Leaders of the 1944 Freshman class are from left: Bill Gibson, Portland, president; Patricia Northrup, Portland, vice-president; Edward Yada, Salem, sergeant-at-arms; Elma Hutton, Silverton, secretary; Bryce Brisbin, Corvallis, treasurer. The group directed the activities of the 1600 members of the class of 1944.
Photo was used in the 1927 Beaver Yearbook, page 40. Carrie Halsell graduated from Oregon Agricultural College in 1926 with a B.S. in commerce, becoming the first African-American graduate at OAC. Halsell became an instructor of business education at Virginia State University, later becoming a business administration faculty member at South Carolina State College in 1945.