The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-06-30


all conlni!sed, each in turn striving and obtaining
the mastery TO you, Whatever sensation predon-
mates, all looks bright for the future and nausht
shuts out from our vision the silver lining the
clouds above you But yot will find You journey
toward the meridian OF life that many dark shadow
will fal atiwaft your pathway, many lowering
cloud will curtain IRON your view the noouday sun
occasions there will be when hesitation defeat
and once defeated, like the tabled Sisyphs, you viii
be cohdelned to perform over again inconpeted,
never ending labor.
IL Is usual occasions OF this kind to say naught
but what is pleasant, TO picture in glowing colors The
future pathway over which you destined to
travel, ard viii not at this time stray TOO far iro
the beaten paths; but feel that would be
ant to NY duty did uudG Grtakc paint pic
ture in which there were no shaduws-lf i did not
tell you ntfe anu now that matter how thorough
may have been your training up to this reriod YOU
have as yet bat o5taincl glimpse at the inner
courts of the temple OF klolvl ege. TIE very pUr
pose OF an education is to Inspire within you loftier
AIMS and ambitious d4iTe to learn ana know more,
aud the glimpse you nave thus far obtlned has ac-
conpIshGd its purpose if it has formed within you
fixed determination TO de!ve deeper into the rich
storehouse OF knowledge aad pluck tnerefrom ricil
jewels, f'a;a, to bcau3!iy and aiorn the mind The
training which you lave thus Jar rece\ cd thorough
as it hls BEEN has bes. but training in rst prin-
clpiea--prlncp'eS which lie at the foundation OF
perfect education. 1t las been but the cultivation
ot your mind 50 that in future with your effort
AMI determination, the harvest will te whatever you
choose to make it. Those OF you who close your
books now are neslecting tine soil that has been pre-
ared bv the careful nusDdnIen, and the future has
III store ior you Eai9Ht hut harvest of barren re-
grcts. Such cunnot hope to achieve distinction il
the he'dS OF agriculture science art. On the
other hand those Of you who reaiize the true pur
pose OF college education viii continue to build
the iountatio that has been laid, and for such and
To such only are All tnGs possible with proper effort
and honest determination First select the course
you intend to pursue and lend every energy to its
mastery anu attainment, and nothing is then impoS
sbie of accomplishment.
| There Is a story told of NapoleOn Illustrative of
that spirit OF determination which placed him upon
the very pinnacle of fame Cne is apt 10 trace his
control Of France some noted victory to the time
nrN w hon ht. II
the assembly by tae stamp OF his foot He reigned
in TACT when his hand was first ielt the helm of
the vessel of State and that far back OF the time
"tan he conquered Italy ol his had been echoed
ever two continents 1t the day when SO
lrresoute men were met in that assembly which
icaiea Itself and pretended to be the government of
france They heard that the mob Of Paris was
coming next day, 5000 strong to turn them (as
usual In those days) ont OF doors. And where did
thS seemingly great power 20 for its support and
refuge? They sent Falllen to seek out boy cutan-
ant-the shadow OF officer, thin and paliid ti.at
president or the assembly, fearful if the fate Of
france rested on the strInken form and ashy cheek
before him that all hope cone asked: Young
man, can You protect the assembly," and the stern
hips of the Cofsican boy arted only to rcpy: 81 al
ways do what | Undertake" There and then Napo-
leon assembled the throne and the next day from the
steps nf st Roche thund2red forth the which
taught the mob OF ParI5 for the first time that it had
q master. SO with You. No matter what in life you
choose TO enter upon if you determine TO accomplish
Whatever yoH undertake, victory must and will perch
upon your banners. Bat determination must be ac-
colnpaned by faithful study and honest endcavor.
| WORKS on electricity alone will no more make q
skilled electrician than Will the study OF farming
MAKE successful farmer without thorough knowl-
edge OF chemistry, organic and inorganic, and the
IrOfer preparation of the soil for the reception Of
the crop Care must bo taken lest in efforts to
avoid Charyhdis we wreck upon Scylla. Between the
| two extremes OF u traInn" i'll branch OF sciep-
thc study only and the study of sciences generally
| there Is u happy mean, just there is between a
purely scientific and purely classical education
sort Of
| ''Narrow isthmls twixt two boundIess seas,
me past, the future, two eternities."
The mean has been adopted IN this institution and
the foundations here being laid calculated to 6t
It's graduates for after lises of usefulness in any Of
the varied pursuits open to them Any other course
would result in prodncingo;e sided men men whose
brains are abnOrmaly deyelODed in the direction
and sariveied and dwarfed in another
Think not then, ladies' and gentlemen, that there
Is no room Tor you III the race OF life. There IS room
ut the top for whatever YOU may choose to enter
upoa there at the lowest round of the lad
der f0r every enterprise that you conceive of
wiefeon to make start; but whether will as
c7nd or relnaan at the foot depends entirely upon
your own exertions This first thing to do is to
ect ~our life work, and having made the choice, with
eyes steadistly gazing upon the goal, bend every
er3y to achieve distinction
| IN conclusion, let me impress upon you the impor
tance OF adding to honest effort determination to
STICK to one thing. Let your motto be "multun non
inuita Lie Is too short to master all things; but
by persistent EFFORT and adherence to whataver you
select as your life work, you may become proficient
| III the short space OF lifetime.
| President John NJ. Bloss gave a very in
teresting ten minutes address in which he
! briefly reviewed the growth of education
during the last fifty years. He also denied
the statement that the supply of college
men had exceeded the demand His charge
to the class contained many valuable truths
that will be stored away by this promising
class of eighteen. He then conferred de-
grees upon the following persons;
THREE YEAR COURSE.
Hattie Bronson, b. H. E, Hortense
Greffoz, B. II. E., Altba Leach. b. II. f.,
Emma Lawrence, B. II. z , Anna Sameuls,
B. II. Il Ora Spangler. b. II. E., Molie
Voorhees,, r. II, T., Lee Aprewlite, B. S.
A., Bra,!y Burnett, b. 5. A., Ross Finley,
B. s. 4. Scott Goodall. 3. s. A., Perciva!
Nash, +. S. a, y. j. Rowan, b. S. A, j.
L. Swami, B. S. 4.
FOUR YEAR COURSE.
Nellie Davidson, B. L., George Denman,
B. s.. Horace Lilly, B. NJ. E., G. w.