Columbus Day windstorm damage, 1962. On Columbus Day in 1962 (October 12th), a severe windstorm (75 mph sustained winds) moved inland from the Pacific Ocean and caused $50,000 damage to the OSU campus. Fifty-five trees were destroyed and another 43 were damaged including many in the Memorial Union quadrangle as shown here.
Kidder Hall served as the Library for OAC and OSC. This particular shot was made on the evening of November 19, 1936. The fog that evening made the building seem to be a beacon of knowledge in an infinite darkness.
The Lady of the Fountain was a gift of the class of 1902 and constructed shortly after graduation. It was the second class gift presented to OSU in school history and was located on Lowe Campus just west of the intersection of where Madison Street today crosses 9th Street. On January 21, 1929, the statue was found destroyed.