county and finished by the state, is named Deady hall, in memory of Judge M. P. Deady, who was president of the board of regents from its organization un til, his death in 1893. It contains eight lecture-rooms, the halls of the literary societies and four laboratories; the biologi cal, psychological, physical and chemical. The second, Villard hall, named In honor of the chief benefactor of the university, contains five lecture-rooms and an audi torium that will seat 1500. A gymnasium costing $5000, and having a main hall 40xS5 feci, was built In 18S9. A men's dormitory came next, ha'lng modern conveniences and capacity to provide room and board at $2 B0 a week for about 90 students. The sixth building, now nearing completion, three stories high, at a cost of $1G,000, ap propriated by the last state legislature, Will contain lecture-rooms and labora tories for the departments of chemistry and mining. Besides these are two wooden buildings; one having the observatory Is used by the department of applied mathe matics; the other, Collier hall, is used by the president of the university as his resi dence, excepting several rooms occupied by part of the university library. The engine-room, containing the engines and machinery necessary for university pur poses; the work shops, the light and water plant, supplying all the buildings; the printing office, with Its equipment; the weather station, are also on or near the campus. The school of law has rooms In the Goodnough building, Portland. The school of medicine has its own building In Portland, furnished with laboratories and all the aids to medical education. Twenty-third and Lovejoy streets, oppo site Good Samaritan hospital. Library. The library now contains about 8000 volumes. Part is In Collier hall, and a small fraction Is in each of several department libraries in lecture-rooms. Mr. Villard, the chief "benefactor of the university, gave at one time $1000 for books, at another time $700 from the Villard endowment. The only regular Income of the library is the an nual sum of $400 coming from the Villard fund. Occasionally a special appropria tion is made from the general fund. These amounts go for books of general value and special reference books for each de partment. A few years ago Hon. J. N. Dolph, then United States senator from Oregon, secured the recognition of this li brary as a depository of all documents published by the general government at Washington. A reading-room contains many American and foreign literary and scientific periodicals. Faculty. President Frank Strong, Ph. D., Tale university; lecturer In history. Tale uni versity 1897-1899. Professor of Geology Thomas H. Con don. Ph. D. Professor of Greek John Straub, A. M., Mercersburg college. Professor of philosophy Benjamin J. Eawthorne, A. M., Randolph Macon col lege. Professor of English and English liter ature Luella Clay Carson, A. M., univer sity of Oregon. Professor of applied mathematics Ed ward H. McAllister, A. M., university of Oregon. Professor of logic E. B. McElroy, Ph. D., Willamette university; state superin tendent of public Instruction 1SS2-95. Professor of physics Charles Friedel. Ph. D.r university of Lelpslc; student at Johns Hopkins university, 1892-93. Professor of biology Frederick L. Washburn, A, M., Harvard university; graduate student at Johns Hopkins uni versity, 1SS6-S7, and at Harvard univer sity, 1SSS-S9. Appointed state biologist 1S99. Professor of economics and history Frederic G. Toung, A. B Johns Hopkins university; university scholar, Johns Hop kins university. 1SS6-S7. Professor of English philology and ora toryIrving M. Glen, A. M., university of Oregon; graduate student at Johns Hop kins university, 1S94-96. Professor of chemistry Arthur Lach man. Ph. D.. university of Munich; in structor in general chemistry, university of Michigan, 1896-97. PrnfpRRftT" nf Tnrrt&T-n Pnmnon !. gnoses Frederick G. G. Schmidt, Ph. D., OF OREGON Attendance This rail. Johns Hopkins university; student at uni versity of Erlangen. Professor of mathematics George LI1 ley. Ph. D. Professor of Latin Frederic Stanley Dunn, A. M., university of Oregon, '92, A. B.; Harvard university, '94. Director of physical education Charles A, Burden: assistant in physical culture Tale university, 1896-97. Musical director W. Gilford Nash, ono year in Leipzig conservatorium and three years with Professor Martin Krauze, of Leipzig. Librarian and registrar Camilla Leach. Vocal culture Marguerite Hansen. Assistant in English Ida Bell Roe, A. B., university of Oregon. Laboratory assistant In physics Arthur Charles Hlatt Laboratory assistant in chemistry Ber nard E. Spencer. Publications. Members of the faculty havo recently issued thf? following publications: Dr. Frank Strong 1. Life of Benjamin Franklin, University Publishing Company, Chicago. 2. Causes of Cromwell's West Indian Expedition, 1554-55, American His tory Review, January, 1899. 3. A For gotten Danger to New England Colonies, New England Magazine, April, 1899. 