The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-21
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time, but we usually divide our classes
into three divisions. 1t is not gen.
orally understood that our laboratories
are equipped for all classes of analyt-
ical work and our equipment compares
favorably with other agricultural col
Ieges, although our laboratories are
somewhat smaller"
ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY.
The recitation room of this depart
ment is on the third floor of the main
building and the museum is of great
interest; we cannot do it justice in this
short article-in fact we found Prof.
Washburn so very busy in the prep
aration of his state fair exhibit, that
he was compelled to talk while he
worked. We were almost taken off
our feet as we entered by his saying:
"Oh, l know what you want-I've
heard about you" Un-nerved as we
were, but gratified to know that we
were not strangers, we tried to be very
much taken up with the collection of
bugs" the professor was preparing,
while he said:
"The laboratory in my department is
fairly well equipped, for the study of
physiology, zoology, comparative anat-
omy. economic ornithology and econ
omic entomology, as laid down In our
course. Our methods are all illustrated
with laboratory work, and with the
aid of the microscope the student sees
himself the structures taught in the
text book. Our course in Ornithology
consists in the study of the typical bird
and from that, learning to classify
common birds, ard to obtain knowl-
edge of their habits, and their relation
to the farmer in economic ornithology,
whether beneficial or detrimental to
his interests We have similar course
in entomology, from the study of a
typical insect, to the collection and
classification of 800 Oregon insects,
which every student is required to
make.
at Is expected of the graduate who
take this course, to have good general
knowledge OF the subjects touched
and taken with the laboratory methods
which are in vogue in teaching these
courses, will give t.-rm haDits of in
- dependent observation and thought.
"The work of my department in con-
nection with the experiment station
is entirely independent of college work.
1t consists of correspondence with
and advising remedies and in expert
mentaticn along these lines. The bot
anist and myself are engaged in a CO.
operative experiment to find a COM
bined Goblin moth remedy Unsecticide)
and apple scab remedy (fungicide).
This has been successfully determined
in other states and we hope to find a
combination suitable to Oregon or
chardS. During the season we have de-
voted considerable observation to va
rious tent caterpillars. l am not pre-
pared to give my results yet, but they
will appear soon in bulletin form.
"Of the grain aphis, 1 can say that
there is no cause for alarm. 1t may
appear next year and the year follow
ing, but it may not appear again for
many years, and the parasite will keep
it in check. There has been no cause
for the prognostic reports of newspa-
pers.
"The fertility of weavily peas has
been tested. Out Of seven hundred in
;ected peas, actual count, forty-five
terminated. We are also at present
interested in experiments upon plant
lice, which will appear in bulletin
FORM"
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT.
Both the old and new buildings of
this department have been under a
course of remodeling through vacation
and the machinery in them is now
being arranged. The department is
under the sharge of Prof. G.. A. Gov.
ell, whom we found with his assistant,
Mr.. Emmett, storing away the old
engine, which had been found toe
small for the power necessary. Oul
note book was not exactly in order sc
we did not produce it until the pro-
fessor had washed his hands and
shown us about the building and es
corted us to his recitation room.
He said: "Our facilities for instruc
ton. while our aim is for practical re-
suits. include what are generally
known as theoretical as we'll as prac
tical instruction in mechanics. We are
pretty well equipped for giving prac
tical instruction in mechanical draw
ing, and shop work in both wood and
iron, which are directly allied to the
handling of these subjects scientific
ally. While our equipment is not sc
large as many others. it is quite com
plete and affords means of instruction
in nearly all kinds of work. with the
exception Of foundry work-that is
we have all the tools in our shop usual
ly found in other similar institutions
out not so many of q kind. / assign
my first year students to work i'm the
wood shop, before he knows anything
about drawings or blue prints, upon
practice exercises. This consists of a
course of twenty-eight exercise pieces
from the simplest method of Joining
two pieces of wood to the making OF
small panel door complete in all its
details. In these pieces the student is
given drawings to follow and has the
personal supervision of an instructor
Ihe student is then prepared to dc
practical and useful work, making
tables, cabinets, shelves and other
things needed about the college. al
though we have not as yet made any
thing for sale. We then take him tc
the blacksmith shop I'm similar
course, first exercises from drawings
and then to the manufacture of such
tools as he will need in the machine
shop, such as cold chisels, drills etc
During this work he is also taught
to make clevises. chains, rings. etc. A,
the beginning of the second year he
takes up mechanical drawing. He has
mad experience in the use of drawings
he now learns to make them, beginning
with the very simplest, and concluding
with work-drawing of some machine
like locomotive, for instance, or an
ordinary steam engine. With the third
year, and continuing through the