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.
Rockefeller, Hatfield and Strand were watching an ROTC review during the halftime of the OSC-Stanford football game. Rockefeller was in the early stages of his bid for the 1960 Republican presidential nomination. According to the December 1959 Oregon Stater, "President Strand welcomed the dark horse presidential hopeful to the stadium while the Beaver band played 'The Sidewalks of New York.'"
McKay was a 1917 graduate of Oregon State and served as its student body president. He served as governor of Oregon from 1949 to 1952, and also served as mayor of Salem (1933-35), state senator (1935-1949), and U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1953-1956). Colvig attended Oregon State in the early 1910s, and became well known as the voice of several Disney characters.
John Witte was Oregon State's first All-American wrestler, finishing second in the heavyweight division at the 1952 NCAA Championships as a freshman. He also played football, garnering All-American honors twice, and led the Beavers to the 1957 Rose Bowl game.
The OSC Mountain Club was established in 1947 to promote and sponsor skiing and mountain climbing activities. In addition to outings, it also organized instruction classes, films and lectures. One of the founders of the club was Willi Unsoeld, who became one of the first Americans to scale Mt. Everest in 1963. This photograph was used on the cover of the December 1950 Oregon Stater.
The two male students, marching in Bell Field, are wearing "rook lids" and sandwich boards reading: "This stadium unfair to students, alumni, visiting teams, fans and prospective athletes. Your contribution will help build the new stadium. Ask me for a pledge card." Construction on Parker Stadium was completed in 1953.
Photo was published in the May 1959 Oregon Stater, page 8. Luby played in 1957-1959. Hisfather, former major league player Hugh Luby,was still playing and coaching in the minorleagues in Salem and Eugene while Dan was at OSC.
Gene Bates, 1st baseman from Vale, played at Oregon State in 1958. He signed with the Cleveland Indians for a reported $35,000 bonus. Photo was used in the summer 1958 issue of the Oregon Stater, page 8.
Photo was taken at the dedication of Parker Stadium during the Homecoming game in November 1953. From left to right: Ralph Coleman, Mrs. Parker, and Charles Parker.
Photo was published in the May 1955 Oregon Stater, page 7. Bobby Buob was the pitcher for the Beavers from 1952 to 1955 and played on the 1952 College World Series team. Buob was from Union, New Jersey, and was part of the "Kasberger Pipeline."
Former OSC baseball players: Bill Cloyes ('30), Orlo Bagley ('28), Glenn Elliott ('45), Rod Sims ('40), Dick Henzel ('31), Russ McKennon ('32), Bert Babb Coley ('23), Billy Quayle('30), Rick Ericson ('50), Tom Eyman ('42), Jim Jenks ('27), Wes Schulmerich ('27), Bud Keema ('33), Red Ridings ('26), Robert Thompson ('25), Howard Maple ('29), Fred Lewis ('38), Bob Ohling ('48), Allen Anderson ('47) with Coach Ralph Coleman. Photo was used in the summer 1956 issue of the Oregon Stater, page 11.
This is Jerry Droscher, captain-elect of 1960 team. Droscher was an all-Region 8 (NCAA) player. He played 1958-60. Photo was published in the Summer 1959 Oregon Stater, page 7.
Air Force Lt. Ralph Coleman Jr. ('54), OSC baseball coach Ralph Coleman, and Lt. John Thomas ('53) meet in Tokyo. Ralph Coleman Jr. pitched for the Beavers in 1952-1953. Thomas played 1951-53 and was the catcher on the 1952 college world series team. Photo was used in the November 1955 Oregon Stater, page 11.
Linda Courtney was crowned the 1956 Homecoming Queen by OSC's student body president, Chuck Addicott, in a ceremony held in the college bandstand. It had been decorated with jack-o-lanterns and skeletons, keeping with the "haunted" theme. Homecoming and Halloween were celebrated simultaneously in 1956.
Lee Harman was a 6 foot tall guard for the Oregon State Beavers and was from Los Angeles, California. The photo was used in the Oregon Stater, January 1957, page 8.
Appeared on page 9 in the May 1950 issue of The Oregon Stater with the caption "Freshmen proved their muscle in the traditional tug-o'-war by laying the sophomores low." The Rooks beat the sophomores in the annual contest held on first annual Senior Day (April 14-16), a day in which High School seniors crowded campus. Senior Day replaced Junior Weekend and maintained many of the Junior Weekend activities.
The students in the canoes are: Jim Dunn, Phyllis Brown Kraffe, William B. Palmer, and Mirian Garland. Photo was used on the cover of the Oregon Stater, May, 1950
Student body elections "Do nothing" party, with Donna Enos ('59), Harold Lack ('56), and George McNeal ('57). Photo was used on the cover of the May 1956 Stater.
Alumna Alice Jones graduated from Oregon Agricultural College in 1905 with a degree in Household Science. She was from Corvallis, Oregon, and attended OAC for four academic years (1901-02 - 1904-05). She was a member of the Feronian Literary Society, Associate Editor of the June 1905 souvenir edition of the "College Barometer", and salutatorian of the Class of 1905. Jones taught in Oregon and California; graduated from Columbia University in 1921 with a degree in home economics; and worked for the YWCA in Hawaii and Richmond, Virginia. In the late 1920s, she married Lloyd Brant Thomas. They lived in California during the 1930s and 1940s and by 1955 had moved to Portland, Oregon.
Photo was used in the Summer 1956 Oregon Stater. Norbert Wellman graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in physical education in 1954 and 1958. Wellman was the starting pitcher on the first Beaver baseball team to make it to the College World Series in 1952. Wellman was president of the OSU Foundation Board and participated in the fundraising committee for Goss Stadium. Wellman received the Lifetime Trustee Award in 2007 and is co-founder of Ferguson Wellman Capital Management.
President A.L. Strand dedicating the W.J. Kerr Library. August LeRoy Strand served as president of Oregon State University from 1942-1961. Strand helped create the Oregon State College Foundation in 1947 and introduced the idea of an OSU golf course.