Founder's Day

Students boxing at the "County Fair"
Students boxing at the "County Fair"
Students handing out copies of the Vassar Vagabond, some dressed as pirates
Song contest
Students in costume with signs about the "Milly A. Wimpfheimer Farm," "Rowdy the Ricket" and Sally the "Scarletina Sister."
Students with horns and drums at the baseball game, costumed as clowns or possibly the pantomime character Pierrot
Class of 1926 at the song contest
Faculty-student baseball game
Class of 1923 at the song contest
Spectators and judges at the Founder's Day contests. One of the judges may be Professor Frances Gertrude Wick or Dean C. Mildred Thompson
Students in costume at the faculty-student baseball game
Students in costume at the faculty-student baseball game
Class of 1927 at the song contest
Class of 1927 at the song contest
Copy photograph of students in matching dresses parading with a banner
Students in costume for the Founder's Day parade, two dressed as ghosts
Class of 1929 performing at the song contest
Class of 1925 at the song contest
Class of 1925 marching to the song contest
Class of 1923 leaving the steps of Student's Building after performing in the song contest
Student in costume at the the faculty-student baseball game
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