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President's Office Photographs, 1923-1998 (P 092)
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- Marilyn Mankey Mantay was an instructor in Elementary Psychology and administrative projective test speed from 1950 to 1952. She was born in 1923 in Los Angeles, California. She received her Associate of Arts from Los Angeles City College in 1943 and her Bachelor of Arts from University of California at Berkeley in 1945, in the fields of clinical psychology and French. She completed graduate work at Southern Methodist University and UCLA in clinical and social psychology, sociology, and anthropology, and intended to receive her Master of Arts in 1950. Before coming to OSC, she was employed part time at the University of California extension Department of Visual Instrument, and was formerly a psychometrist at the Veterans Administration. She was an experienced administrator of psychological tests such as the Rorschach, Wechsler-Bellevue, the Thematic Apperception test, and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory as diagnostic tests, on which she received training from the army. She presented a paper on the Rorschach test at a joint meeting of vocational advisors and administrators of the Office of Indian Affairs in Arizona and New Mexico. She was a member of Psi Chi at UCLA, a psychology honorary society; Ephebian Society of Los Angeles, a service organization; and was chairman of the Student Labor Board. She was hired at a salary of $3,600 and resigned at a salary of $3,960 in 1952.
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- Margaret Lucille Lawrence was an Assistant Professor in English. She was born in 1912 in Oelwein, Iowa. She was married to Gilbert N. Lawrence, and they had at least one son, named Richard, born in May, 1950. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Latin, with additional study in Library Science, from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1933, which she attended on scholarship and graduated maxima cum laude. She went on to attend graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, the University of California at Berkeley, and Florida State College for Women, from 1937-1943, working towards a Master of Arts in English and Latin. Her thesis for her master’s degree was titled “Limited Extent of the Influence of Plautus on the Comedy of Ben Jonson: A Study in J’s Independence.” She was hired as an Instructor in English in 1945, at a salary of $2,270. In the next year, she was promoted to Assistant Professor, and her salary was raised to $7,225. Before coming to OSC, she was an Instructor in English at Florida State College for Women, in Tallahassee, for two years, until her husband was stationed in Corvallis. She was also an high school instructor of Latin and English in Iowa for about seven years, teaching at Toledo Public High School and Dallas Public High School. She was part of the American Association of University Women, where she was the secretary elect from 1945-46. In 1970, she was named the first director of OSC’s new Writing Clinic, at the time housed in the English department, where she was tasked with teaching students grammatical proficiency. She created an “English Diagnostic Test” which was administered to Writing 121 students, which she used to identify struggling students and encourage them to visit the Writing Clinic. She was on numerous university and departmental committees, including the Writing Clinic Committee, of which she was chairman. She was a performer and director in Little Theater productions in both Corvallis and Albany, and was an active member of the Corvallis Women’s Civic Chorus. After working at OSC for 29 years, she retired in 1974, at a salary of $14,278, and was awarded the title of “Emeritus” upon retirement.
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- Miriam Augusta Wiggenhorn was an assistant professor and assistant director of the nursery school from 1946 to 1958, and then of Family Life from 1965 to 1970. She was born in 1908 in Ashland, Nebraska. She attended Pine Manor and University of Nebraska, graduating from the latter in 1931 with a Bachelor of Arts in English, History, and German. She attended graduate school at the University of Iowa, Purdue University, and Columbia University Teachers College, graduating from the latter in 1936 with a Master of Arts in Education, with additional study in child psychology. She had experience as a substitute teacher, and worked as Director of Nursery School for seven years at the National College of Education. She also spent three years as a teacher and assistant principal of the nursery school at the University of Chicago. For the 1945 summer session, she directed OSC’s nursery school. By the time she came to OSC, she had published a monograph, “The Survey of Public Schools
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- Helen Sterling Moor was Dean of Women at OSC from 1954 to 1966. She was born in 1900 in Toledo, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, with additional study in philosophy and history, from Smith College in 1925. She received her Master of Arts in student personnel administration, with additional study in administration and counseling, from Stanford University in 1935. She completed additional graduate study at the Teachers College of Columbia University and New York University. Her thesis for her master’s degree was “Orientation Programs in Public Junior Colleges.” She was active in AAUW, Business and Professional Women and various personnel organizations for many years, often serving as President or Vice-President. Her position as Dean of Women was not her first position at OSC. She previously worked as Assistant Preceptress of Waldo Hall for the year of 1926-27, and spent the next year serving as Secretary to the Dean of Women. She moved on to hold a number of administrative positions, including as Dean of Women and Registrar at Eastern Oregon College of Education, and Dean of Women at Northern Illinois State Teachers College. Altogether, she had 25 years of experience as a dean of women when OSC’s Dean Bash passed away in 1954. Several individuals contacted OSC recommending Dean Moor for the position, as she would bring “culture, education breadth, good looks, and thorough understanding of students to Oregon State College.” President Strand met with her in Chicago to discuss the position. Although she was receiving considerably more salary at Northern Illinois than OSC paid its Deans of Women, she felt very drawn to Oregon State. She did, however, wish to have enough money to support herself at retirement--and, at fifty years of age, this was an important concern to her. She agreed to move out west for no less than less than $7,500, which was still $360 less than she would receive at Illinois. She was offered $7,800, academic rank of Professor, and indefinite tenure on a twelve month basis, including a month’s vacation. President Strand requested a picture, and she sent what she referred to as “one very poor picture” and expressed she would take another as soon as possible. She received a number of letters from friends and acquaintances in Oregon expressing excitement about her appointment. She took sabbatical leave from March to July of 1961, for the purpose of obtaining information about cultures of European countries, and for rest and recreation. Unfortunately, she was called home near the end of her trip, as her mother suffered a stroke. She spent time with her family until it was time to return to Corvallis, on July 3rd. She retired at the mandatory retirement age at OSU in 1966, and thereafter accepted a position as Dean of Students and Director of Residences, at Beirut College for Women in Lebanon. She vacationed on her way to Beirut, where she was contracted for a two-year period. During the Israeli-Arab conflict in 1967 she was evacuated to Greece.
