The Corvallis gazette., June 26, 1891, Image 4

THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, FRIDAY, JUNE 2G, 1891.
EEGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE TWENTY FIRST
ANNIVERSARY.
The last week has liceu a busy one-at the
college; The closing exercises beu'iin on
Friday and eontibued until Wednesday.
The commencement exercises properly em
braced only the programs of Sunday, Tues
day and Wednesday. Although the weath
er all this time was uot promising, yet
there was not enough rain to mar the
pleasure of any day. A lare number of
the alumni, patrons and friends of the
school from abroad were in attendance.
The entire week was much- enjoyed by all
present. Altogether there has never been
a more prosperous year of the agricultural
college- tnan this, now closed by its 21st
annual commencement.
Friday evening the Hesperian and Dia
lectic societies held a union meeting. The
programme consisted of essays, recitations,
tableaux and pantomines alternated with
well-selected music. A cornet solo, by
Miss Fannie Meserve, was very nicely ren
dered. George PauF recited, with credit,
Sparticus to the Gladiators. The belle and
boauaf the oollege- were represented by a
bow and bell. . A tableau, the sleeping
beauty and the guardian angel, was simply
divine, but the encere produced only a
ridiculous burlesque with "post no bills"
in the foreground. The difficulty of mak
ing love to two suitors was well acted in
dumb show. The old witches journey to
the black forest and a scene in a dentist's
ffice were the subjects- of shadow panto
nines. Miss Dorthy Nash's essay on
music showed a acquaintance with the sub
ject, which she presented in an interesting
manner. After the literary exercises were
over the students, faculty and graduates
adjourned to Job's Theatre where the re
mainder of the evening was passed in
dancing. This party being confined as it
was to the school was the most enjoyable of
the entire year.
Saturday evening Miss Snell gave an
afternoon tea to the members of the junior
class, senior class and post graduates. Iu
all about twenty vrem present. The inten
tion was to have civen a lawn party but on
account ef the rain in the morning it was
confined to indoors. After an hour ot
nlnasant conversation the classes were in
vited up stairs to Miss Snell's room and
served with strawberries and cream and
chocolate and cake, prepared by the young
l.,t;. nt t.ho mvikinir- class. This, the last
anu.vw vm. CT:
of a number of suppers given- this winter
will live long in the memory 01 inose pres
On Sunday the Baccalaureate sermon-was
...onv T?w f! f! Stratton. D. D.. of
Portland University, to a congregation
which crowded the assembly hall. Dr.
Stratton took as a text the eighth verse of
the third chapter of Phillipians which, he
handled in his usual masterly style, making
the sermon intensely interesting. In his
introdnction he showed first that we are
all in the pursuit of knowledge, either in
one way or another, and then how this
knowledge is obtained. That we are never
absolutely certain of our knowledge through
sensations, but that it must be mad more
certain by reason. Whether or not we
should accept the advice of a man who
lived eighteen hundred years ago aud who
gave the advice of the text, would be a
very proper question. The discussion of
this question occupied the remainder of the
sermon. It would be impossible, all but,
to give a synopsis of the sermon, since each
sentence, from besinninz to end was a pre
cept full of thought, well formed and the
whole so nicely connected in logical se
quence, that the- bearer was carried along
the train of thought unawares. WtJl
elected and appropriate similes, examples,
te.. were freelv used, vet not superfluously,
each bearing directly on the points to be
illustrated.
In Wis remarks to the- graduating class
after closing, he congratulated them on the
knowledge they had already obtained
They tad a knowledge, he said, of the
flower before them, of the sciences and of
the world in general but there was still
another to be- sained, the knowledge ex
cellent. While congratulating them on
what they had done and obtained he
wished to impress on them the importance
of obtaining that higher knowledge leading
oat to the relm of God, with which they
had an assurance of eternal life.
