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Bill Bowerman
Bill Bowerman had a brilliant career as University of Oregon track
coach from 1948 to 1973. He produced 24 individual NCAA champions
and led the Ducks to four national titles. |
Bonfire
ca. 1915. It was traditional around homecoming to have a bonfire.
Outhouses were frequently torn down for wood to build the bonfires. |
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Deady and Villard Halls
This photo shows the area with very small young trees. Many of
these trees were donated by classes as they graduated. |
First Football Game
The University of Oregon football team played its first game in
March 1894 against Albany College, now Lewis and Clark College.
This field was located about where Gilbert Hall and the Computing
Center are now. The University of Oregon won the game 40 to 0.
In the background are Deady and Villard Halls.
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Friendly Hall
Friendly Hall was opened in 1893; it was the first dormitory on
campus. When it opened it was a co-ed dormitory. Men lived in
one side; women in the other side, separated by a stout wall.
There was no visiting between sides. |
King-of-the-Hill
This photo shows students participating in a King-of-the-Hill
event on top of Villard Hall. Once a year classes contested to
see who could take over and control the roof of Villard. Supposedly
no one was ever seriously injured in the attempt. |
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Len Casanova
Len Casanova was the head football coach from 1951 to 1967 when
he became the Athletic Director. He retired as Athletic Director
in 1970. Casanova was the winningest coach in school history with
a record of 82-73-8, including three post-season bowl appearances.
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Luella Clay Carson
Luella Clay Carson held the chair of Rhetoric and Public Speaking
from 1888 to 1895, Rhetoric and English Literature from 1903 to
1909, and was the first dean of women at the University of Oregon,
serving in that capacity from 1895 to 1909. |
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Memorial Quad
Memorial Quad, 1949 |
Opening Day, 1876
This photo was taken on the opening day of the University of Oregon
in October 1876. The building, Deady Hall, was just barely made
inhabitable in time for the deadline set by the legislature. |
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The Pioneer Dedication
Dedication Day, May 22,1919 |
Sam Friendly
Sam Friendly became a Regent of the University in 1895 and served
on the Board of Regents for the next twenty years. He was instrumental
in the growth of the University and active in its affairs. Friendly
Hall was named for Sam Friendly. |
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T.G. Hendricks
T.G. Hendricks was an instrumental figure in the early history
of the University. When the Union University Association was raising
the money to build the first building, they found that the citizens
of Eugene had little cash to spare but would donate livestock
and crops to support the building fund. T.G. Hendricks purchased
these items at his general store with cash which went into the
building fund. Hendricks Hall is named for T.G. Hendricks. |
