Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Hoarb of I I'. W. Benson : J. 1). dwell . » A. Buxton ? K. K. Wilson !• J. II. Ackerman egent0 2 Mrs. Clara Waldo 4 Ci. K. Chamberlain « I. K. Weatherford 5 W. I . Ready 10 W. W. Cotton 23

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$toarb of lAegenta • tkt OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE AND EX PER IM ENT ST ATION Officers Hon. J. K. Weatherford. President Hon. E. E. Wilson, Secretary . Hon. B. F. Irvine, Treasurer . . Albany Corvallis Portland Ex- O ffic io Me in be rs Hon. George E. Chamberlain, Governor of the State..................................Salem Hon. F. W. Benson. Secretary of State . Salem Hon. J. H. Ackerman, Superintendent of Public Instruction.........................Salem Hon. Austin Buxton. Master of State Grange Forest Grove Appointed by the Governor Hon. J. T. Apferson, Parkplace . Term esfiirti . . . 1010 Hon. V. P. Ready, Portland . . . . 1910 Hon. J. K. Weatherford, Albany . . . 1010 Hon. John D. Olwei.l. Central Point . , . 1912 Hon. William W. Cotton, Portland . . . 1012 Hon. Walter M. Pierce. Pendleton . . . . 1912 Mrs. Clara H. Waldo. Macleay . . . . 1915 Hon. E. E. Wilson. Corvallis . . . . . 1015 Hon. B. F. Irvine. Corvallis .... . . . 1015

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By J. (i. ScHKOKPKK, 'os. When a certain old “Grad propounded that query. “Where am I ? upon returning to the scenes of his early exploits, on the campus of his clear old Alma Mater, he propounded a question that from the point of its significance is classical indeed. “Where am Iv’ or “What wonders hath the Lord wrought?’’ i aborf all the poor old graduate can say when his restless spirit calls him back to where still linger the sweetest flowers of memory. No matter where he goes, that question occurs to him. for such changes have been wrought lx th inside and out. visible and invisible, that all he can do is to stand with mouth agape, and exclaim: “Well, it beats old Nico-detnus.” Naturally enough, the old “Grad feels a bit envious of the younger generation, ‘ who are enjoying the privileges that he was unahic to enjoy when he was younger : but still his heart goes forth in exultation and his soul rejoices that he can. at least, claim the hotter and distinction of having once been here and participated in the privileges, such as they were. I’neon sc ottslv he repeats, with variations probably, the words of the poet. “Breathes there a ‘grail’ with soul so dead. Who never to himself hath said. ‘This is my own. my Alma Mater.' After the fir t storm of his amazement has passed, and the agitations of his turbulent mind quieted, he avails himself of the first calm and asks another question. “What agency has been at work that has made all this possible?” If he should address this inquiry to some democratic freshman, some spra-soplristicated sophomore, some ‘dyed-in-the-wool. hard-working ( ?) junior, some faculty-bluffing, aristocratic senior, some “befo'-dc-wab alumnus, some serious-minded professor, or even some plain, every-day citizen of the state, all would with one accord acclaim that the transforming power has been the man at the helm. Hr. William Jasper Kerr. Yes. it has been Dr. Kerr at work, and this only his second year. too. We judge men by their fruits, and with this harvest so early before us. we venture another query. “What will he accomplish iti the years to come? Some one has described him as being a “go-getter. and he surely is. He is a goer, and the way he goes isn’t what you call fast; it is an improvement on “greased lightning. But the way he gets things has caused many a man to assume an upright, silting posture and take careful observations. Just the way lie got the $.’{70,000 appropriation from an Oregon Legislature for a state educational institution is suffic ent to place the laurel on his brow and credit him “the champion getter. But he has obtained other things aside from that which are worthy f our consideration: the bringing or a convention of national college presidents to Portland, and gaining the confidence of the people, the love of his students, and the respect of the alumni: and securing as friends of the institution the press of the state, which hitherto had manifested only a lukewarm attitude. Yes, he has accomplished so much in these two years of labor: he has laid the foundations for the “greater O. A. C.. advanced the standards, strengthened the faculty, and educated the people up to a full appreciation of the Oregon Agricultural College. His consummate capacity for perfect-irg arrangements to bring land-grant colleges into potential and militant 24