E.B. (Edward Benjamin) Beaty earned a BS degree in electrical engineering from Oregon Agricultural College in 1903; he became a faculty member in mathematics in 1908 and continued until his retirement in 1947. In this interview, Beaty was asked to reflect on the past, present and future of Oregon State College. Subjects discussed include the Electrical Engineering Department, 1899-1956; bridge building; bridge design; schedule building; Order of Demoley; Thomas M. Gatch; Margaret Comstock Snell; Stephen Rice; William Jasper Kerr; E.C. Hayward; steam engineering. Interview conducted by Lillian Van Loan.

Digitized from an open reel audiotape held in the History of Oregon State University Oral Histories and Sound Recordings (OH 003), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.