Novelist Bernard Malamud was an English professor at Oregon State College from 1949 to 1961. During this time he wrote three novels: The Natural (1952), The Assistant (1957), and A New Life (1961) as well as a collection of short stories, The Magic Barrel (1959) for which he received the National Book Award. He was presented OSU's Distinguished Service Award in 1969.
The campground, located west of Parker Stadium, was set up for attendees of a joint meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences and the Association for the Advancement of Science.
Pictured are Captain Baron, Captain Laskata, Mr. Jennings, and Mr. Rittenhouse, all of the Yaquina. Seen in the background are OSU President James Jensen and Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield.
Warren Hovland (1918-2015) was a Professor of Philosophy and Religion from 1949 to 1986, chairing the department for virtually his entire career. Hovland Hall is named in his honor.