Fred D. Luse, of Lents, Oregon, attended Oregon Agricultural College and graduated in 1909 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He was active in a variety of student activities including the Zetegathian Literary Society, English Association, Glee Club, Society Debating Team, Prohibition Oratorical Contest and College Orator. He also served as the Y.M.C.A. Vice President, Associate Editor of the NW Journal of English and as Captain of ROTC Company G. After graduating he worked as Secretary of the Fresno, California and Chicago, Illinois Y.M.C.A.s, then for Forbes Supply Co. in Portland, Oregon.
From the guide to the Fred Deininger Luse Photograph Album, 1908-1910, (Oregon State University Libraries University Archives)