The Oregon daily journal., June 21, 1908, Page 11, Image 11

TIIE OREGON -SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE .21, 1908.
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LAST DAYS
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Dramatic Incident of Com
. mencemenV, Week ' Was
V Impromptu Farewell ' to
Seniors Season- of Biff
and Stirring Events. -
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(Spcll Dispatch to Tbs JoornaL)
- Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallls,
June JO. Of all the commencement
yet held at the college, none haa ap
proached la notable feature that which
amid an inspiring acene of rousto, flow
' ra and . conarrs.tuls.Uons ended last
Wednesday. A great ' graduating class
tf 82, a great attendance of alumni, a
-3t manifestation of loyalty-of aplrlt,
, and a great procession of fortultoua In
' cldenta yielded a week of memorable re
sult, i..;'. "'i ri" '
. One atrlklng Incident la Illustrative.
of many othera, of which It la typical.
-The final drill of the cadet regiment
-' occurred Tuesday afternoon, and it un
expectedly developed Into a final leave
taking between the aentora and those
.-with whom they have been associated
t arms for a period of yeara .- The
chief officers- of the regiment, its three
battalions and It companies, are alwaya
members of the aenlor class. At thin
rioal drill the promotions for the year
to come are announced. Arrayea in
their black gowns and capa, the seniors
went through the military evolutions
'Incident to tha drill and final review.
' The emlnencea surrounding tha drill
grounds ware black with 4,000 apecta-
tors. The regimental band, stationed
near played martial alra during the cer
emony. :..-.
' .To AtUd tang jme.
.Their black gowns made it patent to
. all tha onlookers that a gulf had al
i ready come between the senlora and
their drill mates. When , at laat the
companies were drawn up before, the
commandant and the promotions read, the
aenlora handed over their emblems of
authority and the tie of the paat were
' suddenly severed. A great roar from
600 cadet voices arose in huasa for
the aenlor claaa. It was repeated in
cheer for the retiring colonel. It roae
again, In Cheers for the new student
commander. All down the Una of stu-
1 dent officers, old and new, the cheering
went, until finally, when all had been
applauded with the best applauae young
life knowa how to gjve, the aenlora
suddenly left their places, and pass
ing from rank to rank began to shake
hands with their old mates in a final
, leave-taking. A deep hush tell over
the campua, and It is doubtful if among
the thousands on the surrounding emi
nences a single word was -spoken. It
was the silence of deep sentiment, with
: an unconscious strain on every heart
string. The strings tugged harder,' and
,the hush was deeper when the reglmen
, tal band suddenly broke forth In the
subdued strains of "Auld Ism Syne,"
rand played it with the deep feeling In
spired by the atrlklng character of the
Incident. It was all an unprogramed
and an unlooked for event, but Its dra
jtiatlo features were all the more
; heightened thereby. ; . v'i ' .r ,- ;
h The 82 graduates In the clans come
from 20 out of the J 3 counties in Ore
gon. Three were Hindoos, who are
leaving today for their far-off home In
India, which they, will reach In three
months.-'Six states other than Oregon
are represented in the class.
The Day's-Addressee, viji'-.
The address to the class was by Con
gressman - Hawley, whose topic waa
"The Effective and the Ineffective Man."
The theme treated of the necessity of
complete preparedness as a meana ' of
complete effectiveness. - When oppor
tunity comes, ii ma actor is not ready
his career cannot be aucoessful or r-
fective. Unpreparednesa when this op
portunity la presented is the cause and
means of failure, and failure la certain.
Preparation- is , attainable In the class
rooms and laboratories, and If there Is
failure to draw fully and freely there
from, an Ineffective career la certain
to be tne aequeu ...i v.-,, ,-.
