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1. Corvallis College students and faculty standing outside the college building
Corvallis College students and faculty standing outside the college building
Description
This photo was likely taken soon before the college moved to its new location on the college farm.
2. Men forking hay and a horse pulling a hay rake on the college farm, OAC class of 1889
Men forking hay and a horse pulling a hay rake on the college farm, OAC class of 1889
3. Invitation to the cornerstone-laying event for the new college building
Invitation to the cornerstone-laying event for the new college building
Description
This building is Benton Hall today.
4. E. E. Wilson in his OAC cadet uniform
E. E. Wilson in his OAC cadet uniform
Description
Eddy Elbridge Wilson was born in Corvallis in 1869 and was a student at Oregon State when the school was still known as Corvallis College. He graduated in 1889. Later an attorney and bank executive, Wilson was heavily involved with numerous campus and community organizations, as well as the State Game Commission. He twice served on the OAC board of regents -- from 1906 to 1915 and from 1924 to 1929. Wilson died in 1961.
5. OAC cadets wearing grey uniforms and standing in formation near the south entrance to the Administration Building
OAC cadets wearing grey uniforms and standing in formation near the south entrance to the Administration Building
6. W. W. Bristow with Corvallis College students
W. W. Bristow with Corvallis College students
Description
Bristow served on the college faculty from 1882 to 1894. He was principal of the preparatory department and also taught classes in bookkeeping and beekeeping.
7. OAC class of 1881
OAC class of 1881
Description
Identified from left to right are Ida Burnett, Elmer E. Charman, Miss Jessie Taylor, and T. Leonard Charles [?]. Ida Burnett, later Ida Callahan, served as principal of OAC's preparatory department (1894-95), as Dean of Women (1906-07), and as an instructor of English from 1896 until her death in 1932. Callahan Hall is named for her.
8. James Collins, 1888
James Collins, 1888
Description
Collins was one of the first Native American students at Oregon State University. He was affiliated with the Siletz Tribe and graduated in 1888.
9. Corvallis College building
Corvallis College building
Description
The building had been remodeled and expanded in 1876 in order to accommodate a year-round preparatory department and an additional faculty member. Much of the lumber for the addition was donated by a member of the board of trustees, R. W. Brock of Corvallis.
10. 1883 faculty
1883 faculty
Description
Left to Right: E. E. Grimm, Prof. of Ag; Mrs. Ida Callahan, Assist. in Prep; B. L. Arnold, President; B. J. Hawthorn, Professor of Languages, Dr. Joseph Emery, Prof. of Math and Natural Sciences; W. W. Briston. Benjamin L. Arnold served as the President of Oregon Agricultural College from 1872-1892. Arnold constructed a curriculum structure, dividing studies into two departments, Literary and Scientific. Each department contained specific corresponding schools.
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