The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-22
In ANNUAL MEETING.
Developing College Departments
Buying Land-O. A. c. Board
Met.

Buying Land-O. A. 1. Board
Met.
The annual meeting of the OAC
board of regents was held in the
presidents Office at the college
Wednesday afternoon, and features
OF the session were the authorize
tion of the purchase at $4,000 of
what is known as the Foster res
idence and six acre tract on College
Hill, the expansion of the mining
course by the employment of an
additional instructor and purchase
of more equipment, the develop
ment of the course in mechanical
engineering by the purchase of ad-
ditional equipment and extention
and broadening of the curriculum,
the authorization of the, employ
ment Of horticulturist for the ex-
pertinent station, the election of
Harry Beard, a former OAC grad
uate to an instructorship in the
physical department and as direct
or of the cadet band, and the pres
entation of the resignation of Miss
Smell. head Of the department of
household science, to take effect in
July 1906. The meeting was at
tended by eleven of the thirteen
members of the board, Governor
Chamberlain and Judge W, w.
Cotton being absent from the state.
Senator Walter Pierce of Pendle-
ton, appointed to the vacancy CATS
ed by the death of Regent J. M.
Church, was in attendance for the
first time and was an active and en-.
thLsiastic participant in the pro-
ceedings.
Action for the expansion Of the
mining course involves the pur-
chase of additional equipment and
the employment of additional
teaching force. Chester Preobstel
of the graduating class, 1904, and
who spent last year at the Univer-
sity of California, in further prose
cution of his studies in mining and
engineer topics, was elected instruct
or. Provision was made for Prof.
Fulton, head of the department, to
have more time for his work. The
policy of the board is to put the
department into active, thorough.
practical condition so that the course
may de sought by those who have
selected mining as a profession
The appropriation for additional
equipment is $500.
The plan for the development
of the department of mechanical en-
gineering has not been yet beer
worked out. Among the things
contemplated are additional equip
ment. The present Laboratories
were put in when there was an at.
tendance of only 800. With the
rumber of students more thar
doubled, the classes exceed the ca
pacity of the equipment, and result
in bad economy. The broadening
of the instruction and the addition
of lines in the foundry and patterr
making are recommended by Pres
ident Catch. Contemplated also
is the addition of a graduate yea,
to the regular course, giving fv'
years of instruction to those wht
desire it. The latter step is con
templated in order to give thos'
who now 60 to Cornell, Berkele.
and other distant institutions al
opportunity to get the same instruc
ton at home. The board is largely
driven into the new policy by th
growth OF the attendance.
A committee of the College Y
M. c. A. conferred with the boar
with reference to erection of a pro
posed student building. Abou
S11, 600 is available for the purpose
and it is desired to begin buildin!
as soon as possible. The question
of whether or not the building
should be on the campus was dis
cussed. The committee desired
il return for the accommodation
afforded the college by the build
ing to be supplied with water, ligh
heat and sewer concessions. Th
question of whether or not legs
entanglements would prevent cor
summation of the proposed contrac
was considered. A vote was take
, and the sense of the board wa
unanimous for granting the abov
named concessions and site on th
campus if no legal objections ar
) presented. 1t is proposed that th
, building shall be managed by
J board of five Of whom one shall b
from the board of regents, one fror
the faculty, one from the studer
body, and two from the College Y
M. G. A. The final decision in th