In addition to classroom and lab work, OAC students studying entomology in 1890 were required to do fieldwork during their third year. According to the 1890-91 college catalog, “each student will, under the instructor’s direction, learn how to work with insecticides, and will be required to carry on experiments to discover the best means of preventing insect ravages.”
Present day Benton Hall once served as the administration building for Oregon Agricultural College. The original Mechanical Hall, which burned down in 1898, is pictured at right.
The Benton County Courthouse was designed by architect Delos D. Neer. Construction was completed in 1889. Today it is the oldest courthouse in Oregon still used for its original purpose.
The new College President, John M. Bloss, arrived in Corvallis on June 3rd and conferred degrees to the Class of 1892 at the Commencement program on June 29th. Bloss is the tallest man in the back row. John D. Letcher, Acting President in 1892 until Bloss' arrival, is standing to Bloss' left and in front of him.