4. Address Before American Historical As sociation, New Haven, 1898, on Colonial American History; in annual report Amer ican Historical Association, 189K. Professor Frederic G. Toung 1. Sources of Oregon History: (1) Indian Council at Walla Walla, by Lawrence Kip; (11) Jour nal of Medorum Crawford of Trip Across the Plains with First Company of Oregon Pioneers; (ill) Correspondence and Jour nals of Captain Nathaniel Weyth, Univer sity Press, 1899. 2. Semicentennial History of Oregon, University Press, 1899. Professor Charles Friedel Ueber die Ab sorption der Strahlenden Warme Durch Flusslgkeiten, Weidmann's Annalen der Physik und Chemie, Band 55. Professor Arthur Lachman The Spirit of Organic Chemistry, The Macmlllan Co., New Tork and London, 1S99. Zur Existenz des Triaethylamin Oxids. Ber. d. Chem. Gesell.. 1899. Professor Frederick L. Washburn L Some Winter Birds of Western Oregon; A Report of the State Biologist to the Governor. 2. Eastern Oyster Culture in Oregon, illustrated. Popular Science Monthly, December, 1899. Professor Luella Clay Carson A Com pilation of Standard Rule9 and Regula tions for the Composition of English Prose. University Press, 1899. Professor E. H. McAllister The No vember Meteors, University Press, 1899. Professor Frederich G. G. Schmidt 1 Dahn's Slgwalt und Sigrldh; a text-book for advanced students In German. D. C. Heath Co., Boston, 1900. 2. Rieser Syn tax, in "Americana Germanica." 3. Elis abeth Legend, a Malhinger Manuscript of the 35th Century in Journal of Germanic Philology. Professor George Lllley A Discussion on the Zero and Infinity. Colleges and Dcgreea. The university has eight colleges and schools, and confers all the degrees state universities are wont to confer up to and including the master's degree. The graduate school is developing toward the granting of the Ph. D. degree in the near future. The university has 29 de partments, and, not considering the law and medical schools, It offers 150 courses of instruction. Other courses ore con templated. The eight colleges and schools are as follows: 3. The graduate school. 2. The college of literature, science and the arts. 3. The college of engineering civil, elec trical, mining, mechanical or municipal. 4. The school of political science and history. 5. The school of mines. 6. The school of pharmacy. 7. The school of law. 8. The school of medicine. Departments. The 29 departments are as fallows: Greek, Latin, German, French, Spanish, English, English philology, oratory, Eng lish literature, mathematics, applied math ematics, history, economics, political sci ence, philosophy, logic, geology, chemis try, physics, biology, psychology, engineer ing (4), music, physical education, law, medicine. Courses of Instruction Greek. The department of Greek offers three full years of required Greek in the classical course, and three years in college as elect ive. The second year includes the Ana basis, Herodotus, etc. The third jear covers Homer, the Memorabilia, Lyslas' Orations, the Philippics, etc. The fourth year elective courses include selections from Pindar, and from the plays of Sopho cles, Euripides, Aristophanes, the study of the Greek constitution, tho Greek the ater, mythology and art. Graduate courses are also offered. The department is col lecting a good reference library. Latin. Tho Latin department offers courses modeled after Harvard's undergraduate curriculum. A student entering the uni versity -with the proper preparation required by all colleges, I. e., four years of high school Latin, has a rich field before him. Freshmen read Livy and Terence, with selections from Lyric, Elegiac and Iambic poetry. Special lectures are given upon kindred topics, such as "The Regal Period of Rome," Latin Lyric Poetry. A course in advanced Latin composition Is also of fered. The sophomores read Horace and Tacitus. Juniors have selections from the biographies of Suetonius, the letters of Pliny, the satires of Juvenal, and tho epigrams of Martial. The seniors read Plautus, Lucretius, and the satires and epistles of Horace. The department pro vides several graduate courses, open also to qualified undergradutes; a half-year course in Catullus and the Elegiac Poets; a half-year in the Letters of Cicero; lec ture courses In the Latin literature of tho empire, and in Roman satire from Ennius to Juvenal are given In alternate years, supplemented by special studies and read ing. Modern Longmagres. Tho department of modern European languages offers courses In German, French and Spanish. Opportunity Is given for graduate pourses in German and French. These are Intended especially for students "who desire to make the teach ing of German and French their profes sion, or who expect to take their M. A. degree in these languages. Careful at tention is given to the linguistic as well as to tho literary training of the student, aiming at a comprehensive insight Into the historical growth of the Germanic and Romance languages and literatures. An elementary course in Spanish is also pro vided and Italian and other European languages will be added as occasion re quires. English and Literature. The department of English literature and English provides" on6 prescribed course In general English literature and elective courses in American literature, Elizabethan drama, Shakespeare, 19th cen tury prose, versification. Freshman