Founder's Day
Class of 1924 performing on the steps of Student's Building during the song contest
Class of 1924 performing on the steps of Student's Building during the song contest
Sarah H. McLean (VC 1930) at the faculty-student baseball game
Class of 1920 with the winning banner at the song contest
Class of 1928 at the song contest
Students in costume at the faculty-student baseball game. One is dressed in stereotypical Indian costume and may be in brownface. The other's costume may be meant to represent that of a Romani woman
Students boxing at the "County Fair"
Class of 1925 performing on the steps of Student's Building during the song contest
Students lined up for a bicycle contest
Student in costume on a horse and another in what might have been intended to represent Romani dress
Class of 1925's conductor at the song contest
Students with horns and drums at the baseball game, costumed as clowns or possibly the pantomime character Pierrot
Students in costume with signs about the "Milly A. Wimpfheimer Farm," "Rowdy the Ricket" and Sally the "Scarletina Sister."
Students at the faculty-student baseball game
Students in costume at the faculty-student baseball game
Faculty-student baseball game
Students in costume at the 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
Faculty-student baseball game. President MacCracken is at bat
Students dressed as pirates at the faculty-student baseball game
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