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Post by TheGlove on Nov 4, 2016 10:17:00 GMT -8
Actually we were OAC not OSU in 1868. We didn't go from OAC to OSU either. We were OSC.
Seems we get our panties in a wad over nothing.
Year Name 1856 Corvallis Academy 1858 Corvallis College* 1868 Corvallis State Agricultural College 1876 State Agricultural College 1881 Corvallis State Agricultural College 1882 Oregon State Agricultural College 1886 State Agricultural College of Oregon 1890 Oregon Agricultural College 1927 Oregon State Agricultural College 1937 Oregon State College 1961 Oregon State University
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Nov 4, 2016 13:33:23 GMT -8
Actually we were OAC not OSU in 1868. We didn't go from OAC to OSU either. We were OSC.
Seems we get our panties in a wad over nothing.
Corvallis College in 1868. Name officially changed to Corvallis State Agricultural College in 1870. The name typically used was State Agricultural College of (the State of) Oregon. In 1882, the school started using Oregon State Agricultural College. An Oregon State Agricultural College baseball team was established in 1883. Corvallis College was operated by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, until 1885, when they were ousted in an effort to officially fuse the two colleges together. This resulted in a new unofficial name of Oregon Agricultural College. In 1887, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, sued to try and get back Corvallis College. This lawsuit lasted until 1892, with the State of Oregon still holding onto the (State) Agricultural College of (the State of) Oregon, unofficially known as Oregon Agricultural College. This was the state of affairs, when the football team started. Orange was selected as the school color and black was adopted as the background color in 1893. (Orange was the college's unofficial official at least a year before.) This was controversial, because Albany College Institute, had already adopted the same colors in 1887. The team was called the "Orangemen" or the "Aggies." The mascot was a coyote named Jimmie. William Bloss, who introduced football to Oregon, organized a team to play Albany College Institute and defeated them 62-0 in front of 500 fans. William Bloss was the quarterback and coach. Albany College Institute opened a lower-division extension in Portland in 1934. In 1938, the school permanently transferred from Albany to Portland, becoming Lewis & Clark. Officially, the school was known as the (State) Agricultural College of (the State of) Oregon until 1907, when the college was renamed Oregon Agricultural College (OAC). However, OAC was a growing nickname beginning approximately 1897 in earnest. The team nickname was alternatively the "Orangmen," the "Aggies," or the "Agrics." The Beaver nickname did not begin until 1910, becoming more prevalent in 1916 with the renaming of the yearbook to the Beaver. The Beaver nickname really did not start to predominate as a nickname until the early 20's and did not become official (although by that time, everyone thought it was already official) until 1952. Oregon Agricultural College college officially became Oregon State Agricultural College in 1927. Oregon State Agricultural College officially dropped "Agricultural" in 1937. Oregon State College became Oregon State University in 1961. Oregon State University would be the third OSU, looking at the date of actually changing names. Ohio A&M became The Ohio State University in 1878. And Oklahoma Territorial A&M became Oklahoma A&M in 1907 became Oklahoma State University in 1957.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Nov 4, 2016 13:39:29 GMT -8
Actually we were OAC not OSU in 1868. We didn't go from OAC to OSU either. We were OSC.
Seems we get our panties in a wad over nothing.
Year Name 1856 Corvallis Academy 1858 Corvallis College* 1868 Corvallis State Agricultural College 1876 State Agricultural College 1881 Corvallis State Agricultural College 1882 Oregon State Agricultural College 1886 State Agricultural College of Oregon 1890 Oregon Agricultural College 1927 Oregon State Agricultural College 1937 Oregon State College 1961 Oregon State University 1868, the college was supposed to be the Corvallis State Agricultural College but that did not get implemented until at least 1870. It was still Corvallis College in 1868 and 1869. Oregon Agricultural College was unofficially meant to refer to the fused Corvallis College/State Agricultural College, which was created in 1885 but that fusion did not officially occur until 1892. And the name was not made official until 1907. Officially, prior to 1907, it should have been Corvallis State Agricultural College, State Agricultural College of Oregon, Agricultural College of the State of Oregon or some variant, depending on what document you want to be "official."
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Post by beavsaregood on Nov 4, 2016 15:45:24 GMT -8
I don't know what we're talking about but the Beav logo is fine on the helmet. Penn State uses the Panther over Penn State (not on the helmet, though........but, they're old school), right? There are alot of "OSUs?" Maybe we're trying to differentiate ourselves. Block O...OSU......OS......Happy Beaver..........Rabid Beaver.....new Beaver.........whatever. I'm proud to be a Beav!
Just win, baby! That's how we'll market the Beavs! Just win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by beav2007 on Nov 4, 2016 16:16:17 GMT -8
People are over thinking this one. Lighten up!! Go Beavs!
But, I also assumed the Beaver mascot had something to do with OSU being big on enineering. I like that. Even though my major was about as far from that as you could get...
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