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A Photographic History of Oregon State University
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Class of 1904 “Flunk Day” Celebration, Spring 1904
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Class of 1904 “Flunk Day” celebration, spring 1904. The students utilized a steam-powered tractor, “the latest in hayride conveyances,” to pull their wagons on this outing. (HC 8)
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Students Haying on the College Farm, ca. 1890
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Students haying on the college farm, ca. 1890. One aspect of student life at OAC in the late 19th century was the requirement that agriculture students work five hours per week on the farm or in the garden during fall and spring terms. According to the 1890-91 college catalog, students received no pay for this work, but the “labor will be made instructive as far as possible.” During winter term, students worked in the mechanical shops. This photo was taken along the southern boundary of the original college farm. Sitting on the farm implement and holding a haying fork is E.E. Wilson, Class of 1889, who was enrolled as a post-graduate student in 1890-91. (P25:1288)
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Members of the Class of 1902 with Their Class Gift, the Lady of the Fountain, 1903
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Members of the class of 1902 with their class gift, the Lady of the Fountain, 1903. The fountain was located on lower campus approximately where Madison Avenue is today and thirty yards west of 9th Street. (P25:1211)
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Class of 1904 “Flunk Day” Celebration, Spring 1904
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Class of 1904 “Flunk Day” celebration, spring 1904. The students utilized a steam-powered tractor, “the latest in hayride conveyances,” to pull their wagons on this outing. (HC 8)
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Students and Faculty Assembled in the Administration Building, ca. 1905
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Students and faculty assembled in the Administration Building, ca. 1905. The assembly hall, sometimes referred to as the chapel, was located in the middle of the second floor of what is now Benton Hall. In the first few years after the building was opened, the space was used for chapel services, which students were required to attend. It was also used for general assemblies, as well as lectures and musical performances. This area later became the library reading room. (P16:699)
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Junior-Senior Football Game, December 4, 1909
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Junior-Senior football game, December 4, 1909. Athletic competitions between classes were common in the early 20th century. Football games played in the snow were uncommon – rain was the usual weather element in early December. (P17:1300)
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Waldo Hall Reception, ca. 1910
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Waldo Hall reception, ca. 1910. Waldo Hall included a large living room area that was suitable for events such as this reception. Some of the columns are still visible on Waldo Hall’s second floor. (P25:1220)
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Volleyball Game South of Science Hall (Furman Hall), ca. 1915
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Volleyball game south of Science Hall (Furman Hall), ca. 1915. Informal outdoor activities were an important part of student life. By the end of the 1910s, OAC had developed a robust intramural sports program for both men and women. (P25:315)
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Residents in the Margaret Snell Hall Living Room, ca. 1925
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Residents in the Margaret Snell Hall living room, ca. 1925. Snell Hall (Ballard Extension Hall) opened in 1921 as residence hall for women. Like Waldo Hall, it included a large, comfortable common living room area complete with fireplace. This image appeared in the 1926 Beaver yearbook. (P16:995)
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Local Business Exposition, 1929
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Local business exposition, 1929. Oregon State has a long history of hosting special events, both affiliated and not affiliated with the school. This exposition, held in the arena portion of the Armory (McAlexander Fieldhouse) featured many local businesses, especially auto dealers. (Courtesy Benton County Historical Society, #20020910018)
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Benny Beaver, 1939
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Benny Beaver appearance, Nov. 18, 1939. Although Ken Austin is credited with being the first student to appear as Benny Beaver in the fall of 1952, another student made a one time appearance thirteen years before Austin’s debut. This card-playing stunt occurred during the halftime of the OSC-California game and was witnessed by nine thousand fans. OSC won 21-0. (P17:1198)
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Marian Stebbinger Playing the Chimes, 1947
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Marian Stebbinger playing the chimes, 1947. The chimes, located in Benton Hall, were a gift of the alumni association and could be heard twice daily. In 1957 Oregon State raised funds for a carillon, which was installed in the Memorial Union. For many years the carillon has chimed out the Fight Song and the Alma Mater at 5:00 p.m. each day. The carillon was automated in the 1990s with a digital sound system. (HC 726)
