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11. View of campus looking east from Agriculture Hall.

View of campus looking east from Agriculture Hall.

Description: Prominent in the foreground is the Bandstand. Visible from left to right are the Administration Building (present day Benton Hall), the Paleontology Lab (present day Women's Center) and Science Hall (present day Furman Hall). Downtown Corvallis is seen in the distance. Visible are the Benton County Courthouse, the central school and the Presbyterian Church.

12. Women's Center

13. Paleontology Lab (now the Women's Center)

Paleontology Lab (now the Women's Center)

Description: This building was constructed in 1892 to house the agricultural experiment station. The station's chemistry lab was in the basement. The building was expanded in 1920, and since 1973 has served as the home of OSU's Women's Center.

14. Administration Building (now Benton Hall), Station Building (now the Women's Center), and the Trysting Tree

Administration Building (now Benton Hall), Station Building (now the Women's Center), and the Trysting Tree

15. E. E. Wilson with bicycle

E. E. Wilson with bicycle

Description: 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.

16. Administration Building (now Benton Hall) and the Station Building (now the Women's Center)

Administration Building (now Benton Hall) and the Station Building (now the Women's Center)

Description: Photograph used in the Alpha Hall booklet for 1905-1906.

17. Oregon Agricultural College building montage

Oregon Agricultural College building montage

Description: Composite cyanotype photograph of Oregon Agricultural College buildings. Buildings shown starting at the top left are: Mechanical Hall, Fairbanks Hall and The Greenhouses. View of campus with Benton Hall in background. Women's Center Building (Station Building), Alpha Hall, The Farm and Benton Hall in the center of photo

18. Cadets walking line abreast on lower campus, circa 1920

Cadets walking line abreast on lower campus, circa 1920

Description: Group of cadets walking line abreast across field below Benton Hall. Based on uniform caps the post-WWI era is indicated. Officer walking toward the group is wearing the WWI era puttee wrap leggings. This group is probably "policing" the field (looking for trash to pick up). Benton Hall in background.

19. Oregon Agricultural College students on the steps of the Station Building (now the Women's Center Building)

Oregon Agricultural College students on the steps of the Station Building (now the Women's Center Building)

Description: Fred Buchanan, Brady Burnett, Edward Getty Emmett, and Erma Laurence have been identified.

20. An OAC chemistry class posing at the foot of the Chemistry Building, 1892

An OAC chemistry class posing at the foot of the Chemistry Building, 1892

Description: This chemistry class is shown on the steps of the new Chemistry Building (also known at the time as the Laboratory or Station Building; now known as the Women's Center) soon after its completion in early 1892. According to the 1891-92 catalog, the new building had "thirty students' working desks, each of which is supplied with water, gas, and drawers with shelves for the necessary re-agents and apparatus." All students at the college were required to take chemistry during their first and second years, four terms for Agriculture and Mechanics students, and three terms for Home Economics students. G. W. Shaw (with large mustache at far left in top row wearing dark suit and tie) joined the college faculty as a Professor of Chemistry and Physics in the 1891-1892 academic year and taught at OAC until 1900.