William Jasper Kerr was the sixth president of Oregon Agricultural College from 1907-1932. Kerr increased the size of the campus with 25 new buildings, including Memorial Union, Milam Hall, and the Women's Building. Kerr also established numerous colleges, including engineering, agriculture, and home economics. After 25 years as president, Kerr became Oregon's first chancellor of higher education.
The Veterinary Clinic included an amphitheater for instruction, dissection lab, animal stalls, and "ample capacity for storing feed, and for housing guinea pigs and rabbits."