and sophomore courses in .English composition and rhetoric are prescribed for A. B. and B. S. degrees. There Is a good library for technical work in rhetoric and Eng lish composition, the study of English and American classics, some lines of criticism. The library in English drama is especially rich. Students make constant use of all the libraries, periodicals and Indexes for work in English composition. The de partment of English philology and oratory contemplates in the courses In elocution and oratory the ability to appear before an audience with composure, and to speak so as to be heard, understood and be lieved. The work covers four years of systematic study. There are at least five occasions a year for the delivery of public debates and orations. English philology seeks to enable the student to apply the principles of philological sci ence to the English language. Courses are offered In elementary Anglo-Saxon, Beowulf, Chaucer, History of English Language, English phonology. Except ing elementary Anglo-Saxon these courses count for graduate students toward the A. M. degree. The methods of Johns Hopkins university are used In admlnls- tering tne courses. Tne jsngiisn pnuo- logical library contains over 100 books from earliest English texts through tho middle English period, and Including many i of the minor 17th century lyrists. Mathematics. Courses of instruction in mathematics J are given in plane and solid geometry, plane and spherical trigonometry, plane analytic geometry, higher algebra, solid analytic geometry, differential and inte gral calculus, theory of equations and determinents, and differential equations. Advanced courses which may be counted for graduate work are offered in plane and solid analytic geometry, differential and integral calculus, modern analytic geometry, differential equations, theory of functions, quarternions and vector analysis, projective geometry, theory of algebraic curves and surfaces, theory of substitution-groups Tho department and line geometry. of applied math- ematlcs Includes astronomy and cer tain branches of the engineering courses. The equipment consists of a small observatory supplied with an as tronomical transit, sidereal clock, and a sextant, together with nearly all the in struments commonly used by the sur veyor. Courses are offered in general as tronomy, spherical and practical astron omy and celestial mechanics. Observatory work Includes the deter mination of sidereal, mean and standard time, latitude, longitude, azimuth, etc. The courses In surveying cover both a careful Btudy of theory and a large amount of practical work ln tho field. Special work ln railroad and canal sur veying is contemplated in the senior year of the course in civil engineering. Under this head attention will be de voted to large Irrigation ditches, as It is believed that these are about to become a prominent factor in the development of certain portions of the state. The course in graphic statics develops the methods of finding the stresses ln roof and bridge trusses, or any framed structure, by drawing diagrams. Practical examples are worked out in detail by the students, preliminary to the design of the struc ture. Economics and History. A general course in economics and ono in history are prescribed for all de- grees. Through these prescribed courses ln economics and history tho student Is for the first time made conscious of the real power he may have for these lines of study. The elective courses are chosen by the young men who have a taste for a public career and by all who havo In clinations toward law, Journalism or the ministry as their profession for life. Tha courses offered ln economics include the following: General principles of econom ics, history of economic thought, finance, money and banking; the industrial organ- VJMTTU- m i j.fV, '."T'lyi"''. ''P Tho Dormitory, lzatlon of England and America. Courses In modern economic problems and such as are directly preparatory to courses ln commerce and public service are contem- plated. In sociology a course which gives tho point of view of a leading sociologist is presented and the positions taken by other thinkers In this Important new field are brought Into relation with tho system previously outlined. In public law a course is given In political science and comparative constitutional law is de veloped by bringing the constitutional systems of the leading nations into com parison. The American political system Is studied with Bryce's Commonwealth as .guide. A course is also offered In in ternational law. The courses in 'history are grouped into series comprising three in European history, one in English po litical and soefal history, to which one In the constitutional history of England will be added. There are two courses in the political and social history of the United States and one in. Oregon history ana institutions. Tag library or economics and history includes nearly all Important recent publications on these subjects. Geology. The geological work of the university opens with a course of lectures on geology by Professor Condon. The first of these courses covers a series of "lectures on general geology. A