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Title
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First Group That Went to Hawaii for Recruiting
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Description
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Members of a team of Pacific University faculty, staff and students, in a photo taken during the university's first recruitment trip to Hawaii. This trip probably took place in 1959; possibly in May. The college's Hawaiian Club formed in November ("Nineteen students in Hawaiian Club," The Index, Nov. 23, 1959, p. 2). This photograph was printed somewhat later, in January, 1960.
This photograph has been identified, presumably by alumni, as the "First Group that went to Hawaii for Recruiting." It was formerly owned by Professor Fred Scheller, based on a note on the back ("return to Fred Schellar").
Some of the people in this photograph have been identified based upon another photograph that appears to have been taken during the same trip: see PUA_PeoSlides_002. Seated in the back row, from left to right, are: Deanne Dayton (Class of 1961); Larry DePolo (Class of 1962); and Professor Fred Scheller. Seated in the front row from left to right are: John Randlett (Class of 1962); an unidentified woman who was likely a Pacific University alumna from Oahu; and Steve Hanson (Class of 1962). The standing woman may be a relative of the unidentified woman seated on the floor. These two women were likely hosting the visitors from Pacific.
Scheller taught speech and debate at Pacific. In May 1959, he led Dayton, DePolo, Randlett and Hanson on a trip to the University of Hawaii on Oahu for a speech tournament (see: Pacific University Index, May 18, 1959, p. 2). On the trip, they met with several Pacific University alumni families. The students in this photograph match up with those who went to speech tournament. Given the expense and difficulty of traveling to Hawaii in 1959, the "speech" trip and the "recruitment" trip were likely the same event.
In November 1959, Scheller co-founded and became the advisor of Na Haumana O Hawaii, Pacific University's Hawaiian Student Club. He was a leader in recruiting students from Hawaii for Pacific University. Students from Hawaii would eventually make up a significant percentage of Pacific's student body.
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[Transcription of note on back of photo:] Return to Fred Schellar
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Date
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1959
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Identifier
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PUApic_010595
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Rights
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Copyright Not Evaluated
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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Type
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Still Image
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Date Created
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May 1959
