Five women, most likely students from Pacific University, posing in dance costumes in a lane near Forest Grove, Oregon. They may be the dancers who performed "Joy of the Morning" for the 1928 May Day Celebration at Pacific. The parallel lines of trees surrounding them are the Giant Sequoias planted by John Ramsey Porter on his property just north of Forest Grove, off present-day Porter Road. These were the first Giant Sequoias to be grown in Oregon, planted sometime around 1868-1870.
Paul Stagg, Pacific University's football coach, stands for a photo in a Pacific University t-shirt. He played professionally as a quarterback for the Chicago Maroons before starting his coaching career. Pacific University was his last coaching position and lasted from 1947-1960.
Marvin C. Rueck, a sophomore and a Pacific University footballer, poses with the football. He graduated in 1961 and went on to teach high school in Hillsboro, Oregon's school district.
Ralph D. Perkins, a Pacific University junior and football player, crouches in a defensive stance. He graduated in 1961 and went to work for the school district of Pleasant Hill, Oregon.
George L. Stewart, a Pacific University footballer, crouches in a defensive stance. He graduated in 1955 and went on to become a teacher at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon.
A photograph of the symbolic burial of the old Pacific University "Badger" mascot costume in 1968. In this year, the Pacific student body and alumni confirmed that "Badger," which had been the official mascot for decades, would be replaced by "Boxer," the more popular grassroots emblem of the students. The original Badger mascot costume is held in Pacific University's museum collection.
Three Pacific University Freshmen football players pose for a photo. They are from Evergreen, Washington; from left to right they are Richard Richards, Darrell K., and Wayne Rasmussen.