second course is based on the special features of the geol ogy of Oregon and the Pacific coast. Mi nute attention is given to topography, beds of rocks, fossils and geological growth. A third course covers the pale ontology of Oregon and alms at a minute study of its former forms of life. A fourth course takes for its scopa the whole body of geological evidence of the tne department of physics are the depart prehlstorlc condition of the human race, j ments of practical mechanics and electri A preparatory elective course In physlog- . cal engineerlng. The demand for practi raphy Is also offered, intended to cover , caX work s lncreaslng. yearly. The course the ground of physical geography for ln eIectrJcai engineering is similar to that teachers. The geological cab net collect- glven ln Etem institutions. The unl ed by Professor Condon cons sts of min- Vfirslt machlne snop ls ln tne basement erals and ropk forms that illustrate our of tnQ gy bundlng, and has been uiuiuuf siuuies aim structural geology -with fossil life forms, vertebrate and in i vertebrate, for use in the study of pale j. ontology. This cabinet also furnishes a i.iull and unique record of the past history of the basin of the Columbia river, a re gion full of wonders for the student of all lines and of singular value to the specialist student of life ln the plant and animaL Philosophy. The department of philosophy offers five courses of study: History of philos ophy, open to seniors, post-graduates and "BBS feS Villard Hall, Deady Hall and the Gymnasium. to all others who are prepared $o take the study. Elementary psychology, x)pen to all -who are prpard'Ethlcs re quired as an essential "element of a thor ough education and an important con dition for practical usefulness. Experi mental psychology, open to juniors, sen iors and all who are prepared for the work. The psychological laboratory consists of .two (rooms, with apparatus for optical. acoustic, temperature, tactile, reaction, simultaneous, steadiness, attention, force. feeling and memory experiments. Also the equipment Includes Instruments for the study of the tlmesense, sense of po sition, association, aesthetics, and the motor effects of ideas, and the emotions. There is a supply of apparatus for all ordinary psychological experiments. Physiological psychology, open to all who are prepared. The laboratory is conduct ing a systematic experiment ln cross ed ucation. Result will be published. The departments -logic offers thei fol lowing courses: A course in elementary logic, open to all students prepared to tako the study. A course ln ad vanced logic emphas'zes tho utility of the study through principles of definition and division, propositions, the syllogism, fal lacies, etc. Textbooks, Hyslop, Jevons. Another course applies deductive logic to English grammar and rhetorical analysis through a textbook by Maetzner and lec tures. The junior course considers the province of logic and its relation to other sciences. It Includes the solution of prac tical problems. The senior course consid ers the nature of the laws of thought and logic as a general sclenco. Textbooks, Welton, Mill. Chemistry and AsBnylnsr. The present chemical laboratory has 9S individual desks for students; new labor atory will have accommodations for 200. Present lecture-room seats 60; new room seats 115, and will servo as an auditorium for lectures, etc.. for smaller assem blages. Outfit of apparatus ls worth about $2500, and Includes five analytical and as say balances of the best makers; the as say balance will indicate the weight of a pencil mark on a piece of paper. The out fit also includes a complete set of appa ratus for gas analysis, five assay fur naces, combustion furnace, bomb fur nace, good collection of lecture demon stration apparatus, automatic water-still, and a 100-lIght gas machine. Tho labora- --s&sa fitfS' Oregon University. tory also owns a complete collection of cabinet minerals for demonstration pur poses, a good working set for student use. ana an extensive collection of over 1000 or- ganic and inorganic chemicals for all pur poses or stufly and research work. The assay outfit answers every demand that can be mado upon it, and the laboratory has been performing the regular assay work of several mining companies in the Bohemia district This is a very popu lar branch of chemical work with the students. There are two graduate stu dents In chemistry this year. Pnysics and Engineering. Tho department of physics ls equipped with about J3000 worth of the best and most modern forms of apparatus and ln struments of measurement. The labora tory is provided with" If convenient num- ber of water and gascocks, and with electrodes for currents of various dimen sions as high as 70 amphere3. Most of the apparatus is of European manufac ture. A law admirable pieces vf the simpler forms, such as galvanometers, commutators, earth-inductors, etc., have been contributed by students taking the course in practical mechanics. The lab oratory methods are those of Johns Hop kins and other Eastern Institutions. Lab oratory manuals in the hands of students aro those of Ames and Bliss, Stuart and George Nichols, Wiedemann