The addreas was strong and eonvlno-
ing. It had for companion features on
tne program, an eloquent salutatory d:
Miss ' Mary Scopfrln of Latdlaw. Croo
county, and a forceful valedictory by
werDert m. cooks or snanino. vocal
numbers by Virginia Spencer Hutchin
son of Portland, and by a college chorus,
and the conferring of the degrees by
President Kerr completed the progam
and ushered in the flowers, the congrat
ulations, and the godspeeds. The exer
cises were in the armory,- where, amid
a setting of orange and green bunting,
evergreens, ferns and plants that fair
ly obscured the -walls and celling, .the
gay costumes of -the 2,000 people In the
audience made a scene ' seldom ap-
proacnea at tne institution,
' :-y Two to the Army. ;; '
' The Interest of the day was height
ened by -wi that ran - through and
over the campus, that two of the mem
bers of the araduatlna class had-been
instructed by wire the night before to
report July l at Fort Leavenworth,
Kas., to taka examinations for-"admla-sion
to the army of the United States
a second lieutenant. -. -, v!
The names of the young men are
Jack Hanny of Oregon City and Lincoln
Chambers of King's Valley, Benton
county. ' Chambers commanded company
MvJWhich won first place, and Hanny
company O, which took second plaoe In
a recent competitive ftrlll,
' ( ; -The Unmnl Xenaloa.
A conspicuous event of the week was
the alumni reunion Tuesday, evening In
Waldo hall, the home of the girls at the
Institution. It . was notable for the
great attendance of alumni and for the
high character of the program. Nearly
800 persons sat at -the long tables, and
listened alternately to muslo by an or
chestra, and the ' speeches, while dls
eusslng an eight-course dinner. Mark
Weatherford prealded as toastmaster,
and among those who responded were
Ed Aldrlch of the Pendleton East Ore
rontan, I. L. Bwan of Albany, President
Kerr, Hubert Scoggtn, John Fulton, B.
P. Irvine, Dr. Will Johnson and State
Senator A J. Johnson. The class was
Introduced by President Weatherford of
the board and received by President
Ewtns- of the association. Letters were
read from many absent alumni. A hand
some silver set waa presented to Dr.
Margaret Snell, who retiree by resigna
tion from headahip of the department
of domestto science, after IS years con
nection with the institution. The pre
sentation address was made by Miss
Bertha Davis, and the gift was from the
ladles of the Alumni association.
Incidents of the occasion were beau
tiful sentiments uttered bv Mr. Scos
gin and Mr. Aldrlch. In their addresses,
touching the life "and character of Dr.
Gatch, who retired at the beginning of
the laat college year from the oresl-
dency of the institution. The banquet
began at 6 o'clock and was not con
cluded until long past midnight.
At the business meetina of ths alum
ni the following officers ' were elected:
f red ifiwing, president; Bell Monney,
vice-president; Juanlta Rosendorf, , seo
retard: S3. V. Hawley. treasurer. The
association named a' committee to have
supervision over and take care. Of (the
grave of the late Prealdent Arnold.
'-The Oaten Cup Debate. w
While the alumni reunion was 'In
firogreas at Waldo hall there was high
enalon in the armory a short distance
away, where a big audience waa listen
ing io ' mo cloning uenaio in me series
for the Oatch cud. The struggle was
between ' teams representing . the , Amid
tia ana zeiagatnean societies, two oi in
10 literary societies In the college. Dr.
Oatch in his presidency . and. : Dr.. Keaa
In his administration "holeP thatth?
farmer' or tne engineering graduate.
whether employed to an electrical pow
er house or as an employ In. a mine,
should, aa a part of his education,- have
training In the power ' of expressing
himself, publicly or otherwisa- All such
citizens, both insist, should, as well as
lawyers or others, be able to intelli-
fently express themselves In delibera
te assembllea Both hold that the
aafety of the future country la built
for by training farmers and Industrial
workers to become factors in publto af
faire, and with that end In view Dr.
