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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW OSF project translating Bard into modern English stirs international debate ... Roseburg shooting victim describes gunman's rampage ... Guest Opinion: Plaza fencing is ugly and wasteful ... OSF project translating Bard into modern English stirs international debate ... Roseburg shooting victim describes gunman's rampage ... Guest Opinion: Plaza fencing is ugly and wasteful ... AS IT WAS As It Was: A favorite haunt at Southern Oregon University Comment By Dennis M. Powers Southern Oregon Historical Society DailyTidings.com By Dennis M. Powers Southern Oregon Historical Society Posted Oct. 14, 2015 at 5:52 PM By Dennis M. Powers Southern Oregon Historical Society Posted Oct. 14, 2015 at 5:52 PM » Social News Here’s a close-at-hand Halloween ghost story: Some say the Plunkett Center at the entrance to Southern Oregon University in Ashland is haunted. Originally known as the Chappell-Swedenburg House, the imposing white, Colonial Revival style home was built in 1904. The university uses it today for alumni and development offices and functions. In the 1970s a political science professor checked out reports it was haunted by attempting to spend the night inside with a campus security guard and three students. Armed with candles, flashlights and a talk-to-the-dead Ouija Board, the group entered a second-floor room. The Ouija board reportedly spelled out messages indicating one of the students had previously tried to commit suicide. It was true, although he swore he’d never told anyone. Suddenly, the board jumped upwards a foot and a half, and the terrified ghost sleuths fled from the house. Another time, the head of security and a sidekick drove by the house and a porch light seemed to reveal a woman sitting beside a window in a first-floor office. When she vanished, the guards searched inside the house, but they found all the doors locked and the house empty. Scary! Source: "Oregon's Ghosts." Ghosts, Critters & Sacred Places of Washington and Oregon. Ed. Jefferson Davis. Web. 21 Sept. 2013 (www.ghostsandcritters.com/oregonghosts.html). As It Was is a co-production of Jefferson Public Radio and the Southern Oregon Historical Society. As It Was stories are broadcast weekdays on Jefferson Public Radio and are available online at asitwas.org . By Dennis M. Powers Southern Oregon Historical Society DailyTidings.com By Dennis M. Powers Southern Oregon Historical Society Posted Oct. 14, 2015 at 5:52 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501