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 hygiene, millinery, nursing and emergency lectures. This department of the college work—the first of its kind on the Pacific Coast—soon became very popular, attracting students from all parts of the Northwest. "As the thoughts of men are widened by the process of the sun,** so it was here. The department of Household Economy developed into one of the schools of the College. The school at present offers four courses for graduation; viz: Household Science, Household Art, Household Administration, and Home Economics Education.

First School of Mechanic Arts. To learn a trade in the early days of Oregon one was required to serve an apprenticeship of three years. During this time the apprentice

was provided with the necessaries of life, but his time belonged to his master; hence ordinarily he received little or no school training during this period. Yet under our system of government that mechanic was to be an elector, possibly an officer of the law who required such a training as schools offered. There were many good schools, but they did not provide for manual training. Proceed as he might, the average DEAN GRANT A. covELL youth was, therefore, con fronted with a dilemma; for on the one hand there was trade learning with little or no schooling, while on the other hand there was schooling without trade learning. This situation was significant also for the reason that men had come tO