Oatch, aeven or eight years ago, hung
up a cup to be debated tor, with the
result that interest waa at once aroused
In the literary societies, with debates
running . throughout -the college year,
and Immense strides made In the art
of public speaking. President Kerr as
sumes a similar attitude, and the clos
ing debate In the commencement week
was of a character . that proved the
wisdom of the policy. ; The question was
whether Mr. Bryan or Mr. Taft should
be elected president, and Ivan Kerr,
leader. Nash Qulnlan - and P. H. Cale,
representing the Amlcltlans, argued for
Bryan, and 8.-A. Brown,, leader. F. D.
Luse and J. W. Melhase of the Zetaga
theana, presented Mr. Tart's claims. The
decision of the three judges was unan
imous for the Bryan speakers, and the
comment afterward - characterised the
struggle as reflective of Immense credit
on all concerned. . The cup has been
seven times won, but the present . is
the first Instance In which the. same
society has won it twice. Under the
rule, the society that shall win It three
times In succession shall retain perma
nent possession. -
Tne YMktxnaey . Class.
"' On Tuesday occurred the examination
of applicants for the practice of phar
macy by the state board. The examina
tion Is the first of the kind that has
been held at the college. It Is to' be
permanent hereafter during commence
ment week, the ether semi-annual 1 ex
amination of the year taking plaoe, as
usual, at foraana. Tne memDers or ne
board present were John M. A. Laue of
Portland, president; - Frank Pozzt of
Portland. Judge Blakely of The Dalles
and Miss Harboard of Salem. The oth
er member is C. O. Huntley of Oregon
City, who was attending the national
Republican convention at Chicago. v
The -Class of W, v." " ''''.--There.
were many other - delightful
and impressive event during the week.
No leas than tS member Tof the '07
class, which numbered 67, were In at
tendance. They held a class reunion in
'07 park on the campus, where there waa
a reminiscent speech by each one pres
ent and a rereading of the class will
and class prophecy on senior day at the
same spot in 1907. This remnant of
the class also occupied its own table
at the alumni banquet and was con
spicuous by it merriment as well as
by Its numbers and prominenoa -
The baccalaureate sermon, was by
Rev. W. P. White of Albany and t,000
people heard It and commented favor
ably upon it afterward. -
Monday was senior day' and the ex
ercises took .place on tne campus at
11 - o'clock. The program 'was; Class
history. Fay Roadruck; poem. Bertha
Kins; and John Melhase; prophecy, Kate
Adams and Ernest Wood; vocal solo,
Carrie Buohanan.accompanled by Cleo
Johnson: will, Frank Winnlford and
John Schroeder. - During the afternoon
of Monday the class was entertained at
the home of president Kerr from 4 to
o'clock. - In the evening members of
the senior class rendered Three Hats,"
a comedy, at the opera houaa, before an
audience that packed the place.
The Class Memorial.
It Is the custom of each class to
leave a memorial of some character oaf
tha campus, and that of the new one is
to be a drinking fountain, which is to
be dedicated to the memory of the late
W. O. Trine, who served for several
years as physical director at the Insti
tution, and who, in the midst of popu
larity and usefulness, was stricken and
waa carried hence by a lingering death.
He had a powerful hold on the hearts
of the students and the fountain to his
memory is their testimonial. The com
mittee to purchase and put up the foun
tain is composed of R. K. Brodle, Her
bert E. Cooke and W. T. Farnsworth.
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coast and carries an Immense stock, distributed over three floors. This idea
is in vogue all over the east, where high rents compel merchants wishing
desirable locations to economise on ground floor space for selling purposes.
