The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-19
THE BOARD MET
An Unimportant Session-Some Of the
Things Done-Routine Work.

With all regents present but
Governor Geer and Mr. Church, the
OAC board of regents met in an
nua1 session Wednesday afternoon.
Four hours were spent in listening
to the reports of officers and com
mittees, and in the dispatch of rout-
inc business of minor importance
The 1evying Of an incidental fee Of
one dollar per term. for each
student, the announcement OF
purpose to develop and strength
en- the department of house
hold economy and the appointment
of a committee to ascertain and re-
port the cost of needed equipment
in that department, and the adop-
ton of measure providing that
instructors with vacant periods in
one department shall render as
sistance to departments in which
there is more work than the in
structors in that department can
satisfactorily dispose of, were
among the more important features
of the sessions work. The board
also authorized the building COM
mittee, consisting of Apperson,
Daily and Weatherford to lease a
six acre tract of land adjoining the
college for use of the cadets as a
drill and parade ground, and for
athletic purposes. The tract is
part of the Hogg property, and the
rental charge is $50 per year.
The fund arising from the incid-
entail fee is to meet various expens-
es that are not provided for in
funds derived from the Federal and
State governments, and is the re-
suit of movements inaugurated by
students, who on former occasions
have petitioned the board to make
the levy. It is understood that
portion of the proceeds is to be
used in erecting high board fence
around the parade grounds, and to
erect grand stand thereon, all at
a cost of about $500.
The report Of President Catch
announced that nearly 72 per cent
of the students at the college come
from the farm, and that about SO
per cent return to farm or work
shop. 1t announced that during
each of three past there had been
an average increase in the attend
ance of nearly I3 per cent. It re-
lated that the receipts Of the newly
musical department
during the past year had been 1857
OF more than enough to pay actual
and announced a vacancy
in that department, caused by the
resignation of Miss Philbrick. It
announced also vacancy in the
position of librarian, and informed
the board of the necessity of ar
ranging for matron at Alpha
hall for the ensuing year.
The report of President Wealth
erford recounted the various items
of property owned by the college,
the farm of 1S4H acres,
the various buildings and equip
ment, and the probable value of
each. The total value of the col
Lege property is placed at $167,27o.
The report also made astatement
of the operation Of the Union ex-
pertinent station under the man
agement of the executive COM
tnittee, including the leasing to
private parties of 200 acres of
ground at S. per acre, the erection
Of a station building, the need of
an appropriation by the next leg
Stature of $40, 900 for the station.
he conduct there of experiments
in stock feeding, beet seed culture
and experiments with various gras-
;es. Among the latter experiments
vas one with Portland Bronze grass
rom which there is now expected
| yield Of 1000 pounds of seed
worth dollar per pound.
The fiscal operations of the col
ege during the year, are embodied
n the treasurer's report; which in
part is printed in another column.
The reports of Director Witty
,ombe and the station committee
confidence that the ex- {
oeriments now in progress at the i
,ollege with steam silage will u1- {
imately yield favorable results. 1
The vacancy in the librarian {
ship was filed by the election of :,
R J Nichols, and the matters of I
natron for Alpha hall and the fill
ng of the vacancy in the musical f
was delegated to Presi-
lent Catch and President Wealth
:rford,
The salary of E F Pernot was ad-
7anced from $500 to $1,000 per
rear, the advance to take effect the
st of next January Prof Peruot