Edmond S. Meany

In 1891 Edmond S. Meany was a newly elected representative on the Board of Regents and one of the most resourceful and effective people in securing the land for the new campus. During the academic year of 1896-97, he became professor of American history and lecturer in forestry. Meany was responsible for organizing many Campus Day work parties and is shown here giving the after-dinner speech on May 1, 1911.

In this photograph, taken by A. Denman and courtesy of the Mountaineers, Meany is at Killing Creek Camp on Mt. Adams in 1911.

Old Meany Hall

Built in 1908 as the auditorium for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo by architects Howard and Galloway at a cost of $181,000, this Meany Hall was demolished in 1965 after being damaged in an earthquake. Luther Burbank spoke about pollenization in the auditorium, which had a seating capacity of 2,595. It was officially dedicated and renamed Meany Hall on Professor and Mrs. Meany's 25th wedding anniversary, Campus Day, May 1, 1914. (McCaffrey p. 66, 73)

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