The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-12-02
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE NOTES.
AN INTERESTING BATCH OF ITEMS FROM
THAT INSTITUTION

THAT INSTITUTION.
full post graduate course.
Mr.. j. r. Smith has furnished the design
for very unique stand for the chapel
The fourth year class are having the usual
I laboratory work in the physical laboratory.
| MIR. c. L. Fay, prominent business man
| of Portland, will address the students III the
near future.
Thanksgiving entertainment was fur.
nished all the stsdents, and most Of them
participated.
| Already 255 students have enrolled; and
it is hoped that the number will this year
swell to 300.
Miss Vaughn and Mr.. and Miss Buoy. all
of Philornath, were registered in the first
and second year work.
During Thanksgiving and the two days
following, the faculty held Institutes at
Brownsville and Newberg.
Mr. II. E. Derrick, Of Eddyville, has pre-
sented the Websterian literarp society with
an elegant pair of deer horns.
i Last Tuesday State Supt McElroy.
State Treas. Phil. Metschan, and DIR. 1r
vine, of Portland, visited the college.
The Websterian society will entertain th'
Ciceronian society on Dec. 18th, and spec
ial literary progam is being prepared.
Last week Capt. Apperson, member o
e the of the board of regents. came TO Corval
lis on business appestaining to the coilea
) interests.
The crysantneums are making a gran
1t display in the green house at this season
some varieties producing blooms 6 to
's inches in diameter.
The chemical laboratory presents quite
70 lively appearance when the class is at wori
The whole of the lower floor of the labor;
tory building is utilized by this class.
The number of students are divided {
follows. In the agricultural course, 3.
i mechanical, It's; household economy, G.
The number of students holding scholar
as ships 20.
A new soil entriator has just been secure
r. by the chemical department.. 1t is for tt
D mechanical analysis of soils, and is modele
after the machine invented by Profess
q ~ Hilgard of California.
There will be q bulletin issued in Il
ls- spring on the results of spraying the codl
ss moth, and on the results of work towa
bulletin will also include notes On the h
=, louise.
The horticultural department has o
." tanned from j. Briggs, of Albany, AZ vari
ties of roses, and a donation of several d
- ciduous and evergreen shrubs. This W
c4 be planted on the grounds adjacent to t
college.
No Prot. Coote's crop Of winter cabbage
VI attracting considerable attention. III
gentlemen is about to demonstrate th
q, us cabbage grows in winter in Oregon as W.
' as in California This will be of spec
.,- interest to our Teutonic friends.
he The subject of household economy a
science is being so successfully taught tt
est it is claimed that the demand for gradual
DDS from that department to fill the importa
stations in life is rapidld increasing. I
SEQ board of re ents have wisely decided Il
md good cooks and managers of homes-t
castles of America.
G. The Websterian an Ciceronian iters
societies are making preparations for
.st- contest at the close of the present ter
18th It is generally understood that the succe
full society will be awarded the Bloss g
ut medal, which is now being made. This v
lia- ho ono If tho most Interesting liter,
:, occasions in the history of the collie
w. Already speakers have been selected and
-" hope to furnish the programme in full
-, publication at an early date.