Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-27
Mr.. and Mrs. S Chipman re-
turned from the Bay Yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. S Chipman re-
turned from the Bay yesterday.
There are at present 70 girls at
Alpha Hall, and there is still room
for few more. Fifteen of these
are old students.
R. V. Hollenberg has arrived
from ST Joseph, Mo. and will take
a position as bookkeeper in his
fathers store, the large furniture
ana house furnishing establishment
Of Hollenberg & Cady. Mr.. Hol-
lenburg is graduate of univer-
sity in Chillicothe, Mo, and has
recently held a position in large
merchantile house in St. Joe.
Oregon City is doing her share
towards supplying students to the
Agricultural College. There are
ten from that city alone row at
ending college here. Their names
are Merrill Moores. Clyde HUI hes,
Alva Witzig, Geo. Reiling, Claud
Hughes, David Mcmillan, Gertrude
Moores, Leo Rosenstein, Ralph
Milln and Roy Slei2ht.
Bishop H. c Morrison left for
Brownsville yesterday where he
preached in the evening, and to-
night will preach at Tangent. To-
morrow he will go to Harrisburg
where he will preside at the con-
ference that iconvenes there this
week. Bishop Morrison preached
two able sermons in this city Sun
day to crowded houses and left
fine impression upon his hearers.
On last Thursday from 4 to 6 the
Y. w. c.. A. gave a reception to
which all women students and
faculty members were invited. An
interesting program was provided
and refreshments were served.
This was the first gathering in the
Association room since its transfer
to the young women for their exclu-
sive use. They have partially fur
nished it and hope in the near
future to have a place answering
all the requirements of a rest and
meeting room.
At a meeting of the Citizens
League Thursday night, resolu-
ton was adopted declaring it to be
the sense Of the business men that
the city should secure authority
from the next legislature and issue
bonds to refund the present city
Indebtedness. Twenty thousand
dollars was the amount talked of as
the amount necessary to be issued.
AS the city is now paying six per
cent on its Indebtedness and the
new bonds can be had for A per
cent the change will result in |
reduction of the present expense by
about one-fourth.
There is one young man attend
ing OAC who is ssworthy assistance
he is Mr.. Mukerdji, a native Of
India and he wants work. There
ale three of these young Hindus
here securing an American edu-
cation and being short of means
they have decided among them
selves that one nus: work and pay
expenses while the other two at
tend school. They will each take
turns at working, so all may get
through school. The young men
are able to do light work Of any /
kind and any assistance rendered
will be greatly appreciated. !
Fourteen people arrived in Philo.
math Saturday from Shelby, Me-
braska, and three more will arrive
this week. The company consists
of Stephen Merrick, wife and three
children, Mrs Anna Truitt and four
children, Mrs. Roseberry and two
children and Pearl Hibler. Mr..
Roseberry was delayed with car
load of household goods and Mr..
and Mrs Strain are visiting friends
in Forest Grove. The members of
Ine company were nelgnOOTS DacK
in Nebraska of Geo. Bennett and
family who came to Philomath
about two years ago and who has
been chiefly instrumental in induc-
ing these people 70 give Oregon
trial.
A reception was rendered the
new students of OAC at the Ar
mory Friday night by the Y. w.
G. A. and Y. NC A. The time
honored custom of exchanging
names YVES followed, and in this
way.the new and old students be.
came acquainted. A very interest.
ing program was rendered, consist.
ing of an instrumental solo by Prof.
m