The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-06-29
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
Full Account of the Exercises
of the 24th Commence
ment of the 0. A. G.
rREsHMEN's ENTERTAINMENT.

ment of the O. A. c.
rREsHMEN's ENTERTAINMENT.
The entertainment rendered by the fresh.
man class ON Friday evening, June 22nd at
the college chapel, was great success.
The performance commenced promptly at
s o'clock. Long before this time, though,
the people commenced filling the chapel un-
til when the exercises commenced the hall
was completely filled by crowd of gaily
dressed ladies, gentlemen and children.
The first number on the program was a
piano duet by Misses johnson and Lilly,
rendered very acceptably.
This was followed by the address of wei
come by the class president, MIR. Victor
Moses, In which he explained that this
would be the last chance to see and hear the
class as freshmen. That very shortly now,
they would be scattered all over Oregon
ENJOYING their summer vacation in various
ways and that when next they appeared on
the scene it would be as sophomores and
Juniors.
The next on the program was declama-
tion by Miss Edwinna Avery, entitled ''The
Old Actors Story" Miss Avery showed
great power of expression in this recitation
but might have spoken little louder.
Miss Sadie Friendly next read an inter.
esting and instructive essay entitled "All
Things Cone to Him Who Waits" Some
ooH in
essay that many people might well re-
member.
The next number on the program was
vocal quartette by Misses Martin and Bar.
nett AMI Messrs. Moses and Elliot and sung
very nicely.
Mr. Robert Golden, better known as
"Bobby" came next with reading entitled
lHow We Hunted the Mouse" To those
who heard him for the first time and
watched all the various expressions fit
across his features, who listened to that
tale of woe as related by ''our Bobby"
these listeners were simply thunderstruck
and some young ladies actually started to
climb up on their seats, so realistic was Mr..
Golden's delivery of this humorous reading
An original poem, entitled "The Fresh.
mans Drean,," by Miss Josie Moses was the
next on the program. Miss Moses has
great talent as q poetess and the audience
no doubt wondered how far she was going
to lead them when Miss Moses would jour.
In second of time and would touch first at
Paris then at New York and then to China
or Russia, etc. and always find some mem.
Der of her class in some business or in some
condition.
Next came Guitar trio by Misses Lin
Vile, Martin and Linv,lle which was greatly
appreciated by the audience.
An oration by Otis Taylor came next on
the program. Mr. Taylor took the class
motto for his subject and obtained some
very good thoughts from "Row. Not Drift. "
A we'll rendered male quartette by Messrs.
Moses, Elliot, Ray and Cooper was the next
number on the program.
This was followed by the class history by
Miss Mildred Linville which was undoubt.
edly the hit of the evening. Miss Linville
has beautifully modulated voice and it
could be heard plainly by everyone in the
audience.
Although class histories are always SINH
lar yet this history was of very superior
sort and was not intensely personal as some
that were read at last years commencement.
The class song composed by Miss Moses
was the last on the program and was sung
very creditably by the whole class. 1t was
written to medley of tunes and will com.
pare very favorably with other works of its
kind that have appeared at previous class
performances. The class song was taste
fully arranged to medley CT popular airs
by Victor Moses and is as follows:
In September. you all know.
Which was many monts ago,
We all started here upon the Freshman year;
Lessons have been hard and long,
But our teachers who were strong,
Helped US over all our rough and rugged ways.
But those days they now are Ger,
And we he'er shall see them more
They have drifted to that bright eternal shore;
But the mem rfes Of them bring
Thoughts that in hearts do spring
While our voices join in on this old refrain,
"HOAE, SWEET HONE"
Our intercourse as students Is soon to have an end
And We no more, as Freshmen, in sessions here
attend;
The thought will be pleasing one where'er we
chance to roam
That in the halls of the o. A. c. we had pleasant
home.
SO we'll say goodbye to our dear old college home,
To our teachers, and President SO dear
Then, when our vacation days nearly DER
And the time for return is drawing near,
We will hurry back To you
And wen try to be 80 true,
And we'll never care to wander any moro.
So goodbye, teachers,
So goodbye, teachers,
So goodbye teachers,
We say goodbye to you,
But merriy Wen hurry back,
Hurry back, hurry back,
Merrily we'll hurry back
To commence school anew.
This ended the public entertainment and
the class after infiicting their ''yell' ad
journed to Cauthorn Hall where refresh
ments and general good time was in
dulged in.
We'll be no more!
Wen be no more!
The freshman class of '94!''
COMMENCEMENT SUNDAY.
Every place in the college chapel was
filled before the time set for the commence
ment of the service at 10:45 on Sunday, the
Oath inst.
The sermon was preached by the Rev.
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