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1. Portrait of Mollie Strand
Portrait of Mollie Strand
2. Blue Key members
Blue Key members
Description
Blue Key was a national honor fraternity for senior men. Included in the photo are Robert W. Henderson (front row, third from right), E. B. Lemon (second row left), Francois Gilfillan (second row, second from right), U. G. Dubach (second row right), and Percy Locey (back row right)..
3. John Byrne, age 10, on a pony outside Hewett Elementary School, Rockville Centre, New York, 1938
John Byrne, age 10, on a pony outside Hewett Elementary School, Rockville Centre, New York, 1938
4. William J. Kerr and three regents
William J. Kerr and three regents
Description
OSC president William J. Kerr and 3 regents who helped elect him. In photo are B. F. Irvine; E. E. Wilson, 1889, President Kerr, and J. K. Weatherford.
5. George Peavy at desk
George Peavy at desk
Description
President George Peavy is shown at a desk in the library room donated by Mrs. Mary J. L. McDonald, a patron of forestry. George Wilcox Peavy was the first Dean of Forestry from 1913-1940 and president of Oregon State College from 1932-1940. Peavy founded an arboretum that would act as a laboratory for forestry students.
6. George W. Peavy
George W. Peavy
Description
President George Wilcox Peavy in forester's togs standing near Peavy Arboretum. George Wilcox Peavy was the first Dean of Forestry from 1913-1940 and president of Oregon State College from 1932-1940. Peavy founded an arboretum that would act as a laboratory for forestry students.
7. George W. Peavy at Peavy Arboretum, 1935
George W. Peavy at Peavy Arboretum, 1935
Description
George Wilcox Peavy, Dean of Forestry, was appointed acting president of Oregon State College in 1932 when William J. Kerr was chosen as the first chancellor of the Oregon State System of Higher Education. Peavy became Oregon State College's seventh president in 1934, the first OSC faculty member to also serve as president of the institution. He remained dean of forestry during his presidency until his retirement in 1940, upon which he was appointed as dean emeritus and president emeritus of OSC.
8. William Jasper Kerr seated at desk, circa 1930
William Jasper Kerr seated at desk, circa 1930
Description
William Jasper Kerr was chosen as the sixth president of Oregon Agricultural College in 1907 and led the college through a twenty-five-year period of tremendous growth in numbers of students and faculty, academic and research programs, and physical facilities.
9. William Jasper Kerr in cap and gown, 1931
William Jasper Kerr in cap and gown, 1931
Description
William Jasper Kerr was chosen as the sixth president of Oregon Agricultural College in 1907 and led the college through a twenty-five-year period of tremendous growth in numbers of students and faculty, academic and research programs, and physical facilities.
10. William Jasper Kerr seated at desk, circa 1930
William Jasper Kerr seated at desk, circa 1930
Description
William Jasper Kerr was chosen as the sixth president of Oregon Agricultural College in 1907 and led the college through a twenty-five-year period of tremendous growth in numbers of students and faculty, academic and research programs, and physical facilities.