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A major step forward in Oregon State’s ability to provide and “promote the liberal and practical education” called for in the 1862 Morrill Act was the 1959 establishment of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, which was able to grant degrees in each of those divisions. The creation of this school was a key factor in Oregon State’s achievement of university designation in March 1961.

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Zoology Lab with Museum Collection, ca. 1892
Surveying Class, 1907
Students Working with Farm Equipment in the Farm Mechanics Building, ca. 1912 Students working with farm equipment in the Farm Mechanics Building, ca. 1912. The building featured space for demonstration and operation of heavy farm equipment, machinery for testing farm equipment, and included a wide variety of representative machines. The 1914-15 college catalog stated “all of this expensive equipment is available to students in Farm Mechanics in the regular and short course work.” This building is Gilmore Hall today. (P47:1)
Examples of Furniture Made by Industrial Arts Students, ca. 1915
Dean Ava Milam and Graduate Student Caroline Chen, ca. 1927 Dean Ava Milam and graduate student Caroline Chen, ca. 1927. Chen, who was from Peking (now Beijing), was one of the first home economics graduate students from China to attend Oregon State. Milam developed strong relationships with many Pacific Rim countries, including China, Korea, and Japan, and many students came to Oregon State because of her work in those countries. (MSS – Ava Milam Clark Papers)
Rockne at OAC Summer Session Coaching School, ca. 1927
Men’s Fencing Class in the Men’s Gymnasium, 1930. Men’s fencing class in the Men’s Gymnasium, 1930. The college catalog stated that the physical education department “offers every man in the College an opportunity for wholesome participation in nearly every branch of recognized physical activity.” Those activities included swimming, boxing, polo, rowing, wrestling, fencing, tumbling, golf, cross country, speedball and playground ball. This photo was taken by Howell’s Studio, Corvallis. (HC 818)
Book Orders for Veterans Ready for Distribution in the Memorial Union Ballroom, ca. 1947
Teaching in the New Wing of the Home Economics Building, January 1954
Associate Registrar Eva Blackwell Prepares Diplomas for Commencement, 1963
Art Student Making a Lithograph in a Print Making Class, Fall 1969