The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-08-24
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THt Albany CoILEGE will begin its
next year with prospects of u good year.
It's faculty is not surpassed by any institu-
tion of learning in Oregon. Here it is:
r Rev Ebert N Condit, A NJ, president,
: mental, moral and natural science; Wallace
/ II Lee, A NJ. Latin and Ancient history
a Rev Alexander Scott, A NJ, Latin and
r Greek; David Torbet, A NJ, Mathematics
a and English; Charles F Rowland, b,
5 Commercial department; Eugenie NJ Earl,
, A B, literature, history and elocution; N
r AIDA Hart, primary department; Tennie
, Ethel Davis, shorthand and type writing
!, The courses of study show high grade,
one gradually increasing. The normal
department gives the graduate all the ad
\ vantages of any of the state Normal schools,
and deserves recognition among those am
| bitious to teach. Ali the departments are
in good hands. There are now seventy
graduates, including those from the Normal
department. who will be found in success
ful business fields or the wives Of pros.er-
GUS men where married. There are I57
, names of the roll besides the retiring senior
class. There will be six members of the
class of '95. Olive Baltimore, Abbie Jane
Fry, Mary Williams. in the regular course
and Edna Breckenridge. 0ryille Dinwiddie
and Roma McCully in the Normal dey yart-
ment
YAouINA IMPROVEMENTS. - Yaquina
Bay will have $4,000 for use upon the
work TO be done there in deepening the
was reduced to $50, ,00). There was 5000
on hand An Ex says: In conversation
with Lieut. Holcomb. engineer in charge os
the works, few days ago, he stated that
it was the purpose of the department to
adopt new project for improvement of
the bar. As yet this project is unknown
and will not become public property until
| after the secretary of the navy has appoint
ed board to draft and put into effect the
same. The cd and present method is yet
incomplete, but will be finished before the
winter storms set in. 1t was the intention
of Mr. Holcomb to commence work as soon
as the bill became law. and he es'imated
that SIS, 600 will finish the work 50 that he
can turn over TO the department the old
project as complete, this fall. Then in the
spring they can at once take up the new
project with n fund of 81, COO for the sum
mer's WORK.
COMING TINS WAY. - "A 'petriied
woman was Oh exhibition in this city last
week. Tie exhibitor said the figure had
| been found in Mexico, but the features !
were sot Mexican or Indian, but Cancas- |
sian. The affair had evidently been manu- |
factuFsd by casting from mould produced |
by moist clay in which living woman had ]
remained long enough to have a perfect I
mould Of her nude figure made. The an
atomy was perfectly formed Of sand and /
cement and weighed $40 pounds. The /
owner was travelling by team from town to
town and his figure vi | probably net him /
a good living at 10 cents q head. Grants 4
Pass Courier.
HiGHwAr HoRsERY.-Jos Clayton. who
is employed on the Mckenzie stock farm.
met with a rather novel and exciting ex-
perienca last evening Ee had hsan at
tending church in Eugene and started home
in his buggy about 10 O'Clock when at
the Judkins point three men came upon
him, one getting held OF the horses bits.
while the others, one on each side Of tae !.
buggy, requested him to aiight. Clayton
lost no time in doing so. and was without
ceremony relieved Of sS.4S all the money
in his possession. q pair of gold cuff
warned Clayton 10 60 ahead, and not look
flowed. We did not learn il be oonld give
description Of the rohbers.-Guzrd.
DIVERSIFIED FARHIxe.- Prof Il l.
Talkington. of Weston normal school, vas
in pendBetan yessorday. and left in the
afternoon for Pilot Rock. in the interests
of the Institution with which he Is con-
necled. He is of the opinion tina. the low
price Of wheat this year will kava ore good
effect, at least, although perhaps in
roundabout way. II viii perhaps lead to
diversified farming. which in his opinion.
viii benefit the farmers and Do wonders
toward making them prosperous and
happy. Tribune. ME Talking
ton is a Son-in-law of Rev F Il Gxyune Of
this city.-Statesmau- THIS Is a decidedly
different opinion from tina. of the Poll /
eGunty man recently gi:en and il snd0abt-
ediy tie correct one. !
RESPECTS HIS BoSDs-Thurzday night /
John Thompson and Ned Simmons made
merry in Woldt saloon. Ben is under /
bond to keep an orderly house. and as the 1
hilarity heightened preceded eject Thcmp-
son. Simmons undertook to interfere and /
two blews from Ben's club frescoed the !
Top Of his head and left Thompson without /
supporter. After being fired Thompson /
dre a weapon. and was arrested and hned .
ten dollars for carrying q concealed weapon /
He was without money. and alter boarding I
CAY or two with Chief Taylor was set al 1
liberty. The clubs behind salocon bars |
needs an occasional shaking up to keep ]
them from getting dusty.-Coryaliis Times. I
A Coon SHOWING FOR THE NORMAL
The demand for teachers with Normal !
training is growing rapidly in the state. !
Tfa Norrn0H ssstsrsaA at MnTTsxrsss4h
ports that out OF the IS members Of the |
graduating class of 1893 all but one were /
employed as teachers during the past year.
OF its 2l7 graduates. exclusive OF this
years class Of 81 members, I6t are reported
as al present engaged in teaching. The
first class was graduated eleven years ago.
The demand for teachers with training and
experience is far beyond tho supply: the
supply of unframed and inexperienced
teachers, on the other hand, Is far beyond
the demand. Both for the good Of the
teacher and the good OF the schools.
thorough Normal course should be taken
by those who expect to seek positions in
the public schools of the state. II pays to
prepare to compete for ths best places.
Is PREDIcAMESr.-Af few days ago
DR. Bowen Lester, and Miss Anna
| Allen of Corvallis, and Edgar Martin and
Henry Maekaye, Of Portland. got caught
between the two poiuts of rocks at the cave
about mile above Nye Creek. and it was
only after close call that they got out of
the difficulty by climbing up the rick.
man with fish pole On top helping them
out One Of the me1, DIR Lester, was conf
| pletely covered with the breakers. The
many who have visited the place will APP
preciate the situation.
DECLARED INSANE AIRS Mansfield. an
old resident Of Harrisburg. was brought
to Albany this morning and examined for
insanity. She was found TO be of unsound
mind and was committed to the insane
asylum. She has been i'll for some time.
and her mind runs towards suicide. Mr