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 picnic was held at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center. On the right side of the photo is Pete Smith (Class of 1940), who managed the OSU Bookstore for many years.