Monday eveninz was occupied with the
Arnrciaea of the iunior class. The Droeramme
exhibited preparation and was of marked
literary merit. The first was instrumental
music bv Miss Leon Louis. Her selection
was well made and the piece perfectly ex
ecuted. Miss Minnie Waggoner's address
of welcome was short, appropriate and to
the point Miss Anna Den man in an essay
on solitude dwelt on the benefits to be de
rived from passiiig- hours in solitude and
studying the works of massive minds. In
thus deing-we forget ourselves and; rise far
above in a literary world of thoughts. J. he
effects ef work in solitude are the literary
items of our masters. The words of the
class sons were written by Miss Hose Hb'r
ton and adapted to that song, familiar in
eastern colleges ."Upidee." Miss Lois
Stewart, as class oracle, pictured the junior
id senior classes as they will appear fifty
years hence. Each paragraph) was brim
full of humor. Her prophecies combined
the sublime and? the- ridiculous. Miss Mat
tie Avery, on behalf of the junior class, pre
sented T. E. Wilson, ofthe second year class,
with the treasures of the juniors, consisting
ef the class flower, the Oregon forget-me-not,
books, jewskarp, etc., all of which he
promised to faithfully guard and protect
In the-mantle-oratiou John Fulton trans
ferred the scarlet robe of the seniors to
Miss Anna Denman as junior representa
tive, who responded with a few neat re
marks. The dramatic recitaciou in which
2f is Leon Louis represented a nnn takiag
Jiave of her sister (Miss Ida Kay) before en
tering a convent was admirably presented.
Miss Ray's song with zither accompaniment
was very pretty indeed. A cornet solo by
Miss Fannie Meserve and a ui-tno instru
mental by Miss Lulu Chandler were well
appreciated. The class poem by Miss Rose
Horton was not only appropriate but
showed a poetic genius. It was as follows:
Oh, sweet and tall the lilly grows,
The daffodil is lair to we,
But one 1 know of rarer growth
Than orchid or anemone. -In
modest loveliness it prows
Upon an humbler, lowlier spot,
Beneath our feet it liossonts sweet
The Oregon "forget-me-not."
A little blossom, pure and white.
Nursed in sunshine, bathed in dew.
Its petals tremble in the light,
And eeni to shrink from mortal view.
In meadows green it dwells unseen,
I '....,1 nn.h ita li HOT. kl lr.t. '
wuuciiira "lull mva uuu.v aw.
But by its perfume seems to sav,
'Forget-me-not, fcrget-me-not. "
Oh, tiny flower to poets dear!
In loving kindness art thou given,
A token of remembrance here.
Too sweet for earth, too fiail for heaven.
Thou hast a message from above
Which sayest, "Whatever be thy lot,
Thy mission's done, the victory won,
If thou, my child, forget-me-not"
And when ur work on earth is done,
And we arc numbered with the dead.
When the monarch oak which now is young.
Above us rears his hoary bead.
The memory ef our earthly deeds
Shall liniror round that lowly spot,
And. like the perfume of this flower.
Shall murmur low, "i orgei-me-noi.
The following programme was rendered
Tuesilay morning in the assembly hall:
Instrumental music, Lulu Chandler; ad
dress of welcome, Joe F. Alexander; quar
tette, Messrs. Berchtold, Lampkin, Fulton
and Clark; address of hail, Leon Louis;
duet, Messrs. Fulton and Clark; farewell
address, Mattie Avery.
Joe Alexander in his address of welcome
assured visitors that they were heartily wel
come to their class day exercises and that
the class would be pleased to act as guides
for any who were visiting the school. He
closed by saying that he hoped they would
uot think that the class tree, the American
chesnut, was selected on account of its ap
propriateness to the class.
On the campus Miss Auuie Allen read a
history of the class tree and enjoined the
juniors, to whose care it was submitted, to
guard and protect it. Miss Ida Ray re
sponded on the part of that class, with an
appropriate speech.
In the afternoon the boys of the dormi
tory played a game of base ball with the stu
dents who live in town, the result of which
was that-the dormitory boys had the most
tallies to their credit. No great degree of
excellence was displayed, but the game was
enjoyed just as much by those playing and
looking on as if there had been.
