A white knitted sweater that belonged to a member of Pacific University's "Boxerettes" women's organization, probably in the 1950s. The Boxerettes were an honorary service organization made up of sophomore women from Pacific University, which was active from approximately the late 1940s through the early 1970s.
Boxerettes were elected and "tapped in" to the service club in the fall of their sophomore years. The women organized and/or volunteered to run many activities on campus, such as setting up and chaperoning dances, ushering during plays, co-hosting the annual Christmas Wassail party, selling tickets and programs at sports events, and assisting with new student orientations. They were regarded as being some of the most active and visible students on campus.
A photograph of Brighton Chapel in Marsh Hall at Pacific University in Oregon, probably taken between 1898-1903. The chapel was the largest auditorium on campus at the time, and it hosted a variety of religious and non-religious services. A Pacific University banner can be seen on the left wall; a portrait of Pacific University's first graduate, Harvey Scott, is in the center background; and a partial view of the university's library is on the right. In this image, the seating is made up of pews; in other images (perhaps taken at a later date), there are chairs instead. This image was scanned from a photograph album belonging to Mary Bailey Clarke, who was in the Class of 1903.
A photograph taken on November 24, 1899 of the Pacific University Class of 1902 at their first "Annual Banquet," with the original Boxer statue displayed on the table. The statue was a bronze Chinese incense burner in the form of a qilin. In later years, it would be the inspiration for the university's Boxer mascot. The Class of 1902 stole the statue from the university's chapel in Marsh Hall about a month before this photograph was taken. Here, the students are sitting around the table surrounded by symbols of their school spirit and of their pride in their class, including: the Boxer statue, which was then known as "The College Spirit"; a Pacific University '02 banner; a Class of 1903 banner (probably stolen from that Class); an upside-down banner (also probably stolen from the Class of 1903) that reads, "Best wishes for Victory '03, Wilcox and Day will keep the Ball a Going"; and striped canes that symbolized their rivalry with the Class of 1903. This is one of the earliest known photographs of Boxer. This image was scanned from a photograph album belonging to Mary Bailey Clarke, who was in the Class of 1903.
A photograph that was probably taken on November 24, 1899 of the Pacific University Class of 1902 holding the original "Boxer" statue. The statue was a bronze Chinese incense burner in the form of a qilin. In later years, it would be the inspiration for the university's Boxer mascot. The Class of 1902 stole the statue from the university's chapel in Marsh Hall about a month before this photograph was taken. On Nov. 24, 1899 they hosted their first "Annual Banquet," in which they displayed the statue as a trophy. Here, the students appear to be posing in the same location where the banquet was held, showing off Boxer in their arms. The canes that they are holding were symbols of a rivalry they had with the Class of 1903. This is one of the earliest known photographs of Boxer. This image was scanned from a photograph album belonging to Mary Bailey Clarke, who was in the Class of 1903.
A photograph of the original "Boxer" statue circa 1900. The statue was the inspiration for the mascot of Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. The statue was a bronze Chinese incense burner in the form of a qilin. In this photograph, which may have been made by the Pacific University Class of 1902, Boxer is seated on a tablecloth and is wearing a ribbon around his neck. The Class of 1902 was the first group of students to possess Boxer, having stolen the statue from Marsh Hall in October 1899. This scan is from the university's 1903 yearbook, in which the photograph was reproduced.
