Pacific University Student Beth Potwin in front of Herrick Hall

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A photograph of a Pacifc University student sitting on the stair railing of second Herrick Hall, with another student in a navy uniform. During this time period many men from Pacific University were enlisted in military service as the United States entered World War I in April, 1917. The student body was almost entirely made up of women. Herrick Hall was the second women's dormitory on the Pacific University campus. It was built in 1907 after it's predecessor burned down. This picture appears in an album that was compiled by Greta McIntyre Sheeley, a 1920 Pacific University graduate.