FIFTH COMMIT
AT ST. LAl'MIICE
.Tha fifth annual -commencement of
8 1 Lawrence academy will be held at
assembly hall. Third ' and : ' Sherman
street., Tuesday, June tS. I p. m. ; The
following nroaram will be aiven:
Overture . . , . . .St. Lawrence orchestra
You M-usn't Do That ........... .Boys
Buttercups ... . . . ............... Girls
Writing, an oratlon-r-Farca Cast of
characters: Frank, Albert Carmody;
Max, James Meagher; Claude, . Loring
Whltaker: 'Julius, Joseph Finn; Jack,
Forrest oauvain; Koiana, jonn , Stan
ton. " '; s- ,- - -
Kosaile Operetta In two acts: uypw
queen, Marie Meagher; Lutka, Helen
Cardiff; Rosalie, Bernetta - Bheasgreen;
chorus of Gypsies, tyrolean and elves;
accompanist, aiary iarretu
Dllomaa were awarded to the fol
lowing pupils who completed the ninth
grade and passed sauaiacory examina
tlons: Forrest Sauvain. Lorlna- A. Whit
sker,- Marie Hohenleitner, Bertha E.
Lahaie, Marauerite A. Thompson.
Knisrhta of Columbus medal for pro
ficiency in United States history. The
Hushes medal lorr general excellence.
Address ....Rev. E. O'Hara
Good Night-- Finale chorus
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT
ST. HELENS CLOSE
6t Helens, Or., June t0. The St
Helens publio schools held graduating
exercises at the Methodist Episcopal
church Thursday at 2 p. m. Emerson
B. Quick presented the eighth- grade
diplomas to the three graduatesCar
rie Cobb, Margaret I Isbtester and
Scott Lynch. Those who finished
tenth -grade work this year are Alice
Quick, Ada George, Edna Harris, Er
nest John. Manly Copeland and Seafl
Hattan. A plcnlo to be held in the
grove was planned for yesterday, but
on account of the rain It was held In
the schoolhouse. The attendance dur
ing the school year has been larger
than usual, and the progreas of the
pupil very satisfactory.
v Chehalis Water Bond Election.
Chehalls, Wash., June 20. There are
about 600 Chehalls voters registered for
the special election, June 80, at which
the question of voting $175,000 special
water fund bonds will be submitted. It
Is expected that the proposition will
carry by a large majority.
INVESTS IN BEALTY.
Xrfurg Holdings on the Oo Beach
Resort la Contemplation.
Herr O. Schwager, late of New York,
la again before the publlo eye as a real
estate plunger. This Is not the first
joyous JInkstlde of fame. At various
times he has put into operation at least
67 varieties of plans whereby the eye,
cerebrum and large, furry ear of the
publlo can be effectively reached. And
he haa always succeeded.
Now he has Concocted the most daring
scheme Of all a beaoh resort, -where
the publlo can go to rest instead of be
ing tired out It is not stated how
large are Herr Schwager's Investments
in this alluring scheme, but they are
said to be so large that tt Is necessary
to pay for them on the well known but
vulgar Installment plan. But the model
coast resort of Herr Schwager will be
restful that is the point None of the
"all hota" and merry-go-rounds of
uoney island lor Herr Schwager. In
stead the waves will lisp lullabys to
throngs of haiDV people res tin autetlv
in wicker chairs on the cool veranda of
the 8chwager-hof. There will be games
oi croquet on ine cooi green turr, a lit'
tie relating betimes of tales of nersi.
flare that are In their anecdotaae-. alno
music by merry villagers, and bucollo
players on sweet slthern strings. Long
Trio of Contagions.
! ' (gpeeliT Dispetes to Tha Joersal.t '
WllsonvUle. Oft, June- 20. -Wboop-
lnr couch is ' nrevaJent The entire
family of Charles Epler are just' re
covering. .Two small boys of Mr., and
Mrs. Norman say have it and rour in
the family of Grant Lichtenthaler are
just coming: down. Numerous others
have - been exposed. . Mumps and
measles are still unchecked. The old
as well as the young are' having a'i ;
them, . . .
: " linn Circuit Court Monday.
? Albany, Or., June 20. Circuit court.
Judge Burnett presiding, will con vet
here Monday, June 22, In retuar fu
sion. The docket is small and uriU-s.
unexpected-criminal business Is brougi.t
up the session will be quickly endJ.
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