Founder's Day

Student at faculty-student baseball game with a basket of flowers
Student at faculty-student baseball game with a basket of flowers
Song contest
Class of 1923 performing in the song contest
Henry Noble MacCracken and Marjorie Dodd MacCracken at the Founder's Day "County Fair" with students in the background wearing costumes, including one person in blackface
Students in costume at the faculty-student baseball game
Students dressed as pirates at the faculty-student baseball game
Song contest
Students in costume for the Founder's Day parade
President MacCracken giving the Founder's Day address on the steps of the President's House
Spectators at the faculty-student baseball game
Students in costume, one in stereotypical Native American dress
Students in costume at the faculty-student baseball game
Class of 1920 lined up for the song contest
Child in costume at the faculty-student baseball game
Faculty-student baseball game. President MacCracken is playing catcher
Students in costume at the faculty-student baseball game
Students dressed as pirates at the faculty-student baseball game
Class of 1926 performing at the song contest
Students in costume at the faculty-student baseball game
Henry Noble MacCracken at bat at the faculty-student baseball game. Sarah H. McLean (VC 1930) is playing catcher
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