Old Main, Domestic Science Laboratory, Cooking Class, each girl has her own desk including a gas plate, drawer and cupboard, and various cooking utensils, there are large gas ranges for baking, during the summer a dining room is to be furnished in a…
Mr. Nelson's public speaking debate. The students are Norman Aronovic, Marty Peterson, Roger Baskerville, George Wharton, Virginia Lane, Robert Walker, David Jacobson, and Fran Bryca.
Penn College class picture. Seated Row (from left to right): Sherman W. Hursey, John H. Hadley, Howard Marriage, Iranaeus W. Cook, Edward L. Heald, Oliver E. Dixon. Standing: Charles Edwin Lewis, Bevan C. Johnson, William S. Hogue, Elmer H. Gifford,…
Penn College was founded by Quakers, who believed education to be a necessity in their lives, but public schooling had not yet come to Iowa in the late 19th Century. Oskaloosa seemed like the perfect location for a Quaker college due to the two…
The first Commencement was in 1875 with Linda Ninde Dorland graduating. Commencement typically lasted all day starting with the Baccalaureate, and ending either with the President or a professor hosting the Commencement Dinner. In later years, it…
Penn College was founded by Quakers, who believed education to be a necessity in their lives, but public schooling had not yet come to Iowa in the late 19th Century. Oskaloosa seemed like the perfect location for a Quaker college due to the two…
