The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-09-05

the United States and his perfect familiarity
with his work shows him to be valuable
man as a demonstrator. He is conducting
a series of analyses of sugar beets, expect
ing to test some forty samples from differ
ent parts of the state. The result of this
trial alone will be worth great deal to the
state as demonstrating the amount of sac
charine matter in the crop that can be pro-
duced here.
We were shown through all the various
lecture and recitation 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 society
hall, asmory, and kitchen, and sewing room
in the college. President Arnold's room is
an interesting one, on account of it's
library, collection of books showing that
the professor is man of culture. All the
books show rare taste, literary subjects pre-
dominating, with strong leaning toward
philology. Philosophy and political econ
omy seem favorite subjects of research with
Pres. Arnold and he seems to be an educa-
tor on a free and broad basis.
We passed rapidly through the mathe-
matical room under Prof Letcher, who
makes figure work very popular with the
boys; Mr.. Lampkin. who has charge of the
signal service station. Is finely equipped
with all the modern scientific instruments;
Prof. Washburn. entomologist, seems to be
a clear headed, energetic worker with
finely equipped cabinet, and acquiring
collection of native insects, moths and
beetles; the industrial department is in
charge of Prof Covel, Cornell college
man, graduate in mechanical engineering;
his work in field surveys, draughting and
applied mechanics is evidently conducted
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 we'll as Haswell.
The recent act of congress, (allowing $l5,-
600 a year additional for each state exper-
iment station), will enable the trustees of
Corvallis College to equip the blacksmith
and machine shop, and make the industrial
depal tment valuable feature of the col
lege.
The department of household economy
and hygiene is in charge of DR.. Smell, lady
connected with high literary family.
Miss Smell instructs about forty young
ladies in cookery, plain sewing and hygene.
Here are the range. and cupboard and
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and fourteen kinds of stitches are taught.
DR.. Smell is substantial lady with a kind
motherIy face, strong hands, and arms, and
silvery hair that offsets blooming COM
joined by sound sense and intellectual at
tainments constitute her powerful work.
ing force for good in the college. Practical
hygiene is taught, and among other things
the denominations Of corset -lacing are repre-
sented on the walls, where are shown out
line drawings of withered waists, curved
spines and deformed backs. Miss Smell
carries such enthusiasm into her work that
she not only inspires the young women OF
Oregon under her charge to become good
cooks, but she persuades three-fourths of
them to burn their corsets and go home re-
lying on the bones and muscles nature gave
them to hold themselves erect. Miss SHELLS
department has become one of the most in
teresting and valuable in the school.
We hope more of our readers will feel an
interest in upbuilding the Oregon Agricul-
tural College. 1t has fair start for a
young Institution, and while many improve
ments can yet be made, intelligent persons
and friends of higher education sh ould be
swayed by generous spirit of helpfulness
rather than fault finding alone. We hope
to visit the school again. E. H.