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Olivia Johnson

Olivia Johnson

Olivia Johnson pictured when she was a student at Penn Academy in 1890. She also attended Penn College.
Print Shop

Print Shop

Mr. Nesbitt and student, Roger Baskerville, in the Penn Hall print shop.
New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve 1890.
Baseball Team

Baseball Team

William Penn College baseball team under Coach Barton Thiele.
1892 Class Picture

1892 Class Picture

1892 graduating class at New Providence Academy, IA. Back Row (from left to right): Lindley L. Wood, Murray Wildman, Frank W. Briggs, Otis, Flora Haworth. Front Row: Viola Beach, Stella Hinshaw, Emma Pidgeon.
Penn Academy Class

Penn Academy Class

On the back of the photo - Olivia Johnson's friends the year she was in the prep school (Penn Academy) at Penn College. From left to right: Mary G. Chawner (Penn 1896) Lyra Trueblood, President's daughter, Marie Ellison (Penn 1900), Elizabeth Hawkins…
May Day Pageant

May Day Pageant

The May Day Pageant was started around 1901 by the Y.W.C.A. The May Queen is selected from the senior women, by the men students, while the women elect a Cardinal to crown and attend to the Queen. The procession marches across the campus to the…
William Penn College Student Group

William Penn College Student Group

William Penn College group picture in front of Penn Hall on September 30, 1938. The picture was taken by Roy D. Young Studio from Mt. Vernon, IA.
Print Shop

Print Shop

Mr. Nesbitt in the print shop, first floor of Penn Hall.
May Day Pageant

May Day Pageant

The May Day Pageant was started around 1901 by the Y.W.C.A. The May Queen is selected from the senior women, by the men students, while the women elect a Cardinal to crown and attend to the Queen. The procession marches across the campus to the…