Willi Unsoeld exhibits a rappelling position. Unsoeld earned a BS in physics at Oregon State in 1951. He helped to establish the OSC Mountain Club. He taught religious studies at Oregon State in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1963 he became part of the first group of mountain climbers from the U.S. to scale Mt. Everest. Unsoeld died in an accident on Mt. Rainier in 1979.
At that time the tennis courts were located in the northeast corner of the Memorial Union quad. Simms is in the center of the photograph, and team captain George Speros is on the left. The 1932 squad went 3-2, defeating Willamette University twice and Reed College, but losing twice to the University of Oregon. The Home Economics Building (Milam Hall) is in the background.
In 1929-1930, Oregon State offered physical eduction classes in field hockey, as well as intramural competition. This image was taken in the library quad. Agriculture Hall (now Strand Agriculture Hall) is in the background.