and Ebert. Theoretical Instruction in physics is given under four courses: An elementary course for all freshmen, a general laboratory course for beginners, an advanced course for chemists, and an advanced mathe matical course for engineers. Original research -work on photometry and dia thermancy is carried on. Associated with cniniuj tfh lot,oa cow tnWoa rtHll presses, planer and other machinery for wood and Iron, the university electric light and water plants. Biolocry. In the biological department courses are j given ln botany, general biology, zoology, anatomy, physiology, human osteology, histology and embryology. None of the courses are prescribed for a degree. Ap parently the most popular (as well as the most practical) courses are those which prepare students for medical colleges and enable them to anticipate some of their work while attending the university. By doing a certain amount of work ln these courses, and in the departments of phys ics and chemistry, a student can enter the second-year class in the school of medicine at Portland. Many leading medical-colleges In the United States give our students the same privilege. No insti tution in the Northwest ls so well equipped with apparatus, microscopes, microtomes, physiological apparatus, skeletons and models as tho university of Oregon. Preparatory medical students have the use of human skeletons, Incu bators, a set of embryologlcal models in wax from Freiburg, Germany, a kymo graph imported from Cambridge, Eng land; sphygmograph, made by Mr. Seth McAllster, of the university; manometers, tambours, centrifuge and hematokrlt, high-power lenses, etc. The course in general biology is an Introductory course of general Interest. Music. The department of music has outlined a thorough musical course, leading to the degree bachelor of music. The Treble Clef Club ls composed of ladles' voices, and the Thanksgiving concert of the male Glee Club has become a recognized feat ure of the fall semester. The Glee Club makes an annual tour during the Christ mas holidays. The Ladles' Musical Club has given several concerts this season, one devoted to Wagner. An oratorio has been given every year, and near the close of the '99 semester a music festival of threo days was held, in which choruses from several towns participated, and the Willamette Valley Choral Union was formed, with the intention of holding a May festival every year. Pianoforte and vocal recitals are given during the year, and all students of the department are expected to make at least ono public ap pearance. Pay si cal Culture. The gymnasium of the university Is well equipped for physical education, which is strongly emphasized ln connection with college work. It is provided with useful apparatus, costing about $500, and con sisting of parallel bars, long horse, flying rings, Indian clubs, dumb-bells, and some modern Swedish apparatus. Including bal ance swing, climbing ropes, Swedish lad der, etc. Tho mall? hall ls 40x85 feet, with a 25-foot ceiling. The director's office contains some instruments for anthropom etry. The annex has dressing-rooms, lock ers, and shower baths. In addition to the regular class drills, which consist of training ln athletic sports, the university is represented by a football eleven, a baseball nine, a track athletic team, a tennis club, a basket-ball team, an in door baseball club, and a golf club. Wo men are admitted to separate classes un der the same conditions as men. Entrance Repuirenientn. Many of the departments offer both preparatory and collegiate courses, for there are not yet fitting schools in some parts of the state to prepare students for freshman work. The university plans ln comparatively few years to be relieved of all subfreshraan work; but now a few courses in mathematics, English and literature, the first year in languages, both ancient and modern, and In laboratory sciences, must be provided for by the university. The university requires 130 credits for gradua tion; 62 preparatory credits (representing fours years of work between the eighth grade of the common schools and the freshman year), and 63 college credits. By a credit is meant the value a student earng by the work of one hour a week for one school year. Fifteen credits Is a good years' work for the ordinary high-school student. No student is admitted in full standing in the freshman class who has not earned 62 credits, and no student is admitted into the preparatory courses who has not already earned at least SO cred its; that is, who has not satisfactorily done the work of tho first two years ln a recog nized high or secondary school (or an equivalent). It follows that the university offers courses through which the student may earn the remaining required 100 credits. Literary Societies. Two literary societies for men and one for women have weekly meetings and promote chiefly knowledge, of parliamen tary law and skill in debate. The univer sity has taken part in three intercollegiate debates, showing a high degreo of Inter- est In the three colleges belonging to the league. Thus far the university has won two of these debates. The oratorical con tests havo been conducted with enthusl- o&to, by