The military drill and ivy planting were
the principal events of the evening. The
two companies of cadets were first drawn
up in line by Captains Johnson and Fulton,
who, in order to have the requisite number
of companies for battallion drill, divided
each into two aud turned one over to First
Lieutenants Alexander and Miller. They
were then taken charge of by Col. Letcher
who took them through the movements of
the batallion drilL Drill was concluded by
dress parade, conducted by Adjutant Starr,
after which they were marched to the
armory. Before putting their guns in the
racks for the last time they gave three
rousing cheers for the commissioned offi
cers of the companies. It takes but a
moment tor one, whether versed' in mili
tary tactics or not, to see that the cadets are
well drilled. The whole was characterized
by the obedience and promptness with which
each movememt was executed. Each cadet
lost his individuality and the whole batal
lion moved only as one man. In compar
ing the appearance of students when enter
ing the school and now at the close, after
their military training, a marked change in
the bearing of each can be seen. They
walk as if proud of the cadet gray and the
institution which it repiesents
Immediately after the drill the crowd
were invited to the mechanical hall to wit
ness the planting of the class ivy. The
ivy, said John Starr in his essay, is an era
blem of trnth and fidelity, and it is our de
sire that we may bejlike to it, in climbing on
that which- never crumbles and clinging to
the good. The ivy poem, written by Miss
Allen is as follows:
IVY POEM.
Ivy, thou -voice of ages long departed, -Thou
haunting music of the bygone years.
What memories of the brave and noble hearted,
What Bacchnials! what thought too deep for tears.
Not where cathedral chimes or ares holy
'Float out at evening on the twilight dim,
Nor yet where funeral trains with cortege slowly
Move up the grassy aisles with dirge like hymn.
Not there, but here will be thy mission lowly
To mantle o'er these barren walls of toil.
And with the creeping years to clamber slowly
Thy sunward path, upspringing from the soil.
On some fair day, when eve again is filling
The blue inverted chalice of the sky
And others then their ivy song are trilling
Like swallows flight, in memory shall pass by.
These tuneful hours and this enchanted eve.
Where hope, undimmed years of study passed.
Those happy days, that lingeringly we leave
Erst forth to battle, calls the bright blast.
This true, earnest thought, dear heart, I leave with
you
By toil and striving, only shall we climb
To those far heights, and that celestial view
Which is attained by this our ivy vine.
After the ivy song all returned to the
college campus for the cremation. John
Fulton, in his remarks, consigned to the
fl lines on behalf of the class all trials and
tribulations which had beset them during
school: For Miss Allen he delivered
chemistry with all its compounds and dif
ficult problems to the element. John Starr
he relieved of the one bane of his life, com
pulsory labor, and placed it where it would
afflict him no more. Joe Alexander's en
tire collection of lepidoptera, coleoptera,
etc. net, cyanide bottle and all were sur
rendered to combustion, For himself, sines,
cosines, tangents, cotangents, an-1 all
that goes to make up trigonometery were
gladly burned. The balloon ascension how
ever did not materialize on account of im
perfect construction of the balloon. The
entertainment for the evening closed with a
song, "The Shady Greenwood Tree" sung
on the balcony.
To say that the assembly hall was
crowded on Wednesday afternoon does no1
express it It was more than crowded. The
graduating exercises opened" with prayer by
Dr. Plummer and closed with the beuodic
tion by Dr. Thompson. That either of the
graduates exceeded the others in delivery
or composition would be doing an injustice.
All were good. The subjects were well
selected and each essay exhibited thorough
preparation, combined with instruction in
the several topics. Composure charac
tsrized the delivery of each one.- Two of
the class, Fulton and Alexander, received
the degree of Bachelor of Scientific Agri
culture, the first technical degrees ever con
ferred by this college, and the other two
Bachelor of Science. As the essays are to
be printed in the Gazette no synopsis will
be giveu here. JohD Fulton took the
building of a ship as a model, in his vale
dictory. The class were now launching
their vessel on the sea of life, and whether
they had builded well or in vain time alone
would tell. Iu their journey through life
they hoped for aid from their friends, the
well wishes ot the faculty aud comfort and
cheer from their schoolmates. He advised
the classes they were leaving behind not to
become discouraged but to be strengthened
by what others had done and what they had
endeavored to do. But they had now reached
the point where their paths divergo. They
recoguized that they had by no means fin
ished but should ever climb onward. The
whole was ended with a poem, full of pathos,
on the class of '91.
