Carl graduated from Oregon State with an engineering degree in 1938. He was the Marine Corps' first ace in WWII, credited with 18.5 kills in the Pacific theater. He also served in Vietnam and as a record-setting test pilot. The photo is inscribed "To my old friend -- John."
This cafeteria served Hudson and Central Halls, which were two temporary dormitories constructed immediately after World War II to accomodate the large growth in Oregon State's enrollment, especially among men. This quonset hut eventually became the Naval ROTC armory.
Coeds with "Ol John" Hines read mail. From left to right: Janice Cady; Unknown person; John Hines; Kay Seberg; Margaret Krebs; Marge Anderson. During World War II, John Hines received letters, pictures and samples of foreign money from Oregon State students, alumni and faculty serving all over the world.
The Serpentine Dance makes a brief comeback after OSC won the Civil War football game, clinching the 1942 Rose Bowl berth. Another view is shown on the cover of the January, 1942 issue of The Oregon Stater (Vol II, No 4). The photograph is taken from the Memorial Union balcony. Milam Hall sits on the left, with a view of Gilkey and Strand Agricultural Halls to its right.
Wesley Foundation members on steps of Corvallis First Methodist Church. Front row: Mel Anderson, Tom Riggs, Jesse Bunch (pastor of First Methodist Church), and Dr S.M. Zeller. Middle row: Gladys Beckendorf; Cleo Wakefield, and Maxine Broehl. Back row: Carol Thornton and Sybil Tucker (Director of Student Activities/Direct or Religious Education). Published in 1945 Beaver yearbook, p. 190.
Graduating in 1897 with a degree in mechanical engineering, Clarence Lee Bump lived and worked as a farmer and teacher in Airlie, Oregon. Two members of his family, Chester Allen and Jessie (his wife?), also attended Oregon Agricultural College in the 1920s.