b,9 eight colleges concerned. Om. of seven intercollegiate contests, threo have been won by the university; thero have been but two Interstate oratorical contests, both won by tho university. Tha two Christian Associationa get out an an nual hand-book. No greater recognition of the character of their earnestness and work could be given than tho recent ap pointment of Stuart B. Hanna. of '97. as the first college secretary of the T. M. C. A, for the Northwest. This territory will Include Oregon, Washington and Idaho. In the Field of Athletics. Perhaps the chief glory of tho athletic association is Its high ideal of college athletics, which it attempts to reach, both by theory and practice. Here ls the score for tho past two years: Football in 189S U. of O. 34, Chemawa Indians, 0; U. of O. 95, Portland univer sity 0; U. of O. 0, Multnomah Athletic Club 21; U. of O. 38, Oregon agricultural college 0. Track athletics ln 1S99 U. of O.. 50 points; Oregon agricultural college, 18; Pacific college, 18; Willamette university, 17; Oregon state normal school, 5; Pa cific university. 3. Football in 1S99 U. of O 29, Chemawa Indians 0; U, of O. 0, Multnomah Athletic Club 5; U. of O. 0; university of California 12; U. of O. 0. Multnomah Athletic Club 0; U. of O. 35; Southern Oregon normal 0; U. of O. 33, Oregon agricultural college 0;1 U. of O. 6, Albany college 0. The football team carried intercollegiate athletics outside the state for the first time this fall, when they met the Berkeley team on the campus of tho university of California. The Alumni. The alumni, especially and also the great body of undergraduate students who have come under" the influence of the university, are its richest possession. These, if they return to the state full value for what the state has Invested ln them, demon strate the right of the university to exist. If the roll of the alumni could be called here, 'the responses would Indi cate something of the return this univer sity is making to the state. The first name recorded in the first graduating class, that of 1878, Is the name of one of the justices of the supreme court of Oregon, and of the president of the board of re gents, Robert S. Bean. A few other names aro: Clay M. Hill, Baptist minis ter, Oakland, Cal.; Edward P. Geary, phy sician, Portland; J. D. Fenton, physician. Portland; William I. Vawter, banker, Medford; Horace McClure, editor Sunday Post-Intelligencer, Seattle; Arthur L. Frazer, judge circuit court, Portland; B. B. Beekman, lawyer, Portland; E. C. Pot ter, county judge. Lane county; Arthur Veazle, lawyer, Portland; Herbert S. John son, Baptist minister, Boston, Mass.; Sey mour Condon, deputy prosecuting attor ney, Oakland, Cal. There are five pro fessors in colleges in this state and Wash ington, six teachers ln high schools, and a large number of principals or teacher ln the public schools. To quote from a letter written last summer by an alumnu3 then completing two years work in Har vard, "there wore 20 vacancies this sum mer in and about Boston in the Baptist churches. The two best were filled by University of Oregon men." It Is notable that, with few exceptions, alumni who have gone to Eastern universities or pro fessional schools for advanced training have taken rank. The Alumni Association was organized ln 1879. Its objects are: "To advance the cause of higher education: to promote the interests of the university of Oregon and to encourage mutual acquaintance and good-fellowship among the alumni." Intellectual Center of Oresron. The keynote of the policy of the univer sity administration will be to make the state university the center of the intel lectual life of the state, to make it the leader in whaever tends toward higher education and culture, to put Oregon where It belongs, at the head of the in fluences -that are to give new shape to the civilization of the 20th century. It will be a further endeavor of the administra tion to make the university the center of all those scientific educational influences that are necessary to the upbuilding of the material interests of Oregon. Relation to Fublio School System. To accomplish these purposes, the policy will bo to unify all of the educational influences of the state. It is intended especially to organize and unify the whole state public school system, common schools, grammar schools, high schools and state university. The vigor of the educational Influences of the state, whether public or private, depends upon the development of tho public school sys tem. On this point the utterance of An drew D. White, now minister to Germany and then president of Cornell university, is of the greatest value. We are told by President Jordan that In an address to tho alumni of Cornell university he ap pealed to them to stand by "our state universities, for ln them Is the educa tional hope of the South and West." Such unification has been brought about in California by the state university, and It must be done by tho state university in Oregon. By this ls not meant any un worthy competition with other Influences or Institutions tending to build up the state, and It has been the general ex perience of tho West that the strength