The degrees were conferred by President
Arnold, together with a few words of good
advice. They were not to rest on what they
had learned in school, for that was small,
but on character, yet if the knowledge they
already had was cultivated, it would be like
the famous sword of King Arthur.
Prof. Thos. Condon, of the University ot
Oregon, delivered the address to the gradu
ates. The central thought was the impor
tance of cultivating the human mind. Go
ing back in history he compared Athens and
Sparta. In Sparta everything was for the
state, the people were trained for the state
and not the state for the people. The sole
object was to produce soldiers, and the re
sult was great military strength, but
there was no surplusage as in Athens. This
surplusage allowed of the mind being culti vated
and Athens became a center of
learning. Rome followed the example of
Sparta, soon fell and was overun by the Teu
tons, a strong, healthy race whose brain had
not been spoiled by the luxuries the Romans
indulged in. After this that great system,
chivalry, arose whieh is continued even to
the present day. That these forces did not
decay is proved when we go into a parlor
and look at the pictures on the wall and ex
amine who they are. We find they are men
who have pel formed greater services for the
public than others. There are many things
that make the class of 1891 lineal descend
euts of the knights of the 12th century.
They have obligations like them and ot the
same nature. They are to go out as repre
sentatives of what is loyal and right; to be
loyal to the truth and of service to the
needy. Happy are they if they have em
braced Him in their loyalty.
Money must not be used for mere display.
Before the world shall enjoy their culture
in ease, schools and charches must bring in
the idea of service to society, even though
it breaks every creed, destroys every build
ing and scatters boasts to the winds.
Another packed house was present at the
alumni reunion ia the evening. The class
of 1891 were presented to the alumni by
Prof. J. D. Letcher with some timely re
marks as to the college, the work of the class
in school, and what he could assure thejalum
ni of them asmembers.and were received by
the vice-president, Mrs. B. L. Arnold. For
the class John Starr expressed their pleas
ure on becoming members of the associ
ation. Alonzo Allen, of the class of 1885,
read an address entitled "Our School."
The male quartette by Messrs Berchtold,
Clarke, Fulton and Lampkin, was well ren
dered. - Miss Nettie Spencer, of the class of 1S82,
discussed the subject of "Dreams"according
to two systems of mental philosophy. It
would be hard to infer from her essay
whether or not she believes in their reality.
A solo by Mrs. P. H. Irish, class of 1889,
was executed in a manner evidencing
practice andhkill.
The -annals by E. E. Wilson, class of
1889, was one of the features of the evening.
Each member of the alumni, of which there
are 108, was given a paragraph citing some
incident of their school days.or of their suc
cess in after life, which was listened to with
much interest by those present.
' Mrs. Arnold's vocal solo, "Midnight,"
pleased by the beautiful voice ofthe singer,
made the more charming by the melodious
Italian words. As an encor she sang a
pretty little bsllad, entitled "Last Night"
J. R. Bryson, of the class of T4, in his
oration on "The Present and its Problems,"
considered the great problems which threat
en the society of the present and future"
While he did not wish to argue against the
irresistable logic of Dr. Stratton, yet he did
not believe that religion was the sole reme
dy, but that education is the specific for
the diseases of the body politic and that the
education must be more thorough. The old
doctrine that people ought not to know
what it costs to run the government might
do in a monarchy but it would not in a re
public. Practical thought is the crucible
through which true education must come.
Thinking people must not turn a deaf ear
to the great labor troubles, strikes, etc.
The object of his speech was not so much
to suggest a remedy as to set people think
ing. He urged that all should think of these
matters and talk : of them on all occasion.
We cannot commence too soon to meet an
impending crisis.
