The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-05-28

an audience co-extensive with the human
race. It is the means of intercommunic..
tion. David A. Osborn painted the Palmet-
to and the Pine. Miss Jessie Taylor repeat
ed that charming solo.
The Rev. DR.. Irvine, of Albany was then
introduced. He was here twenty -eigh.
years ago-taught in school house that
was innocent of spaint-not much roof and no
door-mostly walls made of fir logs. But
this school house started some boys that
graduated at Yale College. Boys dressed
then differently from those of this day-in
fact it can not be said that they dressed
at ALL
Mental culture promotes moral culture.
The productive capacity of the individual
is increased by mental culture. Education
gives increased will power. Medically and
scientifically, the sick man ought to die !;
but he ,ciils not to die, and he hives. Eda-
cation gives him something to live for. In
tellectual enjoyments increase, physical en-
joyments decrease with age. Institutions
Of learning cannot exclude religion. The
moral man is the reliable man, worthy Of
confidence would trust him with money
If had any. Altogether this was one of
the most logical, compact. instructive and
your reporter has ever listened to.
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
Wednesday at 10 A. M. Prayer by Rev.
DIR. Irvine of Albany.
W. E. Yates, of Linn county delivered
an original Grafton on the original subject,
HUMAN SHEEP. One Characteristic of man
is to follow. One man raises potatoes and
sells them at dollar bushel-right away,
every body raises potatoes and thus the price
falls. We follow the politician to the battle
olJ We folIoxxy f,f iiff;rr &l,o
That to LADY, pretending submission to hide
a real domination. The bad is initiated more
readily than the good. The club Hercules
in the hands of others is hollow and harm
less. The speaker "wooled' the human
sheep numerically.
Miss Lillian Glass read an Essay on the
POWER OF THOUGHT
Men of thought are the levers that move
the world forward-the motive power of all
development Thought is the golden chain
that unites earth to heaven. The essay was
read with modesty and gracefulness.
s. G. McCann delivered an Grafton on the
BENEFAcroRs OF THE HUMAN RACE.
Their motto is God, Freedom and Phi
losophy. The world moves by virtue of
their work. Time was when oid men could
not get spectacles but now, even young
men and boys and girls can look through
glasses of various kinds.
Miss Hattie Hanna read an essay on every
BLADE OF GRASS HAS IT'S OWN DROP OF DEW.
Let man learn lesson from the mission of
the dew drop-do his part in life faithfully
do good, That is life. The essay was read
with composure and distinctness Of tone.
Grafton by Edgar Grimm, of Marion coun-
ty.
IApoP AND IN,rEIJICENcE Az DEPENDENT
ON SOCIAL CULTURE.
The growth and progress of society must
not be checked by the interference of the
government.
! DEGREES CONFERRED.
Mr.. William E. Yates, A. NJ. Miss Lii.
lian A. Glass, A. B. Mr.. s. G. McCann,
A. B. Miss Hattie M. Hanna, B. S. Mr..
Edgar Grimm. B. S.
President Arnold then gave the class some
good adrice. The Baccalaureate Address
was delivered by Judge Burnett on INDI-
| vIDUALTY. Think for yourselves. The power
| of government comes from below not from
| above. The Individuality of Washington
made him the father of his country.
The exercises of the ALUMNI took place
in the College Chapel, beginning at 8 O'Clock
P. M. There was large attendance OF
members and Of the public. The speeches
were good-President Arnold did his best
and the supper, at the hotel, O. it was mos.
best. REPORTER.