After the Memorial Union was completed in 1929, trees and shrubs were removed from various sites around campus and transplanted around the Memorial Union. Perhaps that was the destination for this large shrub which was apparently removed near Benton Hall (visible on the left).
E. E. Wilson standing by bicycle south of Administration Building, circa 1900. (Benton Hall in background) Eddy Elbridge Wilson graduated in 1889 with a B.S. From 1925-1940, Wilson was president then board member of the First National Bank of Corvallis. Wilson was also deeply involved with the community, working with the State Game Commission from 1935-1949 and the Corvallis Planning Commission from 1931-1941. At Oregon Agricultural College, Wilson served on the Board of Regents from 1906-1915 and 1924-1929. From 1925-1961, Wilson worked with the Memorial Union Board of Governors.