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- Ethel Kesler worked as an Instructor of Physical Education for Women at OSC from 1953 to 1956, where she began with an annual salary of $3,800.. She was born in 1928, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She attended Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Physical Education in 1949, with a minor in biology. During her years there, she was a member of Sigma Delta Pi, and graduated magna cum laude. For her graduate degree, she attended Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where she received her Master of Science in Hygiene and Physical Education. While there, she wrote a thesis on the “History of Standards of Extramural Competition.” She assisted with and taught college-level physical education at both institutions while attending them. After graduating, she worked as a teacher of physical education at the Mary C. Wheeler School in Providence, Rhode Island, from 1949 to 1952. She also was an avid camp counselor, and held the position of Head of Boating and Canoeing for three years at Camp Nawita in New York. She had a younger sister named Jane, with whom she lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia, before coming to work at OSC.
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- Dr. Selma E. Herr was an Assistant Professor in Education at Oregon State College in 1956. Herr was born in 1904, in Aberdeen, South Dakota. She received her Bachelor of Science in Child Development at Northern State Teachers College in 1930. She received her Master of Arts in Psychology from the University of Montana in 1935. Her Master’s thesis was, “Teaching Mentally Handicapped”. She then obtained her Ph.D. in Psychology and Elementary Education from the University of Texas in 1944. Her doctoral thesis was, “Pre-School Training and Reading for Spanish American Children”. Herr held many occupations before coming to work at Oregon State. She was an occupational therapist, head of the Fairmont, West Virginia Education Department, the director of the Tulane University Reading Laboratory, and a teacher trainer at the Ford Foundation at U.C.L.A. She was brought on as an assistant professor for Oregon State at an annual salary of $5,400. However, she withdrew from her appointment at Oregon State due to a surgical operation she had to undergo.
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- Miriam Scholl was Dean of Home Economics from 1954 to 1965. She was born in 1907 in Seattle, Washington, to parents George Warren Scholl and Emily Grosser. She received her Bachelor of Science in Institution Management, with minors in science and liberal arts, from the University of Washington in 1931. She began her teaching career at various colleges, spending four years as a faculty member of Montana State College. She earned her Master of Arts in Institution Management, with a minor in education foundations, from Columbia University Teachers College in 1939. She went on to earn her PhD. from the same institution, in educational foundations, with minors in educational administration guidance, home economics education, and higher education in 1954. After graduating, she joined the college as an instructor. She then spent three years as a home economist for a San Francisco industrial firm that manufactured dehydrated vegetables for the armed forces. She researched and traveled with army and navy personnel throughout the United States. In 1946, she spent a year in the British Zone of Germany working with “displaced persons” with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. She earned her Doctor of Education degree, and then she joined the faculty of University of Minnesota, where she became Associate Professor of Home Economics. Dean Scholl was part of the Home Economics Committee of the National Project in Agricultural Communications, a life member of the American Home Economics Association and the American Dietetics Association, and part of the AHEA Public Relations Committee, among many other committees. She spent three years on the International Farm Youth Exchange selection committee, and was part of the 4-H Club Summer School. She was part of the Governor’s Committee for Children and Youth. She received an official Certificate of Commendation from the State of Oregon in 1956, as “official recognition and appreciation for a valuable suggestion which has been adopted and which is an outstanding contribution to the improvement of State service.” She served on the editorial board of the Journal of Home Economics, and was the president of the Oregon Home Economics Association. She was hired in 1956 for $10,000 per year She took sabbatical leave with half salary in 1963 for the purpose of travel and further study. She hoped to learn more about how Home Economics material influence in the field of social work, and saw an opportunity for “mutual exchange and understanding” between the fields. She resigned in 1964, at which point she was earning $15,750 per year. She was a member of the Episcopalian church and a Democrat.
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- Kathryn Veneta Haskin Smith was a part-time instructor in education for a year in 1951, and rejoined the faculty as Director of the Teacher Placement Service in 1955, where she stayed until 1969. She was born in 1904. She studied at Central State College, Humbolt State College, Southern Oregon College, and the University of Oregon, graduating from the latter in 1948 with a Bachelor of Science in Social Science and Education. She earned her Master of Education from OSC in 1952, and worked as a part-time instructor in education during that time. She was hired at $2000 for a ten month term in 1951. After she graduated, she worked as an instructor and assistant professor at Southern Oregon College and General Extension Division. In 1955, she rejoined the faculty as an Assistant Professor and Director of Teacher Placement for $5400 per year. In 1965, she took the rank of Associate Professor. She took sabbatical leave from September 1964 to January of 1965 to travel, research, and study. She took full salary for this leave, as she had been in the state system of higher education for thirteen years and had never had a sabbatical leave before. Her report of her sabbatical leave was found excellent enough that it was circulated among other members of the faculty by President James H. Jensen. She retired in 1969, upon which she was awarded Emeritus status. She was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, treasurer of Delta Kappa Gamma, and had been President of the Ashland Teachers Association. She served as President of the Soroptimist International Group for a year, and was on the board of Directors for another three. She was a Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and was a member of the Republican State Committee.