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21. Sketch of Irene Finley for California Monthly

Sketch of Irene Finley for California Monthly

22. Sam Graf, a member of the class of 1907 and, later, an influential member of the Oregon State Engineering faculty.

Sam Graf, a member of the class of 1907 and, later, an influential member of the Oregon State Engineering faculty.

Description: Born in Portland, Oregon, in August of 1887, Samuel H. Graf entered the Oregon Agricultural College in 1903 to study engineering. He received five engineering degrees from the college - B.S., Electrical Engineering (1907); E.E., Electrical Engineering (1908); B.S., Mechanical Engineering (1908); M.E., Mechanical Engineering (1909); and M.S., Electrical Engineering (1909). Between 1909 and 1954 Graf held several faculty positions in engineering at Oregon State. From 1909-1912 he was an instructor in mechanical engineering; from 1912-1920 he was the head of experimental engineering; head of the Department of Mechanics and Materials (1920-1934) and of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (1934-1954); director of engineering research (1928-1944); and director of the Engineering Experiment Station (1944-1954).

23. A female student posing during the OAC Spring Pageant

A female student posing during the OAC Spring Pageant

Description: The Spring Pageant, normally held in conjunction with May Day, incorporated skits and creative dance in celebration of the onset of Spring.

24. Frank Ballard at his desk on his first day as President of Oregon State College

Frank Ballard at his desk on his first day as President of Oregon State College

Description: After a distinguished career with the Oregon State College Extension Service, Frank Llewellyn Ballard was appointed as the college's eighth president in 1940. He served less than a year because of illness and returned to the Extension Service administration. Ballard was the first OSC alumnus to serve as president.

25. Jean Frances Frey, a forestry student, at Postage Stamp Lookout, Mt. Hood

Jean Frances Frey, a forestry student, at Postage Stamp Lookout, Mt. Hood

26. Harold Wilkins

Description: A member of the class of 1907, Wilkins composed the school fight song, "Hail to Old OAC."

27. Paul Valenti

Description: Paul Valenti (1920-2014) was integrally connected to Oregon State University for more that seventy years, beginning with his arrival on the Oregon State College campus as a student athlete in 1938. A member of the Beaver basketball squad during his undergraduate years, Valenti later served as freshman baseball coach, freshman basketball coach, head basketball coach and head tennis coach, spanning a time period from 1946-1970. He continued on as Assistant Athletic Director until retiring in 1982, and remained an enthusiastic ambassador for OSU until his death in 2014.

28. Genevieve Baum Gaskins

Genevieve Baum Gaskins

Description: Genevieve Baum Gaskins was a concert pianist and organist who taught music at OAC and elsewhere.

29. R. J. Nichols

Description: Richard Jeffrey Nichols was the librarian at Oregon Agricultural College from 1902 to 1908. A native Oregonian, Nichols was the first librarian not educated at OAC, earning his degree from Willamette University.

30. C. B. Mitchell

Description: Charles Buren Mitchell (1886-1955) joined the faculty of Oregon Agricultural College in 1920 to head the new Department of Speech. As department head, he established and developed the dramatics and forensics programs at Oregon State. More than 200 plays were produced under his administration. Mitchell retired in 1952; the College Playhouse was renamed in his honor as the Mitchell Playhouse in 1961.