The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-08
STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Proceedings Of the commencement Ex-
erc1ses at Corvallis for 1883.

kToceeu1ngS OF the commencement Ex-
erc1ses at Corvallis for 1883.
Saturday evening June 9TH, there was a
literary entertainment by the Adelphian So.
ciety. After fine representation by Messrs,
the Lake." came the grand feature of the
occasion. ENLISTED for the War"
Sunday, the annual sermon was delivered
by the Rev. P. s. Knight of Salem. Text:
My Kingdom is not of this world" The
spiritual kingdom is lasting, dynamite can
not affect it. The speaker was fluent and
graceful; the sermon was full of thought and
instruction.
Monday. board of Trustees met and
received the report of its officers, and of the
President of the College. The President
reported that the College was never so pros
porous as at present. The number of stu
dents for the closing session is greater than
ever before, the finances are in healthy
condition, and the work in all the Depart
ments has been faithfully performed. Num-
ber of students l6s.
All warrants drawn for the current year
have been paid in full, and the next Ses-
sion will begin with $4,000 in the Treasury
The rapid growth of the College impera-
lively demands a larger and better building
the generosity of the State demands it, and
the people at large demand it.
The most pleasant relations exist between
the Agricultural College, and the State
Grange, between the College and the far
mers in general, and between the College
and her sister Institutions in this State and
elsewhere.
Monday evening. Arnold ad-
dressed the Board of Trustees, and the cit
izens of Benton as to the necessity of taking
immediate steps to erect a building for the
Agricultural College.
Tuesday. the Board of Trustees elected
the following Faculty for the ensuing year:
3. L. Arnold, President, Salary $500.
Joseph Emery. Prof, Math., GO Sl4OO.
B. j. Hawthorne, Prof. Lang, sc Sl4OO.
E. Grimm, Prof. Ag., & Chem, &c $1,000.
j. D. Robb, Prin. Prep. Dept, IS slO5O
Ida Burnett, Prin. Prim. Dept, &c $500.
The Professor elect of Agriculture and
Chemistry is graduate of this College. and
also of the Michigan College of Agriculture,
one of the Oldest Ag Colleges in the United
States. Following are the officers of the
Board.
B. F. Burch, President; J. B. Lee, Vice
President; M. Jacobs, Treasurer; Jos. EN-
cry, Secretary; J. A. Cauthorn, Asst. Sec.
retary; B, j. Hawthorne, Collector; B. J.
Hawthorne, Librarian.
Executive Committee.-John Burnett,
James A. Cauthorn, J. B. Lee.
Auditing and Finance Committee. L.
Arnold, James A, Cauthorn, J. NJ. Osburn.
Tuesday evening. The Adelphian Socie-
ty had meeting and were addressed by
W. D. Fenton of Yamhill Mr. Fenton did
well. With ease of manner and force of
rhetoric, he depicted the present condition
of the civilized world. The society enter
tained the audience further. with literary
exercises of various kinds. Then the mem
bers and invited guests adjourned to Mrs
Vincents parlors and enjoyed intellectual
ice cream, cake and candy, until late
hour
Wednesday, Commencement Day.-The
Salutatory by w. G. Emery was a gem.
Oration by w. H. Holman of Benton Co.,
on the ''Dutles of Life as evolved from
Association and Cooperation" G. B.
Hovenden of Marion County on the '.Money
value of Education" Mr.. e. Emery of
Linn County, on the esprit of the Age"
The Valedictory by w. Fl. Holman was
thoughtful aud eloquent Degrees conferred
w. G. Emery, A. B.; W. Fl. Holman, B.
s.. G. B. Hovenden, B. S.
Baccalaureate address by Rev. J. A.
Hanna. Character was the subject of
we'll written discourse.
These exercises were brought to a climax
by the literary, scientific, and eatistic en-
tertainment of the Alumni Society on We'd
nesday evening.
Next session begins Monday, 3rd of Sept.
Commencement day Wednesday 9TH of
June 1884.