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

Date Created

5/27/1951

Language

Identifier

PUApic_008047

Rights

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Source

Photo Image Collection, Pacific University Archives

Type

Still Image