The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-01
COMMENCEMENT AT O. A. G.
THE GRADUATING EXERCISES.
A Glass of Fourteen Graduated this Year
An Excellent Years Work.

A Glass of Fourteen Graduated this Veal
An Excellent Years Work.
h This commencement closes a most success
fni years work in our college. During tn
s year difficulties not experienced before hav,
e caused some delay in the routine of work
but they have been tided over in satisfac
tory manner.
The college is launching out under a new
management which will no doubt add to
; the good reputation it has earned and SC
meritoriously deserves. In all the depart.
ments the work has beon exceptionally
well done, as evidenced by exhibits of the
different classes. New apparatus has been
purchased, additions made to the museums
and new courses of instruction established
for the benefit of the future student. 1t is
not difficult for one who has not visited the
college since last commencement to notice
| the changes and alterations which have
taken place within the past year, and even
more are promised during the coming year.
The most important being the completion
of large and commodious dormitory
''Cauthorn Hail." and the putting in of an
electric light plant, chemical labratory
building, printing office, etc.
| But the best method of ascertaining
what is going on about the college is by
personal observation. Any one will be
amply repaid for time thus spent.
The class of '92, not including post-grad-
| uates, is one of the two largest which have
| ever graduated from the school.
The commencement exercises properly
began with the baccalaureate sermon Sunday
morning. preached by Rev. G. +. Clapp, D.
d., of Forest Grove. His subject was that
of ''Success," not success in financial and
worldly matters but that of higher and
better order. The entire sermon was in
tensely interesting, and his remarks to the
graduating class especially were full of
thought and good counsel Music for the
morning was furnished by the college choir.
Monday evening devoted to the ex-
ercises of the junior class. The first was
an instrumental selection, '1l Trovatore,"
skillfully executed by Miss Hortense Gref-
foz. Horace Lilly, in brief address ex-
tended a cordial welcome to those present.
Some of the most important advances made
since the civil war were noticed by L. L.
Swami in an Grafton, 'Thirty Years After"
Miss Ora Spangler produced an intru.
mental, "La Revele du Lion," without fault
and with the perfect conception of the COM
poser Junior Retrospections by Miss Mol
lie Voorhees, was humorous, satirical and
thoroughly enjoyed, A hit was made by
Miss Erma Lawrence in her recitation, ga
Double Cure" Miss Altha Leach reviewing
The causes which led to the crusades and
their effect on society, commerce and liter
ature. ''The Family Row." by Misses
Spang!er and Samuels and Messrs. Palmer
and Swami was heartily encored. George,
Denman, OF the junior class, with approp-
riate remarks bestowed the class treasures
potatoe masher, crank, flowers, ETC.. ON the
class below, which was responded to by J. F.
Allen of that class. 'The Pilots Story
was dramatically told by L. d. Applewhite
Touching remarks were made hy fl. A.
Andrews, on the memory of their deceased
SA-~SS
seuiors was deliver ed to N J. Rowen, of
the juniors, by Miss Anna Denman.
The evening entertainment closed with the
class song by the class, the words of which
were by P. Nash. The entire programme
was well carried out and that too in an ex.
cellent manner.
no rlD Of tIo
ment it was the intention to send up bal
looms, one for each member of the class, |
but on their refusal to rise as it was antici. |
pated the class might do, the idea was |
abandoned.
Tuesday morning was the occasion of |
the Ivy exercises. The programme con- |
sisted of songs by the class and music by |
the college band. Mr.. B. S. Martin read |
the Ivy Grafton and Miss Nellie Davidson
the Ivy poem. At 2 o'clock in the after. |
noon exercises were held at the class tree. |
At $50 the military companies passed |
through military drill. The cadets are ex-
cellently drilled, particularly so in the man.
ual of arms and made a very creditable /
'ho"ihS' linus iai IuSSudy ill e8eTclSeS
had taken place on the college campus. At
8 o'clock in the evening the senior class ex.
ercises were concluded in the college chapel
Misses Matte Avery and Leon Louis were
first on thesprogramme with select instru.
mental duet. Ida NJ. Ray made short
but sincere address of welcome John
Fulton sang, as only he can, a very pretty
solo. Glass history was reviewed by Anna
Den.nan. Miss Lulu Chandler's instrumen.
tai selection was well appreciated. Rose
Horton again displayed her poetic genius in
the class poem and class song. No one was
but pleasantly entertained by
Fulton's "Prophecies." He imagined him
self SO years hence viewing the members of
the class as he would then see them; it was
quite humorous and witty. A good point
was scored against each member 1t seemed
as If he held a particular grudge against
each one SO, Justify did he write.
The graduating class was composed of
IA members aud one postgraduate Six of |
these, belonging to the three years course
received the degrees of B. Ell. f. and B. S. |
A., and the remainder, of the years course
were given the degrees of B. S. and 3. L.
On account of the large number of the class
and time which necessarily would have been