Paul Petri was the Head of the Music department at Oregon State University from 1924-1947. Lillian Jeffreys Petri was a faculty member in Music during this same time period.
The Experimental College was established in 1968 as part of the “free university movement” to provide the OSU community with opportunities for self-enrichment and experimentation in a casual setting with no grades. Classes were wide-ranging, including foreign language conversational skills, skiing, home-buying, and whale-watching. The harmonica class was one of the most popular. The program ended in the 1990s. This photo appeared in the 1989 yearbook.
