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12015-08-20T20:48:11-07:00Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896Men’s Fencing Class in the Men’s Gymnasium, 1930.8Men’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)plain2015-10-07T23:13:22-07:00HC0818_Mantle_instructor.jpgHarriet's Photograph CollectionKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-05T22:44:07-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29Theta Sigma Phi Members Performing a Stunt in Front of the Memorial Union, 19383Theta Sigma Phi members performing a stunt in front of the Memorial Union, 1938. Theta Sigma Phi is a national professional society for women in journalism and communications. It was created in 1909 by female journalism students at the University of Washington. Oregon State’s Alpha Eta chapter was established in 1924, replacing a predecessor organization called The Scribe. The national organization, now known as the Association for Women in Communications, allowed men to become members in 1972. (HC 1182)plain2015-10-12T21:29:15-07:00HC1182.jpgHarriet's Photograph CollectionKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-09-22T19:21:24-07:00Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896Benny Beaver, 19392Benny 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)plain2015-10-09T20:30:51-07:00P_17_1198.jpgAlumni Relations PhotographsKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-05T22:06:21-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29Dedication of the Chemistry Building, December 2, 19392Dedication of the Chemistry Building, December 2, 1939. President Peavy (front row, right), Governor Charles Sprague (front row, center) Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter (second row, second from left) and members of the State Board of Higher Education attended the dedication of the building – one of a handful of buildings built at any public higher education campus in Oregon in the 1930s. Board member Beatrice Walton Sackett is in the front row, left. Linus Pauling (not pictured) was also at the building’s dedication. (P16:733)plain2015-10-23T21:16:31-07:00P_16_733.jpg44.567720, -123.276629Buildings PhotographsKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-05T22:07:52-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29View of the Library Quad and West Campus, ca. 19302View of the Library quad and west campus, ca. 1930. This photo shows several of the buildings constructed during Kerr’s administration, including the Men’s Dormitory (Weatherford Hall), the Memorial Union (dome is visible), Agriculture Hall, the Women’s Building, the Home Economics Building, Snell Hall, the Commerce Building, the Library, and the Bandstand. (P17:31)plain2015-10-23T21:18:40-07:00P_17_31.jpg44.565840, -123.275996Alumni Relations PhotographsKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-07T22:13:05-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29Brush Mower Developed by the School of Forestry, ca. 19392Brush mower developed by the School of Forestry, ca. 1939. Practical labor saving devices, such as this modified truck made into an early “brush hog,” were important research projects, especially during World War II when Oregon experienced a severe labor shortage in both industry and agriculture. (HC 849)plain2015-10-07T23:42:42-07:00HC0849_forestry_brush_mower.jpgHarriet's Photograph CollectionKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-05T22:19:20-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29William Arthur Jensen, ca. 19302William Arthur Jensen, ca. 1930. Jensen (1881 -1945) served as executive secretary for presidents Kerr and Peavy and was a member of the college’s administrative council. He came to OAC in 1907. After President Kerr was in an auto accident and needed nearly a year to recover, Jensen served as the de facto president of OAC during Kerr’s hiatus. The campus gates were dedicated to Jensen for his strong support of WPA art projects on campus during the 1930s. (HC 258)plain2015-10-07T23:49:06-07:00HC0258_Jensen_portrait.jpgHarriet's Photograph CollectionKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-05T22:20:30-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29M. Ellwood Smith, ca. 19322M. Ellwood Smith, ca. 1932. Smith (1884-1966) was dean of Oregon State’s Lower Division from 1932 to 1949. He came to OAC in 1919 as professor of English and Dean of Basic Arts and Sciences. Smith was well known for his humorous commentaries, often about other faculty members and usually written in verse. Photo by McCullagh Studio, Berkeley, California. (HC 354)plain2015-10-07T23:49:22-07:00HC0354_Smith_portrait.jpgHarriet's Photograph CollectionKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12015-10-05T21:07:49-07:00Keenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29Professor Earl L. Packard Examining a Fossilized Sea Turtle Skull, ca. 1935.1Professor Earl L. Packard examining a fossilized sea turtle skull, ca. 1935. Packard was a paleontologist who came to OSC from the University of Oregon in 1932 as a part of the consolidation of the School of Science at Oregon State. He served as the Dean of Science from 1932 to 1938, as chair of the geology department from 1932 to 1950, and as director of OSC’s Research Council from 1932 to 1946. (HC 1038)plain2015-10-05T21:07:49-07:00HC1038_Packard_turtle_skull.jpgKeenan Ward2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29