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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-
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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-
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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.
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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.