The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-10-13
COLLEGE CULLINGS.
Our Reporters Notes of the
Doings of Our Model
..-. Institution.

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visiting friends In Eugene. pa. o.
The corn crop on the college farm is very
good this year and the silo is now being
filled. .r. ..... .-s,.. ..r..r ..-.... ..-
| Mrs. Plummer of this city has presented
the geological museum with fine specimen
of Pelican's egg. ...... .,,..,rs
The class in zoology has just finished
ing up the study of worms. One feature of
the study is the economic relations which
these various animals bear to man.
Mr.. Norman j. Rowan left last Monday
for Eugene where he will spend few weeks
then return to his home at Dexter. Mr.
Rowan is very popular young man and
we are sorry to have him leave, but he will
probably return. s.'--- ..'.. 80
| :, President Bloss and the executive COM
mittee of the board of regents spent
Wednesday afternoon in inspecting the
new buildings with vi.w of accepting the
same. Your correspondent has not as yet
been informed as to what has been done,
Dr. Bushnell was present at chapel ex-
ercises last Wednesday morning and made
a short address to the I students. The
Doctor spoke highly of the interest taken
in orchard culture and soil cultivation. He
also demonstrated very clearly, the necessity
of good cooking. .... ..,.. ...-..,.,.,,s'. "a.
For some time past Professor French of
the agricultural department has been ex.
perimenting on the fattening of swine and
has found that the food necessary to pro.
duce one pound of fat on hog only costs
three and one-half cents. The porkers
which are fed wheat are gaining about two
pounds day. " -'t'lt
The class in physiology numbers seventy.
1t has been divided into two sections and is
just finishing the study Of the human
skeleton and the laboratory hours will
shortly be devoted to dissections. 1t is to
be regretted that the crippled financial con-
dition of the college prevents the. purchase
of desirable models and, apparatus for. this
GLASS;. III iaav.sm z@G:ii.at 3s@6i
The Hesperian lyceum met on last Friday
evening and the following officers were
elected: President, Charles Chandler; vice.
president, L. B. Andrews; treasufer, w:
F, Holman; librarian. Dorothea Nash;
editor, H. Desborough; critic, E. r!
Doughty; sergeant-at-arms, r. Finley.
The meetings of this society will probably
be changed to Satu rday evening Is. ..+.,,
The Websterian and Ciceronian societies
met on last Tuesday. After few remarks
| by President Bloss on the subject of liter
ary work and the objects of these societies
the officers for the term were elected.
Those elected were as follows: 't.-'' 2"
cIcERoNIAN SOCIETY.
| A. G. Lewis, president; Kittie Emmett,
viee:prssidsKt; Della Gollatly, treasurer.
|, CHAPTER An. y. Stemler, prasidsnt;
Anna Hannah, secretary. - ss~' +.
/ CHAPTEk B.-7W.b g. Williams, presi-
dent; Olive Hamilton, secretary. ,tsH.s
|! ,fsr.,sit wEBsTERIANe SOCIETY. $ssssaS1fts
| w. F.. Holman. president; Miss Newton,
yice-president; Mark Bump, treasurer;
Chas. Chandler, critie,9dsr s:.1a go aN
CHAPTER AADon Ray, president; Gus.
sic Caste, secretary; Addlet Bristov, critic.
CHApTER BIO. chandlerS president;
julia Warrior, secretary; Brady Burnett,
critic. -, e. v.,oi 81. zsyo q gini
The active work of the societies will soon
commences and a contest for the gold medal
will be held sometime IN the nesr future. :
The Agaasiz society met Wednesday ddSa i night
in the botanical laboratory of eshe ,celleee
with twelve members present, The4-syen.
ing was pleasantly spent in examining liter.
ature and discussing scientific .topics.
The principal paper was by Dr. RebestJ.
Wilson on i''Antiseptie5 Surgery" He
spoke of the great advance in surgery
during the past decade, due in greattm measure
to an increased knowledge of antiseptic
methods Of treatment: skil1fui surgeons e can
now explore all the, body. .cayitiss and sse-
move diseased tissue with little danger,
provided operaprecautions. be taken The
Ewriter outlined the history Of t.Iistefisln, y
stthe opposition at first manifested to sac6
treatment, and gave az careful account of
the methods employed at Belyue ebesYital,
New: York, in grave, surgical a9operations.
Several .interestinetseases of laparotomy
|sweres cited to illustrate special methods b
treatment. Prof. e. ". s6aM showed
sampler of gypsum and sandstone and
spoke of the yalae Of these and other min
Ieral productions Of our state. This sand
l stone 10 especially valuable because of ii
lgreat strength, standing a pressure sofsis,
500 to the,square inch. . Pref H. T.e Frenel
: lspoke of riug.hone and its rare occurrence
I'm the state and showed fine, example Q
Ithis. Observations by members, fellowet
! and, the society adjourned tojmeet the. sec
II ond fWednesdayiof November when Prof
tCovell wiigread apaperi s4ioh % . -
YrsY3 baa dose fof >aEsleitj,t 5Stb't