Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-08-27


with his work shows him to be
valuable man as q demonstration
He is conducting a series of analyse
of sugar beets, expecting to ties
some forty samples from differen
parts of the state. The result of thi
trial alone will be worth a great dea
to the state as demonstrating tn,
amount of saccharine matter in the
crop that can be produced here.
We were shown through all the
various lecture and recita tion rooms
in all of which are found matters OF
interest and evidence of good, live
practical work by students and
teachers. There is chapel and so
ciety hall, armory, and kitchen,
and sewing room in the college.
President ArHold's room is an inter
esting one, on account of its library,
a collection Of books showing that
the professor is a man of culture.
All the books show rare taste, liter
ary subjects predominating, with u
strong leaning toward philology.
Philosophy and political economy
seem favorite subjects of research
with Pres. Arnold and, he seems to
be an educator on a free and broad
basis.
We passed rapidly through the
mathm9tical room under Prof. Let
cher, who makes figure work very
popular with the boys; Mr.. Lamp
kin, who has charge of the signal
service station, is finely equipped
with all the modern scientific in
struments; Prof. Washburn, ento-
mologist, seems to be a clear-headed,
energetic worker with a finely
equipped cabinet, and acquiring a
collection of native insects, moths
and beetles; the industrial depart
ment is in charge of Prof. COvell, a
Cornell college man, graduate in
mechanical engineering; his work
in field surveys, draughting and APP
piled mechanics is evidently con-
Quoted from an intelligent basis.
The carpenter shop is fully equipped
and about thirty young men took
in the rudiments of jack-plane and
try-square, as well as Haswell. The
recent act of congress, (allowing
$4,000 a year additional for each
state experiment statiOn), will enG-
BILE the trustees of the Corvallis col
lege to equip the blacksmith and
machine shop, and make the indus
trial department a valuable feature
of the college.
The department of household econ
omy and hygiene is in charge Of Dr.
Smell, lady connected with a high
ly literary family. Miss Smell in
structs about forty young ladies in
cookery, plain sewing, and hygiene.
Here are the range, and cupboard
and pantry-alG as neat as wax.
Dressmaking and fourteen kinds of
are taught. DR.. Smell is "a
substantial lady with kind, moth
erly face, strong hands and arms,
and silVery hair that offsets a
blooming compleXion-a combina-
ton of features that joined by sound
sense and intellectual attainments
her powerful working
force for good in the college.
Practical hygiene is taught, and
among other things the abomina-
lions of corset-lacing are represented
Dn the walls, where are shown outline
of withered waists, curved
'pines and deformed backs. Miss
Smell carries such enthusiasm into
her work that she not only inspires
the young women of Oregon under
1er charge to become good cooks,
lut she persuades three-fourths of
hem to burn their corsets and go
lome relying on the bones and
muscles nature gave them to hold
themselves erect. Miss Smells
has become one of the
most interesting and valuable in the
ichool.
We hope more of our readers will
eel an interest in upbuilding the
oregon Agricultural College. 1t
has II fair start for young institu-
ion, and while many Improvements
an yet be made, intelligent persons
md friends of higher education
should be swayed by Il generous
plrit of helpfulness rather than
ault finding alone. We hope to visit
he school again. +. II.
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