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.
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.
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
Hester Hill Turner was a part-time instructor with the OSC School of Education from 1953 to 1954. She was born in 1917 in San Antonio, Texas. She was married to William Hoag Turner, who was born in 1903. In 1953, she was earning $2000, and in 1954 her position was terminated.
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.
From left to right: first row: M. J. Copley, R. S. Besse, R. W. Trullinger, P. S. Burgess, G. E. Hilbert; second row: J. H. Beaumont, R. H. Walker, J. W. Kalkus, M. T. Buchanan, W. A. Schoenfeld, H. C. Diehl, H. C. McPhee; third row: P. F. Sharp, J. R. Allgyer, F. DeEds, G. H. Brother, F. C. Bishopp, A. S. Curry, Clyde McKee, W. D. Ramage, R. M. Salter, J. E. Kraus, J. A. Hill, W. B. Van Arsdel, M. R. Miller, H. J. Henney, D. G. Sorber; fourth row: R. H. Nagel, C. H. Kunsman, H. S. Olcott, F. P. Griffiths, W. D. Maclay, R. R. Legault.
Left to right: first row: Clyde McKee, P. S. Eckert, P. F. Sharp, M. T. Buchanan, H. M. Briggs; second row: J. W. Kalkus, W. M. Scott, E. C. Elting, H. C. McPhee, R. S. Besse, D. A. Broadbent, A. S. Curry, W. B. Van Arsdel; third and fourth rows: W. D. Ramage, W. D. Maclay, E. F. Jansen, F. C. Bishopp, H. S. Owens, C. E. Fleming, F. E. Price, F. DeEds, R. H. Nagel, C. H. Kunsman, J. E. Kraus, H. Lineweaver, S. S. Wheeler, H. S. Olcott, W. Calhoun, G. H. Brother.