Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20
TERRIFYING GRADUATED.
d. Stephen Wise Delivered the Address to
thc Class, and Mrs. Waiter Reed gave
Two Vocal Numbers

d. Stephen Wise Delivered the Address t.
thc Class, and Mrs. Waiter Reed gave
Two Vocal Numbers
The people Of Corvallis have
not been surfeited with literary
entertainment, but their ability
5 to appreciate is still keen and
: they know the genuine from the
imitation. This was proved
by the deep interest taken in al
that was said during the exercises
Commencement morning, and
the expressions OF approval tha,
followed rneritorious efforts.
The exercises occurred in the
large arinory in the presence OF
a large audience of visitors and
friends of the graduates. No
pains had been spared to make
the occasion a pleasant one. The
stage was decorated with ever
greens, ferns and potted plants.
Above it were the words "Class
of Ioo2," i'll the class co1ors.
The railing of the gallery was
concealed by boughs of fir,
long pink streamers reached from
the central arch to the four
corners of the room, and baskets
of choice flowers hung pendant
from the great rafters.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock the
class entered the west entrance.
Following them in order were
the board of regents, ministers
of the city, and members of the
faculty. Marching up the isle,
they took their positions upon
the stage.
The Invocation by DR.. E. J.
Thompson, of Independence, pre-
ceeded the exercises.
The first number, a vocal cllo- |
rus, added neither merit nor en-
joyment to the program. 1t was
unnecessary and should have
been omitted.
Miss Gertrude Ewing, saluta :
torian, chose in her oration to
treat upon "The Unifcation Of
the Anglo Saxon Race" Miss
Ewing is earnest and graceful in
delivery. There was evidence
Of much care in the preparation
of her composition. 1t contain
ed much literary merit, and was
pure i'll dict1on. While some
Of Miss Ewing's conclusions were
open to debate, she treated her ,
subject quite intel1igently.
john E. Smith, Valedictorian,
is somewhat of a socialist him '
self. His Grafton, "The Gospel
of Discomfort" was the gospel
Of the pessin,ist; albeit, Mr..
Smith had the optimism to treat !
it cheerfully. His paper was
we'll written, aud although the ,,
audience was impatient for the
which was to follow, he
was given close attention.
Strangers present did not need
o be told that Mrs. Walter Reed {
5 favorite with Corvallis audi /
,uces. When her number On c
he program was reached, she I
vas loudly applauded before its :
announcement, and her appear L
lnce upon the platform was greet {
ID with storm of applause. e
Her Interpretation is more that Y
# inspiration than OF art. Her Q
'oice is wonderfully pure and II
ull throughout its entire com t
,ass; the lower tones rich as g
hose of the saxophone; the up P
'er register, soft and fute-like.
The audience insisted upon an N
Moore to the double number, -
'Berceuse' by GODDARD, and {
Just A-Wearing for You," and e.
Irs. Reed kindly responded. b
But there is music IN oratory b
S we'll as in song, and it thrills
he heart and delights the ear. p
)r. Stephen S. Wise, who de- O.
vered the address TO the class
as the orators soul. 1t is not
nough to say that his effort was
that it was fitting,
1at it was able. Itwas more than
,is: 1t was manly; it was cour- u
geous; it came from the heart.
lis voice is deep and musical; II
is presence distinguished; his
tanner digni6ed.. No class has v
YER left the Agricultural college st
lore soundly advised or more
'isely counseled than the class of IL
oo2. .