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Civilian pilot training at OSC
Pictured at center left is Mrs. Howard Burleson, instructor of civilian pilot training. Oregon State offered civilian pilot training to men and women in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The training took place at the Albany airport.
Dr. Theodore Yerian visiting with two women
Yerian ’32 was the Head of the Secretarial Science Department and Business Education. He authored “Typewriting for personal use” and wrote numerous articles for Business Education.
Agricultural chemistry laboratory
This lab was located in the Science Building (Furman Hall today).
Ava B. Milam Clark
Ava B. Milam came to OAC in 1911 and was appointed the Dean of the School of Home Economics in 1917, serving for 33 years. She was primarily interested in the study of home economics within Asian cultures. During WWI she was appointed as the Home…
Tasting soy foods
Mary Louise Armstrong (on right) is offering a taste of soy foods to two other women, circa 1945. Rainier Vista Cooking School.
Women journalism students
Members of Theta Sigma Phi, women's journalism honorary society, performing a stunt near the Memorial Union. The west side of Agriculture Hall is in the background.
Female students on commencement day. The woman pictured third from right is Ruth Nomura
Ruth Nomura, born in Portland in 1907, was one of the first Japanese Americans to be born in Oregon. She was also the first Nisei woman from Portland to attend Oregon State Agricultural College. Enrolling in 1926, Nomura graduated in 1930 with a B.S.…