The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-12-25
D. A. c. EXPERIENCES
REMARKABLE GROWTH

While war conditions brought a.
bout an increased interest in agricul-
ture and caused an unprecedented in
fux Of students in the school of agri-
culture-total registration 725-en-
gineering in its various branches
leads in popularity at the college.
students studying civil, electrical,
mechanical, mining, and highway en-
gineering number SO. Forestry
and logging engineering are repres-
ented by n and industrial arts by
l25 students. Farm mechanics in the
school of agriculture which has had
an abnormal growth, owes its pres
ent popularity to heavy purchases OIL
tractors and other power machinery
in the last two years by farmers Of
the northwest.
An increase Of approximately 100
per cent in engineering enrolment
over registration in the fall of 1916
is largely attributable to the fact
that the importance of engineering in
winning the world war is fully real
lied, points out Dean G.. A. Covell of
the school of engineering. The
greatest need in Oregon if for high
way engineers. Because of the ella
borate road building program the
demand is not supplied. Graduates
in other fields of engineering also
have no difficulty in obtaining res
ponsible positions.
Gain in number of students is
shown in practically every division
and department The schoo of
commerce has 549, home economics
497, pharmacy 154, school of mines
SO. In the school of music 95 are
registered in the full four year
course, while 160, who are majoring
in other branches, take incidental in
struction in music
The high quality of work being
done this year is noticeable. Most
of the 2906 students are high school
graduates or have been transferred
from other colleges or universities.
Increase in faculty has been necessi-
tated by heavy enrolment in some
and no pains have been
spared in obtaining the best talent
available. Men lead women 2070 to
S36. The freshman class numbers
1891.
The number of applications for
state aid for ex-service men sent to
Salem for approval is SOC. The fed
eral board for vocational education
has sent 122 rehabilitation men to
O.A.C., which is reported to be the
largest number assigned to any in
stitution west of the Rocky noun
tains. A number of ex-service men
here have received scholarships
tions among which are three whose
expenses are being provided by the
supreme council of Knights Of Col
umbus.
That the college has reputation
over the country for efficiency is in
dicated by the fact that 129 students
now in attendance were transferred
from So institutions in II states and
The Universities of Ore
gon leads the list of transfers with
%. State universities all the way
from the Atlantic to the Pacific are
Due to lack of rooming facilities
at the opening of the school year 1t
is estimated that at least zoo per-
sons who applied for entrance re-
turned home or entered other in
stitutions. The congested condition
was relieved however, soon after
when the S. A. T. c. barracks were
into dormitory.
With Accommodations for $40 a
iditional students in this building
and increased rooming facilities in
1t will be possible to care
TOT all peISouS WIN uVohV ~ iCSlSNV'
January for the work of the sec
ond term.
What is being accomplished at the
college under adverse conditions is
remarkable by persons
who are familiar with the situation.
More room is needed for class, la
ooratory and instructors work-and
needed badly, it is pointed out, Sew
m instructors in one department
nave been forced through lack of ac-
to use one room for Of
flee and conference purposes, and
his is typical Of the crowded condi-
ion in other departments.