A clipping from The Index, the Pacific University student newspaper. The clipping is of a poem titled The Seniors, written by 1906 Pacific University graduate, Frances Sorenson. The poem appears in the June 21st, 1905 edition of The Index. This clipping appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A newspaper article from the Pacific University student newspaper, The Index. The article was published in the April 10th, 1906 edition of the newspaper. It details the Glee Club and Choral Union's tour that traveled to Portland, Hood River and The Dalles in April of 1906. This article appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A newspaper clipping from the Pacific University student newspaper, The Index. The article appears in the Under The Oaks section of the paper. It was published in the April 10th, 1906 edition of the newspaper. It give a little quip about an accompanist missing a muddy walk. This most likely would have been during the Glee Club and Choral Union's trip to Hood River in April 1906. This clipping appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University student.
A newspaper article from The Index, the Pacific University student newspaper. The article describes the Glee Club and Choral Union's performance for an audience in Hillsboro, Oregon. This article appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate
A newspaper article from The Index, the Pacific University student newspaper. The article was in the November 25th, 1905 edition of the paper. It contains a short story about Marsh Hall. This article appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A newspaper article from The Index, the Pacific University newspaper. The article was published in the March 20th, 1906 edition of the newspaper. It describes a shower that was thrown by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate, for other Pacific University students that had lost their belongings in the Herrick Hall fire. First Herrick Hall burned down on March 11th, 1906. It had served as the women's dormitory and was built in 1883 and named after former Pacific University President, Reverend John Herrick. This article appears in a scrapbook compiled by Miss. Clapp.
A newspaper article from The Index, the Pacific University newspaper. The article was published in the November 4th, 1905 edition of the newspaper. It contains a short story about the month of August. This article appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A newspaper article from The Index, the Pacific University newspaper. The article gives details about the wedding of William Clarke and Mary Bailey on April 18th, 1906. Bailey was a 1903 Pacific University graduate. Clarke attended Pacific University before leaving for Amherst and later Boston Polytechnical School. This article appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A newspaper clipping from The Dalles Daily Chronicle giving rave reviews of a Pacific University Glee club and orchestra performance. The event took place at the Congregational Church in The Dalles, Oregon in April 1906. The newspaper clipping appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A newspaper article from the Pacific University newspaper, The Index. The article comes from the March 6th, 1906 edition of the paper. The article appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A program for The Bridge of the Gods play from the 1909 Pacific University performance. The play was an updated version of the same play performed two years before. It was performed on the lawn east of Marsh Hall among the oak trees on June 9th, 1909. The play was performed the next week in Hillsboro, The Dalles and Hood River, and would also be performed in Seattle over the summer of 1909. The program appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A program from The Bridge of the Gods from the 1907 Pacific University performance. The performance was given by the Junior class. One performance was held at Brighton Chapel in Forest Grove and a second performance was held at Heilig Theatre in Portland. This program appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A newspaper article from the Pacific University newspaper, The Index. The article was written by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate. It appears in the November 26th, 1907 edition of The Index. This article is included in a scrapbook compiled by Clapp.
A newspaper article from the Pacific University newspaper, The Index. The article appeared in the November 26th, 1907 edition of the newspaper. It contains a poem about Thanksgiving. This article appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A newspaper article titled Pumpkin Pie!, that contains an ode to the dessert. The article was published in the Pacific University student newspaper, The Index, on November 19th, 1907. This newspaper article appears in a scrapbook album compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A newspaper article from the Pacific University newspaper, The Index. The article appeared in the November 24th, 1908 edition of The Index. The article gives details about Dr. D.K. Pearson's visit to Pacific University. Dr. Pearson was a large donor at the time and was treated to several performances given by students. This article appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University student.
A newspaper article from the Pacific University newspaper, The Index. The article appeared in the November 5th, 1907 edition of The Index. It gives details of the Halloween party enjoyed by the young ladies of Pacific University, which included a freshman initiation. The article appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A newspaper article titled 'Splendid Violin Recital'. The article details a performance given by a 9-year-old boy named Harmon Chapman on his violin. He was the son of Pacific University professor, Frank Thomas Chapman. The performance was most likely held on the university's campus. This article appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A anecdote titled A Bad Break about a missionary woman. This appeared in several newspapers across the country in 1907. An illustration accompanies this particular one. There is a handwritten notation that reads, 'One of the little episodes that help to keep missionary life from becoming monotonous'. This anecdote appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A newspaper article praising Pacific University student, Ada Taylor, for her performance at Marsh Hall on May 10th. The year is unknown. This article appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A newspaper article about Pacific University alumni, Ralph Dimick's death. Dimick jumped from a window at St. Vincent's hospital in Beaverton, Oregon on October 22nd, 1911. He had been injured during a Pacific University alumni football game played in Forest Grove on October 14th, 1911. During the game, he fell on the ball and was tackled by several other players. The newspaper article indicates that he received internal injuries that led to pneumonia. He was hospitalized at St. Vincent's hospital and had been constantly supervised by two nurses. On the morning of October 22nd, Dimick had persuaded his nurses to leave the room. After which he jumped twelve feet down from the window and took off running. He eventually collapsed and died. Dimick attended Pacific University during the 1904-1905 school year. After which he transfer to Whitman College for three years. He went to Notre Dame for graduate school and was very active on their football team. He had ambitions to be a lawyer before his death. This article appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A program for the oratorical annual banquet held in McMinnville, Oregon on March 8th, 1907. Representatives from seven different colleges in Oregon met in McMinnville to compete. William Elisha Gwynn, a Pacific University student, took third prize for his speech called, 'The Crown of Citizenship'. Gwynn was a 1910 Pacific University graduate. The banquet included an eight-course meal, the menu can be viewed in the program. After the lunch, several speakers spoke on the subject of the college man. This program appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A card inviting all Pacific University seniors to room 'J' for a senior class meeting. During the meeting class officers were elected. Robert Imlay was elected class president. Wilhelmina Heidel was elected vice president. Frances B. Clapp was elected secretary and class poet. A sample of her poetry was published in the Pacific University newspaper, the Index, in the March 9th, 1908 edition included with the article about the senior class meeting. Esther Silverman was elected treasurer. Daniel Irwin Aller was elected Sergeant-at-Arms and Herbert Arnston was voted in as class Historian. This card appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp, a 1908 Pacific University graduate.
A program from the performance of Our Boys put on by the 1908 Pacific University public speaking department. The play was performed at the Crescent Theatre in Hillsboro, Oregon on June 18th, 1908. The actors and actresses listed were Jas R. Ward (probably James R. Ward, a 1909 Pacific University graduate), H.E. Witham (probably Herman Ernest Witham, a 1909 Pacific University graduate), Wm. E Gwynn (Probably William Elisha Gwynn, a 1910 Pacific University graduate), R. I. Imlay (probably Robert Alexander Imlay, a 1908 Pacific University graduate), F.W. Orr (probably Pacific University Professor of English and Public Speaking), Grace Payne (probably Margaret Grace Payne, a 1912 Pacific University graduate), W.E. Heidel (Probably Wilhelmina Esther Heidel, a 1908 Pacific University graduate), Frances B. Clapp (a 1908 Pacific University graduate) and H. Chandler (probably Helen Willena Chandler, a 1909 Pacific University graduate). This program appears in a scrapbook compiled by Frances B. Clapp.
