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The latter is governed by the Constitution of the Student Body, adopted in 1906. The marked growth of the College is due in a great measure to the active ability of the men who have stood at her helm. With such men as the scholarly Arnold, the genial Bloss, the cordial, sturdy Miller, the firm, conservative Catch as President, the institution has not wanted for champions. President Kerr, who has presided for the last year, is plainly a leader of men, and a man who “does things.” With such an able man in the executive chair, the near future of O. A. C. promises to be a bright one. Waldo Hall and the Mechanical Arts buildings are completed and in use. The erection of a new Armory and other buildings are assured within the next year. The standard of the College has been raised one year, placing it on a par with that of any university or college in the Northwest. Several new courses are promised which will open up a broad field for specialization. It is only giving due credit to dear old 0. A. C. to say, that she is accomplishing a noble work. She has fitted hundreds of Oregon’s citizens for industrial and cultured pursuits, and thereby contributed to the general welfare of the state. Oregon Agricultural College is without doubt a strong factor in a movement toward an enlightened age. O. A. C. Campus and Buildings 1908
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year 1887, when the benevolent citizens of Benton County contributed the “Ad” building and thirty-five acres of land, in order to secure the permanent location of the college at Corvallis. Who, then, could have presaged that the one thousand O. A. C. students of the present, who at that time were not yet born or were occupants of the cradle, would have the opportunity of such a broad field of education as this college now affords? Yet, it has come to pass. The proud old “Ad” building now has fourteen descendants. The scanty thirty-five acres of land has grown to two hundred and twenty-four. From the four courses then taught, namely, Agriculture, Mechanic Arts, Household Science, and General Science, have developed nine thoroughly equipped departments which offer scientific training in as many branches of industry, as well as an education of culture and refinement. It might be interesting to know that but ten years ago only a limited number of students could take advantage of gratuitous instruction at 0. A. C. These came one from each senatorial and representative district of the state. They well nigh earned their tuition, for in addition to military drill they were required to get out with hoes and shovels and work the College farm. Parallel with the growth of the College is the growth of student enterprises. In the eighties, there were two literary societies, which seem to have expired from lack of interest in things literary. In 1891 the Hesperian Society, consisting of eighty wide-awake members, put electric lights in the assembly room of the “Ad” building. This society gave place to others of more limited membership. The Amicitian and Sorosis Societies were organized in 1895. Others followed as the Student Body increased in number. Now there are ten active literary societies, all of which are doing commendable work along literary lines. In addition to societies, numerous clubs have been formed by the students of the various courses. These afford an opportunity for the students to meet and discuss some of the practical problems relating to their chosen profession. Products of student activity since the year 1895, are the Barometer (formerly a monthly, now a weekly, paper), and the Athletic Association, embracing football, track, basketball, and baseball.
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