East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-03

The oregon Agricultural college
located at Corvallis, is by far the
largest institution of learning in the
state Six years ago half dozen
schools outranked the Agricultural
college in point of numbers. At the
present time the o. A. C. has an at
tendance of about 500 students and
the list will swell to $50 or 700 this
year, which is twice the patronage of
any other institution of higher learn
ing in Oregon.
The Agricultural college is the
richest institution in learning in Ore
gon. for the reason that the state and
the national government are both lib
orally patronizing 1t. A half million
or more has already been spent In
buildings which are 13 in number.
and these are handsomely supplied
with the latest appliances in phar-
macy, chemistry, physics, mechanics,
agricultural, horticultural, bacteriol-
ogy and other departments OF science.
Thirty-five instructors are regularly
employed with Doctor Thomas M.
Catch as president Under DIR. Catch
as president, more students have
graduated than under any other
president in the Northwest
The college offers nine regular
courses of study. viz: Pharmacy,
agriculture, mechanical engineering.
electrical engineering, mining, house,
hold science, literary commerce, in
cluding bookkeeping, typewriting,
commercial arithmetic, commercial
law and stenography; instrumental
music and vocal music. The first
seven of these being free to ALL while
a small charge is made for vocal and
instrumental music. In addition to
these regular courses of study, many
students take special courses in free
hand drawing, elocution, literature
and other culture studies.
AS stated, tuition in the first seven
courses is free. Board is about SO a
week for the S6 weeks of school; and
books cost from 81 to $11 per year
The ordinary students earn $50 at
odd hours during the school year and
a large number of boys save 500 dur
| ing the three months of summer va.
cation. This is proof conclusive that
fine practical education is what we
are ready to give any boy or girl with
sufficient determination.
The Oregon Agricultural college
has 500 graduates holding lucrative
positions, while the highest salary
paid on the Pacific coast-$70.OOO-
is received by w. F. Heron, coun,
sci for the Southern Pacific railroad
at San Francisco, is a graduate from
the O. A. c.. Mr.. Heron was a pooi
boy and worked his way through col.
lege. BY his example he has proven
to many poor boys that those through
industry may obtain first class 7edu
cation in Oregon.
There are 13 churches located il
Corvallis, hence the city has becom,
noted for its refined society. ON ac
count of the healthy location of the
town the state board of health ha,
made special mention of the higf
sanitary condition of the town.
Students from Eastern Oregon a!
ii RUE rank nlgn IN their work. Ol
account of the sparseness of first
class rural schools in some localities
II sometimes happens that they star
in school little behind their class
Inates I'm some of their studies, bu
almost invariably. they make gooC
the deficiency in a remarkably shor
period, graduating with their fellow
students. A large number of tn,
Salutatorians and Valedictorians VIII,
have received honors from the o. A
c., We're from Eastern Oregon.
The Agricultural college is open t
all High school students and Stl
grade graduates not accessible to any
high school, may enter the sub fresh
men department. Students are ad
mitted at all times of the year. Per.
sons interested should address the
president, who viii furnish catalogt
and other necessary information, free
of charge.