The first Field Day was held at Penn in June of 1891 where various track and field events took place. Meets were held for several years on Penn's campus. Penn participated in its first intercollegiate meet in 1897 at Simpson College. Participation…
Zoology Class in the Old Main Laboratory, dissecting cats, Mahlon Kirk Teacher, Elmer Jones, Will Terrill, Corwin Oneal, Loren Morgan, Harly Carver, harry Hayes, Bernice Lacy, Charlie George, Ashby, Luella Woodward, Albert Watland, Olive Floger,…
The first football team at Penn was formed in 1892, with James R. Howard serving as captain. The first full season of football was in the year 1896. Penn's first undefeated football team was in 1904 (7-0), and Penn's first Iowa Conference…
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…