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Students Sunbathing on the Roof of Snell Hall, ca. 1962
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Students sunbathing on the roof of Snell Hall, ca. 1962. OSU students to this day “catch some rays” on the first warm and sunny days in the spring. Snell Hall was used as a women’s residence hall from 1958 to 1973. (P57:1152)
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A Sea of Umbrellas, Parker Stadium, ca. 1971
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A sea of umbrellas, Parker Stadium, ca. 1971. Rain during late fall football games at OSU is almost a sure bet. Umbrellas were a common site at OSU football games for decades. Because they often interfered with other fans’ views, they later were banned from football games. (P195, Acc. 97:015)
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Winners of the Six-Kilometer Homecoming Fun Run with Benny Beaver, 1983
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Winners of the six-kilometer Homecoming Fun Run with Benny Beaver, 1983. Sponsored by the Alumni Association Student Council, the fun run is typical of more contemporary homecoming events. (P57:7363)
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Campus Recycling Crew, 1992
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Campus Recycling crew, 1992. Recycling and other sustainability issues have been part of OSU’s campus culture for many years. During World War II, OSC students regularly participated in scrap metal drives and recycling of nylon stockings – materials badly needed for the war effort. Today’s Campus Recycling program was established as a part of Property Management Dept. in 1979, and originally focused on paper recycling. Campus Recycling’s current program is very comprehensive, and includes paper, metal, glass, plastic, cardboard, batteries, and computer/electronics recycling, collection of compostable food waste and packaging material, and educational events to inform the campus community about sustainability and waste reduction. (P57, Accession 2006:046)
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Students and Faculty Assembled in the Administration Building, ca. 1905
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Students and faculty assembled in the Administration Building, ca. 1905. The assembly hall, sometimes referred to as the chapel, was located in the middle of the second floor of what is now Benton Hall. In the first few years after the building was opened, the space was used for chapel services, which students were required to attend. It was also used for general assemblies, as well as lectures and musical performances. This area later became the library reading room. (P16:699)
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Surveying Class, 1907
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Surveying class, 1907. Surveying courses were part of the curriculum for engineering, agriculture and forestry students. Mechanical Hall (now Kearney Hall) is in the background. Students learning modern surveying techniques are still a common site on campus, though for several decades they have included female students. (HC 607)
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Portrait of Elizabeth Hoover, Class of 1901
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Portrait of Elizabeth Hoover, Class of 1901. Hoover married Jay Bowerman, a future governor of Oregon, and was the mother of University of Oregon track coach and Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman. While at OAC, she played on the women’s basketball team. She returned to OAC to earn a second degree in home economics in 1916, and taught school for a number of years. (HC 534)
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Senior Portrait of Harold A. Wilkins, Class of 1907
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Senior portrait of Harold A. Wilkins, Class of 1907. Wilkins was the composer of Hail to Old OAC, which has been OSU’s fight song (with minor revisions to the title and words over the years) since 1914. He composed the piece while in law school at the University of Michigan. (P25:3196)
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Class of 1904 “Flunk Day” Celebration, Spring 1904
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Class of 1904 “Flunk Day” celebration, spring 1904. The students utilized a steam-powered tractor, “the latest in hayride conveyances,” to pull their wagons on this outing. (HC 8)
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Junior-Senior Football Game, December 4, 1909
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Junior-Senior football game, December 4, 1909. Athletic competitions between classes were common in the early 20th century. Football games played in the snow were uncommon – rain was the usual weather element in early December. (P17:1300)
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Members of the Class of 1902 with Their Class Gift, the Lady of the Fountain, 1903
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Members of the class of 1902 with their class gift, the Lady of the Fountain, 1903. The fountain was located on lower campus approximately where Madison Avenue is today and thirty yards west of 9th Street. (P25:1211)
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