Aitken was participating in the Waldo Girls versus Town Girls track and field meet. This competition was a precursor to OSU's intramural sports program, which began in 1916.
Members of the Pierian (women) and Jeffersonian (men) literary societies gathered for this picnic at the end of the 1909-10 school year. Although membership in the societies was segregated by gender, they conducted occasional joint meetings and social events. Individuals identified include: Bertha Edwards, Ho Patterson, Mabel Turlay, Mrs. Aitken, F. R. Brown, Keren Davis, Nillie Naill Nickerson, Ress Garrett, McNealy, Fayh Kitchin, Edna Harris Praether, Ruby Elliot, Alice Seedy, S. S. Palmer, Grace Wallace, Carl Herse, Marior Turley, and Mary Cate.
This group of graduates posed on the lawn in front of the Administration Building (Benton Hall) -- women forming the apostrophe and the "1", and the men forming the "0."
At far right is coach James Arbuthnot. In Arbuthnot’s first year as coach, the team competed in one meet at the University of Washington, and were defeated by the Huskies. Arbuthnot’s later teams met with considerable success, going undefeated in 1917 and 1920. His dog, seated in front, was the team’s unofficial mascot. Arbuthnot also served as OAC’s athletic director from 1906 to 1918. He later coached wrestling and tennis at the University of Washington.
Home Game, The 1914 C. E. apprentice team was comprised of players from classes that an instructor taught. C. E. is undoubtedly for the Civil Engineering Association, a student group.
Fans snake around each other on the field during halftime in a popular practice in early OAC football games against the University of Oregon called the "Serpentine."