Three Pacific University Students Dressed Up for the May Day Celebration

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A photograph of three Pacific University students that are dressed in Elizabethan style dresses for the May Day celebration in May, 1918. The women are standing in front of second Herrick Hall. The caption with the photograph identifies two of the women as Margaret Morgan and Edith Wolfe. The May Day celebration tradition at Pacific University began in 1914, and would continue for over 50 years. A student would be crowned 'Queen of the May'. The event would often include a double-line procession from the Carnegie Library to the west side of Marsh Hall. A luncheon, singing, athletic competitions and other activities would be enjoyed by students and members of the Forest Grove community. A maypole would be erected and young ladies dressed in white would wind ribbon around it. This picture appears in an album that was compiled by Greta McIntyre Sheeley, a 1920 Pacific University graduate.