Jean Allin, Class of 1939, standing next to the gravestone where Boxer was reported to have been hidden. Members of the Gamma Sigma fraternity would unscrew a metal plate on the gravestone to reveal the mascot inside.
Glen Rice '38 and Don Lucas '38 lean against a gravestone in Mountain View Cemetery in Forest Grove. Rice and Lucas were members of the Gamma Sigma fraternity. The Gammas reputedly hid Boxer behind a metal plate on this gravestone. Rice and Lucas both went on to become doctors after joining the military and serving in World War II.
Photograph of the statue Ming, which a group at the University tried to use as a replacement for Boxer when the Boxer statue went missing for an extended period in the 1940s.
Photo of students holding the Ming mascot in the 1940s. The Ming statue was presented to Pacific University as a replacement for the Boxer mascot after it disappeared during a Boxer Brawl.The Ming mascot was refused by the student body. What is left of the Ming statue can be found in the Pacific University Center.
A young man, a Pacific University student, poses with the leg broken off of Boxer. The leg likely broke off during the Boxer Toss that was a tradition at Pacific University for many years. See PUApic_015721 for a picture of the same student.
Two students pose holding a leg broken off of Boxer. The leg likely broke off during the Boxer Toss which was a tradition on campus for many years. For a close-up of the leg see PUApic_0015720. For another picture of the young man to the left see PUApic_015722. For another picture of the young man to the right see PUApic_015726 and PUApic_015728.
A group of students and Pacific University president Charles J. Bushnell pose for a group photo outside of Carnegie Hall. Bushnell is holding Boxer and was the university president from 1913-1918. This photo is a part of Charles J. Bushnell Collection (RG.3.106).
Six photos of students with Boxer. The photos are displayed on a page from Thelma Mill's photo album. Most of the students are not identified, however, the photo labeled '3' on the front page features Harry Kunkel, Henry Riske, and John Garrigus holding Boxer, all three graduated from Pacific University in 1924. The photo on the back page features Thelma Mills herself holding Boxer. She graduated in 1923. Two other students are identified as 'Red' Sheeley and 'Jazz' Hoar and may refer to the photo in the upper left hand corner of the front page.
Five members of the Gamma Sigma fraternity stand with Boxer in front of the '1967' stone that is placed in one of the outer walls of the Harvey Scott Memorial Library (now Scott Hall). In the back row, from left to right, are Larry Alberton (Class of 1969), Bill Swanson (Class of 1969), and Gary Wright (Class of 1970). In the front row, left to right, are Paul 'The Beak' Diederich and Jim 'Handsome' Ransom (Class of 1971).
A china plate depicting various buildings on the Pacific University campus, the school's mascot, and the school's crest, founding date, and Latin motto: Pro Christo Et Regno Ejus.
Photo of the Adult Student Housing, taken for the 1970-1971 Pacific University catalog. The apartment are located on Main Street in Forest Grove, to the north of campus. They are now known as the Boxer Apartments.
