The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-06-29

tween the sacred anu the secular. ne
recognition of the kingdom of God in daily
life, in matters of politics, education,
science and art, as well as in what is COM
monty called religion. Mr.. Cole sketched
rapidly the historical advance of the king.
dom of God as the kingdom of righteous
ness, love and peace through the long years
of the Christian era. He urged his hearers
to adopt and carry into their daily lives the
principles Of which Gods kingdom consists,
enforcing the hatefulness of selfishness and
isolation, and the beauty and attractiveness
of righteousness of the priesthood of love,
righteousness and peace to which all were
called in the Savior's words.
THE JUNIOR ENTERTAINMENT.
The junior class of the o. A. c. broke
away from the usual program of entertain
ment and presented very original program
at the opera house ON Monday evening,
Jure 25th There must have been at least
1000 people present at their performance
and the opera house was filled to overflow
ing. The hoodums, in ell their glory.
adorned many seats in the gallery and
amused themselves by throwing paper wads
promiscuouslv and by stamping, whistling
and kissing as the fancy struck them.
Downstairs the body of the hall was over
flowing and hundreds of people brought
chairs with them and filled the aisles until
there was not passage way of foot
IL t. ClI
six long benches We're brought in and de-
posted directly in front of the large doors
80 that if an alarm of fire had sprung, peo-
pie would have been piled up twenty feet
high and the casualties would have been
innumerable
The exercises opened with drill by the
junior girls. in fancy dress. They looked
extremely pretty and showed marked pre-
cision in their movements and went through
numerous intricate evolutions without a
hitch. At Che end they took beautiful at.
titudes and red light was thrown upon
upon them.
A piano solo by Miss Minnie Hodes fol-
low ed and was we'll appreciated by the
audience.
Mr. Lester M. Leland then delivered an
oration entitled, LAS the Sowing, so the
Reapine" This Grafton was exceedingly
good and showed much time and study had
been put on it. MIR. Leland's delivery was
forcibie, his speech clear and grammatic,
his arguments good and his gestures came,
for wonder, in the right place.
A recitation by Miss Mary Smith came
next on the program. She recited poem
entitled "Flying Jim's Last Leap" in an
excellent manner and threw much pathos
and expression into her delivery.
A vocal piece by the junior chorus fol
lowed which might have been improved
upon.
Miss Jennie Gellatly. in behalf of the
seniors, then delivered the mantle Grafton
and turned over to the junior class the
senior mantle with all its cares and re-
sponsibilities but also all it's pleasures and
delights. She informed the junior class
that the seniors had taken good care OF
their mantle and that the juniors should do
| the same.
Mr.. John F. Allen made the response in
behalf of the junior class. He promised, for
the class. that they would honor and pro-
tect the mantle thus handed down to them
aud never soil it by one dishouorable act.
The next number on the program was a
defamation by Mr. Austin T. Buxton en-
titled "Music on the Rappahannock." This
was excellent and the junior class are to he
present in one of their number. Mr. Bux-
ton modulated his voice wonderfully with
the different portions of his piece, fierce
when war was spoken of, tender when
thoughts of home were presented and
through all his voice was clear and every
word could be heard distinctly; through
the piece soft strains of music could be
heard. First, "The Star Spangled Ban.
ner," then "Dixie," and finally "Home
Sweet Home" sounded out louder and
clearer.
| Mr.. Z. r. Doughty had been elected
class historian and delivered his remarks on
the class in humorous style. He seemed to
have obtained most of his jokes on the
different members whilst on that memora.
| BILE excursion to the seaside, but unfortu.
nately he did not enlighen the audience as
to how he conducted himself whilst on the
excursion.
Next on the program came cornet duet
| by Messrs. Williams and Stemler.
Following this was tableau by the girls
of the class representing in most humor.
Gus manner the agricultural boys. This
tableau was excellent, but unfortunately
many people in the front of the audience
enjoyed it so much that they bad to stand
up and thus shut ont the view from the
audience in the back part of the hall.
A well executed piano duet by Misses
Emnit and Finley followed.
Then came another tsbleau, which was
also excellent. ''to represent the mechanics"
by the agricultural class.
A piano solo by Miss Addie Bristow was
next on the program and was very COM
mendably executed.
The mechanical class now made the hit of
the evening in tableau in two acts entitled
the household economy course. Claude
Williams looked especially ludicrous hold
ing a large, sized baby on his knee in a
most affectionate manner.
The program now ended with the class
song written by Miss Dorothea Nash and
sung extremely we'll by the whole class.
When the audience had, after much
stauegling, managed to get ont of the hall