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- Adelaide Lake was an Instructor and Associate Professor of Journalism. She was born in 1897, in Harrisburg, Oregon. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Oregon in 1920, and attended Oregon State College from 1939 to 1940 for graduate study in education. She began teaching at OSC in 1940 as a half-time instructor, and attended University of Oregon for a term, while still working in Corvallis. She received her master’s degree from OSC in 1942. She was a reporter and department editor at the Oregonian for about 14 years; she also owned and edited a weekly newspaper in Sheridian, Oregon, for two years. Her practical experience in the journalism field was highly valued, and in 1942, she was offered the position of editor of the Oregon Educational Journal if/when the present editor was called into military service. To secure her employment, OSC raised her rank and salary from a part-time instructor, making $1800, to assistant professor with a salary of $2,250. She was granted sabbatical leave in 1955 for the spring and summer terms, while she attended classes at Stanford, University of Washington, and a college in Ames, Iowa. While on sabbatical, she attended a national convention of Theta Sigma Pi, a journalism honorary society for women, of which she was an active member. She periodically sent updates to her OSC coworkers, some of whom were astonished that she chose to go to Iowa during the heat of summer. In 1951, she was promoted to Associate Professor. In 1960, she suffered a fall and was incapacitated for winter and spring terms, but, as a valued member of the staff, received full pay for winter term. She reached mandatory retirement age in the summer session of 1963, but continued teaching through her summer classes, receiving an annual salary of $8,800. She was an incredibly well-liked and respected figure on campus, and higher-ups requested that she be allowed to continue teaching on a part-time basis for the following two years. She insisted on retiring after the conclusion of spring term of 1965, for her health. She worked at OSU for 23 years, and reached emeritus rank before retiring. Professor Lake was a legacy at OSC, as her maternal grandfather, Joseph Emery, a Southern Methodist minister, taught at Corvallis College 1865-71, while her great-uncle-in-law, W.A. Finley, was president.
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- Miriam Scholl was Dean of Home Economics from 1954 to 1965. She was born in 1907 in Seattle, Washington, to parents George Warren Scholl and Emily Grosser. She received her Bachelor of Science in Institution Management, with minors in science and liberal arts, from the University of Washington in 1931. She began her teaching career at various colleges, spending four years as a faculty member of Montana State College. She earned her Master of Arts in Institution Management, with a minor in education foundations, from Columbia University Teachers College in 1939. She went on to earn her PhD. from the same institution, in educational foundations, with minors in educational administration guidance, home economics education, and higher education in 1954. After graduating, she joined the college as an instructor. She then spent three years as a home economist for a San Francisco industrial firm that manufactured dehydrated vegetables for the armed forces. She researched and traveled with army and navy personnel throughout the United States. In 1946, she spent a year in the British Zone of Germany working with “displaced persons” with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. She earned her Doctor of Education degree, and then she joined the faculty of University of Minnesota, where she became Associate Professor of Home Economics. Dean Scholl was part of the Home Economics Committee of the National Project in Agricultural Communications, a life member of the American Home Economics Association and the American Dietetics Association, and part of the AHEA Public Relations Committee, among many other committees. She spent three years on the International Farm Youth Exchange selection committee, and was part of the 4-H Club Summer School. She was part of the Governor’s Committee for Children and Youth. She received an official Certificate of Commendation from the State of Oregon in 1956, as “official recognition and appreciation for a valuable suggestion which has been adopted and which is an outstanding contribution to the improvement of State service.” She served on the editorial board of the Journal of Home Economics, and was the president of the Oregon Home Economics Association. She was hired in 1956 for $10,000 per year She took sabbatical leave with half salary in 1963 for the purpose of travel and further study. She hoped to learn more about how Home Economics material influence in the field of social work, and saw an opportunity for “mutual exchange and understanding” between the fields. She resigned in 1964, at which point she was earning $15,750 per year. She was a member of the Episcopalian church and a Democrat.
