The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-18
EIGHTY THOUSAND NEXT YEAR.
Twenty Thousand to be Spent in Bet
terments- OAC Board Meeting.

The OAC board Of regents did
their annual stunt Wednesday. They
advanced few salaries gently, heard
statistical reports of money received
and spent, employd new instructor
or two, established department of
vocal music, and effected few
other minor changes of existing ar
rangements. Governor Chamber
lain, Secretary Dunbar and Super
intendent Ackerman were at the
meeting, and so was Master of the
State Grange Leedy. Other regents
from abroad were President Wea-
therford, J. M. Church J. D. Daily
Benton KILN and W. P. Ready.
The establishment of the depart
ment of vocal music was in re.
i sponse to wide demand for such
instruction. An able instructor is
to be secured. A fee is to be char
ged, as is the case in the depart.
ment of instrumental music, out of
which it is hoped the arrangements
may be self supporting. An ar
dent advocate of the measure was
Master of thesSta Grange Leedy,
who thought such department an
essential fixture at OAC. The en-
p1oyment of a teacher is in the
hands of President Catch.
Miss Chamberlin was granted
leave of absence for a year. Her
place is to be supplied during the
interim by Prof A. c. Schmitt of
Albany. Prof Schmitt is a gradu-
ate of one of the big Eastern Uni
versities in English, history and
modern languages, was formerly a
teacher in Albany college, has just
returned from two years study in
Europe, and is the son-in-law OF
Judge Finn OF Albany.
H. D. Gibbs was elected instruc-
tor in chemistry, to relieve Frank
E Edwards, who is to spend the
ensuing year on leave of absence
for special work in chemistry,
abroad, perhaps in the department
at Washington D. c. w. 0. Trine
the we'll known trainer, was cleo
ted physical director at a salary of
$1,000 per year, $500 of which
comes from the athletic fund paid
by students. =.
Prof. E. R. Lake, who has been
professor of botany in the college
for the past two years, was contin-
ued in that position but was given
the additional duties of station
horticulturist. He is relieved of por
ton of his college classwork by Prof
Cordley who has heretofore been
exclusively engaged in station work.
In thesame arrangement Prof. Coote
was continued in. charge the college
campus and greenhouse. and in ad-
dition is charged with the care of
the college orchard, save such trees
as the station entomologlst or hor-
ticulturist may require for purposes
of experimentation.
The building committee was
given power to act in the purchase
of additional grounds for drill and
athletic purposes, for securing an
additional water supply, for equip,
ment of Agricultural Hall, and for
the consolidation of the power and
heating plants. BY the latter ar
rangement ST 900 per year in fuel
and help is expected to be saved.
John Fulton was made associate
professor of minero1agy and assay
ing. and placed in charge of the
mining department. The latter to
occupy quarters in the brick build
ing to be vacated by the power plant |
when the latter is combined with
the heating plant. and 5000 was ap-
propriated for the purchase Of
equipment.
F. L. Kent was made associate
professor of Agriculture and dairy
ing. and the degree of Master
of Science was conferred on Prof. /
Pernot, bacteriologist of the station.
Ruthyn Turney was made leader
and instructor of the college cornet
band at salary of $I2o per year.
A communication from the pres
ident of the OAC alumni requested
that all college literature for dis
tribution such as bulletins from !
the station be sent to all graduates
of the institution, and the board or
dered all alumni put on the mail.
ing lists.
At the meeting occurred the BIZ
=nnial election Of the officers of the
board, and J. K. Weatherford was
made president: J. D. Daily, secre-
tary, and B. F. Irvine, treasurer,
all reelected by acclamation. ALL
the standing committees were con-
tinued as before and are:
College, B. F. Irvine, w. P,
Ready and I'M. Church.