'BEAVER CLUB' GETS NOD (page 7) January 1950 THE OREGON STATER Z:lte Oregon Stater Alumni Clubs January 1950 Vol. X, No. 4 Elect Officers New officers for four Southern Oregon Table of Contents OSC Alumni clubs have been elected and are as follows : C o ver 2 New Alumni Club Officers ............................... 2 Roseburg New Yea r Messa g e f rom Loyd Carte r 3 President: Gordon Walker, 421! E. 2nd Febr u a r y Issue to Contain Direc t o r y .... 3 Ave. Football Banquet Pictures ............. .... 4 Vice-president: Wayne Mosher, Box 512. B a nquet Story .................. ..................... 5 Secretary: Eugenia Rhodes (Mrs. Robert From the Beaver Bandwa gon, Bob Kno ll 6 B.) 117 S. Kane St. Buck 0' Month Change ...................... 7 G ran ts P a ss From Oregon State College, John Burtner ...................... 8 p,·esident: George E lden, First National Alumni Associatio n News .......... 9 Bank. Beaver Spo rts R o und-up, Irwin H arris ......... 10, 11 Vice-president: Alvin G . McLain, 1301 Campus News ..... ................................ ···················· 12 Oakvie\\' St. Class News . ···················· ............................ ·······•·····•···· .... 13-20 Secretary: Jody P roppe (Mrs. Will iam) Homecoming Reg istra tion (concluded) ··················· ........................ 21 , 22 1008 E. "A" St. Kla m a th F a lls Staff President : Earl Kent, 737 .t'acific Ter­ race. ] ANET HALLADAY, Editor Vice-president: Ted Jgl, 1884 Melrose St. GERRY HENDERSO r, Managiug Editor Secretary: Pat Erlandsen (Mrs. Robert LA VONNE SMITH, ELLEN NELSON, ROSALIE LEEMON, Assista11ts L.) 1833 Earle St. HISE STUDIO, PHOTO-AR T COMMERCIAL STUDIOS, DICK GILKEY, Medford Photographers President: N arm Worthley, 1411 Eu­ clid St. Association . \ ' ice-president: Frank Perl, Perl's Fu­ neral Home. OFFICERS Secretary: Jean Worthley, (Mrs. Norm) President-L. F . CARTER, '20, Portland T1·easurer-H. WHITESIDE, '3-1-, Corvallis 1-1-ll Euclid St. Vice Preside11t-P. MuRRAY, '24, Klamath Falls Ma11ager-R. P. KNOLL, '48, Corvallis DIRECTORS R. D. FLOBERG, '41, Poortland H. A. MAPLE, '29, Salem Ag 8ngineeriHg J(eceives IRENE CARL, '20, Portland W. H. WooDFORD, '36, Medford A. L. HAWN, '27, Eugene M. L. WESTERING, '22, Chicago Jligltest Possible;National G. T. ScoTT, '29, Baker D. S. TucKER, '28, Oakland G. L. WERNMARK, '30, The Dalles G. A. PowELL, '21, Long Beach, Calif. H. W. WHILLOCK, '25, Boise ]EAN HALL, student, OSC, '51 Professional J(atiHg A. G. ScHILL£, '22, Seattle ]. P. SLATER, student, OSC, 'SO The highest national professional rating F. B. RAMSAY, '30, Corvallis W . A. REID, '34, Portland possible has been attained by the agricultural L. P. SABIN, '20, Portland engineering department at Oregon State college as a result o( its accreditation by THE OREGON STATER is published monthly except July, August and September by the Oregon State the Engineering Council (or Professional College Alumni Association at 110 Memorial Union Building, Corvallis. Entered as second-class matter Development. at the Post Office at Corvallis, Oregon, October 1, 1940, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Annual dues of the Association are $3 which includes e year's subscription to THE OREGON STATER. The OSC department is one of the first in th e United States to receive this out­ standing recognition following elevation of Cover ... OSC Staffman Elected agricultural engineering to full professional stature when instructional work is admin­ Every 011ce in a while the Jllen on tile Vice-president of WFE istered jointly by the schools of agriculture Oregon Stater staff are ovenuhelntingly ell­ Oregonians will serve as leaders of the and engineering. thusiastic about a cover picture. Western Farm Economics association dur­ The announcement was made by G . W. Such zl'as the case with this shot of ing the coming year. E. ]. Bell, Jr., of Gleeson, dean of engineering, and ]. B. Phyllis Horseman, '51, taken by Dick Gil­ Pendleton, administrator for the Oregon Rodgers, head of agricultural engineering. key, staff photographer. She t·ypified the Wheat commission, has been elected presi­ This is the fifth course in engineering at winter seaso11, so they sa·id. Skiing, roari11g dent, and DR. G. W. KuHLMAN, OSC ag­ OSC to receive national recognition. Courses fires, snowball fights-all this did the photo­ ricultural economist, vice-president. in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical graph show. The editor must adJIIit anyway The association, which has a combined engineering have been accredited for severa l that Ph:yllis was a cheering sight. S11ow membership of nearly 500, is made up of years. often has tile effect of maki·11g one's teeth agricultural economists and workers in re­ Revision of courses in agricultural engi­ chatter a11d fingers blue, but she appears to lated fields from the 11 western states. neering at OSC to conform with national