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1. Navigating high water during a flood on the OSC campus
Navigating high water during a flood on the OSC campus
2. Fred Tonge posing with the PDP-11 computer
Fred Tonge posing with the PDP-11 computer
3. 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).
4. Female students and children at "Practice House" (Withycombe House)
Female students and children at "Practice House" (Withycombe House)
Description
The Practice House, first established at Withycombe House in 1916, was used for instruction in Home Economics. The curriculum included "Practice Housekeeping" and work with "Practice Babies" - local infants used to teach the basics of caring for a baby.
5. Tractor parade
Tractor parade
6. OAC Students' Army Training Corps members eating in the College Armory
OAC Students' Army Training Corps members eating in the College Armory
7. Students working in the OAC Chemistry Laboratory
Students working in the OAC Chemistry Laboratory
Description
This lab would have been in what was called Science Hall in 1915. Today it is Furman Hall.
8. OAC Station Building
OAC Station Building
Description
This building was constructed in 1892 to accommodate the offices of the Agricultural Experiment Station. The station's chemistry lab was in the basement. Since 1973 it has served as the Women's Center.
9. 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.
10. An unidentified Oregon State freshman in his "rook lid."
An unidentified Oregon State freshman in his "rook lid."
Description
For many years, freshman boys at Oregon State were required, per campus tradition, to wear "rook lids" - also known as "freshman beanies" - on certain days of the week. At the conclusion of the school year, freshmen students often burned their beanies at a ceremony called "The Burning of the Green."
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