Optometry School ground breaking

Title

Optometry School ground breaking

Description

Photo of dignitaries and school officials at the ground breaking for Jefferson Hall, which houses Pacific University's College of Optometry.

[attached note] Some of the dignitaries attending and participating in the ground breaking ceremony at Pacific University for Jefferson Hall to house the College of Optometry: Left to right (front row) Mr. Joseph McCready, Chairman of the Building Committee, Board of Trustees, Pacific University; Dr. Richard Feinberg, Dean, College of Optometry; Dr. Clarence Carkner, Chairman of the Fund Raising Committee; Mr. Rex Putnam, Superintendent of Public Education, State Department of Education; Dr. Walter C. Giersbach, President of Pacific University; Dr. Penn Crum, President of the I. B. B.; Dr. Henry Kornmesser, Chairman, Washington State Board of Examiners; (back row) Dr. Richard S. Fixott, President Oto-Opthamological Society of the Oregon Medical Association; Dr. Leslie R. Burdette, Board of Trustees, Pacific University; Mr. Lester Hughes, Mayor of Forest Grove; Mr. George Lewis, Oregon Chapter, American Association of Safety Engineers; Dr. Raymond Roy, President of the Oregon Optometric Association; Dr. A. M. Skeffington, guest speaker; Dr. Paul A. Davies, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Pacific University; Mr. Albert Reinke, President Student Optometric Association, Pacific University. May 27, 1951. Jefferson Hall

Identifier

PUApic_008047

Subject

Optometry schools

College buildings

College trustees

Students

Mayors

Deans (Education)

McCready, Joseph

Feinberg, Richard

Carkner, Clarence

Putnam, Rex

Giersbach, Walter C.

Crum, Penn

Kornmesser, Henry

Fixott, Richard S.

Burdette, Leslie R.

Hughes, Lester

Lewis, George

Roy, Raymond

Skeffington, A. M.

Davies, Paul A.

Reinke, Albert

Education History

Medical History

Local & State History

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Language

English

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Pacific University Archives at archives@pacificu.edu.

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Date Created

5/27/1951

Date

1951

Medium

gelatin silver prints

Source

Photo Image Collection, Pacific University Archives

Type

Still Image