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1. OAC cadets Harvey McAllister and Eddie Palmer, circa 1897
OAC cadets Harvey McAllister and Eddie Palmer, circa 1897
Description
Harvey L. McAllister, known as "Pap Hayseed," graduated from OAC in 1897 with a degree in agriculture. He served in the Spanish-American war and then worked as a farmer in Lexington, Oregon. Thomas Edward Palmer was a 1900 graduate of OAC in electrical engineering and served as the leader of the cadet band his senior year.
2. Spanish War flag with the names of OAC alumni who fought at the Battle of Manila in August 1898
Spanish War flag with the names of OAC alumni who fought at the Battle of Manila in August 1898
Description
The flag, which lists all of the OAC alumni who served with the 2nd Regiment, Oregon Volunteer Infantry, was presented to Oregon State by alumnus John H. Gallagher (Class of 1900) in 1949. Gallagher served in Co. A., 2nd Regiment of the Oregon Volunteer Infantry. Private E.C. Young was the only OAC alumnus who died as a result of the battle.
3. ROTC military motor transport unit
ROTC military motor transport unit
Description
Technological changes during World War I, such as motorized transport, were reflected in the training provided to ROTC cadets after the war. In the background is the College Gymnasium, later the Mitchell Playhouse and currently the Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center
4. OAC cadets forming a human "OAC" at the Portland Rose Festival in the Multnomah Athletic Club stadium
OAC cadets forming a human "OAC" at the Portland Rose Festival in the Multnomah Athletic Club stadium
5. E. E. Wilson in his OAC cadet uniform
E. E. Wilson in his OAC cadet uniform
Description
Eddy Elbridge Wilson was born in Corvallis in 1869 and was a student at Oregon State when the school was still known as Corvallis College. He graduated in 1889. Later an attorney and bank executive, Wilson was heavily involved with numerous campus and community organizations, as well as the State Game Commission. He twice served on the OAC board of regents -- from 1906 to 1915 and from 1924 to 1929. Wilson died in 1961.
6. Participants in the OSC Military Ball
Participants in the OSC Military Ball
7. OAC cadets standing in formation near the Administration Building
OAC cadets standing in formation near the Administration Building
Description
Photograph includes members of the military band.
8. OAC's first SATC training detail posing in formation
OAC's first SATC training detail posing in formation
Description
This image was taken on what is now the Library Quad. Visible in the background are the Administration Building (Benton Hall) and the Library (Kidder Hall).
9. Nancy Dewey on the beach in the East Indies
Nancy Dewey on the beach in the East Indies
Description
Nancy Dewey was an alumna and a corporal in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps who served as a cook for a WAC detachment in New Guinea during World War II. She was later employed by the State Department and stationed in Iran, among other locations.
10. OSC student members of the Army Specialized Training Program marching through the Memorial Union quad
OSC student members of the Army Specialized Training Program marching through the Memorial Union quad
Description
The Army Specialized Training Program was implemented at twenty-two universities during World War II to help meet the increased demand for soldiers trained with technical skills.
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