The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-04

ing for the duties TO which they will after
ward have to be devoted, than by directing
their attention for four years to the infiex-
ion of Greek and Latin verbs and other sh-
liar matters for which they will, IN the great
majority Of cases, have no use whatever In
after life, and which they can ct beat learn
but imperfectly. 1t is arecognizabls princi'
pie of moral philosophy that the cultivation
of the special senses, the perceptive facu.-
ties, is absolutely essential to education IN
it's truest and broadcast sense. Let any one
answer for himself the question as to whesh-
or these faculties are best developed by pnr-
suing only the abstract facts and theories
laid down in books concerning any OF the
branches that are usually pursued when
mere instruction is regarded as the only true
road to development, or by seeking also for
oneself the truths as they are unfoioeo IN
the exhsustless realms of nature. L leave IL
10 the candid consideration of the audience
as to which institution most deserves to Ls
called y s'college," in the modern accepta-
tion of the term; tho one that is founded on
the Same broad and liberal principles as our
government; that trains the hand, the eye
and the mind to work in unison; that develops
the investigating spirit, the elements OF ori-
ginality and independence; that hts men and
women of today for the duties of today; or the
one that is hampsrsd by the creed OF q church
and whose methods are inherited from ages
when the conditions of life were almost I'M
! neasurabIy narrower and less vivid than at
| present; that sends out graduates wholly
uneauipped, in the active sense OF the WORD,
! for the line of work which they are nearly
always compelled to follow, and entirely
out of sympathy with their environments.
To the former class belong such institu-
sions az the one to which we, as Glass;
must today bid a reluctant farewell. Hav-
i; ing struggled here from three to tive years
for the attainment of this days reward, we
are wont TO look upon it az an institution
in every respect deserving of our love ano
pride, and worthy to be called college,
In harmony with the purposes OF its organi-
cation, in touch with its environments, ane
destined in time to fulfill the fondest hopes
of its friends and patrons.
Four years of work aud play together
four years of sharing in each others Joys ans
sorrows. serve to draw very clasely the tie
that bind US together as classmates; tha
attach as to our college home, which has In
deed been fostering mother" to us all; t.
the kind professors who have helped us ol
our way; and to the many friends we hav
found among thsscitizens who have done 8
much to make the lines fall unto us in pleas
ant places and encouraged US with their in
terest in our welfare. The sevsring Q
these ties that have grown SO dear, the SEP
aration from this spot around which cluste
SO many pleasant recollections, and the real
cation of the fact that the ties once broke
may vra,a be united, the friends ono
lost to sight may never be recalled, lends
this last moment tinge of sorrow, cause
us to pause ere taking the final stop ths
shall place us on divergent paths into th
unknown future. As class we may nsve
meet again; we are soon to be, "Scatters
like the dust and the leaves. when th
mighty blasts of October siezs them, an
whirl them aloft, and sprinkle them far OF
the ocean" Upon that ocean of life
which we 90, we mey expect to encount'
many storms; but let us hope that the le
sons we have learned and the kindly etfer
that have boen put forth in our behalf viii
! here, may not be forgotten. for they wi
then stand US in good stead in battling wit
!, the storms of life The test of our growt
. is now to begin. May it prove that we hay
all been faithful to our trusts, aud upon tt
:, heeting scroll of time may each leave SON
: i'm perishabls record of devotion to truth an
: duty. However humble our lot may be,
does not bar US from making the world bel
. ter for our having lived in it; from ennot
ling our own natures and elevating our fe
low man. As with sad hearts we part,
classmates; to all good friends; to kind pr
fsssors who have often been more ths
:, friends; to the board Of regents. who ha'
: provided US with the opportunities here 81
joyed; and last, but not least, to you, o'
honored president, VIC wish continued ar
y enduring success in your chosen fields
:. labor. To one and all, farewell !