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164 came few people took the trouble to vote. Less than a hundred votes were cast in Portland, while in many places no polls were opened. Five counties made no returns to the Secretary. Eugene City having received the largest majority of the votes became the seat of justice; but the election was ignored, and both the Legislature and the Supreme Court assembled at Salem in December.

Corvallis College Founded. Corvallis College took its name from Corvallis, the town in which it was located. In 1856, the edifice housing the institution was erected by a private corporation; and although called a college, it was opened as an academy. In 1858, Corvallis College was chartered as a non-sectarian school. Later the property belonging to the institution was transferred to the Pacific Conference of the M. E. Church South. In 1865, Rev. William Finley was chosen president and the school offered an advanced course of instruction leading to the degree of bachelor of arts. In 1868, the college was incorporated by the M. E. Church South. Also, during that year it was designated by the legislature of Oregon as the Oregon Agricultural College. Upon the resignation of President Finley, Dr. B. L. Arnold was chosen president, and the chair of agriculture was established in Corvallis College with Professor B. J. Hawthorne as director; whereupon