Biographical Note
Walter Edmund Morris, originally from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania,
attended Oregon Agricultural College for four academic years, from
1908-1909 through 1911-1912. He graduated in 1912 with a BS in Commerce
and was a member of Delta Omega fraternity. Morris gave the senior class
oration,
The Senior's Benediction, at the Senior
Convocation during Commencement Week in 1912. After graduation, Morris
returned to Pennsylvania and worked as an attorney in Punxsutawney.
Delta Omega was established as a local fraternity at Oregon
Agricultural College in 1910 and later became a chapter of the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon national fraternity.
Content Description
The Walter E. Morris Collection consists of four photographic postcards
of Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) students collected by Morris during
his student years at OAC. The images include the bandstand dedication in
1910; the OAC football squad in 1911; the sophomore football team for
1909; and members of the Delta Omega fraternity. The image of the
sophomore football team for 1909 was published in the 1911
Orange yearbook (p. 215). The Delta Omega
fraternity photograph shows the group on the front steps of the
fraternity's first house at 1353 Monroe Street.