A May Day pageant was one of OAC's traditions in the early 20th century. The queen and king of this May Day celebration were Marie Cathey and Charles Watts, seen in the center of the photograph. The pageants were typically held on the lawn to the southeast of the Administration Building (Benton Hall).
This view shows several early campus buildings, including (from left) Waldo Hall, the Armory and Gymnasium, Agriculture Hall (now Furman Hall), Benton Hall, and the Mechanical Building (now Kearney Hall).
These OAC women are standing outside the front entrance to the college's first Mechanical Hall. Part of one of the floors of this building was used as a gymnasium.
Aitken was participating in the Waldo Girls versus Town Girls track and field meet. This competition was a precursor to OSU's intramural sports program, which began in 1916.
This building was designed by Albany, OR, architect Charles Burggraf. It was built to provide classrooms and labs for agricultural departments and also included offices for the experiment station.
Members of the Pierian (women) and Jeffersonian (men) literary societies gathered for this picnic at the end of the 1909-10 school year. Although membership in the societies was segregated by gender, they conducted occasional joint meetings and social events. Individuals identified include: Bertha Edwards, Ho Patterson, Mabel Turlay, Mrs. Aitken, F. R. Brown, Keren Davis, Nillie Naill Nickerson, Ress Garrett, McNealy, Fayh Kitchin, Edna Harris Praether, Ruby Elliot, Alice Seedy, S. S. Palmer, Grace Wallace, Carl Herse, Marior Turley, and Mary Cate.
The Orange Owl was a college humor magazine published from 1920 to 1928 by the Orange Owl Chapter of the Hammer and Coffin National Honorary Society at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC). The magazine includes humorous and satirical pieces as well as cartoons and pen sketches created by students.
OAC's Vigilance Committee consisted of sophomores who instructed the freshman class members in the traditions of the college. George "Gap" Powell is in the front row (kneeling) in the white shirt.
This hand colored photograph shows Lady McDuff, a record setting White Leghorn chicken bred by OAC's renowned poultry program. In 1913 she laid 303 eggs, a record at the time.
This group of graduates posed on the lawn in front of the Administration Building (Benton Hall) -- women forming the apostrophe and the "1", and the men forming the "0."