Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-01-07

Strayed-From Austin Lafferty's
residence, q small fox terrier, white
with black spots, lame in one hind
leg. Phone information to Gazette
Office. 5
Prof. U. A. Payne has been elected by
the board of normal school regents to
serve as acting president of the Southern
Oregon state nermal school, located at
Ashland, vice President Hon. B. F. Mulk-
ey, who rendered bis resignation to the
board to take effect the first of this year.
Mr.. Payne has served the school as pro-
fessor of the science department for sew
eral years past, and will continue his
work there in addition to his new duties
-Ex,
The greater portion of the useful bac-
terra In the soil, says Prof. Pernot, of the
Oregon Agricultural College, are found
in the upper layers of the soil because the
majority of such bacteria require air for
their growth. Frequent STRINGS of the
soil by cultivation, by admitting the air
to the soil stimulate the growth of these
bacteria. The proper drainage of soil al
30 causes the air to penetrate deeper than
in undrained land and enables the bac.
terra to thrive further down in the soil.
Young men looking for lifs.partners
should persuade their lady loves to at
tend an EN- mbroidery sale and tn en- stand
back aud watch proceedings. If there is
better way of finding out a womsn's
real disposition than at "barkain sale''
we have failed to discover that way. Let
the young man beware of the female who
grabs, quarrels and growls, and if you
think they won't do it when there's 8 few
yards of cheap embroidery or lace in
sight, try it. There are various kinds of
"eye-opensrs'' aud this is certainly one,
Writing bis parents from Los An ngeles,
Claude Swami tells of trolley ride up
Mt. Lowe, and says: "Falk about climb
ing hills. odr car certainly walked up the
stee pest hill ever saw. Went straight
up hill of 81 degrees. In the first 5000
feet of travel we asceaded 1928 feet. SO
guess that is going some. After this short
ride We had five mile trolley ride up to
the top and in the five miles the longest
piece oil straight track we had was 96 fe ct
long and we made 1877 complete turns"
The basketball boys are having the trip
of their lives and "Swannie'' is certainly
"getting his moneys WORTH
The Christian Endeavor society of the
United Evangelical church elected the
following officers for the coming six
months: President, Mabel Price; vice
president, Ernest Woods; secretary and
chorister, Ralph Caves; treasurer, Maud
Elliott; o-ganist. Winona Woodward.
The annual Sunday School election re-
suited as follows: supt., Emma Thomp.
son Asst Supt., W. G. Shriber; Sec'y,
Mabel Price; Asst Sec'y, Ernest Woods;
Treas, Waltes Wood; Librarians, George
Hotehkiss and Clyde Starr; organist,
Winona Woodward; chor1ster, c. T.
Hurd; assistant chorister, Rosa Adams.
There was very pleasant family re-
union at the home of Rev. and Mrs, M
NJ. Waltz at Bellefountain on New Years
day. Nineteen relatives participated in
the pleasures of the day and enjoyed the
bountiful dinner provided by Mrs. Waltz.
The event will long be cherished in the
memory of the following guests who were
in attendance: Mrs. Susan Starr, Mr..
and Mrs. Clay Starr, Mr.. and Mrs. M. T.
Starr of Corvallis; Mr.. and Mrs. Asbury
Starr of Portland; Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Starr; Rev. and Mrs. M. NJ. Waltz Mrs.
William Schmidt of Corvallis; Clyde ard
Claire Starr, Ray, Roswell and Lloyd
Waltz and Garland Schmidt.
The December number of the Univer-
sity OF Ctegon Bulletin, a copy of which
has just been received, gives tull de-
scription of the correspondence courses
that are now being offered by the Uni
versity. The courses are arranged es-
peeially for teachers, students preparing
for college or university, womsn's clubs,
groups, oranges, home makers.
The university intends to add additional
in Economics, Political Science,
History, English Literature, Mechanical
Drawing. Civil Engineering, Education
and othe-s, as its resources permit. The
work has met with a
hearty reception in all parts of the state.
Mole than two hundred students enroll
ed tor the various courses during the +
past month.
Prof. A. L. Knisely OF OAC has recent
y issued a press bulletin in which he
the results of an investiga- |
ton made at the Oregon Experiment