be enjoyi11g herself. She could almost colt­ Election of the new officers was made by professional standards started several years vince a person that the weather outside isn't mail ballot following nomination of candi­ ago. The present curriculum includes the frightful. dates at the a sociation's annual meeting at basic fundamental sciences of engi nee ring P.S. It s11owed here in December, really. Laramie, Wyo., in August. plus specialized ag engineering courses. Page Two JANUARY 1950 New Year Message From Loyd Carter (The followiug is a letter received by Irwin Harris, Edncational Activi­ To All Alumni: You will be interested to learn that the col­ ties manager, which he suggested we The Alumni associa­ lege has acquired the land and preliminary nut as a zm)• of conveying Charles tion work is indeed a engineering work has been completed for Byrne's message to the Class of '49.) ser vice of many fa­ the stadium project. Dear Mr. Harris: eels. But perhaps it As a . long range project the Oregon State At a recent meeting of the State can be grouped under Foundation offers great promise. Eastern Board of Higher Education a report two principal heads: lax-supported institutions have developed ex­ was made of the gift of $1,800 to First, the work of tensive financial support through similar Oregon State College Department of maintaining contact, foundations. As many of you already know, Physical Education for Men from the stimulating memories the foundation is a corporate entity set up Class of '49 for the purpose of pur­ and gently leading all to solicit and encourage gifts, bequests, and chasing a launch for the use of the college people into the donations which can either be earmarked for college crew. warmth and friendship of one great family a specific purpose or used at the discretion The Board officially accepted this -the outgrowth of their common experi­ of the Board of Trustees. Such gifts are a splendid gift and I was directed to ence. lOd per cent deduction for income tax pur­ ask you to convey to the Class of '49 Second, assistance in the building of a poses, and in many cases can be made with­ the Board's sincere appreciation for stronger, greater institution at Corvallis un­ out great penalty to the donor. The trus­ the generosity shown in making these der the capable leadership of Dr. Strand. tees include President Strand, the president funds available for this purpose. To this end an extensive program has of Oregon's largest bank, and other men of Sincerely, been outlined for this year. Eight commit­ such stature that the wise and careful use CHARLES D . BYRNE, Secretary tees and some two hundred members of the of such funds is assured. Loyal alumni can State Board of Higher Education association have accepted assignments in this render a great service to the institution by work; many meetings have been held presenting the story of the Foundation to throughout the summer and the fall ; and at organizations will ing to endow research or homecoming each principle committee con­ to individuals of a philantJ1ropic mind. ··' vened for a review of the work accom­ In fact, I wou ld urge you to sell Oregon 1950 Directory pli shed and to prepare further plans. Prog­ State to everyone. Our schools of science, ress has been made in many fields; but the engineering, forestry, agriculture, and the measure of our future achievement will department of fish and game provide train­ Being Planned depend on the further cooperation and faith­ ing in those fields which form the economic The second complete-in-one-issue Direc­ ful work of these committee people-and the backbone of the V./est; fine schools of edu­ tory of Alumni Association members will many other interested alumni we hope to cation and pharmacy offer work in two appear as the February publication of the draw into this program during the coming great service fields; an outstanding school Oregon Stater, Alumni manager Bob Knoll year. of home economics provides training for reports. To stimula te this interest we are this· year, both professional type of students and home­ The publication of approximately 40 for the first time, going to bring the college makers; and a great new school of business pages wi ll contain names, addresses and and the association directly to many of you. and technology offers four-year courses in class years of some 6000 OSC Alumni As­ A series of at least two conferences are business administration, commercial educa­ sociation members and will be the official planned for the principal towns in Oregon tion and secretarial science. Many service Alumni Directory for 1950. during this school year; one such circuit of and minor courses provide a well-rounded Certain pages of the directory issue will Oregon was made this fall and at least one curriculum. In addition to the philanthro­ be devoted to regular alumni, college and wi ll be made after the first of the year.