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- Miriam Scholl was Dean of Home Economics from 1954 to 1965. She was born in 1907 in Seattle, Washington, to parents George Warren Scholl and Emily Grosser. She received her Bachelor of Science in Institution Management, with minors in science and liberal arts, from the University of Washington in 1931. She began her teaching career at various colleges, spending four years as a faculty member of Montana State College. She earned her Master of Arts in Institution Management, with a minor in education foundations, from Columbia University Teachers College in 1939. She went on to earn her PhD. from the same institution, in educational foundations, with minors in educational administration guidance, home economics education, and higher education in 1954. After graduating, she joined the college as an instructor. She then spent three years as a home economist for a San Francisco industrial firm that manufactured dehydrated vegetables for the armed forces. She researched and traveled with army and navy personnel throughout the United States. In 1946, she spent a year in the British Zone of Germany working with “displaced persons” with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. She earned her Doctor of Education degree, and then she joined the faculty of University of Minnesota, where she became Associate Professor of Home Economics. Dean Scholl was part of the Home Economics Committee of the National Project in Agricultural Communications, a life member of the American Home Economics Association and the American Dietetics Association, and part of the AHEA Public Relations Committee, among many other committees. She spent three years on the International Farm Youth Exchange selection committee, and was part of the 4-H Club Summer School. She was part of the Governor’s Committee for Children and Youth. She received an official Certificate of Commendation from the State of Oregon in 1956, as “official recognition and appreciation for a valuable suggestion which has been adopted and which is an outstanding contribution to the improvement of State service.” She served on the editorial board of the Journal of Home Economics, and was the president of the Oregon Home Economics Association. She was hired in 1956 for $10,000 per year She took sabbatical leave with half salary in 1963 for the purpose of travel and further study. She hoped to learn more about how Home Economics material influence in the field of social work, and saw an opportunity for “mutual exchange and understanding” between the fields. She resigned in 1964, at which point she was earning $15,750 per year. She was a member of the Episcopalian church and a Democrat.
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- Clytie May Workinger was a secretary in the School of Agriculture and Vocational Education, and an Appointment Secretary. She was employed at OSC from 1910 to 1955. She was born in 1889 in Shedds, Oregon. She began at OAC in 1910 as a stenographer for $600 per year. She took a number of other positions as secretary, including in the Office of the Dean and Director of Agriculture, and with the School of Agriculture. She took the position of Secretary of the School of Vocational Education in 1918, for $1400 per year. In 1923, she was given the rank of Assistant Professor, despite the fact that she did not have a bachelor’s degree. She joined the Placement Office in 1928, where she remained for the next 27 years. In 1927, she took a leave of absence to stay in Arizona. She had contracted tuberculosis and her physician advised her that with rest, diet, and heliotherapy for several months she could get the disease under control. While on leave, she kept in touch with her office, visited schools where OAC students were teaching, and visited schools where she thought she could place teacher graduates the following year. Many people expressed their appreciation for Workinger’s work. L.B. Mayfield, Assistant Superintendent of City Schools, wrote that she was always available and ready to help to the point that she “appeared to be on a twenty-four hour day.” Her help directed them to “think of Oregon State first in filling our vacancies.” H.E. Summers, Chief of the Bureau of Readjustment Education, wrote that she was a “true ambassadress of good will and the ideal for which Oregon State College stands.” She retired in 1955 as an Assistant Professor Emeritus of Education. She was a member of the American Association of Appointment Secretaries, the OSTA, and the College Folk Club. She was also a member of the the United Presbyterian Church.