ening of the state university leads Inevi tably to tho strengthening of all other educational Institutions in the state. It Is intended that the different depart ments shall put out from time to time pamphlets upon work in the high schools which relates to their departments, ln which "will be suggested to teachers methods of work, reference books, outlines of. study, how to make apparatus, collec tions, etc., etc. It is hoped that a course of study for high schools and academies may be put out by the stato superintend ent of public Instruction and the president of the state university which shall becomo practically uniform throughout the state, and shall make provision for students wishing to enter the state university. Practical Aspects of the Policy. The administration hopes to develop tho university symmetrically, and thu3 pro vide adequately for those practical Une3 of work that bear directly upon the life of the people and upon the material de velopment of the state. In this way tho school of mines is being enlarged, and the work ln mining, municipal, civil and elec trical engineering reorganized and devel oped. In this way it ls Intended through tho proper departments to cover the state jvlth surveys showing the location of the valuable woods, and their extent, the use for which they are most valuable, the lo cation and extent of the building stone. Are clays, ochors, coal and metals beside gold and silver; in short, to become the center for free advice and Information In regard to all the resources of the state with which tho state university can scien tifically deal. It ls intended also to make the university a training school for those who are to develop these resources. The Graduate School. The graduate school will be developed as fast as conditions warrant, and espe cial provision will be made for teachers who wish to supplement work already dono by specializing along lines of their choice, or who want assistance toward a more professional training. It is intend ed to make the graduate school worthy of the patronage of those who have grad uated from any of the collegiate Institu tions of the state, with all of which the' university expects to come Into the most cordial relations Oregon's Peculiar Opportunities. The administration desires, as far as Its means will allow, to enable the young men of Oregon to meet the demands that have arisen through the acquisition of the Philippine islands and the opening of Asia to American Influences. Courses in Span ish will be offered, as well as courses on elementary jurisprudence and those touching directly on colonial administra tion and civil service. In connection with thi3 it is hoped to enlarge greatly the de- partments of history, economics and so J ciology. Tha development of departments that have a sDecial bearinjr upon general culture will not ba neglected, but will ho made the foundation of all tho rest. The library. If possible, will bo greatly enlarged, becausa of Its utter Inadequacy, and it ls hoped ln a comparatively short time to Increase the number of volumes to 25,000. To Enlist Fublio Interest. It Is Intended to make such careful usa of the university funds that the legisla ture shall not hesitate to grant liberally to tho university needs, and to lncreasa tho influence and Importance of tha uni versity to such an extent that men of Ore gon who have means shall not be afraid to invest it whero It will do tho most good, ln the education of our young men and women. For he who glve3 to the uni versity of Oregon now will bo able, as never again, to stamp his name and influ ence forever upon the civilization of tho state. In order so to Increase the import ance and influence of the university, it ls Intended to 'draw to its fold tha best teachers that can be had in the United States.. A university Is made or unmada by Its teachers, for If there is among them an Agasslz, or a Hopkins, or a White, or a Dana, no power on earth can keep students away. And, lastly, it i3 Intended to develop at the university of Oregon a personality, founded on a true democracy of learning, that shall be as unique and as powerful as the personality of Tale or Harvard or Berkeley. A PROMINENT STATE SCHOOL. Benedictine Monastery and ColleSe of Mount Angel, Or. Mount Angel college wa3 founded by Very Rev. Father Adelhelm, O. S. B., In 1SS7, with tho power of granting the usual academic honors. In 1S93 tha power to grant normal diplomas wa3 obtained from the state. The rapid Influx of students ne cessitated the erection of the present col lege building. In 1S92 the Benedlctino monastery was destroyed by Are. This was a severe blow to the fathers, but they manfully bora up and sought by means of subscriptions to lay the founda tion of a more durable structure. Very Rev. Father Adelhelm soUclted subscrip tions in tho East, while tha fathers at home labored successfully for the better ment, morally and Intellectually,, of those intrusted to their care. How well they succeeded ls seen by tho meautlful struc ture shown ln tha cut, which stands forth as the fruit of their energetic labors. A3 a musical institution, it outrivals any 'n tha state, and all tho musical organiza