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1. Classroom scene
Classroom scene
2. Professors Samuel H. Graf (standing) and George Gleeson (sitting) giving a demonstration
Professors Samuel H. Graf (standing) and George Gleeson (sitting) giving a demonstration
Description
Graf and Gleeson demonstrate the strength and durability of a wood beam using the Engineering Lab's "nutcracker." Today the Engineering Lab is Graf Hall.
3. 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)..
4. F. C. Reimer with horticulture class at the Southern Oregon Experiment Station
F. C. Reimer with horticulture class at the Southern Oregon Experiment Station
Description
The Horticulture class was on a class trip to the Southern Oregon Experiment Station. Frank Charles Reimer was the Superintendent of the Southern Oregon Experiment Station. One of his focuses was locating pear trees that were resistant to Fireblight.
5. John B. Horner, left
John B. Horner, left
Description
John B. Swadelnack was born on August 4, 1856 in central Texas to Frank and Mary Anna Swadelnack. After attending Whitman College, Horner enrolled in Philomath College, receiving the BS degree (1877) and the MS degree (1879). He also attended Willamette University and received AB (1885) and MS (1887) degrees. In the 1880s, he taught school at several places in Oregon. In 1891, he began a teaching career at Oregon State that lasted for more than 40 years. He wrote several books on Oregon history and literature as well as numerous articles. He married Isabelle Skipton on September 5, 1880; they had two daughters, Vera Delle and Pearl Alicia. Horner died on September 14, 1933 in Corvallis.
6. U. G. Dubach and Frank Magruder standing next to the sundial outside Commerce Hall
U. G. Dubach and Frank Magruder standing next to the sundial outside Commerce Hall
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Ulysses Grant Dubach was a Professor and Chair of Government and Business Law at OAC, and also the college's first Dean of Men. Frank Abbott Magruder was, in addition to Dubach, the second of two faculty members in what came to be known as Political Science at OAC. Magruder was the author of the textbook, "American Government: A Consideration of the Problems of Democracy," which was used in collegiate political science classes for several decades.
7. Zelta Feike Rodenwold, director of women's programs at KOAC radio, doing a broadcast
Zelta Feike Rodenwold, director of women's programs at KOAC radio, doing a broadcast
Description
Zelta Feike Rodenwold was Director of the Home Economics Extension radio programs. Rodenwold became the first female editor at the Barometer and founded the "OAC Alumnus" magazine.
8. 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
9. Fiftieth wedding anniversary reception held in the Memorial Union Lounge for John Horner and his wife
Fiftieth wedding anniversary reception held in the Memorial Union Lounge for John Horner and his wife
Description
John B. Horner taught English and history at Oregon Agricultural College from 1891 until his death in 1933; founded the college museum; and wrote extensively on Oregon history and literature. He married Isabelle Skimpton on September 5, 1880.
10. W. A. Jensen
W. A. Jensen
Description
William Arthur Jensen (1881 -1945) served as executive secretary for presidents Kerr and Peavy and was a member of the college's administrative council. He came to OAC in 1907. After President Kerr was in an auto accident and needed nearly a year to recover, Jensen served as the de facto president of OAC during Kerr's hiatus. The campus gates were dedicated to Jensen for his strong support of WPA art projects on campus during the 1930s.