The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-08-20
AT THE COLLEGE.

AT THE coLLEGE
A series of experiments TO establish the
best line of fertilizers is now being carried
! on under the department of chemistry of the
i college, which is bound to result benefcially
| to the farmers of the state. Saturday n
! GAZTTEE representative visited the station
laboratory and found Prof. Fulton busily
engaged in making analyses of various COM
mercial fertilizers, samples Of which are be-
/ ing sent out by the station to reliable farm
ers throughout tho state. The samples are
put up in ten pound packages and thirteen
I different samples are sent TO each farmer.
| There are some twenty prominent farmers
| scattered all over the state who will receive
! the samples and who may be relied upon to
| make careful tests and make intelligent re-
! ports upon the results attained. For the
purpose of uniformity in the arrangement Of
the experiment p!ats printed letter Of in
structlons will bc sent to those receiving the
| samples.
| Prof. Fulton says this line of experiments
| was commenced some time ago and the an
! alyses of the different fertilizers to be used
in the tests are now about completed. The
farmers to whom the fertilizer are sent, are
requested to report fully their results, and
! also to return to the station samples Of the
crops grown on each Of the IA plats upon
whchthey are to conduct their experiments.
When the plants are returned to the station
they will each be analyzed and bulletin
will be issued showing to what plants the
various fertilizers are peculiarly adopted.
Improvements are being added in several
of the departments preparatory to the OPEN
ing of school. Heretofore the pupils in chem
istry have been considerably Inconvenience
by the lack of compartments in the students
laboratory in which to keep their apparatus,
but this trouble will be obviatcd in the flu
ture. Mr.. Prichard is engaged in making
liz new drawers, which are to be fitted into
the work benches on either side of the labo-
ratory, and hereafter each student will have
four apartments in which to keep his sup
plies. instead of one, as formerly.
Insufficient room for the large class in ply
sizes has made other quarters necessary, and
upon the return of Prof Berchtold from his
summer vacation he will superintend the fit-
ting up of physical laboratory in one of
the vacant rooms in the mechanical hall.
The rooms in this building are all large, light
and airy, and the new quarters will be very
much Of an improvement over the small,
dark loom in the college, which in the past
has been occupied by the department Of ply
sizes. As soon us this room is vacated it will
be converted into chemical laboratory, for
the advanced class in chemistry, the neces-
sery apparatus for same having been ordered
some time ago and is expected to arrive about
Septem Der lst.
Lack of funds, however, will prevent the
carrying on of any very extensive improve
ments this year. The experiment fund of
the institution is at u low ebb, and only such
changes will be made as are absolutely neccs
sary. The only new building to be erected
this fall is an inexpensive structure, which
will be occupied jointly by Professors Cord
ley and Hedrick for the study Of plant di-
seases and insect pests.
The printing department is busy getting
out a souvenir, which is made up of cuts
illustrating the various departments of the
institution. There will be $500 copies of the
souvenir, and as fast as they come from the
press they viii be mailed to prospective stu
dents throughout the state. The cuts used
were made by Prof Pernot from photo
graphs taken by himself, and are q credit to
his departments.
Miss Dorothea Nash, who will instruct
in music. will occupy quarters at the ladies'
hall, one of the large parlors having been set
apart for her use Miss Na.h is an accom-.
pished young lady and musician of high
rank. She has enjoyed the advantage of M
struction from her father, and also from her
brother, Clifford. who is regarded as one Of
! the foremost panists in the state.
Prof Horner is making collection of
portraits of Oregon's prominent literary
lights, and last week received life-size pic.
tuie of Col. 4 d. Baker, who was premi-
| ,ently identified with the early history of the
STATE, and writer of splendid ability. The
portrait Of this distin nguishcd Oregonian was
presented to Prot Horner's department by
Mr.. Bakcr's son, Hon Lydell Baker, of
Portland. In connection with the portraits,
! Prof Horner is making a collection of the
/ literary works of Oregon authors in order
| that his pupils may obtain a thorough knowl-
edge of the literature Of their state.
One of the results of the business" regime
is already manifest in the notice posted up al
the entrance to one of the departments. II
i states that no visiting will be allowed without
a permit from the president. This p-ohibi
ton, it is understood, applies 10 the profes
sors as well as to the general public. Ever
heads Of departments are required to secure
permit from the head OF the institution, be
fore they are allowed to confer with person.
connected with any of the other departments
There is sort OF penal air hanging over tn
institution. Under the business idea
members Of the faculty are evidently to b
considered as mere machines and not ration
al, educated, cultured human beings.
Merit wins and that is why Hoods Sarsa
parilla holds the abiding co onfdence of tn
public. Hoods SarsapariIla is known b
the cures it has. 1t is the One True Bloc,
Purifier.