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- Helen Sterling Moor was Dean of Women at OSC from 1954 to 1966. She was born in 1900 in Toledo, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, with additional study in philosophy and history, from Smith College in 1925. She received her Master of Arts in student personnel administration, with additional study in administration and counseling, from Stanford University in 1935. She completed additional graduate study at the Teachers College of Columbia University and New York University. Her thesis for her master’s degree was “Orientation Programs in Public Junior Colleges.” She was active in AAUW, Business and Professional Women and various personnel organizations for many years, often serving as President or Vice-President. Her position as Dean of Women was not her first position at OSC. She previously worked as Assistant Preceptress of Waldo Hall for the year of 1926-27, and spent the next year serving as Secretary to the Dean of Women. She moved on to hold a number of administrative positions, including as Dean of Women and Registrar at Eastern Oregon College of Education, and Dean of Women at Northern Illinois State Teachers College. Altogether, she had 25 years of experience as a dean of women when OSC’s Dean Bash passed away in 1954. Several individuals contacted OSC recommending Dean Moor for the position, as she would bring “culture, education breadth, good looks, and thorough understanding of students to Oregon State College.” President Strand met with her in Chicago to discuss the position. Although she was receiving considerably more salary at Northern Illinois than OSC paid its Deans of Women, she felt very drawn to Oregon State. She did, however, wish to have enough money to support herself at retirement--and, at fifty years of age, this was an important concern to her. She agreed to move out west for no less than less than $7,500, which was still $360 less than she would receive at Illinois. She was offered $7,800, academic rank of Professor, and indefinite tenure on a twelve month basis, including a month’s vacation. President Strand requested a picture, and she sent what she referred to as “one very poor picture” and expressed she would take another as soon as possible. She received a number of letters from friends and acquaintances in Oregon expressing excitement about her appointment. She took sabbatical leave from March to July of 1961, for the purpose of obtaining information about cultures of European countries, and for rest and recreation. Unfortunately, she was called home near the end of her trip, as her mother suffered a stroke. She spent time with her family until it was time to return to Corvallis, on July 3rd. She retired at the mandatory retirement age at OSU in 1966, and thereafter accepted a position as Dean of Students and Director of Residences, at Beirut College for Women in Lebanon. She vacationed on her way to Beirut, where she was contracted for a two-year period. During the Israeli-Arab conflict in 1967 she was evacuated to Greece.
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- Marilyn Mankey Mantay was an instructor in Elementary Psychology and administrative projective test speed from 1950 to 1952. She was born in 1923 in Los Angeles, California. She received her Associate of Arts from Los Angeles City College in 1943 and her Bachelor of Arts from University of California at Berkeley in 1945, in the fields of clinical psychology and French. She completed graduate work at Southern Methodist University and UCLA in clinical and social psychology, sociology, and anthropology, and intended to receive her Master of Arts in 1950. Before coming to OSC, she was employed part time at the University of California extension Department of Visual Instrument, and was formerly a psychometrist at the Veterans Administration. She was an experienced administrator of psychological tests such as the Rorschach, Wechsler-Bellevue, the Thematic Apperception test, and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory as diagnostic tests, on which she received training from the army. She presented a paper on the Rorschach test at a joint meeting of vocational advisors and administrators of the Office of Indian Affairs in Arizona and New Mexico. She was a member of Psi Chi at UCLA, a psychology honorary society; Ephebian Society of Los Angeles, a service organization; and was chairman of the Student Labor Board. She was hired at a salary of $3,600 and resigned at a salary of $3,960 in 1952.
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- Margaret Lucille Lawrence was an Assistant Professor in English. She was born in 1912 in Oelwein, Iowa. She was married to Gilbert N. Lawrence, and they had at least one son, named Richard, born in May, 1950. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Latin, with additional study in Library Science, from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1933, which she attended on scholarship and graduated maxima cum laude. She went on to attend graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, the University of California at Berkeley, and Florida State College for Women, from 1937-1943, working towards a Master of Arts in English and Latin. Her thesis for her master’s degree was titled “Limited Extent of the Influence of Plautus on the Comedy of Ben Jonson: A Study in J’s Independence.” She was hired as an Instructor in English in 1945, at a salary of $2,270. In the next year, she was promoted to Assistant Professor, and her salary was raised to $7,225. Before coming to OSC, she was an Instructor in English at Florida State College for Women, in Tallahassee, for two years, until her husband was stationed in Corvallis. She was also an high school instructor of Latin and English in Iowa for about seven years, teaching at Toledo Public High School and Dallas Public High School. She was part of the American Association of University Women, where she was the secretary elect from 1945-46. In 1970, she was named the first director of OSC’s new Writing Clinic, at the time housed in the English department, where she was tasked with teaching students grammatical proficiency. She created an “English Diagnostic Test” which was administered to Writing 121 students, which she used to identify struggling students and encourage them to visit the Writing Clinic. She was on numerous university and departmental committees, including the Writing Clinic Committee, of which she was chairman. She was a performer and director in Little Theater productions in both Corvallis and Albany, and was an active member of the Corvallis Women’s Civic Chorus. After working at OSC for 29 years, she retired in 1974, at a salary of $14,278, and was awarded the title of “Emeritus” upon retirement.