After the literary part of the evening the
alumni, faculty, members of the board of
regents and invited guests were invited up
stairs where they were served with ice
cream, strawberries, cake and lemonade.
After the refreshments Joe Alexander gave
a toast on the class of '91. George P. Lent,
of the class of '76, made some remarks in
which he begged to differ from J. R. Bry
son on "The Present and its Problems."
Prof. Lee, of the Albany institute, was
called upon and responded by expressing
his sympathy with the work of the O. A. C.
and hopes of there being a stronger bond of
sympathy between the colleges of onr two
sister cities.
At a meeting of the alumni held in the
afternoon the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, J. R.
Bryson; vice president, Diana Newton,
secretary, Mrs. Ida Callahan, and treasurer,
E. E. Wilson.
Of the graduates living at a distance the
following were some of those present: Prof.
Herbert Kittridge and wife, of Baker City,
Mrs. O. W. Bobbins, of Woodburn, David
H. Glass, of Crawfordsville, Clara Irvine, of
McMinnville, Mrs. Jessie Lesh, George P.
Lent and A. S. Additon, of Portland, Boyd
Hamilton, of Linn county and May Warren
of Grant's Pass.
MEETING OF THE BOARD.
The board ef regents of the agricultural
college met Wednesday afternoon in the
parlors of Hamilton, Job & Co.'s bank. On
account of the sickness of Messrs. McBride,
Cauthorn and McElroy and the temporary
sickness of Messrs. Ladd, Emmett and
Davenport, the meeting was small. The
report of the executive committee submitted
and adopted. Report of the committee on
new buildings submitted and adopted and
the contracts approved.
The existing faculty was re elected, ex
cept Dr. P. H. Irish, whose place will be
filled by Prof. G. C. Shaw, late of Forest
Grove University, and formerly of Dart
mouth college, N. H.
It was ordered that an assistent chemist
be chosen and that a military officer be
plnced in charge of the discipline.
E M. Belknap, of this city, was chosen
as a practical instructor in wood and iron
work. .
A photographic department for practice
and instruction iu photography was ordered
organized, also a printing office for the col
lege. The college will hereafter do its own
printing and give instruction in photogra
phy. LOCAL NOTES.
Cedar shingles and posts at Clarks.
Buggies and spring wagons at Clarks.
Piano. binders, mowers and hay rakes at
Clarks.
See those embroidered shawls at the
Ladies' Bazar.
The Pacific will wash anything without
soaking or chemicals.
Don't buy a washer until you have seen
the Pacific thoroughly tested.
New invoice of those black and colored
corsets at the Ladies' Bazar.
('all in opposite the brick livery stable
and see the Pacific Washing Machine oper
ate. A family's weekly washing done perfectly
white as suow in twenty minutes by the
Pacific.
Read the endorsements of the Pacific and
see what the prominent ladies of Corvallis
say about it.
Buy a Pacific for your wife and she will
greet you with a smile when you go home
wash day.
Auction every afternoon on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays at Osborn's
clothing store.
J. W. Will is prepared to furnish bicycles
of all kinds at the lowest prices. Also
bicycle extras.
If you wish to test the merits of the Pa
cific, take your dirty clothes to the office (in
the building formerly occupied by Asset's
restaurant) and be convinced that it is an
improvement over any other machine ever
offered to the public.
Why are we Sick? Because we allow
the Liver, the bowels, and the Kidneys,
these great organs, to become clogged or
torpid, and poisonous humors are forced
into the blood. Expel them by using Plun
der's Oregon Blood Purifier.
Excitement
Runs high at the Pharmacy over System
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of the Stomach, Dyspesia, Constipation and
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It certainly possesses wonderful merit when
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It strengthens the pulmonary organs, allays
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Mr. John Caraghar, a merchant at Car
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T. Graham, druggist
Worse Than Leprosy
Is Catarrh and there is but one prepara
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Only One in the United States.
Out of 1357 cough svrups manufactured in
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Children Cry for Pitcher's CastoriaJ
R. L. Taylor,
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