The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-03-28
COLLEGE NOTES.


Use Smith .swhiskerine"
down to work in earnest.
All students who hold state scholarships
are to matriculate on Friday.
The class studying the philosophy ot
mathematics has just completed its work.
! The cadet band is rapidly getting into
shape and will soon add life and interest to
! the drill.
The date for the intercollegiate field day
has been SET It is to be on June Sth, at
| Salem.
Prof Letcher spent Saturday and Sunday
in Forest Grove, where he went to attend
the Y. M. c. A. convention.
There will be no school on Friday, Thurs
day being the last day of the term. The
spring term begins Monday, April lst.
| Prof. Covell, who was compelled to be
away from his classes few days last week
on account of the lagrippe, is again at his
work.
Both the Ciceronian and Websterian lit
erary societies elected their officers for the
spring term, last Monday. They are: Cic.
eronian, president, Claud Williams: secre.
tary, Ina Barkley: treasurer, 5. P. Smith.
Websterian, president, Don. Ray; secretary,
Emma Warrior; treasurer, w. b. Lacy.
At the meeting of the Websterian literary
society last Monday it was decided to vary
the regular work for Monday, April lst, by
b,x, will t,E &ha
place of the regular exercises in the chapel,
aud although we do not know who the CIVIC
tim" is, the trial will doubtless be interest
ing.
Lieut.. Dentler reports rapid progress be.
ing made with the cadets. On Monday
they had battalion drill, which number
of persons from town witnessed. Each
commissioned officer in his turn is required
to drill the battalion. This tests we'll their
knowledge of tactics. upon which they re-
cite three times week.
The following students attended the in.
tercolegiate Y. NJ. c. A. convention, held
at Forest Grove, Friday, Saturday and Sum
day of last week: o. Taylor, G. Williams,
c. Wilkins, E. r. Doughty, M. o. Stemler.
w. H. Becker, A. B. Kidder, ]. Dilberger,
Gallagher and L. Iceland. They report a
pleasant time.
The eight-horse power steam engine which
has been built by the senior class (mechani-
cal) was put in place last Saturday. After
everything was adjusted the members of the
class anxiously gathered around to ses how
it would behave when the breath of life was
first breathed into it from the boiler, and
great was their delight when they beheld
everything move off, just as if it was no
new thing for it to run. This engine will be
used by the class to experiment on; each
member preparing thesis on his results
The workmanship is of the first order and
reflects credit on the class and mechanical
department.
On Tuesday morning the students listened
to pleasant we'll as highly instructive
address by Hon. Wallis Nash He explain
ed to US, in very clear manner, why the o.
A. G. is the foremost institution of learning
In the state, Inasmuch as it is the only insti-
tuition where both science and art are taught
as they should be, and from the fact that
science is to know and art to do, it stands
to reason that his conclusion is absolutely
true. The science is the true knowledge
and the practice is the art, and SO closely
are they linked to each other. and the line
of demarkatlon so indistinot, that no man
can tell where one leaves off and the other
begins. Mr.. Nashs remarks were thorough,
ly appreciated by all who had the pleasure
Of hearing him. And though it is only at
intervals he favors US by visiting the insti-
tuition with which he has been so closely
connected since its organization, and for
which he has done much to help to raise
to the distinction which it now enjoys, it is
seldom he leaves without disseminating
enough food for thought until his return.