The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-06-30
Examinations aEd Commencement ut Phil
emath College

The examinations in the various depart.
rents were thorough, interesting and con.
sequently, satisfactory. Latin, Greek and
many other branches appear to be taught
e"en more successfully than hitherto.
Botany, bookkeeping, geology, zoology and
rnathmatics greatly enlist the students. The
Professors require principles as well as
answers In the analysis Of the vegetable
and animal kingdom, it is easily seen that
the classes understand the subjects under
consideration.
On Sunday, the 25th inst, Pres Walker
delivered the BacG;,iamcate address; upon
the subject of Life" Such ease and al:ili-
ity were evinced by the speaker that,
though he was twice unavoidably. interrupt
ed, it was but n moment till the auditors
were totally absorbed in the subject.
On the Tussday following. at the annual
meeting Of the College Board, the same
corps of teachers were .elected.
The Commencement exercises were held,
on Wednesday the 25th inst, at the College
grove, one mile east c: town. The grove is
just dense enough to be pleasant and com
molinus. The Philomath corilet band
assisted by Prof. Jones; furnished excellent
music. Miss Alice Wilcox in an expressive
manner delivered the opening Grafton. Miss
Sidney Henkle then declailned selection
very forcibly. Next an essay by Miss Effie
Gleason; subject -..Lie lighthouses. Commerce
began with lishthouses--natural and arti-
ficial ighthouses-Moralit the light. If
this light be missing in the heart, how great
TIE darkness must be. Miss j. McNeal
| then declained ''Jairus Daughters. MIR.
Baker Oneil delivered an Grafton: subject
Mature All on land and sea join in one
great chorus of harmony. The speaker
clearly showed how nature played all the
parts of music-all tend to convey inspira-
ton. Next an essay by Mr.. S. S. Campbell;
subject, The World IN the Ninateeth Cen
tury." Defamation; subject, TOO much
of a Lady," by Emma Shipley. The speak
er so truly persenatel the true idea of II
lady and spoke OF the 'two much Of a lady
that the contrast was readily seen. Oration
by Mr.. ]. +. Edwards; subject, Changers
of Inideiic Thought" The speaker renew
ed the history of the world and its theories.
This age is snlemnY asking if we are
going to fall into the errors of IL .tions gone.
The Rev. DIR. II. K. Hines, editor of the
P. G. Advocate, Portland, was then intro
duced to the audience, and delivered the
annual address before the students and
teachers. in all the world that has passed,
the best has never been reached. Good and
better are positive and comparative; but
best is superlative. No poet ever woye all
his dreams into poetry,-no profound schol-
ar has encompassed all within his reach,-
no tombstone ever echoed all its sculpto,s
ideas. The true workman is ever greater
than his work-Nothing is ever finished;
hey ond the go,d there is better; beyond the
better there is best. When brows seek
crowns, the crown is dishonored; when
crowns seek brows, the brow is gloriied.-
The test of man is what he can do; the
test of a scholarship is what it qualities him
for.-'rhe curriculum is not the beet of the
school; but the best is the moulded culture.
The speaker is one of the few natural ora
tors who are noted for being complete and
original. As an orator Mr.. Hines has but
few peers in the Northwest.
Diplomas were granted to MIR. j.. F. Ed
wards in the scientific course, and to Messrs
Clarence Andrews, John Fletcher and John
Whealdon of the scientific department. Val.
edictory by ]. F. Edwards.
After dinner, the reunion of the Alumni
took place. Miss L. J. Allen A NJ, favored
the audience with salutatory which was
lie of the rare proau tons of that nature
that really introduce the exercises in an ap-
propriate manner. Mr. j. F. Edwards was
then placed in the hands of the Alumni for
| safe keeping. j. B. Horner then delivered
an oration which proved to be course of
| therapeutics. The opening was homeopathic,
but the peroration was an allopathic dag
nosis. The dose '.should be well shaken
before taken" Il fatter the undersigned
az being the only one who dare say this
though). Mr.. ]. A. Henkle, 3. S.. then
read an ably edited journal in credible
| manner. Mrs. NJ. A. Harris, A. NJ, read a
| well written essay; subject, Changing and
Exchanging Mr.. L. N. Edwards, B. S.,
read the annals which were interpreted
with wit and pathos. The exercises closed
| with bere lict:oa.
Among the visitors we noticed Pres.
| Arnold, Prot Hawthorne, State Sehph Supt.
McElroy, besides others TO numerous tc
| mention. J. B. HoRSER.