Tower of Wood for Freshman Bonfire

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A photograph of the tower of wood that was built for the Freshman Bonfire in 1916 at Pacific University. It shows a large pile of wood, with students on top and around it. It was a tradition for the Freshmen students to build a large tower of wood which would be lit in a large bonfire, usually in conjunction with a football game. The freshmen would have to guard their tower from neighboring university students, mainly Linfield College, who would try to set it on fire early. This picture appears in an album that was compiled by Greta McIntyre Sheeley, a 1920 Pacific University graduate.