Pacific girls walking home to Walter Hall from church. Pictured are: Nina C. (Pastorino) Oliver, Class of 1962, who became the organist at Mountain Home United Methodist Church; Mysta D. (Austin) Ward, Class of 1962; also present are Mary and Carmen.
A snapshot photograph of a Pacific University student among a crowd during a "Boxer Toss" in 1960. His ripped clothing is a result of having fought for possession of Boxer, a bronze statue that would later become Pacific's mascot. This photograph appears to have been taken on the edge of Pacific's campus in downtown Forest Grove, possibly on Pacific Avenue.
A snapshot of a "Boxer Toss" on the Pacific University campus in May, 1960. A Boxer Toss would occur when one student group (often, graduating seniors) gave up their possession of the original "Boxer" statue, which was a symbol of school spirit. The men clustered in the center of this photograph are grappling over the statue, which would have been in the middle of the fray. The student newspaper stated that at this particular toss, student Bob Wendel brought the statue to the school just after noon and threw it out on the grass near Warner Hall. Students battled for three hours and thirty-five minutes for ownership of the statue, while 500-600 spectators watched. The fight ranged from Warner Hall to the area surrounding the city police department. During the scrum, Boxer broke into several pieces, but members of the Alpha Zeta fraternity won control of the main body. The newspaper reported that 13 students had to visit the campus infirmary, but "only two had to have stitches," while other injuries included two broken hands, two possible concussions, one dislocated nose, and one broken finger; many others suffered cuts and bruises that did not require medical attention. (Source: "Boxer Toss-out Disrupts Campus Routine Thursday," The Index, May 23, 1960, p. 1).
Pacific's Rook Week Class of 1962 participants, including: Louise M. (Laws) Chung, who married Nathan Chung and became a kindergarten teacher at Pearl Harbor Elementary; Nina C. (Pastorino) Oliver, who became the organist at Mountain Home United Methodist Church; Pat Tennant; and Nancy Miller. The rest are unidentified.
Pacific University alumni and faculty: Miles Shishido, Pacific associate professor of Religion and Philosophy; Laura (Whalley) Sheron, Class of 1944, who became a 3rd grade teacher at Barnes Elementary School; George W. Horner, Class of 1944, who became the director of Athletic Facilities at Pacific University; Burton Huggett; Florence M. (Kuwasaki) Shishido, Class of 1966, who became a teacher in Forest Grove and was the wife of Miles Shishido; Cecilie Froehlich, the first female professor to head an engineering department in the United States; and Margaret J. (Harty) Huggett, Class of 1949 (MA, '56), who became the Teacher Language Arts Department Coordinator at R. A. Brown Junior High School.
Members of the class of 1928 who were inducted into the Old Guard in 1978. Pictured are: Geneva M. McDonald, Anne (Byerly) Brown, Florence (Bennett) Miller, Eldiva H. (Pool) Loennig, Pauline Pratten, Francis T. Jones, Benjamin F. Bailey, and LeRoy D. Smith. McDonald graduated with her BM in 1928 and later graduated with her BA in 1931. Jones worked for the U. S. D. A. Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California. Bailey owned Bailey Piano Service.
Paul V. Phillips, Class of 1978, who became the Oregon Governor's citizens representative, and Jon F. Schlueter, Class of 1978, the technical program manager for Northwest Food Processors Association.
