The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-05-27
THE GRANGERs VISIT THE COLLEGR

| One of the most important, as well as
pleasant days in the history of the Oregon
state agricultural college, was May Is, 1892,
Early in the morning it began to be whisp-
| cred about that a few of the representatives
Of the state grange, now i'll session i'll AL
bany, would probably visit the college dur.
ing the day, about 80 p IN. An extra
train pulled up at the main entrance of the
college, and from the three coaches a whole
army of tillers of the soil, accompanied by
their charming wives and daughters,
crowded forward upon the spacious sitlc.
walk in the direction of the main building.
What a stately collection of lovers of Short
horns, Ciydesdales, Southdowns. What an
exquisite gathering of fair cooks, makers Of
the genuine "git edged" the flowers of
Oregon. 1t was enough to gladden. the heart
of the worst misanthrope. Arrived at the
college building, the professors and officers
of the institution took charge of the repre-.
sentatives and divided them up into squads
of twenty or thirty, piloted them all over
the premises, through the buildings, green,
explaining everything that was thought
would be uf interest to them. Points of
special interest seemed to be the museum.
Miss SnelTs kitchen and Prof. Bcrchtold's
art gallery, where is arranged in tasteful
order the WORK in e.hand drawing of the
last two terms. Everywhere, in the fields,
i'll the shops. in the barn, on the campus
where Captain Warren's flashing sword di.
rected two military companies in their man.
euyres, did the farmers eye see something
that delighted his soul; it was apparent
from looks and words that the keen eyed
granger satisfied, that he was sur
prised to find in this institution so many
things that he had not been looking for in
the way of preparing farmers sons and
| daughters for practical life. The old OF.
chard that formerly produced nothing but
Goblin moth stands there, reclaimed from
the blight, in virgin beauty and splendor.
All the boys have learned in the way of re-
| moving tree tops, noxious insects, etc., they
will take home and put into practice. The
intelligent farmers were quick to see into
that, but not any quicker than their wives
were in approaching the work done by their
daughters in the cooking and sewing depart
ment Equally delighted were both parts
i'll the Thought that ON coming home the
young man would put into practice his ideas
gained in the mechanical department and
would at once set to work fixing the wood,
she'd and put Sunday garment on the milk
house.
This visit of these representatives will be
far reaching in its effect. Many of these
men and women never were in an agricul.
tural college and had consequently no ade-
quate idea of its usefulness but now upon
their return home this matter will become
subject of conversation, will be discussed
at their meetings. The consequence can easily
be seen; it will be a greater attendance at
school and will create an interest for the in
stitution all through the state that mag re-
fleet itself in increased appropriations from
the legislature to enable the boards of re-
gents to do more for the farming element Of
Oregon. The college will never forget the
visit of the two hundred and thirty granger
friends, and was glad to have been afforded an
opportunity to show what it has done, still
does, and shall continue to do for the farm.
ing interests Of Oregon.