Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-02-03
COLLEGE VISITORS.
The Legislature Entertained
BY Citizens of Corvallis.
Toasts and Music.

visit the State Agricultural College, a
this city, should give the worst exhibi-
ton of weather experienced in Corvalii:
in years But such was the case, ane
when the excursion train of six coaches
which left Salem at $50 Wednesday
morning, stopped at the entrance to the
college grounds at IL :45, binding snow
storm chilled all who alighted from tine
warm cars, and so ohscured the college
buildings and grounds that little idea
could be gathered of their extent and
beauty. The warm reception the visitors
received from the students and citizens,
however, tempered the chilling blasts,
and they good d-naturedly made the best
of the situation.
The cadet battalion, headed by the
college band, escorted the party, 367 in
number, to the college chapel where ap,
propriate exercises were held. These
opened with national air by the Glee
Club. At its conclusion, I. D. Driver,
the venerable senator from Lane, was
asked to address the assembly. His re-
marks were timely and nicely fitted to
the occasion. He said that in his capac-
ity as a legislator he was in favor of the
strictest economy consistent with good
business management of the states af-
fairs, and if there was one dollar OF
surplus from any department he believed
that should be appropriated to the better
ment CT our schools. The Agricultural
College was doing grand work, and
was assured of his hearty support.
Speaker Carter, of the house of repre-
sentatives, spoke briefly. He Was, he
said, a warm friend of educational insti-
tutions and especially agricultural col
leges, being graduate OF one himself.
The education is the best today which
instrncts the hand as well as the mind
a practical education-and such colleges
as the one located at this city was best
adapted for this work.
Senator Fulton, of Clatsop, was "Jovial
Charley" as usual-good natured and
sober minded. He warned the citizens
to take with grain of salt the fowery
promises of the gentlemen who had pre-
ceeded him, as their minds were suscep-
tible to change when they had gotten
away from their present environments.
Seriously though, the college would re-
ceive whatever aid from him that his
judgment told him was proper. A few
closing remarks by Senator Driver, and
singing ''Star Spangled Banner" in
which all joined heartily, ended the
chapel exercises.
The members of the legislature and
their families were invited to Cauthorn
Hall to partake of the banquet which
had been prepared for them, while other
visitors were escorted to the city where
provision had been made for their dinner
Elaborate preparations had been made
1t Cauthorn Hall for the reception of the
guests and the large dining room was
elegantly decorated with Ivy and tropical
plants. Palms and ferns adorned the
ahles laden with sumptuous repast,
md behind a screen of palms and other
plants the glee club and orchestra dis
,oursed sweet music.
After splendid chorus, ''Merrily Goes
Dur Bark" +" by the glee club, Judge Nc
7adden, acting as toast master, made a |
ew introductory remarks in which he
allied the attention OF the visitors to the
act that the college was in no sense a /
zeal institution, but its boundaries were
with the state of Oregon
he government provides every state
With one institution dedicated to indus
ry, and in this state the Agricultural
,ollege is that one.
He asked John Burnett to respond to
he toast Our guests they are welcome
After heartily welcoming the guests,
udge Burnett reviewed the objects of
gricultural colleges, and the mighty in
Iuences they were to exert in civil and
Military life. Education should be the
irthright OF every man, he said. The
}. A. c.. offers the same opportunities
Or an education to the poor boy as it
oes to the child of luxury.
President Apperson, of the board of
egents, responded to the toast, 1.-The
agricultural College; its needs" He
las given splendid attention and his
tatement OF the needs Of the college and
he means devised for meeting them
brew new light on the subject for euery-
ne present. In the first place. he said,
e wanted it understood that his interest
n the college was not of local nature,
or he lived in the northern part of the
tate. He began with the inception of
gricultural colleges under the act of 1858
,hich eminated from Senator Morrill,, of
Termont, and which was vetoed by
resident Buchanan, and followed the
cts governing them down to this day,
lie told of the duty of the government
,ward colleges OF this kind, and the
bligations imposed upon state when
he accepted the conditions of each act.
he first act instituting agricultural col
eyes was introduced in 1862 and was
an=tioned by President Lincoln. 1t
Ias conditional, and granted to each
tate 1OO, 1000 acres of land; a condition
eing that interest accruing from money
btained from sale OF this land, should
q used to maintain agricultural colleges,