tions of the college, band, orchestra and choral aociety, are in a flourishing con dition. The present enrollment of stu dents 13 133. The undergraduate depart ment comprises tho classics. English liter ature, modern languages, mathematics and. tho natural sciences. In this department degrees of bachelor of arts, science and let ters are conferred. The graduate depart ment comprises courses in natural philoso phy, higher mathematics, metaphysics and ethics which lead to the master's degree. Certificates are granted after successfully completing tho commercial, surveying and engineering courses. Tho able corps of instructors which comprise tha faculty of Mount Angel college ls numerically (it numbers nearly 20 professors; and from an educational standpoint tha equal. If not tho superior, of any college In the North west. The beautiful buildings formerly occupied by the Methodist educational In stitution, known as tho Portland univer sity, have been offered to the Benedictine Fathers for a university. The offer 13 ery tempting, and for the fathers very flattering, and a striking tribute to their successful educational efforts. THE TRUE TEST. Hotv a Portland Furniture-Dealer Won the People's Confidence. Twelve years ago tho name of William Gadsby, wa3 unknown in Oregon; today it-Is a household word throughout tho entire North-west, and It Is very doubtful If a person can be found in Oregon that can read and wrlto who would bo- unabie to tell itho inquirer that Gadsby wa3 the great housefurnlshcr of Portland. About 12 years ag William Gadsby opened what would now be considered a small furniture store on First street. The stock then, a3 now, was well selected, and printer's Ink wa3 freely used to let tha people know that an up-to-date man with an up-to-date stock had arrived in Port land. Competitors were surprised at Gada by's half-page and full-page ads that ap peared from week to week ln Tho Ore gonian, but tho people liked it. and showed appreciation ln tho best possible manner by flocking to tha store and mak ing purchases, cither for cash, or on credit. The business coptlnued to prosper, not withstanding tha dull tlme3 that com menced In 1S93, and Mr. Gadsby was com pelled to secure a larger building to hold tho Immense stock it wa3 necessary to carry In order to properly supply the rapid Increase of business. The commo dious four-story building at tho corner of Washington and First streets was secured and it Is now known as "Tho Gadsby Block." Gadsby carries everything In stock to furnish a house complete, anl, fully believing in tho policy of selling a large quantity of goods at a small profit, the house was brought Into close touch with the people, who have perfect confi dence in the admirable business methods employed. All classes of people ara treat ed alike at thl3 establishment, and tho excellent system adopted prevents delay In showing good3 or the delivery of tho same after the purchase has been made. Mr. Gadsby has made an Iron-clad rulo that every promise made in advertise ments must be lived up to strictly, and this fact alone has contributed largely toward securing and holding tho confi dence of the people of tha Northwest. A LIBERAL POLICY. Hoiv a "Wide-A-ivalce Business Grasped on Opportunity. Man, Success In business means a rough road traveled and numerous obstacles overcome that at tha time seemed almost insur mountable. When J. F. Handley & Co. moved from Third street to 291 Washing ton street, and added a lino of cigars and tobaccos in connection with newspapers and periodicals, the wiseacres shook their heads and said that there wero too many cigar stores already on that street, ane that the venture would prove a failure. Handley was not asleep, however, and having secured all of the standard brands of cigars, cut the retail price from 15 cents to 10 cents and advertised that fact lib erally ln the dally papers. Other dealers said that It would be ruinous to continue this course, but Handley only smiled and served tho numerous customers that thronged his store daily. The ruinous pol icy still continues, and. strange as it may seem, Handley & Co. seem to be prosper ing. While most of the goods sold for 10 cents cost 9 cents, yet the immense quan tity sold enable this enterprising firm to continue the liberal policy outlined above. ' q o i WATSON'S RESTAURANT. Business System and Superior Serv ice Frevnili. Ask anyone which Is the largest and best restaurant on the coast, and tho answer Invariably Is, "Watson's." of 'Portland. Established In 1SS2 bv Watson brothers, proprietors, it has steadily grown in favor until today it enjoys an enviable prestige. Located at 109-111 Fourth street, tho dining-room is 50x100 feet, contain ing 24 private rooms for ladies, nicely fitted up with mirrors, and seating ca pacity for SO. Throughout the entire Insti tution absolute cleanliness and perfect ventilation are Insured, and over 60 peo ple ara employed. 32 being waitresses 'n uniform. On Sundays a special 23-cent chicken dinner ls served, and on Thanks giving, Christmas and New Tear's a fine 50-cent turkey dinner. Patrons enjoy a musical festival from 5:S0 to 7:30 P M., and all home-like comforts.